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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!! Spotify app is being closed automatically on iOs

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOs 13.2.3 Output DeviceKenwood KTM BT204 (Car Radio) My Question or Issue So my Spotify app keeps shutting itself off when i am listening to music in my car. I enter my car, start the motor, th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOs 13.2.3  Output Device Kenwood KTM BT204 (Car Radio)   My Question or Issue   So my Spotify app k...
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Iphone XS Max Stuck in Spotify

Hello, My phone is stuck in the spotify app, i cant go to home screen, cant turn the phone off and force shutdown dosnt work. Everything in spotify is working, but nothing else. When someone calls me the phone just vibrates but nothing comes up. I up...

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  • Hello,   My phone is stuck in the spotify app, i cant go to home screen, cant turn the phone off and force shutdown dosnt work. Everything in spotify is working, but nothing else. When someone...
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Spotify won't play most songs or only plays 10 seconds when on bluetooth in car

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada and USDevice: iPhone7Operating System: iOS 31.3 My Question or Issue: My Spotify won't play 95% of my downloaded songs, sometimes it just stops and won't play at all or it will play the first 10 seconds of the song and th...

  • Visitor
  • Plan: Premium Country: Canada and US Device: iPhone7 Operating System: iOS 31.3   My Question or Issue:  My Spotify won't play 95% of my downloaded songs, sometimes it just stops...
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No sleep timer on iPad

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPad Mini 5Operating SystemiPadOS 13.3.1 I have the sleep timer feature on my iPhone but not on my iPad. Is there a reason for this?

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device iPad Mini 5 Operating System iPadOS 13.3.1   I have the sleep timer feature on my iPhone but not on my iPad. Is there a reason for this?   ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify pauses randomly

My Spotify pauses every 30 seconds. It gets really annoying. It started off every one week in a while and then it stopped for a while. All of a sudden it started doing it again. Now it does it every day. It gets annoying when I’m trying to practice a...

  • Newbie
  • My Spotify pauses every 30 seconds. It gets really annoying. It started off every one week in a while and then it stopped for a while. All of a sudden it started doing it again. Now it does it every ...
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][App Store] Fail to download the app from the App Store iPhone 11 iOS 13.3.1

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 13.3.1 My Question or IssueI have just restored my new IPhone 11 from a iCloud Backup of my previous iPhone 8 Plus and I noticed that the Spotify app was missing. I have tried to reinstall the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 13.3.1   My Question or Issue I have just restored my new IPhone 11 from a iCloud Backup of my previous iPhone 8 Plus a...
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Syncing Local Files

Hi, I'm a premium user in the US. I'm trying to get my local files to my iPhone6s from my Mac, which is running OS Catalina. My Question or IssueMy local files are stored at Users//Music. They show up and play on desktop, but they're greyed-out on my...

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  • Hi, I'm a premium user in the US. I'm trying to get my local files to my iPhone6s from my Mac, which is running OS Catalina.   My Question or Issue My local files are stored at Users/<user...
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Offline Sync

I recently upgraded to an iPhone 8. I cannot get Offline Sync to work. It is working for one song oddly, but I'm wanting to add two more. I've done this successfully on my tablet and my previous phone, but it's not working on this one. All three song...

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  • I recently upgraded to an iPhone 8. I cannot get Offline Sync to work. It is working for one song oddly, but I'm wanting to add two more. I've done this successfully on my tablet and my previous phon...
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Solved!! Spotify Premium does not work anymore on iOS

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 13.3 My Question or IssueIt s been a week on Wifi and 4g:- Songs from playlists play 10 sec- Home does not load- Search does not load My phone is up-to-date with plenty of storage. I deleted,...

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  • Plan Premium Country France   Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 13.3   My Question or Issue It s been a week on Wifi and 4g: - Songs from playlists play 10 sec - Home does n...
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Those of us using iPads as headunits....

These updates have been terrible. Remember back when Spotify was a split screen and they took it away to make one version to support? Then we got preview of tracks behind and ahead in landscape mode and then they took it away? I could have sworn I co...

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  • These updates have been terrible. Remember back when Spotify was a split screen and they took it away to make one version to support? Then we got preview of tracks behind and ahead in landscape mode ...
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Audio unclear

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceiPhone 5s, iPad 9.7 2018Operating System5s: 12.4, iPad: 13.3.1 My Question or IssueThis problem started occurring yesterday. I use Positive Vibration(House of Marley) to listen to Spotify. While listening, (iPhone was locked...

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  • Plan Free Country India Device iPhone 5s, iPad 9.7 2018 Operating System 5s: 12.4, iPad: 13.3.1   My Question or Issue This problem started occurring yesterday. I use Positive Vibratio...
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Superuser Contribution Accessing downloaded songs w. weak internet connection

I have Spotify premium so I can keep music downloaded to my iPhone. However, when opening an album/song, Spotify will always try to connect to the internet to load some extra data or whatever. But if I have a weak internet connection (which is why I ...

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  • I have Spotify premium so I can keep music downloaded to my iPhone. However, when opening an album/song, Spotify will always try to connect to the internet to load some extra data or whatever. But if...
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Playing on multipled Bluetooth devices

I know this must be addressed elsewhere but I can't find it. I have multiple bluetooth speakers throughout the house. But Spotify will only allow me to select one bluetooth device at a time. There has to be a way to play it on all of them...

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  • I know this must be addressed elsewhere but I can't find it. I have multiple bluetooth speakers throughout the house. But Spotify will only allow me to select one bluetooth device at a time. There ha...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Jumps out of my playlist after first song; starts playing random songs from other playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XOperating System(iOS latest update) My Question or IssueI start playing a playlist by opening the playlist and hitting “Shuffle Play”. It alway chooses the first song from that playlist. But every song after that is...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Operating System (iOS latest update)   My Question or Issue I start playing a playlist by opening the playlist and hitting “Shuffle Play”. It a...
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Updating

My phone doesn’t look like my friends. And I do not have the “car” option in my settings and his screen changes after updates and mine do not iPhone 10s max premium

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  • My phone doesn’t look like my friends. And I do not have the “car” option in my settings  and his screen changes after updates and mine do not  iPhone 10s max  premium 
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Spotify iOS 13 App Connected in Car Via USB Has No Song Info Or In-Vehicle Control

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceIPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 13 LatestMy Question or IssueSince implementing iOS 13 and the latest Spotify App update on my iPhone SE, when I connect to my 2015 Camry (non-Car-Play) via USB, the music plays through the c...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device IPhone SE Operating System iOS 13 Latest My Question or Issue Since implementing iOS 13 and the latest Spotify App update on my iPhone SE, when I c...
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Podcasts won't play in chronological order (even after sorting by date)

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to podcasts, it always plays the previous episode. It does not matter how I sort the podcast. Am I missing something? Every other post on this topic makes...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue When I listen to podcasts, it always plays the previous episode. It does not matter how I so...
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Can’t rearrange songs

  PlanFreeCountryCanadaIphone 6sOperating SystemiOS 13.3.1 My Question or IssueI just downloaded Spotify and made a playlist but I can’t seem to rearrange the songs according to my preference. I’ve searched up articles and they say you can edit the p...

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  •    Plan Free Country Canada Iphone 6s Operating System iOS 13.3.1   My Question or Issue I just downloaded Spotify and made a playlist but I can’t seem to rearrange the songs according...
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[iOS] Bluetooth Headset: Spotify will not play downloaded tracks when offline

PlanPremiumCountryISADeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 13.3My Question or IssueWhen in offline mode the Spotify app will not play audio on my Bluetooth headset (Sony WH-H910). I can navigate the app just fine, but when I tap play nothing happens. Al...

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  • Plan Premium Country ISA Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.3 My Question or Issue When in offline mode the Spotify app will not play audio on my Bluetooth headset (Sony WH-H910). I ca...
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local files won't play on iPhone only

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 13.3 My Question or IssueMy issue may sound generic, but I believe it to be of a different nature than those found in threads of a similar topic. I recently factory reset my phone to s...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 13.3   My Question or Issue My issue may sound generic, but I believe it to be of a different nature than those...
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