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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 Tex inside buttons not properly aligned

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceiPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 14.7.1 My Question or IssueScreenshots should be self explanatory.Some of the text inside the buttons are quite a bit off center.

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS 14.7.1   My Question or Issue Screenshots should be self explanatory. Some of the text inside the buttons are ...
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Superuser Contribution App Randomly Crashes When Playing Music

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone 12 ProOperating SystemiOS 14.7 My Question or IssueWhenever I play music and my phone is locked, the app will randomly crash and my music will stop playing. When I go back into the app, the Spotify logo comes...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country United States   Device iPhone 12 Pro Operating System iOS 14.7   My Question or Issue Whenever I play music and my phone is locked, the app will randomly crash ...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Spotify issues on Apple Watch

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceApple Watch 6 GPSOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueA few big issues with Spotify on the Apple Watch: I have the GPS one, not cellular. Downloading to the watch took several tries...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Apple Watch 6 GPS Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue A few big issues with Spotify on the Appl...
  • CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution [Developer] How can you force downloads to Iwatch

I have all updated software on my phone and on my watch and I have the latest spotify app loaded on my I Watch 5. It downloaded about half of my podcasts and now it won't download anymore. It downloaded 4 and I have 3 more to go. It's just stuck. I h...

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  • I have all updated software on my phone and on my watch and I have the latest spotify app loaded on my I Watch 5.  It downloaded about half of my podcasts and now it won't download anymore.&nbsp...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Not getting any push notifications

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceiPhone XS Max, iPad Pro, MacBook Air.Operating SystemLatest. My Question or IssueHi. All notification on either email and push are enabled in my account. However, I don’t get notifications. The only ones I get are emails...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device iPhone XS Max, iPad Pro, MacBook Air. Operating System Latest.   My Question or Issue Hi. All notification on either email and push are enabled in my...
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Superuser Contribution Playback Slider is Bugged

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.7.1 My Question or IssueI am having a problem with the Spotify iOS app where I’ll be playing a song on the app and when I go back to the app the slider starts from the be...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States of America Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14.7.1   My Question or Issue I am having a problem with the Spotify iOS app where I’ll be playing a...
  • Ver
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Superuser Contribution SPOTIFY OFFLINE NO 3G/4G

Depois de anos usando o app premium e funcionando perfeitamente, o meu app ficou offline no 3g / 4g só fica online utilizando o wifi. Já fiz de tudo, RESET não aparelho, atualização do app e está todas as contas e adicionei novamente e nadaaa. ME AJU...

  • Casual Listener
  • Depois de anos usando o app premium e funcionando perfeitamente, o meu app ficou offline no 3g / 4g só fica online utilizando o wifi. Já fiz de tudo, RESET não aparelho, atualização do app e est...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify freeze on home screen

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 14.7.1 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app freezes in the home tab whenever I open the app. I have tried reinstalling, logging out then in, clearing safari's cache (not sure if this affects ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 14.7.1   My Question or Issue My Spotify app freezes in the home tab whenever I open the app. I have tried reinstall...
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Superuser Contribution On iPhone XR, Spotify sounds noticeably worse than Deezer and Apple Music, but not on iMac

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone XR, iMac 2018, Operating SystemiOS 14.7.1 MacOS 11.5.2 It's especially notable on piano music like Keith Jarrett's Köln Concert: The different music services sound comparably well on my iMac, but on my iPhone XR, Spoti...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone XR, iMac 2018,  Operating System iOS 14.7.1  MacOS 11.5.2   It's especially notable on piano music like Keith Jarrett's Köln ...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution [MOBILE] Add a popup after setting sleep timer

Sometimes when using sleep timer it’s hard to know if you pressed the right setting/know if it’s set. It would be nice to have a popup similar to the “Added to queue” message that pops up when adding a song to the queue. This could confirm it’s been ...

  • Visitor
  • Sometimes when using sleep timer it’s hard to know if you pressed the right setting/know if it’s set. It would be nice to have a popup similar to the “Added to queue” message that pops up when adding...
  • Novy
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Superuser Contribution Buttons overlapping when searching for songs in playlist

Hi, sorry but your bug reporting system is way too complicated + I can't add new topics as apparently my experience doesn't matter to you. So, expectedly, I'm getting quite frustrated and I will be posting this as comment to every topic I can, becaus...

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  • Hi, sorry but your bug reporting system is way too complicated + I can't add new topics as apparently my experience doesn't matter to you. So, expectedly, I'm getting quite frustrated and I will be p...
  • MateusM
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Solved!! I dont have this new mini-player interface

PlanPremiumCountryHongKong,ChinaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 15 My Question or Issuemy spotify: others: I dont have this new mini-player interface. And how can I get it? 

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  • Plan Premium Country HongKong,China Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 15   My Question or Issue my spotify:   others:  I dont have this new mini-player interface. And how c...
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Is there a way to sort the "My Episodes" playlist from oldest to newest?

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  
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps stopping

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone XOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue My spotify keeps pausing (at the 11second mark of a song to be precise). I have to restart the app for the song to play. Once t...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Device iPhone X Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   My spotify keeps pausing (at the 11seco...
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Superuser Contribution Volume raising and lowering on its own.

I’ve been having a issue since about the release of iPhone 12 Pro Max where my volume just does it’s own thing.PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIPHONE 12 PRO MAXOperating SystemiOS 14.7.1

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  • I’ve been having a issue since about the release of iPhone 12 Pro Max where my volume just does it’s own thing. Plan Premium Country USA Device IPHONE 12 PRO MAX Operating System iOS 14.7.1 ...
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Superuser Contribution My Episodes playlist always shows one episode, even when it's empty...

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueA few weeks ago, I downloaded the oldest episode of Up First, which went to the My Episodes playlist. The next day, the episode was removed, and so was my download. The reason...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue A few weeks ago, I downloaded the oldest episode of Up First, which went to the My Episodes playlis...
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Superuser Contribution not playing selected songs

PlanFreeCountryukDevice(iPhone 8, Operating Systemios14 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps playing 'suggested songs' rather than the ones I have selected, even if it is in the middle of a selected album or pplaylist.Why is this?

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  • Plan Free Country uk Device (iPhone 8,  Operating System ios14   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps playing 'suggested songs' rather than the ones I have selected, even if it is i...
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Superuser Contribution Your Episodes Bug

PlanPremium CountryUSADevice(iPhone 11)Operating System(iOS 14.6) My Question or IssueI am getting a bug in the “Your Episodes” podcast playlist. It shows “1 Episode” even though it is empty. It is really bothering me. How can I fix it?

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  • Plan Premium  Country USA Device (iPhone 11) Operating System (iOS 14.6)   My Question or Issue I am getting a bug in the “Your Episodes” podcast playlist. It shows “1 Episode” ev...
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Offline not working

PremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8 I have the premium account but ever since the app updated I can’t listen to offline. I listen to it at work for 10 hours a day on wifi and it works fine but as soon as I’m on offline mode it won’t let me listen to down...

  • Visitor
  •   Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8   I have the premium account but ever since the app updated I can’t listen to offline. I listen to it at work for 10 hours a day on wifi and it ...
  • Jeremy
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