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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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Superuser Contribution iPhone Spotify holds onto downloaded songs even after you deselect them from offline state.

Hey,I recently removed half to 70% of my offline songs on Spotify to reduce space used by Spotify however it only removed 200-400MB of usage. This makes little to no sense, as an iOS developer myself I would check how you handle selecting file sizes ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey, I recently removed half to 70% of my offline songs on Spotify to reduce space used by Spotify however it only removed 200-400MB of usage. This makes little to no sense, as an iOS developer my...
  • AusBeau
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! How to remove a single offline title from off-line state at my iPad ( how to free up storage space)

hello. Can one of you explain to me how I can delete an off-line title which is part of one of my playlists?I see the green arrow sign which indicates that the title is off-line available. Other titles in the same playlist are available via online st...

  • Music Fan
  • hello. Can one of you explain to me how I can delete an off-line title which is part of one of my playlists? I  see the green arrow sign which indicates that the title is off-line available. &n...
  • entschleunigt
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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly Picture

Hello, This has happened to me before but I emailed Spotify and they resolved it but it's happening agian. So, I had a profile picture of me and my ex girlfriend as my profille picture on Facebook and it's been since May that I changed the picture on...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, This has happened to me before but I emailed Spotify and they resolved it but it's happening agian. So, I had a profile picture of me and my ex girlfriend as my profille picture on Facebook an...
  • andrewstu2
  • Casual Listener
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Previous songs I had downloaded and saved are now unavailable

One example is Whitesnake, I had several songs saved and now they aren't available. I have tried logging out and back in and it is still the same. Even the albums that those songs came from are no longer available. This just happened recently, what's...

  • Casual Listener
  • One example is Whitesnake, I had several songs saved and now they aren't available. I have tried logging out and back in and it is still the same. Even the albums that those songs came from are no lo...
  • CaptainHowdy105
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HELP ASAP! Download option does not show up in settings or in albums.

My boyfriend and I are leaving for California tomorrow and I am trying to download songs. On the Spotify website it says there should be a slide thing that shows up at the top before the songs, but its not doing that. Is it the app? Am I doing someth...

  • Newbie
  • My boyfriend and I are leaving for California tomorrow and I am trying to download songs. On the Spotify website it says there should be a slide thing that shows up at the top before the songs, but i...
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Please my prem do not work...

Hey, ich habe gestern einen Gutschein in wert von 10€ eingelöst und eigentlich war alles normal. Das Problem ist das zwar die Musik heruntergeladen wird, man Playlisten spielen und auch Musiktiteln in Alben auswählen aber ich kann nicht endlos skipen...

  • Newbie
  • Hey, ich habe gestern einen Gutschein in wert von 10€ eingelöst und eigentlich war alles normal. Das Problem ist das zwar die Musik heruntergeladen wird, man Playlisten spielen und auch Musiktiteln i...
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Solved!! Skipping music

Even after buying Spotify premium I can not Skip my music

  • Casual Listener
  • Even after buying Spotify premium I can not Skip my music
  • toman95
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Spotify App will not download

Just stuck waiting will not download

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  • Cdillingham
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Some songs in mobile won't play

Description I updated my account to Spotify premium from unlimited and now some of the songs in my playlist won't play on or offline. I tried going to the artist page to see if it was a problem with my playlist and they still wouldn't play. The play ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Description I updated my account to Spotify premium from unlimited and now some of the songs in my playlist won't play on or offline. I tried going to the artist page to see if it was a problem wit...
  • user-removed
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spotify won't play music

hi I have premium, yet whenever I try to stream songs I do not have downloaded (on data), then they play at first but stop after 7-10 seconds for no reason (the main pause/play button still says it's playing for some reason). I don't have low battery...

  • Newbie
  • hi I have premium, yet whenever I try to stream songs I do not have downloaded (on data), then they play at first but stop after 7-10 seconds for no reason (the main pause/play button still says it's...
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Shuffles modus nutzt nur 3 Alben

Hey mein iPhone se spielt schon seit bestimmt 3 Monaten, wenn man alle Lieder wieder geben möchte, nur drei Alben ab. Ich weiß nicht warum aber mein iPhone wechselt von Kraftklub zu Gentleman und dann wieder zu hardwell. Andere Lieder und Interpreten...

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  • Hey mein iPhone se spielt schon seit bestimmt 3 Monaten, wenn man alle Lieder wieder geben möchte, nur drei Alben ab. Ich weiß nicht warum aber mein iPhone wechselt von Kraftklub zu Gentleman und dan...
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not receiving ANY notifications

all the settings are set correctly, but i stopped receiving notifications a few weeks back somehow. i tried deleting and reinstalling the app and also turning off and back on the notifications, but it didn't work. what could be the issue?

  • Gig Goer
  • all the settings are set correctly, but i stopped receiving notifications a few weeks back somehow. i tried deleting and reinstalling the app and also turning off and back on the notifications, but i...
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Local Files Won't Sync

I've been having trouble syncing my local files from my computer (Lenovo ideapad 320) onto my phone (iPhone SE) I followed the instructions spotify gives me (attached), connecting to the same WiFi network and activating download on both my computer a...

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  • I've been having trouble syncing my local files from my computer (Lenovo ideapad 320) onto my phone (iPhone SE)   I followed the instructions spotify gives me (attached), connecting to the sam...
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Superuser Contribution can't find a music in the app

I was searching in the app for the music "Stop the world cause I wanna get off with you" by Arctic Monkeys, and I found it on the website but not inside the app, when I select the option "play on Spotify" in the website, it redirects me for the singl...

  • Newbie
  • I was searching in the app for the music "Stop the world cause I wanna get off with you" by Arctic Monkeys, and I found it on the website but not inside the app, when I select the option "play on Spo...
  • Missael1
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iPhone skipping songs after 2 seconds

Please help!My iPhone based Spotify app keeps skipping songs after 2 seconds

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  • Please help! My iPhone based Spotify app keeps skipping songs after 2 seconds
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Volume fluctuates on bluetooth

Volume keeps going up and down while connected via bluetooth on IOS 10.3.2.

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  • Volume keeps going up and down while connected via bluetooth on IOS 10.3.2.
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Volume via Bluetooth too low on ipad but not iphone

Using my iPad with Spotify and connecting it via bluetooth to my Marshall speaker the sound is almost inaudible despite all volume controls set to max level. Weird thing is when using it with my iphone 6 its fineAny hints most welcome as i have tried...

  • Newbie
  • Using my iPad  with Spotify and connecting it via bluetooth to my Marshall speaker the sound is almost inaudible despite all volume controls set to max level.   Weird thing is w...
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