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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...
PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei cant see friend activity, but my settings for it are enabled. i also tried reinstalling spotify but it didnt help. my facebook is also connected.
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue i cant see friend activity, but my settings for it are enabled. i also tried reinstal...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile still but I do not know how to add them to queue any more. The button is not in the ri...
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile st...
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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the latest update of the desktop app, I can no longer use the mouse to scroll songs upwards in my playlist. I can only move them up in what is shown in the page...
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After the latest update of the desktop app, I can no longer use the mouse to...
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Please ensure your cover work of Black female artists is accurate. The playlist "are & Be" states that the cover photo is of Alicia Keys. It is not.
Please ensure your cover work of Black female artists is accurate. The playlist "are & Be" states that the cover photo is of Alicia Keys. It is not.
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I play something on my phone or my laptop (not the pc I'm having problems with), the desktop app does not register that I am using another device, and on the wor...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I play something on my phone or my laptop (not the pc I'm having problems wit...
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PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't dismiss ads clicking the X in top right when the video is in Cinema mode. I have to hit ESC to minimize video before I can click the X to dismiss.
Plan Free Country Canada Device Windows Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I can't dismiss ads clicking the X in top right when the video is in Cinema mode. I have to h...
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PlanPremium (Family)CountryGermany DeviceDesktop PcCPU - R5 3600Operating SystemWindows 22000.348 64bit Pro My Question or IssueHey, lately Spotify uses ~10% of my cpu constantly. Before it was like 0.2% and spiked maybe to 1% or 2% while browsing.Sp...
Plan Premium (Family) Country Germany Device Desktop Pc CPU - R5 3600 Operating System Windows 22000.348 64bit Pro My Question or Issue Hey, lately Spotify uses ~10% of...
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Plan: Premium FamilyCountry: India Device: PCOperating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issuemy social tab shows as if its loading the three people I have on there the entire time. i have linked and unlinked facebook. (these are people I followed fr...
Plan: Premium Family Country: India Device: PC Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue my social tab shows as if its loading the three people I have on there the e...
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I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?
I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceCustom Desktop, Ryzen 5 3600, RTX 3060 TiOperating SystemWindows 11---I might not have noticed this before but is this title bar(?)(not sure of the actual terminology) supposed to be completely transparent? It looks a bi...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Custom Desktop, Ryzen 5 3600, RTX 3060 Ti Operating System Windows 11 --- I might not have noticed this before but is this title bar(?)(not sure of the act...
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Hello, Are there any log4j security vulnerabilities in Spotify or an official statement from them. I would be keen to know ASAP. Kind Regards, Me
Hello, Are there any log4j security vulnerabilities in Spotify or an official statement from them. I would be keen to know ASAP. Kind Regards, Me
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Since the very last update (last couple of days!) I'm no longer able to move songs within my playlist! Pls fix that bug asap!!!
Since the very last update (last couple of days!) I'm no longer able to move songs within my playlist! Pls fix that bug asap!!!
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PlanPremiumCountryI am in canada the other party is in usaDevice Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI am listening along through discord and my song changes when the other party changes the song but I have to hit play on each one or it j...
Plan Premium Country I am in canada the other party is in usa Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am listening along through discord and my...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueUsing the "Search in playlist" feature (Ctrl+F) and searching for characters such as " " (blank space) will cause all further songs clicked by the user to r...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue Using the "Search in playlist" feature (Ctrl+F) and searching for characters suc...
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PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceAsusOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueWhenever I play a podcast episode, the video plays fine. Then when I "download" it and try to continue watching later (no matter whether I'm offline or online), the ...
Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Asus Operating System Windows10 My Question or Issue Whenever I play a podcast episode, the video plays fine. Then when I "download" it and tr...
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PlanPremiumCountryNODeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy current version of Spotify displays that it is version 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad . I have two issues which started with the introduction of the new UI, aproximately 8 months...
Plan Premium Country NO Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My current version of Spotify displays that it is version 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad . I have two iss...
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PlanPremiumCountryMalalaysiaDevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueConstantly switches to the desktop app (which I have not installed). How do I stop it from doing this? From somewhere I have queued music by someone I have never h...
Plan Premium Country Malalaysia Device laptop Operating System windows 11 My Question or Issue Constantly switches to the desktop app (which I have not installed). How do I stop...
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Operating SystemWindows 10 VersionSpotify for Windows1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad My Question or IssueAs mentioned in this post a cause of crashes has been identified and a solution is available. The crash would happen randomly but within 5 to 10 minutes of ...
Operating System Windows 10 Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad My Question or Issue As mentioned in this post a cause of crashes has been identified and a sol...
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PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11 21h2Spotify for Windows Store My Question or Issue A strange panel appeared in the menu favorite music, how to fix it?Reinstallation doesn't work.
Plan Free Operating System Windows 11 21h2 Spotify for Windows Store My Question or Issue A strange panel appeared in the menu favorite music, how to fix it? Reinstallation...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to play music on my PC during a power outage where I have no internet (generator hooked up though), but Spotify desktop keeps popping up with the something went wro...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to play music on my PC during a power outage where I have no internet (generator hooked ...
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