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iOS Local Files: Easier import with the Files app

It is now easier to import Local Files into the Spotify iOS app through the Files app on your iOS device. A computer and WiFi network are not required to use this new import method. This means that you can now import Local Files into the Spotify iOS ...

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New iPhone Feature: Spotify Lock Screen widget

Now you can open Spotify on your iPhone even faster with the new Lock Screen widget! After you add the new Spotify widget to your Lock Screen, tapping on it will quickly open the Spotify app. So whether you're busy on the go, in the car, or at home, ...

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Downloading music on Apple Watch

Hey folks!Here's a few tips & tricks to share about downloading music from Spotify on your Apple Watch! - If you're looking to get started, check this out! Not seeing the 'Download to Apple Watch'-button yet? Make sure your Spotify app is up-to-date ...

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Solved!! I have a different interface compared to my friends

Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.1.3 My Question or Issue I have just start using Spotify and I realise my interface in artists is different from those of my friends. My friends have the number of liked songs un...

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Have to login everytime

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 6Operating System(iOS 12.2 Spotify asks me to login everytime I open it. How can I fix it? I’ve already updated the app! thanks!

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 6 Operating System (iOS 12.2   Spotify asks me to login everytime I open it. How can I fix it? I’ve already updated the app!   t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution White large buttons have fuzzy corners after 8.4.98.741

After the 8.4.98.741 update on Spotify’s iOS clients (iPad and iPhone both) the large white button style started having fuzzy corners, unlike other buttons, they aren’t completely round. Screenshots:

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  • After the 8.4.98.741 update on Spotify’s iOS clients (iPad and iPhone both) the large white button style started having fuzzy corners, unlike other buttons, they aren’t completely round.  ...
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keep the screen of my telephone on during playing

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceiPhone 8 My Question or Issueis it possible to keep my screen on while i'm playing my spotifylist?

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device iPhone 8   My Question or Issue is it possible to keep my screen on while i'm playing my spotifylist?
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Favorite artist

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue I want to see others favorite artist instead of recently plater artist.

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  •   Plan Premium Country Norway Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue   I want to see others favorite artist instead of recently plater artist. ...
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Spotify won’t load only certain albums

I have a iPhone 6s+ and I am trying to listen to the “Arche” and “vulgur” albums by Dir en grey, the app says that the album is there and it shows the songs. But when I click on it it doesn’t load at all. I’ve tried logging out, clearing my history a...

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  • I have a iPhone 6s+ and I am trying to listen to the “Arche” and “vulgur” albums by Dir en grey, the app says that the album is there and it shows the songs. But when I click on it it doesn’t load at...
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How do you add an album to your playlist with the free version?

How do you add an album to your playlist with the free version? er it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue

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  • How do you add an album to your playlist with the free version? er it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 10   My Ques...
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Song library not updating

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 7Operating SystemCurrent ios My Question or IssueHi guysEver since one of the last updates albums that I save don't show in my song library anymore. They do show in albums tho. Also, my library isnt full.what ca...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 7 Operating System Current ios   My Question or Issue Hi guys Ever since one of the last updates albums that I save don't show in m...
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Can’t search artists or play unsaved music

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or IssueI purchased Premium Family around the 25th and have since then experienced some extremely annoying problems. None of the other family members have them. I can only ...

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  •     Plan Premium Country Denmark   Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue I purchased Premium Family around the 25th and have since then ex...
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Solved!! Apple Watch App Not Connecting to iOS Phone App

PlanPremium CountryCanada DeviceiPhone 8Apple Watch 4 GPS/LTE Operating SystemIOS 12.2watchOS 5.1.3 My Apple Watch Spotify app will not connect to my phone. It just has my watch’s name listed but no controls with Spotify. I’ve reinstalled and uninsta...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Canada   Device iPhone 8 Apple Watch 4 GPS/LTE   Operating System IOS 12.2 watchOS 5.1.3   My Apple Watch Spotify app will not connect to my p...
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Solved!! Can’t access album

PlanPremiumCountryEngland DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueWhen I try to access the album ‘Bach, J.S.: The Organ Works’, recorded by Peter Hurford (spotify:album:7qePjeQ4Je8G1RqeaiIQVs), I am presented with a screen that ...

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  • Plan Premium Country England  Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue When I try to access the album ‘Bach, J.S.: The Organ Works’, recorded by Peter H...
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Listening time not updating

I always use spotify with my data and only the date is updating but the hours I listened to is not. The last time the “number of hours” was updated was when there were new songs and I had to download them, and that was March 25, 2019. I badly needed ...

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  • I always use spotify with my data and only the date is updating but the hours I listened to is not. The last time the “number of hours” was updated was when there were new songs and I had  to do...
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iPhone

I have seen some third-party iPhone data erasers on Google. If I use them, will they damage other data on my iPhone?

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  • I have seen some third-party iPhone data erasers on Google. If I use them, will they damage other data on my iPhone?  
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Can't download some songs from local files!

I previously bought Lemonade on Itunes and wanted to listen to it on Spotify. I tried adding it from my local files to one of my playlists and some of the songs I can play whereas some of them I cannot.Both my phone and laptop are connected to the sa...

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  • I previously bought Lemonade on Itunes and wanted to listen to it on Spotify. I tried adding it from my local files to one of my playlists and some of the songs I can play whereas some of them I cann...
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Downloading and Sorting

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone X Max)Operating System(iOS) My Question or IssueI would like the option to Download and then stop the download process, but keep the tracks that it has downloaded. For example, if im rushing to download and it has g...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone X Max) Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue I would like the option to Download and then stop the download process, but keep the tracks...
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Album behaviour

My Question or IssueHi folksOK so let’s say I have an album I like, I’ve saved three tracks from it. In desktop, under ‘albums’ it’ll have only those three tracks and the option to view full album. On iOS it saves the whole album to your albums folde...

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  •     My Question or Issue Hi folks OK so let’s say I have an album I like, I’ve saved three tracks from it. In desktop, under ‘albums’ it’ll have only those three tracks and the option t...
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"Don't play this artist" doesn't work.

It worked for a while...but right now I can't block anyone.

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  • It worked for a while...but right now I can't block anyone.
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CarPlay Issue

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiphone XSOperating System(iOS 12.2 My Question or IssueHi, I just recently started having an issue in my Durango with uConnect CarPlay where Spotify randomly stops playing. The song status bar shows it still playing but the...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device iphone XS Operating System (iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue Hi, I just recently started having an issue in my Durango with uConnect CarPlay whe...
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Recently Played

My Question or IssueI have an Iphone Xs and spotify premium and whenever I click on my artists under my recently played it takes me to the artists home page instead of my downloaded songs. This is a new problem that started occuring out of nowhere an...

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  •     My Question or Issue I have an Iphone Xs and spotify premium and whenever I click on my artists under my recently played it takes me to the artists home page instead of my downloaded...
  • MattSuda
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Searching Songs

Hi guys. I’m on my Liked Songs. Does anyone have the alphabet first letter bar missing on the right? I have to scroll ALL the way down to listen to a song that starts with a T instead of clicking the letter t and being directed there.

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  • Hi guys. I’m on my Liked Songs. Does anyone have the alphabet first letter bar missing on the right?   I have to scroll ALL the way down to listen to a song that starts with a T instead of cli...
  • MattSuda
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How to delete downloaded songs but not get rid of them from library

I have spotify premium (version 8.4.99) and I'm using on my iPhone6. I've downloaded some music on it and I've selected the option to have an artist's music not be downloaded since I don't really listen to them while I'm out and about, however it sti...

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  • I have spotify premium (version 8.4.99) and I'm using on my iPhone6.   I've downloaded some music on it and I've selected the option to have an artist's music not be downloaded since I don't r...
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