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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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  • sapmi
  • Music Fan
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Auto download toggle not showing

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 17.4.1 My Question or Issue The Toggle for Auto Downloading a show isnt showing properly when the shows name is too long. Therefore it isnt possible to activate Auto-Downloads for these show...

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  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 17.4.1   My Question or Issue   The Toggle for Auto Downloading a show isnt showing properly when the shows nam...
  • MateusM
  • Spotify Star
  • 482 Views
  • 6 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to play downloaded podcasts in shuffle mode?

Plan: PremiumCountrySpainDeviceiPhone 12 miniOperating SystemiOS 15 My Question or IssueHi, All I can't find the shuffle option when I download items from a podcast. I can only play the newest or the oldest. I usually listen to everything, music, pod...

  • Newbie
  • Plan:  Premium Country Spain Device iPhone 12 mini Operating System iOS 15   My Question or Issue Hi, All   I can't find the shuffle option when I download items from a podcast...
  • lshalev
  • Casual Listener
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  • iOS
    podcast
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app reverts video podcast when losing focus.

Operating System(iOS 15.3.1, Spotify app 8.7.20.1724) My Question or IssueWatching\listening to any video podcast then when you switch to another app and then back again Spotify app will revert the timeline spot back to when you started watching\list...

  • Casual Listener
  • Operating System (iOS 15.3.1, Spotify app 8.7.20.1724)   My Question or Issue Watching\listening to any video podcast then when you switch to another app and then back again Spotify app w...
  • Sully6
  • Visitor
  • 3284 Views
  • 39 replies
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  • podcast
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Superuser Contribution Podcast not playing on Apple TV

Hello team,For quite some time now, it’s been very difficult to listen to podcast on Apple TV. Have you aware of the issue? I am running TV OS 15.6 and Spotify 2.197.I first though the issue appeared when playing using Spotify Connect to my Apple TV,...

  • Composer
  • Hello team, For quite some time now, it’s been very difficult to listen to podcast on Apple TV. Have you aware of the issue?   I am running TV OS 15.6  and Spotify 2.197. I first t...
  • AlejaR
  • Moderator
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    podcast
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Superuser Contribution Getting Spotify/Parcast into my podcast player

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceiPad Pro 12.9 (2nd generation)Operating SystemiPadOS 14.7.1 My Question or IssueI would like to subscribe to a number of podcasts that have recently moved host to Parcast. But I do not want to listen to them using th...

  • Regular
  • Plan Premium Country Australia   Device iPad Pro 12.9 (2nd generation) Operating System iPadOS 14.7.1   My Question or Issue I would like to subscribe to a number of podcasts t...
  • sasilk
  • Regular
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  • podcast
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Superuser Contribution [IOS] iPhone: podcast not ordered by new release after new update

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 14spotify version 8.6.22.1228 My Question or IssueHello, after the latest update my podcasts can no longer be ordered by newest release. Or I can’t find the way to make it order this way.This...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 14 spotify version 8.6.22.1228   My Question or Issue Hello, after the latest update my podcasts can n...
  • luka9
  • Casual Listener
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  • 4 replies
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  • iOS 14
    iphone
    order
    podcast
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Superuser Contribution Turn off podcast pop up ads

How do I turn off ads for podcasts. Ads like these pop up at least four or five times a day and are very annoying. Not sure how Spotify justifies these as part of a premium subscription. PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 11)Operating SystemiOS 14

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  • How do I turn off ads for podcasts. Ads like these pop up at least four or five times a day and are very annoying. Not sure how Spotify justifies these as part of a premium subscription.&n...
  • Eni
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  • Mobile
    podcast
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Superuser Contribution Podcast will only play the latest episode on IPhone XR

Hi, I have Spotify Premium on Iphone XR.I am trying to listed to shagged, married, annoyed and haven't listened for a while so wanted to carry on listening episode 45.It doesn't matter which episode I select, it plays the one from Jan 2021, even thou...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I have Spotify Premium on Iphone XR. I am trying to listed to shagged, married, annoyed and haven't listened for a while so wanted to carry on listening episode 45. It doesn't matter w...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
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  • episodes
    iOS
    podcast
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iPhone started playing podcasts too fast

Help! I have a premium account, and the podcasts just started playing 2x speed this morning. I can't seem to fix it. It only happens on my iPhone X, not on the desktop Spotify. I'm in the USA.iPhone XsiOS 13.7

  • Visitor
  • Help!  I have a premium account, and the podcasts just started playing 2x speed this morning.  I can't seem to fix it.  It only happens on my iPhone X, not on the desktop Spotify. &n...
  • Billy-J
  • Spotify Star
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    podcast
    Speed issue
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Superuser Contribution Specific podcast disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11 proOperating SystemiOS 13.4.1 A specific podcast(Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk) I listen to has totally disappeared from my app, both on iPhone, and iPad. I had episodes downloaded on my phone ready to...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 pro Operating System iOS 13.4.1   A specific podcast(Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk) I listen to has totally disappeared from my a...
  • Mario
  • Spotify Legend
  • 1348 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • podcast
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Spotify's owned podcasts are not playing properly

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceiPhone X and iPad air (3rd generation)Operating SystemiOS 13.5 and iPad 13.5 My Question or IssueSome of the Spotify's owned podcasts such as "XRey" or "Entiende tu mente" are not playing properly. The issue is when I cli...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device iPhone X and iPad air (3rd generation) Operating System iOS 13.5 and iPad 13.5   My Question or Issue Some of the Spotify's owned podcasts such as "X...
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  • podcast
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Episodes are gone

Hello, I have a podcast about nursing. I could see all my episodes but most of them are gone right now.I am wondering if there is any option to have them back and post them all again.Thank you,TessPlanPremiumCountry DeviceIphoneOperating System(iOS 1...

  • Visitor
  • Hello,   I have a podcast about nursing. I could see all my episodes but most of them are gone right now. I am wondering if there is any option to have them back and post them all again. T...
  • Mario
  • Spotify Legend
  • 621 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • podcast
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Podcast sorting

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 13.3I have something that is buggning me.When I open one of my podcasts that I follow, I want it to go up to the top straight away so I can select the newest episode and not go by some old cac...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 13.3 I have something that is buggning me. When I open one of my podcasts that I follow, I want it to go up to the top s...
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  • Cache
    memory
    newest
    podcast
    sorting
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Podcasts don’t download

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 6s)Operating System(iOS - most up to date) My Question or Issue: when i select the download button on any podcast I just get a spinning circle and it down at download. I have download over cellular, I have reinstalle...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (iOS - most up to date)   My Question or Issue:   when i select the download button on any podcast I just g...
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  • podcast
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Podcast episodes erroring at 54 minutes and won’t continue.

PlanPremiumCountryUsaDevice(iPhone 8 PlusOperating System(iOS, one update behind current My Question or IssuePodcast episodes seem corrupt or stop playing and reset to starting position after 54 minutes. Only on mobile version. Any episode. This happ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Usa Device (iPhone 8 Plus Operating System (iOS, one update behind current    My Question or Issue Podcast episodes seem corrupt or stop playing and reset t...
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Can’t play podcasts offline

I can download podcasts and see they are downloaded with the green arrow symbol. Last week I was able to play a podcast offline but now this week when I am in an area that does not have wifi, I cannot play them. It just says that they are unavailable...

  • Newbie
  •   I can download podcasts and see they are downloaded with the green arrow symbol. Last week I was able to play a podcast offline but now this week when I am in an area that does not have w...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Podcast Playlists?

Is there a way to make a playlist of podcasts? I think the Queue doesn't work across devices... So how does one build a list of podcasts to listen to? Also, I'm not sure how to see more details of a Podcast episode on Desktop (Mac)...? Thanks for you...

  • Regular
  • Is there a way to make a playlist of podcasts?   I think the Queue doesn't work across devices...  So how does one build a list of podcasts to listen to?   Also, I'm not sure how t...
  • marksymoo
  • Casual Listener
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  • 6 replies
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  • podcast
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Podcasts don't work on iPad? How can this be?

I would like to liste to podcasts on my (new) iPad and error message says they can't be played on the device. Software is latest for iPad and Spotify? What is going on? Why doesn't Spotify acknowlege this? Where is the fix? I've seen other threads wh...

  • Newbie
  • I would like to liste to podcasts on my (new) iPad and error message says they can't be played on the device. Software is latest for iPad and Spotify? What is going on? Why doesn't Spotify a...
  • IAreSkissors
  • Casual Listener
  • 2924 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 7 likes
  • podcast
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Podcasts on Carplay

Is it possible to see and play podcasts via carplay? I can´t find it.And if no, when will this be integrated?

  • Regular
  • Is it possible to see and play podcasts via carplay? I can´t find it. And if no, when will this be integrated?
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[MOVED] "99% Invisible" by Roman Mars won't load

Think I posted in wrong cat, moved to: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/iOS-Podcast-quot-99-Invisible-quot-by-Roman-Mars-won-t-load/idi-p/1457736Searched for "99% in.." and found my favorite podcast.Site: http://99percentinvisible.org/...

  • Regular
  • Think I posted in wrong cat, moved to: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/iOS-Podcast-quot-99-Invisible-quot-by-Roman-Mars-won-t-load/idi-p/1457736 Searched for "99% in.." and f...
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  • iOS
    podcast
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