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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...
PlanFreeCountryFrench Device HP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhen I have been using the spotify app for a while then it crashes when you want to change playlist or search for music. Yesterday I reinstalled the spotify app to f...
Plan Free Country French Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue when I have been using the spotify app for a while then it crashes when y...
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Recently Spotify added my favorite feature of all time on spotify for android and iphone(?). The "What's new" section, where you can see daily releases of your favorite artists. However, I frequently use Spotify on Windows as well and I can not find ...
Recently Spotify added my favorite feature of all time on spotify for android and iphone(?). The "What's new" section, where you can see daily releases of your favorite artists. However, I frequently...
Newbie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,Windows 11 etc.) My Question or IssueHello, I have been having a problem with the spotify overlay on windows 11 and I h...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,Windows 11 etc.) My Question or Iss...
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I click the "next song" (while playing screen1.png) button, it leave the current playlist even if the random next song in unselected (see screen2.png).
Plan Premium Country France Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click the "next song" (while playing screen1.png) button, it leave the current playl...
Roadie
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If you click "Albums" or "Teosluettelo" on an artist, you get the tracks of the newest album, not the albums by that artist. For example, click Voces8 -> Näytä teosluottelo (show the albums) -> you get the tracks of the latest album Infinity. This ha...
If you click "Albums" or "Teosluettelo" on an artist, you get the tracks of the newest album, not the albums by that artist. For example, click Voces8 -> Näytä teosluottelo (show the albums...
Spotify Legend
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I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist 24/7 but because the shuffle mode seems to not pic...
I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of America DeviceDell Inpsirion 5410 Operating SystemWindows 10 Spotify Version"Spotify for Windows1.1.70.610.g4585142b" My Question or IssueNormally when I click on a different playlist for Spotify my friend's activit...
Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Dell Inpsirion 5410 Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version "Spotify for Windows 1.1.70.610.g4585142b" &nbs...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(HP Pavilion 2020)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen I start a Playlist, it plays one song and then reverts to the Queue, which has been (astoundingly) filled with a single artist whom I've only listened...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (HP Pavilion 2020) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue When I start a Playlist, it plays one song and then reverts to the Queue...
Spotify Legend
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Operating SystemWindows 10Sonos Ikea Symfonisk My Question or IssueWhen I select my Sonos speaker it should switch the audio to that speaker (Spotify connect); This works perfectly after I freshly started the Spotify software on windows. However, if ...
Operating System Windows 10 Sonos Ikea Symfonisk My Question or Issue When I select my Sonos speaker it should switch the audio to that speaker (Spotify connect); This works perfectly aft...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung A52/ PCOperating SystemAndroid latest, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThis has been happening for long time, but after being on premium for long time I think I have a right to complain.Spotify keeps playing songs that...
Plan Premium Country Device Samsung A52/ PC Operating System Android latest, Windows 10 My Question or Issue This has been happening for long time, but after being on premium ...
Visitor
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I get often the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it".And the Spotify Connect plays it after all without any issue then
I get often the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". And the Spotify Connect plays it after all without any issue then
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Plan: PremiumCountry: AustraliaDevice: (Android phone, iPad 4, PCx2, laptop )Operating System: (Android 9.1, iOS, Windows 10 Pro x64 (x3)) My Question or IssueI mostly work from home these days (thanks to COVID) and as I live alone I generally have S...
Plan: Premium Country: Australia Device: (Android phone, iPad 4, PCx2, laptop ) Operating System: (Android 9.1, iOS, Windows 10 Pro x64 (x3)) My Question or Issue I mostly work from home...
Spotify Legend
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Hello ! Everytime the ad shows up, the application is completely frozen ! I can't do anything for 1 minute until i close the ad. I don't bother having a discreet ad, but it's really annoying when the application is breaking down because of it. The so...
Hello ! Everytime the ad shows up, the application is completely frozen ! I can't do anything for 1 minute until i close the ad. I don't bother having a discreet ad, but it's really annoying when the...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuespotify keeps crashing with an "application not responding" message every month or so, I delete and reinstall the app every
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue spotify keeps crashing with an "application not responding" message every month or so, I...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have noticed that since I upgraded to Win 11 the repeat and shuffle buttons are greyed out. Since they are "active" its no big deal for the moment. I almost always ...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have noticed that since I upgraded to Win 11 the repeat and shuffle buttons are greyed o...
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How do I change playback speed on podcasts?Using a Toshiba PC laptop.thank you
How do I change playback speed on podcasts? Using a Toshiba PC laptop. thank you
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Plan CountryPremiumDeviceRyzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB DDR4, 1TB HDD, 1TB SSD.Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past two months, my Spotify has not been working at all. When I load up the app, my "Liked Songs" and all of my ...
Plan Country Premium Device Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB DDR4, 1TB HDD, 1TB SSD. Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For the past two months, ...
Spotify Legend
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When in the main screen (Windows desktop app) and you enlarge the album cover by clicking on the bottom left, the album cover will go full screen it will show how the artist and track information for a few seconds before disappearing. Is there a way ...
When in the main screen (Windows desktop app) and you enlarge the album cover by clicking on the bottom left, the album cover will go full screen it will show how the artist and track information for...
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PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm posting this to ask about the playback just stopping all together and giving this error message, "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your ...
Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm posting this to ask about the playback just stopping all together and giving t...
Community Legend
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not sure if this is just me, but when an ad comes on, i'm usually able to skip it after 5 seconds or something like that, but now if i try to do that it comes up with "please try again after the ad"??? but i'm still able to skip songs...does anyone k...
not sure if this is just me, but when an ad comes on, i'm usually able to skip it after 5 seconds or something like that, but now if i try to do that it comes up with "please try again after the ad"?...
Spotify Legend
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