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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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  • Rastereyes
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Spotify on ios

My songs on my pc i imported to my spotify and i doesn"t download on my ios

  • Casual Listener
  • My songs on my pc i imported to my spotify and i doesn"t download on my ios
  • OviiiOne
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Playlist names

I have changed the names of a couple of my playlists on my computer but they still have their old names on my iphone and ipad. I havet tried both logging out and deliting and re- geting the app. I Dont really know whats wrong /Z

  • Casual Listener
  • I have changed the names of a couple of my playlists on my computer but they still have their old names on my iphone and ipad. I havet tried both logging out and deliting and re- geting the app. I Do...
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Synced Music from My Collection Reduces in Volume

Hi all, This is admittedly an ongoing issue, but I thought I would bring it up to the community for feedback and ideas. When I sync music that I own to any of my playlists on my iPhone 5s, the song will play at full volume for maybe 2 seconds, and th...

  • Newbie
  • Hi all,   This is admittedly an ongoing issue, but I thought I would bring it up to the community for feedback and ideas. When I sync music that I own to any of my playlists on my iPhon...
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Why does my count list not work in my bmw?

Up until recently, my spotlight app was working well in my BMW. However, recently, the total track count list is showing as zero, and I can't seem to get it to show the total track number like it used to. Does anybody have any ideas?

  • Casual Listener
  • Up until recently, my spotlight app was working well in my BMW. However, recently, the total track count list is showing as zero, and I can't seem to get it to show the total track number like it use...
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Can't share with friend via spotify username

Believe it or not, I know a lot of people who don't use Facebook (especially foreigners). I'd like to share music with them via Spotify. In the desktop app, if I know the Spotify username, I can just type it in and send it to them. But for some reaso...

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  • Believe it or not, I know a lot of people who don't use Facebook (especially foreigners).   I'd like to share music with them via Spotify. In the desktop app, if I know the Spotify username, I...
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Spotify crashes when I try to search

whenever I use the search function on mobile it crashes. As soon as I type the first letter in the search it crashes. I deleted the app and reinstalled and it fixed if temporarily. Now it's happening again. It is extremely frustrating.

  • Newbie
  • whenever I use the search function on mobile it crashes. As soon as I type the first letter in the search it crashes. I deleted the app and reinstalled and it fixed if temporarily. Now it's happening...
  • MattSuda
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Local files are not working on my iphone 5

Hello, I have spotify premium and I have a few local files on my laptop that I would like to play on my iPhone. On my laptop the local files are working fine even when i'm offline, but on my phone it doesn't work when i'm online or offline. The playl...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   I have spotify premium and I have a few local files on my laptop that I would like to play on my iPhone. On my laptop the local files are working fine even when ...
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Inbox isn't updating & I can't always share

I'm not sure if these two are related, but I'm experiencing two problems: When a friend sends a song to my Inbox, it doesn't show up in my inbox at all on my iPhone. It does, however, show up when I'm logged into Spotify on my Mac. I can send things ...

  • Visitor
  • I'm not sure if these two are related, but I'm experiencing two problems:   When a friend sends a song to my Inbox, it doesn't show up in my inbox at all on my iPhone. It does, however, show...
  • MattSuda
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Your Music Bug When Updating / Displaying Artist View

Hello, I have noticed an issue on the latest iOS 7.1.1 iPhone 5, app. 1.4.0.1334 regarding Your Music not updating the Artists view correctly. It is a similar (probably related) to the OSX 0.9.11.27.g2b1a638c problem / bug I recently reported (see be...

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  • Hello,   I have noticed an issue on the latest iOS 7.1.1 iPhone 5, app. 1.4.0.1334 regarding Your Music not updating the Artists view correctly.  It is a similar (probably rel...
  • zeppelincmj
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Solved!! 4th Device Management

Just got a new iPad Air. This is my 4th device for Spotify. If I de-sync one device, can I still stream Spotify on that device? I understand that only 3 devices can be used "offline". ...But what about online streaming can my 4th device be used for s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just got a new iPad Air. This is my 4th device for Spotify. If I de-sync one device, can I still stream Spotify on that device? I understand that only 3 devices can be used "offline". ...But what a...
  • OviiiOne
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Solved!! Spotify very expensive on iPhone ??

Hello, before i changed to spotify i was using deezer which cost 9,99€ per month. In the internet i saw that spotify also cost 9,99€ per month and because of the better quality from the songs i changed to spotify but as i bought there was a window wh...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   before i changed to spotify i was using deezer which cost 9,99€ per month. In the internet i saw that spotify also cost 9,99€ per month and because of the better quality from the so...
  • JoeThomas
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Song available offline, how does it play in online mode?

Suppose you make a song available offline, but do not go into offline mode in settings. When you play the song, does Spotify play the downloaded version or does it stream the song?

  • Casual Listener
  • Suppose you make a song available offline, but do not go into offline mode in settings.  When you play the song, does Spotify play the downloaded version or does it stream the song?  
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Solved!! None of the buttons are showing up!

Okay, so none of the buttons are showing up. This includes the play, shuffle, menu, next and back or anything that you need. Like I can still press where they are suppose to be and they work but the aren't there. I'm new so if like to know what I'm p...

  • Newbie
  • Okay, so none of the buttons are showing up. This includes the play, shuffle, menu, next and back or anything that you need. Like I can still press where they are suppose to be and they work but the ...
  • MattSuda
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Premium different on different devices?

I have premium and so does my friend but on his he can get (on his new Nokia) for example the album "The raven that refused to sing" by Steven Wilson but when i do the same search on my Ipod I don't get this or any other albums by him even though the...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have premium and so does my friend but on his he can get (on his new Nokia) for example the album "The raven that refused to sing" by Steven Wilson but when i do the same search on my Ipod I don't ...
  • MattSuda
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Solved!! Being able to filter songs on IOS app

Why aren't we able to filter songs after song name, added date, artist, album etc??? Ive been using spotify on IOS for quite som time now, and my list has over 1000 songs and it is annoying to scroll through lots of songs just to listen to the latest...

  • Casual Listener
  • Why aren't we able to filter songs after song name, added date, artist, album etc??? Ive been using spotify on IOS for quite som time now, and my list has over 1000 songs and it is annoying to scroll...
  • MattSuda
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iPhone 6 Syncing Problem

I recently began using Spotify Premium for the main reason that I can sync the music to my phone and use Spotify offline. However, I follow all the steps to turn my phone offline, and every single song in my inventory turns gray, and it tells me ever...

  • Newbie
  • I recently began using Spotify Premium for the main reason that I can sync the music to my phone and use Spotify offline.  However, I follow all the steps to turn my phone offline, and every sin...
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Songs don't sync anymore

HI, I have plenty of storage left, and I have tried restarting both the app and my iPhone 6 but for the past few months new songs that I have added are not syncing to then be played offline, as well as some older songs (seemingly random). I have a Pr...

  • Newbie
  • HI,   I have plenty of storage left, and I have tried restarting both the app and my iPhone 6 but for the past few months new songs that I have added are not syncing to then be played offlin...
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Spotify crashes

After latest update spotify keep crashing on 5s 8.1.2 any solutions ?

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  • After latest update spotify keep crashing on 5s 8.1.2 any solutions ?
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Spotify SLOW on iPad since last update

Okay so since probably the 2.0 Soptify update, it's running extremely **bleep**ing slow on iPad. Works find on my iPhone 5 but not the iPad Air. And I am paying for Premium subscribtion but can't listen to no **bleep**ing music on iPad. I have a WiFi...

  • Regular
  • Okay so since probably the 2.0 Soptify update, it's running extremely **bleep**ing slow on iPad. Works find on my iPhone 5 but not the iPad Air. And I am paying for Premium subscribtion but can't lis...
  • MattSuda
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Temporary fix for sorting songs in playlists

Hello everyone, Since Spotify is taking their good time implenting the most simple function in a music player — Sorting of a playlist — I guess we, the users, have to work on getting around it. And I actually found a simple workaround: Open up your S...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello everyone,   Since Spotify is taking their good time implenting the most simple function in a music player — Sorting of a playlist — I guess we, the users, have to work on getting around ...
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