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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 ...

MattSuda
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2023-09-24 10:26:17 AM
2 weeks ago
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Superuser Contribution Album Art Background Color

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.3 My Question or Issue When I run the application and swipe up the song which I listened previous time, background color is always stay as black. After that the background color of the next...

BurakGokcen
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.3 My Question or Issue When I run the application and swipe up the song which I listened previous tim...
2019-05-18 12:15:56 PM
2019-05-25 8:41:50 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Plays when I lock my iphone

If I pause Spotify on my iPhone XS (Latest version of iOS and spotify) the music stops. Then whenever I hit the lock button on the right side of the phone the music starts playing again? So I have to exit the spotify app every time which is incredibl...

MattNZ11
Casual Listener
If I pause Spotify on my iPhone XS (Latest version of iOS and spotify) the music stops. Then whenever I hit the lock button on the right side of the phone the music starts playing again? So I have to...
2019-04-08 2:44:42 AM
2019-05-25 8:36:07 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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21 replies
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16804 Views
21 replies
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Superuser Contribution Save podcasts to listen later?

Hey there, People send me podcasts sometimes that I want to save and listen to later. At the moment I seem to be unable to make a playlist with podcasts. I know I can add them to the queue, but that is not what I am looking for since that I need to l...

maartenh
Casual Listener
Hey there, People send me podcasts sometimes that I want to save and listen to later. At the moment I seem to be unable to make a playlist with podcasts. I know I can add them to the queue, but that ...
2019-05-18 10:16:44 AM
2019-05-25 8:25:28 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
6 likes

1541 Views
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Downloaded songs not playing

Hey, Random downloaded songs on my iPhone have suddenly stopped playing. I mainly listen to playlists and almost every other song freezes at the beginning and doesn’t play unless I have internet access even if it is downloaded and has played fine bef...

Olie2012
Casual Listener
Hey, Random downloaded songs on my iPhone have suddenly stopped playing. I mainly listen to playlists and almost every other song freezes at the beginning and doesn’t play unless I have internet acce...
2019-05-22 9:01:14 AM
2019-05-25 7:55:21 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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PS4 not appearing on devices available

I have been stumped on this for days and after googling and tinkering I’m still no closer. Essentially about a week ago Spotify was working fine and I was able to play it through my phone on my PS4 without a problem. However one night I disconnected ...

emmettesd123
Newbie
I have been stumped on this for days and after googling and tinkering I’m still no closer. Essentially about a week ago Spotify was working fine and I was able to play it through my phone on my PS4 w...
2019-05-24 7:43:51 PM
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280 Views
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Music type changing automatically

Whenever i play a music, playlist etc after first song clasical musics playing aotomatically. They are always looking like next song how can i fix thatjPlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceIphone 6sOperating System(iOS 10, My Question or Issue

Letransi
Newbie
Whenever i play a music, playlist etc after first song clasical musics playing aotomatically. They are always looking like next song how can i fix thatj Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Ipho...
2019-05-24 5:37:44 PM
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When I finished call on the phone with bluetooth, Spotify switch automatically from pc to phone.

PlanPremiumDevice(iPhone, Macbook Pro)Operating System(iOS 10, macOS Mojave) My Question or IssueI listen Spotify on my pc. Also Spotify open on my phone. My phone is connected bluetooth headphone already. I make a phone call. As I speak on the phone...

das_krokodile
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device (iPhone, Macbook Pro) Operating System (iOS 10, macOS Mojave) My Question or Issue I listen Spotify on my pc. Also Spotify open on my phone. My phone is conne...
2019-04-03 7:09:06 PM
2019-05-24 3:56:36 PM
bwarren97
Regular
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[Carplay] Library displays limited items

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone SECarplay Mazda 3Operating SystemiOS 12.3 My Question or IssueWhen using Spotify in Carplay in my Mazda 3, everything in my library seems to be limited. For example, let's say I have 20 playlists saved. But when using...

mas6pwj_-hdx
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone SE Carplay Mazda 3 Operating System iOS 12.3 My Question or Issue When using Spotify in Carplay in my Mazda 3, everything in my library seems t...
2019-05-24 2:57:59 PM
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Superuser Contribution Bluesound node 2i

NorwayNone of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Window...

user-removed
Visitor
NorwayNone of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9,...
2019-05-07 5:14:21 PM
2019-05-24 2:26:59 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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1771 Views
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Superuser Contribution Weekly playlists keep suggesting songs I don't like?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMoto G6Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueRecently I've had a song that keeps popping up on my weekly playlists in spite of the fact that I keep hitting 'dislike' when it comes up. I found an older thread that...

Unclegrunkle
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto G6 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Recently I've had a song that keeps popping up on my weekly playlists in spite of the ...
2019-05-18 1:36:57 AM
2019-05-24 2:19:58 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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When offline the swipe right motion on album tracks does not work as expected

Reading https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Reporting-a-bug-How-does-this-work/idi-p/908157, I went and found an existing thread https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Queue-swipe-won-t-work-offline/m-p/4329776, yet it seems bot...

6chars
Casual Listener
Reading https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Reporting-a-bug-How-does-this-work/idi-p/908157, I went and found an existing thread https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Queue-swi...
2019-05-24 12:14:07 PM
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts aren’t updating after may 11th

Now I don’t know if this is normal but when i get on the app my podcasts aren’t being regularly updated and even when i look it up on safari and try to play it, it just plays the latest episode in the library

Sunglassesman
Casual Listener
Now I don’t know if this is normal but when i get on the app my podcasts aren’t being regularly updated and even when i look it up on safari and try to play it, it just plays the latest episode in th...
2019-05-17 8:01:53 AM
2019-05-24 10:56:24 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify iOS app skips in the middle of the song

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS10 My Question or IssueI have subscribed to a public playlist called Beast Mode and everytime I play the song “Wow” by Post Malone in that playlist, it would skip to the next song in the middle of the song ...

erwinrosli
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device iPhone X Operating System iOS10 My Question or Issue I have subscribed to a public playlist called Beast Mode and everytime I play the song “Wow” by Post Malone i...
2019-05-09 7:37:22 AM
2019-05-24 10:47:56 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Only Shuffle possible. Premium Account.

Since yesterday I cannot start playing albums / playlists. Only shuffle mode is available. I have a premium account (even shown in my account settings, status is ok). iOS, Spotify 8.5.5.715 Log Off / Log on did not help. Reinstallation of the app did...

Syco773
Newbie
Since yesterday I cannot start playing albums / playlists. Only shuffle mode is available. I have a premium account (even shown in my account settings, status is ok). iOS, Spotify 8.5.5.715 Log Off /...
2019-05-13 11:44:02 AM
2019-05-24 10:40:33 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
2 likes

911 Views
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Superuser Contribution Repeat always on

Plan - PremiumCountry - U.S.A DeviceiPhone SROperating System12.2 So everytime I go to click on a recently new released song and play that song. There may be only one track. Then it repeats itself after it has played. Sometimes, I do this at a red li...

Dgoldfe13
Gig Goer
Plan - Premium Country - U.S.A Device iPhone SR Operating System 12.2 So everytime I go to click on a recently new released song and play that song. There may be only one t...
2019-05-16 11:38:25 PM
2019-05-24 10:36:04 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
1 likes

566 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution apple watch

am i able to listen to spotify from my apple watch 3 via my wireless earpods?? i have the app on my watch but it does NOT play??

tripcmdc
Casual Listener
am i able to listen to spotify from my apple watch 3 via my wireless earpods?? i have the app on my watch but it does NOT play??
2019-05-16 8:51:13 PM
2019-05-24 10:30:48 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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510 Views
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podcast download speed

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS10 My Question or IssueI have a new phone, latest version of app, family premium account, plenty of data, can save songs fast, but downloading podcasts is almost impossible - spinning wheel...

Shouldntneed
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS10 My Question or Issue I have a new phone, latest version of app, family premium account, plenty of data, can sav...
2019-05-24 6:26:08 AM
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Carplay iOS - forwards two seconds on app switch

When I switch to another app, dag Google Maps, and then back to Spotify in Apple Carplay it forwards the track 2 seconds every time. It just recently started to do this and it's not a behavior I have seen before. On latest version of Spotify on iOS.

simplenoteasy
Casual Listener
When I switch to another app, dag Google Maps, and then back to Spotify in Apple Carplay it forwards the track 2 seconds every time. It just recently started to do this and it's not a behavior I have...
2019-05-23 9:16:11 PM
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I’ve made a massive mistake and thumbed up Al Stewart’s Year of the Cat. I don’t want to hear it!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

Angela765
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
2019-05-23 7:32:20 PM
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Can I revert to old version of Spotify?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceIPhone XR Operating System My Question or IssueHi there,Is it possible to revert to the previous version as the latest update is awfulMany thanks.

ProCatWrangler
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Device IPhone XR Operating System My Question or Issue Hi there, Is it possible to revert to the previous version as the latest update is ...
2019-05-23 9:21:37 AM
2019-05-23 5:57:41 PM
Poon-Job
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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513 Views
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