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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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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Sleep Timer missing

Plan Premium Country Aus Device (iPhone XS) Operating System (iOS 13.3.1) My Question or Issue My Spotify app crashed so I had to reinstall it. When I did the sleep timer function has since disappeared. Confused. I reinstalled the app a few times to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Aus   Device (iPhone XS) Operating System (iOS 13.3.1)   My Question or Issue My Spotify app crashed so I had to reinstall it. When I did the slee...
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  • Newbie
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    Sleep Timer
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Superuser Contribution Artist name cropped and too close to song title when text size is larger than default

Plan: PremiumCountry: USLang: Traditional Chinese DeviceiPhone 13 miniOperating SystemiOS 15.3.1Spotify 8.7.4.1352 My Question or IssueArtist name cropped and too close to song title when text size is larger than default

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US Lang: Traditional Chinese   Device iPhone 13 mini Operating System iOS 15.3.1 Spotify 8.7.4.1352   My Question or Issue Artist name cropped and t...
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Superuser Contribution iOS Features Unable or Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone Pro 13, iPad Pro 12Operating System(iOS 10 My Question or IssueWhile listening to podcast, I am able to fast forward or rewind on my Samsung phone, by selecting any point on the duration bar, but unable to do this on...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone Pro 13, iPad Pro 12 Operating System (iOS 10   My Question or Issue While listening to podcast, I am able to fast forward or rewind on my Samsung...
  • Ver
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Spotify will only play a few random songs while Offline

Plan - PremiumCountry - Canada DeviceiPhone 8 (iOS 14.6) Twice over the past week when I go to play songs on Spotify in offline mode it'll only play a handful of random songs. Every song is showing as downloaded on my device so its not an issue of th...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - Canada   Device iPhone 8 (iOS 14.6)   Twice over the past week when I go to play songs on Spotify in offline mode it'll only play a handful of random son...
  • Loxer
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Superuser Contribution Now playing bar not updating to new look

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 15.1 My Question or IssueMy now playing bar has not updated to the newer look and all my mates ones have. I updated my app to the newest version and my phone is updated to the newest...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 15.1   My Question or Issue My now playing bar has not updated to the newer look and all my mates ones ...
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution Can't remove Shuffle on iPhone playlist

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueCan't remove Shuffle from playlist on iPhone. It overlaps Play button and is not working. It is correct on my Desktop. Pic atta...

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  • Plan Premium Free/Premium Country USA Device iPhone) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Can't remove Shuffle from playlist on iPhone.&...
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong, please try again later. Error message on Iphone 5.

PlanPremium DeviceIphone 5 Operating SystemIOS 10.3.3 My Question or IssueSorry for bad english. I use an older version of spotify on my Iphone 5 because the newest version isnt supported. But when I try to login I get the error message: Something we...

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  •   Plan Premium   Device Iphone 5   Operating System IOS  10.3.3   My Question or Issue Sorry for bad english. I use an older version of spotify on my Iphone 5 beca...
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Help, I can’t unhide my song

PlanPremium CountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone SE, Apple Watch SE, iMacOperating SystemiOs 15.4 My Question or IssueSo, when I try to unhide a song, it won’t let me, the link attached is my screen recording of my screen.Click me

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  • Plan Premium  Country United States Device iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE, iMac Operating System iOs 15.4   My Question or Issue So, when I try to unhide a song, it won’t let me, the l...
  • Aphyio
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Solved!! Car steering wheel control opens apple music

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 12 miniOperating SystemiOS 15.3 My Question or IssueHi there, I have my phone connected via USB to my car. If I am listening to spotify and try to skip a track using my steering wheel or dash button, iOS launch...

  • Casual Listener
  •     Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 12 mini Operating System iOS 15.3   My Question or Issue Hi there,   I have my phone connected via USB to my car. &...
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Visual bugs and misalignments on the iOS app

PlanPremiumCountryPortugal DeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 15.4 (Beta) My Question or IssueThe Spotify app for iPhone is, and has been for a while, full of little visual bugs and misalignments that make the experience a tad less enjoyable than I t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal   Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 15.4 (Beta)   My Question or Issue The Spotify app for iPhone is, and has been for a while, full of little v...
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Superuser Contribution No repeat playlist button on my Apple iPad

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
  • Yordan
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Podcast doesn’t play

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 15.3 My Question or IssueHi im trying to listen too one of my favorite podcasts but when I click play, it plays for 1 or 2 seconds and then it stops and disappears from the bottom of the scre...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 15.3   My Question or Issue Hi im trying to listen too one of my favorite podcasts but when I click play, it p...
  • Priscilla69
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Superuser Contribution No Lyrics

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 12 pro maxOperating System15.1 Updated the app restarted the phone still no lyrics on none of my devices.

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone 12 pro max Operating System 15.1   Updated the app restarted the phone still no lyrics on none of my devices.  
  • cam40
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Superuser Contribution [Community][Connect] Multiple people can queue songs by connecting to one device

There is many times when I am with friends or at a party and want to play some songs or vice versa and they want to play songs on my phone. Although, I have to constantly take the other persons phone just to queue a songs and sometimes I just do not ...

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  • There is many times when I am with friends or at a party and want to play some songs or vice versa and they want to play songs on my phone. Although, I have to constantly take the other persons phone...
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Superuser Contribution Changing volume on PC/Mac triggers system volume changing on iPhone/Android

PlanPremiumCountryUkraine Device(Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, iPhone 11, MBA M1 2020, Windows PC)Operating System(Android 11, iOS 14, MacOS 11.6, Windows 10 21H1)Spotify versionThe most recent on all devices. My Question or IssueHopefully it's not only m...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ukraine   Device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, iPhone 11, MBA M1 2020, Windows PC) Operating System (Android 11, iOS 14, MacOS 11.6, Windows 10 21H1) Spotify version T...
  • Yordan
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Spotify COnnect/Discord

PlanPremiumCountryUkraineDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 15.1 My Question or IssueFor some reason, activity in the discord manifests itself when playing music on the phone, and not on the computer.The spotify connect also does not work, I am using...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ukraine Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 15.1   My Question or Issue For some reason, activity in the discord manifests itself when playing music on the ph...
  • MateusM
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Superuser Contribution display bugs on iOS 15

DeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 15.0Spotify Version8.6.72.1009 (I have tried to send feedbacks through TestFlight but I'm not sure it's sent successfully. And the both issues below happens in the latest public version of Spotify iOS) My Question o...

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  • Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 15.0 Spotify Version 8.6.72.1009 (I have tried to send feedbacks through TestFlight but I'm not sure it's sent successfully. And the both issues below happe...
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution App Doesn't get any updates

I'm using iPhone 11 with the latest 15.3 updates OS. My plan is Premium and the country is Turkey. The app UI is different than everyone I know. It doesn't get any update on the UI doesn't change. It's been the same since 2019. Why?

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm using iPhone 11 with the latest 15.3 updates OS. My plan is Premium and the country is Turkey. The app UI is different than everyone I know. It doesn't get any update on the UI doesn't change. It...
  • Ver
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Superuser Contribution iPhone won’t show my playlist songs but iPad does

PlanPremiumCountry BangladeshDeviceiPhone XS Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad Pro 2nd genOperating SystemiOS 15.2.1 I’m using premium with the same account.Yet my iPhones doesn’t show the songs in my playlist but my iPad does. Also, I paid for Premium Du...

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  • Plan Premium Country Bangladesh Device iPhone XS Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad Pro 2nd gen Operating System iOS 15.2.1   I’m using premium with the same account.Yet my iPhones doesn’t s...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Problem with Spotify pausing automatically

PlanPremiumCountrydenmarkDeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating system iOS 15.2My Question or IssueWhen I am playing a song there goes about 29 seconds and I automatically pause the song and I have tried changing password on Spotify and Facebook I didn’t help....

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  • Plan Premium Country denmark Device iPhone XS Max Operating system  iOS 15.2 My Question or Issue When I am playing a song there goes about 29 seconds and I automatically pause the song...
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