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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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Jenjam

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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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MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Subfolders in playlists

A larger playlist with smaller playlists inside of each folder, possibly separating different genres by their mood, subgenre, etc. Abilities would include playing the entire playlist as one, or shuffling all of the songs only inside of one playlist d...

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A larger playlist with smaller playlists inside of each folder, possibly separating different genres by their mood, subgenre, etc. Abilities would include playing the entire playlist as one, or shuff...

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Superuser Contribution Offline playback of some albums do not work

Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue When trying to play synced albums into offline mode/without internet connectivity, it doesn't play. From eight albums, just two plays. Coincidently, the six albums ...

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Plan Premium   Country Brazil   Device PC   Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue When trying to play synced albums into offline mode/without...

Ver

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Offline Mode bug (PC,Win10)

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DevicePCOperating SystemWin10 latest release Spotify Versionlatest ConnectionEthernet, no WiFi available My Question or IssueGetting the Error "please turn off offline mode and try again" when trying to play a song/podcast/p...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany   Device PC Operating System Win10 latest release   Spotify Version latest   Connection Ethernet, no WiFi available   My Quest...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Can't receive email or cellphone notifications

I use both the desktop and mobile(IOS) Spotify app,and I've turned on all the notification settings in my account,but when my favorite artist released an new album,there wasn't any notifications to let me know.How does this function work?I thought it...

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I use both the desktop and mobile(IOS) Spotify app, and I've turned on all the notification settings in my account, but when my favorite artist released an new album, there wasn't any notification...

jc3113

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Superuser Contribution Manually Playing Song Does Not Play Song, Skips to Next Song in Queue

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have noticed recently an issue whereby manually clicking on a song to play it does not play the song, instead the current song is skipped and the next song in the queue is p...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue I have noticed recently an issue whereby manually clicking on a song to play it does not play...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Issue with searching

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.When I have typed on search box, n...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Aplicación no carga completamente

Buenos días, mi problema es que cuando abro la aaplicacion en w10 de escritorio no carga todo lo demas, solo lo que se ve en pantalla, en los 3 puntos de opciones me di cuenta que debo cerrar sesion y volver a iniciarpara que cargue todo pero es inco...

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Buenos días, mi problema es que cuando abro la aaplicacion en w10 de escritorio no carga todo lo demas, solo lo que se ve en pantalla, en los 3 puntos de opciones me di cuenta que debo cerrar sesion ...

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Did they remove track duration/progress bar? Is there a way to restore?

Plan - FamilyCountry - USDevice - Windows PCOperating System - Windows 10Spotify Build Number - Spotify for Windows 1.1.80.699.gc3dac750My Question or Issue - In main album view, I can no longer see where I am when playing a song re duration, when pl...

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Plan - Family Country - US Device - Windows PC Operating System - Windows 10 Spotify Build Number - Spotify for Windows 1.1.80.699.gc3dac750 My Question or Issue - In main album view, I can...

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[Desktop][Your Library] Bring back song progress bar

In the latest desktop application, there is no longer a lower time bar/progress bar that shows the duration of the individual track and the progress through the song. This is an extremely useful feature and it should be brought back!

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In the latest desktop application, there is no longer a lower time bar/progress bar that shows the duration of the individual track and the progress through the song. This is an extremely useful feat...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Android volume control on pc

HiHow can I change the volume of the music that are playing on my andorid phone (premium spotify app), via the spotify PC app?Thanks a lot Plan: PremiumOperating System: Android 11, Windows 11

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Hi How can I change the volume of the music that are playing on my andorid phone (premium spotify app), via the spotify PC app? Thanks a lot 🙂    Plan:  Premium Operating System...

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Superuser Contribution Blue screen causé par Spotify

Bonjour a tous, J'ai besoin d'aide j'ai un pc très récent (1mois) sous Windows 11 qui depuis seulement 1jour (depuis l'attaque subis par spotify discord etc.. qui a causé pendant un temps une panne des serveurs) que mon pc fais des blue screen qui so...

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Bonjour a tous,  J'ai besoin d'aide j'ai un pc très récent (1mois) sous Windows 11 qui depuis seulement 1jour (depuis l'attaque subis par spotify discord etc.. qui a causé pendant un temps un...

Jeremy

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[FIXED] can't enable/disable anything under Settings > Display

PlanPremium CountryAustria DeviceLenovo Laptop Operating SystemWindows 11 Hello, I have a problem with enabling/disabling anything under Settings > Display (friend activity, desktop overlay when using media keys and show announcements about new relea...

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Plan Premium   Country Austria   Device Lenovo Laptop   Operating System Windows 11   Hello, I have a problem with enabling/disabling anything under Settings > Disp...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Sign Up Button redirects to website

PlanFree/PremiumCountryDoesnt MatterDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello folks, Today i wanted to sign up in the desktop app using a proxy. Ive logged into the proxy and restarted the app, but then, after clicking the si...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Doesnt Matter Device Computer Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello folks,   Today i wanted to sign up in the desktop app using a pr...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify connect with VPN

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 laptops My Question or IssueFor reasons unrelated to spotify I need to use a VPN on my computer. I am US based on use TunnelBear which gives me a US IP. I also like to use the "Spotify Connect" feature...

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      Plan Premium Country USA     Operating System Windows 10 laptops   My Question or Issue For reasons unrelated to spotify I need to use a VPN on my com...

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Superuser Contribution Display Settings not working

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDektop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.80.699.gc3dac750IssueWith the new update my settings are different and i can't edit the Display settings anymore.Also I compared my setting with those of my roommate...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dektop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.80.699.gc3dac750 Issue With the new update my settings are different and i can't edit ...

Alex

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How to enable such a mode in which the track is displayed in the middle of the screen, all other interface except the track being played disappears

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How to enable such a mode in which the track is displayed in the middle of the screen, all other interface except the track being played disappears

Iksitet

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Superuser Contribution Music Stopping After 5 Seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueThis happened to me before on my phone and now it's affecting my PC. When I try to listen to music, after about 5 seconds the song will stop and Spotify will say "sorry, we can't play t...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Windows 10 Desktop   My Question or Issue This happened to me before on my phone and now it's affecting my PC. When I try to listen to music, after about 5...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution PC Crossfade Bug

The PC version of Spotify presently has a bug in the crossfade slider. Unlike the phone app, the slider on the PC does not snap to 1-second increments properly. When first enabling crossfade, the slider does snap to the nearest 1-second increment, bu...

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The PC version of Spotify presently has a bug in the crossfade slider. Unlike the phone app, the slider on the PC does not snap to 1-second increments properly.   When first enabling crossfade...

Alex

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Solved!! Lyrics Windows Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have just updated to the latest version and the lyrics option has disappeared. Also the options have changed. Advanced options ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I have just updated to the latest version and ...

Rigsby1

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Superuser Contribution Add to Queue not working when adding from Desktop but playing on Android

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePC and Xiaomi Mi 9 LiteOperating SystemPC: Windows 10Phone: Android PieMy Question or IssueI am playing the music via my phone and adding the songs to my queue via my PC. The songs that I add to my queue are not visible...

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Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite Operating System PC: Windows 10 Phone: Android Pie My Question or Issue I am playing the music via my phone and adding the songs ...

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