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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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  • sapmi
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Oops something went wrong (home screen) + unable to see tracks for artists

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DeviceiPhone 5SOperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueFor a week or so now, my Spotify app has been getting increasingly worse. On the home-screen i get "oops something went wrong" and when i seach for artists their pr...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Denmark  Device iPhone 5S Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue For a week or so now, my Spotify app has been getting increasingly worse.  On...
  • astomp82
  • Casual Listener
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Blank home screen blank album screens

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperating System IOS 12.2 My Question or IssueBlank home screen and album pages for most of all artists. Gives me the something went wrong notice on the home screen. Some artists will display the top tracks but...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Plus Operating System IOS 12.2   My Question or Issue Blank home screen and album pages for most of all artists. Gives me the something ...
  • Bereft
  • Newbie
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Can't play artist's discography in offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone SE Since the new update, I can't listen to an artist's discography when I'm in offline mode. I only can listen to individual albums, which is really annoying. Majority of the time, I listen to music in offline mode an...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone SE   Since the new update, I can't listen to an artist's discography when I'm in offline mode. I only can listen to individual albums, which ...
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Downloads disappear

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceIPhone XROperating SystemIOS 12.2 My Question or IssueI have 400 songs downloaded for offline listening on my Phone. In the last 4 months however some of the songs startet disappearing. They are not removed from Spotify...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device IPhone XR Operating System IOS 12.2   My Question or Issue I have 400 songs downloaded for offline listening on my Phone. In the last 4 months howev...
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Crossfade not working on iPhone, only in Macbook

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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Homepage Tweeking Out

On Student PremiumUS Device: iPhone X ROperating System: 12.2 What Happened:I opened the Spotify app Apr 27th and the page flashes then got stuck between two pages (I think?). Please see attachment for more clarification as well as the fix. Resolutio...

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  • On Student Premium US   Device: iPhone X R Operating System: 12.2   What Happened: I opened the Spotify app Apr 27th and the page flashes then got stuck between two pages (...
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Get stuck at loading page

Hi, I had been using Spotify free for almost 3 years on my iPad Air 2 without any problem both in Turkey and Germany since few days ago.I have iOS 12.2 on my iPad now. The problem is that whenever I try to use Spotify now, I get stuck at the loading ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I had been using Spotify free for almost 3 years on my iPad Air 2 without any problem both in Turkey and Germany since few days ago. I have iOS 12.2 on my iPad now.   The problem is that ...
  • Loxer
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Play Glitch on Locked Device

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or Issue Hi! Recently I’ve noticed a glitch where I’ll be playing music, pause it from the lockscreen, and turn off the screen but it’ll just start playing again. It doesn’t alw...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue   Hi! Recently I’ve noticed a glitch where I’ll be playing music, pause it from the loc...
  • Loxer
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Solved!! Playlist Bug

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceIPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemIOS 12.2 My Question or Issue Every time I go to edit my 9000+ song playlist it crashes once I reach a certain point in my playlist. It would’ve much easier if we were able to search a song in a ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device IPhone 7 Plus Operating System IOS 12.2   My Question or Issue   Every time I go to edit my 9000+ song playlist it crashes once I reach a c...
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Superuser Contribution Problems with a playlist that plays nonstop

PlanPremiumCountryChileIphone 6OperatingentelMy Question or IssueTengo una playlist que no para de sonar, aunque ponga otra playlist, sigue sonando la misma

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile Iphone 6 Operating entel My Question or Issue Tengo una playlist que no para de sonar, aunque ponga otra playlist, sigue sonando la misma
  • Peter
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Superuser Contribution Don't Show Not Downloaded songs in Albums

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerland DeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or Issue I am seeing all the songs of an album, eventhough I want to see only my downloaded songs. I am pretty sure it was like that before. I only want to see my s...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland   Device iPhone XS Max Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue   I am seeing all the songs of an album, eventhough I want to see o...
  • Peter
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Superuser Contribution Spotify plays music as soon as I lock my iPhone.

When Spotify is open on my iPhone it plays music as soon as I lock the phone. Even if I go into the app, press pause, go back to the home screen and then lock the phone it will play the music. The only way to stop this is by fully closing the app.

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  • When Spotify is open on my iPhone it plays music as soon as I lock the phone. Even if I go into the app, press pause, go back to the home screen and then lock the phone it will play the music. The on...
  • Peter
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Restarts in BMW

PremiumCountry USA Device - Iphone X My Question or IssueEvery time I am listening to a podcast and I call someone or someone calls me after the call is over the podcast restarts from the beginning. This is very frustrating because I have to memorize...

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  • Premium Country USA   Device - Iphone X   My Question or Issue Every time I am listening to a podcast and I call someone or someone calls me after the call is over the podcast restart...
  • Peter
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Song info on locked screen frozen

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceiPhone Xs MaxOperating System(iOS 12.2) My Question or IssueFor a few weeks now the song info on locked screen has been showing the same song and time for that song, exactly like in the attached screenshot, when I’m list...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device iPhone Xs Max Operating System (iOS 12.2)   My Question or Issue For a few weeks now the song info on locked screen has been showing the same song an...
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[Podcast] Episodes not marked as finished and not played in order

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueHiyas, I am listening to podcasts on my phone, but even tho listening to an episode until the very end the episodes are not marked as finished.If I go back to the u...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Hiyas, I am listening to podcasts on my phone, but even tho listening to an episode unti...
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Podcast Episodes Can’t be Replayed

Plan: PremiumUSAiPhone 7, Windows 10 I’m having an issue with podcast episodes not being marked as “played” whenever I finish them. They show as having “1 min left” but don’t, and when I try to play the episode, it skips to the next one and shows the...

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  • Plan: Premium USA iPhone 7, Windows 10   I’m having an issue with podcast episodes not being marked as “played” whenever I finish them. They show as having “1 min left” but don’t, and when I...
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Play first song and switches to gospel music

This Monday I have noticed that when I select a playlist on Spotify through my premium account on all iOS Devices it plays the first song and then goes straight to gospel. I have deleted the app and reinstalled, however, it does the same thing across...

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  • This Monday I have noticed that when I select a playlist on Spotify through my premium account on all iOS Devices it plays the first song and then goes straight to gospel.  I have deleted the ap...
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IOS music starts playing whenever I lock my phone

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceIphone xs maxOperating System(iOS 12) My Question or Issuemusic starts playing whenever I press the lock button to put my phone in my pocket. This is very annoying. It’s only when the lock screen widget is there. If I cl...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device Iphone xs max Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue music starts playing whenever I press the lock button to put my phone in my po...
  • Jitrixis
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My Album Doesn't Play on Spotify for iOS

Plan: Free/PremiumUS Device(iPhone 6 Plus)Operating System(iOS 10) So I recently uploaded an album called "Late Blooms EP" to Spotify, and the weird thing is that it works fine on Spotify for iPad and Spotify for Mac. But when I go to play it back on...

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  • Plan: Free/Premium US   Device (iPhone 6 Plus) Operating System (iOS 10)   So I recently uploaded an album called "Late Blooms EP" to Spotify, and the weird thing is that it wo...
  • MattSuda
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My library new ui

PlanPremiumCountryitaly Device(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueHello everyone, my girlfriend , who’s part of my family plan, suddenly has changed ui of the library. I found it more comfortable and usefull, I would like to have t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country italy   Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue Hello everyone, my girlfriend , who’s part of my family plan, suddenly has changed...
  • MattSuda
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