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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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spotify for ios 5

is there a spotify compatible with ios 5 ipad?please help. i've had a premium account for 2yrs now, but if i cant use it on my ipad, i would have to cancel it as it would be no use to me anymore.

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  • is there a spotify compatible with ios 5 ipad? please help. i've had a premium account for 2yrs now, but if i cant use it on my ipad, i would have to cancel it as it would be no use to me anymore.
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Red exclamation mark next to certain songs; unable to download to offline.

I've been an avid Spotify user for about a year now. I've never had any problems with it before until now. I've been trying to download certain albums/songs to my offline playlists and they will not save and have a red exclamation point next to them....

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  • I've been an avid Spotify user for about a year now. I've never had any problems with it before until now. I've been trying to download certain albums/songs to my offline playlists and they will not ...
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Spotify doesn't show me the cover of the offline songs

I have this weird problem from like 2 days ago, I can't see the cover of the offline songs, I try to redownload the app but I have the same error, anyone can help me?

  • Casual Listener
  • I have this weird problem from like 2 days ago, I can't see the cover of the offline songs, I try to redownload the app but I have the same error, anyone can help me?
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Buzzing loading, or interference?

I just got an iphone6 and spotify makes a little buzzing noise that doesn't interfere with the music. It just kind of "rides" overtop of it like radio static.I've confirmed that this is the only audio playback app that does this. And, it was working ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I just got an iphone6 and spotify makes a little buzzing noise that doesn't interfere with the music. It just kind of "rides" overtop of it like radio static. I've confirmed that this is the only...
  • Merik
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Premium not loading

I did a clean reinstall after subscribing to Premium and still have not had access.

  • Casual Listener
  • I did a clean reinstall after subscribing to Premium and still have not had access.
  • Kelseyerinburke
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"Your music" randomly empities itself

Hello.This has happened to me a couple of times recently and it is quite frustrating. My songs, artists, and albums all claim that I have no songs added out of the blue. I'll be listening to a song then go to change it and all my songs will be gone. ...

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  • Hello. This has happened to me a couple of times recently and it is quite frustrating. My songs, artists, and albums all claim that I have no songs added out of the blue. I'll be listening to a son...
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Spotify app won't open

Using iPhone 4s. Since upgrade to ios8 yesterday, Spotify symbol when clicking goes dark for a second then goes back. Tried reinstalling, changing region and back, as Google instructs me to.

  • Casual Listener
  • Using iPhone 4s. Since upgrade to ios8 yesterday, Spotify symbol when clicking goes dark for a second then goes back. Tried reinstalling, changing region and back, as Google instructs me to.
  • Plerjazz
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Spotify iPad app upgrade: What happened to "Top Tracks"?

I LOVED the Top Tracks feature on the iPad, seeing the songs my friends were playing most frequently, etc. I could only do this on Spotify for iPad, and now this feature apparently has completely disappeared in the newest update that happened a few d...

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  • I LOVED the Top Tracks feature on the iPad, seeing the songs my friends were playing most frequently, etc.  I could only do this on Spotify for iPad, and now this feature apparently has complete...
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iPhone doesn't show all playlists

I have a few playslists that are not showing up when I log onto spotify from my iPhone. I have tried redownloading the app and also logging out and back in.

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  • I have a few playslists that are not showing up when I log onto spotify from my iPhone. I have tried redownloading the app and also logging out and back in.
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Shuffle Play doesn't work

I cannot stream any music at all on Spotify for iOS. I'm using a free account, but even when I choose a playlist and press shuffle play, a message pops up telling me to sync to my computer. I'm connected to wifi and I don't have offline mode turned o...

  • Casual Listener
  • I cannot stream any music at all on Spotify for iOS. I'm using a free account, but even when I choose a playlist and press shuffle play, a message pops up telling me to sync to my computer. I'm conne...
  • richyy
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Pause/play button greyed out on iPad when playing local files at iPhone

Hi! When playing music at one iOS device, you are able to control when to skip/replay/pause/play a song from another iOS device (which is awesome btw). But as the title says, when my iPhone 4 (connected to a dock stereo) plays music I am not able to ...

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  • Hi!   When playing music at one iOS device, you are able to control when to skip/replay/pause/play a song from another iOS device (which is awesome btw). But as the title says...
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Missing Album Art in Airplane Mode or Offline

I'm a Spotify Premium (1.7.1.7) user and using an iPhone 4s (ios v8.0) and when my phone is in Airplane mode none of the downloaded (offline) albums on my phone will display album art. This also occurs when I am not in airplane mode but have very lim...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm a Spotify Premium (1.7.1.7) user and using an iPhone 4s (ios v8.0) and when my phone is in Airplane mode none of the downloaded (offline) albums on my phone will display album art. This also occu...
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Tom Tom causes intermittent pausing and stopping of playback with Spotify.

iPhone 4 IOS 7.1.2....Spotify pauses and sometimes stops playing back when Tom Tom is running in background or foreground. Audio is not enabled on Tom Tom. This has only started happening with recent updates of Spotify and Tom Tom.

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  • iPhone 4 IOS 7.1.2....Spotify pauses and sometimes stops playing back when Tom Tom is running in background or foreground. Audio is not enabled on Tom Tom. This has only started happening with recent...
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Solved!! Unable to add new songs to "Liked from Radio" playlist, which only has 124 songs in it.

I am unable to add new songs to "Liked from Radio" playlist, which only has 124 songs in it. I click the little check mark, and it says "Saved to Your Music, but the number in the list "Liked from Radio" does not increase by one, and I can't find it ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am unable to add new songs to "Liked from Radio" playlist, which only has 124 songs in it. I click the little check mark, and it says "Saved to Your Music, but the number in the list "Liked ...
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spotify and last.fm on update

I don't know if anyone else is seeing this happen but I've seen this happen a few times on my phone. I use an iPhone 5 running the latest version of iOS 7. I'm not sure if this happens up The issue is that my scrobble password gets blanked out but si...

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  • I don't know if anyone else is seeing this happen but I've seen this happen a few times on my phone. I use an iPhone 5 running the latest version of iOS 7. I'm not sure if this happens up   ...
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iOS 8 upgrade now Spotify not working with Infiniti G35x

Hi everyone, Using Spotify on my iPhone 5S/version 7 in my car - with the special attachment cord for Infiniti worked perfectly most of the time. Last night upgraded to the new iOS version. Spotify on the phone works fine. But now when I plug it into...

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  • Hi everyone,   Using Spotify on my iPhone 5S/version 7 in my car - with the special attachment cord for Infiniti worked perfectly most of the time.   Last night upgraded to the new ...
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Playlist no cover art

I just updated my spotify app to the latest one on my iPhone 5 running ios8.1 everything was fine until this new update.Now i am unable to see any cover art offline it shows up only when online to fix this i tried everything and finally deleted every...

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  • I just updated my spotify app to the latest one on my iPhone 5 running ios8.1 everything was fine until this new update.Now i am unable to see any cover art offline it shows up only when online to fi...
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Song control bar in 1.9.0 on iPad disappears.

When switching to Airplay the song control bar at the button disappears. When switching back to play in ipad it is still gone. Also it is not longer possible the control the volume when palying on an Airplay device. Changeing the volume control on th...

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  • When switching to Airplay the song control bar at the button disappears. When switching back to play in ipad it is still gone. Also it is not longer possible the control the volume when palying ...
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Solved!! Why I can't see My Music on an ipad??

Last spotify update is awesome with My music feature (albums, similar to a cd library on a room!). But I wonder why this feature is not showed on an ipad...

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  • Last spotify update is awesome with My music feature (albums, similar to a cd library on a room!). But I wonder why this feature is not showed on an ipad...
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starred playlist disappeared?

hi, I love using spotify on my iphone and have created a massive starred playlist over the last 6 years which i use daily. For some reason the starred playlist has disappeared from my iphone, it still appears on my pc but won't appear on my iphone. I...

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  • hi,   I love using spotify on my iphone and have created a massive starred playlist over the last 6 years which i use daily. For some reason the starred playlist has disappeared from my ipho...
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