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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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Solved!! Have Premium account and can only shuffle play albums on iPhone

iPhone 5s with Premium Account The title says it all. I have searched the issue and found others having a similar issue. I upgraded to Premium two days ago and can still only shuffle play songs off an album and not play individual songs on demand. I ...

  • Casual Listener
  • iPhone 5s with Premium Account   The title says it all. I have searched the issue and found others having a similar issue. I upgraded to Premium two days ago and can still only shuffle play ...
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Spotify Premium won't connect on iOS (iPhone & iPad) & Mac. Please help!

Hi, I have a german spotify permium account, and since 2 weeks it will not connect anymore on iPhone or iPad. Just says connecting... at the very bottom of the app. The Spotify App on Mac wont open, just keeps telling me to try at a later time.What c...

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  • Hi,   I have a german spotify permium account, and since 2 weeks it will not connect anymore on iPhone or iPad. Just says connecting... at the very bottom of the app. The Spotify App on Mac wo...
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Solved!! Cache Data on iPhone 6 is Very High

I stream music at 320kbps and the cache data goes up so fast.... 100mb can be done in a couple hours or so... does that sound even close to normal? If it is, is there any way to alleviate this problem other than deleting the app and reinstalling it? ...

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  • I stream music at 320kbps and the cache data goes up so fast.... 100mb can be done in a couple hours or so... does that sound even close to normal? If it is, is there any way to alleviate this proble...
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Losing Offline Music

I have been consistently losing my music set for OFFLINE mode. Only thing i can do is reselect the music for offline. Does anyone know why this happens? Is this happeneing to anyone else? Bug?If I have albums set on my iphone set for offline, but the...

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  • I have been consistently losing my music set for OFFLINE mode.  Only thing i can do is reselect the music for offline.   Does anyone know why this happens?  Is this happeneing to any...
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Can't see all the songs in my Playlist...new to Spotify

I'm new to Spotify and am using Spotify on a Windows PC, an iPhone and an iPod. I also just learned of the Spotify Web Player. One of the playlists that i've created has 577 songs in the list but from my Windows PC, my iPod and the Web Player I can't...

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  • I'm new to Spotify and am using Spotify on a Windows PC, an iPhone and an iPod. I also just learned of the Spotify Web Player. One of the playlists that i've created has 577 songs in the list but fro...
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Updated Spotify songs missing

Hi,I've updatef Spotify and now I find that a lot of songs are missing from my playlists. The app says "playlist with 9 songs" but there are only 3 songs inside. I can see all the songs missing from my Mac, so the playlist is ok.What do I have to do?...

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  • Hi, I've updatef Spotify and now I find that a lot of songs are missing from my playlists. The app says "playlist with 9 songs" but there are only 3 songs inside. I can see all the songs missing fro...
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One album not playing on iphone only

Hi, I had one album that was saved and available offline and I had been listening to it no problem Tuesday and this morning. This evening I tried to listen to it on my iphone and it would play the first second of every track and then skip straight on...

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  • Hi,   I had one album that was saved and available offline and I had been listening to it no problem Tuesday and this morning. This evening I tried to listen to it on my iphone and it would pl...
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Only 1 song wont sync

So i have an iphone6 running the most up to date iOS version. I'm having a strange issue where i can't sync one specific song to my play list. It's a frank ocean - American Wedding. I've tried everything from removing it, recreating a playlist, delet...

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  • So i have an iphone6 running the most up to date iOS version.   I'm having a strange issue where i can't sync one specific song to my play list.  It's a frank ocean - American Wedding. &nbs...
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Notifications do not decrease after opening new message

The notification counter do not decrease after opening a new message. I have no new messages in my inbox, still the counter icon tells me that I have 8 notifications. Spotify version: 2.6.0.2113iOS version: 8.2Device: iPhone 5

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  • The notification counter do not decrease after opening a new message. I have no new messages in my inbox, still the counter icon tells me that I have 8 notifications.    Spotify version: ...
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Playlists are gone/Only free access when I'm a premium user

Hi, Hope someone can help. My search wasnt working on wifi or mobile signal on my iphone 5S. I unistalled the app and reinstalled it, logging out and in at the same time as suggested by the help pages. having logged back in all my saved music is gone...

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  • Hi,   Hope someone can help. My search wasnt working on wifi or mobile signal on my iphone 5S. I unistalled the app and reinstalled it, logging out and in at the same time as suggested by the ...
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Error message about using abroad

I downloaded spotify on my ipad. I have not been able to use it. When i try to log in its telling me to log in through facebook. When i try that i get a message telling me i can only use spotify abroad for 14 days and wont let me log in. I tried to c...

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  • I downloaded spotify on my ipad. I have not been able to use it. When i try to log in its telling me to log in through facebook. When i try that i get a message telling me i can only use spotify abro...
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Profiloto doesn't change on Spotify

I changed Profil Foto on Facebook, but on Spotify stills the old Profilfoto ?? !! Could someone help

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  • I changed Profil Foto on Facebook, but on Spotify stills the old Profilfoto ?? !!  Could someone help 😞
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Album won't play or save offline

Hi,I recently saved the new Kendrick Lamar album and listened for 2 days with no problems. Then, this morning, it wouldn't stream any songs (either on wifi or 4G). I checked other albums which played without any issue. Sometimes it will play the firs...

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  • Hi, I recently saved the new Kendrick Lamar album and listened for 2 days with no problems. Then, this morning, it wouldn't stream any songs (either on wifi or 4G). I checked other albums which pl...
  • MattSuda
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Solved!! The app

When I play music on my iPhone 5 in the app it works but when I want to do something else on my phone or lock it, it stops to play music, but it worked before today and I still have premium account. I can't understand why this is happening so please ...

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  • When I play music on my iPhone 5 in the app it works but when I want to do something else on my phone or lock it, it stops to play music, but it worked before today and I still have premium account. ...
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Spotify iphone local files

Hi,I have spotify on my computer and iphone, some songs that I have on the computer show up on my iphone playlist just like other local files but these are gray and I can't play them. When I click them it says "song not synced", but it refuses to syn...

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  • Hi, I have spotify on my computer and iphone, some songs that I have on the computer show up on my iphone playlist just like other local files but these are gray and I can't play them. When I click ...
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Can no longer use Spotify as iPod interface on JVC headunit

Hello,Up until 2 weeks ago, I was able to plug my iPhone into my JVC headunit and be able to control Spotify using the iPod interface through the headunit (My headunit saw spotify streaming as an iPod, which was awesome!). Then an update was pushed a...

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  • Hello, Up until 2 weeks ago, I was able to plug my iPhone into my JVC headunit and be able to control Spotify using the iPod interface through the headunit (My headunit saw spotify streaming as an i...
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iPhone 4s, Local files crash after 5sec

Hey guys, i´m using an iPhone 4s and since a couple of days(last update), spotify really starts to annoying me. Anytime when i play a local file on my iPhone, it plays 5secs oder less of the track - than spotify crashes complete.Sometimes i have to r...

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  • Hey guys,   i´m using an iPhone 4s and since a couple of days(last update), spotify really starts to annoying me.   Anytime when i play a local file on my iPhone, it plays 5secs oder le...
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Spotify Radio repeating the same 6 songs

For some reason my spotify radio is only repeating somewhere between 6-10 of the same tracks and not introducing much new music at all. Is anyone else having this problem and is there a way to fix it?

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  • For some reason my spotify radio is only repeating somewhere between 6-10 of the same tracks and not introducing much new music at all. Is anyone else having this problem and is there a way to fix it?
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Local files won't stay synced

Hello, whenever i try to sync local files with my iphone i put them in a playlist, connect the iphone with the same wifi like my mac and then i make them available for offline mode. but when they finished syncing and all the tracks are in the "local ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   whenever i try to sync local files with my iphone i put them in a playlist, connect the iphone with the same wifi like my mac and then i make them available for offline mode.   ...
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Current track not working when playing in background.

Latest iOS, Latest Version of Spotify, iPhone 6. If I open Spotify and navigate to my Songs and start playing offline, then I lock my phone or go to another app. If I pause Spotify without returning to the app and then return to Spotify, it shows the...

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  • Latest iOS, Latest Version of Spotify, iPhone 6.   If I open Spotify and navigate to my Songs and start playing offline, then I lock my phone or go to another app. If I pause Spotify without r...
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