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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
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Spotify app repeatedly jumps to same playlist from another device

DEVICE: IPhone 11 Pro, IOS 13.3Spotify Premium Subscription, utilizing the iPhone app. I think my Spotify is syncing to another playlist in my office. Trying to play through my Bluetooth headphones. Spotify can see my device and will play music that ...

ahilliara
Visitor
DEVICE: IPhone 11 Pro, IOS 13.3 Spotify Premium Subscription, utilizing the iPhone app. I think my Spotify is syncing to another playlist in my office. Trying to play through my Bluetooth...
2020-01-15 4:39:00 PM
2020-01-15 10:15:49 PM
Loxer
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I can’t find repeat or shuffle buttons

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceiPad air 2 Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueI can’t seem to find the repeat or shuffle button when I’m playing music and I can’t find the button to view the queue they used to be next to the play/pause bu...

sophiegrace3
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPad air 2 Operating System (iOS 10) My Question or Issue I can’t seem to find the repeat or shuffle button when I’m playing music a...
2020-01-15 3:50:29 AM
2020-01-15 10:12:01 PM
Loxer
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How to download app when under the system requirements?

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceiphone 5Operating SystemiOS10.3.4 My Question or IssueI have just purchased a second hand iPhone 5, I have got the operating system up to its maximum level of 10.3.4 but the minimum requirements to download Spotify ...

gac14
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device iphone 5 Operating System iOS10.3.4 My Question or Issue I have just purchased a second hand iPhone 5, I have got the operating system up to i...
2020-01-13 3:07:25 AM
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Loxer
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Superuser Contribution Streaming or playing from downloaded file?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello. During holiday I had a limited data plan. I came up with the following question.When l...

abcabcabc
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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 o...
2019-12-24 5:09:43 AM
2020-01-15 1:51:03 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Same Song Plays Over and Over

When I load the app and click any song to play it is interrupted by another song after a couple seconds... the same song (by Mathia Mutchen) ...who I have never heard of until now. When I try to stop the song it starts to auto play again after a seco...

MrJim
Casual Listener
When I load the app and click any song to play it is interrupted by another song after a couple seconds... the same song (by Mathia Mutchen) ...who I have never heard of until now. When I tr...
2020-01-15 11:21:51 AM
2020-01-15 12:45:45 PM
Emilia_8
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Solved!! Unable to shuffle filtered liked songs in Liked Songs

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 13.2.3 Often I want to listen to music I like by a certain artist or in a certain album. I would go to my library and then to my liked songs and search for a certain artist or album and then hit shuffle. ...

Lekgolo143
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.2.3 Often I want to listen to music I like by a certain artist or in a certain album. I would go to my library and then to my liked...
2019-12-08 4:42:14 PM
2020-01-14 5:33:17 PM
Lekgolo143
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Re: Car View Problem

My car view suddenly stopped working too.This should be answerable. (iPhone 6, USB port directly into the deck. No bluetpoth or other. )

desireestar
Visitor
My car view suddenly stopped working too. This should be answerable. (iPhone 6, USB port directly into the deck. No bluetpoth or other. )
2020-01-06 1:52:38 AM
2020-01-14 1:45:03 PM
Peter
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Superuser Contribution Touch Preview

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 8 My Question or Issue Please bring back the touch preview feature. Removing it was a huge mistake and only makes me more hesitant to ever update the app for fear of finding out what new way you’ve made my favorite app...

Cetheridge
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device iPhone 8 My Question or Issue Please bring back the touch preview feature. Removing it was a huge mistake and only makes me more hesi...
2019-01-02 6:04:27 PM
2020-01-14 1:11:11 PM
Guido
Spotify Legend
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Touch preview

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Spotify connect constantly disconnects from Amazon Fire TV even after setting it as a favourite

Device(iPhone in iPad)Operating System(iOS 10+)My Question or IssueI'm playing music through the iPhone or iPad Spotify app and using Spotify Connect to listen on an Amazon Fire TV device. This is the only device I'll ever want to listen to while at ...

ch12345
Casual Listener
Device (iPhone in iPad) Operating System (iOS 10+) My Question or Issue I'm playing music through the iPhone or iPad Spotify app and using Spotify Connect to listen on an Amazon Fire TV device. ...
2020-01-13 9:50:56 PM
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Battery Drain, iPhone 11

Hi, I’m very new to Spotify. Is it normal that massive battery usage ?I’m currently on IOS 13.3

MrRonanX
Visitor
Hi, I’m very new to Spotify. Is it normal that massive battery usage ? I’m currently on IOS 13.3
2020-01-13 5:31:49 PM
2020-01-13 8:23:14 PM
eltoch
Composer
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing my snapchat

When I take a picture on the camera of my iPhone 7 IOS 13.3 my Spotify premium will stop playing. Also when I am listening to music on Spotify and I take a picture on Snapchat it will crash Snapchat.

Ciara04
Visitor
When I take a picture on the camera of my iPhone 7 IOS 13.3 my Spotify premium will stop playing. Also when I am listening to music on Spotify and I take a picture on Snapchat it will crash Snapchat....
2020-01-12 1:17:52 PM
2020-01-13 4:27:55 PM
Petya
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Superuser Contribution Removeing my playlist from spotify

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

Lastr
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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
2020-01-12 5:25:37 PM
2020-01-13 4:15:24 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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614 Views
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Alarm silent when playing music

PremiumSwitzerlandiPhone XiOS 12.(?) My Question or IssueWhen I put on music on Spotify and set an alarm on the basic apple clock app, the alarm will go off but with no sound. (When Spotify is closed the alarm goes off with sound.) Does anyone have t...

sarinaa
Casual Listener
Premium Switzerland iPhone X iOS 12.(?) My Question or Issue When I put on music on Spotify and set an alarm on the basic apple clock app, the alarm will go off but with no sound. ...
2019-08-06 11:39:46 PM
2020-01-13 2:33:23 PM
ahart_13
Newbie
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24354 Views
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Superuser Contribution Premium not working offline

I have the premium plan and been using spotify normally.Now though it’s having a problem that even though I have all my songs saved and downloaded, when the internet is turned off the songs won’t play. Ive already updated the app and restarted my pho...

db_48c-84fc6a
Casual Listener
I have the premium plan and been using spotify normally. Now though it’s having a problem that even though I have all my songs saved and downloaded, when the internet is turned off the songs won’t p...
2020-01-12 4:09:34 PM
2020-01-13 2:30:51 PM
db_48c-84fc6a
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unknown song plays starts playing even even attempting to change song

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSo my spotify stared acting very strange. It randomly start playing the same song i have neve...

Aemanzo
Newbie
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 So my s...
2020-01-12 8:26:41 AM
2020-01-13 11:13:50 AM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Apple CarPlay Wont Sort Playlists

I have my playlists sorted in my Spotify app by “Recently Added,” so the newest songs I’ve added to the playlist are at the top. But when using Apple CarPlay, this doesn’t carry over to my in-car display. Playlists are only sorted by ‘oldest to newes...

kraamerxmich
Regular
I have my playlists sorted in my Spotify app by “Recently Added,” so the newest songs I’ve added to the playlist are at the top. But when using Apple CarPlay, this doesn’t carry over to my i...
2019-12-14 12:35:12 PM
2020-01-13 8:18:53 AM
kronofogdn
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Superuser Contribution What happened to the search option?

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueI recently updated the app. I had not updated it for a long time, so I don't know since when this is happening. In any case, it was a big mistake. I cannot describe how angry t...

simonm1234567
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue I recently updated the app. I had not updated it for a long time, so I don't know since when this...
2020-01-11 8:08:39 AM
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Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution How can I quickly add songs to a playlist on the iOS app?

Hello! I've recently come over to Spotify from Amazon, and I'm struggling with creating playlists on the iphone app (I have an iPhone XS and the app is up to date.) I have a lot of playlists, and like creating new ones for different events and occasi...

venus1612
Visitor
Hello! I've recently come over to Spotify from Amazon, and I'm struggling with creating playlists on the iphone app (I have an iPhone XS and the app is up to date.) I have a lot of playlists, and lik...
2020-01-11 5:00:17 PM
2020-01-12 4:06:42 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Downloads and playlists

So I downloaded a playlist and I was wondering, when I take the song out of the playlist does it automatically un download or do I have to find it out of the playlist and un download it?

Kyler6
Visitor
So I downloaded a playlist and I was wondering, when I take the song out of the playlist does it automatically un download or do I have to find it out of the playlist and un download it?
2020-01-11 12:04:32 AM
2020-01-12 1:03:52 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Where to view artists releases

PlanPremiumCountry USAiphone My Question or IssueI want to look through artists songs that they’ve made how do I do that? Is their a way to search through a artists songs?

KevKev527
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA iphone My Question or Issue I want to look through artists songs that they’ve made how do I do that? Is their a way to search through a a...
2020-01-12 6:01:04 AM
2020-01-12 12:18:47 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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