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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 I've been having issues with listening parties and discord. When I try to join, it says that I'm already listening along but the song itself doesn't play. The songs updates with the other person ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 8 I've been having issues with listening parties and discord. When I try to join, it says that I'm already listening along ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryI am have a issue with my queue offline, I can put songs into queue and they will play offline but All I can see in my queue is grey blocks, no word and I can’t do anything with them like switch songs, I run windows 10 on a lap...
Plan Free/Premium Country I am have a issue with my queue offline, I can put songs into queue and they will play offline but All I can see in my queue is grey blocks, no word and I can’t do anyth...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10, My Question or IssueMy 'Discover Weekly' playlist is not playing in it's entirety. It will play one of the tracks that I double click on in the playlist, but instead of going onto the ne...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10, My Question or Issue My 'Discover Weekly' playlist is not playing in it's entirety. It will play one of t...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have around 200 local files currently synced with my Spotify desktop app. I have around 10 more I'm now wanting to add, however they are just not syncing at ...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have around 200 local files currently synced with my Spotify desktop app...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryColombiaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI like to use lyrics in some songs, and I prefer the current provider (2021-06), "musixmatch", over the last one, "genius". I prefer just to see lyrics without interruptions. But...
Plan Premium Country Colombia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I like to use lyrics in some songs, and I prefer the current provider (2021-06), "musixmatch", over the last one,...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 The desktop app won't play my local files anymore. Every time I try to play any of them I get an error message that says "This content is not available." I have checked to make sure that local...
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 The desktop app won't play my local files anymore. Every time I try to play any of them I get an error message that says "...
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I'm trying to listen to a podcast and it kept trying to play random episodes. I had to play a music playlist, unshuffle it, and then go back to the podcast to get it to play in order. Stop pushing podcasts so much if you can't add basic features.
I'm trying to listen to a podcast and it kept trying to play random episodes. I had to play a music playlist, unshuffle it, and then go back to the podcast to get it to play in order. Stop p...
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PlanIssue occur on both Free & PremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen trying to view playlists in the Desktop App the "sort" drop down menu does not drop down but instead returns to the top of the page when click...
Plan Issue occur on both Free & Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When trying to view playlists in the Desktop App the "sort" drop do...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen Shuffling multiple playlists together by use of folders, i am getting duplicate songs stacked together one after the other. I know that the song should be there multiple times i...
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When Shuffling multiple playlists together by use of folders, i am getting duplicate songs stacked tog...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince a few days, every single song in every public or private playlist is greyed out, as if it was removed. Doubleclicking on a greyed out song yields the familiar "This...
Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since a few days, every single song in every public or private playlist is greyed out, as if i...
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PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDesktop version has the option to "zoom out" I have mine zoomed out 3 steps (max I believe), clicking the discography of an artist will only show 25 albums, if you're using the regular view sc...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Desktop version has the option to "zoom out" I have mine zoomed out 3 steps (max I believe), clicking the discography of an ...
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Hello, i tried using the app on my new laptop but got an error that said :a fire wall maybe blocking spotify. i tried several guids to solve this issue but nothing worked so i decided to use the web player , there i got a "Something went wrong Try re...
Hello, i tried using the app on my new laptop but got an error that said :a fire wall maybe blocking spotify. i tried several guids to solve this issue but nothing worked so i decided to use the web ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Hey guys, i've got the following problem for some time now. After Spotify went into a kind of sleep state after not being used for about an hour, it doesnt come back alive, i cant start new ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Hey guys, i've got the following problem for some time now. After Spotify went into a kind of sleep state a...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can play spotify just fine with the web player, but when I open the Windows App, then I can't play music on the Windows App or the Web Player.On the Windows app, if I try t...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can play spotify just fine with the web player, but when I open the Windows App, then I can't pl...
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PremiumWindows 10 What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version?It's there on the phone, but not as far as I can see on desktop.So if I have a playlist with 2000 songs and I want to find a specific song, how do I go about it. Am ...
Premium Windows 10 What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version? It's there on the phone, but not as far as I can see on desktop. So if I have a playlist with ...
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[NOTE: THIS IS A WINDOWS 10 FIX, TRYING FIX THIS ON AN OLDER VERSION MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS, TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK] (My windows 10 currently is Italian based so I'm just guessing all the text based on my English level, but don't worry, just pay enough at...
[NOTE: THIS IS A WINDOWS 10 FIX, TRYING FIX THIS ON AN OLDER VERSION MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS, TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK] (My windows 10 currently is Italian based so I'm just guessing all the text ba...
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Premium Windows 10 How or how do I reorder my Playlists without cut and paste? Playlist with 500 songs. Want to get song 499 to position 7. I tried select and drag, but Spotify's new scrolling function is tectonically slow and I would die of old age ...
Premium Windows 10 How or how do I reorder my Playlists without cut and paste? Playlist with 500 songs. Want to get song 499 to position 7. I tried select and drag, ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHave been using Spotify desktop app for quite a while with no issue. Recently, I have reinstalled Windows 10 on my laptop for better performance. After re...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Have been using Spotify desktop app for quite a while with no issue. Recently,...
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I frequently organize large playlists with the custom sort option. Unfortunately, the process with drag 'n' drop is really inefficient. For example, if I add a new song to a playlist with 500 songs, I have to drag it to the title column for the playl...
I frequently organize large playlists with the custom sort option. Unfortunately, the process with drag 'n' drop is really inefficient. For example, if I add a new song to a playlist with 500 songs, ...
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