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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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Google Player ( Chrome) Changing songs by itself

i’am having this problem for 2-3 months and im about the getting annoyed pls fix this

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  • i’am having this problem for 2-3 months and im about the getting annoyed pls fix this 
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premium

Hello dear Spotify team, this morning I paid your money but my premium user is not active yet. Can you help me

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  • Hello dear Spotify team, this morning I paid your money but my premium user is not active yet. Can you help me
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Video streaming in Malaysia

Hi I’m not sure anyone started this similar topic but I just want to know is video streaming available in Malaysia? I can’t find any video tab to click in Spotify browse as suggested in community support. Using iPhone with latest Spotify update. Than...

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  • Hi I’m not sure anyone started this similar topic but I just want to know is video streaming available in Malaysia? I can’t find any video tab to click in Spotify browse as suggested in community sup...
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New Perspective Panic! At The Disco

I've been trying to see if New Perspective by Panic! is on spotify and i googled it and it took me to where it would be on spotify and it had an album cover and everything but there was now song? Is it a glitch or is it just not on there?

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  • I've been trying to see if New Perspective by Panic! is on spotify and i googled it and it took me to where it would be on spotify and it had an album cover and everything but there was now song? Is ...
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Solved!! No radio button on IOS

Hi, i have no radio button to start a station based on a song. We just received spotify in South Africa.. very happy customer. But no radio button

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  • Hi, i have no radio button to start a station based on a song. We just received spotify in South Africa.. very happy customer. But no radio button
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Autoplay option missing on iPhone 7 Plus

I have the latest version of the app as well as latestest iOS (11.2.6) but there is no Autoplay slider button under Settings, Playback

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  • I have the latest version of the app as well as latestest iOS (11.2.6) but there is no Autoplay slider button under Settings, Playback
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Greyed out titles

I have several songs in my playlist that are 'greyed out'. The titles all appear to be ones that I've brought over to my playlist from iTunes. They're songs I "own" - either downloaded from a CD I own or they're ones that I have purchased. The songs ...

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  • I have several songs in my playlist that are 'greyed out'.  The titles all appear to be ones that I've brought over to my playlist from iTunes. They're songs I "own" - either downloaded from a C...
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iPhone not syncing local files from laptop

My iPhone isn't syncing local music from my MacBook for some reason. I followed the tutorial on the Spotify website but I still can't get it to work. I can listen to the local playlists on my Mac. I can even see them on my iPhone and see how many son...

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  • My iPhone isn't syncing local music from my MacBook for some reason. I followed the tutorial on the Spotify website but I still can't get it to work. I can listen to the local playlists on my Mac. I ...
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i only have 3 bottom tabs

i just downloaded spotify today and it looks like this. none of my friends have this same issue or know how to fix it. please help!

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  • i just downloaded spotify today and it looks like this. none of my friends have this same issue or know how to fix it. please help!
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Local Files wont sync to Iphone

I have done this before, some of the music from my local files are synced into my computer, but some arent.I have re-installed the app, but still when i try to sync it, it says that the file is not downloaded and I have to sync it with my computerI h...

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  • I have done this before, some of the music from my local files are synced into my computer, but some arent. I have re-installed the app, but still when i try to sync it, it says that the file is not...
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Solved!! New UI on iOS - Beta

Ive seen posts that have shown the new UI on Spotify, but im testing the beta and im wondering why we never got it before you launched it.. and on top of that only new accounts are able to use them as ive seen and tried it out for myself.

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  • Ive seen posts that have shown the new UI on Spotify, but im testing the beta and im wondering why we never got it before you launched it.. and on top of that only new accounts are able to use them a...
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Not having Radio option on iPhone 6

I can't find the radio button on my iPhone, it should be on the bottom bar near "search" but it's not. Is this a common problem? I've seen similar topics this week. Belive me, I've reinstalled it but it's not doing something.

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  • I can't find the radio button on my iPhone, it should be on the bottom bar near "search" but it's not. Is this a common problem? I've seen similar topics this week. Belive me, I've reinstalled i...
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Iphone X slow download speed in offline sync

Switched over to iphone X and the offline sync download speed is ridiculously slow. Already set wifi proxy to auto, no improvement. What should i try next? My wifi speedtest is 300mb download speed.

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  • Switched over to iphone X and the offline sync download speed is ridiculously slow. Already set wifi proxy to auto, no improvement. What should i try next? My wifi speedtest is 300mb download speed.
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Favourite artists

Hello Everyone.The first time i logged into Spotify on a free account it let me choose my favourite genres and artists within those genres , this made spotify generate unique playlists for me .so i enjoyed it and then decided to delete the account an...

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  • Hello Everyone. The first time i logged into Spotify on a free account it let me choose my favourite genres and artists within those genres , this made spotify generate unique playlists for me ...
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[iOS] Optimize the Spotify app for the iPhone X

Installed the latest firmware update for my iPhone X this morning and it appears to be pausing the app when it goes to the lock screen. Music can be restarted fron the lock screen, but it's never done that before. Is anyone else experiencing this pro...

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  • Installed the latest firmware update for my iPhone X this morning and it appears to be pausing the app when it goes to the lock screen. Music can be restarted fron the lock screen, but it's never don...
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Search not avaiable

Hi,actually I can not enter any search items in the search tab. That is very bad because it is the main feature in order to find some music. Can you help me?Thanks, Stefan

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  • Hi, actually I can not enter any search items in the search tab. That is very bad because it is the main feature in order to find some music. Can you help me? Thanks, Stefan
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Behind the Lyrics doesn't work!

I use last version Spotify (App Store), iPhone 6. I play music from playlist ''Behind the Lyrics: HITS'', but lyrics absent. wth?!

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  • I use last version Spotify (App Store), iPhone 6. I play music from playlist ''Behind the Lyrics: HITS'', but lyrics absent. wth?!
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Won't download tracks unless open

Spotify won't download any playlists, albums or podcasts unless my phone remains unlocked and the app stays open. I've been a subscriber since about 2012 and have had the family plan for about 2 years now, this is a complete deal breaker. I can't jus...

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  • Spotify won't download any playlists, albums or podcasts unless my phone remains unlocked and the app stays open. I've been a subscriber since about 2012 and have had the family plan for about 2 year...
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Delete download all at once

Hi, Is there a way to delete all the numbers that i have download at once instead of going to each artist seperate and delete the songs one at a time?

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  • Hi,   Is there a way to delete all the numbers that i have download at once instead of going to each artist seperate and delete the songs one at a time?
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Solved!! I don't have Radio and personal playlists

for some reason, on the iOS apps (iPhone and iPad), the Radio tab dosn't exists, while i see it on my Mac. Also, it has been 3 weeks, and i didn't receive my personal playlists yet (daily mix, discover weekly etc..). Anyone knows how to fix it?

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  • for some reason, on the iOS apps (iPhone and iPad), the Radio tab dosn't exists, while i see it on my Mac. Also, it has been 3 weeks, and i didn't receive my personal playlists yet (daily mix, discov...
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