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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...
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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2 years, 3 months, 4 days ago, Rorey said, "the Lyrics feature on desktop is currently unavailable as we're 'making some big improvements' to the feature. We'll share more updates soon." Its been a really really long time since this was announced and...
2 years, 3 months, 4 days ago, Rorey said, "the Lyrics feature on desktop is currently unavailable as we're 'making some big improvements' to the feature. We'll share more upd...
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My Question or IssueHelloI live in one of the countries where the lyrics system (Musixmatch) has been launchedI can access the lyrics in the iOS app, but not on the desktop. Does that feature exist on the desktop? If so, how do I access it? PlanPremi...
My Question or Issue Hello I live in one of the countries where the lyrics system (Musixmatch) has been launched I can access the lyrics in the iOS app, but not on the desktop. Does that feature e...
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PlanPremium DeviceLenovo Ideapad S340 Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe spotify app mutes after sometime. The song continues to play, but nothing is heard. Other apps can be heard with no issues. In the volume mixer, spotify is muted...
Plan Premium Device Lenovo Ideapad S340 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue The spotify app mutes after sometime. The song continues to play, but nothing i...
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Hey, Spotify keeps crashing on my iPhone 12 for some unknown reason!? I've tried everything to fix it and nothing works! I've reset the app, update the app, reset my phone, and even reset settings but nothing works. I thought it was because I was con...
Hey, Spotify keeps crashing on my iPhone 12 for some unknown reason!? I've tried everything to fix it and nothing works! I've reset the app, update the app, reset my phone, and even reset settings bu...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen Spotify has not been used for about a day, and the player is started in offline mode, the window is black and will not show any information.It is possible to start the l...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When Spotify has not been used for about a day, and the player is started in offline mode, the window ...
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I have Spotify on several devices, including Windows 10 laptop and iOS iPhone.. both are on the latest updates. Sometime in the last few days, sync across these devices has broken: Playlists I update (add songs, rename, etc.) on one device don't alwa...
I have Spotify on several devices, including Windows 10 laptop and iOS iPhone.. both are on the latest updates. Sometime in the last few days, sync across these devices has broken: ...
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PlanPremiumCountry-Scotland, United Kingdom DeviceiPhone Xr (iOS 15.0.2) and Windows 10 x64 Home Edition (10.0.19043) My Question or IssueHello everyone, this is an issue i have been experiencing for about a week or so now. The subject itself sounds ...
Plan Premium Country- Scotland, United Kingdom Device iPhone Xr (iOS 15.0.2) and Windows 10 x64 Home Edition (10.0.19043) My Question or Issue Hello everyone, this is an issue ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMultiple PCsOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.72.439 If I double-click a song to play it, the song begins to play, but the as long as that track is selected (even without my cursor over the track), a to...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Multiple PCs Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.72.439 If I double-click a song to play it, the song begins to play, but the a...
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Full screen mode is great, and was working fine until this morning. Now, I have two windows with the full screen/exit toggle, and neither do anything. Not sure what happened ?
Full screen mode is great, and was working fine until this morning. Now, I have two windows with the full screen/exit toggle, and neither do anything. Not sure what happened ?
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDell XPS 15 9510Operating SystemWin 11 Pro My Question or IssueI'm getting more and more frustrated with Spotify on my laptop, because the laptop goes to sleep after being idle x minutes. When it resumes, spotify is...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Dell XPS 15 9510 Operating System Win 11 Pro My Question or Issue I'm getting more and more frustrated with Spotify on my laptop, because the ...
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I add songs from PC local files to a playlist that's downloaded on both platforms but it doesn't show up on mobile, I was told to go to settings > local files and turn on sync to desktop but there is no such option there.
I add songs from PC local files to a playlist that's downloaded on both platforms but it doesn't show up on mobile, I was told to go to settings > local files and turn on sync to desktop but there...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo when I open Spotify from either the website download or the Microsoft store version, it automatically crashes after logging in. If it's already logged in, i...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So when I open Spotify from either the website download or the Microsoft store vers...
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Why are my album recommendations on the home screen different from the album screen? That makes no sense. Please make this consistent.
Why are my album recommendations on the home screen different from the album screen? That makes no sense. Please make this consistent.
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PlanFreeCountry USA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueTrying to solve my won't play any track past 5s problem so I uninstalled, cleaned, reinstalled (again) and now I can't even log in. Says there's a firewall problem, Error Code...
Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Trying to solve my won't play any track past 5s problem so I uninstalled, cleaned, r...
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I sometimes use the "Friend Activity" feature, but I don't like it displayed all the time, and so I find it a bit inconvenient to have to go through two menus each time I feel like checking. I think it would be useful to have an easy toggle button so...
I sometimes use the "Friend Activity" feature, but I don't like it displayed all the time, and so I find it a bit inconvenient to have to go through two menus each time I feel like checking. &...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(Asus Rog Zephyrus G14)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI am constantly editing playlists, when i go back and forth between viewing albums and then back to my playlist I find that the playlist refuses ...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device (Asus Rog Zephyrus G14) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I am constantly editing playlists, when i go back and forth b...
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Spotify has stopped playing on my laptop. The elapsed time shows its moving through the song but remaining time doesnt change. No sound comes out of speakers yet Windows Media Player functions perfectly as do Teams meetings etc. Spotify will work on ...
Spotify has stopped playing on my laptop. The elapsed time shows its moving through the song but remaining time doesnt change. No sound comes out of speakers yet Windows Media Player func...
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I'm using spotify app on Windows 7 and after few days Spotify folder in AppData grows up to 8 GB. How to change it's location or move to another drive?
I'm using spotify app on Windows 7 and after few days Spotify folder in AppData grows up to 8 GB. How to change it's location or move to another drive?
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I had a problem that might long time ago since Windows 10 until now, it not resolved yet. Such as: minimize, maximize, or close. Some time, window management not work correctly, it little bit annoying. I try enabled or disable hardware acceleration, ...
I had a problem that might long time ago since Windows 10 until now, it not resolved yet. Such as: minimize, maximize, or close. Some time, window management not work correctly, it littl...
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When I want to create a new playlist, the system always automatically creates the that list with the default name of 'New Playlist.' I then have to manually edit it to give it the intended name. I think it would be helpful, similar to when editing a ...
When I want to create a new playlist, the system always automatically creates the that list with the default name of 'New Playlist.' I then have to manually edit it to give it the intended name. I th...
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