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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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No Library anymore

I’m very disappointed on what spotify has done in this last update. They literally erased the library, it’s none existant, now spotify is an app for playlists, you can’t save songs and have a library with them in it, you can’t look for the artists of...

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  • I’m very disappointed on what spotify has done in this last update.   They literally erased the library, it’s none existant, now spotify is an app for playlists, you can’t save songs and have ...
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Adding songs to queue

PlanPremiumCountryUkDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 When adding a song to the queue the last song I added doesn’t show when I move a song to the bottom of the queue the other song then appears and the one I moved disappears. There is also a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 12.1.4   When adding a song to the queue the last song I added doesn’t show when I move a song to the bottom of the queue t...
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Turn Off Auto Saving Songs?

Hi All, Whenever I heart or like a song from the radio it automatically saves it song to my library. I can't stand this. How can I turn this feature off? I love that it adds it to the "Liked From Radio" play list but I dont like that it gums up my al...

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  • Hi All,   Whenever I heart or like a song from the radio it automatically saves it song to my library. I can't stand this. How can I turn this feature off? I love that it adds it to the "Liked...
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importing songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPad ProOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issuebeen using Spotify for a few years now and I'm now updating my songs here on Spotify to use with Alexa. I have the songs imported but they are showing grayed out and others...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPad Pro Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue been using Spotify for a few years now and I'm now updating my songs here on Spotify to use with...
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Why is this song not playing?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 5sOperating System(iOS 12.1.4 (the latest updat My Question or IssueThis song will not play for me. I tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling i but it still did not work. It’s doing me a real sad, friends. https...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 5s Operating System (iOS 12.1.4 (the latest updat   My Question or Issue This song will not play for me. I tried uninstalling the app and reinst...
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Can't see album duration on iOS app

Can't find album duration on ios app since the last upgrade of the app.

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  • Can't find album duration on ios app since the last upgrade of the app.
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Podcast wont refresh

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountryNew Zealand DeviceipodOperating SystemIOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueHi so basically I’m trying to listen to the misfits podcast and I can go to thier twitter and click the link and it will send me to the new episode of...

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  • Plan Premium Free/Premium Country New Zealand  Device ipod Operating System IOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Hi so basically I’m trying to listen to the misfits podcast and I can...
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Deactivate recommended music

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone x, MacBook Pro late 2011)Operating System(iOS 11.4) My Question or IssueI’ve tried everything humanly possible and troubleshoot it everything to get rid of the recommended music on my playlist. I have over 50 songs...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone x, MacBook Pro late 2011) Operating System (iOS 11.4)   My Question or Issue I’ve tried everything humanly possible and troubleshoot it ...
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No songs in library

This new update is terrible. The options in my library are: playlists, artists (which is empty), and albums. Where did songs go? I only like a few songs off an album and would often put the songs from my library on shuffle and let it play. Now I can’...

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  • This new update is terrible. The options in my library are: playlists, artists (which is empty), and albums. Where did songs go? I only like a few songs off an album and would often put the songs fro...
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lost my saved songs.

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone 6s Operating SystemIOS 10My Question or Issue:this latest update is by far the biggest step back in the companies progress to make the app more accessible and user friendly. Instead of finding an Artist you’ve saved...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone 6s  Operating System IOS 10 My Question or Issue: this latest update is by far the biggest step back in the companies progress to ...
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Import audio books doesn't upload

Hi, on my macbook I added a local source to add some purchased mp3 files. They are paid and not ilegal. I added them to a playlist and activated dowloading. On my iPhoneX I can see the playlist and the playlist says the right number of files, but whe...

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  • Hi,   on my macbook I added a local source to add some purchased mp3 files. They are paid and not ilegal. I added them to a playlist and activated dowloading.   On my iPhoneX I can see ...
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New Discography not displaying all albums?!

Plan: PremiumDevice: iPhone XS, iOS 12.xy (latest) My Issue Since 2 days, the albums view coming from the artist's page was changed. I used to be able to scroll through all albums of a particular artist. Now, the alphabetical list stops after approx ...

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  • Plan: Premium Device: iPhone XS, iOS 12.xy (latest)  My Issue  Since 2 days, the albums view coming from the artist's page was changed. I used to be able to scroll through all ...
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Searching for track in library results in blank search bar

PlanPremiumCountryHong KongDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4 Spotify iOS version 8.4.98 My Question or IssueWhen I search for a track in the songs view in the Your Library tab, when I search for a track when another track is playing, the seach...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.1.4   Spotify iOS version 8.4.98   My Question or Issue When I search for a track in the songs view in the...
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how to change recent artists from most popular songs to my songs

Plan Premium Country U.S. Device iphone 6sOperating System iOS 12 My Question or IssueI want to be able to sort my recently played list on the Your Library tab from an artist's most popular songs/page to my saved songs. Sometimes the app changes rand...

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  • Plan Premium   Country U.S.   Device iphone 6s Operating System iOS 12      My Question or Issue I want to be able to sort my recently played list on the Your Librar...
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Last song in queue is invisible

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 6)Operating System(iOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueWhenever I queue song(s), the last song in the queue is invisible. I cannot remove it or move it around unless I put a song ahead of it so it isn’t the last song,...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 6) Operating System (iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Whenever I queue song(s), the last song in the queue is invisible. I cannot remove it ...
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Sort playlist by "recently added" is missing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating System12.0.1My Question or IssueI no longer have the option to sort my playlist by "recently added". I've used it for years, but it's disappeared. I have a premium family subscription.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System 12.0.1 My Question or Issue I no longer have the option to sort my playlist by "recently added". I've used it for years, but it's di...
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Songs Autoload to Queue from Playlist they were Removed From.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueAfter removing all songs from the "Songs" playlist and removing the downloaded songs from my phone the entire playlist is still queueing up automatically on mobile and...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue After removing all songs from the "Songs" playlist and removing the downloaded songs from m...
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Recommended Songs on personal playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8+Operating SystemiOS 12My Question or IssueA day or so ago I noticed that I am getting recommended songs at the end of all my personal playlist. I know this was a thing on desktop I didn't like it so I have it toggl...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8+ Operating System iOS 12 My Question or Issue A day or so ago I noticed that I am getting recommended songs at the end of all my personal playlist. I...
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Daily Mix 1 stuck won't change

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceIphone X, Dell PC, Amazon EchoOperating System(iOS 12.4 Win 10) My Question or IssueAbout 2 months ago my account was hacked by someone who really loves Spanish techno, I resolved that and changed my password etc. However si...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Iphone X, Dell PC, Amazon Echo Operating System (iOS 12.4 Win 10)   My Question or Issue About 2 months ago my account was hacked by someone who ...
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