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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
Music Fan
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Song not playing when i press

Plan:PremiumCountry:SwedenDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueWhenever i try search for a song and press it i don’t play. The bar at the bottom telling which song is currently playing disappears and nothing plays. I have to rest...

tencen
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Country: Sweden Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14 My Question or Issue Whenever i try search for a song and press it i don’t play. The bar at the bottom ...
2020-10-11 3:54:57 PM
2020-10-18 5:56:32 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Solved!! [iOS] Music won't sync from computer to ios

I uploaded a song into my playlist but I cant get it to download on my phone, I'm on the same wifi and I turned off firewall. I downloaded on both pc and phone but it wont sync the song.

battce2
Visitor
I uploaded a song into my playlist but I cant get it to download on my phone, I'm on the same wifi and I turned off firewall. I downloaded on both pc and phone but it wont sync the song.
2020-10-09 2:33:14 AM
2020-10-17 4:14:52 PM
AeroZ
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iOS

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Spotify doesn't find devices on same network

Plan Family Free/Premium Premium Country. UK Device(iPad Pro 2018Operating System(iOS 13.7 My Question or IssueI have 2 wifi bands at home, 2.4 & 5 like most homes. My Spotify app only finds a couple of devices on band 5. If I switch to 2.4 network w...

Pridepark1997
Regular
Plan Family Free/Premium Premium Country. UK Device (iPad Pro 2018 Operating System (iOS 13.7 My Question or Issue I have 2 wifi bands at home, 2.4 & 5 l...
2020-10-17 3:28:03 PM
2020-10-17 4:13:03 PM
AeroZ
Composer
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[iOS][Your Library] Downloaded song artist appear on my artist

When a song is liked and downloaded or added to a playlist it should be added to the artist menu in my library.

samiam5150
Visitor
When a song is liked and downloaded or added to a playlist it should be added to the artist menu in my library.
2020-10-16 4:27:09 PM
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Your Library

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Superuser Contribution Spotify lyrics unavailable on app

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceiPhone 7 PlusSoftwareiOS 13.7 My Question or IssueI have been waiting for an update but I still have not gotten the Spotify lyrics feature on my Spotify app. My family members within the same premium plan have received...

minbutt
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device iPhone 7 Plus Software iOS 13.7 My Question or Issue I have been waiting for an update but I still have not gotten the Spotify lyrics fea...
2020-09-14 6:03:11 PM
2020-10-16 9:03:25 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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App problem
lyrics
Spotify
unavailable
unavailable lyrics
Update
UPDATE MALFUNCTION

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Solved!! Trouble accessing the iOS14 widget

Hi! I keep seeing articles about there finally being a Spotify iOS 14 widget!! That's super exciting!!However, I can't access this widget. My spotify app hasn't updated since October 10th, and there are no new updates available. I'm using iOS14 on an...

treehasleaf
Casual Listener
Hi! I keep seeing articles about there finally being a Spotify iOS 14 widget!! That's super exciting!! However, I can't access this widget. My spotify app hasn't updated since October 10th, and ther...
2020-10-15 12:51:03 AM
2020-10-16 2:21:37 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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All of my album downloads have been removed

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.0.1 My Question or Issue Today, when I first opened the app on my phone, everything was working fine and I had all my albums downloaded like always, but a few hours later, when I opened th...

Banaburguer
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14.0.1 My Question or Issue Today, when I first opened the app on my phone, everything was working fine and ...
2020-10-15 9:21:51 PM
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0 replies
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Superuser Contribution Daily Drive-NPR not Updating@ correct time

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueI am really enjoying the Daily Drive playlist. My issue is that the NPR news brief at the start of the playlist is not updating at 7:00am ET. I leave the h...

br00t4l_lemur
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 7 Plus Operating System iOS 12.4 My Question or Issue I am really enjoying the Daily Drive playlist. My issue is that the NPR news br...
2019-06-26 2:09:27 PM
2020-10-15 6:00:16 PM
Xenia
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Superuser Contribution RESOLVED: Display of track titles and cover art on BMW F10 (2014)

RESOLVED: In the latest BMW ConnectedDrive software update (current as of feb 8. 2015) == Track titles and cover art is not displayed correctly on BMW F10 (2014) when playing through Bluetooth or the USB interface in the center console. Symptom: Musi...

torer
Regular
RESOLVED: In the latest BMW ConnectedDrive software update (current as of feb 8. 2015) == Track titles and cover art is not displayed correctly on BMW F10 (2014) when playing th...
2014-05-23 12:41:16 AM
2020-10-15 3:56:23 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution deleting song from playlist

Why is it so hard to delete a song from a playlist? I'm on a windows 10 pc, listening on the web. My playlist is thousands of songs. The three dot menu next to the song does not have a 'remove song from playlist' option. So i try to scroll down the t...

bayoughozt
Regular
Why is it so hard to delete a song from a playlist? I'm on a windows 10 pc, listening on the web. My playlist is thousands of songs. The three dot menu next to the song does not hav...
2020-09-15 8:35:15 PM
2020-10-15 3:40:45 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Position is not accurate when resuming a podcast episode

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS 13.7 My Question or IssueFor some reason, the iPhone app is not reliable in resuming podcast episodes at the exact position I paused listening. It's usually several minutes behind at leas...

CaseZero
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13.7 My Question or Issue For some reason, the iPhone app is not reliable in resuming podcast episodes at the ex...
2020-09-15 5:41:20 PM
2020-10-15 2:53:51 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Spotify nightmare

Alexa and Spotify is a nightmare, despite repeated messages sayings problems are fixed. THEY ARE NOT.Sometimes it says Spotify is playing when it’s clearly not.Shuffle never works until the playlist is playing and you THEN ask for it.Sometimes it won...

Hoffers
Newbie
Alexa and Spotify is a nightmare, despite repeated messages sayings problems are fixed. THEY ARE NOT. Sometimes it says Spotify is playing when it’s clearly not. Shuffle never works until the...
2020-10-15 1:26:50 PM
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Superuser Contribution Local Files not appearing on mobile

What I have:Windows 10 desktop, Iphone 6s, Premium (family) Spotify accountWhat I have done so far:-Ensured I have updated software and firmware on both devices.-Pointed the desktop app to a folder of mp3 files and put them into a playlist. I am able...

Nimbuscil
Visitor
What I have: Windows 10 desktop, Iphone 6s, Premium (family) Spotify account What I have done so far: -Ensured I have updated software and firmware on both devices. -Pointed the desktop app to a ...
2020-04-15 2:41:33 AM
2020-10-15 11:04:16 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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2 replies
1 likes
local files
Mobile
Offline download

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Superuser Contribution Search results are unclickable, I can't play them

Plan: PremiumCountry: Finland Device: MacBook Pro 2019 & iPad 2019 operating system: recent enough Issue:Search results (songs, albums) are UNCLICKABLE. I try to play them, nothing happens. I right-click the song and try to put in in the queue - the ...

SamiJarvinen
Visitor
Plan: Premium Country: Finland Device: MacBook Pro 2019 & iPad 2019 operating system: recent enough Issue: Search results (songs, albums) are UNCLICKABLE. I try to play...
2020-10-08 8:43:47 PM
2020-10-15 9:53:40 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Music Stops playing after a few seconds

Plan: PremiumCountry: Germany Device: iPhone X Operating System(iOS 14.0.1) The music stops playing after just a few seconds (varies between 5sec-1min) of playtime. This happens while the app is open, while using social media (or any other app) and a...

Kim-Ia
Visitor
Plan: Premium Country: Germany Device: iPhone X Operating System (iOS 14.0.1) The music stops playing after just a few seconds (varies between 5sec-1min) of ...
2020-10-10 1:41:43 AM
2020-10-15 9:41:04 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files disappearing and not downloading correctly

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemiOS 13.7 My Question or Issuehi,I've been using Local Files for a while now and never had any problems when I downloaded some songs into my playlists. However, I was going to do the exact sam...

clearbndit
Regular
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 7 Plus Operating System iOS 13.7 My Question or Issue hi, I've been using Local Files for a while now and never had any problems when I d...
2020-09-16 2:35:07 AM
2020-10-14 5:27:32 PM
Elena
Moderator
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3 replies
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Superuser Contribution Music pausing at the beginning of a song.

PlanFamily premiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone SE space gray 32GB apple refurbishedOperating SystemiOS 13.5.1 Spotify is up to date (8.5.60) Ever since the 8.5.60 update I’ve been having a problem where exactly 1, 2, or 10 seconds into a song the song will...

JohnnyERussell
Regular
Plan Family premium Country USA Device iPhone SE space gray 32GB apple refurbished Operating System iOS 13.5.1 Spotify is up to date (8.5.60) Ever since the 8.5.60 upda...
2020-06-18 6:27:30 PM
2020-10-14 3:56:48 PM
JohnnyERussell
Regular
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4 replies
1 likes

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Shortcuts on iOS 14

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, iPad Air 3, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 14, ipadOS 14, macOS Catalina .) My Question or IssueHi, I just updated the software on my iPhone to iOS 14 and I wanted to see if there are any plans to add...

frigidarium
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8, iPad Air 3, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 14, ipadOS 14, macOS Catalina .) My Question or Issue Hi, I just updated the softw...
2020-09-20 12:13:35 PM
2020-10-14 10:59:15 AM
Hubo
Community Legend
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3 replies
18 likes
Discussion

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Superuser Contribution How to shuffle your playlists?

i have a trouble with my spoty playlists. Can’t find the shuffle button nowhere. Here for example screenshots where I can play shuffle and where it seems to be impossible. What should I do to play music randomly?

Shwybzz
Visitor
i have a trouble with my spoty playlists. Can’t find the shuffle button nowhere. Here for example screenshots where I can play shuffle and where it seems to be impossible. What should I do to play mu...
2020-09-14 2:19:55 PM
2020-10-14 9:39:34 AM
Elena
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Bluesound Pulse 2i cannot connect to Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryCzech republicDeviceiPhone 5sOperating System(iOS 12.4.8, Windows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueHi,I cannot connect Bluesound Pulse 2i via Spotify app using either iPhone 5s with iOS 12.4.8 or PC running Windows 10 64 bit. All other...

IvanTrachta
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Czech republic Device iPhone 5s Operating System (iOS 12.4.8, Windows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue Hi, I cannot connect Bluesound Pulse 2i via Spotify app usi...
2020-09-14 10:39:28 AM
2020-10-14 8:30:55 AM
Elena
Moderator
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