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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...
On Windows 10, when changing the audio output for Spotify to something other than the windows default device audio playback completely stops working in the desktop app. This seems like an important capability for an application centered around listen...
On Windows 10, when changing the audio output for Spotify to something other than the windows default device audio playback completely stops working in the desktop app. This seems like an im...
Visitor
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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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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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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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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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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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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...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWindows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find it annoying as I often use the sound mixer for all my applications...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find i...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceFirefox BrowserOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueHello,How to prevent Spotify in browser from downloading files to the disk? Spotify is downloading each played song, it's bad for SSD shorting it's lifespan and it terr...
Plan Premium Country Device Firefox Browser Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue Hello, How to prevent Spotify in browser from downloading files to the disk? Spotify i...
Spotify Star
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PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify only plays sound through my speakers, not my Airpod Pros. I have the Airpod Pros connected via bluetooth, and all other sound from my PC such as youtube, games all co...
Plan Free Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify only plays sound through my speakers, not my Airpod Pros. I have the Airpod Pros connected via...
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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...
Visitor
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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...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hi,When I try to play any track in the app in my PC windows 10, I'm getting the following error: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, When I try to play any track in the app in my PC windows 10, I'm getting the following error: ...
Music Fan
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Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu customizable so that each user can fix it to their pre...
Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu cus...
Music Fan
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Upon restarting my desktop app, I see there's a new side panel with an arrow to indicate expansion of the side panel (see attachment). Spotify has been pushing this big time and it's nothing but an annoyance. The poorly reworked UI is bad enough as i...
Upon restarting my desktop app, I see there's a new side panel with an arrow to indicate expansion of the side panel (see attachment). Spotify has been pushing this big time and it's nothing but an a...
Newbie
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When playing relatively soft music typically solo instrumental piano or violin, I am getting crackle and distortion that sounds like speaker overload on tracks. I have both spotify and PC volumes set to 50%, and have tried various wired headphones bu...
When playing relatively soft music typically solo instrumental piano or violin, I am getting crackle and distortion that sounds like speaker overload on tracks. I have both spotify and PC volum...
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Hi everyone, I've been using the Spotify desktop app for a while and really appreciate the continuous improvements. However, I’ve noticed a recurring issue when using multiple screens. When I try to open the app on my desktop monitor, it often defaul...
Hi everyone, I've been using the Spotify desktop app for a while and really appreciate the continuous improvements. However, I’ve noticed a recurring issue when using multiple screens. &...
Spotify Star
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