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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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Superuser Contribution automatically make new playlists private

hey is there a way to make new playlists automatically private? i already used the desktop app to make sure the "make new playlists public" setting under social is turned off and still every time i make a playlist its public. its just annoying having...

  • Gig Goer
  • hey is there a way to make new playlists automatically private? i already used the desktop app to make sure the "make new playlists public" setting under social is turned off and still every time i m...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
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  • 7 replies
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  • Desktop (Mac)
    iOS
    Playlists
    Premium
    Privacy
    Private playlist
    settings
    Social
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Superuser Contribution Songs auto-playing from link received in a message.

I am having an issue where anytime I click on a song that somebody has sent me via messages on an iPhone, Facebook Messenger, etc., the song automatically plays after following the hyperlink. Is there a way to just open a song in messages and NOT hav...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am having an issue where anytime I click on a song that somebody has sent me via messages on an iPhone, Facebook Messenger, etc., the song automatically plays after following the hyperlink. &n...
  • CarlosE
  • Moderator
  • 871 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • iOS
    Social
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  • 3 replies
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No Sound when sharing Spotify track to Instagram Stories

Hi there, I'm having an issue where, when I share a song (in the spotify iOS app) to Instagram stories, using the "..." pop-up menu, It shares the artist cover art, title, and canvas on Instagram, but there's no sound! (I've checked volume, app permi...

  • Regular
  • Hi there,   I'm having an issue where, when I share a song (in the spotify iOS app) to Instagram stories, using the "..." pop-up menu, It shares the artist cover art, title, and canvas on Inst...
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  • Instagram
    no sound
    sharing
    Social
    Stories
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Instagram Story posts not working WHY

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(iPhone XS)Operating System(iOS) My Question or Issue I am logged in all my Spotify, instagram and Facebook and Twitter accounts. I've never had this issue before. Everytime I go to post a song on my Instagram story it pro...

  • Newbie
  • ...y socials and deleting then re downloading them all and restarting my phone and the issue still isn't working. 
  • Maxim
  • Spotify Star
  • 856 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Instagram
    sharing
    Social
    Spotify
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“Whoops!” Can’t Share Songs to Facebook

I can’t use the Spotify app’s share feature to share songs to Facebook. It shows a “Whoops!” message and a dead link. Similarly, if I try using the copy link feature and then pasting that to Facebook, the result is the same. I have no idea how to fix...

  • Newbie
  • I can’t use the Spotify app’s share feature to share songs to Facebook. It shows a “Whoops!” message and a dead link. Similarly, if I try using the copy link feature and then pasting that to Facebook...
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  • Facebook
    IOS 11
    Social
    Spotify iOS
    Whoops
    Whoops!
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share a song to a follower that isnt a facebook friend

Folks this is just ridiculous at this point. I have been a spotify user for 4 years now. And I still cant share music or connect socially with ppl i'm following or ppl that are following that are not my friends on fb. Flow1/ discover cool playlist vi...

  • Casual Listener
  • Folks this is just ridiculous at this point.   I have been a spotify user for 4 years now. And I still cant share music or connect socially with ppl i'm following or ppl that are following t...
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  • retention
    send
    sharing
    Social
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[iOS][Social] Some messaging issues on both PC and iOS

I realize that these have probably already been requested at some point, but they are really pretty big issues that should be corrected. PC: When contributing to an ongoing message conversation / music sharing within Spotify that I have with a follow...

  • Regular
  • I realize that these have probably already been requested at some point, but they are really pretty big issues that should be corrected.   PC: When contributing to an ongoing message conversat...
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  • 0 replies
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  • iOS
    Social
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"Show Activity" option being changed without permission

Using spotify on iPhone 5 running current iOS version. In the settings pane, under "Social", I keep the option for sharing my listening on facebook set to "off", but I routinely see my listening activity show up on facebook anyway. I go back and chec...

  • Newbie
  • Using spotify on iPhone 5 running current iOS version.    In the settings pane, under "Social", I keep the option for sharing my listening on facebook set to "off", but I routinely s...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
  • 897 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • iphone 5
    Social
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  • 1 replies
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