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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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Superuser Contribution ¿Por qué no puedo avanzar o retroceder en el tiempo de una canción?

Cuando quiero adelantar un poco para llegar a determinada parte de una canción, no se me permite realizar dicha acción, ya que no aparece el círculo de la barra del tiempo de la canción.

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  • Cuando quiero adelantar un poco para llegar a determinada parte de una canción, no se me permite realizar dicha acción, ya que no aparece el círculo de la barra del tiempo de la canción.
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Superuser Contribution Swiping Left and Right for Different Genres is Gone

  Just wanted to share something I've noticed recently.It seems like the feature where we could swipe left and right to browse through genres is no longer available in the latest Spotify app update. It was a really useful way to discover different mo...

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  •    Just wanted to share something I've noticed recently. It seems like the feature where we could swipe left and right to browse through genres is no longer available in the latest Spotify app upda...
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Superuser Contribution iOS alarm is Silent when using Spotify Sleep Timer

When I set Do Not Disturb > Sleep Focus with an alarm time of 6am and listen to Spotify before bed and set the Sleep Timer to 1 hour or end of episode, my alarm goes off but it is silent, no audio. I am on iOS 18.1 and Spotify 8.9.92. Others have not...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I set Do Not Disturb > Sleep Focus with an alarm time of 6am and listen to Spotify before bed and set the Sleep Timer to 1 hour or end of episode, my alarm goes off but it is silent, no audio...
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Superuser Contribution Will Spotify Premium allow Spotify to work overseas?

I live in Australia and I have a free Spotify account which works fine. However when I went to Vietnam earlier this year my Spotify would not work. In a few weeks I will be heading off to France for two months and I really need Spotify with me. Does ...

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  • I live in Australia and I have a free Spotify account which works fine. However when I went to Vietnam earlier this year my Spotify would not work. In a few weeks I will be heading off to France for ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When I search a song, it's playing on reapeat instead of playing similar ones

PlanPremiumCountryPlDeviceiPhone 13 pmOperating Systemios 17.4.1My Question or IssueSame issue as here, but the solution did not work for me, any further advices? https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Similar-songs-not-playing-after-searched-song-...

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  • Plan Premium Country Pl Device iPhone 13 pm Operating System ios 17.4.1 My Question or Issue Same issue as here, but the solution did not work for me, any further advices? 🙂  https://...
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Superuser Contribution iPhone 16 Pro and AirPods Pro 2 - Music with hiss static noise

I have a iPhone 16 Pro and AirPods Pro 2. I also have a Spotify Premium account. And when I’m listening music, there is a hissing static background noise, specifically noticeable when hearing classical music loud. I have the latest IOS version and th...

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  • I have a iPhone 16 Pro and AirPods Pro 2. I also have a Spotify Premium account. And when I’m listening music, there is a hissing static background noise, specifically noticeable when hearing classic...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps skipping songs (iphone)

Plan: Premium DuoCountry: USADevice: iPhone SEOperating System: iOS 17.5.1 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps skipping songs mid-way through. If I try to go back to the song, it skips it at the same time as before (making me think this is a software i...

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  • Plan: Premium Duo Country: USA Device: iPhone SE Operating System: iOS 17.5.1   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps skipping songs mid-way through. If I try to go back t...
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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not syncing between PC/web apps and iPhone/iPad apps

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 15 Pro/iPad Pro 3rd genOperating SystemiOS 17.3/Windows 11 My Question or IssueLiked songs are not syncing between the PC/Web apps and the iPhone/iPad apps.Liked songs will sync between the PC and web apps. Lik...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 15 Pro/iPad Pro 3rd gen Operating System iOS 17.3/Windows 11   My Question or Issue Liked songs are not syncing between the PC/Web apps and...
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Superuser Contribution Stuttering music and losing connection to Apple HomePod mini through Airplay

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone Xs MaxOperating SystemiOS 16.2 My Question or Issue When I play music on my Apple HomePod Mini (Brand new, updated to iOS 16.2) through my iPhone, via Airplay, the music stutters a lot and I can't play for more th...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone Xs Max Operating System iOS 16.2   My Question or Issue   When I play music on my Apple HomePod Mini (Brand new, updated to iOS 16....
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do you find older history

How do you find older history of artists or albums you played not showing currently in artists or album section of history

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  • How do you find older history of artists or albums you played not showing currently in artists or album section of history
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Superuser Contribution Playlist for pets not working

I’ve tried using their playlist for pets page over 10 times now, I only get “oops looks like something went wrong..”

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  • I’ve tried using their playlist for pets page over 10 times now, I only get “oops looks like something went wrong..”
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Shazam won’t link to Spotify app

When try to go to Spotify from Shazam, it takes me to the website and doesn’t show the song I searched for. Why doesn’t Shazam link to the Spotify app and how can I make it so it does?

  • Casual Listener
  • When try to go to Spotify from Shazam, it takes me to the website and doesn’t show the song I searched for. Why doesn’t Shazam link to the Spotify app and how can I make it so it does?
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Can’t stream playlist (just only 2 songs), on my apple watch serie 8

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone11Operating SystemMost Recent iOSMy Question or IssueI can’t add my own cover photo, it either says cannot add new image and then prompts me to try again but it never works or it says image too large which ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone11 Operating System Most Recent iOS My Question or Issue I can’t add my own cover photo, it either says cannot add new image and then...
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Re: Smart Shuffle keeps turning itself on

I assume this is my problem, although smart. Shuffle is still greyed out what happens. This just started happening today, I didn’t change anything on my phone since yesterday. here’s a Google doc with a series of screenshots of me selecting a song, h...

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  • I assume this is my problem, although smart. Shuffle is still greyed out what happens.  This just started happening today, I didn’t change anything on my phone since yesterday.  here’s a Go...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Stop playing after 6 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceIphone XSOperating SystemIOS 15 i have a problem I don’t understand why but since three days maybe. My music stop playing after the 6 seconds marks and refuse to play after that. I tried to uninstall the app. I also trie...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Iphone XS Operating System IOS 15   i have a problem I don’t understand why but since three days maybe. My music stop playing after the 6 seconds mark...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [iPad] New Update Won’t Allow Reorder Of Songs In Playlist

Hey, I’m using an iPad Air 2 (IOS 12.2) and the newest update, I think it was either Tuesday 16 April or Wednesday 17 April, seems to have changed they way my playlists work. I like to keep my songs in a custom order where all the songs by a certain ...

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  • Hey, I’m using an iPad Air 2 (IOS 12.2) and the newest update, I think it was either Tuesday 16 April or Wednesday 17 April, seems to have changed they way my playlists work.   I like to keep ...
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Superuser Contribution My Shazam tracks are not syncing with Spotify. Help please?

I have already tried disconnecting, deleting and reinstalling both Shazam and Spotify several times. I switched from android to iPhone a year ago and since then not one song has synced even though the playlist is still being created.

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  • I have already tried disconnecting, deleting and reinstalling both Shazam and Spotify several times. I switched from android to iPhone a year ago and since then not one song has synced even though th...
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Superuser Contribution Albums won’t load

iOS 17.2.1iPhone 14 ProSpotify Version 8.9.14.526premium planusa For a few days now, I can’t get albums to load. I can play music from an Artist’s page’s Popular Songs, but when I try to go into an album, it never fully loads. If I wait long enough, ...

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  • iOS 17.2.1 iPhone 14 Pro Spotify Version 8.9.14.526 premium plan usa   For a few days now, I can’t get albums to load. I can play music from an Artist’s page’s Popular Songs, but when...
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Why I don't have the eat this playlist mode?

I tried everything to get it, including the newest updates, logging out then in, but still hasn't got for months now.

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  • I tried everything to get it, including the newest updates, logging out then in, but still hasn't got for months now.
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