Android: Cannot Add Local Files To Queue

[SoughtAnarchy]

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

Google Pixel 4A XL

Operating System

Android 13

My Question or Issue

Hello, I cannot add local files (mp3s) to queue on Android. It works on PC, but not on Android. I can see and play the local files, but I cannot add them to queue. I have tried force stopping and clearing the cache as well as restarting my device

[SoughtAnarchy]

Good news everyone! Our tech teams are working on a fix for this, which will be released in an upcoming version of the app. We'll keep you folks posted here as soon as we have any updates, stay tuned 🤘

[AMAiiZzing1]

Same problem for me. Seems to be an universal problem since I heard that a few people have this problem on Android. For me it started on the 5th February, there was an update and that ruined the app for me. I can play the songs from the storage directly but not through Spotify. Every time I connect to my WIFI and my PC is turned on the same songs are synced every single time even tho I already have them synced. It is so annoying...

[SoughtAnarchy]

I have only been using my PC lately, but I was playing music when hanging out with friends, so I only noticed this on the app on Monday. It's weird because I can play the songs through the Spotify app, but I can't add it to the queue. It must be because of the same update. Hopefully they patch it soon because I like to mess with my queue and DJ for myself when I'm listening on the go

[floobadoo_cat]

Since a few days ago, I have noticed that tapping the three dots next to a local file in the android version of Spotify now only brings up the option to add to a playlist or liked songs, now omitting the add to queue option. I would hope this is just an error and not an intentional removal of a feature, but assuming that this is a technical error, I hope to have it resolved as soon as possible as I see no reason why this feature should be removed. It is quite useful when I want to listen to a particular song, especially if it is not synced properly (appears grayed out despite being on my device) without having to switch to a different app just for the one song.

[OscarDC]

Hey folks,

Thank you for reaching out to the Community and welcome.

@AMAiiZzing1 you should be able to play your Local files within the app with no issues. So in this case, we'd recommend performing a clean reinstall of the app by following the steps in this article. This process will replace damaged files from previous versions and ensure you're running the latest version of the app.

On another note, to continue investigating the missing feature to add tracks to the queue, include in your next response the Spotify version you're both currently running on your devices, along with its make, model and OS version in case you haven't sent it before.

We'll be on the lookout.

[VintageMisery]

Yeah, I've just noticed this as well, even though the function was working just a couple of days ago. Really frustrating because all my local files that I've  painstakingly archived on Spotify so I can still listen to them and now they're practically decoration since I can't actually play them while I'm listening to a playlist. 

[VintageMisery]

I spoke to the SpotifyCares account on Twitter about it and the response I got was "Got it. It sounds like you're seeing one of a few changes we've made recently. We always test improvements so you might see something your friends don't." 

So it sounds like they're seeing it's a feature not a bug. But it's possibly the worst one they've implemented so far.

It took me years to eventually migrate to using Spotify because I had a massive collection of obscure/niche content on my iTunes that I listened to constantly but that Spotify simply doesn't have (including songs/b-sides I bought which just aren't included as releases on Spotify for whatever reason).  So if I couldn't easily listen to those anymore - i.e. when I fancy it - then I would genuinely consider using another service (including going back to my old iPod and iTunes if I had to).

[floobadoo_cat]

Well that pretty solidifies that I am gonna move away from spotify in the
future, on top of the audio interruptions that I have noticed towards the
end of songs on both my PC and phone when the next song loads, and the
price bumping up. Time to download all of my collection I can find.

[Princesslego995]

Plan

Premium

Country

United States

Device

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

Operating System

Android 13

My Question or Issue

So I have lots of local files in lots of playlists, however, since the last update, I've been unable to add them to the listening queue. The only options available are to add or remove it from a playlist. I'm not sure if this was intentional, but I really hope it isn't. And no, clearing the cache didn't help.

[SoughtAnarchy]

Hello, @OscarDC 

I checked my app and it was running Spotify version 8.9.14.543. I decided to do a clean install, so I forced stopped, cleared the cache and storage, and reinstalled. It updated to Spotify version 8.9.16.593. I'm still having the same issue with the local files. I can still play them via Spotify, but cannot add them to queue. I will relist my device and OS version below. I apologize for the late response. Thank you for your time.

Plan: Premium

Country: USA

Device: Google Pixel 4A XL

Operating System: Android 13

[Yordan]

Good news everyone! Our tech teams are working on a fix for this, which will be released in an upcoming version of the app. We'll keep you folks posted here as soon as we have any updates, stay tuned 🤘

[SoughtAnarchy]

Hello, @Yordan 

Thanks for the update! I just checked and as of Spotify version 8.9.18.512 I'm still having this issue. Will check back periodically to see if y'all have any updates on this. Thanks again! 

[I_Poindexter_I]

Work around I've been using is just swipe to the right directly on the song from your playlist. It's a shortcut to add it to the que and it still works.

[Joan · Accepted solution]

Hi there folks,

Thanks for the replies. The fix for this has already been deployed and the issue seems to be resolved for many users. If any of you still have this, please let us know and tell us what app version you're using. 

Keep us posted.