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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing music when I go off the app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 8 Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueThis has just started today but whenever I go off the app the music just automatically stops playing or whenever I turn my phone off it does the same thing, I...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 8  Operating System iOS 12.2    My Question or Issue This has just started today but whenever I go off the app the music jus...
  • sophey
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Superuser Contribution Can’t view first song on a playlist when using search

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 14.8.1 My Question or IssueIf I search for any songs on playlists on Spotify, the first option is hidden and can’t be selected. The first screenshot is how the search looks originally, the second ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 14.8.1   My Question or Issue If I search for any songs on playlists on Spotify, the first option is hidden and can’t ...
  • PHOSKNT
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Superuser Contribution Top of Chinese Song Titles Cut Off

Plan: PremiumCountry: Hong Kong Device(iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro)Operating System(iOS 15.1.1) My Question or IssueWhen playing songs with Chinese song names and entering the full screen player, the title in the player cuts off a little of the top of th...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Country: Hong Kong   Device (iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro) Operating System (iOS 15.1.1)   My Question or Issue When playing songs with Chinese song names and enterin...
  • sakana_leo
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Recently Played missing from CarPlay

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 14 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 16.3.1 My Question or Issue On CarPlay Spotify there used to be a recently played option but now there is just Home, Search and Library. Has the recently played been removed in an update?

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 14 Pro Max Operating System iOS 16.3.1   My Question or Issue   On CarPlay Spotify there used to be a recently played option but now there i...
  • tristenobriant
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Bonjour mon appli ne s ouvre pas sur iPhone

L application ne s ouvre pas sur l iPhone malgres la mise à jour

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  • L application ne s ouvre pas sur l iPhone malgres la mise à jour
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airplay volume not working on Apple watch , when using spotify app

Same problem on my ipn 11 and ipn 13, if i delete Spotify on my watch, volume works on watch when i use airplay.But volume works when i use Apple Airpods and spotify app on watch?

  • Casual Listener
  • Same problem on my ipn 11 and ipn 13, if i delete Spotify on my watch, volume works on watch when i use airplay. But volume works when i use Apple Airpods and spotify app on watch?
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Superuser Contribution Why do my local files sometimes not have artwork on my phone?

When my local files sync to my iphone, oftentimes, the artwork does not transfer over with the songs. Does anyone know why this is happening and/or a fix? It is beyond frustrating. Thanks.

  • Casual Listener
  • When my local files sync to my iphone, oftentimes, the artwork does not transfer over with the songs. Does anyone know why this is happening and/or a fix? It is beyond frustrating. Thanks.
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Superuser Contribution Queue doesn’t update with enhanced shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 16.3 My Question or IssueWhen I click on a song in the queue with enhanced shuffle on, the queue song list does not update. This causes the user the click on a song title that does not reflect...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System iOS 16.3   My Question or Issue When I click on a song in the queue with enhanced shuffle on, the queue song list does...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Playlists missing from CarPlay

Premium version on iOS 13.5.1 Only the first 12 playlists show up on my CarPlay (GMC 2019) It only shows the first 12 no matter how I sort them (by name, recently played) on the iPhone. It shows all 50+ lists on my phone but the carplay interfaces st...

  • Roadie
  • Premium version on iOS 13.5.1   Only the first 12 playlists show up on my CarPlay (GMC 2019)   It only shows the first 12 no matter how I sort them (by name, recently played) on the iPh...
  • Rboy2
  • Roadie
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Random Artist Album Stuck on Repeat/Keeps Changing

I have spotify premium in the US and this issue is occuring on all devices I own. I try to play my music on my Ipad or on web player and it will randomly stop and start playing a Lil Peep Album on repeat and it shows it is playing on my iphone when i...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have spotify premium in the US and this issue is occuring on all devices I own.  I try to play my music on my Ipad or on web player and it will randomly stop and start playing a Lil Peep Album...
  • kaworu_bloodpaw
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Superuser Contribution Local files on windows pc not syncing to iPhone

So I’ve been trying to get two tracks that aren’t on Spotify into my playlist on iPhone and I was able to download them and successfully play them but only on pc and I have already tried soft uninstalling and allowing Spotify through Windows defender...

  • Visitor
  • So I’ve been trying to get two tracks that aren’t on Spotify into my playlist on iPhone and I was able to download them and successfully play them but only on pc and I have already tried soft uninsta...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution ads in other app stops music

Is there a way to prevent an app from stopping my music that is playing? This really only happens when im using the chive app but when I am listening to my spotify and switch into the chive app the ads at the bottom sometime stop my music. It is only...

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  • Is there a way to prevent an app from stopping my music that is playing? This really only happens when im using the chive app but when I am listening to my spotify and switch into the chive app the a...
  • holster
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Superuser Contribution Problem with Spotify Connect on iOS 16.3.1

There is a problem with connecting to the Cambridge Audio SM6 v2 streamer after iOS has upgraded to latest 16.3.1 version. PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceIPhone 11, iPadOperating SystemiOS 16.3.1The streamer had the newest software, next step was rese...

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  • There is a problem with connecting to the Cambridge Audio SM6 v2 streamer after iOS has upgraded to latest 16.3.1 version.    Plan Premium Country Poland Device IPhone 11, iPad Oper...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Can’t log in on iPhone (code=30)

I haven’t been able to log in using the app on my iPhone for a couple of months (since I came home from an overseas trip). When I try, I get an error: “Something went wrong. Try again. (code=30)”. I can log in fine on a browser, just not in the app. ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I haven’t been able to log in using the app on my iPhone for a couple of months (since I came home from an overseas trip). When I try, I get an error: “Something went wrong. Try again. (code=30)”. &...
  • elisa31
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Random track not working on device

Why isn’t my track randomization working on the app, when I try to play one of my playlist, after the first track I chose to listen to it continues to play only one of the artists consistently on the playlist and doesn’t randomize the playlist at all...

  • Visitor
  • Why isn’t my track randomization working on the app, when I try to play one of my playlist, after the first track I chose to listen to it continues to play only one of the artists consistently on the...
  • Prague
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can no longer add liked songs to my liked songs play list

when song is playing and i tap on the three dots to the right of the song,the little heart no longer comes up so i can add that song to my liked song list

  • Visitor
  • when song is playing and i tap on the three dots to the right of the song,the little heart no longer comes up so i can add that song to my liked song list
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Superuser Contribution Issues swiping a song to add to queue and replay button

PlanPremium StudentCountryUSADeviceiPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 16.3.1 My Question or IssueSince updating the app, I’ve had continual issues swiping tracks to add them to my queue as well as songs playing on repeat when that option was not cl...

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  • Plan Premium Student Country USA Device iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS 16.3.1   My Question or Issue Since updating the app, I’ve had continual issues swiping tracks to add the...
  • Lyubka
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Superuser Contribution App won’t open

I try to click on the app and it closes before I can get to anything. I have tried reinstalling it, clearing my cache, restarting my phone, and pretty much everything else I could think of. This seems to be a Spotify problem, whatever it is. Any help...

  • Visitor
  • I try to click on the app and it closes before I can get to anything. I have tried reinstalling it, clearing my cache, restarting my phone, and pretty much everything else I could think of. This seem...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Google nest Mini not showing up remotely in Spotify but amazon echodot does

I have a google nest mini speaker and Amazon echo dot speaker at home. Both are linked to my Spotify account and shows up in Spotify when I’m at home. But If I’m in the office, I can see my Amazon echo dot as one of the devices in my Spotify and I ca...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a google nest mini speaker and Amazon echo dot speaker at home. Both are linked to my Spotify account and shows up in Spotify when I’m at home. But If I’m in the office, I can see my Amazon ec...
  • Docryan
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