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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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Superuser Contribution downloaded offline music

i have the app and down loaded music available offline on my Iphone 7 yet on the app on my ipad has the same downloaded music is not available offline ? do i have to download the same music to different devices ? i thought once downloaded we could li...

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  • i have the app and down loaded music available offline on my Iphone 7 yet on the app on my ipad has the same downloaded music is not available offline ?   do i have to download the same music ...
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Superuser Contribution Disconnecting facebook

I connected my Spotify (free) account to my Facebook, and would like to disconnect them again. I only have Spotify on my phone, and I don't manage to find somewhere to disconnect. The closest I've come is settings> social, and then there's a place wh...

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  • I connected my Spotify (free) account to my Facebook, and would like to disconnect them again. I only have Spotify on my phone, and I don't manage to find somewhere to disconnect. The closest I've co...
  • Maria_B
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Can't swipe to queue from within certain playlists?

Swipe to queue is a great feature and I use it all the time, but after the last update I noticed that certain Spotify managed playlists do not permit the "swipe to queue". Release Radar is an example and Rap Caviar another. I think this restricted to...

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  • Swipe to queue is a great feature and I use it all the time, but after the last update I noticed that certain Spotify managed playlists do not permit the "swipe to queue". Release Radar is an example...
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Difference between app on iPhone and iPad

I had loved Spotify for a while when I used it on my iPad. After I got my new phone it was one of the first apps I installed but to my surprise it is so different from the iPad version to the iPhone version. Why are they so different? Why can't I cho...

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  • I had loved Spotify for a while when I used it on my iPad. After I got my new phone it was one of the first apps I installed but to my surprise it is so different from the iPad version to the iPhone ...
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Downloading albums on version 1.8.1.8

My daughter has the above version on her iPad but we can't work out how to download an album. She searches for the album she wants but there is no download options. Any ideas????

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  • My daughter has the above version on her iPad but we can't work out how to download an album. She searches for the album she wants but there is no download options. Any ideas????
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New player / album artwork display in 8.4.8.467 iOS update is awful

I'm posting this in the hope that the iOS player will get rolled back to the previous interface if enough people complain. The new player interface's controls auto hide after about 3 seconds for some reason, and then all that's displayed is a CROPPED...

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  • I'm posting this in the hope that the iOS player will get rolled back to the previous interface if enough people complain.   The new player interface's controls auto hide after about 3 seconds...
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Not my songs

In my playlist, if I shuffle it won't play my music, it will play "related" songs. I've seen that you need at least twelve songs for this not to happen, it has twelve songs. Please help.

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  • In my playlist, if I shuffle it won't play my music, it will play "related" songs. I've seen that you need at least twelve songs for this not to happen, it has twelve songs. Please help.
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I dont have certain songs that other people have!!

My friend and I have spotify premieum and he has songs that I dont. Even if i look up the song it doesnt appear. For example the song Ice Age by Denzel Curry, I dont have but my friend does. Every song on that album except for Ultimate I dont have ev...

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  • My friend and I have spotify premieum and he has songs that I dont. Even if i look up the song it doesnt appear. For example the song Ice Age by Denzel Curry, I dont have but my friend does. Every so...
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Spotify drains iPhone 7 battery

I recently switched to Spotify from Apple Music. Apple Music used less than 5% of my battery, Spotify however is using 20%+ and my battery is not lasting long at all with it. Any suggestions?

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  • I recently switched to Spotify from Apple Music. Apple Music used less than 5% of my battery, Spotify however is using 20%+ and my battery is not lasting long at all with it. Any suggestions?
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iphone app not responding

I just got the iphone 7 and when I downloaded the spotify app it just stays on the home screen. Below it says to either log in or sign up and neither are responding when I click on them. Please help!

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  • I just got the iphone 7 and when I downloaded the spotify app it just stays on the home screen. Below it says to either log in or sign up and neither are responding when I click on them. Please help!
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Sync music from Spotify to Ipod Shuffle

Without the "Device" option on Spotify is there anyway for me to sync music from Spotify to an Ipod Shuffle?

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  • Without the "Device" option on Spotify is there anyway for me to sync music from Spotify to an Ipod Shuffle?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't go online even though I have 4G LTE

This issue just started today and I have tried reinstalling the app and other solutions I found online but it still doesn't work

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  • This issue just started today and I have tried reinstalling the app and other solutions I found online but it still doesn't work
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Musixmatch connection error

Hi all,I can't connect to Musixmatch app because an error advises me that I need a spotify premium account...but I am.I opened a ticket at Musixmatch forum and they investigated some things but they think the issue is related to spotify app.Any clues...

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  • Hi all, I can't connect to Musixmatch app because an error advises me that I need a spotify premium account...but I am. I opened a ticket at Musixmatch forum and they investigated some things but t...
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Ipad to Apple TV has no sound

Hello, I can use my iPad for everything AirPlay and Apple TV related except for Spotify. Whenever I play songs with Spotify and I select Apple TV, the song shows up under now playing (on the TV) but there is no sound. I can't figure out how to get so...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   I can use my iPad for everything AirPlay and Apple TV related except for Spotify. Whenever I play songs with Spotify and I select Apple TV, the song shows up under now playing (on the...
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Superuser Contribution All of my downloaded songs are gone?

I use my Spotify on my IPhone, i have probably around 3000 songs downloaded. The other day all of them were suddenly off my phone, still saved but not downloaded to my device, it took all night but they eventually downloaded back to my phone. Now it'...

  • Casual Listener
  • I use my Spotify on my IPhone, i have probably around 3000 songs downloaded. The other day all of them were suddenly off my phone, still saved but not downloaded to my device, it took all night but t...
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Share button for twitter not working.

When I attempt to share to twitter the iOS dialog box pops up and crashes immediately so you are unable to share a song and tweet about it at the same time.This menu doesn't load appropriately. If Spotify is reinstalled the sharing reverts to the old...

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  • When I attempt to share to twitter the iOS dialog box pops up and crashes immediately so you are unable to share a song and tweet about it at the same time. This menu doesn't load appropriately. If ...
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Spotify data usage suddenly way too high

Hi all,I've listened to Spotify on high quality on my iPhone for years and never had any problems, and now suddenly it uses like 30mb for ten songs on normal quality. That's 3mb per song. I drive an hour to and from work 3-5 times a week and I listen...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all, I've listened to Spotify on high quality on my iPhone for years and never had any problems, and now suddenly it uses like 30mb for ten songs on normal quality. That's 3mb per song. I drive...
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Syncing local files to iOS

So I'm having a particular difficult time syncing songs I own (for example 4:44) from my macbook (where the local files are) to my iPhone. I've talked to 2 different folks at Spotify and done everything possible (restart; re-install). The last person...

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  • So I'm having a particular difficult time syncing songs I own (for example 4:44) from my macbook (where the local files are) to my iPhone.  I've talked to 2 different folks at Spotify and don...
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