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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

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...

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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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Solved!! show what song is being played in playlist

my songs don't glow green while in the playlist how do i fix it as i use enhanced playlist and to add the song i have to scroll a 300+ song playlist to find one song with no visual indication

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my songs don't glow green while in the playlist how do i fix it as i use enhanced playlist and to add the song i have to scroll a 300+ song playlist to find one song with no visual indication

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing music right after hitting play

On my Desktop when I hit play (Browser and App) it plays for 1 second then pauses. No matter how many times I hit play. I have cleared the cache, re-installed it, used different browsers, signed out, etc. I can listen on other devices but all of a su...

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On my Desktop when I hit play (Browser and App) it plays for 1 second then pauses. No matter how many times I hit play. I have cleared the cache, re-installed it, used different browsers, signed out,...

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Superuser Contribution Playlists abruptly stop playing in Webplayer for Chrome

Jan. 3-4 2023Lenovo ideapad Gaming 3-15IMH05Webplayer - Google ChromeVersion 108.0.5359.125 (Official Build) I have been having this recurring issue, where I will be playing playlists on the webplayer and in the middle of a song, it will just stop ab...

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Jan. 3-4 2023 Lenovo ideapad Gaming 3-15IMH05 Webplayer - Google Chrome Version 108.0.5359.125 (Official Build)   I have been having this recurring issue, where I will be playing playlists ...

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Superuser Contribution desktop app not loading

For months now I have not been able to launch the desktop app. Using a Dell laptop with Windows 10 Version 21H2, all updates installed. When I launch the app it flashes a few times and then closes. I have uninstalled/reinstalled twice, logged out/in ...

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For months now I have not been able to launch the desktop app. Using a Dell laptop with Windows 10 Version 21H2, all updates installed. When I launch the app it flashes a few times and then closes. I...

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"Spotify can't play this right now." for every single song on the app.

PlanPremiumCountryAUOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify has been giving me the "Spotify can't play this right now." error for the past three hours. I have tried logging in/out, installing/uninstalling the app entirely (including an...

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Plan Premium Country AU Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify has been giving me the "Spotify can't play this right now." error for the past three hours. I have trie...

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Spotify web player broken on firefox

I've cleared all cookies, cache, storage etc for spotify.comdisabled any plugin from running on the websiterebooted the pclogged in firefox (version ~108) with my username and passwordafter being logged in, I'm being redirected to the playeronly the ...

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I've cleared all cookies, cache, storage etc for spotify.com disabled any plugin from running on the website rebooted the pc logged in firefox (version ~108) with my username and password after b...

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local media files not playing

I have my entire CD library I encoded and use to play in iTunes. It is in my Windows "Media" folder. I can play files locally and use to be able to play them within spotify, but now they no longer are playing. Several of the albums are not in Spotify...

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I have my entire CD library I encoded and use to play in iTunes. It is in my Windows "Media" folder. I can play files locally and use to be able to play them within spotify, but now they no longe...

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trouble in login in my windows

while login its showing ,a firewall may be blocking spotify .

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while login its showing ,a firewall may be blocking spotify .

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app grayed out not playing after clicking spotify link

So, when I click an external link to play a song in spotify, It will open the webplayer first before sending it to the desktop app, but if the desktop app was already open and playing, it will cause the Song it was playing to stop, and the entire pla...

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So, when I click an external link to play a song in spotify, It will open the webplayer first before sending it to the desktop app, but if the desktop app was already open and playing, it will cause ...

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accidentally added a bunch of songs to a playlist, no one sees them

I accidentally added my playlist (the angry birds theme, 8100 times) into a group playlist, and now it shows up for me, but no one else, and I wanna use the playlist, but not its almost all the angry birds theme song

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I accidentally added my playlist (the angry birds theme, 8100 times) into a group playlist, and now it shows up for me, but no one else, and I wanna use the playlist, but not its almost all the angry...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution I can't play songs from artist pages.

I have no problem playing anything from playlists, but songs do not work from any artist's page. Interestingly, it seems that if the song appears in one of my playlists, then it's able to play.I also have issues regarding connection with Discord, but...

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I have no problem playing anything from playlists, but songs do not work from any artist's page. Interestingly, it seems that if the song appears in one of my playlists, then it's able to play. I ...

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Play button on keyboard not working. Other buttons skip, volume, etc. work

Using Desktop app.Windows 10Logitech MX Keys keyboardThe pause/play button is not functioning with Spotify. The other buttons, skip, volume, etc. are working as intended. I tried to disable the keymapping in Chrome, disable the Spotify desktop overla...

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Using Desktop app. Windows 10 Logitech MX Keys keyboard The pause/play button is not functioning with Spotify. The other buttons, skip, volume, etc. are working as intended. I tried to disable...

dmac-ie

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Premium user, webplayer at desktop (windows) keeps skipping songs

After clicking "play" on a playlist, it just skips through some songs after 1 second and then freezes. Only having this issue on the webplayer (I can't download the app on this desktop). Very frustrating and now I can't use it and play music while wo...

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After clicking "play" on a playlist, it just skips through some songs after 1 second and then freezes. Only having this issue on the webplayer (I can't download the app on this desktop). Very frustra...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stoppt nach einem Song

Hallo zusammen, ich habe ein Problem mit Spotify auf dem Windows PC. Wenn ich diesen Starte, schalte ich Spotify eigentlich sofort an und höre den Song weiter den ich zuletzt gehört habe. Wenn dieser allerdings ein gestreamter Song ist, hört die Musi...

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Hallo zusammen, ich habe ein Problem mit Spotify auf dem Windows PC. Wenn ich diesen Starte, schalte ich Spotify eigentlich sofort an und höre den Song weiter den ich zuletzt gehört habe. Wen...

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Windows app showing only "something went wrong", can't see content.

I tried uninstalling and installing the desktop app again, but the same error happens right after logging in. I can't see starting page or anything, only a dialog saying "something went wrong, try reloading the page" and the "reload page" button dism...

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I tried uninstalling and installing the desktop app again, but the same error happens right after logging in. I can't see starting page or anything, only a dialog saying "something went wrong, try re...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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web player not playing after 10 seconds

currently using web player and it is skipping the first 4 songs of every playlist and then not playing any song for more than 10 seconds. Any advice?

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currently using web player and it is skipping the first 4 songs of every playlist and then not playing any song for more than 10 seconds. Any advice?

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Google Cast Speakers Missing in Desktop App's Device List

DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueIn the "connect to a device" list, the (android) mobile app will show a google home speaker group along with the individual speakers it comprises. (So that you can play on e.g., either "Be...

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Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue In the "connect to a device" list, the (android) mobile app will show a google home speaker group along with the individual spe...

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