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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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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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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Developer] AI DJ Causes Volume Dips in Airplay

When I use AI DJ and Airplay it to my Apple TV, the volume dips randomly for a bit and then comes back during song playback.Steps to reproduce:Have 2x HomePod Gen 1 paired to an Apple TV as a sound barUse an iPhone 12 running iOS 16.3.1 and Spotify 8...

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  • When I use AI DJ and Airplay it to my Apple TV, the volume dips randomly for a bit and then comes back during song playback. Steps to reproduce: Have 2x HomePod Gen 1 paired to an Apple TV as a ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sort shared playlist

DeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 16.4 My Question or IssueI can‘t sort my playlist. Is that because I shared it with someone?I mean, someone else can add songs. I added a contributor. I hope, that‘s the correct translation for this.

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  • Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 16.4   My Question or Issue I can‘t sort my playlist. Is that because I shared it with someone? I mean, someone else can add songs. I added a contrib...
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Solved!! Option to rename playlist not available on iOS

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceiPhone 6s Plus Operating SystemiOS 12.3 My Question or IssueI no longer have the option to rename my playlists on my iPhone or my iPod. I used to have this option but now I do not. Any help with this issue would be apprec...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country USA   Device iPhone 6s Plus   Operating System iOS 12.3   My Question or Issue I no longer have the option to rename my playlists on my...
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Superuser Contribution Playing random songs when I open spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueEverytime I open the Spotify app, a song I have never heard before will be playing. It is usually and almost always a song by Reggie Mills. This issue has been affecting m...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue Everytime I open the Spotify app, a song I have never heard before will be playing. It is usual...
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Superuser Contribution my local files aernt working on ios

ive followed all the instructions on how to get my local files to work on my phone, yet i cant seem to get it working. I've got my files on my phone and on my laptop, and i can play them on my laptop. But on my phone, the exact same files downloaded ...

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  • ive followed all the instructions on how to get my local files to work on my phone, yet i cant seem to get it working. I've got my files on my phone and on my laptop, and i can play them on my laptop...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can’t sort songs by date added anymore?

Plan/PremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone SE 2022)Operating System(iOS 16.3.1 My Question or IssueThe songs in my playlists on my phone used to be sorted by date added, with the newest ones first. But now it’s the reverse. I don’t like it bc I want to hear...

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  • Plan /Premium Country USA Device (iPhone SE 2022) Operating System (iOS 16.3.1   My Question or Issue The songs in my playlists on my phone used to be sorted by date added, with the ne...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is it possible to handle multi account on iOS Spotify App??

Hello. May I know that is it possable to handle multi account (more then one user) on one iOS spotify App ?? I am Premium Family account user. Pls. give me some advise. Thank you. K.Ming.

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  • Hello.   May I know that is it possable to handle multi account (more then one user) on one iOS spotify App ?? I am Premium Family account user.   Pls. give me some advise.   Tha...
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Superuser Contribution 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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  • 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...
  • Camila73
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My interface is different and horrible experience

My ios app has a different interface than my friends. The app is incredibly hard to navigate and content is way to big causing me to endlessly scroll vertically to find what i need. Apparently I am in a test group and no way to get out. Id like the o...

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  • My ios app has a different interface than my friends. The app is incredibly hard to navigate and content is way to big causing me to endlessly scroll vertically to find what i need. Apparently I am i...
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Control volume by a pre amp

Hi. I’m new here. how can I control the volume by a pre amp ( using home Wi-Fi between iOS Spotify app and a pre amplifier)thanks. Plan/Premium DuoCountry Device(iPhone 13 pro maxOperating System(iOS) My Question or Issue

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  • Hi.  I’m new here.  how can I control the volume by a pre amp ( using home Wi-Fi between iOS Spotify app and a pre amplifier) thanks.  Plan /Premium Duo Country   Device ...
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Superuser Contribution How do you turn off "shuffle" on "radio" playlists?

I don't often create "radio" playlists, and I don't think this was always a problem, but I've noticed when I do they don't play in order, which is a giant pain if you hear a song you liked and want to save it or just see what song it was, you have no...

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  • I don't often create "radio" playlists, and I don't think this was always a problem, but I've noticed when I do they don't play in order, which is a giant pain if you hear a song you liked and want t...
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Superuser Contribution Number of downloaded podcasts with "Downloaded" filter is always +1

When I downloaded e.g. 3 podcast episodes and select "Downloaded" in "Your Library", the count of downloaded episodes is 4.Same for 2->3, 0->1, etc.There is no episode to be deleted, the "Your episodes" folder is actually empty.

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  • When I downloaded e.g. 3 podcast episodes and select "Downloaded" in "Your Library", the count of downloaded episodes is 4. Same for 2->3, 0->1, etc. There is no episode to be deleted, the "...
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Superuser Contribution Removed from Beta Test, can I get back in?

I was part of the Beta Testing program for the past (almost) 7 years and discovered this morning that I have been removed from the program.I believe that this is due to iOS offloading TestFlight from my iPhone and the app therefore not updating to th...

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  • I was part of the Beta Testing program for the past (almost) 7 years and discovered this morning that I have been removed from the program. I believe that this is due to iOS offloading TestFlight ...
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Superuser Contribution Installing Spotify App on Stand-alone Apple Watch

Our family has a premium Spotify plan. Our daughter has a stand-alone (no phone attached) Apple Watch 6 with cell service. We currently cannot download the Spotify app to her watch since the app requires a phone to download. We want her to be able to...

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  • Our family has a premium Spotify plan. Our daughter has a stand-alone (no phone attached) Apple Watch 6 with cell service. We currently cannot download the Spotify app to her watch since the app requ...
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Solved!! Plus button update reverted

I have an iPhone 11 Pro and received the plus button update back in late Feb/early March. Was ecstatic to see this update as it’s a feature I’ve been hoping for for quite a while. Not long after (a week or so) my app reverted back to the heart/like b...

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  • I have an iPhone 11 Pro and received the plus button update back in late Feb/early March. Was ecstatic to see this update as it’s a feature I’ve been hoping for for quite a while. Not long after (a w...
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Solved!! [iOS][Radio] Playlist Based On...

The new iphone app (as of 2/14/23) no longer shows what the "playlist radio is based off on". It still shows "Playlist radio based on" but thats all and no longer says anything after that so no clue what its based on...would be nice to remind us what...

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  • The new iphone app (as of 2/14/23) no longer shows what the "playlist radio is based off on".  It still shows "Playlist radio based on" but thats all and no longer says anything after that so no...
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Superuser Contribution iOS Home Screen Disable Video Content Revert to Old Format

I don't know when this change occurred, but the iOS Spotify Home Screen used to be a nice and tidy display of Recently played, Made for You, Popular and all that has been replaced by these GIANT looping videos one pane at a time. I'd really like to b...

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  • I don't know when this change occurred, but the iOS Spotify Home Screen used to be a nice and tidy display of Recently played, Made for You, Popular and all that has been replaced by these GIANT loop...
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Superuser Contribution Problema con Bluetooth del stereo del auto

PlanPremiumCountryargentinaDispositivoiPhone XS MaxOperating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueHola, hace unos dias no puedo reproducir el audio de spotify en el stereo del auto via bluetooth, si me permite reproducir el audio de llamadas pero el de l...

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  •   Plan Premium Country argentina Dispositivo iPhone XS Max Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue Hola, hace unos dias no puedo reproducir el audio de spotify en el stere...
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The wrong song is playing

Tried playing “Up to no Good” by the Hoosiers and something entirely different is playing, I’m not sure what’s going on

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  • Tried playing “Up to no Good” by the Hoosiers and something entirely different is playing, I’m not sure what’s going on
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i accidental delete a song of my playlist and now the date it was added is

i accidentally deleted a song of my playlist and now the date it was added is gone, how do i undo so i can get it back with the original date it was added

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  • i accidentally deleted a song of my playlist and now the date it was added is gone, how do i undo so i can get it back with the original date it was added
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