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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...
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Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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Windows 10Firefox 135Spotify desktop app freshly installed (again) When a friend posts a spotify link, I want it to open in the app, not in a browser window.Please help. I've looked for hours and nothing works.Interestingly, when spotify opens in the...
Windows 10 Firefox 135 Spotify desktop app freshly installed (again) When a friend posts a spotify link, I want it to open in the app, not in a browser window. Please help...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceHP laptop, brand newOperating SystemWindows 11 Missing options to sort music on desktopI am trying to sort a playlist by Artist/Title and the options are missing on both the desktop and web apps. It's a brand new lapt...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device HP laptop, brand new Operating System Windows 11 Missing options to sort music on desktop I am trying to sort a playlist by Artist/Title and the...
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Hi, I'm having a recurring problem.I use the program Voicemeeter to manage my computer's audio. Yesterday, Spotify began refusing to resume playback so long as I have Voicemeeter open.I press the play button, Spotify plays for a few moments, then pau...
Hi, I'm having a recurring problem. I use the program Voicemeeter to manage my computer's audio. Yesterday, Spotify began refusing to resume playback so long as I have Voicemeeter open. I press...
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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.PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueA major accessibility issue appeared suddenly t...
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 Sweden Device Computer Operating System Windows 11 ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGeorgiaOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueOn the homepage, there's this annoying section with image placeholders (with a loading animation), they load infinitely.
Plan Premium Country Georgia Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue On the homepage, there's this annoying section with image placeholders (with a loading animation), they lo...
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Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Spotify, Discord and the Microsoft store are struggli...
Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Sp...
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PlanFreeCountryPortugalDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen playing the album Mind at Large by Blasted Mechanism (https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/0VzEB36jppPbhEet5LkMwp?si=OAv3l90hRrO1QRXh_4IWrw=) the following song...
Plan Free Country Portugal Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When playing the album Mind at Large by Blasted Mechanism (https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueWhen I try to save or un-save albums or songs on desktop, the change is reflected on the song/album but not in my playlists or saved albums. When I go back to the album the ch...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When I try to save or un-save albums or songs on desktop, the change is reflected on the song/album but no...
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceSony notebookOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueCrossfade doesn't work. This has been an ongoing issue for me for YEARS. Sometimes it stops working and it takes months to work again. I already tried EVERYTHING....
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Sony notebook Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Crossfade doesn't work. This has been an ongoing issue for me for YEARS. Someti...
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This happens when the song ends in a playlist and moves onto the next track in which at first you only hear a short transient sound before the normal song just quickly fades in and plays normal.Can anyone try to recreate this and see if they get the ...
This happens when the song ends in a playlist and moves onto the next track in which at first you only hear a short transient sound before the normal song just quickly fades in and plays normal. Can...
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Whenever i open the desktop app and try to put on some music with my mouse, the screen turns black in 2 seconds. Happens again and again whenever i touch my mouse. It does not happen with any other apps or anything on my pc.
Whenever i open the desktop app and try to put on some music with my mouse, the screen turns black in 2 seconds. Happens again and again whenever i touch my mouse. It does not happen with any other a...
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I just downloaded the SpotifySetup executable (for Windows, Windows 11 Pro 64-bit version 24H2 build 26100.3037, to be precise). It said it was for Spotify version 1.2.56.502.ga68d2d4f. You can check that in the Windows file properties on the downloa...
I just downloaded the SpotifySetup executable (for Windows, Windows 11 Pro 64-bit version 24H2 build 26100.3037, to be precise). It said it was for Spotify version 1.2.56.502.ga68d2d4f. Y...
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PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 and Ubuntu 24.10 My Question or IssueI quite like the list of songs randomly played after it finishes playing an album. How do I view and save the list of these random songs?
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.10 My Question or Issue I quite like the list of songs randomly played after it finishes playin...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceALIENWARE 17 R3Operating SystemWindows 10 Home version 22H2 My Question or IssueI can login via android app on my S24 Ultra just fine and been using it for years, never had an issue there. Recently about two weeks ago, afte...
Plan Premium Country USA Device ALIENWARE 17 R3 Operating System Windows 10 Home version 22H2 My Question or Issue I can login via android app on my S24 Ultra just fine and b...
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So I'm browsing through my Liked Songs and sometimes there's a specific song I want to listen to first (or just in general), so I try and play it, but then it doesn't work. But if I play my entire Liked Songs playlist, it'll play albeit without my fi...
So I'm browsing through my Liked Songs and sometimes there's a specific song I want to listen to first (or just in general), so I try and play it, but then it doesn't work. But if I play my entire Li...
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antes se veian las lindas portadas de las canciones actualmente salen en gris y no se pueden ver
antes se veian las lindas portadas de las canciones actualmente salen en gris y no se pueden ver
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I've been reading through multiple posts about this issue but I haven't been able to find the answer. I'm on the desktop app and I get the "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." message when I tr...
I've been reading through multiple posts about this issue but I haven't been able to find the answer. I'm on the desktop app and I get the "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on ...
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMusic stopped playing on my windows 10 desktop PC. Pop up says "spotify cannot play right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it all my music plays fine when using my android phone
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Music stopped playing on my windows 10 desktop PC. Pop up says "spotify cannot play right now if you have the file on your computer...
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PlanFreeCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I copied the root folder to another location, then back, and since then the downloaded app has become quieter, but so much so that what was 30% is now 60% as loud. When ...
Plan Free Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I copied the root folder to another location, then back, and since then the downloade...
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