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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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freeze while opening the app - iphone 6 with newest OS

PlanPremiumCountryHungary DeviceiPhone 6Operating Systemnewest iOS My Question or Issue Most of the time (90% +) the iOS app freezes for 1-2 minutes when i open it, i cant scroll cant do **bleep**. Really frustrating... You cant just "listen some mus...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary   Device iPhone 6 Operating System newest iOS   My Question or Issue   Most of the time (90% +) the iOS app freezes for 1-2 minutes when i open...
  • Nico
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Solved!! Spotify turns offline when disconnecting from wifi

Plan: PremiumCountry: GermanyDevice: iPhone 6, iPhone 7, iPhone 7Plus, iPhone XSOperating System: iOS 12.2 (issue exists for various years on iOS) My Question or IssueAs long as I can think of, I am unable to use Spotify without Wifi. If Wifi is unav...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Country: Germany Device: iPhone 6, iPhone 7, iPhone 7Plus, iPhone XS Operating System: iOS 12.2 (issue exists for various years on iOS)   My Question or Issue As lo...
  • loadme
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Problems adding to my liked songs

PlanFreeDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12My Question or IssueWhenever I try to add a whole album to my liked songs it doesn’t show up on my app but it does appear on my PS4 in “Recently Saved” along with all “Liked Songs”Basically, my “Recently S...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to add a whole album to my liked songs it doesn’t show up on my app but it does appear on my PS4 in “Rece...
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Behind The Lyrics not showing for some songs

Hi! Although Behind the Lyrics continues to show for some songs in my playlist, it has suddenly completely vanished from other songs (I remember them being there and even the text of some of them.) I have force quit and reopened, installed and reinst...

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  • Hi!    Although Behind the Lyrics continues to show for some songs in my playlist, it has suddenly completely vanished from other songs (I remember them being there and even the text of s...
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iphone link stuck on App Store page

Hi, I know this problem has existed for others but I can’t seem to figure it out. I have restarted my phone, updated my iPhone software, and reninstalled the Spotify app. when I click on a link that a friend has sent to a song/playlist, it takes me t...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I know this problem has existed for others but I can’t seem to figure it out. I have restarted my phone, updated my iPhone software, and reninstalled the Spotify app.   when I click on a l...
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Playlist by spotify cuts short songs

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueWhenever I play a playlist by Spotify, the songs are cut short. For example when playing “Motivation Mix” by spotify, the first song “All Falls Down” has onl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore Device iPhone 8 Plus Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Whenever I play a playlist by Spotify, the songs are cut short. For example when ...
  • carollo602
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Missing dislike/do not play option on the APP

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemIOS 12.1.4Application version8.5.0.833 My Question or IssueMy issue is that I can no longer dislike or stop Spotify from playing certain songs on my daily mix as it is missing the "do not ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone XS Operating System IOS 12.1.4 Application version 8.5.0.833   My Question or Issue My issue is that I can no longer dislike or stop ...
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Cannot save

i am having ongoing issues not being able to save songs. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling which fixes the issue for a short time but the problem keeps happening. In the past month I have had to reinstall 3 times. It just happened again toda...

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  • i am having ongoing issues not being able to save songs.  I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling which fixes the issue for a short time but the problem keeps happening.  In the past mon...
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entire album showing up under saved

I have an iPhone X and when I go to my saved albums it's showing the entire album instead of just the songs from the album that I actually saved. I'm not sure if this is just the way it is now (if it is, is there a way to turn this off?) or if it's a...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have an iPhone X and when I go to my saved albums it's showing the entire album instead of just the songs from the album that I actually saved. I'm not sure if this is just the way it is now (if it...
  • collin7
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Daily Mixes all disappeared (all platforms)

I just recently switched from free to premium, and I'm running Spotify on a Macbook (2016) and iPhone XS Max. Everything is updated to the lastest version, and right after I upgraded to premium, all of my daily mixes disappeared. It started when they...

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  • I just recently switched from free to premium, and I'm running Spotify on a Macbook (2016) and iPhone XS Max. Everything is updated to the lastest version, and right after I upgraded to premium, all ...
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Solved!! iPhone Bug?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or IssueFor some reason when I pause my music playing on Spotify and try to lock my phone it unpauses my music. I tried seeing if the same issue arised on other music apps but i...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue For some reason when I pause my music playing on Spotify and try to lock my phone it unpauses...
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Local Files not downloading onto iPhone.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemWindows 10 Ok, I have learned from my mistake of checking to make sure my computer is connected via the same WiFi network in order to download local files onto my iPhone Spotify. But now even when the...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 7 Operating System Windows 10   Ok, I have learned from my mistake of checking to make sure my computer is connected via the same WiFi network in o...
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Solved!! Spotify not showing up as status on discord

Spotify doesn’t show up as my status on discord. I have tried-uninstalling discord and Spotify.-reconnecting my accountI’m on an iPhone 6s, with the latest iOS update. I have free Spotify

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify doesn’t show up as my status on discord.  I have tried -uninstalling discord and Spotify. -reconnecting my account I’m on an iPhone 6s, with the latest iOS update. I have free Spotif...
  • Anita__xo
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Spotify has been nothing but a disaster since I installed

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: iPhone 6, iPad, Play music through Sonos Sound BarMy Question or Issue:I went all in on Spotify and got premium and installed the app on my phone, Mac and iPad. Since then, nothing works very well. Everytime I try to ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: iPhone 6, iPad,  Play music through Sonos Sound Bar My Question or Issue: I went all in on Spotify and got premium and installed the app on my phone, Mac ...
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custom equalizer settings aren’t saved everytime I reopen spotify app on ios

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone XR)Operating System(iOS 12.2) My Question or Issue question- i like my music a certain way so i use the custom equalizer settings to make my own pattern. However, everytime I exit the app and i stsrt playing my musi...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone XR) Operating System (iOS 12.2)   My Question or Issue   question- i like my music a certain way so i use the custom equalizer set...
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Deleting album tracks

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I used to be able to delete a track by tapping ‘...’ and selecting remove. This option seems to have disappeared, does anyone have a solution ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I used to be able to delete a track by tapping ‘...’ ...
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EPs are all below Singles

Spotify currently has it organized that all the singles are listed first, then all the eps. I believe people will miss out on artists eps because they are buried beneath the singles from albums. Eps sometimes have exclusive songs or all separate song...

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  • Spotify currently has it organized that all the singles are listed first, then all the eps. I believe people will miss out on artists eps because they are buried beneath the singles from albums. Eps ...
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Nike+ app not playing Spotify playlists

I saw that this was posted about before but there was never a resolution posted. I’m having a problem where my Spotify playlist stops playing through the Nike+ Run Club app, seemingly when my phone switches from WiFi to LTE. Once this happens, someti...

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  • I saw that this was posted about before but there was never a resolution posted. I’m having a problem where my Spotify playlist stops playing through the Nike+ Run Club app, seemingly when my phone s...
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Solved!! How to “like” a track without saving it to library?

occasionally discover weekly will provide a playlist, and im curious to know how to indicate i like the song via the heart button, without adding it to the Liked Songs library. Essentially i want spotify to know I enjoyed the song and want similar re...

  • Newbie
  • occasionally discover weekly will provide a playlist, and im curious to know how to indicate i like the song via the heart button, without adding it to the Liked Songs library. Essentially i want spo...
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