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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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Phonecall quality suffers while Spotify is launched?

Hey Guys... ... I´d n phonecall yesterday. So caller pleased my to come closer to mic ´cause of the bad quality of transmissen. I just tryed without any reason and closed spotify (without telling). Then the caller told me, that the quality of transmi...

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  • Hey Guys...   ... I´d n phonecall yesterday. So caller pleased my to come closer to mic ´cause of the bad quality of transmissen. I just tryed without any reason and closed spotify (without ...
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No response to Play button on ipad

Spotify works well on my desktop and my ipad works well. For 6 months I have had Spotify on my ipad and normally it works. But sometimes when I 've pressed the play button on Spotify on the ipad nothing happens, either online or offline, as if it wer...

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  • Spotify works well on my desktop and my ipad works well. For 6 months I have had Spotify on my ipad and normally it works. But sometimes when I 've pressed the play button on Spotify on the ipad noth...
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First working - then finaly starts makin more n more probs

Hey Guys... ... at first I really thought, okay... business as usual... there allways lots of guys who arn´t able to use thinks correctly, ´cause on the first week my spotify worked really fine. But right now it start more n more makin the same troub...

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  • Hey Guys...   ... at first I really thought, okay... business as usual... there allways lots of guys who arn´t able to use thinks correctly, ´cause on the first week my spotify worked really...
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my account lost all my playlists.

I signed up for spotify premium from the free account. It wasn't letting me stream from my iphone, so i disconnected and reconnected my facebook social link to spotify. When I signed back on, all my playlists were gone and it started me back with not...

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  • I signed up for spotify premium from the free account. It wasn't letting me stream from my iphone, so i disconnected and reconnected my facebook social link to spotify. When I signed back on, all...
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Syncing Starred playlists for Offline use

Very confused at the moment. I have a starred playlist of only 9 tracks (brand new Premium user). it says 0 of 9 tracks synced. I have everything in the list selected for "available offline" but for some reason, none of it will sync. Anyone know how ...

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  • Very confused at the moment. I have a starred playlist of only 9 tracks (brand new Premium user). it says 0 of 9 tracks synced. I have everything in the list selected for "available offline" but for ...
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Spotify premium

I have just purchased premium spotify but can't get it. It was already deducted from my account. Can you help me?

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  • I have just purchased premium spotify but can't get it. It was already deducted from my account. Can you help me?
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Help! Songs now showing up on mobile/phone wont offline sync

Hi, so I am currently encountering too issues. Firstly is that I can't get the tracks in my playlists that came from my itunes library to sync into my phone. Both the phone and computer are on the same wifi and they're both switched so that the green...

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  • Hi, so I am currently encountering too issues.  Firstly is that I can't get the tracks in my playlists that came from my itunes library to sync into my phone. Both the phone and computer are o...
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Solved!! Spotify is extremely slow to sync offline playlists on iOS

Hi,I'm running the latest Spotify for iOS 5.0.1 version + did a complete restore on 2 iPhones 4S yesterday. I have the same problem on both my iPhones: Spotify is unbearably slow to sync offline playlists.I have 1200 songs that I want to sync for off...

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  • Hi, I'm running the latest Spotify for iOS 5.0.1 version + did a complete restore on 2 iPhones 4S yesterday. I have the same problem on both my iPhones: Spotify is unbearably slow to sync offline pl...
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Is there any way to use Spotify w/ FordSync?

I jsut got a new Ford Explorer, and I'm absolutely at a loss as to how to get Spotify to connect to it over the bluetooth. I connected my iPhone to it, but the car won't detect media on the phone! Any help would be appreciated.

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  • I jsut got a new Ford Explorer, and I'm absolutely at a loss as to how to get Spotify to connect to it over the bluetooth. I connected my iPhone to it, but the car won't detect media on the phone! ...
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Re-Ordering of tracks. iPhone App. (Second Attempt)

Please address this issue.I understand your development team have, in error, removed this feature. Please restore and extend to us (your clients) a timescale for completion. Please confirm by return and leave this topic "Open" until it is in fact res...

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  • Please address this issue. I understand your development team have, in error, removed this feature. Please restore and extend to us (your clients) a timescale for completion. Please confir...
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[Bug Report] - Spotify resumes playback at incorrect point after telephone call

Steps to reproduce: Sync a track that is of a long duration to the device (perhaps 2 hours) Listen to that track Receive an inbound call Hang up inbound call Spotify resumes playback, but not at all close to the same location Configuration iPhone5 iO...

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  • Steps to reproduce: Sync a track that is of a long duration to the device (perhaps 2 hours) Listen to that track Receive an inbound call Hang up inbound call Spotify resumes playback...
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simple feature that Spotify needs to be compatible with

stop playing feature on timer on iphone with iOS 6 doesnt work with Spotify, yet it works with pandora...... Sure would be nice if it did. Just saying.

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  • stop playing feature on timer on iphone with iOS 6 doesnt work with Spotify, yet it works with pandora...... Sure would be nice if it did. Just saying. 
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Copy local playlist from computer and then play on my iPad without the files?

ello! If I have all my mp3 on my computer, make a playlist of them in spotify, could I then log in on my Spotify on my iPad and then play the songs without having to have the mp3's on the iPad or choose "Play offline"? Like, can Spotify on my iPad tr...

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  • ello! If I have all my mp3 on my computer, make a playlist of them in spotify, could I then log in on my Spotify on my iPad and then play the songs without having to have the mp3's on the iPad or c...
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iPhone app is horrid - what's the deal?

Can someone here enlighten me on the state of the iPhone app development for Spotify? Here's why: I recently switched back to the iPhone from a year stint to Android. I absolutely loved Spotify on Android after the last major update. The iPhone app l...

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  • Can someone here enlighten me on the state of the iPhone app development for Spotify?   Here's why: I recently switched back to the iPhone from a year stint to Android. I absolutely loved Sp...
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Could I exchange my Spotify acc?

I'd like to exchange my spotify premium acc to lite one . The reason is I want to pay cheaper. Thank you.

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  • I'd like to exchange my spotify premium acc to lite one . The reason is I want to pay cheaper. Thank you.
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Extreme Battery Drain / iPhone 5

Hi,I have the premium service and have noticed a significant battery drain when using Spotify as compared to my iPhone 4. Is it just me?I've optimized my phone to conserve power as much as possible already. Brightness, push/fetch, location, turned of...

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  • Hi, I have the premium service and have noticed a significant battery drain when using Spotify as compared to my iPhone 4. Is it just me? I've optimized my phone to conserve power as much as po...
  • Goodman
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Premium not working

Hello, I got spotify premium for a year from my dad this christmas and it worked just fine until I got my new iphone 5. Now I can't use spotify on my phone ("Spotify Premium is required for on-demand mobile streaming. It's free to stream on desktop."...

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  • Hello,   I got spotify premium for a year from my dad this christmas and it worked just fine until I got my new iphone 5. Now I can't use spotify on my phone ("Spotify Pr...
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Help!!!!!! I can't sync my playlist completely on my iphone4S

I've been with spotify for a few months now and even have all my friendonto start using spotify. I have this issue where I can't sync all the songs on the playlist. It would stop syncing after a few songs and have a red exclamation mark next to it. W...

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  • I've been with spotify for a few months now and even have all my friendonto start using spotify. I have this issue where I can't sync all the songs on the playlist. It would stop syncing after a few ...
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Solved!! Anyway to organize playlists?

So I know you can organize playlists on the desktop version, but is there any way to sort a playlist via the mobile application? It'd be nice to be able to sort playlists by alphabetical, artist, or album. Thanks!

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  • So I know you can organize playlists on the desktop version, but is there any way to sort a playlist via the mobile application? It'd be nice to be able to sort playlists by alphabetical, artist, or ...
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Iphone quick play - song name not updating when skipping through album

In quick play, the song name up top does not update when i want to skip to another track. the song name stays stuck on the first song i selected to play. Only the name, the next song plays just fine. Is it just me? just to clarify, this happens when ...

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  • In quick play, the song name up top does not update when i want to skip to another track. the song name stays stuck on the first song i selected to play. Only the name, the next song plays just fine....
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