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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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Superuser Contribution Playlist do not keep when i reopen app

hello everyone,first of all sorry for my english, if i write anything wrong then dont be mad at me.i have an iphone 13 pro and premium account. when i start to play a song that in a playlist everything is fine. When i reopen app the song goes off and...

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  • hello everyone, first of all sorry for my english, if i write anything wrong then dont be mad at me. i have an iphone 13 pro and premium account.   when i start to play a song that in a play...
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Superuser Contribution Locking phone and increasing volume causes volume to max out.

Hello everyone,I have had this issue for quite a while, now. My phone is an iPhone 12 Pro Max and I use iOS Version 17.5.1.Whenever I have the Spotify app open, and I lock my screen while simultaneously increasing the volume of my device, the volume ...

  • Visitor
  • Hello everyone, I have had this issue for quite a while, now. My phone is an iPhone 12 Pro Max and I use iOS Version 17.5.1. Whenever I have the Spotify app open, and I lock my screen while sim...
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Superuser Contribution Interactive Widget

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 17 My Question or IssueIs there any way I can get interactive widget for Spotify like Apple Music introduced with new iOS? Even 3rd party apps or something?

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  • Plan Premium Country Croatia Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 17   My Question or Issue Is there any way I can get interactive widget for Spotify like Apple Music introduced with ...
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Solved!! Iphone 15: Discography not complete / Album missing

PlanPremiumCountryGermamy DeviceiPhone 15 My Question or Issue I am using spotify premium since end of December 2023 and since last week I have an issue with the discography. When I look at discographie and press show all, only "singles and EPs" are ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germamy   Device iPhone 15   My Question or Issue   I am using spotify premium since end of December 2023 and since last week I have an issue with the di...
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Lyrics will shrink when switching or replaying the song

Plan: premiumVersion: 8.9.44.362Devices: IPhone 12iOS: 17.5.1Hello everyone,I have been troubled by an issue with my Spotify for a long time.The lyrics always shrink when the song switch or replay, it cannot stay in lyrics mode continuously. It shoul...

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  • Plan: premium Version: 8.9.44.362 Devices: IPhone 12 iOS: 17.5.1 Hello everyone, I have been troubled by an issue with my Spotify for a long time. The lyrics always shrink when the song switc...
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Superuser Contribution AirPlay stops working after pausing music

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 17 My Question or IssueWhen airplaying to speaker, after pausing music for 30-45 seconds, Spotify will stop playing audio. The music time ticker will still advance, but no audio will play. Steps ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 17   My Question or Issue When airplaying to speaker, after pausing music for 30-45 seconds, Spotify will stop playing aud...
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Superuser Contribution I can't figure out how to import songs

I want to import a song from YouTube to Spotify. I searched up how to do so, but I can't find the Tools button where I should be able to import songs. I'm trying to import the song via my Iphone.

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  • I want to import a song from YouTube to Spotify. I searched up how to do so, but I can't find the Tools button where I should be able to import songs. I'm trying to import the song via my Iphone.
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Deleted Local Files playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 15 pro maxOperating SystemiOS 17.3.1 My Question or IssueI accidentally deleted my Local Files folder/playlist on my phone. I have tried toggling the local files setting on and off, deleting the app fully through the...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 15 pro max Operating System iOS 17.3.1   My Question or Issue I accidentally deleted my Local Files folder/playlist on my phone. I have t...
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Superuser Contribution Music stops during track

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemIos Music stops during track playback off playlist.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Operating System Ios   Music stops during track playback off playlist.   
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Superuser Contribution Blocks of lyrics are skipped when airplaying from iPhone to TV

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 13)Operating System(iOS 17) My Question or IssueThere are some songs (noticeably Taylor Swifts TT...

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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 Country USA Device (iPhone 13) Operating System (iOS 17) ...
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Yamaha Music Cast

PlanFree/PremiumCountryHi, can somebody please enlighten me. I have a Premium subscription set to very high quality. I am using an ipad and streaming to a Yamaha WXC50 preamp/streamer using Music Cast. When I select Spotify from the Yamaha Nusic Cast...

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  • Plan Free/Premium CountryHi, can somebody please enlighten me. I have a Premium subscription set to very high quality. I am using an ipad and streaming to a Yamaha WXC50 preamp/streamer using Music...
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Superuser Contribution Scroll freezes while navigating app

When trying to scroll up or down on any of the tabs in the Spotify app, it suddenly stops and won't allow me to scroll anymore. This also happens when trying to scroll on horizontal sections like "suggested albums" and "favorite artists" on the home ...

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  • When trying to scroll up or down on any of the tabs in the Spotify app, it suddenly stops and won't allow me to scroll anymore. This also happens when trying to scroll on horizontal sections like "su...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast skips to a completely different podcast after I pause and resume

The past few days, if I pause a podcast and then try to resume listening, it skips to a completely different podcast. This happens on and off WiFi. I listen to downloaded podcasts, and when I’m on WIFI, it’ll jump to episodes of podcasts I don’t list...

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  • The past few days, if I pause a podcast and then try to resume listening, it skips to a completely different podcast. This happens on and off WiFi. I listen to downloaded podcasts, and when I’m on WI...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to disable data saver

Plan: Premium Family membership Country: GermanyDevice: iPhone 7 PlusOperating System: iOS 13.5 My Question or Issue I cannot disable Data saver mode. My decide is running the latest iOS version, I removed and reinstalled the app and turned off the c...

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  •   Plan: Premium Family membership  Country: Germany Device: iPhone 7 Plus Operating System: iOS 13.5   My Question or Issue   I cannot disable Data saver mode. My decide i...
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Superuser Contribution After switching to free plan, I can no longer play any songs

I’ve recently moved countries and came to the end of my premium, since then I’ve been unable to play any songs from anyone.Every single artist and playlist songs is greyed and pressing the play button doesn’t do anything nor does it make the song hot...

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  • I’ve recently moved countries and came to the end of my premium, since then I’ve been unable to play any songs from anyone. Every single artist and playlist songs is greyed and pressing the play b...
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Problem with complete discography

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 17 My Question or IssueHi everyone. A couple of days now I cannot see the full discography of many artists. In the preview I See the thumbnails, but when I Click for the full discography, I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 17   My Question or Issue Hi everyone.  A couple of days now I cannot see the full discography of many artists....
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [iOS, Preview widget] Songs from the preview widget for the playlist are not in the actual playlist

I’m swiping through a few songs in preview widget for featured playlist at Home screen and like them, so I decide to listen to the whole playlist, and tap “play” right from the widget. Surprisingly, songs that were shown in a widget and sparked my in...

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  • I’m swiping through a few songs in preview widget for featured playlist at Home screen and like them, so I decide to listen to the whole playlist, and tap “play” right from the widget.   Surpr...
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