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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop 1.1.47.684 cannot connect to the internet

I have just upgrade Spotify Desktop on Windows 10 to the latest version, and now the app cannot connect to the internet! It shows in the bottom a "Offline" message, and at the top "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to re...

  • Music Fan
  • I have just upgrade Spotify Desktop on Windows 10 to the latest version, and now the app cannot connect to the internet! It shows in the bottom a "Offline" message, and at the top "No internet connec...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution How can i fix the black screen on window 10 when i open the app

I tried uninstall and download it again. Sometime can show the it. Sometime worse. And now it always be a black screen. Help me and thanks a lot.

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  •   I tried uninstall and download it again. Sometime can show the it. Sometime worse. And now it always be a black screen. Help me and thanks a lot.  
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Allowing Playlist Sort by Date-Added

This new Spotify desktop platform update has severely impacted my ability to use the platform - As someone who constantly curates playlists for my job, I need to be able to sort by date-added and be able to view the date and time added to keep up-to-...

  • Visitor
  • This new Spotify desktop platform update has severely impacted my ability to use the platform - As someone who constantly curates playlists for my job, I need to be able to sort by date-added and be ...
  • Xenia
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Pasting song links in playlist no longer works

See https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Pasting-song-links-in-playlist-no-longer-works-Are-you-kidding/td-p/1066054 So I followed the same guide to randomize my playlist which is now empty and I have no way of readding my songs? I see the pr...

  • Regular
  •   See https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Pasting-song-links-in-playlist-no-longer-works-Are-you-kidding/td-p/1066054     So I followed the same guide to randomize my...
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[Desktop][Podcasts] Podcast video and ads are blocking the view of the episode list

What I am noticing on the desktop app is that when watching video podcast, the video is at the top of the screen and ads are at the bottom. I don't see a way to resize the video and between the ads and video, there is no way to see the episode list t...

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  • Casual Listener
  • What I am noticing on the desktop app is that when watching video podcast, the video is at the top of the screen and ads are at the bottom. I don't see a way to resize the video and between the ads a...
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Superuser Contribution Playback issues on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop version Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis has been an ongoing issue for me- I will try to play an album by an artist and unless the album or song I'm attempting to play is "liked"(saved i...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop version  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This has been an ongoing issue for me- I will try to play an album by...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify se abre, pero la pantalla está en negro

Tengo instalado spotify free en el portátil de mi casa (windows 7 ultimate). Me ha estado funcionando estupendamente, pero llevo 3 días que, cuando lo abro, me sale la pantalla en negro (se ve archivo, edición y ver), y no puedo navegar. He desinstal...

  • Newbie
  • Tengo instalado spotify free en el portátil de mi casa (windows 7 ultimate). Me ha estado funcionando estupendamente, pero llevo 3 días que, cuando lo abro, me sale la pantalla en negro (se ve archiv...
  • Mihail
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Spotify Jedi mind trick:Data corruption IS a bug

Spotify employees try a Jedi mind trick on virtually every user that reports a problem here. It looks like this: We recommend logging out, restarting your device, and logging back in. If that doesn't do the trick, running a clean reinstall of the app...

  • Roadie
  • Spotify employees try a Jedi mind trick on virtually every user that reports a problem here. It looks like this:    We recommend logging out, restarting your device, and logging back i...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify move up trigger is not working while editing a playlist

PlanFreeDeviceAsus i5, 940mxOperating SystemWindows 10 Home x64 My IssueSpotify song/track wont trigger the "move up" function while editing a playlist as shown in the file attached. This makes it hard for me to edit a playlist, I don't know if the o...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Free Device Asus i5, 940mx Operating System Windows 10 Home x64   My Issue Spotify song/track wont trigger the "move up" function while editing a playlist as shown in the file attac...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app (windows 10) continuously skipping songs + can't play this song right now error

PlanPremiumCountrythe NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAfter booting my PC and Spotify automatically opened, it started doing a bit weird. Whenever I play a song or podcast, it keeps skipping towards the next track on ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country the Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After booting my PC and Spotify automatically opened, it started doing a bit weird. Whenever I...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution playing sorted "liked" playlist!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello - when playing songs in Liked Songs, despite being sorted by artist, the songs always p...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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 Hello ...
  • Elena
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My layout changed after switching to premium

PlanPremium (family)Operating SystemWindows 10,etc My Question or IssueUsed to browse spotify easily on my pc, when I got on an artist's page it showed a full list of all songs sorted by album. Then I decided to join my sister's family account. Sudde...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium (family) Operating System Windows 10,etc   My Question or Issue Used to browse spotify easily on my pc, when I got on an artist's page it showed a full list of all songs sorte...
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Superuser Contribution PC / Mac / Iphone - desktop don't show proper likes

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevice(iPhone SE 2020, PC, Macbook Pro mid 2015)Operating System(iOS 14.2, MacOS 10.14.6, Windows 10) So the thing is: PC and MAC desktop apps won't show likes for the SAME SONGS, SAME RELEASE, that shows my iPhone. Let me exp...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device (iPhone SE 2020, PC, Macbook Pro mid 2015) Operating System (iOS 14.2, MacOS 10.14.6, Windows 10)   So the thing is: PC and MAC desktop apps won't sho...
  • Mihail
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Actual improvement! Filtering playlists with spaces and across columns

Edit:But it does not work in Liked Songs Maybe I'm mistaken then. I assumed that it was the same code since the interface look is identical, but apparently that is not the case. Maybe it actually always worked in playlists. It is in the huge Liked So...

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  • Edit: But it does not work in Liked Songs 😞   Maybe I'm mistaken then. I assumed that it was the same code since the interface look is identical, but apparently that is not the case. Maybe...
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Superuser Contribution line breaks in playlist?

how can I use the enter key to have line breaks in the playlist's description on windows 10?

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  • how can I use the enter key to have line breaks in the playlist's description on windows 10?
  • Katerina
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Solved!! Spotify wont play any song

PlanFreeCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf i try to play any song in the Spotify app it wont work.I already tried a clean reinstall and anything else i could find.

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If i try to play any song in the Spotify app it wont work. I already tried a clean reinstall and anything el...
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I can buy spotify student..

Hello, I already have my student profile until 7/10/2021. And I already took free 1-month trial on spotify. Now, if i want to buy spotify student, on main page there are only pack where are spotify student and 1 more trial month, but I cant buy it, c...

  • Visitor
  • Hello, I already have my student profile until 7/10/2021. And I already took free 1-month trial on spotify. Now, if i want to buy spotify student, on main page there are only pack where are spotify s...
  • OneByBoo
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Superuser Contribution Spotify too slow to use after update

Following a small update recently, Spotify has become to slow to actually use. Artists and albums take forever to load as do playlists, and even my local files won't fully load. Furthermore, if I try to restart the programme I get the message "Spotif...

  • Newbie
  • Following a small update recently, Spotify has become to slow to actually use. Artists and albums take forever to load as do playlists, and even my local files won't fully load. Furthermore, if I try...
  • Elena
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Superuser Contribution Like/Dislike on Radio

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell Latitude Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey all, I've only found topics and ideas from 2019 so I'm asking here.I'm looking for the option to have back the thumbs up/thumbs down while playing song- a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell Latitude  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey all,   I've only found topics and ideas from 2019 so I'm asking he...
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