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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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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!

  • Newbie
  • 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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • Onagh
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...

  • Newbie
  • 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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Discover Weekly not updating

I've had the same Discover Weekly playlist for 3 weeks now. This is true both on iOS and on Mac Desktop. The strange thing is that the Discover Weekly info screen says it was last updated today, June 5, 2017. Please see screenshot. My username is rcf...

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  • I've had the same Discover Weekly playlist for 3 weeks now. This is true both on iOS and on Mac Desktop. The strange thing is that the Discover Weekly info screen says it was last updated today, June...
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Where are my skips?

So it started a month ago my Spotify would not let me skip songs unless i upgraded to premium. I have not been use of my skips at all so there's no way I'm running out of skips. Please help!

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  • So it started a month ago my Spotify would not let me skip songs unless i upgraded to premium. I have not been use of my skips at all so there's no way I'm running out of skips. Please help!🙏
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Spotify disconnects me from internet

Whenever I launch the Spotify app on my iPad, it disconnects me from the internet (all other apps don't have internet access either, anymore). Really frustrating.I've browsed through many discussions here, but did not find a solution. Anyone knows wh...

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  • Whenever I launch the Spotify app on my iPad, it disconnects me from the internet (all other apps don't have internet access either, anymore). Really frustrating. I've browsed through many discussio...
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Artist biography does not show completely

The biography of the artists do not show completely. It looks like this is limited, it breaks off after a number of pages, before it is finished. Is this some sort of setting?

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  • The biography of the artists do not show completely. It looks like this is limited, it breaks off after a number of pages, before it is finished. Is this some sort of setting?
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Non-IOS keyboard does not appear

When you use alternative keyboards for text input (like Google Keyboard), and you try to search, the keyboard does not show up. Have to switch to regular iOS keyboard in another app and then open spotify again to search.

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  • When you use alternative keyboards for text input (like Google Keyboard), and you try to search, the keyboard does not show up. Have to switch to regular iOS keyboard in another app and then open spo...
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Superuser Contribution Problem with playing music

Hey everybody!My premium spotify stops, restarts, changes songs and sometimes turns on the voice controll on my iPhone 7 while listening with earphone (offline and online). I can't make any updates, it's the version 8.4.3.884. I deleted the app and d...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey everybody! My premium spotify stops, restarts, changes songs and sometimes turns on the voice controll on my iPhone 7 while listening with earphone (offline and online). I can't make any updates...
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Suggested tracks

HiSo, um, I've got a premium account, but every time that my playlists is not on repeat, there's this problem that every time it finishes, suggested tracks starts playing, like why wouldn't it just stop coz I listen to music when going to sleep. So I...

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  • Hi So, um, I've got a premium account, but every time that my playlists is not on repeat, there's this problem that every time it finishes, suggested tracks starts playing, like why wouldn't it just...
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Como baixar música?

Alguém sabe explicar como é possível baixar música sem precisar criar playlist ou baixar o album todo? Eu entro em um album, salvo ele, porém não quero baixar todas as músicas para ouvir quando estiver off-line, apenas uma ou outra. Só que não é poss...

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  • Alguém sabe explicar como é possível baixar música sem precisar criar playlist ou baixar o album todo?  Eu entro em um album, salvo ele, porém não quero baixar todas as músicas para ouvir quand...
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Premium disappeared

Have been on premium for over 12 months. All of a sudden my iPad shows I am just basic. Still premium on my iPhone?Log out and back in but problem persisting.Any solution?

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  • Have been on premium for over 12 months. All of a sudden my iPad shows I am just basic.  Still premium on my iPhone? Log out and back in but problem persisting. Any solution?
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Let it happen - Tame Impala

This song is supposed to be 4:17 minutes long according to their youtube video, but the song is 7:00+ because it skips about halfway through unless I fast forward a bit. Please fix this! I happen to really like that song and don't have any other way ...

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  • This song is supposed to be 4:17 minutes long according to their youtube video, but the song is 7:00+ because it skips about halfway through unless I fast forward a bit. Please fix this! I happen to ...
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No podcast or video on iPad

Simple issue. There are no podcasts or video on my iPad. Works fine on my android phone, but I can't browse nor search for any podcasts on iPad... Tried uninstalling and reinstalling without success... What gives?

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  • Simple issue. There are no podcasts or video on my iPad. Works fine on my android phone, but I can't browse nor search for any podcasts on iPad... Tried uninstalling and reinstalling without success....
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