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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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Superuser Contribution Follow Artists not working

I have a Premium account which i mostly access through my ipad.I currently follow over 1000 artists but every time I click follow on a new artist it initially changes to ‘following’, however when I log out and go back in and look through my artist li...

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  • I have a Premium account which i mostly access through my ipad. I currently follow over 1000 artists but every time I click follow on a new artist it initially changes to ‘following’, however when I...
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Personal playlist

PlanPremium Device(iPhone My Question or IssueSpotify won’t play my playlist. I will click the first song and it will play but then every song after that will be random. What is the point of creating a playlist? I disabled the autoplay thing too like...

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  •   Plan Premium   Device (iPhone 😎     My Question or Issue Spotify won’t play my playlist. I will click the first song and it will play but then every song after that wi...
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Spotify dont play the music i have downloaded.

Hello Spotify community.I've downloaded many songs and I always listening to them in offline mode. For a week only certain songs available and 90% of the songs are not anymore, I have already made myself logged out and again logged in still not worki...

  • Newbie
  • Hello Spotify community. I've downloaded many songs and I always listening to them in offline mode. For a week only certain songs available  and 90% of the songs are not anymore, I have already...
  • Billy-J
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Spotify crashes on opening

PremiumiPhone 6s PlusI have the latest version of the app.The app shows the normal opening screen (only the logo), but crashes shortly after. I have restarted my phone twice and offloaded and reloaded the app.I can use spotify on my other devices.

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  • Premium iPhone 6s Plus I have the latest version of the app. The app shows the normal opening screen (only the logo), but crashes shortly after. I have restarted my phone twice and offloaded and r...
  • Billy-J
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Older versions of Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUkDevice(iPod touchOperating System5.1.1 My Question or IssueI recently had to reset my iPod touch and so delete Spotify from the device. I now find I cannot reinstall it as it is not supported by devices running earlier than versio...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk Device (iPod touch Operating System 5.1.1   My Question or Issue I recently had to reset my iPod touch and so delete Spotify from the device. I now find I canno...
  • Billy-J
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Solved!! Playing song not on playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhoneOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueI have Spotify premium and all of the sudden it no longer plays my playlists. I’ll put it on just like I used to with free Spotify and it starts playing songs not on my playli...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue I have Spotify premium and all of the sudden it no longer plays my playlists. I’ll put it o...
  • Bethany_Dawn
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile] Search is case-sensitive for downloaded Cyrillic titles

DeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 Searching songs with Cyrillic letters (e.g. Russian) does not discard their case. In other words, it is case-sensitive. For example, my playlist has a song titled "Ты или Я". When I search for lowercase "ты",...

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  • Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 12.1.4   Searching songs with Cyrillic letters (e.g. Russian) does not discard their case. In other words, it is case-sensitive. For example, my playli...
  • commnderjameson
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Persistent random results - WHY ?

Spotify dudes why are you doing this ?let me show how low you dropped ...This is my "non erasable" ...still play list ...attempt 1:http://42i.eu/abeb0718.pngNice ..right ...Press "randomize" ...we get list:http://42i.eu/d7c158ba.pngPress again "rando...

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  • Spotify dudes why are you doing this ? let me show how low you dropped ... This is my "non erasable" ...still play list ... attempt 1: http://42i.eu/abeb0718.png Nice ..right ... Press "rando...
  • ostapski
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iOS / library / albums: Plays unliked songs?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueI "like" an entire album (which I gather adds it to my Library), then I "unlike" certain songs on that album which I do not want to be played back in the future. However ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue I "like" an entire album (which I gather adds it to my Library), then I "unlike" certain songs...
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Superuser Contribution songs are glitching i’ve tried reinstalling, lower quality, and clearing cache nothing helped

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

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  • 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  
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Bug dans l'application ios

Bonjour, Je viens de découvrir un bug sur l'application qui n'était pas la avant. j'ai plusieurs device amazon alexa et mon iphone qui sont connectés. lorsque je vais dans préférence => appareil : il y a écrit "Afficher les appareils locaux uniquemen...

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  • Bonjour, Je viens de découvrir un bug sur l'application qui n'était pas la avant. j'ai plusieurs device amazon alexa et mon iphone qui sont connectés. lorsque je vais dans préférence => appareil :...
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Superuser Contribution Can't access Playback (to get to Autoplay) on iPhone SE

PlanPremium (Family)CountryCanadaDeviceIphone SEOperating System My Question or IssueI want to access the Autoplay under Playback to turn it off/on.On my Iphone SE, when I go to Settings, the dropdown menu from Account down to About works fine, but t...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium (Family) Country Canada Device Iphone SE Operating System     My Question or Issue I want to access the Autoplay under Playback to turn it off/on. On my Ipho...
  • haoleguy
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Solved!! Can’t download App

I have changed my phone and cannot download Spotify (my phone is able to download other apps) After pressing the Get button, it has been swirling around with no option for me to download or cancel the download. Any help would be appariciated, Thanks

  • Casual Listener
  • I have changed my phone and cannot download Spotify (my phone is able to download other apps) After pressing the Get button, it has been swirling around with no option for me to download or cancel th...
  • Billy-J
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Downloaded music dont work!

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceIPhone 5sOperating SystemiOS10 My Question or IssueDon't play my downloaded music anymore. The podcasts are still working. I noticed that after the data volume of my mobile phone contract expired the day before yesterd...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device IPhone 5s Operating System iOS10   My Question or Issue Don't play my downloaded music anymore. The podcasts are still working. I noticed th...
  • Billy-J
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Canvases

PlanPremiumCountrySaudi Arabia DeviceiPhone XS Operating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueAre canvases available in Saudi Arabia? I've turned them on in the settings but they never show.

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  •   Plan Premium Country Saudi Arabia  Device iPhone XS  Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue Are canvases available in Saudi Arabia? I've turned them on in...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't connect to SONOS speakers when on shuffle

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.3 I have two Play 1 Sonos speakers (in a stereo pair) and I can't connect to them via Spotify. They show up in the devices list and when i tap on them it just tries to connect for 10 seconds and then st...

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  • Plan Premium Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.3   I have two Play 1 Sonos speakers (in a stereo pair) and I can't connect to them via Spotify. They show up in the devices list and ...
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Superuser Contribution Why do I get a new UI on iOS when I go premium?

Why do I get a new UI on iOS when I go premium? When I have the free version of Spotify I have a much better look in the iOS app. But when I get premium, it takes the look away and is replaced with a much worse appearance. Does anyone know why? Attac...

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  • Why do I get a new UI on iOS when I go premium? When I have the free version of Spotify I have a much better look in the iOS app. But when I get premium, it takes the look away and is replaced with a...
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Superuser Contribution Daily Mix

Plan PremiumCountry USA Device: (iPhone xs max)Operating System: (iOS 10) My Question or Issue: I love the Daily Mix Option, but lately, after a certain number of songs my playlist will just stop, I can't pull up to refresh and get more songs, it jus...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device:  (iPhone xs max) Operating System: (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue:   I love the Daily Mix Option, but lately, after a ce...
  • Peter
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Superuser Contribution Recommended Songs

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.3 My Question or Issue I have a playlist which contains Turkish and English songs. But the recommended songs section is always suggest Turkish songs. (refresh does not work, it keeps recomm...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.3   My Question or Issue   I have a playlist which contains Turkish and English songs. But the recommende...
  • Peter
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Superuser Contribution Daily mixes won’t play

Plan PremiumCountry Australia Device iPhone XOperating System iOS 12.2 (Issue is persistent on Windows 10 also) My Question or Issue My daily mixes won’t play. I get ‘an error occurred’ message whenever I attempt to play them. This has been happening...

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  • Plan  Premium Country Australia    Device  iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.2 (Issue is persistent on Windows 10 also)   My Question or Issue  My daily mixe...
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