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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...
PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2 build 26100.3775 My Question or IssueSince Spotify was out of service for 1+ hour yesterday, I cannot make the desktop app (Win 11) work, no matter what.Attempting to play any so...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.3775 My Question or Issue Since Spotify was out of service for 1+ hour yesterday, I ca...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceraider ge68hx 13vfOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometimes the first second is cut off entirely from the song. This started yesterday...
Plan Premium Country US Device raider ge68hx 13vf Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometime...
Casual Listener
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@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45 Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works
@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45 Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works
Moderator
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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...
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 Spo...
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The mobile app will show if you already have a song added to it, but the desktop version doesnt do that. It only tells you it is already on a playlist after you try adding it. Feel like it would be a nice quality of life change. Thank you for your ti...
The mobile app will show if you already have a song added to it, but the desktop version doesnt do that. It only tells you it is already on a playlist after you try adding it. Feel like it would be a...
Visitor
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G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyone else come across this problem and found a fix for it? I ha...
G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyon...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceGalaxy s10e, Galaxy S21FE, Windows 10 desktop appOperating SystemAndroid 12, Windows 10 My Question or IssueHow do I get spotify to stop autoplaying? I will play a song(not album) or a podcast and not create a queue and It...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy s10e, Galaxy S21FE, Windows 10 desktop app Operating System Android 12, Windows 10 My Question or Issue How do I get spotify to stop au...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWindows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find it annoying as I often use the sound mixer for all my applications...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find i...
Visitor
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I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want control over this. I should be able to prevent this f...
I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want co...
Visitor
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2 replies
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceFirefox BrowserOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueHello,How to prevent Spotify in browser from downloading files to the disk? Spotify is downloading each played song, it's bad for SSD shorting it's lifespan and it terr...
Plan Premium Country Device Firefox Browser Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue Hello, How to prevent Spotify in browser from downloading files to the disk? Spotify i...
Spotify Star
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Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of the front speakers. I've played with every setting, b...
Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of th...
Visitor
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I followed the steps on the website, and can see the queue of upcoming songs, but there is no option to click to see the songs I just heard.
I followed the steps on the website, and can see the queue of upcoming songs, but there is no option to click to see the songs I just heard.
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify only plays sound through my speakers, not my Airpod Pros. I have the Airpod Pros connected via bluetooth, and all other sound from my PC such as youtube, games all co...
Plan Free Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify only plays sound through my speakers, not my Airpod Pros. I have the Airpod Pros connected via...
Moderator
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can see playlists and saved stuff on the side, and the playing now and queue. I can also listen to music. But the middle area hasn't worked and just shows "So...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can see playlists and saved stuff on the side, and the playing now and que...
Visitor
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Even though i make my volume max the music volume is too low and this only happens on my pc in my phone its perfectly fine
Even though i make my volume max the music volume is too low and this only happens on my pc in my phone its perfectly fine
Visitor
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10, Spotify desktop app version 1.1.59.714.g7e040462-a My Question or IssuePrior to this most recent version update, I used to be able to copy a song's URI link and add a # timestamp (e.g., spotify:track:7iqS4pS1eV...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10, Spotify desktop app version 1.1.59.714.g7e040462-a My Question or Issue Prior to this most recent version update, I used to be able to c...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hi,When I try to play any track in the app in my PC windows 10, I'm getting the following error: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, When I try to play any track in the app in my PC windows 10, I'm getting the following error: ...
Music Fan
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Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu customizable so that each user can fix it to their pre...
Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu cus...
Music Fan
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34 replies
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Although tracks appear to be playing, I get no sound from Nvidia Shield to TV. Have uninstalled and reinstalled but no change. All other apps work
Although tracks appear to be playing, I get no sound from Nvidia Shield to TV. Have uninstalled and reinstalled but no change. All other apps work
Casual Listener
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Upon restarting my desktop app, I see there's a new side panel with an arrow to indicate expansion of the side panel (see attachment). Spotify has been pushing this big time and it's nothing but an annoyance. The poorly reworked UI is bad enough as i...
Upon restarting my desktop app, I see there's a new side panel with an arrow to indicate expansion of the side panel (see attachment). Spotify has been pushing this big time and it's nothing but an a...
Newbie
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