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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...
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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...
PlanPremiumCountryVietnamDeviceSportify for WindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Dear support team,Can you help fix the lyric function work with Unicode characters? The lyrics display well on mobile but seem not to support our langu...
Plan Premium Country Vietnam Device Sportify for Windows Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: Dear support team, Can you help fix the lyric function work with Unicode c...
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For about 10 days, I am unable to play any song or podcast on my PC, I get an error messege with "Spotify can't play this right now". I tried the downloadable app and Microsoft Store one, disabled acceleration, reinstalled, checked AppData folder and...
For about 10 days, I am unable to play any song or podcast on my PC, I get an error messege with "Spotify can't play this right now". I tried the downloadable app and Microsoft Store one, disabled ac...
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PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I've been getting this message after I close Spotify (it usually bugs and I can't search for any music nor see my music inside Liked Songs or playlists)...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I've been getting this message after I close Spotify (it usually bugs...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify is not starting no matter what I do. I have restarted my device multiple times, re-installed Spotify many times, and my issue isn't fixed. I have uninstal...
Plan Free Country United States Device Windows Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify is not starting no matter what I do. I have restarted my device multip...
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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceHP laptop and gaming pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI hav downloaded spotify on both my computers, but the one on my laptop works better. I can change what order to play the songs (latest added, date, l...
Plan Premium Country Norway Device HP laptop and gaming pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I hav downloaded spotify on both my computers, but the one on my l...
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The current discography view is totally unreadable or maybe broken in the Desktop (Windows) app.See picture below.I can't ready any of the album titles or have any clue as to which one I'm looking for.Selecting the List view is not an option because ...
The current discography view is totally unreadable or maybe broken in the Desktop (Windows) app. See picture below. I can't ready any of the album titles or have any clue as to which one I'm lookin...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify won't load most images. Album covers, artists photos, playlist photos etc. It seems that if an image stays in one place long enough, it can be load...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify won't load most images. Album covers, artists photos, playlist photos e...
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PlanPremiumCountryUruguayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been unable to drag a song to the top of the queue ever since the Spotify revamp. If I drag the song to the top of the screen, it does not auto scroll. Dragging song...
Plan Premium Country Uruguay Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been unable to drag a song to the top of the queue ever since the Spotify revamp. If I dr...
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Hi, I use the windows app (not store app) win windows 10. Although the app works relatively well, it can't show some images (in browse and most profiles pics). It is behind corporate firewall and uses proxy. I would like to mention which hosters/cdns...
Hi, I use the windows app (not store app) win windows 10. Although the app works relatively well, it can't show some images (in browse and most profiles pics). It is behind corporate firewall and use...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am on a work laptop so cannot download the desktop app. Web player used to open for me but keep jumping songs and was unlistenable. Now there's just a black screen? I clea...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am on a work laptop so cannot download the desktop app. Web player used to open for me but keep...
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Recently I've been experiencing a lot of problems with the Spotify Desktop app. 1. Playing songs I have not saved in my library or my playlists.Problem: This sadly does not work at all. Before playing any song, I have to save it (not download it) aft...
Recently I've been experiencing a lot of problems with the Spotify Desktop app. 1. Playing songs I have not saved in my library or my playlists. Problem: This sadly does not work at all. Be...
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Operating System(Windows 10) KeyboardBlackweb Centaur mechanical keyboard My Question or IssueUnless I click into spotify, if I have youtube open, not even the current window, tab, or on-screen, and I hit play/pause (F7 function) youtube overrides sp...
Operating System (Windows 10) Keyboard Blackweb Centaur mechanical keyboard My Question or Issue Unless I click into spotify, if I have youtube open, not even the current window,...
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This is very annoying and started happening to me since a few days after the latest update. When starting the desktop app it often stays on a black screen for a long time (longer than usual) and won't load anything for minutes, I often have to force ...
This is very annoying and started happening to me since a few days after the latest update. When starting the desktop app it often stays on a black screen for a long time (longer than usual) and won'...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceAcer Swift X LaptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, I believe there's been a new update to Spotify on PC, as now when I add new songs and try to hold left click to drag them up/rearrange, ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Acer Swift X Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently, I believe there's been a new update to Spotify on PC, a...
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My Question or IssueHi, I have been trying to fix this issue myself, but there is absolutely no way. I have tried everything I have found online, and I'm literally incapable of making this right again. As of now, this very moment, with the same accou...
My Question or Issue Hi, I have been trying to fix this issue myself, but there is absolutely no way. I have tried everything I have found online, and I'm literally incapable of making this right ag...
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I minimize spotify and go do my homework or other things online and whenever I move my mouse the songs just start changing. How do I fix this, or turn it off?
I minimize spotify and go do my homework or other things online and whenever I move my mouse the songs just start changing. How do I fix this, or turn it off?
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceTwo different Windows laptops, one running Windows 10; another running Windows 11Operating SystemWindows 10 & Windows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I search for a podcast category and click on podcast category link, the podca...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Two different Windows laptops, one running Windows 10; another running Windows 11 Operating System Windows 10 & Windows 11 My Question or I...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey, so I'm having this issue and I figure you all can help. The desktop spotify app currently is giving me some significant trouble that has been aggravating to say the leas...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey, so I'm having this issue and I figure you all can help. The desktop spotify app currently is ...
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PlanFreeCountryTaiwanDeviceMSI GL62MOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIn this picture, you could see some song are unable in random mode.Since last week, I have been unable to shuffle to listen to songs I already like ,also can't even cli...
Plan Free Country Taiwan Device MSI GL62M Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In this picture, you could see some song are unable in random mode. Since last week, I have be...
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