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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...
in the last desktop app. we have on the right side the Facebook button "connect with Facebook".I really don't like Facebook and I don't wanna see this in my own app. I don't share with any other on Facebook. How can i shut down this sidebar?iTunes is...
in the last desktop app. we have on the right side the Facebook button "connect with Facebook". I really don't like Facebook and I don't wanna see this in my own app. I don't share with any other on...
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On previous versions when you use this desktop shortcut and you had previous text on the input it will select/highlight it all to enter a new whole search. Now only focus on the input so you have to select manually the text and delete it to perform a...
On previous versions when you use this desktop shortcut and you had previous text on the input it will select/highlight it all to enter a new whole search. Now only focus on the input so you have to ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS Desktop Computer (PC)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMaybe I'm just missing a really obvious feature, but I seem to no longer be able to sort by "recently added". I'm only able to sort by "date...
Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS Desktop Computer (PC) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Maybe I'm just missing a really obvious feature, but I seem to n...
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PlanPremiumCountryIranDeviceHP Elitebook 8570POperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueSince about four of five days ago, sometimes whenever I play a song, while being in offline mode (in which is also a problem for me, since the spotify on my co...
Plan Premium Country Iran Device HP Elitebook 8570P Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Since about four of five days ago, sometimes whenever I play a song, while being in offlin...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows desktop app, Mac OS desktop app, web interfaceOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThe "Recently played" section is missing under the Home page. It's been confirmed to me that is should still be there: https...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows desktop app, Mac OS desktop app, web interface Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The "Recently played" section is missing under the Home...
Newbie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAsus ZenBookOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueThere are primarily 5 issues with the new Update. Its fine if Spotify wants to optimise stuff and streamline the UX. BUT why does it come with a removal of ...
Plan Free/Premium Country Germany Device Asus ZenBook Operating System Windows10 My Question or Issue There are primarily 5 issues with the new Update. Its fine if Spotify wants to o...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy isn't "Impaulsive - Logan Paul" podcast playing? It plays nothing but ads for minutes and then nothing. I've tried logging in and out and refreshing the...
Plan Free Country United States Device Dell computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why isn't "Impaulsive - Logan Paul" podcast playing? It plays nothing but ads fo...
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Can we please get a compact mode? I promise to god I am not sitting 10 feet away from my monitor. I have to lean back from my desk to make it comfortable to look at.I'd like to see more than 10 tracks at a time. I'd like for the header of any given p...
Can we please get a compact mode? I promise to god I am not sitting 10 feet away from my monitor. I have to lean back from my desk to make it comfortable to look at. I'd like to see more than 10 t...
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Couldn't find any info on this in the forum so I thought I'd post about it. The desktop app seems to sometimes grey out various buttons, specifically the left sidebar buttons. It's so far happened a couple times since the update. It doesn't break any...
Couldn't find any info on this in the forum so I thought I'd post about it. The desktop app seems to sometimes grey out various buttons, specifically the left sidebar buttons. It's so ...
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Plan Free/Premium Country Portugal Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I dont know what happened i just restarted my client and the friends activity got replaced by a button "CONNECT TO FACEBOOK". I tried to reinstall the application but...
Plan Free/Premium Country Portugal Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I dont know what happened i just restarted my client and the friends activ...
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There used to be the feature where I could use the Alt + arrow key to move forward and backwards in Spotify but the new update removed. I usually am very happy with Spotify and the service you provide but I urge you to add this simple trick back. Tha...
There used to be the feature where I could use the Alt + arrow key to move forward and backwards in Spotify but the new update removed. I usually am very happy with Spotify and the service you provid...
Roadie
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I used to have a whole list of around 7 or 8 people on my friend activity showing what they listened to, now only one of the people show up on the list, even though the other people are still using spotify, it dosent show them. what do i do to get th...
I used to have a whole list of around 7 or 8 people on my friend activity showing what they listened to, now only one of the people show up on the list, even though the other people are still using s...
Casual Listener
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Operating SystemWindows 10 (tested on 3 installations) Spotify v1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a The alt-left and alt-right shortcuts have stopped working with the latest update to the new interface. The Ctrl-/ popup says that the shortcut is now Ctrl-Alt-left...
Operating System Windows 10 (tested on 3 installations) Spotify v1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de-a The alt-left and alt-right shortcuts have stopped working with the latest update to the new ...
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PlanSpotify Premium DuoCountryBulgariaDeviceLaptop Dell Inspiron 7786Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the latest update (Apr. 2021), I can sort podcasts only by date and length (interested feature!). But I miss/can't find how to hi...
Plan Spotify Premium Duo Country Bulgaria Device Laptop Dell Inspiron 7786 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue With the latest update (Apr. 2021), I can sort podcas...
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYou can't drag and drop a up, only down now with the new update. There is a zone at the very bottom of the screen(just above the banner adbar) that when the song in a playlist is dragged over it to move ...
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue You can't drag and drop a up, only down now with the new update. There is a zone at the very bottom of the screen(just above the b...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of America DeviceHPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the newest update I noticed the ‘Discover On’ tab within an artists profile has been removed. Is there a way to still view this
Plan Premium Country United States of America Device HP Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue With the newest update I noticed the ‘Discover On’ tab within an artist...
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Hello dear friends, fellow developers. When I click the play history, this message pops up. Thank you.ps: warn me if I posted these posts in the wrong place
Hello dear friends, fellow developers. When I click the play history, this message pops up. Thank you. ps: warn me if I posted these posts in the wrong place
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Hello everyone, fellow developers, I found out that when I try to add songs to a playlist, some of the playlists fall outside the screen. Now, yes, I am talking about the users who have loads of playlists, I am one of them. A scrollbar fitted there w...
Hello everyone, fellow developers, I found out that when I try to add songs to a playlist, some of the playlists fall outside the screen. Now, yes, I am talking about the users who have load...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating System My Question or IssueI got the new Spotify update recently and I found something that bothers me. I can't private playlists that I've liked from other users and I've been trying to figure out how to pri...
Plan Free Country Device Windows 10 Operating System My Question or Issue I got the new Spotify update recently and I found something that bothers me. I can't private p...
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