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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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Be able to write text (categorise) between songs in playlists

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceIphone 7Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue I think that it would be a smart thing to be able to sort songs by category in a Playlists by writing for exemple Favourites when you edit a playlist and then adding i...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device Iphone 7 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  I think that it would be a smart thing to be able to sort songs by category &nbsp...
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Solved!! Repeat playlist/song function is gone on IOS

PremiumUSA DeviceiPhoneOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueRepeat playlist and repeat song buttons are gone only the shuffle button appears on my IOS device.

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  •   Premium USA   Device iPhone Operating System iOS    My Question or Issue Repeat playlist and repeat song buttons are gone only the shuffle button appears on my IOS dev...
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Severe Battery Drain 6 12.1.2

PlanPremium Country USDeviceIphone 6Operating System(iOS 12.1.2 My Question or Issue Battery usage at 47%. Deleted and readded. Rebooted. Nothing helps. If I turn on Spotify, the battery immediately drops.

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  • Plan Premium  Country  US Device Iphone 6 Operating System (iOS 12.1.2   My Question or Issue  Battery usage at 47%.  Deleted and readded. Rebooted.  Nothing h...
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Song skipping after 59 seconds

PlanPremium V 8.4.92.1055Country Device iPhone 7+ Model MN692LL/AOperating SystemIOS 12.1.4 No Jb I do want to start of by saying that this only happens with one song only as far as I see but I hope its only to me and not everyone else. Song name: Fa...

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  • Plan Premium V 8.4.92.1055 Country   Device iPhone 7+ Model MN692LL/A Operating System IOS 12.1.4 No Jb   I do want to start of by saying that this only happens with one song only...
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Annoying bug in iOS 12

PlanFree CountryAustralia DeviceIphone XS 256GB Operating SystemiOS 12.0.1 My Question or IssueFor many times when I’m not listening to Spotify then I want to, I return to the app and it is completely frozen. It does show the ui, though. I tap the pl...

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  • Plan Free   Country Australia   Device Iphone XS 256GB   Operating System iOS 12.0.1   My Question or Issue For many times when I’m not listening to Spotify then I wa...
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Iphone and Kenwood

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone 8 plusOperating System(iOS 12.4.1 My Question or Issue I have a problem that just started about 2 weeks ago. I have a Kenwood ddx595 radio in my car I use spotify with and it worked great up until a couple weeks ag...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 8 plus Operating System (iOS 12.4.1   My Question or Issue  I have a problem that just started about 2 weeks ago. I have a Kenwood ...
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FIX YOUR PLAYLIST PRIVACY IT'S BROKEN

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12.1.3Spotify Version8.4.92.1055 My Question or Issue What is this nonsense? You MUST fix your playlist privacy immediately!!! I have a private playlist I use to keep track of all the songs ...

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  • ...laylist privacy immediately!!! I have a private playlist I use to keep track of all the songs that I use to DJ live and I sent a song to a friend and it exposed my PRIVATE playlist to the public. N...
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Cant play a song

I’ve noticed a few songs on my playlist that I’ve saved/downloaded that are no longer playable anymore. I didn’t think to much of it but one song in particular I’m pretty **bleep** off about. Yuso (by Kid Ink) is still playable on Spotify but the exp...

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  • I’ve noticed a few songs on my playlist that I’ve saved/downloaded that are no longer playable anymore. I didn’t think to much of it but one song in particular I’m pretty **bleep** off about. Yuso (b...
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Shuffle is Broken AGAIN in Mazda vehicles over Bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or Issue Re: this thread: https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Shuffle-and-Repeat-not-working/m-p/4438756 Shuffle was broken for a while, then an update fixed it. Now...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue   Re: this thread: https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Shuffle...
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Can’t find the downloaded tracks when offline

For 2-3 playlists, when i add some new tracks to the playlist and go offline, i can’t find the new songs.Online Offline PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.1.2

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  • For 2-3 playlists, when i add some new tracks to the playlist and go offline, i can’t find the new songs. Online   Offline       Plan Premium Country  Turkey...
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Like Button Disappeared

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevice(iPhone Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueHi Community!Whenever I pick a song for "Go to Station" there are no "Like" or "Dislike" buttons anymore. It seems as if they have disappeared after a recent update ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue Hi Community! Whenever I pick a song for "Go to Station" there are no "Like" or "...
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Bluetooth shuttering iOS 12.1.2

PlanPremiumCountry UsaDevice(iPhone Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueI have big shuttering/choppy/ skips Bluetooth problems in my car. I have tried everything from resetting the Bluetooth in my car. From reinstalling the app and clearing ...

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  •  Plan Premium Country  Usa Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue I have big shuttering/choppy/ skips  Bluetooth   problems in my ca...
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iOS not playing next song automatically

When searching for an artist, say Rolling Stones i click see all songs.I then choose one of the songs and listen to it.Earlier, like 1-2months ago spotify would continue playing songs from the see all songs list for Rolling Stones, either shuffle if ...

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  • When searching for an artist, say Rolling Stones i click see all songs. I then choose one of the songs and listen to it. Earlier, like 1-2months ago spotify would continue playing songs from the se...
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Solved!! Cannot reinstall spotify on my iPad

My Question or Issuei have an iPad 2 with iOS 10.3.3. A week ago I deleted Spotify to clear up storage. Now that I am trying to reinstall spotify, when I go to download it, instead of seeing the cloud/download symbol, it just shows "update". However ...

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  •     My Question or Issue i have an iPad 2 with iOS 10.3.3.  A week ago I deleted Spotify to clear up storage. Now that I am trying to reinstall spotify, when I go to download it, in...
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Playlist

Okay so I added new songs to my playlist but they will not play!PlanFree/Premium Device(iPhone My Question or Issue

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  • Okay so I added new songs to my playlist but they will not play! Plan Free/Premium     Device (iPhone 😎   My Question or Issue  
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Play Queue UI Bug: Last track not being displayed

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4Version8.4.92.1055 My Question or Issue See titel and video. Its like that since a few month now.

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  •   Plan Premium Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 12.1.4 Version 8.4.92.1055   My Question or Issue   See titel and video. Its like that since a few month now.   ...
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Solved!! new spotify update

so my phone updated spotify and i hate the new way it looks. and i really want it to change. is there anyway i can change it back or do i have to wait? also people don’t have this update and i’m like one of the only people. i would like spotify to ch...

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  • so my phone updated spotify and i hate the new way it looks. and i really want it to change. is there anyway i can change it back or do i have to wait? also people don’t have this update and i’m like...
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New UI

Yeah... any chance you can roll it back or atleast give users the option to use the old one? The “repeat” button and “shuffle” button should always be together and now it just seems that the “add to queue” button is in an inconvenient place. Idk. Jus...

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  • Yeah... any chance you can roll it back or atleast give users the option to use the old one? The “repeat” button and “shuffle” button should always be together and now it just seems that the “add to ...
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Solved!! Bluetooth public wifi incident at LAX

Plan =PremiumCountry = USA (LAX airport)Device = iPhone 6plusOperating System = (iOS 12.1.2) I had just connected my Bose bluetooth headphones to my spotify on my iPhone (whilst on LAX public wifi) when the playlist I was listening to was interrupted...

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  • ...hilst on LAX public wifi) when the playlist I was listening to was interrupted by something - a new playlist popped up (called 'Kiddyasser') and started playing on my headphones.   This was m...
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Made For You Playlist Won’t Play

My Question or Issue Whenever I click on any “made for you” playlist I get a error that says “Sorry, and error occurred” with an explanation point. It has been happening for over 6 months. In the past I could re open and it was fine. Now that doesn’t...

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  •     My Question or Issue   Whenever I click on any “made for you” playlist I get a error that says “Sorry, and error occurred” with an explanation point. It has been happening for ...
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