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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
Spotify Star
2023-09-24 10:26:17 AM
a week ago
Rastereyes
Casual Listener
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19 replies
37 likes

80854 Views
19 replies
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Solved!! Beats Solo 3 Wireless play button not working on iOS 11 when on Spotify

Hi all, Updated my phone to iOS11 last night and now my bluetooth headphones's play button doesn't seem to respond when on Spotify. Volume buttons do. Tried the same controls on Apple Music and they seem to work perfectly fine. I suppose this will be...

11129259262
Newbie
Hi all, Updated my phone to iOS11 last night and now my bluetooth headphones's play button doesn't seem to respond when on Spotify. Volume buttons do. Tried the same controls on Apple Music ...
2017-09-21 11:46:06 AM
2018-02-23 12:31:31 AM
thomasstanding
Newbie
39794 Views
8 replies
1 likes

39794 Views
8 replies
1 likes

[iOS] Lock Screen

Hey guys, I'm having a constant problem for the last week. When I lock my phone with spotify still playing. I'm unable to control anything from the lock screen. I can't pause the song, skip to the next one or go back to a song. I have to physically u...

user-removed
Visitor
Hey guys, I'm having a constant problem for the last week. When I lock my phone with spotify still playing. I'm unable to control anything from the lock screen. I can't pause the song, skip to the ne...
2018-02-23 1:10:16 PM
2018-02-23 10:29:09 PM
phan_times
Community Legend
696 Views
1 replies
0 likes

696 Views
1 replies
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Skipping abruptly mid-song to the next

Hi all,Since the Feb 20 update my songs have been skipping mid-song and going to the next song on the playlist. It happens and hen goes away, and can be hard to get through any single song. It could be because I am traveling internationally. This iss...

Bigbirdlegend
Regular
Hi all, Since the Feb 20 update my songs have been skipping mid-song and going to the next song on the playlist. It happens and hen goes away, and can be hard to get through any single song. It coul...
2018-02-21 7:27:54 PM
2018-02-23 10:09:04 PM
Bigbirdlegend
Regular
883 Views
2 replies
0 likes

883 Views
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Solved!! Nach Album Wiedergabe stoppen

Hallo,ich habe das Problem, dass wenn ich ein Album höre, Spotify nach dem letzten Titel nicht aufhört zu spielen, sondern mir Lieder aus dem Album Radio wiedergibt. Kann ich das irgendwie abstellen?

Shark1734
Casual Listener
Hallo, ich habe das Problem, dass wenn ich ein Album höre, Spotify nach dem letzten Titel nicht aufhört zu spielen, sondern mir Lieder aus dem Album Radio wiedergibt. Kann ich das irgendwie abstelle...
2017-02-08 9:59:53 PM
2018-02-23 9:21:23 PM
chuettner
Newbie
80229 Views
4 replies
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80229 Views
4 replies
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Unable to play a track

Premium subscription, iPhone 8 Plus and playing via Cambridge CXN. I have been been using Spotify for years, but tonight I am struggling to change tracks. If if there is a play list and I touch to play a track. Nothing. It’s just not responding I hav...

DumfriesDik
Casual Listener
Premium subscription, iPhone 8 Plus and playing via Cambridge CXN. I have been been using Spotify for years, but tonight I am struggling to change tracks. If if th...
2018-02-23 6:13:35 PM
2018-02-23 7:15:12 PM
Dee-Dee69
Newbie
654 Views
2 replies
1 likes

654 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Playing a list of playlists on a mobile device

Recently I created a list of playlists because I have too much music saved for Spotify’s infamous limit. Now I can play this list of multiple playlists on the desktop version at the same time, shuffling them automatically. When I start this on my des...

jorisvandedonk
Music Fan
Recently I created a list of playlists because I have too much music saved for Spotify’s infamous limit. Now I can play this list of multiple playlists on the desktop version at the same time, shuffl...
2018-01-13 11:54:09 PM
2018-02-23 4:33:02 PM
NLCas8
Newbie
459 Views
1 replies
1 likes

459 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution Waiting to download ... FOREVER !!! grr

Premium Subscriber > Reloaded Spotify App on iPhone 5 >ZERO songs in my playlist - |Downloading ... Waiting to download| - that's it. Nothing happens. 32 gig left on my phone. What the heck?

RunSpotRun
Newbie
Premium Subscriber > Reloaded Spotify App on iPhone 5 >ZERO songs in my playlist - |Downloading ... Waiting to download| - that's it. Nothing happens. 32 gig left on my phone. What the heck?
2018-02-19 12:06:02 AM
2018-02-23 2:56:44 PM
Jack
Roadie
42112 Views
3 replies
3 likes

42112 Views
3 replies
3 likes

Superuser Contribution Changing the theme of spotify

Hi, Is there an option to change the theme of spotify. The black color is stressing my eyes. Having an option to change the background color will be a great option. This might be the only reason why I would go back to iTunes. The background is very p...

dexter90
Casual Listener
Hi, Is there an option to change the theme of spotify. The black color is stressing my eyes. Having an option to change the background color will be a great option. This might be the o...
2018-02-21 12:52:03 AM
2018-02-23 2:50:54 PM
Jack
Roadie
80025 Views
1 replies
132 likes

80025 Views
1 replies
132 likes

New iPad seems to have cancelled my premium account...

Ok, so i've just gotten a new iPad, and i already have a macbook and an iphone i use spotify on, for which I have a premium account. But now all of a sudden i started hearing ads, and it seems i've been switched to the Free account. I says so on all ...

edwingardner
Newbie
Ok, so i've just gotten a new iPad, and i already have a macbook and an iphone i use spotify on, for which I have a premium account. But now all of a sudden i started hearing ads, and it seem...
2018-02-23 12:39:23 PM
300 Views
0 replies
0 likes

300 Views
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Soundhound list to spotify

Hello, I have almost 200 results in my soundhound file. I started the connection towards spotify, but only songs that I searched AFTER the connection towards spotify are updated to the Soundhound playlist in spotify... I already tried https://communi...

boeckboeck
Newbie
Hello, I have almost 200 results in my soundhound file. I started the connection towards spotify, but only songs that I searched AFTER the connection towards spotify are updated to the Sound...
2017-08-30 2:43:57 PM
2018-02-23 12:19:36 PM
whjacq
Casual Listener
1474 Views
1 replies
1 likes

1474 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Spotify on my iPhone skips songs. Why?

Hi Team and Community. I have the iPhone 8 and the latest version of Spotify. For some reason, the Spotify app will randomly start skipping songs and not play them in full. I skip further into the song, I reset the app, I delete the app and redownloa...

sharnakalwy
Newbie
Hi Team and Community. I have the iPhone 8 and the latest version of Spotify. For some reason, the Spotify app will randomly start skipping songs and not play them in full. I skip furt...
2018-02-23 5:02:53 AM
994 Views
0 replies
2 likes

994 Views
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2 likes

interface different

Two different accounts logged into the same app but interface is totally different in each account. Anyone know how to change this?

ceenel
Newbie
Two different accounts logged into the same app but interface is totally different in each account. Anyone know how to change this?
2017-05-09 5:36:29 AM
2018-02-23 3:44:06 AM
Craigaradke
Newbie
468 Views
2 replies
0 likes

468 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Google Cast speakers sometimes don't show in Devices list

I've done some Googling on this, and haven't seen anyone post about a particular and annoying problem I'm having: On my wifi network at home, I have several possible network speakers to use for Spotify playback:- Sony SRS x77, Sony SRSZR5 (both Spoti...

Popijininsky
Newbie
I've done some Googling on this, and haven't seen anyone post about a particular and annoying problem I'm having: On my wifi network at home, I have several possible network speakers to use ...
2017-06-08 3:15:53 AM
2018-02-23 3:01:55 AM
ehp1
Newbie
1521 Views
3 replies
9 likes

1521 Views
3 replies
9 likes

Solved!! Playlists on iPhone

Does anybody know how can I rearrange my playlists by Artist and not Date Added on the iPhone app ? I've tried everything and got nowhere. I've already tried rearranging it in the desktop version, but it is still arranged by Date Added on my phone.He...

BerniedeMattos
Newbie
Does anybody know how can I rearrange my playlists by Artist and not Date Added on the iPhone app ? I've tried everything and got nowhere. I've already tried rearranging it in the desktop versio...
2017-11-07 10:46:06 PM
2018-02-23 1:39:49 AM
Neptune1029
Newbie
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5 replies
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iphone

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New music friday

You are ment to update new music friday at 12:00, you never fail to do this but you have this time spotify !! Very unhappy

Hayliee1998
Newbie
You are ment to update new music friday at 12:00, you never fail to do this but you have this time spotify !! Very unhappy
2018-02-23 1:23:34 AM
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214 Views
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SOLVED: Common problem with playing local files on mobile

Hi there, yesterday I got an OST I ordered and imported the CD files on my Mac via iTunes, then then created a playlist in Spotify and moved the files there. I turned on "Download" but it looks like the files were not really "downloaded", the button ...

yveinthesky
Newbie
Hi there, yesterday I got an OST I ordered and imported the CD files on my Mac via iTunes, then then created a playlist in Spotify and moved the files there. I turned on "Download" bu...
2017-11-25 11:25:42 AM
2018-02-22 9:41:13 PM
zpeppp
Newbie
488 Views
1 replies
0 likes

488 Views
1 replies
0 likes

song length (time keeper)

Something has caused the "time passed" & "time remaining" feature to disappear after a few seconds when playing songs from my playlist. Can I adjust this so it stays on again? Any way to make it bigger, too? I got the iPhone 6+ hoping it would be lar...

Jessicaaniel
Newbie
Something has caused the "time passed" & "time remaining" feature to disappear after a few seconds when playing songs from my playlist. Can I adjust this so it stays on again? Any way to make it ...
2015-05-27 1:17:30 AM
2018-02-22 7:59:26 PM
BerniceOP
Newbie
6125 Views
17 replies
13 likes

6125 Views
17 replies
13 likes

Error 404

Unable to login to Spotify on iPad and iPhone due to error 404. Working fine this morning. Thanks in advance for any help/updates

Carpediem442
Regular
Unable to login to Spotify on iPad and iPhone due to error 404. Working fine this morning. Thanks in advance for any help/updates
2012-05-16 5:13:59 PM
2018-02-22 6:00:21 PM
Ils
Newbie
48505 Views
53 replies
16 likes

48505 Views
53 replies
16 likes

Error when connected to wifi

When I'm at home, connected to wifi, Spotify won't search or work. What I've already tried:I checked if offline mode was one - it wasn'tI've restarted the app several times - it didn't helpI re-installed the app, that also didn't work.As soon as I tu...

AmyBlonk
Casual Listener
When I'm at home, connected to wifi, Spotify won't search or work. What I've already tried: I checked if offline mode was one - it wasn't I've restarted the app several times - it didn't ...
2017-03-31 8:03:59 AM
2018-02-22 5:19:02 PM
Hubo
Community Legend
978 Views
5 replies
0 likes

978 Views
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When Playing an Album on Shuffle, Random Songs are Inserted

I recently started using Spotify free to see how I liked the service. On my desktop it works fine, but I've noticed an issue with playback on my phone. When I select an album from an artist, I only have the option to Shuffle Play. I assume that's bec...

PB26
Newbie
I recently started using Spotify free to see how I liked the service. On my desktop it works fine, but I've noticed an issue with playback on my phone. When I select an album from an a...
2017-04-18 3:08:40 AM
2018-02-22 3:50:42 PM
bobgob
Newbie
2508 Views
2 replies
0 likes

2508 Views
2 replies
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