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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...
PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceA Windows laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueExactly one update ago, something about the search broke. No matter what I search, the top result is always a playlist or an album or an artist. Every single...
Plan Free Country Australia Device A Windows laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Exactly one update ago, something about the search broke. No matter what I search...
Gig Goer
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden Windows 10/Android 11 My IssueWhen I'm listening to Spotify on my laptop, connected to my bluetooth speaker,if I get a phone call and connect my bluetooth headset to my phone and answer, Spotify pauses. All good and well.Howe...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Windows 10/Android 11 My Issue When I'm listening to Spotify on my laptop, connected to my bluetooth speaker, if I get a phone call and connect my b...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEver since the most recent update, the desktop Spotify Client has been accessing FLAC files (.flac) in my Downloads directory. Given that I haven't asked Spotify to monitor m...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Ever since the most recent update, the desktop Spotify Client has been accessing FLAC files (....
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceAcer Nitro 5Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince the update Spotify straight up crashes on me, sometimes I am able to play a small bit of a song before it crashes but most of the time it just crashes. I h...
Plan Free Country Australia Device Acer Nitro 5 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since the update Spotify straight up crashes on me, sometimes I am able to pl...
Spotify Legend
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11 replies
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I have several wifi , spotify enabled speakers at homeSonosBoseGoogle All of them work without issues from the Mobile Spotify App from Android and IOS devices, i can use spotify connect and play music just fine.But i also have two Windows 10 laptops ...
I have several wifi , spotify enabled speakers at home Sonos Bose Google All of them work without issues from the Mobile Spotify App from Android and IOS devices, i can use spotif...
Spotify Legend
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Premium account, windows desktop.Works utterly fine in every regard, except for the Daily Mix Playlists.Starts off okay, always with a song i've got saved in my library or in a specific playlist (as its supposed to), but after about 15-20 seconds spo...
Premium account, windows desktop. Works utterly fine in every regard, except for the Daily Mix Playlists. Starts off okay, always with a song i've got saved in my library or in a specific playlist ...
Spotify Legend
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4 replies
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My Question or Issue: When you try to click the option Discography of any artist, I get redirected to a random album and can't open the actual discography folder. PlanPremiumDeviceWin10 Laptop
My Question or Issue: When you try to click the option Discography of any artist, I get redirected to a random album and can't open the actual discography folder. Plan...
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
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IssueHiThere is a bug with the songs being skipped at the one second mark if you could get it fixed that would be appreciated
Issue Hi There is a bug with the songs being skipped at the one second mark if you could get it fixed that would be appreciated
Spotify Legend
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Recently, I've gotten Opera GX and have been using the webplayer a lot. It works perfectly fine, but now I've been having issues with the desktop app ever since then. Everything's functions alright besides the sound being muted. I've connected to a d...
Recently, I've gotten Opera GX and have been using the webplayer a lot. It works perfectly fine, but now I've been having issues with the desktop app ever since then. Everything's functions alright b...
Spotify Legend
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Sweden calling/premium member! Case file;Streaming youtube songs from my pc to my soundideas whstm using a Bluetooth thingey. Works well.Doing the same with Spotify and songs go mute in short intervals. Counter still running so it's not put on hold. ...
Sweden calling/premium member! Case file; Streaming youtube songs from my pc to my soundideas whstm using a Bluetooth thingey. Works well. Doing the same with Spotify and songs go mute in ...
Spotify Legend
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When the Spotify window is full screen, the playback scrubber shows up as expected.However, I shrink the window vertically. The playback scrubber now disappears.This used to work in an older version.
When the Spotify window is full screen, the playback scrubber shows up as expected. However, I shrink the window vertically. The playback scrubber now disappears. This used to work in an older vers...
Spotify Legend
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Hello.After updating Spotify I have following problem:Songs are sometimes played lately after pressing play button and same is with fast forward or revind, It is very slow. I must sometimes wayt one time to again revind or forward. I don't know, if Y...
Hello. After updating Spotify I have following problem: Songs are sometimes played lately after pressing play button and same is with fast forward or revind, It is very slow. I must sometimes wayt ...
Roadie
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PlanPremium (unless I don't get a proper answer on this)CountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindowsMy Question or Issue
Plan Premium (unless I don't get a proper answer on this) Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue
Spotify Legend
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Current app version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.68.632.g2b11de83System: PC with a Windows 10, version 21H1, build 19043.1237 Greetings.Ever since Spotify's update to a new UI, the album cover preview feature has shown images in a absolutely atrocious qu...
Current app version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.68.632.g2b11de83 System: PC with a Windows 10, version 21H1, build 19043.1237 Greetings. Ever since Spotify's update to a new UI, the albu...
Moderator
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Plan: PremiumCountry: TurkeyDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10My Question or IssueI don't have internet access on my pc due to infrastructure works. I want to listen my playlist (already downloaded for offline play) but I can't even open the app....
Plan: Premium Country: Turkey Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue I don't have internet access on my pc due to infrastructure works. I want to listen...
Moderator
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuenew user seeing "content not available" too often
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 new use...
Spotify Star
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This is a NON-issue and is being cause by third party software. Please see my own reply below. Plan: Premium/FamilyCountry: AustraliaDevice: Desktop PCOperating System: Microsoft Windows 10 - Home Edition (21H1)Spotify Version: Spotify for Windows 1....
This is a NON-issue and is being cause by third party software. Please see my own reply below. Plan: Premium/Family Country: Australia Device: Desktop PC Operating ...
Spotify Legend
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Hello community, I'm using Spotify desktop app in a HP elitebook running Windows 10 at 64 bit.I have Family plan and my settings are set to maximum sound quality. I tried both wifi and land connectivity and my connection is Fiber 300MB.I used the bui...
Hello community, I'm using Spotify desktop app in a HP elitebook running Windows 10 at 64 bit. I have Family plan and my settings are set to maximum sound quality. I tried both wifi an...
Spotify Star
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HP Laptop. Purchased Premium.The song will play for 5-7 seconds, and then will stop. An error message will pop up saying that Spotify "Can't play the current song". Super annoying considering that I am paying for this service and it doesn't work to t...
HP Laptop. Purchased Premium. The song will play for 5-7 seconds, and then will stop. An error message will pop up saying that Spotify "Can't play the current song". Super annoying considering tha...
Spotify Star
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From Android app, when I click "Go to song radio", it always works. From Chrome on Windows or the Full Spotify Windows app, when I right click a song, and select "Go to song radio", four different things happen: #1 Go to the song radio station (half ...
From Android app, when I click "Go to song radio", it always works. From Chrome on Windows or the Full Spotify Windows app, when I right click a song, and select "Go to song radio", ...
Music Fan
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