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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...
PlanFreeCountryIsraelDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOk so the other day i download a "free" spotify premium on my pc and what it did is just awful. I knew it wont work but now i cant use the spotify app and the web player and ...
Plan Free Country Israel Device Pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Ok so the other day i download a "free" spotify premium on my pc and what it did is just a...
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Some album art from local files won't load properly and will display the album art of the previous song. I tried EVERYTHING and I can't seem to fix it. Here is a list of what I tried :-Changing the directory-Reinstalling Spotify-Making sure there are...
Some album art from local files won't load properly and will display the album art of the previous song. I tried EVERYTHING and I can't seem to fix it. Here is a list of what I tried :...
Spotify Legend
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I found a weird bug when crossfade is not working when playing music by albums.
I found a weird bug when crossfade is not working when playing music by albums.
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDell Latitude 5501Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, the desktop interface (both web and app) of spotify has changed. Since then, my playlist subfolders are not displayed anymore, but directly the ...
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Dell Latitude 5501 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently, the desktop interface (both web and app) of spotify has changed. Sin...
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Hello,I am writing to report an issue with the Desktop What's New Feed on Spotify. For more than a week now, I have been unable to access the feed on the Desktop app. This is what I see when I try to open it (pic 1). However, the feed works fine on t...
Hello, I am writing to report an issue with the Desktop What's New Feed on Spotify. For more than a week now, I have been unable to access the feed on the Desktop app. This is what I see when I tr...
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PlanfreeCountryunited kingdomDevicewindows desktopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuei try to play a song and it says spotify can't play this right now but when i try and play it on the web player it plays the song
Plan free Country united kingdom Device windows desktop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue i try to play a song and it says spotify can't play this right now bu...
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I have lots of albums saved for future listening, but the new sidebar makes it very difficult scrolling through them. I use compact mode, so all albums are listed as text. I tried disabling compact mode, but it's difficult scrolling through album thu...
I have lots of albums saved for future listening, but the new sidebar makes it very difficult scrolling through them. I use compact mode, so all albums are listed as text. I tried disabling ...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhenever i try to play ANY local file that i have dragged on to a playlist, spotify will crash/close immediately. this does not happen with regular tracks on the same playlist, ...
Plan Premium Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue whenever i try to play ANY local file that i have dragged on to a playlist, spotify will crash/close imme...
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PlanPremiumCountryFrance Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Often spotify does not play songs.When i click on PLAY button nothing happens ( the button does not react: any green play buytton, or the white play button at the bottom).It is ...
Plan Premium Country France Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Often spotify does not play songs. When i click on PLAY button nothing happens ( the...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon shows up for a split second in the tray. If I hover over it in the task...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon...
Roadie
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Hi. I downloaded the app for Windows and song's don't play. When I click play the song starts for less than one second (I don't hear anything) and then it stops and I see the message "it is not possible to play the content. if you downloaded it pleas...
Hi. I downloaded the app for Windows and song's don't play. When I click play the song starts for less than one second (I don't hear anything) and then it stops and I see the message "it is ...
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The spotify app on my laptop logged me out and won't log me back in? I've logged in on my browser but that won't register to the app. I've also redownloaded the app and it's having the same problems.
The spotify app on my laptop logged me out and won't log me back in? I've logged in on my browser but that won't register to the app. I've also redownloaded the app and it's having the same problems....
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows 11My Question or IssueThe "Played" time is in the future, the current time on the device is synchronized/correct. I've tried restarting Spotify but the issue still happens.
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows 11 My Question or Issue The "Played" time is in the future, the current time on the device is synchronized/correct. I've tried restarting Spo...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceHP EnvyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open the lyrics to a song on desktop, I am only seeing the current line and a couple upcoming lines. I have previously been able to see and scroll through the...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device HP Envy Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I open the lyrics to a song on desktop, I am only seeing the current line and...
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My Question or IssueHi, I don't know why the sidebar with the album cover and the artist information on the desktop app (Windows 10) suddenly disappear. I can't find the button to reactivate it anymore.For me, it was really helpful.
My Question or Issue Hi, I don't know why the sidebar with the album cover and the artist information on the desktop app (Windows 10) suddenly disappear. I can't find the button to reactivate it any...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMultiple Computers (Desktops & Laptops)Operating SystemWindows 10 & Windows 11 My Question or IssueI have this issue where i have a huge empty space in the dropdown menu when adding a song to playlist.I attached a scree...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Multiple Computers (Desktops & Laptops) Operating System Windows 10 & Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have this issue where i have a hug...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 21h2 My Question or IssueI get this string when i access on spotify: AccessDeniedAccess DeniedTZ1A4TJN23DJH9BD6f3b75dAIMKXgTzzZOZ06p3YsT/GGYNEgusUkgWZnFMqLT2BnTkOL5g5cxX/VqVMwW6svJfq...
Plan Free/Premium Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 21h2 My Question or Issue I get this string when i access on spotify: AccessDeniedAccess DeniedTZ1...
Spotify Legend
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If you open "About Spotify" from top left menu - pop-up window appears with text "Spotify () for Windows". I do not know what should be in "()", apparently some additional app identifier. The app is installed directly from the Spotify website and not...
If you open "About Spotify" from top left menu - pop-up window appears with text "Spotify () for Windows". I do not know what should be in "()", apparently some additional app identifier.  ...
Music Fan
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Having issue playing Podcasts, but all my music is fine whether my personal playlist or a Spotify playlist. Tried accessing old episodes of my current Podcast binge, and episodes of my older binges, and nothing! Even tried one that I had never listen...
Having issue playing Podcasts, but all my music is fine whether my personal playlist or a Spotify playlist. Tried accessing old episodes of my current Podcast binge, and episodes of my older bi...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice/Operating SystemWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueIs there an option to revert the UI to how it before the current update? The desktop app now looks the same as the webplayer. I can no longer scroll through all of an ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device/Operating System Windows 10 Desktop My Question or Issue Is there an option to revert the UI to how it before the current update? The desktop app now lo...
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