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New iPhone Feature: Spotify Lock Screen widget

Now you can open Spotify on your iPhone even faster with the new Lock Screen widget! After you add the new Spotify widget to your Lock Screen, tapping on it will quickly open the Spotify app. So whether you're busy on the go, in the car, or at home, ...

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Downloading music on Apple Watch

Hey folks!Here's a few tips & tricks to share about downloading music from Spotify on your Apple Watch! - If you're looking to get started, check this out! Not seeing the 'Download to Apple Watch'-button yet? Make sure your Spotify app is up-to-date ...

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Solved!! I have a different interface compared to my friends

Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.1.3 My Question or Issue I have just start using Spotify and I realise my interface in artists is different from those of my friends. My friends have the number of liked songs un...

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Artist radio option missing

I have the spotify app for the iPhone, with a premium account and ever since the latest update I have no Radio option. I know it was removed for the free listeners but it was removed for me as well. Does anyone know how to enable this option again fo...

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  • I have the spotify app for the iPhone, with a premium account and ever since the latest update I have no Radio option. I know it was removed for the free listeners but it was removed for me as well. ...
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Connecting Spotify to Facebook

My Question or Issue When I go to connect my Spotify account with Facebook by clicking ‘connect to to Facebook’ or ‘find friends’ (account set up with email not Facebook account) it says “your previously logged into Spotify with Facebook, would you l...

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  •   My Question or Issue   When I go to connect my Spotify account with Facebook by clicking ‘connect to to Facebook’ or ‘find friends’ (account set up with email not Facebook account) it ...
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Local Files from Computer are cut short on Mobile

Hi, I have local files imported on my spotify account on my iMac (legit songs from iTunes). I have synced them to both my Macbook and my iPhone. They are perfectly fine on my laptop but on my phone most songs are less than half the length they should...

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  • Hi,   I have local files imported on my spotify account on my iMac (legit songs from iTunes). I have synced them to both my Macbook and my iPhone. They are perfectly fine on my laptop but on m...
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More equalizer bands and custom EQ presets for iOS

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 11.3 My Question or Issue Hi, The equalizer provided is nice, but could be significantly improved by adding ability to save presets and adding more than 6 EQ bands. Specificly, a band lower than ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 11.3   My Question or Issue   Hi, The equalizer provided is nice, but could be significantly improved by adding abil...
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In my iPhone 5s says it's not possible to get the premium Spotify, why?

PlanFreeCountry BrazilDeviceiPhone 5sOperating SystemiOS 11.3.1 My Question or IssueThe app says it's not possible to get the Spotify premium, why?

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  • Plan Free Country  Brazil Device iPhone 5s Operating System iOS 11.3.1   My Question or Issue The app says it's not possible to get the Spotify premium, why?
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Is there a way to only show downloaded albums?

is there a way to only filter out downloaded complete albums? I listen to complete albums often and it's not the easiest thing to try to sift through all my downloaded items to find a album. PlanPremiumCountry USDevice(iPhone 6SOperating System(iOS 1...

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  • is there a way to only filter out downloaded complete albums? I listen to complete albums often and it's not the easiest thing to try to sift through all my downloaded items to find a album.   ...
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How to add multiple songs to a new playlist

Hi, I’m having some trouble with the new Spotify app update. I wanted to create a new playlist and add a heap of new songs in there at once, but I can’t seem to find how. I don’t want to go through the tedious process off clicking on every song and a...

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  •   Hi, I’m having some trouble with the new Spotify app update. I wanted to create a new playlist and add a heap of new songs in there at once, but I can’t seem to find how. I don’t want to go t...
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Solved!! Artist radio not showing

Hi, yesterday I was listening to artist radio as I usually do, however I woke up today went to put it on and the artist radio tab has disappeared. I am still currently listening to an artist radio I had set up yesterday so I know the feature must sti...

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  • Hi, yesterday I was listening to artist radio as I usually do, however I woke up today went to put it on and the artist radio tab has disappeared. I am still currently listening to an artist radio I ...
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Restore "liked from radio" playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi. I accidently deleted my "liked from radio" playlist and I would really like to get it restored back, if someone could just help me. Thanks !

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 7 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi. I accidently deleted my "liked from radio" playlist and I would really li...
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Spotify dropping out using bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Device(iPhone 6s plus)Operating System(iOS 11.3.1) My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify without issue for the last couple of months...however it has suddenly started to randomly dropout and lag and look for other...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia   Device (iPhone 6s plus) Operating System (iOS 11.3.1)   My Question or Issue  I have been using Spotify without issue for the last c...
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Can't play music

I am on an iphone 7 and recently downloaded Spotify. None of the play/shuffle/radio functions work. They all simply say this is a premium service please upgrade.

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  • I am on an iphone 7 and recently downloaded Spotify. None of the play/shuffle/radio functions work. They all simply say this is a premium service please upgrade.        
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Premium vs Free issue

Having dropped Spotify Premium to free to use Apple Music for the past 6 months, I decided to check on Spotify. I saw the newly updated screenshots in the App Store, downloaded Spotify, logged in and started learning the new UI. I decided aw, what th...

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  • Having dropped Spotify Premium to free to use Apple Music for the past 6 months, I decided to check on Spotify. I saw the newly updated screenshots in the App Store, downloaded Spotify, logged in and...
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Glitching Audio on iOS App

Hello there, Since the last iOS update I've experienced intermittent 'glitching' of audio playback with tracks that I have downloaded on the device, and not downloaded. I have deleted the app, and reinstalled it but i'm still encountering this proble...

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  • Hello there,   Since the last iOS update I've experienced intermittent 'glitching' of audio playback with tracks that I have downloaded on the device, and not downloaded. I have deleted the ap...
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Controlling volume over spotify connect

Hi, I noramlly connect my Ipad to my hometheater system and control it via my iphone or Macbook pro, I thought the volume control wasnt available so I looked and found that it exsists. Anyhow, I went ahead ant tried it, and from what ive tried, it se...

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  • Hi,    I noramlly connect my Ipad to my hometheater system and control it via my iphone or Macbook pro, I thought the volume control wasnt available so I looked and found that it exsists....
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30 minutes of ad-free music not working again

not working, after 2 songs another 2 adverts came on!! False advertisement!

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  • not working, after 2 songs another 2 adverts came on!! False advertisement!
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[iOS] Voice Control Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperating SystemiOS 11.3.1 My Question or IssueI'm trying to use the new voice search function, but even when I use the "suggested" searches, it says it can't recognize anything. I've tried multiple times, mul...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone 8 Plus Operating System iOS 11.3.1   My Question or Issue I'm trying to use the new voice search function, but even when I use the "sugge...
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Superuser Contribution Sort by Artist and then by Album

Hi, I’m new to Spotify. When I look at my Library and select Artist. Then if select any Artist, say Bob Dylan. I have 30+ Dylan albums in my library. Based on any previous music apps, I would expect to then be brought to a list of (Dylan’s) albums. B...

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  • Hi, I’m new to Spotify. When I look at my Library and select Artist. Then if select any Artist, say Bob Dylan. I have 30+ Dylan albums in my library. Based on any previous music apps, I would expect ...
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Superuser Contribution Losing playlists already downloaded

I have a premium family subscription to Spotify and we have the 5 users but for quite some times now every now and then all the playlists/albums I have on my own iPhone somehow loses the songs which means I need to re download them? I don’t lose them...

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  • I have a premium family subscription to Spotify and we have the 5 users but for quite some times now every now and then all the playlists/albums I have on my own iPhone somehow loses the songs which ...
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Superuser Contribution Offline Playlists

I have premium and have offline songs dowloaded to 3 devices. On one device when you go back online this message appears. Saying ive reached the maximum and it deletes all the downloads. Why is this happeing if I can use 3 devices offline? Its acting...

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  • I have premium and have offline songs dowloaded to 3 devices. On one device when you go back online this message appears. Saying ive reached the maximum and it deletes all the downloads. Why is this ...
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Can’t find my profile on the new update

PlanFreeCountry EnglandDeviceiPhone 7Operatingios11 My Question or Issuemy phone automatically updated Spotify and I was trying to find a friend to follow them and the new search area won’t let me search for profiles. So she followed me so that I cou...

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  •   Plan Free Country  England Device iPhone 7 Operating ios11   My Question or Issue my phone automatically updated Spotify and I was trying to find a friend to follow them a...
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