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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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Quality changes mid playback

Plan: PremiumCountry: ArgentinaDevice: iPhone XS with AirPodsOperating System: iOS 12.2My Question or Issue: Sometimes the quality goes really bad and then comes back up, this happens to me everyday, even though I hear downloaded songs so no cellular...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Argentina Device: iPhone XS with AirPods Operating System: iOS 12.2 My Question or Issue:   Sometimes the quality goes really bad and then comes back up, t...
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Old UI Appearing Then Disappearing

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemiOS 12.2.2 / Spotify 8.4.98.741 My Question or IssueAfter installing Spotify from the iTunes store, my library is displayed using the old UI. However when attempting to view Playlists, Albums, or...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 7 Plus Operating System iOS 12.2.2 / Spotify 8.4.98.741   My Question or Issue After installing Spotify from the iTunes store, my library is displ...
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Artist search

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone X My Question or IssueI used to be able to search for an artist and get a list of popular songs and also a full discography but nothing of the sort comes up now, only premade playlists. Was wondering if this is a bug or a new...

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  • Plan Premium   Device iPhone X   My Question or Issue I used to be able to search for an artist and get a list of popular songs and also a full discography but nothing of the sort co...
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Podcast downloads forever, and plays for 1-3 minutes then cuts out

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustraliaPhone typeiPhone 8 Operating SystemIos 12.2 My Question or Issuerecently I have been listening to the misfits podcast, it only plays for a few minutes then cuts out. I can’t download any of the episodes and it just dow...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Phone type iPhone 8 Operating System Ios 12.2   My Question or Issue recently I have been listening to the misfits podcast, it only plays ...
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Collection button icon on iOS

The heart (❤) button has been reverted back to the plus (+) button after it was changed on all platforms last year. However, on iOS we still have the heart icon. Will this eventually be changed back to the plus (+) icon so that the design will be con...

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  • The heart (❤) button has been reverted back to the plus (+) button after it was changed on all platforms last year.   However, on iOS we still have the heart icon.   Will this e...
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Superuser Contribution Always the same stuff on my Spotify Home

I listened to The Now Now by The Gorillaz one time six months ago and since then "More like The Now Now" has appeared at or near the top of my Spotify Home. It won't go away. Really irritating. Is there anyway to remove it or force Spotify to refresh...

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  • I listened to The Now Now by The Gorillaz one time six months ago and since then "More like The Now Now" has appeared at or near the top of my Spotify Home. It won't go away. Really irritating. Is th...
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Solved!! Last song in queue does not appear

On the Spotify app on iOS 12, on both my iPhone 6s and old iPhone 5s, whenever I view the queue, the last song on the queue disappears within a second of appearing on screen. The song still plays when it should, but I cannot see, remove or move the s...

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  • On the Spotify app on iOS 12, on both my iPhone 6s and old iPhone 5s, whenever I view the queue, the last song on the queue disappears within a second of appearing on screen. The song still plays whe...
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Solved!! Why did Spotify remove all of Lil Nas X’s songs except for ‘ Old Town Road’

So I was just wondering because I recently started loving his song “Carry on” and two weeks later it’s gone I have Spotify premium and an iPhone XR please help!

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  • So I was just wondering because I recently started loving his song “Carry on” and two weeks later it’s gone I have Spotify premium and an iPhone XR please help!
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save partial albums

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone )Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueWhen I save music to my library the whole album appears there now instead of just the songs I saved. This is a problem for playback, considering how many albums have dozen...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone ) Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue When I save music to my library the whole album appears there now instead of just the song...
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Carplay Scrolling not possible

My Question or IssueIn CARPLAY scrolling thro Lists (Playlists, Albums,....) ist not possible.I can scroll down only 1 Page, so I can not access all mit Songs. The only workarround is to use iPhone direktly in Car, but this is vorbitten, very dangero...

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  • My Question or Issue In CARPLAY scrolling thro Lists (Playlists, Albums,....) ist not possible. I can scroll down only 1 Page, so I can not access all mit Songs.   The only workarround is to...
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Only 300 titles showing in album

PlanPremiumCountryGernanyOperating SystemiOS 12.1.2 My Question or IssueIn albums with more than 300 titles only the first 300 titles are shown. This affects longer audiobooks (which often have more than 600 titles). Bad enough that Spotify hasn’t im...

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  • Plan Premium Country Gernany Operating System iOS 12.1.2   My Question or Issue In albums with more than 300 titles only the first 300 titles are shown.   This affects longer audi...
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Audiobook not playing - Something went wrong

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemiOS 12.1.2 My Question or IssueSome audiobooks not playing, even the ones I downloaded, no titles are shown.When I go to an album I just get the message „Something went wrong - try again“ of course pressing „t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System iOS 12.1.2   My Question or Issue Some audiobooks not playing, even the ones I downloaded, no titles are shown. When I go to an album I jus...
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Solved!! Songs playing on PS4, but not available to listen on mobile (even if they're downloaded)

I was just listening to a few songs on my PS4's Spotify app, and when I started to listen to them on my phone, the songs wouldn't play: They were unplayable, even though they were also downloaded to my iPhone. I believe this is because I had blocked ...

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  • I was just listening to a few songs on my PS4's Spotify app, and when I started to listen to them on my phone, the songs wouldn't play: They were unplayable, even though they were also downloaded to ...
  • ChrissssGridman
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30 minutes of ad free listening isn’t working

I have an account on my IPhone X. The software is up to date (IOS 12.1.4). I’m not sure if this happens on all iPhones. When I start to Spotify I get the 30 minutes of free listening prompted. I usually get a 30 second ad. Normally on Spotify if I ig...

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  • I have an account on my IPhone X. The software is up to date (IOS 12.1.4). I’m not sure if this happens on all iPhones.   When I start to Spotify I get the 30 minutes of free listening pro...
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Lost all Artists

So I opened Spotify a couple days ago and have lost all but one of my Artists. I still have all the saved songs and can look through the Albums but cannot look through Artists. Im on an iPhone X with IOS 12.1.4 and my app is all up to date. Anything ...

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  • So I opened Spotify a couple days ago and have lost all but one of my Artists. I still have all the saved songs and can look through the Albums but cannot look through Artists.    Im on a...
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My saved music is gone

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceSamsung S8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue The format of 'your library' has changed. Any saved songs seem to have been moved into a massive playlist called 'favourite songs'. This means i can no longer easily se...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  UK Device Samsung S8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  The format of 'your library' has changed. Any saved songs seem to have bee...
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Certain songs won’t play

PlanPremiumCountryU.S DeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueCertain songs won’t play when I tap them. The songs aren’t greyed out and are definitely available, they used to play early in my subscription. When i tap the song (ex: EV...

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  •   Plan Premium Country U.S   Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue Certain songs won’t play when I tap them. The songs aren’t greyed out and are de...
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Solved!! Adding a whole album to my queue.

PlanPremiumCountryUsaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue The option to add an album to my queue has disappeared. How do I add an album to my queue?

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  •   Plan Premium Country Usa Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue   The option to add an album to my queue has disappeared. How do I add an album to...
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Problems with Audiobooks

PlanPremium StudentCountryGermanyDeviceiPod touchOperating System(iOS, Software 12.2) My Question or IssueI enjoy listening to audiobooks on Spotify. But since last week, most of the audiobooks don't work anymore. I always get the notification "somet...

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  • Plan Premium Student Country Germany Device iPod touch Operating System (iOS, Software 12.2)   My Question or Issue I enjoy listening to audiobooks on Spotify. But since last week, mos...
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Spotify only showing full albums and the artist page instead of my saved artist whenever i'm online

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceIphone 7Operating System(iOS 12 My Question or IssueHi whenever I click on an album online it only shows the full album not the songs I have saved and whenever I click on the artist on my libary it takes me to the artis...

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  • Plan Premium Country England Device Iphone 7 Operating System (iOS 12   My Question or Issue Hi whenever I click on an album online it only shows the full album not the songs I have sa...
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