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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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Removing Recently Played Podcast - iPhone 5

I have Spotify Free on my iPhone 5 as well as my MacBook Pro. Recently I was searching through the podcast area for anything of interest. I found two podcasts that seemed interesting at the time but in hindsight I don't want to listen to them. I see ...

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  • I have Spotify Free on my iPhone 5 as well as my MacBook Pro.    Recently I was searching through the podcast area for anything of interest.  I found two podcasts that seemed interes...
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Can't Control Spotify App when Connected to Car - Might have to cancel and find a new service?

Hey all, Love Spotify, but I have an issue in my car that's rendering it almost unusable. I have a Kenmore KDC-X302 stereo and when Spotify connects over Bluetooth, it goes to a screen showing nothing but a large Spotify logo with a black background ...

  • Newbie
  • Hey all,   Love Spotify, but I have an issue in my car that's rendering it almost unusable. I have a Kenmore KDC-X302 stereo and when Spotify connects over Bluetooth, it goes to a screen showi...
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Syncing a song from computer to iPad - song won't download

Hello! We decided to spotify DJ our wedding and have created a bunch of playlists to use throughout the day. It's all worked well except for one thing. One song - our processional song - was cropped to fit the length we needed. I was able to save the...

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  • Hello! We decided to spotify DJ our wedding and have created a bunch of playlists to use throughout the day. It's all worked well except for one thing. One song - our processional song - was cropped ...
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Ability to View All Playlist Followers

Mi problema esque quiero pasar todas mis canciones de mis playlists hacia la funcion de canciones, de una manera rapida e instantanea. Gracias!

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  • Mi problema esque quiero pasar todas mis canciones de mis playlists hacia la funcion de canciones, de una manera rapida e instantanea. Gracias!
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New Update

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if there’s is any way to get to the artist’s that you have saved songs from and shuffle your saved songs by a specific artist like you used to be able to do? I hate this update, it was a lot clearer and simpler bef...

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  • Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if there’s is any way to get to the artist’s that you have saved songs from and shuffle your saved songs by a specific artist like you used to be able to do? I hat...
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Descargar álbum de artista y dejar de seguilo inmediatamente

Hola buenos días, mi problema es que cuando descargo al celular el álbum de algún artista, al entrar en la sección ‘Artistas’ de Spotify veo que me dice ‘siguiendo’ y la cantidad de canciones del álbum, y cuando entro me dirige a ese álbum y no a la ...

  • Newbie
  • Hola buenos días, mi problema es que cuando descargo al celular el álbum de algún artista, al entrar en la sección ‘Artistas’ de Spotify veo que me dice ‘siguiendo’ y la cantidad de canciones del álb...
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How can I view songs that are downloaded but not in a playlist?

Last week I loved the Discover Weekly, but I neglected to save it. I did however download that playlist. Now, if I can remember a song from that playlist, and search for it, the "downloaded" icon appears next to it. If I could find a way to list all ...

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  • Last week I loved the Discover Weekly, but I neglected to save it.  I did however download that playlist.  Now, if I can remember a song from that playlist, and search for it, the "download...
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Bug ou hack!?

O meu Spotify não dá uma música completa e cada vez que entro na aplicação começa a reproduzir música que eu nunca escolhi. O

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  • O meu Spotify não dá uma música completa e cada vez que entro na aplicação começa a reproduzir música que eu nunca escolhi. O
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Solved!! Can't sync Local files to iPhone - "waiting to download"

Hi! I've been having this issue for about a month now and it's so frustrating. I have a premium account and iPhone 5c. Over 1 gb of free space. I've tried everything that has been posted before, editing the files name, uninstalling the app in both, m...

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  • Hi! I've been having this issue for about a month now and it's so frustrating.  I have a premium account and iPhone 5c. Over 1 gb of free space. I've tried everything that has been posted befor...
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Local files not downloading onto iPhone.

I have ~30 local files on my laptop however they do not show up on my iPhone 5. When I look at the playlists in the menu on my phone it says there are 30 songs, however when I press on the playlist to go to it, none show up at all. I have premium and...

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  • I have ~30 local files on my laptop however they do not show up on my iPhone 5. When I look at the playlists in the menu on my phone it says there are 30 songs, however when I press on the playlist t...
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Bluetooth connected, song "plays" but no audio playing through car

I have an iPhone 6s (11.3.1), and when I start my car (Mazda CX-9) the bluetooth connects as it should, and phone call audio works as it should, but sometimes, just sometimes, Spotify audio will not come through the car's sound system. Spotify shows ...

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  • I have an iPhone 6s (11.3.1), and when I start my car (Mazda CX-9) the bluetooth connects as it should, and phone call audio works as it should, but sometimes, just sometimes, Spotify audio will not ...
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PLaylist disapear

Today I went to go on one of my playlists and they are all gone! I am a premium Spotify member and I have tried to log off and back on and check my Facebook and nothing is working. Please help!

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  • Today I went to go on one of my playlists and they are all gone! I am a premium Spotify member and I have tried to log off and back on and check my Facebook and nothing is working. Please help!
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new update

Recently I heard there was a new update that changed a lot for the app. I went to the app store to manually update it, but it wasn't the right update. Nothing about the app changed. I tried re downloading it but I just got the same version i had befo...

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  • Recently I heard there was a new update that changed a lot for the app. I went to the app store to manually update it, but it wasn't the right update. Nothing about the app changed. I tried re downlo...
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Adding things to my playlist without consent

Why is Spotify doing this, is it a deliberate thing to make people use premium? By force adding songs and then just adding more songs in the queue when you remove a song that they added? ugh, I like to have artist specific stuff and not have to waste...

  • Casual Listener
  • Why is Spotify doing this, is it a deliberate thing to make people use premium? By force adding songs and then just adding more songs in the queue when you remove a song that they added?   ugh...
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HOW DO I DOWNLOAD A PLAYLIST SO I CAN LISTEN TO IT OFFLINE?

I have spotify premium and my playlist doesn't download no matter what i do. When i turn on the download button it just says downloading for a few seconds and then it says waiting to download and it stays like that. i have enough storage space and i ...

  • Visitor
  • I have spotify premium and my playlist doesn't download no matter what i do. When i turn on the download button it just says downloading for a few seconds and then it says waiting to download and it ...
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followers only see a small piece of my public playlists

I'm a fairly new premium user and have made 40 or so of my playlists public. My friends who have tried to listen to them can only listen to a fraction -- say 7 or 8 out of 20 -- songs from these lists. The playlists were originally transferred in fro...

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  • I'm a fairly new premium user and have made 40 or so of my playlists public.  My friends who have tried to listen to them can only listen to a fraction -- say 7 or 8 out of 20 -- songs from thes...
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New update and Rap Caviar/Rock This

Previously, Rap Caviar and Rock This were two special playlists, in that they were “play on demand”, had videos in their playlist, and are the top thing as far as current trends happening in their respective genres. with the new update, that’s not th...

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  • Previously, Rap Caviar and Rock This were two special playlists, in that they were “play on demand”, had videos in their playlist, and are the top thing as far as current trends happening in their re...
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Last.fm

Last.fm will not scrobble anything from spotify anymore. idk what to do. When I am playing a song it says on Last.fm that I am listening to it but when I finish, the scrobble disappears. I have tried reconneting my account. I have tried deleting last...

  • Casual Listener
  • Last.fm will not scrobble anything from spotify anymore. idk what to do. When I am playing a song it says on Last.fm that I am listening to it but when I finish, the scrobble disappears. I have tried...
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Solved!! Does Spotify only scrobble to last.fm if I listen to the whole song?

Questions in the title.I dont know if things have changed. But I remember that I have to listen 50 % of the song to appear in the last.fm page. So can you tell me if things have changed or do I have to change something?Thanks in advance.

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  • Questions in the title. I dont know if things have changed. But I remember that I have to listen 50 % of the song to appear in the last.fm page.   So can you tell me if things have changed ...
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Heart icon missing for video loops

The heart and don’t play again buttons are missing when a song in my daily mix has a video loop. The interface changes slightly compared to a regular song. Anyone has any idea where they are hiding?

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  • The heart and don’t play again buttons are missing when a song in my daily mix has a video loop. The interface changes slightly compared to a regular song. Anyone has any idea where they are hiding?
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