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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
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Playlist downloading

All of my playlist stop downloading half way through

  • Newbie
  • All of my playlist stop downloading half way through
  • breggsy
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Spotfiy Fails to connect with Google Chromecast Audio

My wife & I are both Spotify premium subscribers. We both have iphones and all of the software is up to date (iOS, Spotify app, Google Chromecast app).We recently bought a Google Chromecast Audio. Seemed a great way to bring my old Hi-fi into the dig...

  • Casual Listener
  • My wife & I are both Spotify premium subscribers. We both have iphones and all of the software is up to date (iOS, Spotify app, Google Chromecast app). We recently bought a Google Chromecast Aud...
  • DABBR
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Solved!! Spotify Won't Sync The Rest Of My Songs To Offline Mode

I Have a playlist of around 4000 songs and it downloads about 3095 of them but then the rest just have a gray arrow next to them and at the top of the playlist it says waiting to download even out of the playlist I can't download anything just "waiti...

  • Casual Listener
  • I Have a playlist of around 4000 songs and it downloads about 3095 of them but then the rest just have a gray arrow next to them and at the top of the playlist it says waiting to download even out of...
  • Bittencourt
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Spotify shuts down on iPod Touch spontaneously

I have used spotify premium for a few days on my iPod touch in a dock speaker. Several times a day the Spotify app shut down, often in the middle of a song, without any warning wse.The app is easily started again, but shuts down again within 10 minut...

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  • I have used spotify premium for a few days on my iPod touch in a dock speaker.   Several times a day the Spotify app shut down, often in the middle of a song, without any warning wse. The app...
  • matzas
  • Casual Listener
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No automatic download of saved songs after upgrading their quality

I recently moved to iOS and configured Spotify to download songs in extreme quality, it asked if I'd like to update my whole library to this new setting, I confirmed but it did not downloaded all of them automatically unless I have my songs list show...

  • Newbie
  • I recently moved to iOS and configured Spotify to download songs in extreme quality, it asked if I'd like to update my whole library to this new setting, I confirmed but it did not downloaded all of ...
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Spotify Connect playlist issue with Yamaha Receiver

My issue starts when I add multiple songs to the queue via "Add to Up Next" option. No matter how many songs I add to the queue, it will ALWAYS play the 3rd song in the queue twice. And when I open the app up on my phone or macbook pro - it will then...

  • Casual Listener
  • My issue starts when I add multiple songs to the queue via "Add to Up Next" option.  No matter how many songs I add to the queue, it will ALWAYS play the 3rd song in the queue twice. &nbsp...
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    Yamaha
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Multiple device music handoff behavior, way to stop it?

so I run spotify at my desk (OSX) during work and on multiple iOS devices. The behavior im trying to stop is where Im listening to something on the desktop version, then I leave and listen to something on my iOS device and when I get back to my deskt...

  • Casual Listener
  • so I run spotify at my desk (OSX) during work and on multiple iOS devices.  The behavior im trying to stop is where Im listening to something on the desktop version, then I leave and listen to s...
  • user-removed
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Playlist sorting

A few updates ago, my Starred playlist completely flipped in it's order. Now all my albums play in reverse order w/o shuffle and any new music I add is now at the bottom of a 20+ hour playlist. Any way I can fix this? Thanks.

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  • A few updates ago, my Starred playlist completely flipped in it's order. Now all my albums play in reverse order w/o shuffle and any new music I add is now at the bottom of a 20+ hour playlist. Any w...
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Spotify Premium

Lo acabo de pagar y dicen que mi pago no se proceso.Necesito que lo activen de inmediato

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  • Lo acabo de pagar y dicen que mi pago no se proceso. Necesito que lo activen de inmediato
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Solved!! Won't stay on a track for more than a second

I'm using ipad. Suddenly anything i try and play won't stay on the track, and it keeps skipping to the next track. Nothing stays for more than a second. Any ideas? ross

  • Newbie
  • I'm using ipad. Suddenly anything i try and play won't stay on the track, and it keeps skipping to the next track. Nothing stays for more than a second. Any ideas?  ross
  • therealterrytol
  • Casual Listener
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Unable to sync local files to iPhone if file is not licensed to Spotify.

Hey folks, I am able to sync local files from PC to iPhone using Offline Playlists but only when the included files are part of the licensed Spotify library. Titles for the unsynced songs do appear on the phone but I get the "Song Not Downloaded" err...

  • Newbie
  • Hey folks,    I am able to sync local files from PC to iPhone using Offline Playlists but only when the included files are part of the licensed Spotify library. Titles for the unsync...
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Solved!! No Audio on iPad mini2

After the Last Update at 29.01.2016 the Audio on my iPad mini2 isn't working with spotify. Also a lot of Web Players, the youtube App and Apple Music and Apple Videos arent working. Apps with working Audio are Netflix and ireal pro, also GarageBand. ...

  • Casual Listener
  • After the Last Update at 29.01.2016 the Audio on my iPad mini2 isn't working with spotify. Also a lot of Web Players, the youtube App and Apple Music and Apple Videos arent working. Apps with working...
  • Com
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Album not playing?

Hey i have this problem when the songs are still in my playlist but they are in gray not like all of the other songs which have the track name in white but it wont play them automatically skips them but if i hold down on top of tue track it still giv...

  • Newbie
  • Hey i have this problem when the songs are still in my playlist but they are in gray not like all of the other songs which have the track name in white but it wont play them automatically skips them ...
  • Swanny
  • Community Legend
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how to Disable spotify on iphone of my ex

My girlfriend and i broke up! But she is continuesly using my spotify account on her iphone device. How can i lock/disable/log off her from my account?

  • Regular
  • My girlfriend and i broke up! But she is continuesly using my spotify account on her iphone device.  How can i lock/disable/log off her from my account?
  • Jude
  • Spotify Legend
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Can no longer add albums to playlists

I have organised albums I want to keep listening to in playlist folders dedicated to genres. SInce the last update for iOS (using an ipad mini), I can not add an entire album as a playlist to my folders anymore. I can only do it for a single song. An...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have organised albums I want to keep listening to in playlist folders dedicated to genres. SInce the last update for iOS (using an ipad mini), I can not add an entire album as a playlist to my...
  • Lhamu
  • Casual Listener
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Link my Facebook and Spotify accounts

Can anyone help please... I've tried connecting my FB acct to my spotify but everytime i click on the tab i get a blank screen and it doen't connect. has anyone else had a similar problem?

  • Newbie
  • Can anyone help please... I've tried connecting my FB acct to my spotify but everytime i click on the tab i get a blank screen and it doen't connect.  has anyone else had a similar problem?&nbsp...
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iPhone 5s:Spotify is not able to connect to internet without wifi

Hi, I have an iphone 5s with t-mobile. As soon as I turn off wifi, spotify cannot connect to the internet anymore even though other apps work perfectly fine. I tried to reinstall spotify and even to reset the phone but nothing is working. When search...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   I have an iphone 5s with t-mobile. As soon as I turn off wifi, spotify cannot connect to the internet anymore even though other apps work perfectly fine.    I tried to reinst...
  • Bittencourt
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Spotify app crashing on startup

Iphone 5c V 7.1.2 Spotify version 1.4.1 Crashes on startup, I've tried as many things as I can with no luck. Anyone know what to do? update: the only way I can get it to work is by putting it in airplane mode and putting the app in offline mode, but ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Iphone 5c   V 7.1.2 Spotify version 1.4.1   Crashes on startup, I've tried as many things as I can with no luck.   Anyone know what to do?   update: the only way I c...
  • dirtbikeguys
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Offline Mode and iPod syncing

So, I just started using SPotify Premium, and I have a playlist I want to sync to my iPod, so I made it available offline, but I still can't sync it. What should I do?

  • Newbie
  • So, I just started using SPotify Premium, and I have a playlist I want to sync to my iPod, so I made it available offline, but I still can't sync it. What should I do?
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  • Newbie
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Starred Playlist Gone on mobile IOS

Hi, I have been starring songs to my starred playlist for years. A while back my starred playlist disappeared from the app, and now I can only find it in the online interface. What's up with that and how do i get it back without having to drag every ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   I have been starring songs to my starred playlist for years. A while back my starred playlist disappeared from the app, and now I can only find it in the online interface. What's up with...
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