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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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Changing default bluetooth speaker

PlanPremium / FamilyCountryUKDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 17.6.1 My Question or IssueIn my car I have two Bluetooth connections to my iPhone at the same time. One is to the OEM phone handsfree system in the car and the other is to a TPLink Blue...

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  • Plan Premium / Family Country UK Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 17.6.1   My Question or Issue In my car I have two Bluetooth connections to my iPhone at the same time. One is to...
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Superuser Contribution Music stops or song skips when in pocket

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceIphone 13 miniOperating SystemiOS 15.4 So I used an android phone before and it was never an issue, I thought it is a touchscreen issue with the iphone but then again I disabled raise to wake and touch to wake, and it a...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Iphone 13 mini Operating System iOS 15.4   So I used an android phone before and it was never an issue, I thought it is a touchscreen issue w...
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Superuser Contribution Can't connect with mobile data

PlanPremium - familyCountryAustria (Provider drei)DeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 13.1.3 My Question or IssueHello, I'm facing troubles with spotify for a week now. When I'm on a WiFi everything works fine, but the moment I'm using my mobile data, ...

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  • Plan Premium - family Country Austria (Provider drei) Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 13.1.3   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm facing troubles with spotify for a week now. When I'...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I add an entire album or playlist to *the end of* the queue? (modified re. end)

My way of listening to music is usually one album at a time. I am listening to one album right now and I know which one I would like to listen to next. What do I do to have the next album play automatically after the current one finishes?

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  • My way of listening to music is usually one album at a time. I am listening to one album right now and I know which one I would like to listen to next. What do I do to have the next album play automa...
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Superuser Contribution not streaming/ force quit after playing one song

spotify community please if you can hear me spotify community help me please i am going bonkers. yesterday my spotify started bugging out; it will play one song, and if i try to skip it OR let it keep playing into the next song, the app force quits a...

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  • spotify community please if you can hear me spotify community help me please i am going bonkers. yesterday my spotify started bugging out; it will play one song, and if i try to skip it OR let it kee...
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Solved!! Collaborative Playlists Notifications

Hey, I'm using Spotify on iOS and I've created a collaborative playlists with a friend. Shouldn't be an option to get push notification whenever my friend is adding a new song to the playlist? I couldn't find it anywhere in the app settings Please he...

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  • Hey, I'm using Spotify on iOS and I've created a collaborative playlists with a friend. Shouldn't be an option to get push notification whenever my friend is adding a new song to the playlist? I...
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Superuser Contribution finding podcasts on spotify kids

I am not able to get to podcasts from my kids spotify account on the spotify kids app on ipad. As an example one of my kids is setup with age 6-12 and I am not able to find the national geographic greeking out podcast on that app

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  • I am not able to get to podcasts from my kids spotify account on the spotify kids app on ipad. As an example one of my kids is setup with age 6-12 and I am not able to find the national geographic gr...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Tapping screen on canvas no longer removes UI

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceiPhone15 PlusOperating SystemiOS 17.5.1Spotify Version8.9.62.465My Question or IssueSince the last update I have noticed that tapping the screen when the song has canvas no longer removes the UI to reveal bright video.

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device iPhone15 Plus Operating System iOS 17.5.1 Spotify Version 8.9.62.465 My Question or Issue Since the last update I have noticed that tapping the screen whe...
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Superuser Contribution any idea how to block podcasts? .

any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!

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  • any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!  
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on family set up apple watch

I got my daughter an apple watch 7 with cell service. It looks like as of a few days ago, I should have the ability to add the app to her watch so she can play music from there directly without a phone. It still won't let me download it on her watch....

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  • I got my daughter an apple watch 7 with cell service. It looks like as of a few days ago, I should have the ability to add the app to her watch so she can play music from there directly without a pho...
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Spotify such a bad faith service

**** and to those "helpful" spotify stars eager with happy face sentence endings.......... don't bother with a template response. ****8 years with the same OS and release version *saved in the my app purchase folder* and spotify backroom has decided ...

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  • **** and to those "helpful" spotify stars eager with happy face sentence endings.......... don't bother with a template response. **** 8 years with the same OS and release version *saved in the my a...
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Solved!! AI playlist maker

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSADeviceiPhone 13Operating System IOS 18 My Question or IssueHow come I don’t have the AI playlist making feature on my app?

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  • Plan Premium Family Country USA Device iPhone 13 Operating System  IOS 18   My Question or Issue How come I don’t have the AI playlist making feature on my app?
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Superuser Contribution Notification Center for Follower and Playlist Likes update

PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DeviceIphone 7 Plus, Samsung Desktop PC Questions about the new notifications update. I just saw a post in a social media platform (and a spotify community post earlier this morning) about the new ios 8.8.30 that now there's ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey   Device Iphone 7 Plus, Samsung Desktop PC   Questions about the new notifications update.   I just saw a post in a social media platform (and a s...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Sucks

Shuffle will repeat a song 3 times during at 30 minute drive from my playlist of 1,000+ songs. Why would this ever be the case? I should be able to listen for 63h1m with no repeats! This is incredibly frustrating. I just made a 20 hour drive across t...

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  • Shuffle will repeat a song 3 times during at 30 minute drive from my playlist of 1,000+ songs. Why would this ever be the case? I should be able to listen for 63h1m with no repeats!   This is ...
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Superuser Contribution Device keeps disappearing from the list of available devices

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 16 This must be a known issue as it's been happening for years - devices keep disappearing from the list of available devices on the same wifi and the only way to fix it is to restart Spotify on the devic...

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  • Plan Premium Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 16   This must be a known issue as it's been happening for years - devices keep disappearing from the list of available devices on the s...
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Superuser Contribution Can’t log in

Every time I try log in with the app it replies with something went wrong. I’ve tried reinstalling the app changing the password restarting my phone with no success. I can log in through browser but not in app.

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  • Every time I try log in with the app it replies with something went wrong. I’ve tried reinstalling the app changing the password restarting my phone with no success. I can log in through browser but ...
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Superuser Contribution Cambio de Android a Iphone

Hola ¿como estan?Tengo un celular Android pero la otra semana voy a cambiarlo a IPhone ¿El plan de datos es el mismo en el otro celular o que tengo que hacer?

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  • Hola ¿como estan? Tengo un celular Android pero la otra semana voy a cambiarlo a IPhone ¿El plan de datos es el mismo en el otro celular o que tengo que hacer?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Turn off recommended songs?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhoneOperating System(iOS My Question or IssueI am new to Spotify premium, I have spent days researching how to stop recommended songs from playing while I listen to my created playlists and can’t make it stop. It will pla...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone Operating System (iOS  My Question or Issue I am new to Spotify premium, I have spent days researching how to stop recommended songs from ...
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