For everyone still struggling to get it to work, here are a couple things to try. 1. You need Spotify Premium 2. Be sure you’re connected to the same WiFi network. **You may need to allow Spotify to access your local network in your phone settings* 3. Be sure to turn local files on BOTH devices 4. Android users may need to download songs onto their phones directly to the Spotify folder. 5. Try rebooting the apps to get things moving along and updating 6. Try making sure your songs are in .mp3 format 7. Try temporarily disabling your computer’s firewall 8. Conjure a spirit from the back rooms and cross your fingers 😅 Also, you can add album artwork in windows media player or VLC 😉 I also teach at photography at LumaUniversity.com for anyone interested ❤️
somehow doesnt work for me :( my phone app settings look different but i did activate local data. also spotify connect on my pc says my phone is in another network even tho theyre both connect to the same wifi.
At least on iPhone, you might have to go the privacy tab for Spotify in your system settings and enable network sharing, I was struggling for 3 hours to figure that out
i don’t know what i’m doing wrong I guess i don’t really know how to get my songs in mp3 format and if i did that right the local files are nowhere to find
This was SO HELPFUL. I've had Spotify for 10+ years and this whole process still gets me. Some of my songs randomly were no longer playing on my phone and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. I wasn't connected to the same WiFi network, so once I did that, it re-downloaded the missing songs. Come on, Spotify! Anyway - thank you. :)
USEFUL TIP! I spent hours downloading songs and following the steps but it didn't work on my phone. It said that the songs would not sync, despite me being on the same network. Finally figured out why! My songs were downloaded in the mp3 format and I guess it was not compatible with iPhone (I could not drag the files to iTunes either). I converted all the files into m4a (You could use a mp3->m4a converter or download your songs in m4a from the start if possible) and they immediately worked! Everything is now playable in my Spotify :) Hope it helps! p.s: I saw some comments saying theirs only worked with mp3 files, but somehow mine only worked with m4a. So I guess just try and see which works for you!
I was having a problem getting the my downloaded songs to work on my iPhone with the message "spotify cant play this right now. if you have the file in your computer you can import it". I fixed this by going to my iPhone's "Settings", locating the Spotify App and enabling "Local Network" where it says "Allow Spotify to Access". Hope this helps :D
You are a life saver man! I wasn't interested in any other content you have, but just because of your concise, authentic and practical delivery i'm going to subscribe. Man i like the quality of the video as well, i mean overall, the sound, delivery, speach everything. Do continue your uploads :)
Awe, thanks mate! I actually do photography tutorials on my other channel if you want more than just time lapses. Haha. But either way that means a lot! Thank you ❤️ UA-cam.com/jeahnlaffitte
For me too, but I fixed it by disabling local files on my phone. Downloading the playlist on Spotify on my PC(even though it should be stored there already. Dunno how it works). then reopen Spotify on your phone and reenable local files. You must also do this step whenever you download new files, but it still works for me.
You ABSOLUTELY rule!!!!!! Best description on UA-cam - thank you SO MUCH. So clear - you have such a gift for clear, concise accurate instructions. Well done. and thanks!!
thanks alot man! for any others, make sure your firewall is off, to turn it off just go into your settings and look up firewall, then turn off the one that says it’s “(active)”
OMG!!! God Bless YOU!!! You are the MAN!! Thank you so much for doing this video! I saw so many videos on this and they never showed this part on how to play it on your phone! Thank YOU!!! 💓❤🔥
Great Video! It didn't work for me at first, then i read your description and thought... "You know i don't know if my files are in MP3" so i got an mp3 file just to test it and it worked!
God bless you bro you have no idea how hard it was for me to sync the files, was talking to spotify for a few months at a time and they couldnt help, this is a lifesaver bro, thankyou so much.
I had a problem where it kept showing “not downloaded” so I tried a different way to download to mp3 on the pc and it worked, so whoever is looking in the comments to find a solution, hopeful this helps
Great video, thanks! If you're having trouble adding it to a playlist make sure Enhanced Shuffle is turned off or for some reason it won't let you add a local song.
took me a while but it worked. For anyone struggling the reason it will not play on your phone is most likely because Spotify does not have access to local network in settings.
aaaa i want to bash my head in. this worked for the MOST part, i wanted to have these 7 songs on spotify. for 6 of those songs, it worked absolutely PERFECTLY... but of course... the ONE song it didnt work for is my favorite of those 7. and i keep following the steps and no matter what i do, absolutely NOTHING is working aaaa
i know im late but i been doing this for a long time and the songs started being grey, adding them to another playlist and downloading them helped so much thankk you
if anyone is having issues, the biggest problem that isn't stated is that spotify doesn't allow DRM-protected music to be downloaded, meaning that the song won't be allowed to be shared unless you remove the drm protection from the song sorry :/
so my local files went away for some reason and i couldnt remember how i did it in the first place and it was making me upset for a couple of hours until i went into my history to find this gem of a video thanks again so much even after a year
For everyone still struggling to get it to work, here are a couple things to try.
1. You need Spotify Premium
2. Be sure you’re connected to the same WiFi network.
**You may need to allow Spotify to access your local network in your phone settings*
3. Be sure to turn local files on BOTH devices
4. Android users may need to download songs onto their phones directly to the Spotify folder.
5. Try rebooting the apps to get things moving along and updating
6. Try making sure your songs are in .mp3 format
7. Try temporarily disabling your computer’s firewall
8. Conjure a spirit from the back rooms and cross your fingers 😅
Also, you can add album artwork in windows media player or VLC 😉
I also teach at photography at LumaUniversity.com for anyone interested ❤️
somehow doesnt work for me :(
my phone app settings look different but i did activate local data. also spotify connect on my pc says my phone is in another network even tho theyre both connect to the same wifi.
At least on iPhone, you might have to go the privacy tab for Spotify in your system settings and enable network sharing, I was struggling for 3 hours to figure that out
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! my file was apparently .WAV and not .mp3 format, so I converted it and it worked instantly! Thanks!
connecting to the same wifi worked for me thans
i don’t know what i’m doing wrong I guess i don’t really know how to get my songs in mp3 format and if i did that right the local files are nowhere to find
Just might be the best vid on UA-cam, simple steps, friendly tone, simple and aesthetic display. Thank you for your help.
Thank you for the kind words 🙏
this video is the only one that actually tells what to do. thanks.
There’s many videos with similar titles but for completely different tutorials. Broaden your search result next time, you donut.
i was watching some lazy dude make the tutorial and he only did half the tutroial and then just told you what to do for the rest of it 😭
This was SO HELPFUL. I've had Spotify for 10+ years and this whole process still gets me. Some of my songs randomly were no longer playing on my phone and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. I wasn't connected to the same WiFi network, so once I did that, it re-downloaded the missing songs. Come on, Spotify! Anyway - thank you. :)
For reals! Get with the program Spotify! Hahaha. You’re welcome ☺️
USEFUL TIP!
I spent hours downloading songs and following the steps but it didn't work on my phone. It said that the songs would not sync, despite me being on the same network. Finally figured out why!
My songs were downloaded in the mp3 format and I guess it was not compatible with iPhone (I could not drag the files to iTunes either). I converted all the files into m4a (You could use a mp3->m4a converter or download your songs in m4a from the start if possible) and they immediately worked! Everything is now playable in my Spotify :) Hope it helps!
p.s: I saw some comments saying theirs only worked with mp3 files, but somehow mine only worked with m4a. So I guess just try and see which works for you!
I was having the same problem and this solution worked! THANK YOU SO MUCH! ❤
Bless your heart 😭, this is the REAL FIX !
This was my problem. THANK YOU!
thank God for this man
this worked for me too. whether it’s specific to which iphone edition or not i don’t know but m4a is what’s working for my iphone 13
I was having a problem getting the my downloaded songs to work on my iPhone with the message "spotify cant play this right now. if you have the file in your computer you can import it".
I fixed this by going to my iPhone's "Settings", locating the Spotify App and enabling "Local Network" where it says "Allow Spotify to Access". Hope this helps :D
thank you very much this solved my issue!
Still not working
Omg thank you so much i was getting so annoyed, i knew spotify wasnt connecting to my wifi
Omg thank you so much, it worked
Bro, straight lifesaver. THANK YOU!
tysm this was sooooo much clearer than all the other ones, i actually got it to work!!
Yay! Glad it helped. Hopefully it’s not outdated in a week or two haha
You are a life saver man! I wasn't interested in any other content you have, but just because of your concise, authentic and practical delivery i'm going to subscribe. Man i like the quality of the video as well, i mean overall, the sound, delivery, speach everything. Do continue your uploads :)
Awe, thanks mate! I actually do photography tutorials on my other channel if you want more than just time lapses. Haha. But either way that means a lot! Thank you ❤️ UA-cam.com/jeahnlaffitte
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. No one was able to give me information like the one you just gave me. SO thank you.
You are THE GOAT. Only place in the internet with this information. And even contacting Spotify directly I couldn’t make this work. Thank you!
Haha that’s sick. Glad it helped
You're my lifesaver, my everything i sat therer for 4 hours now and it FINALLY WORKED
If you want a video that explains EXACTLY what you want to know than watch that video!!!!!!!!THANK YOU so much you´re a lifesaver!!!!!
dude i love you so much. this is incredible
This is the only one that worked and I´m so thankful bruh!
Spotify is so wild for this ugh!!! works well thank you. a few songs wont work for some reason but i will figure it out
nvm it was an issue with the files! it works now :)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I cannot tell you how long I spent browsing videos and the internet for a clear explanation!
it's still unplayable on my phone, why? already enabled local files and downloaded the playlist :(
For me too, but I fixed it by disabling local files on my phone. Downloading the playlist on Spotify on my PC(even though it should be stored there already. Dunno how it works). then reopen Spotify on your phone and reenable local files. You must also do this step whenever you download new files, but it still works for me.
@@swatforce3309 I tried it but it still doesnt work on my phone...how did you download the playlist on pc?
You may need to go to settings and allow Spotify to use local network but idk.
Switched to apple music because this process was 10x easier, stumbled across this video and worked a treat.
You are literally a god for this, thank you man
finaly a video that tells clearly what to do thanks man
You ABSOLUTELY rule!!!!!! Best description on UA-cam - thank you SO MUCH. So clear - you have such a gift for clear, concise accurate instructions. Well done. and thanks!!
Thanks for the kind words ❤️
thanks alot man! for any others, make sure your firewall is off, to turn it off just go into your settings and look up firewall, then turn off the one that says it’s “(active)”
Dude this was the only one that actually worked. A real legend right here.
thank you bro, disabling the firewall temporarily helped!
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You really saved me with this tutorial. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
OMG!!! God Bless YOU!!! You are the MAN!! Thank you so much for doing this video! I saw so many videos on this and they never showed this part on how to play it on your phone! Thank YOU!!! 💓❤🔥
The real G under all these plebs! Thank you so much
Sick dude! I had 3K worth of collected tunes that I really wanted to throw into spotify. Much appreciated.
this man deserves more likes for this clear and well explained video 😭
🙏
I still can't believe it worked. Thanks so much
Man saved me from deleting my UA-cam account. After I figure Ed out how to get the music that I needed. It was soooooo easy. Thank you so much.
Bro you don’t understand how happy I am you made this
tysm bro the pinned comment actually solved my issues, i was craving for the soundtrack
most useful tutorial i've had so far, thanks.
Great Video! It didn't work for me at first, then i read your description and thought... "You know i don't know if my files are in MP3" so i got an mp3 file just to test it and it worked!
trying to find a fix for hours until you showed me this. Legend!
Yaaay! Glad it helped
youre genuinely the best person ever omg thank you!
Works just fine, much appreciated!
I ACTUALLY LOVE YOU SO MUCH
Finally, a solution! Thanks😊
nvm i restarted my phone and it worked. thank you so much! its such a headache, i wish they'd stop changing it
I feel that! I had to reboot and restart so many times 🙄 It’s just a pain haha. Glad you got it going tho!
God bless you bro you have no idea how hard it was for me to sync the files, was talking to spotify for a few months at a time and they couldnt help, this is a lifesaver bro, thankyou so much.
Crazy they can’t help. More like “won’t help” haha. Glad I could help!
Awesome, perfect video. Other guides don't work. Thank you so much!
This helped me so much thank you best tutorial ever 🙏
How? I did everything step by step
Thanks so much man. Clear and worked perfectly. Mic quality is better than my hearing btw
😂 thx
I had a problem where it kept showing “not downloaded” so I tried a different way to download to mp3 on the pc and it worked,
so whoever is looking in the comments to find a solution, hopeful this helps
OMFG FINALLY!! Thank you so much, you're a GOAT :))
thanks man, simple, fast, working tutorial. cheers
Great video, straight to the point, works well for me. Thanks
Thank you! The process to make this work is really convoluted (I was stuck at 2:29), but you explained it really well and it works for me now!
Bro how’d you fix it im still stuck at this part now 😭
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What a game changer dude!, Me and my newly added Sillent Hill playlist really appreciated your help.
Let’s goooooo
Doesn't work - song is still greyed out :(
make sure your file is an MP3 and not any other audio format
short, informative and working. thank you!!!
not being on the same wifi initially was my issue, as soon as i turned on the wifi on my phone all the songs downloaded to my phone THANK U
Great video, thanks! If you're having trouble adding it to a playlist make sure Enhanced Shuffle is turned off or for some reason it won't let you add a local song.
YOU'RE A LEGEND!!!!! THANK YOU!
How?? I did everything step by step
Thanks so much this was much more simple than I thought I'd have to deal with
You’re welcome! I’m glad to hear that
thank you my dude! was missing a step. appreciate you!
brooo thank you i followed other tutorials bt they never said this part thank you fr
omg this actually worked holy shit THANK YOUUU
Thank you man it was a great help. didn’t work for me at first , but after restarting my phone only (not even pc) it did it’s magic. Appreciate!
Restarting seems to be the biggest help
very good step by step tutorial bro you helped me out a lot. thanks :)
took me a while but it worked. For anyone struggling the reason it will not play on your phone is most likely because Spotify does not have access to local network in settings.
ommg thank you
OH EMM GEE YOU"RE A LIFE SAVER!!
Finally, a helpful video that actually helped!!! Thanks a lot! Спасибо
aaaa i want to bash my head in. this worked for the MOST part, i wanted to have these 7 songs on spotify. for 6 of those songs, it worked absolutely PERFECTLY... but of course... the ONE song it didnt work for is my favorite of those 7. and i keep following the steps and no matter what i do, absolutely NOTHING is working aaaa
Did you ever figure it out? I have about 10 of 50 songs that aren't working either....
@@tgpomy i did figure it out, but i dont remember what in particular i did, i'm so sorry :c i feel like i just kept trying and eventually got it?
I actually love you
This worked so well! Thank you so much!!!!
You are seriously the BEST! 💯💯💯👏🏻
who’s here because of the carti story
Off topic but BACKR00MS was mid ngl
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Please enlighten me? 😂
It worked! Thanks for this straightforward guide.
NP! ❤️
You should do more tutorials. This quality is great!
Thanks! On my main channel I teach photography ❤️ I just post anything here that doesn’t fit that theme haha. Glad you dig!
first one ive actually found that works thank you so much
You’re very welcome! Glad it worked
i know im late but i been doing this for a long time and the songs started being grey, adding them to another playlist and downloading them helped so much thankk you
Dude Thanks you a lot, it was so easy with your tutorial.... Wtf love you guy
if anyone is having issues, the biggest problem that isn't stated is that spotify doesn't allow DRM-protected music to be downloaded, meaning that the song won't be allowed to be shared unless you remove the drm protection from the song
sorry :/
thx it worked
How do I remove it
Thank you for such succinct explanation! It worked!
Exactly what I was looking for 😉
works great man thanks!
thank you!!! also your voice is beautiful! :)
Awe thanks! 😇
YOU ARE AN ANGEL OMG!!! IVE BEEN TRYING FOR EVER AND YOU ARE THE ONLY THAT REALLY HELPED. this is amazing man new sub
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Thank you. This really helped me out!
so my local files went away for some reason and i couldnt remember how i did it in the first place and it was making me upset for a couple of hours until i went into my history to find this gem of a video thanks again so much even after a year
Awesome 👏
you are a savior bro
worked after restarting just my phone! thank you for this !
Best tutorial ever!
It worked very fine , thank you so much
Thank you for making this. Thus ends my very frustrating journey to get Death Grips Ex Military onto my phone.
SUPER gratefully for this video. Thank you so much!
a well deserved freaking like omg
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Thank you, very helpful!
OMG THANK YOU YOUVE HELPED ME SO MUCH
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wish I could like it more than once to support it even more
@@MikeyBarca02 haha thaaaanks, dawg. Glad it worked!
Thanks so much, checked out other videos and only this helped me!
Quick, easy, great vid
Omg tysm i love you for this
This is really awesome man thank you!
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Thank you! this works now 🙂