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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 Local Files Sync

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 13 Pro, PCOperating SystemiOS 15.3.1, Windows 10 My Local files are refusing to sync. I've tried almost every possible method and nothing has worked. Problems started when I got my iPhone 13 but with my iPhone XR whil...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 13 Pro, PC Operating System iOS 15.3.1, Windows 10   My Local files are refusing to sync. I've tried almost every possible method and nothi...
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Waiting to Download Offline Tracks

HELP!So for some reason my local files no longer sinc to my ipod. They have done so in the past albeit it did not always happen instantly I would just restart spotify on both devices a few times and eventually it would kick in. But now none of my loc...

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  • ...ave checked both my PC's installed firewall and my personally installed firewall and they both have spotify.exe as having clearance in both public and private zones to download and still nothing.&n...
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Local file will not play on iPhone 6+/iOS 8.0.2

I got my new iPhone 6+ today. Restored backup from my iPhone 5. I had to save all my offline playlists again, course. But now Spotify wont play any of my local files. :'( Does anyone know what he problem is? Or know anything about this? Tips and tric...

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  • I got my new iPhone 6+ today. Restored backup from my iPhone 5.   I had to save all my offline playlists again, course. But now Spotify wont play any of my local files. :'(  ...
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Local files play different version on iPhone?

I own a some live shows (local files) that when synced with my iPhone, play a different version (album version) on my iPhone. In other words, I can play the exact same song title (which shows the date of the live show) on both the desktop and iPhone....

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  • I own a some live shows (local files) that when synced with my iPhone, play a different version (album version) on my iPhone. In other words, I can play the exact same song title (which shows th...
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Songs from My Library That Do Not Match

Through a series of events stemming from today's iOS 8 update which I won't go into, I was shocked to find that some of my playlists had not been complete in all the time I've had Spotify on my iPhone. Namely, the songs in a playlist that were from m...

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  • Through a series of events stemming from today's iOS 8 update which I won't go into, I was shocked to find that some of my playlists had not been complete in all the time I've had Spotify on my iPhon...
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iPhone app crashes when local files synced from computer are played

iPhone Desription: iPhone 4S iOS 8.0 (12A4345d) Spotify App Version: 1.5.0.2728 Problem: About a month or two ago, I synced a few albums not in Spotify's collection to my Spotify on my computer. I also synced them to my phone through Spotify, in play...

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  • iPhone Desription: iPhone 4S iOS 8.0 (12A4345d) Spotify App Version: 1.5.0.2728 Problem: About a month or two ago, I synced a few albums not in Spotify's collection to my Spotify on my co...
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Local files syncing on iOS

I am having difficulty syncing my local files. I added about 50 tracks to the "local files" folder on my Mac on spotify (latest version of spotify, Mac OS 10.7) and I want to have these files on my iPhone 5s as well (running iOS 7 with about 4 gigs o...

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  • I am having difficulty syncing my local files. I added about 50 tracks to the "local files" folder on my Mac on spotify (latest version of spotify, Mac OS 10.7) and I want to have these files on my i...
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Local Files Sync issue for iPhone 5

Hello all, In the desktop client, I put an album of about 12 songs. All mp3 format into the local files section. I then brought up the iphone and it shows in the desktop client as a synced device. I selected manual and picked the local and starred pl...

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  • Hello all,    In the desktop client, I put an album of about 12 songs. All mp3 format into the local files section. I then brought up the iphone and it shows in the desktop client as a ...
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