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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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Solved!! Ios application interface

i'm writing here hoping that the developers will be reading.The service granted is great, no complaining about it, but the app for Ios is not so good...ok, it looks pretty but it lacks some simple shortcuts and this seems incredible to me, so I would...

  • Casual Listener
  • i'm writing here hoping that the developers will be reading.The service granted is great, no complaining about it, but the app for Ios is not so good...ok, it looks pretty but it lacks some simple sh...
  • Stacrux
  • Casual Listener
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Adding songs to playlists

Iv just started using Spotify on my ipad and im currenting making a playlist however i can only add one song to my playlist at a time, to add another i have to delete the app then reinstall it. This is taking far too much time. Is there any solution?

  • Casual Listener
  • Iv just started using Spotify on my ipad and im currenting making a playlist however i can only add one song to my playlist at a time, to add another i have to delete the app then reinstall it. This ...
  • jeremygoh
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do i get rid of duplicates in a playlist without deleting one track at a time manually.

How do i get rid of duplicates in a playlist without deleting one track at a time manually? Have had spotify since it came out. Had the beta, recived a key back in the days.. My lists are getting really big since I keep adding them to 3 different lis...

  • Casual Listener
  • How do i get rid of duplicates in a playlist without deleting one track at a time manually? Have had spotify since it came out. Had the beta, recived a key back in the days..   My lists ar...
  • jeremygoh
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Solved!! rearrange order of tracks in a playlist

How can I re arrange the songs in my playlist. I would like all of the songs with the same artist clumped together. Thanks

  • Newbie
  • How can I re arrange the songs in my playlist. I would like all of the songs with the same artist clumped together. Thanks
  • apouncer
  • Newbie
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Spotify is very slow and unresponsive after unlocking phone

Over the last few days have noticed spotify is completely unresponsive for like 10 seconds when unlocking the iPhone - extremely annoying,Any ideas?

  • Casual Listener
  • Over the last few days have noticed spotify is completely unresponsive for like 10 seconds when unlocking the iPhone - extremely annoying, Any ideas?
  • jeremygoh
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Spotify data usage

Hello. Yesterday I started using Spotify in my Iphone. I added about 10 tracks to "my music" and about 4 tracks to "playlist'. The "offline mode" is OFF in settings and in the "songs" menu. When I looked up at my apps usage in Iphone settings - Spoti...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello.   Yesterday I started using Spotify in my Iphone. I added about 10 tracks to "my music" and about 4 tracks to "playlist'. The "offline mode" is OFF in settings and in the "songs" menu...
  • jeremygoh
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tracks skipping & jumping & unequal volume

Hi, I have a an ipod with the spotify app and 2 UEboon speakers that i use to listen to my music. Occassionally the music seems to jump for a second mid song and the volume difference between each song is huge so I am constantly adjusting the volume....

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I have a an ipod with the spotify app and 2 UEboon speakers that i use to listen to my music. Occassionally the music seems to jump for a second mid song and the volume difference between each ...
  • jeremygoh
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control spotify from iphone lockscreen

I have a Premium User on spotify and I can not run a song forward and backward through the lock screen It is in everyone like this?

  • Newbie
  • I have a Premium User on spotify and I can not run a song forward and backward through the lock screen It is in everyone like this?
  • jeremygoh
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Spotify+Ipad air+apple tv problems

Hi, have problems to play spotify from my ipad air to apple tv 3rd gen via airplay. After 1 or a few songs it disconnects from appletv. I still have full wifi connection. If I run other music apps and radiostations it works 100% . But spotify disconn...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, have problems to play spotify from my ipad air to apple tv 3rd gen via airplay. After 1 or a few songs it disconnects from appletv. I still have full wifi connection. If I run other music apps an...
  • jeremygoh
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Syncing playlists with ipod nano

how do i take songs from spotify and down load them to my computer

  • Newbie
  • how do i take songs from spotify and down load them to my computer
  • jeremygoh
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Solved!! How to delete songs from playlists I follow?

Hi everybody, I use the Spotify iPhone App and I have a Premium account. The way I use Spotify is: I make new playlists like "All Motörhead songs", put a lot of songs in those playlists, then download it all on my iPhone while I´m at home and while h...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Hi everybody,   I use the Spotify iPhone App and I have a Premium account.   The way I use Spotify is: I make new playlists like "All Motörhead songs", put a lot of songs...
  • JCdotnl
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Music not showing up on mobile device, can't use spotify for anything

I've tried relogging on both desktop and mobile and my music won't show up on my iphone. It shows up regularly on my desktop but when I open Spotify on my iPhone, nothing shows up. My username is numbers and I can't view my profile. Nothing works and...

  • Newbie
  • I've tried relogging on both desktop and mobile and my music won't show up on my iphone. It shows up regularly on my desktop but when I open Spotify on my iPhone, nothing shows up. My username is num...
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Solved!! Upgraded to premium. Still on free.

I've logged in and logged out, I've hard restarted my phone and I've deleted and redownloaded the app but I still can't play my music. It even tells me I have 2 months of premium but still won't let me play songs. I don't understand. Help.

  • Casual Listener
  • I've logged in and logged out, I've hard restarted my phone and I've deleted and redownloaded the app but I still can't play my music. It even tells me I have 2 months of premium but still won't let ...
  • user-removed
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Solved!! Syncing Local FIles

I'm wanting to sync some of my local files to my iPhone but I do not want to sync all of them because I do not have that much free space on my iPhone. Does anyone know if there's a way to select what local files you want to sync without syncing all o...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm wanting to sync some of my local files to my iPhone but I do not want to sync all of them because I do not have that much free space on my iPhone. Does anyone know if there's a way to select what...
  • Bella-Puella
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Solved!! Why can't I play different songs on different devices

Why can't I play music on different devices at the same time.Do I need Sonos ?

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  • Why can't I play music on different devices at the same time. Do I need Sonos ?
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Solved!! "Go to playlist" from "Now playing screen"

I would really like to be able to go the playlist i am currently playing from. In the Android app it is possible by tapping in the top area shown here as a red rectangle. I think it should be this way on iOS too.

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  • Roadie
  • I would really like to be able to go the playlist i am currently playing from. In the Android app it is possible by tapping in the top area shown here as a red rectangle. I think it should be this wa...
  • Zeromantix
  • Roadie
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Solved!! 30 Day offline useage

Hi All, to make it simple, I have premium on my iPhone. I made a playlist and made it avaliable Offline e.g. downloaded to the iPhone. I did this last week, so they have been offline on my iPhone for 8 days so far, I'm off to Canada for three weeks i...

  • Newbie
  • Hi All,  to make it simple, I have premium on my iPhone.  I made a playlist and made it avaliable Offline e.g. downloaded to the iPhone.   I did this last week, so they have been o...
  • JCdotnl
  • Roadie
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Solved!! Read inbox on latest version [iPhone]

How do i read my inbox in the latest version of spotify for iPhone? I can see a notification on the app icon indicating that i have messages. There's also an option to enable/disable push notifications for messages, but there seems to be no way to re...

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  • How do i read my inbox in the latest version of spotify for iPhone? I can see a notification on the app icon indicating that i have messages. There's also an option to enable/disable push notificatio...
  • haxel96
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No songs on iPhone

Hello, I've downloaded playlists onto my ipad which I can play offline, these playlists are available on my phone online but not offline. They are just greyed off on my phone and say 'unable to play offline, need to go online. Even when I download pl...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I've downloaded playlists onto my ipad which I can play offline, these playlists are available on my phone online but not offline. They are just greyed off on my phone and say 'unable to...
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cannot make playlists available offline

I have an ipad 4 with spotify premium. It has more than the recommended amount of memory available and I am under my limit for the number of tracks I can download. On my iPhone 5 I have no issue toggling playlists for download but on my ipad there is...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have an ipad 4 with spotify premium. It has more than the recommended amount of memory available and I am under my limit for the number of tracks I can download. On my iPhone 5 I have no issue togg...
  • user-removed
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