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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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Spotify in car with usb connection

In my new car I can connect my iphone 4 running iOS 5.1.1 so I can play all the songs that are in my music app. Now when I start spotify I can only play te first song and after that the car stereo automatically switches to de default music app! Is th...

glennvho
Regular
In my new car I can connect my iphone 4 running iOS 5.1.1 so I can play all the songs that are in my music app. Now when I start spotify I can only play te first song and after that the ca...
2013-06-04 9:10:52 PM
2014-02-07 8:27:40 PM
ruteclrp
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How to avoid adding duplicate songs?

Hi, Is there a way not to have duplicate songs in my playlists? Another word ... while I am actually adding songs into my playlist, I wanna see a message saying that the song I am adding actually had been added into the playlistis before. Is there su...

Ericbegi
Newbie
Hi, Is there a way not to have duplicate songs in my playlists? Another word ... while I am actually adding songs into my playlist, I wanna see a message saying...
2014-02-07 7:34:43 PM
2014-02-07 7:42:48 PM
Josh
Community Legend
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Premium

I've been using premium for awhile, and our premium went off last week, so I paid for premium yesterday, nothing is working like it was last night, like on the iPad. So when I went to look on the computer it says I'm already premium and it should wor...

Rscherrington
Newbie
I've been using premium for awhile, and our premium went off last week, so I paid for premium yesterday, nothing is working like it was last night, like on the iPad. So when I went to look on the com...
2014-02-07 2:36:31 AM
2014-02-07 1:16:39 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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265 Views
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iPhone 4 not recognizing Premium account

Just recently I purchased spotify premium and it works perfectly on my macbook and ipad, but it'll still treat my account as basic on my iphone 4. I've brosed the forums for possible solutions; ive tried restarting the phone, deleting/reinstalling sp...

qomala
Newbie
Just recently I purchased spotify premium and it works perfectly on my macbook and ipad, but it'll still treat my account as basic on my iphone 4. I've brosed the forums for possible solutions; ive t...
2014-02-07 3:26:18 AM
2014-02-07 1:16:20 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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1 replies
1 likes

317 Views
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Solved!! New shuffle

Since we have got this new shuffle update it seems to me that this is just like pandora I can't just click a song in my playlist and listen to it. I also can have so many skips. Don't get me wrong I love spotify never an issue tell now but if I wante...

Shobbs072
Casual Listener
Since we have got this new shuffle update it seems to me that this is just like pandora I can't just click a song in my playlist and listen to it. I also can have so many skips. Don't get me wrong I ...
2014-02-07 12:15:05 PM
2014-02-07 1:14:18 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Can't search for playlists with premium subscription

I'm using iOS version 0.9.3.212 with a premium subscription. My husband is using same version but with a free subscription. When he uses the search function, he has access to all of these playlists that other people have put together. I would love to...

Lozzfromoz
Regular
I'm using iOS version 0.9.3.212 with a premium subscription. My husband is using same version but with a free subscription. When he uses the search function, he has access to all of these playlists t...
2014-01-30 10:55:12 PM
2014-02-07 5:00:05 AM
Lozzfromoz
Regular
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668 Views
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Music Pausing

My iPhone app will play certain song for a short length of time, and then the music will stop for a couple of seconds, and then continue. This does not occur on my PC (SAMSUNG). Does anyone have any idea what causes this to happen on the iPhone, and ...

CurlyKopite
Regular
My iPhone app will play certain song for a short length of time, and then the music will stop for a couple of seconds, and then continue. This does not occur on my PC (SAMSUNG). Does anyone have any ...
2014-02-06 9:30:00 PM
2014-02-06 10:37:43 PM
CurlyKopite
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Howto sync from a device to the computer, and not the other way around??

The title states the question. I do my playlist editing on my iPhone. Thefore I want the sync to go from the device to the computer. Any advice? Thanks

TerjeMaurset
Regular
The title states the question. I do my playlist editing on my iPhone. Thefore I want the sync to go from the device to the computer. Any advice? Thanks
2014-02-06 8:00:59 PM
2014-02-06 9:33:31 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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Deleting music to free up space

Most of my Spotify playlists are a combination of imported music I had in iTunes and songs I've added since getting Spotify Premium. My iPhone storage is limited, though, so I'm looking to free up space. If all that music has already been imported in...

ALindquist5
Newbie
Most of my Spotify playlists are a combination of imported music I had in iTunes and songs I've added since getting Spotify Premium. My iPhone storage is limited, though, so I'm looking to free...
2013-07-16 4:47:49 PM
2014-02-06 8:58:09 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Unable to access/use my Browse, Discover, or Radio tabs

So I have been having this issue on and off now for the past week or so. I can listen to songs that are on my playlists and I can also search for specific artists, but I have no access to either my browse or discover tabs. When I select them on my ph...

CDubs91
Newbie
So I have been having this issue on and off now for the past week or so. I can listen to songs that are on my playlists and I can also search for specific artists, but I have no access to either my b...
2014-02-06 8:20:09 PM
2014-02-06 8:57:46 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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300 Views
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Only able to acces artist playslist through app [instead of their discography]

Whenever I like an artist, I use the following option [as a sort of short cut]. Since some updates [in the desktop application] this following list has been oddly hidden under account>profile>following. But anyway it worked [sort of] on the iOS app. ...

Petor
Casual Listener
Whenever I like an artist, I use the following option [as a sort of short cut]. Since some updates [in the desktop application] this following list has been oddly hidden under account>profile&gt...
2014-02-03 10:37:49 PM
2014-02-06 12:48:55 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Solved!! Discover tab missing

I am still missing the discover tab in the ipad app.I have reinstalled spotify but still no discover tab.Do you have a solution for this issue?ThanksArno

Wesseling
Casual Listener
I am still missing the discover tab in the ipad app. I have reinstalled spotify but still no discover tab. Do you have a solution for this issue? Thanks Arno
2013-08-17 2:42:12 PM
2014-02-06 12:13:53 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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1584 Views
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Control Spotify on an iOS device from a PC

Does anyone know of an app that will let you control Spotify on an iPhone or iPad from a PC? A lot of times I plug up my iPad to my stereo and would love to control it from my iPhone or PC. I've Googled around a bit but could only find results for co...

baespey
Music Fan
Does anyone know of an app that will let you control Spotify on an iPhone or iPad from a PC? A lot of times I plug up my iPad to my stereo and would love to control it from my iPhone or PC. I've Goog...
2014-02-06 6:58:33 AM
2014-02-06 7:51:31 AM
Josh
Community Legend
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1 replies
1 likes

2244 Views
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Spotify pauses

my situation i play Spotify music via my apple tv to the stereo (NICE!!) Spotify randomly pauses while playing a song. Often has lost the connection to my apple tv, so i press play and reconnect to the apple tv. this is verry anoying and it happens m...

Familiesluijs
Regular
my situation i play Spotify music via my apple tv to the stereo (NICE!!) Spotify randomly pauses while playing a song. Often has lost the connection to my apple tv, so i press play and reconnec...
2014-01-29 11:09:47 AM
2014-02-06 7:02:43 AM
baespey
Music Fan
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544 Views
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Premium App Does Not Open at Last Song Played

Every time I open my Spotify Premium App for iOS 7 it does not open at the last place I was using it. For example, if I play a song that's number 300 in my offline playlist then stop listening, when I go back to the app, it will refresh itself and go...

mstorms
Casual Listener
Every time I open my Spotify Premium App for iOS 7 it does not open at the last place I was using it. For example, if I play a song that's number 300 in my offline playlist then stop listening, when ...
2014-02-04 12:38:23 PM
2014-02-05 8:05:16 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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349 Views
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Spotify Connect Issues

Hi, how do you disable Spotify Connect? As of today, when I play music on my iPad, it automatically starts logging the activity on my phone, therefore using up data. There doesn't seem to be any option to stop this from happening, even when the app o...

ArranM
Casual Listener
Hi, how do you disable Spotify Connect? As of today, when I play music on my iPad, it automatically starts logging the activity on my phone, therefore using up data. There doesn't seem to ...
2014-02-05 1:28:36 PM
2014-02-05 4:34:04 PM
wiggedy123
Casual Listener
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iOS very slow startup and searching

For the last 3-4 weeks Spotify on my iPhone 4 become very slow and unresponsive: Opening the iOS app takes around one minute - a minimum of 30 seconds and up to 90 seconds! This is for the flashing three dots to disappear and allow me to use the app....

timhoyland
Newbie
For the last 3-4 weeks Spotify on my iPhone 4 become very slow and unresponsive: Opening the iOS app takes around one minute - a minimum of 30 seconds and up to 90 seconds! This is for t...
2013-07-29 11:45:03 AM
2014-02-05 1:40:05 PM
ROnald1967
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7004 Views
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My Iphone isn't recognized under devices

My iphone isn't recognized under the devices tab. Im on the same wifi for both my computer and phone and it still wont connect. I also can't play local files on my phone. They work fine on the computer but show up gray in my phone. Id really like thi...

Pscar
Newbie
My iphone isn't recognized under the devices tab. Im on the same wifi for both my computer and phone and it still wont connect. I also can't play local files on my phone. They work fine on the comput...
2014-02-05 5:49:30 AM
2014-02-05 11:30:11 AM
Joe
Community Legend
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1425 Views
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iPhone 5 not logging in

Hi,I downloaded the app (free one) on my iphone5 and tried to log in using my email (specifically don't want to use FB). I got the message "Login Failed. Could not login to Spotify. Maybe you've changed or misspelled your password?".I tried a few mor...

Luisterer
Newbie
Hi, I downloaded the app (free one) on my iphone5 and tried to log in using my email (specifically don't want to use FB). I got the message "Login Failed. Could not login to Spotify. Maybe you've ch...
2014-02-05 10:30:22 AM
2014-02-05 11:22:41 AM
Joe
Community Legend
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492 Views
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Unable to sync desktop playlists onto ipod touch after mobile app re-download

tl;dr: Unable to sync anything to my ipod touch 4th gen. Yesterday my spotify mobile app broke; it kept crashing whenever I opened it. I deleted and re-downloaded it, but since then I haven't been able to sync any music from my desktop to it, includi...

flippinandflopp
Regular
tl;dr: Unable to sync anything to my ipod touch 4th gen. Yesterday my spotify mobile app broke; it kept crashing whenever I opened it. I deleted and re-downloaded it, but since then I have...
2014-02-03 10:30:46 PM
2014-02-05 3:03:52 AM
flippinandflopp
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