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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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Apps crashing when login

My Spotify app keeps crashing whenever i try to log in to my spotify account.It's still the same when using my friend's account.Please help me.I'm using iOS 7.1.2.

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  • My Spotify app keeps crashing whenever i try to log in to my spotify account.It's still the same when using my friend's account.Please help me.I'm using iOS 7.1.2.
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Solved!! Premium account doesn't work on iPad

Hi I have an iPad 3 and I have bougth Spotify Premium a few months ago. Now I want to stream music on my iPad and it says that streaming for mobile is only for Spotify Premium. When I go to my computer and log in on the spotify website there stands t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi   I have an iPad 3 and I have bougth Spotify Premium a few months ago. Now I want to stream music on my iPad and it says that streaming for mobile is only for Spotify Premium. When I go t...
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Spotfiy premium on my iphone 5c isn't showing any playlists

I cant get spotify to load my playlists and ive even tried to sync it with my mac and it'll only let me load "Starred" and "Local files" and a blank playlist.

  • Casual Listener
  • I cant get spotify to load my playlists and ive even tried to sync it with my mac and it'll only let me load "Starred" and "Local files" and a blank playlist.
  • jeremygoh
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not able to connect to spotify on my iphone

Hi, I had been using my premium suscription and today it just stopped working saying that the country I am in does not support spotify, the thing is that I had been using it without any problem for months, I managed to pay again with my Mexico credit...

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  • Hi, I had been using my premium suscription and today it just stopped working saying that the country I am in does not support spotify, the thing is that I had been using it without any problem for...
  • jeremygoh
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iOS & Windows 8.1 Spotify Desktop spotify apps dropping out and restarting mid songs

Hi Spotify Community, For the past 2-3 months i have been having sporadic spotify track drop outs in the middle of a song, the song will just pause and then start playing, very similary how on other services a stream would be buffering to catch up an...

  • Newbie
  • Hi Spotify Community,   For the past 2-3 months i have been having sporadic spotify track drop outs in the middle of a song, the song will just pause and then start playing, very similary ho...
  • jeremygoh
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Playlist Suddenly Stopped Syncing on ipod touch

As of yesterday, the playlists on my ipod touch are no longe syncing to what's on the computer. for instance, I updated a few playlists yesterday. One of them had 13 songs, it now has 23. However, my ipod won't update with what's on the computer. And...

  • Newbie
  • As of yesterday, the playlists on my ipod touch are no longe syncing to what's on the computer. for instance, I updated a few playlists yesterday. One of them had 13 songs, it now has 23. However, my...
  • jeremygoh
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German- Lieder synchronisieren

Hallo,brauche dringend Hilfe! Ich hab Spotify Premium und seid neustem werden die Lieder die ich zu einer playlist hinzugefügt habe, nicht mehr synchronisiert. Wenn ich den Schalter "online- verfügbar" Umlege sodass er auf grün ist sollten die Lieder...

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  • Hallo, brauche dringend Hilfe! Ich hab Spotify Premium und seid neustem werden die Lieder die ich zu einer playlist hinzugefügt habe, nicht mehr synchronisiert. Wenn ich den Schalter "online- verf...
  • jeremygoh
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App crashing

My Spotify app is crashing about every 40 minutes of play time. Ever since my last app updateIphone 5cVersion 1.4.1.4

  • Casual Listener
  • My Spotify app is crashing about every 40 minutes of play time. Ever since my last app update Iphone 5c Version 1.4.1.4
  • jeremygoh
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how to stop sync???

Hi there, in Spotify on my Mac i found "devices" and there i saw my ipad and my iphone. When i chose Synchronise suddenly Spotify startet to sync all i have on my Mac. I had no other idea to stop this but to delete Spotify on my ipad and iphone. can ...

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  • Hi there,    in Spotify on my Mac i found "devices" and there i saw my ipad and my iphone. When i chose Synchronise suddenly Spotify startet to sync all i have on my Mac. I had no other...
  • jeremygoh
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Name on car radio

Hi, mi first post here. Thanks to everybody can help me... I've Spotify Premium and Premium Deezer too. My iPhone is connected to a car radio via dock (Keenwood iP500). so I can fast forward skip pause and recharge my iPhone. The question is: On Deez...

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  • Hi, mi first post here.   Thanks to everybody can help me...   I've Spotify Premium and Premium Deezer too.   My iPhone is connected to a car radio via dock (Keenwood iP500...
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Radio seems hopelessly broken - duplicate songs?

Hi all, I just signed up for Spotify Canada, but the Radio feature seems hopelessly broken? The radio station feature seems to duplicate songs over and over, or play variations of the same song multiple times, sometimes in a row? I did a search and I...

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  • Hi all,    I just signed up for Spotify Canada, but the Radio feature seems hopelessly broken?   The radio station feature seems to duplicate songs over and over, or play varia...
  • jeremygoh
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Ios app crashes frequently on ipod touch

I recently installed Soptify on my 32 GB Ipod Touch. Things are going smoothly for the most part. However, the ios app that recently became available in the Canadian ITunes storedoes crash frequently when I am searching for a song or if I press the P...

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently installed Soptify on my 32 GB Ipod Touch. Things are going smoothly for the most part. However, the ios app that recently became available in the Canadian ITunes storedoes crash frequently...
  • jeremygoh
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Local Files

Hi Guys, Have a question about local files and playing offline When i add music to Spotify from my laptop, I drag them into local files, then create playlists etc. i open Spotify on my phone to make the music available offline, now all these songs go...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi Guys,   Have a question about local files and playing offline   When i add music to Spotify from my laptop, I drag them into local files, then create playlists etc.   i ...
  • jeremygoh
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Spotify playing random pop songs

Using iPhone 3, free account. When playing an album on shuffle, spotify will play random pop songs for the recommended songs. I've seen Britney Spears, Taylor swift, micheal Jackson, etc. when I'm playing an album by Ryan bingham or Kelly Willis and ...

  • Newbie
  • Using iPhone 3, free account. When playing an album on shuffle, spotify will play random pop songs for the recommended songs. I've seen Britney Spears, Taylor swift, micheal Jackson, etc. when I'm pl...
  • jeremygoh
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Syncing local files using iPhone

I used to be able to manually sync my local files from my computer to my iPhone using the free version of Spotify. Now when I click to manually sync the songs it automatically switches to sync all local files to the device. I don't want to sync every...

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  • I used to be able to manually sync my local files from my computer to my iPhone using the free version of Spotify. Now when I click to manually sync the songs it automatically switches to sync all lo...
  • jeremygoh
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No more synchronization on my iphone!

Hello, I have trouble with my Spotify application on my Iphone. Often, when I'm connected to wifi, the synchronization of my songs stops. I have deleted and re-installed the app multiple times and it's always the same. At some point it just stops syn...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,    I have trouble with my Spotify application on my Iphone. Often, when I'm connected to wifi, the synchronization of my songs stops. I have deleted and re-installed the app mult...
  • jeremygoh
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Internet Connection required for Spotify Connect

Would have been nice to know that Spotify Connect requires the wireless network to have a connection to the internet in order to allow the devices on the network to control one another. That means you can't just walk into a room with an iPad, iPhone,...

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  • Would have been nice to know that Spotify Connect requires the wireless network to have a connection to the internet in order to allow the devices on the network to control one another.  That me...
  • jeremygoh
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Following Artists - only 100 out of 500 are showing under "Profile > Following"

Only 100 out of 500 Artists I'm Following are showing for me - I am stricly referring to the issue found in the "Profile > Following" section. I understand that Artists I've started Following recently now show up in the "Your Music > Artists" section...

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  • Only 100 out of 500 Artists I'm Following are showing for me - I am stricly referring to the issue found in the "Profile > Following" section. I understand that Artists I've started Fo...
  • jeremygoh
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Sincronisation

I've done all of the steps to have new music available offline but it doesn't sincronize

  • Casual Listener
  • I've done all of the steps to have new music available offline but it doesn't sincronize
  • jeremygoh
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