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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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Offline Playlists won't load

iPhone 6 - anyone know why my offline playlists won't load past about 50 songs at a time - takes minutes to load next songs as I scroll the list and is making the app unusable. Anyone got any ideas before I unsubscribe?

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  • iPhone 6 - anyone know why my offline playlists won't load past about 50 songs at a time - takes minutes to load next songs as I scroll the list and is making the app unusable. Anyone got any ideas b...
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Superuser Contribution Music not downloading

I use spotify premium on my iphone. After the recent software download my music was cutting out and scratchy in my car. So I uninstalled the Spotify app and reinstalled. Now my music is offline and will not download. Help!!! What can I do to get my m...

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  • I use spotify premium on my iphone.  After the recent software download my music was cutting out and scratchy in my car.  So I uninstalled the Spotify app and reinstalled.  Now my...
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Latest update 7.8.0 draining battery on iPhone 6 running iOS 10.2.1

I updated to Spotify version 7.8.0 yesterday and now it is massively draining my battery life while running in the background with the screen off. I use Spotify every day and can normally only need to charge it if i've been running other apps as well...

  • Casual Listener
  • I updated to Spotify version 7.8.0 yesterday and now it is massively draining my battery life while running in the background with the screen off.  I use Spotify every day and can normally only ...
  • kocheck
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Solved!! Cannot go online via 4g on iphone 5s

I am able to connect via wifi but when I use 4g it says I am offline and can't connect. I have gone through the troubleshooting and none of it has worked, I have also deleted and reinstalled the app. It is starting to be a pain as on the road a lot a...

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  • I am able to connect via wifi but when I use 4g it says I am offline and can't connect. I have gone through the troubleshooting and none of it has worked, I have also deleted and reinstalled the app....
  • martheaa_aa
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Automatic switch song

Brief description of the issue: During playlist playback the song will switch to random Thai songs that i have never listened to. It is very hard to reproduce as the song change is random.Steps to reproduce the issue:I listen to ANY playlist in my li...

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  • Brief description of the issue:  During playlist playback the song will switch to random Thai songs that i have never listened to.  It is very hard to reproduce as the song change is random...
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Fallo de plan familiar

Estaba en un plan familiar, y un día abrí mi spoty y me aparece que no soy premium, y todos los demas del plan familiar si tienen premium

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  • Estaba en un plan familiar, y un día abrí mi spoty y me aparece que no soy premium, y todos los demas del plan familiar si tienen premium
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Solved!! Acount premium

Please, I've already paid twice, and the deadline to activate my premium has already expired (5 days). what do I do? Besides everything I need my money back.

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  • Please, I've already paid twice, and the deadline to activate my premium has already expired (5 days). what do I do? Besides everything I need my money back.
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Premium Spotify User in Thailand

Hi, I'm a premium Spotify user before moving to Thailand. But am unable to download it on my new iPhone. Can anyone help me please?

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  • Hi, I'm a premium Spotify user before moving to Thailand. But am unable to download it on my new iPhone. Can anyone help me please?
  • MattSuda
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spotify lässt sich nicht aus App Store herunterladen

Hallo zusammen,ich habe lange auf dem iPad spotify genutzt. Jetzt ist das App-Symbol weg und ich kann es aus dem AppStore nicht neu herunterladen. Kann mir jemand helfen?viele Grüße

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  • Hallo zusammen, ich habe lange auf dem iPad spotify genutzt. Jetzt ist das App-Symbol weg und ich kann es aus dem AppStore nicht neu herunterladen. Kann mir jemand helfen? viele Grüße 
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New update flaw?

Is anyone else having an issue with the latest update? For some reason since I updated, randomly it will play a song, start the next song and after 1-2 seconds skip it and go to the next song. Sound familiar? Any solutions?

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  • Is anyone else having an issue with the latest update? For some reason since I updated, randomly it will play a song, start the next song and after 1-2 seconds skip it and go to the next song. Sound ...
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Installing Previous iPad Version. Jailbreak Needed?

I'm going to concede that the iPad group makes up the smallest chunk of the user base and that maintaining that app took more time than someone decided it was worth. That said, having worked for software companies, I don't see the old version coming ...

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  • I'm going to concede that the iPad group makes up the smallest chunk of the user base and that maintaining that app took more time than someone decided it was worth. That said, having worked for soft...
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Not enough space in "Discover" section on iPad - scrolling glitches

The "Discover" section is really difficult to use on iPad. Please see attached video. The "viewable space" is very tiny and does not let you see enough things at one time. This leads to lots of scrolling and due to the way the "panels" are, its easy ...

  • Roadie
  • The "Discover" section is really difficult to use on iPad. Please see attached video. The "viewable space" is very tiny and does not let you see enough things at one time. This leads to lots of ...
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Volume is going up and down when using iphone - uncontrollable, from zero to max... HORROR!

The volume is going up and down on itself - until maximum, which is an absolute desaster, I do not dare to turn on music anymore!I use an Iphone, newest.I bought Sonos two years ago, that was great. Since than I have the impression with every update ...

  • Casual Listener
  • The volume is going up and down on itself - until maximum, which is an absolute desaster, I do not dare to turn on music anymore! I use an Iphone, newest. I bought Sonos two years ago, that was gre...
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Can't access home or browse on iOS app

For the last couple of hours I've had trouble accessing the home, browse and search section of the Spotify app. It keeps coming up with 'an error occurred' , I'm only able to access songs in my libraryIve reset my phone, re installed Spotify, logged ...

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  • For the last couple of hours I've had trouble accessing the home, browse and search section of the Spotify app. It keeps coming up with 'an error occurred' , I'm only able to access songs in my libra...
  • Hubo
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Playlists won't sync between devices

Hi, This is a really recent problem. I use Spotify on my laptop and on my phone and I usually edit playlist on my laptop. And I added some new songs to one of them, but the new songs are not showing up on my phone. Everything was fine until one day i...

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  • Hi,   This is a really recent problem. I use Spotify on my laptop and on my phone and I usually edit playlist on my laptop. And I added some new songs to one of them, but the new songs are not...
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Ik kan niet inloggen als familielid

Hoi, Ik heb vandaag een family abbo afgesloten en twee mensen toegevoegd. In de mail kan ik niet verder. Ik heb een code gekregen en druk dan op uitnodiging accepteren. Dan kom ik niet verder, want ik kom op een inlogpagina waar ik niet weet wat te d...

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  • Hoi,   Ik heb vandaag een family abbo afgesloten en twee mensen toegevoegd. In de mail kan ik niet verder. Ik heb een code gekregen en druk dan op uitnodiging accepteren. Dan kom ik niet verde...
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Solved!! Playlist Autoplay

My playlists automatically replay at the end, to my annoyance and against my wishes. This has arisen during the last week, after an update by Spotify. I have 'autoplay' switched off but to no avail. I have switched off iPad then on again, to no avail...

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  • My playlists automatically replay at the end, to my annoyance and against my wishes. This has arisen during the last week, after an update by Spotify. I have 'autoplay' switched off but to no avail. ...
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Solved!! LOGIN FAILED: You've already created an account with this email address

Brief description of the issue:I have a new iPad, which I restored from the cloud, and have attempted to open Spotify and get the LOGIN FAILED as in my subject. Steps to reproduce the issue:First I did this:Opened APP and was asked to sign inThen I d...

  • Casual Listener
  • Brief description of the issue: I have a new iPad, which I restored from the cloud, and have attempted to open Spotify and get the LOGIN FAILED as in my subject.  Steps to reproduce the issu...
  • mb54
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Solved!! Can Spotify for iOS access local Apple Music files?

I've searched lots and haven't found a clear answer for this. I've read through https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/playlists/listen-to-local-files/ which explains how to transfer music files from a desktop machine to the Spotify iOS app, bu...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've searched lots and haven't found a clear answer for this. I've read through   https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/playlists/listen-to-local-files/   which explains how to t...
  • MattSuda
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Where did my playlists go?!

Help! I just got a new iphone 6 at the Apple Store. We saved everything in my iCloud, migrated it all over to my new iPhone, and now everything looks exactly the same on my phone, except i no longer have any of my playlists on Spotify! When i newly l...

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  • Help! I just got a new iphone 6 at the Apple Store. We saved everything in my iCloud, migrated it all over to my new iPhone, and now everything looks exactly the same on my phone, except i no longer ...
  • MattSuda
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