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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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IPOD

Bom dia, não consigo visualizar meu IPOD Shuffle para sincronizar com o Spotify, apesar de estar plugago ao computador, o Itunes fechado ele nao parece na minha lista de dispositivos

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  •  Bom dia, não consigo visualizar meu IPOD Shuffle para sincronizar com o Spotify, apesar de estar plugago ao computador, o Itunes fechado ele nao parece na minha lista de dispositivos
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Please help - LOCAL FILES ON PHONE & LAPTOP

HelloMy problem is that on my new account that i make i dont see a folder (on spotify app on my iphone) called Local Files. There should be tracks,albums which i saved and downoloaded.On my previous spotify account all was working and i have no idea ...

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  • Hello My problem is that on my new account that i make i dont see a folder (on spotify app on my iphone) called Local Files.  There should be tracks,albums which i saved and downoloaded. On m...
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Local files not playing when transferred to another phone

Hey everyone. So I currently have an issue where I just upgraded my phone (from 6S to 7 Plus) and when the process of syncing my songs onto my new phone was finished, I found that the local file songs I had on my 6S, though Spotify says they're all d...

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  • Hey everyone. So I currently have an issue where I just upgraded my phone (from 6S to 7 Plus) and when the process of syncing my songs onto my new phone was finished, I found that the local file song...
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Playlist and Song Removal (from Iphone 7)

Hi All,I've downloaded the songs and made my playlists. Now I want to delete some songs from the playlist so i select it and clicked on "remove".The song are not available on my "Song list" but it still be in the playlist and I cannot remove from the...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi All, I've downloaded the songs and made my playlists. Now I want to delete some songs from the playlist so i select it and clicked on "remove". The song are not available on my "Song list" but i...
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Problem with Ads

I don't have Spotify Premium, so I always click to watch the video to get 30 minutes of ad-free listening. When the video is finished, I sometimes get 3-4 more ads that I have to sit through, and I don't even get the 30 minutes without ads. What can ...

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  • I don't have Spotify Premium, so I always click to watch the video to get 30 minutes of ad-free listening. When the video is finished, I sometimes get 3-4 more ads that I have to sit through, and I d...
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Metadata not Displaying in Car since iOS 10 Update

I have been using Spotify on my iPhone to play music in my 2014 Honda Civic via Bluetooth with no problems. I just upgraded to iOS 10. Now, Spotify won't display the song name or artist in my car. It just says 'No Title.' If you could please fix this...

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  • I have been using Spotify on my iPhone to play music in my 2014 Honda Civic via Bluetooth with no problems. I just upgraded to iOS 10. Now, Spotify won't display the song name or artist in my car. It...
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No Metadata in Honda since IOS 10 Update

I have been using Spotify via Bluetooth on my iPhone in my 2014 Honda Civic with no problems. I finally updated to IOS 10. Now when I play Spotify in my car, it won't display the song name or artist; it just says 'No Title.' Please fix this.

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  • I have been using Spotify via Bluetooth on my iPhone in my 2014 Honda Civic with no problems. I finally updated to IOS 10. Now when I play Spotify in my car, it won't display the song name or artist;...
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How to actually delete music?

I have noticed that when I press the download button to change in from green to gray, the music disappears. When I press it again it reappears immediately as if it was still saved and simply hidden. So theoretically that music keeps taking up space? ...

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  • I have noticed that when I press the download button to change in from green to gray, the music disappears. When I press it again it reappears immediately as if it was still saved and simply hidden. ...
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Shuffle Play from an artist's page never works properly. Shuffle Play doesn't play all songs.

Hello, There seems to be a major ongoing problem when choosing "Shuffle Play" from any Artist's Page. We've been testing this out for the last year, and we've noticed that this problem occurs for EVERY ARTIST that has more than 2 albums! The problem ...

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  • Hello,   There seems to be a major ongoing problem when choosing "Shuffle Play" from any Artist's Page. We've been testing this out for the last year, and we've noticed that this problem ...
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Promoção de 3 meses por R$1,99

Acabei de fazer o pagamento pelo meu cartão de crédito da promoção mencionada acima, cujo valor já vou debitado do meu cartão porém a minha conta permanece como fere e não premium. Porque??

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  • Acabei de fazer o pagamento pelo meu cartão de crédito da promoção mencionada acima, cujo valor já vou debitado do meu cartão porém a minha conta permanece como fere e não premium. Porque??
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Library disappearing

On AT LEAST a monthly basis, my library, downloads, and even artists I am following get deleted. This is super frustrating, I am a musician and have a vastly large library and every month I have to rebuild it and it takes hours and hours of time to d...

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  • On AT LEAST a monthly basis, my library, downloads, and even artists I am following get deleted. This is super frustrating, I am a musician and have a vastly large library and every month I have to r...
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Download songs

Hi, I am Premium user. I try to download some songs/albums to listen them offline, but in many cases I got message "my storage is full", however I can download other songs, and my storage has capacity and I have not reached the maximum number of song...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I am Premium user. I try to download some songs/albums to listen them offline, but in many cases I got message "my storage is full", however I can download other songs, and my storage ha...
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Spotify uses data when playing offline playlists

Hello,spotify - again - eats up my data plan when playing offline playlists. I recently got a new iphone and installed everything from scratch, so a reinstall wont help. I also resetted the "offline devices" list and its only listing my iphone there....

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  • Hello, spotify - again - eats up my data plan when playing offline playlists.    I recently got a new iphone and installed everything from scratch, so a reinstall wont help. I also reset...
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Discover weekly not updating

Hi - Discover weekly is not updating despite a delete and reinstall from my iPhone 6. Have had the same playlist for 3 weeks... unfortunately not one of the best!

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  • Hi - Discover weekly is not updating despite a delete and reinstall from my iPhone 6. Have had the same playlist for 3 weeks... unfortunately not one of the best!
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Moving from Apple Music to Spotify- why so hard?

What is the deal here? Why is it so difficult to move from Apple Music to Spotify?There are advocates recruiting us, then we get here and are treated like pariah with issue after issue. Do you really expect me to sit and manually recreate every artis...

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  • What is the deal here? Why is it so difficult to move from Apple Music to Spotify? There are advocates recruiting us, then we get here and are treated like pariah with issue after issue. Do you real...
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can no longer use Spotify on Iphone

I was away for a couple of days, and when I returned I could no longer use Spotify. My Iphone keeps trying to download the songs I've already downloaded. When I press "play", nothing happens. I have never experienced anything like this before. Does a...

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  • I was away for a couple of days, and when I returned I could no longer use Spotify. My Iphone keeps trying to download the songs I've already downloaded. When I press "play", nothing happens. I have ...
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Some Songs Won't Play

I have Premium for Family. All songs will play for me no matter what. However, the people in my family (one uses both desktop and iPhone, the other just iPhone) have songs that just won't play. They are random songs in random albums that just won't p...

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  • I have Premium for Family. All songs will play for me no matter what. However, the people in my family (one uses both desktop and iPhone, the other just iPhone) have songs that just won't play. They ...
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Listening in background model?

Just yesterday, I found that I can't play Spotify in background. Switch off iPhone screen or to other app, and Spotify also stop. I set something wrong? Thanks!

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  • Just yesterday, I found that I can't play Spotify in background. Switch off iPhone screen or to other app, and Spotify also stop. I set something wrong? Thanks!
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Have 2 phones but cannot use Spotify on 2nd phone

Until recently I've always. Even able to use Spotify premium on both of my apple phones. Now I can only use it on one phone. The other phone says it's not premium and that my payment was not received . The other phone is good and I know I just paid f...

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  • Until recently I've always. Even able to use Spotify premium on both of my apple phones. Now I can only use it on one phone. The other phone says it's not premium and that my payment was not received...
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IPOD NANO-4th generation

Is it possible to download a spotify app onto a google chromebook, download music to the chromebook and then transfer to a 4th generation, ipod nano? Thanks!

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  • Is it possible to download a spotify app onto a google chromebook, download music to the chromebook and then transfer to a 4th generation, ipod nano?   Thanks! 
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