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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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Solved!! My spotify starts randomly connecting to other people’s devices and starts playing their music

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice:iPhone 6s Operating System(iOS Something, like ten idk) My Question or IssueWhenever I start using Spotify on my phone, unless I am in airplane mode, I start listening on someone else’s device. For example, if I ...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device: iPhone 6s  Operating System (iOS Something, like ten idk)   My Question or Issue Whenever I start using Spotify on my phone, unl...
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Albums gone

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 13 My Question or Issue After the latest update the albums section only shows recommended albums but none of my saved albums. If this was done by Spotify on purpose it’s a really horrible decision...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue  After the latest update the albums section only shows recommended albums but n...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Premium Stopped Working on iPhone (after years) Still Working on Computer

PlanPremiumDevice(iPhone 11 & Macbook Pro)My Question or IssueHi today all of a sudden the iPhone Spotify App kept stopping and turning itself off whenever I tried to start it (I didnt even get onto it). I thought it was a glitch hence I deleted it t...

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  • Plan Premium Device (iPhone 11 & Macbook Pro) My Question or Issue Hi today all of a sudden the iPhone Spotify App kept stopping and turning itself off whenever I tried to start it (I didnt ...
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Artist profile not showing

.PlanPremiumCountryUk DeviceIPhone XS Operating SystemiOS 13.5.1 My Question or Issue When I click onto an artist, I used to get icons show up to follow etc, and a picture of them, it hasn’t been showing since yesterday.I really Wanted to follow Cree...

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  • . Plan Premium Country Uk   Device IPhone XS  Operating System iOS 13.5.1   My Question or Issue   When I click onto an artist, I used to get icons show up to follow ...
  • Billy-J
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Liked song just disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines Deviceipad pro 2016Operating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or Issue I havent been using my spotify for a while now but when I open it today, all my liked song are gone. I was so surprised only one song was left of my enti...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines   Device ipad pro 2016 Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue   I havent been using my spotify for a while now but when I open ...
  • Billy-J
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Lyrics not showing up

PlanPremiumCountryCosta RicaDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 13.6 My Question or IssueLyrics are available in my country but they’re not showing up on my songs in my account. On my relatives accounts work tho.

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  • Plan Premium Country Costa Rica Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 13.6   My Question or Issue Lyrics are available in my country but they’re not showing up on my songs in my accoun...
  • Billy-J
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Song status not showing on Discord for iPad

Whenever I listen to a song on my iPad, it doesn’t show it on Discord on my iPad at all. Yes my account is connected and shows my status, also turned on the same thing in the iPadOS Spotify App. Can anyone please help me?

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  • Whenever I listen to a song on my iPad, it doesn’t show it on Discord on my iPad at all. Yes my account is connected and shows my status, also turned on the same thing in the iPadOS Spotify App. Can ...
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3x speed has a clicking And cracking noise noise

PlanPremiumCountryUsa DeviceiPhone XSOperating System(iOS 13 My Question or IssueThis started on Friday, all the podcasts I listen too at 3x speed all have a clicking and cracking noise. Tried to see if it was just my phone and listen to it on my wif...

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  • Plan Premium Country Usa   Device iPhone XS Operating System (iOS 13   My Question or Issue This started on Friday, all the podcasts I listen too at 3x speed all have a clicking ...
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Can’t scrobble in Last.fm

I can’t scrobble in Last.fm. When I’m playing a song on Spotify, it shows that I’m scrobbling it on Last.fm, but then song finishes and it isn’t scrobbled. I saw other people with this same problem and did everything they did to solve it but I can’t....

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  • I can’t scrobble in Last.fm. When I’m playing a song on Spotify, it shows that I’m scrobbling it on Last.fm, but then song finishes and it isn’t scrobbled. I saw other people with this same problem a...
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Playlist will only play one song and then goes to a random queue.

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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Hide song functionality has a mind of its own

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone 11 promax Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI’m a new premium user and I migrated from google play music to here, because I got 6 free months. The user friendliness of this...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 11 promax  Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I’m a new premium user and ...
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Unable to play Spotify on Apple Watch away from home

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceApple WatchOperating SystemIOS My Question or IssueAs stated above as soon as I leave the house and step outside Spotify shuts off on my watch. I have no problem with Spotify taking my iphone with me to listen to Spotify Music...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Apple Watch Operating System IOS   My Question or Issue As stated above as soon as I leave the house and step outside Spotify shuts off on my watch.  ...
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cant upload music to ipod nano

Freeuk macOS sierra im trying to upload music to my ipod nano but i cant see anything that helps me to do so

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  • Free uk   macOS sierra   im trying to upload music to my ipod nano but i cant see anything that helps me to do so
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Superuser Contribution Possible to use web player on iPhone 4s?

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium For Family CountryUSA DeviceiPhone 4s Operating System(iOS 9. Something My Question or IssueHi, I since I want to list...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.    Plan Premium For Family   Country USA   Device ...
  • Mihail
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Albums are missing on iPad, but not on iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceiPad Pro 10.5Operating SystemiOS 13.5.1 My Question or IssueI added hundreds of favorite albums on my library from desktop version,and all of them showed up on my iPhone app successfully,but only 4 of them showed up on m...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device iPad Pro 10.5 Operating System iOS 13.5.1   My Question or Issue I added hundreds of favorite albums on my library from desktop version,...
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Bring back like/dislike radio buttons

PlanPremiumCountryCanada My Question or IssueI like to use the the playlist radio option to find new songs similar to songs I already know and like. I used to use the like/dislike option to help cater the radio to what I want. But that feature was mo...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada   My Question or Issue I like to use the the playlist radio option to find new songs similar to songs I already know and like. I used to use the like/dislike op...
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Spotify keeps forgetting my search/filter

Hi, I search for an artist in my playlist, press the first result so the cover appears, then I want to go back to the search result, but it is gone. This wasnt like this before! Why isnt the search result saved??

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  • Hi,   I search for an artist in my playlist, press the first result so the cover appears, then I want to go back to the search result, but it is gone. This wasnt like this before! Why isnt the...
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Play order

I guess the playlists play the songs according to the order from the "starred playlist", right? Why? Doesnt it make more sense to let each playlist play the songs in order like they are displayed in the playlist?

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  • I guess the playlists play the songs according to the order from the "starred playlist", right?   Why?   Doesnt it make more sense to let each playlist play the songs in order like they...
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Superuser Contribution Where did they move the search field to this time?

I am not a free user. I have one playlist. I don't want more playlists. I want to search for one specific song in my one playlist on iOS and there seems to be absolutely no way to do this anymore. The globally available search field just searches all...

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  • I am not a free user.    I have one playlist.   I don't want more playlists.   I want to search for one specific song in my one playlist on iOS and there seems to be absolut...
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[iOS][Connect] Fortsetzen Musik auf Sonos bei Verbindung zum WLAN

Guten Tag Ich besitze drei Sonos Produkte und bin damit sehr zufrieden. Vor einigen Wochen habe ich jeweils bei der Rückkehr nach Hause (wenn ich am Smartphone über Spotify Musik auf meinen Airpods gehört habe), die Meldung erhalten, ob die Musik auf...

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  • Guten Tag Ich besitze drei Sonos Produkte und bin damit sehr zufrieden. Vor einigen Wochen habe ich jeweils bei der Rückkehr nach Hause (wenn ich am Smartphone über Spotify Musik auf meinen Airp...
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