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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
  • Music Fan
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Language swedish-english and Discover on Ipad

Hi. i have swedish as language on my Iphone. But I dont like your swedish version of Spotify when I have the english version on my computer and Ipad. Please make it possible to chose language so I can have it in english again. And complete the Ipad-v...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi. i have swedish as language on my Iphone. But I dont like your swedish version of Spotify when I have the english version on my computer and Ipad. Please make it possible to chose language so I ...
  • patrikf
  • Music Fan
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I phone playlist

I went to open Spotify one day and my playlist was empty everything was gone. Now when I go back to add albums or songs to the playlist I get commercials every time. I really need to recover where my playlist went

  • Newbie
  • I went to open Spotify one day and my playlist was empty everything was gone. Now when I go back to add albums or songs to the playlist I get commercials every time. I really need to recover where my...
  • MichaelW
  • Community Legend
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Solved!! iPhone 6+ can't play local mp3s

Hi. I have a new iPhone 6+ (updated to iOS 8.0.2). I've used iTunes to put some mp3 files onto my phone. The songs are visible under the native iPhone "music" app, and they play fine. I want to play the songs from within the Spotify app (updated to v...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi.  I have a new iPhone 6+ (updated to iOS 8.0.2).  I've used iTunes to put some mp3 files onto my phone.  The songs are visible under the native iPhone "music" app, and they play fin...
  • ederosia
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Spotify mobile not going online

Hey all. About two weeks ago spotify mobile (iOS 7.1.2) just stopped connecting to the internet. Any time I try to search for music or access radio it gives a black screen reading "An error occurred". I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app numero...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey all. About two weeks ago spotify mobile (iOS 7.1.2) just stopped connecting to the internet. Any time I try to search for music or access radio it gives a black screen reading "An error occurred"...
  • mbiddle153
  • Casual Listener
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Track links do not work.

Hear me now. I love the social aspect of Spotify. However, when I get music links from friends (people don't seem to use the build in sharing feature) that link to a specific track I am unable to see what track is linked. When I open the link in the ...

  • Newbie
  • Hear me now.   I love the social aspect of Spotify. However, when I get music links from friends (people don't seem to use the build in sharing feature) that link to a specific track I am un...
  • JoeThomas
  • Community Legend
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App keeps crashing on ipad

I have Spotify Pemium, and lately it has just started either cutting a song off mid play or just crashing totally. I have re-installed the app and have over 12gb available, so don't understand why this happens?? Does anyone know?

  • Regular
  • I have Spotify Pemium, and lately it has just started either cutting a song off mid play or just crashing totally. I have re-installed the app and have over 12gb available, so don't understand why th...
  • clompy
  • Newbie
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My songs have been desynchronized

The songs I downloaded to my iPhone to listen offline, are desynchronized without notice. There are more than a hundred songs that should resynchronize, and I do not want it to happen again. I have Spotify Premium and my payments are current. What co...

  • Newbie
  • The songs I downloaded to my iPhone to listen offline, are desynchronized without notice. There are more than a hundred songs that should resynchronize, and I do not want it to happen again...
  • gmn312
  • Casual Listener
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Making your Facebook account into a spotify account only?

I want to delete, not deactivate, my Facebook profile. I first used spotify using my Facebook info. Am I able to continue using Spotify without spotify? I seem to only be able to login when I log into Facebook. Help!

  • Newbie
  • I want to delete, not deactivate, my Facebook profile. I first used spotify using my Facebook info. Am I able to continue using Spotify without spotify? I seem to only be able to login when I log int...
  • MichaelW
  • Community Legend
  • 438 Views
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Offline download

My songs won't sync to offline. I have iOS 8 and an iPhone 6 and I am paying for premium

  • Casual Listener
  • My songs won't sync to offline. I have iOS 8 and an iPhone 6 and I am paying for premium
  • Tq1229
  • Casual Listener
  • 328 Views
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Tracks stop syncing

I have an 8gb iphone 4s and spotify premium. When I am connected to wifi and have selected 'available offline' it doesn't start syncing my songs. When it does start syncing, sporadically and randomly, it stops after 4-5 songs - why? My phone keeps te...

  • Newbie
  • I have an 8gb iphone 4s and spotify premium. When I am connected to wifi and have selected 'available offline' it doesn't start syncing my songs. When it does start syncing, sporadically and randomly...
  • MichaelW
  • Community Legend
  • 415 Views
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Playlist disappeared from Iphone

Hi! my playlist has disappeared from my iphone I have tried to remove offline devices and reinstalling my spotify app but it did not help. Any solution for this ? Thanks!

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi! my playlist has disappeared from my iphone 😞   I have tried to remove offline devices and reinstalling my spotify app but it did not help.   Any solution for this ? Thanks!
  • gabbe001
  • Casual Listener
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Musics wont sync

My musics list wont sync, what i do?

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  • My musics list wont sync, what i do?
  • Grace
  • Spotify
  • 271 Views
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Free Account - Amount of Skips

Normally on a free account on iPhone, which is what I have, you have a limited amount of skips. But there's a bug with this, in the fact that if you restart the app on iPhone, you get all those skips back. Just thought that maybe something should be ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Normally on a free account on iPhone, which is what I have, you have a limited amount of skips. But there's a bug with this, in the fact that if you restart the app on iPhone, you get all those skips...
  • kevber123
  • Casual Listener
  • 703 Views
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iOS 8 and av Receiver

Cant use my av Receiver Last on ios 8.

  • Newbie
  • Cant use my av Receiver Last on ios 8.
  • Grace
  • Spotify
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My music dowloads transferred to my IPHONE?

I used to use ITUNES for everything and I downloaded songs from MP3 rocket. All my downloads from MP3 rocket are on my Spotify under local files. But, if I go to local files on my iphone- there is nothing. What can I do to transfer songs to iphone?

  • Newbie
  • I used to use ITUNES for everything and I downloaded songs from MP3 rocket. All my downloads from MP3 rocket are on my Spotify under local files. But, if I go to local files on my iphone- there is no...
  • thomasnynas
  • Newbie
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Spotify Connect iPhone und Macbook verbinden - Problem

Hallo ihr Lieben, leider funtkioniert mein Spotify Connect nicht so richtig. Ich mächte mein iPhone 4s (iOS 7) mit meinem MacBook pro verbinden. Mein macBook erkennt das iPhone auch als Gerät, jedoch erkennt mein iPhone mein macbook nicht als weitere...

  • Newbie
  • Hallo ihr Lieben,   leider funtkioniert mein Spotify Connect nicht so richtig. Ich mächte mein iPhone 4s (iOS 7) mit meinem MacBook pro verbinden. Mein macBook erkennt das iPhone auch als Ge...
  • Grace
  • Spotify
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Solved!! Finding friends

I keep searching my friend's username and it won't show up. Help!

  • Newbie
  • I keep searching my friend's username and it won't show up. Help!
  • Carina
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Syncing local files

Everywhere I've looked, I have found that in order to sync local files from your computer on to Spotify for playback on your iphone, you need to have your phone connected to the same wifi as your computer. My laptop has for some unknown reason lost a...

  • Newbie
  • Everywhere I've looked, I have found that in order to sync local files from your computer on to Spotify for playback on your iphone, you need to have your phone connected to the same wifi as your com...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 474 Views
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Solved!! Some playlists (containing local files) won't sync

Hi, I am trying to sync my playlists from my acocunt to an iPod classic, but some of them (apparently randomly) will not sync. Note that I made all these playlists available offline, and they contain songs that I have on my laptop already. Tried rein...

  • Regular
  • Hi,   I am trying to sync my playlists from my acocunt to an iPod classic, but some of them (apparently randomly) will not sync. Note that I made all these playlists available offline, ...
  • giuli470
  • Regular
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