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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...
I can edit the title and description, but most options from the drop down menu have disappeared (see attached screenshot). The playlist is finalised between collaborators, and I would like to untick the Collaborative option and make the playlist publ...
I can edit the title and description, but most options from the drop down menu have disappeared (see attached screenshot). The playlist is finalised between collaborators, and I would like t...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUkraineDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNot so long ago my Spotify volume started changing to ~5% when I start my PC. The volume level in Windows is fine, same as in my browser. But I have to increase the volum...
Plan Premium Country Ukraine Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Not so long ago my Spotify volume started changing to ~5% when I start my PC. The volu...
Spotify Legend
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Using Spotify Desktop app, how in the freaking world do I set it to default NOT to repeat every damned song I play? This is freaking idiotic design. I am so sick of starting a playlist on my iphone, mapping it to go through my desktop to pickup the s...
Using Spotify Desktop app, how in the freaking world do I set it to default NOT to repeat every damned song I play? This is freaking idiotic design. I am so sick of starting a playlist on my iphone, ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 101.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a-a My Question or IssueWhenever I sort a playlist by Artist, which is how I almost always keep them sorted, the songs play out of order. How do I get it to play the songs in...
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 1.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a-a My Question or Issue Whenever I sort a playlist by Artist, which is how I almost always keep them...
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Hey guys! So recently, Spotify started to use the annoying gender *. I want to edit my language files to get rid of it, but I do not know how. Can anyone direct me to the appropriate directory to fix this? I found some language files in %APPDATA% but...
Hey guys! So recently, Spotify started to use the annoying gender *. I want to edit my language files to get rid of it, but I do not know how. Can anyone direct me to...
Spotify Legend
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My desktop app (windows, in the US) has been slowing down over the past year or so, i kept assuming it was throttling because of the insane number of playlists I've created over the years (~1-2k ish?...). This past week it has now slowed to a latency...
My desktop app (windows, in the US) has been slowing down over the past year or so, i kept assuming it was throttling because of the insane number of playlists I've created over the years (~1-2k ish?...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium/FamilyCountryNetherlandsDeviceAsus UX510; i5-7200U; 20GB RAM; Samsung USB-C 3.5mm jack adapter; Realtek HD AudioOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, since I bought my Galaxy S20 with USB C headpones, I'm using them too on...
Plan Premium/Family Country Netherlands Device Asus UX510; i5-7200U; 20GB RAM; Samsung USB-C 3.5mm jack adapter; Realtek HD Audio Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hel...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1My Question or IssueIf I look at the Spotify app's user interface for more than about 20 seconds, I lose the ability to read text for several minutes. I have to keep my interactions with the ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue If I look at the Spotify app's user interface for more than about 20 seconds, I lose the ability to re...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify seems to be having this bug for me where if I press a media button on my keyboard while Spotify is not in focus, it doesn't respond and then something else goes awry ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify seems to be having this bug for me where if I press a media button on my keyboard while Sp...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI've tried everything to turn off Autoplay on my Windows 10 PC. Restarted. Uninstalled. Reinstalled. Nothing works. I don't have this problem with YouTube or other Spotify co...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've tried everything to turn off Autoplay on my Windows 10 PC. Restarted. Uninstalled. Rein...
Spotify Legend
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Some songs are randomly greyed out and the ones that aren't greyed out get skipped in a glitchy way. If Spotify removed this guy 4 days after I started listening to him I'm going to be upset. It only appears to be Daniel Johnston as of now. Edit: son...
Some songs are randomly greyed out and the ones that aren't greyed out get skipped in a glitchy way. If Spotify removed this guy 4 days after I started listening to him I'm going to be upset. It only...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremium (Family)CountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 20H2Spotify Version1.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a (Microsoft Store version) My Question or IssueI've noticed that Spotify Desktop will ignore the Streaming Quality setting and will use Auto anyways. I...
Plan Premium (Family) Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 20H2 Spotify Version 1.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a (Microsoft Store version) My Question or Issue I've noticed that Spotify ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSubject line says it all. I literally can't click shuffle or loop. They're there, but they don't do anything. Restarting doesn't fix. While I'm here, sometimes when using the searc...
Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Subject line says it all. I literally can't click shuffle or loop. They're there, but they don't do anything. Resta...
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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 Issue
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
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PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceDesktop HP Operating System Windows 10 version 20H2my screenshot is on the page community FlorianLB My Question or IssueWhen i listen a songs a page of artist for example Mozart : but Is not listen the songs. the section of...
Plan Free Country France Device Desktop HP Operating System Windows 10 version 20H2 my screenshot is on the page community FlorianLB My Question or Issue When i li...
Spotify Legend
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Premium GermanyWindows PC My Question or IssueSelection does not work as user expect it: - Ctrl+A does not select all songs on longer lists. It probably only marks the part of the playlist that the spotify client has loaded yet.- Shift does not work ...
Premium Germany Windows PC My Question or Issue Selection does not work as user expect it: - Ctrl+A does not select all songs on longer lists. It probably only marks the part of t...
Roadie
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Hello What new features for app desktop spotify for version 1.1.53.608 ?
Hello What new features for app desktop spotify for version 1.1.53.608 ?
Community Legend
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PlanFreeCountryUnited Arab EmiratesDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello! I've had this spotify account for nearly 3 years and have been using the desktop app for 2 out of those 3 years. Until 3 months back, I could ...
Plan Free Country United Arab Emirates Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello! I've had this spotify account for nearly 3 years and have been u...
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PlanFreeCountryIsraelDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI added an MP3 file to the folder Spotify takes the Local Files from. It was not added to the Spotify Local Files. I waited a lot, restarted my computer, tried adding dif...
Plan Free Country Israel Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I added an MP3 file to the folder Spotify takes the Local Files from. It was not added to the ...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryGreeceOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,the past week or so when I use the web player on windows 10 the now-playing bar is gone. I've tried deleting my cookies but still nothing. The weird thing is that when i use...
Plan Premium Country Greece Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, the past week or so when I use the web player on windows 10 the now-playing bar is gone. I've tried...
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