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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 ...

MattSuda
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sapmi
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Solved!! iPhone 4S won't Sync via USB

My iPhone 4S won't sync via USB, the cable and the phone work perfectly. Spotify simply won't detect the device.

bartonsam7
Newbie
My iPhone 4S won't sync via USB, the cable and the phone work perfectly. Spotify simply won't detect the device.
2012-03-19 12:09:17 AM
2014-06-09 1:02:59 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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58 replies
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26839 Views
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Why is spotify doing this and how do I stop it?

Spotify is great, At $9.99 a month I can listen to pretty much whatever I want. I've built up quite the library of songs on top of songs that I have previously purchased. But this library I've built up has been of all non-live versions of songs, or t...

itsjimmay
Gig Goer
Spotify is great, At $9.99 a month I can listen to pretty much whatever I want. I've built up quite the library of songs on top of songs that I have previously purchased. But this library I've built ...
2014-06-09 11:26:12 AM
2014-06-09 12:12:15 PM
itsjimmay
Gig Goer
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500 Views
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Solved!! iPod no longer detected [Windows Client]

Yeah, as the title says: Spotify on Windows does no longer detect my iPod anymore. It's an iPod Touch 5th gen(I think), it used to get detected when I used USB before, but now it no longer does, wich is wierd, since I've not installed any new softwar...

TheLastMelody
Gig Goer
Yeah, as the title says: Spotify on Windows does no longer detect my iPod anymore. It's an iPod Touch 5th gen(I think), it used to get detected when I used USB before, but now it no longer does, w...
2014-06-09 3:00:19 AM
2014-06-09 3:41:04 AM
TheLastMelody
Gig Goer
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830 Views
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Cant download music

Basically i cant download music from spotify to listen to offline, my friend has a galaxy s5 and when he does it, the download button lights up green, when i do it on my iphone 5, it doesnt even light up green

Jacobjones
Casual Listener
Basically i cant download music from spotify to listen to offline, my friend has a galaxy s5 and when he does it, the download button lights up green, when i do it on my iphone 5, it doesnt even ligh...
2014-06-08 8:05:45 AM
2014-06-09 3:18:52 AM
Rodrigo
Community Legend
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1167 Views
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Using Spotify overseas

I am a premium Spotify user in the UK and whilst travelling overseas last week I couldn't access any of my playlists even though they were made available offline. I understand you may need to establish an internet connection to be able to access the ...

sammyd82
Newbie
I am a premium Spotify user in the UK and whilst travelling overseas last week I couldn't access any of my playlists even though they were made available offline. I understand you may need to establi...
2014-06-08 3:20:11 PM
2014-06-09 3:09:43 AM
Rodrigo
Community Legend
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515 Views
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Music stops playing for no reason

I often use the apple remote controll when I play music on spotify. Sometimes when I pause the music using the remote, it won't start up again. When I push the play-button (wheater I use the Macbook Pro or the remote) it changes into the pause-symbol...

annesir
Newbie
I often use the apple remote controll when I play music on spotify. Sometimes when I pause the music using the remote, it won't start up again. When I push the play-button (wheater I u...
2014-06-05 9:24:05 AM
2014-06-09 3:01:18 AM
Rodrigo
Community Legend
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893 Views
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iPhone 5c won't log in

I went through all the steps it mentioned as a possible fix for my problem and it didn't work. I made a playlist ( starred ) and when I try to play it offline it tells me I have to sign up for premium to do so. I click the link to do it and it says s...

Ufcman187
Newbie
I went through all the steps it mentioned as a possible fix for my problem and it didn't work. I made a playlist ( starred ) and when I try to play it offline it tells me I have to sign up for premiu...
2014-06-03 6:26:46 PM
2014-06-09 1:24:29 AM
Rodrigo
Community Legend
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752 Views
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Solved!! I can't play one song at my iPhone and MacBook but....

... On My iPad i can play it. The song i have problem with is: Sigma - Nobody to love.I think this is verry strange, maybe someone can help me! /Mattias

Mattiias
Casual Listener
... On My iPad i can play it. The song i have problem with is: Sigma - Nobody to love. I think this is verry strange, maybe someone can help me! /Mattias
2014-06-08 10:06:10 PM
2014-06-09 1:20:21 AM
tabbylucy
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Can't share playlist with another spotify user

I followed the advice from this site by searching the user name of my friend. The result was found nothing. There was no error in entering the username. I am at loss why I could not find my friend. Any advice to fix it? Thanks!

Scottxe
Music Fan
I followed the advice from this site by searching the user name of my friend. The result was found nothing. There was no error in entering the username. I am at loss why I could not find my friend...
2014-06-08 7:44:12 AM
2014-06-08 5:35:42 PM
Scottxe
Music Fan
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Playlist Issue

I just created a playlist on my iPad via Spotify; but it is not showing up on Spotify on my iPhone. With my android I never had this problem. Did I forget to do something or do something incorrectly? Please and thanks!

DEC4994
Casual Listener
I just created a playlist on my iPad via Spotify; but it is not showing up on Spotify on my iPhone. With my android I never had this problem. Did I forget to do something or do something incorrectly?...
2014-06-08 5:06:41 AM
2014-06-08 4:54:25 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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372 Views
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syncing iphone with spotify on computer

Hi, I have just got spotify premium. I can't seem to sync my iphone with my computer, when I plug it in, under devices it does not come up with anything. I'm not sure when I first signed up to spotify if I registered it as a divice, how do I register...

gracehunter6
Newbie
Hi, I have just got spotify premium. I can't seem to sync my iphone with my computer, when I plug it in, under devices it does not come up with anything. I'm not sure when I ...
2014-06-08 3:57:41 PM
2014-06-08 4:07:31 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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358 Views
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Apple IPOD

I have an Apple IPOD, just wondering can I sync my music from Spotify to the Apple IPOD.

rhonda_hughes
Casual Listener
I have an Apple IPOD, just wondering can I sync my music from Spotify to the Apple IPOD.
2014-06-08 4:47:47 AM
2014-06-08 3:00:00 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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517 Views
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Only local files were synced on my iPhone 5S

Hi.I have an iPhone 5S and when I first synced my playlist for offline play it only synced spotify files. I installed Spotify on my PC and now if I have the same files locally it only syncs them instead of the spotify file.How do I stop this from hap...

LordBenzo
Regular
Hi. I have an iPhone 5S and when I first synced my playlist for offline play it only synced spotify files. I installed Spotify on my PC and now if I have the same files locally it only syncs them ...
2014-06-08 1:30:32 PM
2014-06-08 2:59:04 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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477 Views
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Changes to service or weird problem

I had 8 playlists on my phone and about 700 songs and I had to re-sync them and when I tried nothing would sync so I had to delete 3/4 of my playlists and only got 314 songs out of the original 700+ plus to download, did spotify change somethimg or i...

75thRanger2nd
Casual Listener
I had 8 playlists on my phone and about 700 songs and I had to re-sync them and when I tried nothing would sync so I had to delete 3/4 of my playlists and only got 314 songs out of the original 700+ ...
2014-06-07 8:25:48 PM
2014-06-07 9:52:59 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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367 Views
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problem with downloaded spotify-playlists on iPod

Hi, I have a spotify premium account. I have a special directory for playlists that I can listen to in offline-modus on my iPod. Parallel I add and remove playlists to and from my special directory on my PC. When I charge the battery of my iPod (appr...

user-removed
Visitor
Hi, I have a spotify premium account. I have a special directory for playlists that I can listen to in offline-modus on my iPod. Parallel I add and remove playlists to and from my spe...
2014-06-07 4:09:13 PM
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364 Views
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Premium subscription acting erratically

For the first time today (6/6/14) when I started Spotify via desktop I was asked to log in - that was unusual. Had no problems throughout the day. This evening when I tried operating from my iphone 4S, I was prompted to log in - again, unusual. When ...

profilename
Casual Listener
For the first time today (6/6/14) when I started Spotify via desktop I was asked to log in - that was unusual. Had no problems throughout the day. This evening when I tried operating from my iphone 4...
2014-06-07 3:48:32 AM
2014-06-07 1:42:39 PM
profilename
Casual Listener
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899 Views
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Songs tab on iPad

So excited to read about the new songs tab download all your music .... Spot iffy on iPad updated yesterday - where is this mystical button?

izzyturner
Regular
So excited to read about the new songs tab download all your music .... Spot iffy on iPad updated yesterday - where is this mystical button?
2014-06-04 11:53:59 PM
2014-06-07 1:40:31 PM
alacard
Newbie
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1494 Views
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iOS Version Missing Features

When I login to my account on Spotify on my brother's Samsung Galaxy it has all the features that the iPhone version has been missing. (fyi I have the iPhone 5S) Missing Features on iPhone that's on Android- There's an EQ on the Android version but n...

CheefLatif
Regular
When I login to my account on Spotify on my brother's Samsung Galaxy it has all the features that the iPhone version has been missing. (fyi I have the iPhone 5S) Missing Features on iPhone...
2014-06-07 6:57:32 AM
2014-06-07 1:36:19 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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510 Views
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Playlist name disappears

Hello dears! Time to wine again... With every update there is a new issue. Spotify version 1.0.0.3251 - IOS 7.1 - iPhone 4S With the new update the album name/playlist name of my off line lists is gone every time I open Spotify. The only thing shown ...

HelenaMariana
Gig Goer
Hello dears! Time to wine again... With every update there is a new issue. Spotify version 1.0.0.3251 - IOS 7.1 - iPhone 4S With the new update the album name/playlist name of...
2014-04-16 8:23:49 PM
2014-06-07 10:16:12 AM
toe-tapper
Newbie
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4 replies
1 likes

2469 Views
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Playlist Problems

I have the Spotify app on my iPod Touch. A few days ago, I noticed that all of my playlists were gone from the Your Music section. The only way I sem to be able to access them is if I'm online, and going into my profile. I tried switching them to be ...

AWright82
Casual Listener
I have the Spotify app on my iPod Touch. A few days ago, I noticed that all of my playlists were gone from the Your Music section. The only way I sem to be able to access them is if I'm o...
2014-06-06 8:15:35 AM
2014-06-07 7:28:11 AM
AWright82
Casual Listener
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384 Views
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