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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 Enterprise N LTSC 21H2 My Question or IssueHey, Spotify won’t recognize my local MP3 files on Windows 10, despite adding folders correctly in settings, clearing cache, reinstalling the app, trying Sp...
Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise N LTSC 21H2 My Question or Issue Hey, Spotify won’t recognize my local MP3 files on Windows 10, despite adding...
Casual Listener
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Although tracks appear to be playing, I get no sound from Nvidia Shield to TV. Have uninstalled and reinstalled but no change. All other apps work
Although tracks appear to be playing, I get no sound from Nvidia Shield to TV. Have uninstalled and reinstalled but no change. All other apps work
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceLaptop (Lenovo) Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issuewhenever i try to start spotify it opens for a split second on a black screen and then it closes, ive tried everything and nothing is helping.
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Laptop (Lenovo) Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue whenever i try to start spotify it opens for a split second on a black scre...
Moderator
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Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back twice, for example, it goes to the last album that I checked....
Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back t...
Moderator
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PremiumCountry - UK Device - Desktop My Question or Issue I can't close that 3rd panel. If I try to close it from the queue, it doesn't close, it changes to the "now playing" panel. I hate this, 3 panels permanently open is too messy and cluttered an...
Premium Country - UK Device - Desktop My Question or Issue I can't close that 3rd panel. If I try to close it from the queue, it doesn't close, it c...
Roadie
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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 "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customiz...
Roadie
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hi,ich hab nun schon länger diese Fehlermedlung. Am Handy klappt Spotify bestens, am PC hingegen garnicht. Habe auch schon gelesen, dass das Problem schon öfter aufgetreten ist, jedoch hat mir das bis jetzt nichts gebracht. Habe Spotify schon mehrmal...
hi, ich hab nun schon länger diese Fehlermedlung. Am Handy klappt Spotify bestens, am PC hingegen garnicht. Habe auch schon gelesen, dass das Problem schon öfter aufgetreten ist, jedoch hat mir das ...
Newbie
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf i like a song on any device other than the specific windows laptop, the liked songs playlist do not update on the Windows App. Even if i start the playli...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows Notebook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue If i like a song on any device other than the specific windows laptop, the liked...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceWindows My Question or IssueIm getting "This content is not available" message for my all playlists. Also my "friend activity" page is not working. Its only for my pc I can use spotify normally on my phone.version:Window...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Windows My Question or Issue Im getting "This content is not available" message for my all playlists. Also my "friend activity" page is not working. ...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden Device2021 laptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI accidentally hit "switch to music video" on the desktop app. But no music videos will load, so neither will the switch button. In MV mode, spotify apparently refu...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device 2021 laptop Operating System Windows My Question or Issue I accidentally hit "switch to music video" on the desktop app. But no music video...
Newbie
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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...
Visitor
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PlanFreeCountryBelgiumDeviceOpera GX PlayerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo. I like to listen to the exact same song, on repeat, for hours on end while I do stuff. Sometimes a certain song just really scratches that mental itch ya kn...
Plan Free Country Belgium Device Opera GX Player Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So. I like to listen to the exact same song, on repeat, for hours on end while I do ...
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I run the Windows desktop application of Spotify. It looks like today the small green icon has changed that shows that you have added a song to your favorite songs. In this playlist and in all my others though, those icons do not show anymore: This i...
I run the Windows desktop application of Spotify. It looks like today the small green icon has changed that shows that you have added a song to your favorite songs. In this playlist and in all my oth...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10/11 My Question or IssueThis is a new issue. Just started in the last week or two. I open the application and start playing something. Everything goes fine for 1 or even two songs, but then the p...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10/11 My Question or Issue This is a new issue. Just started in the last week or two. I open the application a...
Regular
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Most people listen on desktop because they are in office settings. I would prefer to be able to follow lyrics/podcast transcripts without everyone spying from across the room.
Most people listen on desktop because they are in office settings. I would prefer to be able to follow lyrics/podcast transcripts without everyone spying from across the room.
Spotify Star
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Even though i make my volume max the music volume is too low and this only happens on my pc in my phone its perfectly fine
Even though i make my volume max the music volume is too low and this only happens on my pc in my phone its perfectly fine
Regular
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Currently I use Spotify on Alexa to play sleep music over night, but when I go to my PC and play music on Spotify it blasts the music over to the Alexa device, not my PC. How do I set Spotify to ALWAYS play from the current device, instead of default...
Currently I use Spotify on Alexa to play sleep music over night, but when I go to my PC and play music on Spotify it blasts the music over to the Alexa device, not my PC. How do I set Spotify to ALWA...
Casual Listener
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How do I make Spotify my default music player on windows 10
How do I make Spotify my default music player on windows 10
Visitor
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceCyberpower PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify takes at least 5 or more minutes to launch when clicked, and attempting to play music or search is almost impossible. I have clicked the play button...
Plan Free Country United States Device Cyberpower PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify takes at least 5 or more minutes to launch when clicked, and attempting ...
Casual Listener
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