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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...
Plan - PremiumCountry - UKDeviceDesktop PCOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI can stream artist albums to my hifi just fine, but not podcasts. My list of available devices shows hifi unavailable.Switch back to artist albums, streams to...
Plan - Premium Country - UK Device Desktop PC Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I can stream artist albums to my hifi just fine, but not podcasts. My list of availab...
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Hello, Since some time, I can't stream Spotify from my laptop to my TV (via Google's Chromecast). Normally, I can choose via "Connect with a device" my Chromecast. But the Chromecast I normally use, can't be selected. I can't see it in that list. I t...
Hello, Since some time, I can't stream Spotify from my laptop to my TV (via Google's Chromecast). Normally, I can choose via "Connect with a device" my Chromecast. But the Chromecas...
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On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger. The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 sound bar, to easily adjust/slide the volume. And I think mos...
On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger. The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 s...
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My autoplay function is activated, however my music keeps ending when the playlist is over. Please help!
My autoplay function is activated, however my music keeps ending when the playlist is over. Please help!
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PlanIt's a free plan but I created my account back in the invite-only days so I have the ability to freely pick songs and playlists un-shuffled but have commercials. DeviceFirefox on PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been having ...
Plan It's a free plan but I created my account back in the invite-only days so I have the ability to freely pick songs and playlists un-shuffled but have commercials. Device Firefox on PC ...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceWindows 10 PC running spotify V1.1.53.608. ChomeCast Audio running 1.42.172094 (updated 3.3.21) My Question or IssueI want to start a stream from the Windows desktop app to my Chromecast Audio. It does not appear in ...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Windows 10 PC running spotify V1.1.53.608. ChomeCast Audio running 1.42.172094 (updated 3.3.21) My Questi...
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PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceCustom built gaming PCIntel i5-4690KAMD RX580 GPU16GB DDR3 RAM Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen resizing or moving the application, the UI glitches like crazy, it's unusable. I turned off hardware accel...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Custom built gaming PC Intel i5-4690K AMD RX580 GPU 16GB DDR3 RAM Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When res...
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PlanPremiumCountryEgyptDeviceDesktop PC - i7 8700K - RTX 2080 - 16 GB ramOperating SystemWindows 10 20H2 My Question or IssueThe UI very slow when responding to the user input for example hitting play will take couple of seconds for the music to play...
Plan Premium Country Egypt Device Desktop PC - i7 8700K - RTX 2080 - 16 GB ram Operating System Windows 10 20H2 My Question or Issue The UI very slow when responding to the user inpu...
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So, recently I got my self a VPN so I can enjoy some more privacy and to enjoy some of the media that isn't available in my country. When I boot my PC up, Spotify works fine without the VPN and when I connect to the VPN, Spotify keeps working but as ...
So, recently I got my self a VPN so I can enjoy some more privacy and to enjoy some of the media that isn't available in my country. When I boot my PC up, Spotify works fine without the VPN and when ...
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How to make the album cover appear like in a web player in windows 10 uwp app? the playlist design looks like 10 years ago(
How to make the album cover appear like in a web player in windows 10 uwp app? the playlist design looks like 10 years ago(
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Hi all - I can't find an answer to this anywhere on YouTube, search engines etc... I want to separate my Spotify, unlink my mobile app and desktop version. Whenever my phone is near my computer it's playing what is on my desktop. I don't want to shut...
Hi all - I can't find an answer to this anywhere on YouTube, search engines etc... I want to separate my Spotify, unlink my mobile app and desktop version. Whenever my phone is near my computer it's ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Latitude 7490 Laptop Operating SystemWindows 10 - 64 Bit Using most up-to-date Chrome web browser & Spotify web player client My Question or IssueUsing the spotify.com web player, when I select "Play" to any song playl...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Latitude 7490 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 - 64 Bit Using most up-to-date Chrome web browser & Spotify web player client My...
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This has been reported on here for years.How is it still a thing?
This has been reported on here for years. How is it still a thing?
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Hi,I am using Spotify app on a PC running W10 and unfortunately it tends to stay on top whenever I try to switch to another opened application. This issue is apparently quite common as I found a couple of solutions online. The thing is solutions are ...
Hi, I am using Spotify app on a PC running W10 and unfortunately it tends to stay on top whenever I try to switch to another opened application. This issue is apparently quite common as I found a co...
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CountryBangladeshDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhat happens in my case is that, after a few minutes of being inactive in the desktop application, the application freezes but after waiting for a while or restarti...
Country Bangladesh Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue What happens in my case is that, after a few minutes of being inactive in the desktop applic...
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PlanFree/PremiumDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) if I sort my playlist so that the last added tracks are on top, then they are sorted differently from the tracks in the album, if I try to do the same on a free account, then the tracks are sorte...
Plan Free/Premium Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) if I sort my playlist so that the last added tracks are on top, then they are sorted differently from the tracks in the album...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363 My Question or IssueI have had this issue for a long time now, and nothing on the older topics seems to have helped me. I have a white bat at the top when my w...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363 My Question or Issue I have had this issue for a long time now, and nothing o...
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Hello, I am a premium user using the windows 10 version of spotify. Lately, My music has been pausing randomly during any song, whether I have it downloaded or not. It isn't specific to my window size, fullscreen, or minimized. It happens all the tim...
Hello, I am a premium user using the windows 10 version of spotify. Lately, My music has been pausing randomly during any song, whether I have it downloaded or not. It isn't specific to my window siz...
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PlanPremium (Family)CountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9, Windows 10 PCOperating SystemOne UI 2 and Windows 10My Question or IssueSo I was playing a game of CS:GO and randomly my normal playlist switched to some random song that I've never even hear...
Plan Premium (Family) Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Windows 10 PC Operating System One UI 2 and Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I was playing a game of CS:GO and randomly my n...
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Not the only person to have this issue, my friends who use the Spotify app from the Microsoft Store on PC also have this issue.When you try to launch Spotify it shows you the 3 dots on the upper left corner, and the Minimize, Restore and Close (X) bu...
Not the only person to have this issue, my friends who use the Spotify app from the Microsoft Store on PC also have this issue. When you try to launch Spotify it shows you the 3 dots on the upper le...
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