Spotify Desktop App Not Updating Playlist

  

Make sure you've synced your Spotify phone app with the computer in which the playlists were made. Open the Spotify client on another computer. Then, use your Spotify phone app to remotely play a playlist on this other computer. The other computer will play the chosen song and also recognize all playlists from the phone app. Desktop: Click the ‘x’ at the top of the Spotify window. On Windows, make sure Spotify is not minimized to the system tray by clicking the up arrow on your taskbar. How to change your Spotify username on a computer. Open the Spotify app on your computer. Click on the downward-pointing arrow next to your profile picture and name in the upper right corner. Spotify’s latest update makes it difficult to find saved tunes, but don’t fret: they’re still there. The new design has shuffled around where songs live, but with a few steps, it’s easy to. Head to your Google Play Store’s Settings and tap Auto-update apps. Here you can choose to only automatically update when connected to WiFi to save your data. Update manually. Open the Google Play Store. Use the search bar to find Spotify. Tip: If no update option is visible, your app is on the latest version.

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Use the app to play music files stored on your device, which we call local files.

Note: Files or downloads from illegal sources are not permitted.

For: Premium

  1. On desktop, import your local files (with the 'Desktop' steps).
  2. Add the files to a new playlist.
  3. Log in on your mobile or tablet using the same WiFi as your desktop.
  4. Go to Settings > Local Files and switch on Local audio files.
    Note: You need to allow Spotify to find devices in the prompt that shows.
  5. Download the playlist with your local files.

Didn’t work?

Make sure:

  • You're logged in to the same account on both your desktop and mobile
  • Your devices are connected to the same WiFi network
  • The app is up-to-date on both devices
  • Your device is up-to-date
  • The Spotify app has access to your local network. Check in your iPhone/iPad settings under Spotify

Spotify Desktop Not Updating Songs

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For: Premium

  1. On desktop, import your local files (with the 'Desktop' steps).
  2. Add the files to a new playlist.
  3. Log in on your mobile or tablet using the same WiFi as your desktop.
  4. Download the playlist with your local files.

Didn’t work?

Make sure:

  • You're logged in to the same account on both your desktop and mobile
  • Your devices are connected to the same WiFi network
  • The app is up-to-date on both devices
  • Your device is up-to-date
  1. Click , then Settings.
  2. Scroll to Local Files and switch Show Local Files on.
  3. Switch off any sources you don't want.
  4. Click ADD A SOURCE to select another folder.

Music from that folder is now in Local Files in the menu on the left.

Supported file types

Note: Some of your files may be protected in restricted formats. Install QuickTime on your computer to allow most of these tracks to be played on Spotify.

  • .mp3
  • .m4p (unless it contains video)
  • .mp4 (if QuickTime is installed on your computer)

The iTunes lossless format (M4A) isn't supported.

If your file isn’t supported, we do our best to match it with songs from the Spotify catalog. The version we match with might differ from the original.

Last updated: 24 September, 2020

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