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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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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I search a song in the spotify app, it will not let me play it. I can click on the play button, but nothing happens. I can only play songs form my library. I have already tri...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I search a song in the spotify app, it will not let me play it. I can click on the play button...
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I'm using Spotify Free, and when it comes time for an ad to play, instead it just goes silent for several minutes. Usually I have to close the app and reopen to be able to listen to music. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm using the app on Window...
I'm using Spotify Free, and when it comes time for an ad to play, instead it just goes silent for several minutes. Usually I have to close the app and reopen to be able to listen to music. ...
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一度アンインストールしてから、インストールし直してもエラーが出ます。
一度アンインストールしてから、インストールし直してもエラーが出ます。
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I was listening to music today when the progress bar decided not to move
I was listening to music today when the progress bar decided not to move
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Plan PremiumCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I Add an item to a list in my library, the windows application does not warn if the song is already in the list. I've got duplicated items in the lists with the last ...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I Add an item to a list in my library, the windows application does not warn ...
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I came across a weird problem on my desktop app.Only the songs in my library can be played. Other songs cannot be played.All other platforms work normally...
Plan Premium Country Device Windows desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently I came across a weird problem on my desktop app. Only the songs in my li...
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I have a large playlist, about 2,500 tracks, that I gave a shot using the new enhance feature to add some variety since it's largely a dump of about 20 similar artists' discographies as well as random other similar music.Normally when clicking the al...
I have a large playlist, about 2,500 tracks, that I gave a shot using the new enhance feature to add some variety since it's largely a dump of about 20 similar artists' discographies as well as rando...
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After my internet suddenly went out and went back again, the Now Playing bar is not updating. Like when I switch to the song and it's 10s it's still 5s in Spotify.
After my internet suddenly went out and went back again, the Now Playing bar is not updating. Like when I switch to the song and it's 10s it's still 5s in Spotify.
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When I try to connect Facebook in the Spotify desktop app (Windows) I get an error every time. I have already worked through the typical troubleshooting steps. Also, when I send the invite collaborators link to my friend he is unable to add songs to ...
When I try to connect Facebook in the Spotify desktop app (Windows) I get an error every time. I have already worked through the typical troubleshooting steps. Also, when I send the invite collaborat...
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PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceHP PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy spotify wont start. theres no task going on and i have tried a lot of things but nothing seems to work
Plan Premium Country Finland Device HP PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue My spotify wont start. theres no task going on and i have tried a lot of things but nothing...
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this has never happened on my web player before. when i interact with the pause/play button, the progress bar will update but still will not move after
this has never happened on my web player before. when i interact with the pause/play button, the progress bar will update but still will not move after
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The Spotify desktop app does not launch offline. It just displays "Something went wrong." with a reload button, clicking it does not resolve the issue. Offline mode is ticked. I already scoured through the forums, and nothing, and by that I mean noth...
The Spotify desktop app does not launch offline. It just displays "Something went wrong." with a reload button, clicking it does not resolve the issue. Offline mode is ticked. I already scoured throu...
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The lyrics functionality is missing unless in full screen on Windows 10 Web Player and on the Desktop website. This is a new problem so I would check the recent releases. Unable to view lyrics unless in full screen mode.
The lyrics functionality is missing unless in full screen on Windows 10 Web Player and on the Desktop website. This is a new problem so I would check the recent releases. Unable to view lyrics unless...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevIce Toshiba/HP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,I have been using Nord VPN for probably a couple of years and up until now it has been working fine, but now I am getting 403 Forbidden Error unless I l...
Plan Premium Country USA DevIce Toshiba/HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I have been using Nord VPN for probably a couple of years and up unti...
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Since i've built a new PC and installed Windows 11 on it freshly Spotify Connect only sees my Google Chromecast Ultra. But not my preferred Onkyo Multimedia Reciever. I've tried reinstalling Spotify. My Android phone doesn't have this issue where i u...
Since i've built a new PC and installed Windows 11 on it freshly Spotify Connect only sees my Google Chromecast Ultra. But not my preferred Onkyo Multimedia Reciever. I've tried reinstalling Spotify....
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I've been searching for help on this for a while now. I am the administrator of this PC. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify. I have restarted my PC. I have checked suggested settings. And I still cannot play a single thing from my PC. I'm abo...
I've been searching for help on this for a while now. I am the administrator of this PC. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify. I have restarted my PC. I have checked suggested settings. An...
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All of a sudden, I am receiving "something went wrong" messages in the 'Home' section of the Windows desktop app. I have logged out and in again, uninstalled and reinstall the app, flushed the DNS cache, but the issue still persists. Is this a known ...
All of a sudden, I am receiving "something went wrong" messages in the 'Home' section of the Windows desktop app. I have logged out and in again, uninstalled and reinstall the app, flushed t...
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I used to listen on my desktop and the lyrics button disappeared
I used to listen on my desktop and the lyrics button disappeared
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Even just a few weeks back, there was a certain tab you could click on right above "Artist pick" on their page, which was called "Liked songs". Even though it's selfexplanatory, it took all ...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Even just a few weeks back, there was a certain tab you could click on right above "Artist pick" on their page, whic...
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I have a snound card (an audio interface) by m-audio (model: fast track ultra). If I choose it as defauld device in 'control pannel/sound' windows 10, spotify doesn't play, as in, the play button becomes gray, and so does the horizontal navigation li...
I have a snound card (an audio interface) by m-audio (model: fast track ultra). If I choose it as defauld device in 'control pannel/sound' windows 10, spotify doesn't play, as in, the play button bec...
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