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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
Music Fan
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Superuser Contribution iphone app w free account: Playlist start always with the same songs in same order

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 11.4.1 My Question or IssueHi, I've realized that in my Spotify app on my iphone, playlists always start with the same song and are played in the same order for the remaining songs. This is not ...

shah1973
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Germany Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issue Hi, I've realized that in my Spotify app on my iphone, playlists always start ...
2018-08-12 1:05:54 PM
2018-08-16 10:03:27 AM
shah1973
Casual Listener
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playlist order

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Podcast Playlists?

Is there a way to make a playlist of podcasts? I think the Queue doesn't work across devices... So how does one build a list of podcasts to listen to? Also, I'm not sure how to see more details of a Podcast episode on Desktop (Mac)...? Thanks for you...

RodneyL
Regular
Is there a way to make a playlist of podcasts? I think the Queue doesn't work across devices... So how does one build a list of podcasts to listen to? Also, I'm not sure how t...
2018-07-18 1:47:11 PM
2018-08-16 9:15:03 AM
marksymoo
Casual Listener
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6 replies
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podcast

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Some Songs Show On Desktop but Not Mobile

PlanFreeCountryUnited States of America DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 11.4 My Question or IssueSometimes when I add albums on my desktop the album will appear in my favorite songs on my desktop, but when i go on my mobile app that same album wil...

dankwaffles
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country United States of America Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 11.4 My Question or Issue Sometimes when I add albums on my desktop the album will appear in my...
2018-07-20 7:35:44 AM
2018-08-16 8:15:30 AM
dankwaffles
Casual Listener
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Songs appear on my MacBook and not my iPhone

I have recently added an album I found on the browser version of spotify to my playlists. It’s called A Box of Bird by the Church. I’ve been through threads saying it could be a cache problem or a syncing issue. I made sure then when I added it both ...

SmithO02
Casual Listener
I have recently added an album I found on the browser version of spotify to my playlists. It’s called A Box of Bird by the Church. I’ve been through threads saying it could be a cache problem or a sy...
2018-08-12 12:09:05 AM
2018-08-16 3:15:32 AM
SmithO02
Casual Listener
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Music stops cuts out

Okay so I have an Iphone8+ and ive had premium for well over a year. Just recently whenever I am plistening to music it will quit playing if I open another app (snapchat, instagram, twitter, etc.) or if im listening to music and even have spotify ope...

dominicnowling
Newbie
Okay so I have an Iphone8+ and ive had premium for well over a year. Just recently whenever I am plistening to music it will quit playing if I open another app (snapchat, instagram, twitter, etc.) or...
2018-08-15 9:27:19 PM
2018-08-15 10:04:50 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Song posting 3 times

So this has been happening for a while now, I’m offline and every time I’d look up a song, it’ll appear three times and I’m wondering if there’s a way to fix that. Some help would be grateful.

haydensilver
Newbie
So this has been happening for a while now, I’m offline and every time I’d look up a song, it’ll appear three times and I’m wondering if there’s a way to fix that. Some help would be gr...
2018-08-15 7:40:40 PM
2018-08-15 8:17:01 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Solved!! Becoming an artist on spotify

The things that were here are (probably) not required. My Question or IssueDoes becoming an artist require you to pay? All I want to do is post some neat songs I found and that aren’t on Spotify so I can listen to these amazing things in my free time...

NotSuspicious
Newbie
The things that were here are (probably) not required. My Question or Issue Does becoming an artist require you to pay? All I want to do is post some neat songs I found and that aren’t on S...
2018-08-15 7:45:13 PM
2018-08-15 8:12:32 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Solved!! how do I find out what song I just heard.

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS My Question or Issue I just heard a song play on my iphone. I went to find out what song it was and accidently hit something and it started playing a different song. I see a recently played menu ...

normanmiller
Regular
Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS My Question or Issue I just heard a song play on my iphone. I went to find out what song it was and acci...
2018-08-14 5:12:14 PM
2018-08-15 5:26:50 PM
Bethany_Dawn
Community Legend
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Constant Waze Banner

Every time I open the mobile app (version 8.4.65) on my iPhone 8, a banner appears at the top of the screen asking if I want to connect to Waze. When I click “Cancel”, the app crashes. Does anyone know how to get rid of the banner permanently without...

user-removed
Visitor
Every time I open the mobile app (version 8.4.65) on my iPhone 8, a banner appears at the top of the screen asking if I want to connect to Waze. When I click “Cancel”, the app crashes. Does a...
2018-08-11 11:51:40 PM
2018-08-15 5:11:46 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
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6 replies
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app crash
iphone
iphone app
Waze

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Shuffle playlists only playing first 100 tracks

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueSince getting a chromecast audio, my iPhone Spotify will only play the first 50-100 tracks from my playlists, many of which are 500-1000 tracks long. This happens all the ...

Reanspot
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 11 My Question or Issue Since getting a chromecast audio, my iPhone Spotify will only play the first 50-100 tracks...
2018-08-12 10:39:19 AM
2018-08-14 12:46:34 PM
Reanspot
Casual Listener
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5 replies
3 likes

1274 Views
5 replies
3 likes

App closing since update

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issuehello i have trouble opening my app everytime...

Mysteria69
Casual Listener
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 France Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS...
2018-08-10 3:19:33 PM
2018-08-14 9:46:56 AM
Loxer
Community Legend
1722 Views
8 replies
3 likes
App doesn’t work

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Glitching/Phone Restarting

Anyone else having a problem when playing the music without headphones through speakers, and it kinda starts to glitch, then the middle button stops vibrating causing a forced restart on the phone? I double checked with Apple themselves says my phone...

u_oyoshi
Newbie
Anyone else having a problem when playing the music without headphones through speakers, and it kinda starts to glitch, then the middle button stops vibrating causing a forced restart on the phone? I...
2018-06-21 3:35:03 PM
2018-08-13 10:33:36 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Playlists not updating between pc and iphone 5s

The playlists on my iphone 5s have stopped udating automatically when I change the playlists on my pc. They have done so since I subscribed to Premium last year. Any solutions would be welcome. Phil

user-removed
Visitor
The playlists on my iphone 5s have stopped udating automatically when I change the playlists on my pc. They have done so since I subscribed to Premium last year. Any solutions would b...
2018-08-13 8:00:09 PM
2018-08-13 8:53:32 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Solved!! Cannot download Spotify App Iphone5

PlanPremiumCountry Canada DeviceiPhone 5,Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue Am premium member, but hubby can't download (no option to install) the spotify app on his IPhone 5. We've tried pressing the home/lock button, and checked all restri...

Quizzyperson
Regular
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 5, Operating System iOS 10 My Question or Issue Am premium member, but hubby can't download (no option to install) the spotif...
2018-08-07 4:07:22 AM
2018-08-13 7:27:11 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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2974 Views
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iPhone SE v 8.4.65 - app crash

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADeviceIPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 11,4.1 My Question or Issue My app will not stay open for more than 15 seconds. I am unable to play any music. A blank text box with an option to close it appears, but does nothing/crashes...

willbae
Regular
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device IPhone SE Operating System iOS 11,4.1 My Question or Issue My app will not stay open for more than 15 seconds. I am unable to play an...
2018-08-10 10:27:25 PM
2018-08-13 7:11:47 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
1235 Views
2 replies
1 likes
Crash
iOS
iphone
se

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Issue with Shuffle using in-car Bluetooth controls (Subaru Forester)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 8Operating System iOS 11.4.1 I have a 2018 Subaru Forester Premium (no CarPlay) and I can no longer use the in-car buttons for shuffle and repeat in tandem with Spotify.I have confirmed this issue is locali...

George3011
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 11.4.1 I have a 2018 Subaru Forester Premium (no CarPlay) and I can no longer us...
2018-08-11 4:03:09 AM
2018-08-13 7:09:05 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
1214 Views
1 replies
1 likes

1214 Views
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Solved!! No back option

Been a regular Spotify user, today I notice that the new update of Spotify removed the back song option, when my iPhone is locked. I like to lisen songs more than one time and I liked this option. How can I have it back? Thanks.

LDA1971
Casual Listener
Been a regular Spotify user, today I notice that the new update of Spotify removed the back song option, when my iPhone is locked. I like to lisen songs more than one time and I liked this opti...
2018-08-13 6:06:40 PM
2018-08-13 6:57:14 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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No download toggle on mobile

Basically until today when I reset my library, I could download things automatically in playlists and on my library. Now, the only way I can download is by adding to a playlist, hitting the three dots, tapping download and then adding to my library.P...

Auxilor
Casual Listener
Basically until today when I reset my library, I could download things automatically in playlists and on my library. Now, the only way I can download is by adding to a playlist, hitting the three dot...
2018-08-12 5:32:55 PM
2018-08-13 6:29:03 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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2 replies
0 likes
broken
Mobile

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Korean input error

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceiPad mini 4Operating System(iOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issue When I try to type any Korean it doesn’t allow me to type in Korean. The letters are not joined like they should. It treats the letters as separate words. I tried ...

Caboarder
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device iPad mini 4 Operating System (iOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issue When I try to type any Korean it doesn’t allow me to type in Korean. The lett...
2018-08-12 5:29:07 PM
2018-08-13 6:17:38 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Undowloading songs in library

I am on a premium plan running Spotify from my iPhone SE. I have run out of download space on my Spotify account therefore I need to undownload some songs. I still want these songs in my library, just not for offline use. That way I can still access ...

pearlgrey
Casual Listener
I am on a premium plan running Spotify from my iPhone SE. I have run out of download space on my Spotify account therefore I need to undownload some songs. I still want these songs in my libr...
2018-08-12 2:22:10 AM
2018-08-13 6:14:51 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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