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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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Help

It keeps saying “can not open link.” It won’t let me play my music at all.PlanFreeCountryU.S.A ; North America DeviceiPhone XOperating SystemIOS 11 My Question or Issueagain, won’t let me play my music. I have tried deleting & re- installing as well ...

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  • It keeps saying “can not open link.” It won’t let me play my music at all. Plan Free Country U.S.A ; North America    Device iPhone X Operating System IOS 11   My Question o...
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Can’t play music?

PlanFreeCountry United States DeviceIphone 7Operating systemios 11.4 My Question or Issue I can’t click any playlist in my phone but on my Ipad I can choose my playlists easily. Happening to anybody else?

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  •   Plan Free Country  United States   Device Iphone 7 Operating system ios 11.4   My Question or Issue  I can’t click any playlist in my phone but on my Ipad I can...
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Can’t play playlists or daily mixes

PlanFreeDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 11.2My Question or Issue When trying to play playlists of daily mixes, it says: “Couldn’t open this type of link on this device.”

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  • Plan Free Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 11.2 My Question or Issue  When trying to play playlists of daily mixes, it says: “Couldn’t open this type of link on this device.” &n...
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No puedo reproducir mis playlist

hola hasta hace un tiempo podia reproducir mis playlist desde el iphone pero ahora me dice que no esta habilitado para este dispositivo. Alguien sabe que puede ser?

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  • hola hasta hace un tiempo podia reproducir mis playlist desde el iphone pero ahora me dice que no esta habilitado para este dispositivo. Alguien sabe que puede ser?  
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Spotify cant open this type of link on this device

PlanFree/PremiumCountry CanadaDevice(iPhone 6Operating System(iOS 11 My Question or Issue Cant play music whenever I tap a playlist it says that spotify cant open this type of link on this device. Im rlly frustrated as there have been other problems ...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country  Canada Device (iPhone 6 Operating System (iOS 11   My Question or Issue  Cant play music whenever I tap a playlist it says that spotify can...
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My Spotify will no longer play playlists

I’ve been using Spotify free since about February and it’s worked perfectly but now all of a sudden I can no longer play playlists such as any of my daily mixes or favourites. When I try and click on them a Notification comes up and says”Spotify can’...

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  •  I’ve been using Spotify free since about February and it’s worked perfectly but now all of a sudden I can no longer play playlists such as any of my daily mixes or  favourites.  When ...
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Playlist don’t work

Hello,my friends and me noticed that playlist don’t work, we tried listening to it (two different accounts, playlists and devices).The error message goes along the way of “this link is not suitable for this device”.we both have the latest iOS And Spo...

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  • Hello, my friends and me noticed that playlist don’t work, we tried listening to it (two different accounts, playlists and devices). The error message goes along the way of “this link is not suitab...
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Couldn’t Open Link ?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry United StatesDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemIOS 11.4 My Question or Issue Hi, I keep getting “Couldn’t Open Link - Spotify can’t open this type of link on this device.” On my iPhone 6s (which is completely updated and everythi...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  United States Device iPhone 6s Operating System IOS 11.4   My Question or Issue  Hi, I keep getting “Couldn’t Open Link - Spotify can’t open this t...
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Can’t open my playlists

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 11.4 My Question or Issue I can’t open my playlists because it says the link can’t be opened on my device. Any way to fix that?

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 11.4   My Question or Issue  I can’t open my playlists because it says the link can’t be opened on my device. Any ...
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Spotify on CarPlay freezing

Using Spotify in my 2018 Ford Fiesta is a frustrating experience. Spotify works well a lot of the time but some of the time the app will completely stop working. It displays a black screen with no buttons, just a blank black screen. The only fix is t...

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  • Using Spotify in my 2018 Ford Fiesta is a frustrating experience.   Spotify works well a lot of the time but some of the time the app will completely stop working. It displays a black screen w...
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shared songs — can’t open Spotify with the link in the text

Every time someone shares a Spotify song with me via text and I click to open it — it takes me online to open.spotify.com and then when I click “play in Spotify” it takes me to the App Store. And then when I press “open” on Spotify in the App Store, ...

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  • Every time someone shares a Spotify song with me via text and I click to open it — it takes me online to open.spotify.com and then when I click “play in Spotify” it takes me to the App Store. And the...
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“Waiting to Download”... but it never does

PremiumDeviceiPadOperating Systemios 11 I have Premium but I’ve only had it for a couple of days. I tried to download my playlist but it keeps saying “waiting to download” and it never does. I have seen that several others are experiencing this probl...

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  • Premium Device iPad Operating System ios 11   I have Premium but I’ve only had it for a couple of days. I tried to download my playlist but it keeps saying “waiting to download” and it nev...
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Make "save album" separate from "save song"!!

This idea has been posted many many times, yet still has not been resolved, even though it "has been resovled" by spotify... It is counter productive and unintuitive that when I click "save" on an album it automatically adds all the songs to my "song...

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  • This idea has been posted many many times, yet still has not been resolved, even though it "has been resovled" by spotify...   It is counter productive and unintuitive that when I click "save"...
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Spotify skips after 40 seconds to next/random songs on iPhone

HEADLINE: Spotify automatically skips to next song after 40 seconds. Plan:Premium trial Country:Netherlands Device:iPhone 6s OS:iOS 11.2 Issue:This is ruining my experience. I was considering paying the subscription fee after my trial is over but thi...

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  • HEADLINE: Spotify automatically skips to next song after 40 seconds.   Plan: Premium trial   Country: Netherlands   Device: iPhone 6s   OS: iOS 11.2   Issue: T...
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Shuffle doesn’t work now after the update

So now that they’ve done this update the “shuffle play” button doesn’t shuffle my songs, they all play in sequence now and I can’t figure out how to make them shuffle now... I’m a free user and have an Apple iPhone, HELP!

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  • So now that they’ve done this update the “shuffle play” button doesn’t shuffle my songs, they all play in sequence now and I can’t figure out how to make them shuffle now... I’m a free user and have ...
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Shuffle play

Hi, I have premium account but still can't turn off shuffle play and trust me I tried everything..

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  • Hi, I have premium account but still can't turn off shuffle play and trust me I tried everything..     
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I NEED HELP

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 11) My Question or Issue Hello everyone, well, recently I deleted my Facebook account and my spotify premium was using facebook data to make my spotify premium work, and today I changed my...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Brazil Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 11)   My Question or Issue   Hello everyone, well, recently I deleted my Facebook account and m...
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iphone x user interface

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceiPhone xOperating SystemiOS 11.4 My Question or Issue my user interface on my iphone x is completely different then how it normally on any other device, which i do not enjoy and would like to have the normal interface but don...

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  • Plan Free Country USA  Device iPhone x Operating System iOS 11.4   My Question or Issue  my user interface on my iphone x is completely different then how it normally on...
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