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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...
Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...
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PlanDuo/Premium CountryJapan DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue*I am posting this on behalf of my friend who cannot speak English. Since yesterday, the Lyrics icon disappeared from his Spotify App on PC. The lyrics are still ava...
Plan Duo/Premium Country Japan Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue *I am posting this on behalf of my friend who cannot speak English. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell XPS DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello, when scrolling through the discography, if I open and close the lyrics for the particular song I am on, the application jumps to either the pla...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell XPS Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello, when scrolling through the discography, if I open and close the lyr...
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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...
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Plan :PremiumCountry : France Device :either windows 11 for desktop app & linux chrome for web interface My Question or Issue On the web interface : right click doesn't work anymore, furthermore i can't see my folders which is how I order my playlist...
Plan :Premium Country : France Device : either windows 11 for desktop app & linux chrome for web interface My Question or Issue On the web interface : right click doe...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNever had Problems with the App but since i´m using Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK3 as my Interface it stopped working. All other Apps/Programms with sound...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Never had Problems with the App but since i´m using Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4...
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PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePhone 8 PlusChromebook/Web connectionOperating SystemiOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser My Question or IssueDaily mixes are not showing the same songs on different devices.This has been reported before:https://community.spotif...
Plan Premium Country England Device Phone 8 Plus Chromebook/Web connection Operating System iOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser My Question or Issue Daily mixes are not showing the ...
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10, Spotify desktop app version 1.1.59.714.g7e040462-a My Question or IssuePrior to this most recent version update, I used to be able to copy a song's URI link and add a # timestamp (e.g., spotify:track:7iqS4pS1eV...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10, Spotify desktop app version 1.1.59.714.g7e040462-a My Question or Issue Prior to this most recent version update, I used to be able to c...
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arrow keys doesnt work in search bar within desktop app
arrow keys doesnt work in search bar within desktop app
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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 bringing Jam to the desktop app! 🥳 🖥️ 💻 Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicedifferent PCsOperating SystemWindows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueThe buttons in the top right corner are no longer at the top of the app. This is very annoying for me, as it makes it significantly more difficult ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device different PCs Operating System Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or Issue The buttons in the top right corner are no longer at the top of the app...
Gig Goer
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Operating SystemWindows 10 21H1 Client versionSpotify for Windows1.1.72.439.gc253025e My Question or IssueDuplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after windows explorer (explorer.exe) restart. Doesn't matter if the app is in fore...
Operating System Windows 10 21H1 Client version Spotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e My Question or Issue Duplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after ...
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Plan PremiumCountry UK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince upgrading my GPU on my pc to a RTX 5070 everytime i start spotify and play a song my screen goes black for a second with no sound and then comes back. It happens ever...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since upgrading my GPU on my pc to a RTX 5070 everytime i start spotify and play a song my sc...
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Hello.My Spotify on desktop (windows 11) is not working properly. I cannot seem to use the canvas function on my laptop. I've checked the settings and the canvas option is there, however it is greyed out and I cannot toggle it on or off. What is weir...
Hello. My Spotify on desktop (windows 11) is not working properly. I cannot seem to use the canvas function on my laptop. I've checked the settings and the canvas option is there, however it is grey...
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I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist 24/7 but because the shuffle mode seems to not pic...
I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist...
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can see playlists and saved stuff on the side, and the playing now and queue. I can also listen to music. But the middle area hasn't worked and just shows "So...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can see playlists and saved stuff on the side, and the playing now and que...
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PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarting from a while ago I noticed that the small microphone icon on the bottom right of the screen (Lyrics Icon) has gone missing. This issue only accurse on the Desktop App and not on the Web...
Plan Free Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Starting from a while ago I noticed that the small microphone icon on the bottom right of the screen (Lyrics Icon) has ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSince upgrading to Windows 11, the Spotify app will no longer load. I get the error about the missing Resampledmo.DLL file. The problem is, I have that DLL file, and ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Since upgrading to Windows 11, the Spotify app will no longer load. I get the error...
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premiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Windows 10, IOS(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHas there been a recent update to the BETA DJ? Recently, on both the Windows Desktop app and the iOS a...
premium Country UK Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Windows 10, IOS (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Has there been a recent...
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I have a very clear 'like' button next to the song. How do I dislike a song or an artist? I don't mind it coming up once on the rotation, but why should I keep on having to listen to something that I dislike? I guess I could always create my own play...
I have a very clear 'like' button next to the song. How do I dislike a song or an artist? I don't mind it coming up once on the rotation, but why should I keep on having to listen to some...
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My music starts playing when i turn off my work headset (bluetooth connection via USB). I was not listening to music before it was turned on or during. I usually am in a call, so when i turn my headset off after the call the music or podcast starts p...
My music starts playing when i turn off my work headset (bluetooth connection via USB). I was not listening to music before it was turned on or during. I usually am in a call, so when i turn my heads...
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