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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 Can’t find profile

Everytime I try to see my profile or others it shows as something went wrong, I’ve tried viewing it in other ways but It’s not working

  • Casual Listener
  • Everytime I try to see my profile or others it shows as something went wrong, I’ve tried viewing it in other ways but It’s not working
  • Yordan
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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...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution All songs keep repeating on my apple watch

Songs keep repeating on my apple watch even if I have shuffle on or off. I have to manually tap next. I have tried multiple different playlists from my watch during my nightly runs. These are all offline downloaded playlists. This worked fine for yea...

  • Casual Listener
  • Songs keep repeating on my apple watch even if I have shuffle on or off. I have to manually tap next. I have tried multiple different playlists from my watch during my nightly runs.  These are a...
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Superuser Contribution Downloaded Postcasts Queue interrupted by music

Plan FreeCountry GermanyIphone 14 MaxiOS 17.6.1 For as long as I am using Spotify for listening to podcasts the procedure was as following: I download a bunch of podcasts, go to "Your Library" -> "Your Episodes" and I was able to listen to the podcas...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country Germany Iphone 14 Max iOS 17.6.1   For as long as I am using Spotify for listening to podcasts the procedure was as following: I download a bunch of podcasts, go to "Your ...
  • Yordan
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Spotify is skipping tracks non-stop when used with VoiceOver screen reader

Hello! For a few months now, the Spotify app for iOS has skipped tracks without control, forward and backward, when we use it in conjunction with Apple's VoiceOver screen reader. I'm on iOS 18.1.1, but this also occurs on iOS 15 for example. The prob...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello! For a few months now, the Spotify app for iOS has skipped tracks without control, forward and backward, when we use it in conjunction with Apple's VoiceOver screen reader. I'm on iOS 18.1.1, b...
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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...

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  • 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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Spotify stops other music apps

Playing sirius on iphone. When i open spotify music still plays. When i click on search in spotify or open a playlist music stops. Never used to do this. Bug?

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  • Playing sirius on iphone. When i open spotify music still plays. When i click on search in spotify or open a playlist music stops. Never used to do this. Bug?
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Superuser Contribution Play Button on Liked Releases by Artist Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 18.0.1 My Question or IssueHello,I'm not sure when this started. but I am unable to play / shuffle all liked releases by an artist. Before I was able to do this but now the play button just d...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 18.0.1   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm not sure when this started. but I am unable to play / shuffle all liked re...
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Superuser Contribution Disable autoplay when connected to Bluetooth

Give an option to not play music when connected to a Bluetooth device like the car. The android client has this why not iphone?This issue has been brought up in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and the mods keep saying it's a user issue and to reinstall. Please ...

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  • Give an option to not play music when connected to a Bluetooth device like the car. The android client has this why not iphone? This issue has been brought up in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and the mod...
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Find in this show feature is not working

"Find in this show" feature that allows you to search the episodes on a podcast page no longer functions. It won't search. When you type in your search and click search, the search does not execute. Ongoing issue over several days.

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  • "Find in this show" feature that allows you to search the episodes on a podcast page no longer functions. It won't search. When you type in your search and click search, the search does not execute. ...
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Superuser Contribution Search for Episodes Within a Podcast Show Unresponsive

PlanPremiumCountryDEDeviceiPhone 14 ProOperating SystemiOS 17.6.1 My Question or IssueSearch for episodes within a podcast show is currently unresponsive. You can type and submit but nothing happens.

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  • Plan Premium Country DE Device iPhone 14 Pro Operating System iOS 17.6.1   My Question or Issue Search for episodes within a podcast show is currently unresponsive. You can type ...
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Report problem

Hello, there is a new issue with the addable widget to the lock screen for iphone. I used to press my widget and it used to take me to spotify's home. Now, when I hit the widget from my lock screen, it begins playing the first thing off of my home pa...

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  • Hello, there is a new issue with the addable widget to the lock screen for iphone. I used to press my widget and it used to take me to spotify's home. Now, when I hit the widget from my lock screen, ...
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Synchronization issues

I cannot understand why my recents will not synchronize. Please help

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  • I cannot understand why my recents will not synchronize. Please help
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Working Offline on Apple Watch

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceApple Watch SEOperating SystemwatchOS 9.0 My Question or IssueI have an apple watch SE and downloaded a spotify playlist to play offline. If I turn on my apple watch and my phone is not nearby, then when I open the spotify ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Apple Watch SE Operating System watchOS 9.0   My Question or Issue I have an apple watch SE and downloaded a spotify playlist to play offline.  If ...
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Superuser Contribution Why isn’t my shuffle button on the actual playlist working at all?

Hey all, the playlist shuffle button next to the green play button isn’t working at all for both playlists and albums on my Spotify app for iPhone. I have to go into a song on the now playing view and then click shuffle which seems to work fine.I hav...

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  • Hey all, the playlist shuffle button next to the green play button isn’t working at all for both playlists and albums on my Spotify app for iPhone. I have to go into a song on the now playing view an...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Apple Watch Downloads Disappear

I am a Spotify Premium customer. Downloading music to my Apple Watch for offline playback works fine, and playback also works fine. However, on occasion (once or twice per week), the downloaded music will just disappear from my watch, whether I have ...

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  • I am a Spotify Premium customer. Downloading music to my Apple Watch for offline playback works fine, and playback also works fine. However, on occasion (once or twice per week), the downloaded mus...
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