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Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...
Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...
Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...
Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...
I did a clean re-install of Spotify because I had issues with it not being able to play songs at all, after that - BAM, I can't physically log in anymore!
I did a clean re-install of Spotify because I had issues with it not being able to play songs at all, after that - BAM, I can't physically log in anymore!
Casual Listener
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Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Dell Desktop Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: When I use Spotify on desktop, I like to keep my view split between the album/playlist on the right, and my library on the left. Now currently, the libr...
Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Dell Desktop Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: When I use Spotify on desktop, I like to keep my view split between the alb...
Gig Goer
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PlanPremium CountryGermany DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi everyone,Full screen mode shows remnants of the white text 'Ähnliche Musikvideos' at the very bottom. This is distracting and annoying. A fix would be appreciated. ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, Full screen mode shows remnants of the white text 'Ähnli...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceASUS Laptop - Google ChromeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFirstly, apologies if this is not the correct place for a Web Player issue, but I couldn't find a help category for the Web Player, so I figured selectin...
Plan Free Country UK Device ASUS Laptop - Google Chrome Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Firstly, apologies if this is not the correct place for a Web Player issue,...
Moderator
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Will not play selected song
Will not play selected song
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueWhenever Spotify is active my monitors will constantly disconnect and reconnect (and my bluetooth mouse). This happens with the web player, the desktop app, and on webpages ...
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows10 My Question or Issue Whenever Spotify is active my monitors will constantly disconnect and reconnect (and my bluetooth mou...
Newbie
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I just wanna see the lyrics while i am studying like the Spotify Desktop Mini Player but just showing up the lyrics.
I just wanna see the lyrics while i am studying like the Spotify Desktop Mini Player but just showing up the lyrics.
Moderator
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Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me with this. It's an issue I have with multiple, but not all, songs.I have a song added to a playlist. When I'm in this playlist and click on the song's 'add to playlist' button, it shows me which playlists the s...
Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me with this. It's an issue I have with multiple, but not all, songs. I have a song added to a playlist. When I'm in this playlist and click on the song...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now...
Newbie
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So yesterday on my Windows 11 PC I tried sorting albums by release date on the Windows app and since then the sidebar wont load. It shows an error "Something went wrong." alongside a Reload button, which reloads it but then shows the same issue again...
So yesterday on my Windows 11 PC I tried sorting albums by release date on the Windows app and since then the sidebar wont load. It shows an error "Something went wrong." alongside a Reload button, w...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...
Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was add...
Music Fan
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I have spotify on a pc running windows 11. A few months back all lyrics stopped being available on the desktop client (button is greyed out for all songs, even ones that I know have lyrics) and recently smart shuffle has stopped adding recommendation...
I have spotify on a pc running windows 11. A few months back all lyrics stopped being available on the desktop client (button is greyed out for all songs, even ones that I know have lyrics) and recen...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceChromebookOperating SystemChrome My Question or IssueLately, I have been unable to custom order my playlists in different folders. This used to not be a problem, but for some reason, it suddenly stopped letting me. It gives ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome My Question or Issue Lately, I have been unable to custom order my playlists in different folders. This used to not ...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2 build 26100.3775 My Question or IssueSince Spotify was out of service for 1+ hour yesterday, I cannot make the desktop app (Win 11) work, no matter what.Attempting to play any so...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.3775 My Question or Issue Since Spotify was out of service for 1+ hour yesterday, I ca...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceraider ge68hx 13vfOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometimes the first second is cut off entirely from the song. This started yesterday...
Plan Premium Country US Device raider ge68hx 13vf Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometime...
Casual Listener
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@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45 Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works
@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45 Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works
Moderator
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Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...
Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spo...
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The mobile app will show if you already have a song added to it, but the desktop version doesnt do that. It only tells you it is already on a playlist after you try adding it. Feel like it would be a nice quality of life change. Thank you for your ti...
The mobile app will show if you already have a song added to it, but the desktop version doesnt do that. It only tells you it is already on a playlist after you try adding it. Feel like it would be a...
Visitor
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G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyone else come across this problem and found a fix for it? I ha...
G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyon...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceGalaxy s10e, Galaxy S21FE, Windows 10 desktop appOperating SystemAndroid 12, Windows 10 My Question or IssueHow do I get spotify to stop autoplaying? I will play a song(not album) or a podcast and not create a queue and It...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy s10e, Galaxy S21FE, Windows 10 desktop app Operating System Android 12, Windows 10 My Question or Issue How do I get spotify to stop au...
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