iOS · iPhone & iPad
Add Local Music Files to Spotify on iPhone
Source-checked About 10 minutes
Answer
Enable Local audio files in Spotify, move legally stored audio into the Spotify folder in Files, then open Your Library > Local Files.
Use a supported file
Make sure the audio is legally stored on the iPhone and supported; this does not upload music to Spotify's public catalog.
Enable local files
Tap your profile picture > Settings and privacy > Apps and devices and turn on Local audio files.
Move the file
In Files, copy or move the audio into On My iPhone > Spotify.
Open the library
In Spotify, open Your Library > Local Files. Restart Spotify if its Files folder is temporarily missing.
Video walkthrough
If it does not work
- If “Add Local Music Files to Spotify on iPhone” remains unresolved, identify the first numbered step that produces a different result and preserve that screen, file, log, or message. Recheck the specific account, permission, storage, connection, source-media, or hardware prerequisite above, then follow only the matching Spotify Support recovery path; do not combine unrelated resets, bypasses, unofficial installers, or third-party repair tools.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: iPhone & iPad.
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