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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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  • sapmi
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Hidden Ads on Premium

When I click on the top left corner of an album corner on Spotify, it takes me to the Safari broweser and it says "About this ad". Does this happen to anyone else? I’m currently using version 8.4.28.1104, my phone is on the latest iOS which is 11.1.2...

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  • When I click on the top left corner of an album corner on Spotify, it takes me to the Safari broweser and it says "About this ad". Does this happen to anyone else? I’m currently using version 8....
  • KDtheman
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Superuser Contribution Why is the playlist order on my computer different than the one on my iPhone?

For a while, I've been having this issue where my iPhone playlist order on my computer is different than my playlist order on my iPhone. They are both sorted under "Artist." I have uninstalled the app on my phone and reinstalled it, but it did not so...

  • Casual Listener
  • For a while, I've been having this issue where my iPhone playlist order on my computer is different than my playlist order on my iPhone. They are both sorted under "Artist." I have uninstalled the ap...
  • kjbman
  • Newbie
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Downloading Songs

Hello. Im using Spotify Premium on my iPhone. I seem to have this problem. When I donwload songs from a playlist or when I download a whole playlist, the songs in the playlist do not apear in my "songs" list (which I assume is where all my downloaded...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello. Im using Spotify Premium on my iPhone. I seem to have this problem. When I donwload songs from a playlist or when I download a whole playlist, the songs in the playlist do not apear in my "son...
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Solved!! Year in Review

Will we be getting a personalized "Year in Review" this year? Complete with our Top 5 Artists, most listened to per season, playlist of 100 most played songs, etc. The info included changes slightly each year. Also, the end of the year playlists are ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Will we be getting a personalized "Year in Review" this year? Complete with our Top 5 Artists, most listened to per season, playlist of 100 most played songs, etc. The info included changes slightly ...
  • pdoick
  • Casual Listener
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No Lyrics no behind the lyrics or anything like that on my iphone (NOT SOLVED!!!!)

I have searched for a while for a solution with my question. I followed advice like reinstalling the app, but my playback setting just doesn't have a section like "enable behind the lyrics" option. I am currently in my premium trial, but I have paid ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have searched for a while for a solution with my question. I followed advice like reinstalling the app, but my playback setting just doesn't have a section like "enable behind the lyrics" opti...
  • kazhyz
  • Casual Listener
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Copy of playlist

Hello! I want to copy all songs of my “Discover weekly” playlist into another playlist or select several songs from there and copy those into another playlist. How to arrange it? I don’t want to copy one by one.

  • Newbie
  • Hello!   I want to copy all songs of my “Discover weekly” playlist into another playlist or select several songs from there and copy those into another playlist. How to arrange it? I don’t wan...
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Library - Frustrated

Ok, details - I am running Spotify version 8.4.28.1104 on m yiPhone 6s. My ios version is 11.1.2. Here is my question - I want to be able to save a song WITHOUT Spotify automatically adding the artist to my "artist" list. I want to be able to like an...

  • Casual Listener
  • Ok, details - I am running Spotify version 8.4.28.1104 on m yiPhone 6s. My ios version is 11.1.2.   Here is my question - I want to be able to save a song WITHOUT Spotify automatically adding ...
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Save a song without it showing as a saved Album

When I save an album, I want to be able to find and play that entire album when going to the albums list in my library. What I find when going to the album section in my library are the albums of all of the individual songs I decided to save in the '...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I save an album, I want to be able to find and play that entire album when going to the albums list in my library.  What I find when going to the album section in my library are the albums ...
  • user-removed
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My songs won’t download offline

I have tried and tried again, deleted the app twice but no matter what my songs just won’t download! Help!

  • Casual Listener
  • I have tried and tried again, deleted the app twice but no matter what my songs just won’t download! Help! 
  • CeliaA
  • Casual Listener
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Failure on IOS Devices today

Is there a problem today? Both my iPad Mini and iPhone 5s which worked yesterday don’t work today. App opens then closes itself. I’ve reinstalled but to no avail.....as I finish signing in it throws me back to home screen. iPad Mini IOS 11.2, 5S on 1...

  • Newbie
  • Is there a problem today? Both my iPad Mini and iPhone 5s which worked yesterday don’t work today. App opens then closes itself. I’ve reinstalled but to no avail.....as I finish  signing in it t...
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Solved!! spotify premium stops all the time

After more than 1 year of enjoying spotify on my ipad 2 it has gone bad last weeks. It stops playing all the time. It stops playing after 1 minute or sometimes 2 minutes. And it always stops playing at the end of the song. I have tried anything, rein...

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  • After more than 1 year of enjoying spotify on my ipad 2 it has gone bad last weeks. It stops playing all the time. It stops playing after 1 minute or sometimes 2 minutes. And it always stops pla...
  • Boltanski
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Only shuffle mode on iPad

Hi,i’ve an iPad and when i use spotify Free only the shuffle mode is possible....why? thanks

  • Newbie
  • Hi,i’ve an iPad and when i use spotify Free only the shuffle mode is possible....why?   thanks
  • jazminakalin
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[IphoneX] Spotify pause when screen locked

The music pauses whenever screen locked. So I have to wake my phone up and play again. It is quite annoying and seems I am not the only one.

  • Casual Listener
  • The music pauses whenever screen locked. So I have to wake my phone up and play again. It is quite annoying and seems I am not the only one. 
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New phone, no music

Hey guys, I just got a new iPhone and anytime I’ve logged into Spotify on any device, it has all of my music already. This is not the case for the new iPhone and I haven’t found any help on their website. Any help would be extremely appreciated.

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  • Hey guys, I just got a new iPhone and anytime I’ve logged into Spotify on any device, it has all of my music already. This is not the case for the new iPhone and I haven’t found any help on their web...
  • Maxim
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Syncing Local Files on Desktop to iPhone

I am unable to get any local files on my computer to play or show up on my iPhone. I feel like I have tried everything at this point. I've followed all the instructions given to me and looked up many different solutions, none of which have helped. I ...

  • Newbie
  •   I am unable to get any local files on my computer to play or show up on my iPhone.  I feel like I have tried everything at this point.  I've followed all the instructions given to me...
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Songs won't play when offline

I've just about had it. I've tried all the troubleshooting techniques I can find, uninstalled and reinstalled the app more times than I can count, was on an iphone 6, now an iphone X and again uninstalled and reinstalled and still whenever i'm offlne...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've just about had it.  I've tried all the troubleshooting techniques I can find, uninstalled and reinstalled the app more times than I can count, was on an iphone 6, now an iphone  X and ...
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Is there a way to dislike all songs by an artist?

Basically, long story short, an artist I used to love just turned out to be extremely problematic, and I do NOT want to support her at all anymore. I could go through all her songs and dislike each one, but I don’t want to give her more ‘listens’ or ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Basically, long story short, an artist I used to love just turned out to be extremely problematic, and I do NOT want to support her at all anymore. I could go through all her songs and dislike each o...
  • Bethany_Dawn
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redownload

it wont let me redownload spotify help?There would be a cloud then i click it, then it would spin for a sec and stop and wont download. I tried plenty of times logging out and even using a different account it still wont download.

  • Newbie
  • it wont let me redownload spotify help?There would be a cloud then i click it, then it would spin for a sec and stop and wont download. I tried plenty of times logging out and even using a different ...
  • Bethany_Dawn
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Solved!! Does the offline music stream to Chromecast?

When I use my iPad with my 1st gen Chromecast, does it stream the offline content saved on the iPad to the chromecast, or does it stream fresh from Spotify? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth saving often played music to my iPad to save on bandwi...

  • Newbie
  • When I use my iPad with my 1st gen Chromecast, does it stream the offline content saved on the iPad to the chromecast, or does it stream fresh from Spotify?   I'm trying to figure out if it's ...
  • Codefroes
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Songs interrupted when streaming from chrome cast audio

Since yesterday my songs won't play fully, they stop every 10/20 seconds and then continue playing. The interruption is only when using chrome cast audio. Every thing was working fine until yesterday and suddenly this. I have reinstalled Spotify, res...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since yesterday my songs won't play fully, they stop every 10/20 seconds and then continue playing. The interruption is only when using chrome cast audio. Every thing was working fine until yesterday...
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