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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...
My release radar hasnt updated since jan 15th 2021. i have tried to do a clean install as recommended but it didnt help. i use spotify regular, i add new bands and new songs regular and i use my release radar weekly, or at least i did until 15th jan ...
My release radar hasnt updated since jan 15th 2021. i have tried to do a clean install as recommended but it didnt help. i use spotify regular, i add new bands and new songs regular and i use my rele...
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PlanPremiumCountryGreeceOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueI've been trying for several hours to add icons, covers, or whatever the right term is, to a number of local songs on Spotify. I put covers to all the songs, one by one, using tagscann...
Plan Premium Country Greece Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue I've been trying for several hours to add icons, covers, or whatever the right term is, to a number of l...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy windows application GUI is black.I am able to start to play music by clicking play on the spotify icon in the task bar. Then I can control this spotify session through ...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My windows application GUI is black. I am able to start to play music by clicking play on the ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 20H2 My Question or IssueHi - I have been getting errors in spotify where the program responds, but nothing actually works. Search shows no results, play button does not work, cannot...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro 20H2 My Question or Issue Hi - I have been getting errors in spotify where the program responds, bu...
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Why some songs are not visible or hidden in Spotify app and web both ?? even many are from Indian artist still its not showing? example like this and many are like i used to listen before then it went hidden laterFrom indiausing Premium Yearly member...
Why some songs are not visible or hidden in Spotify app and web both ?? even many are from Indian artist still its not showing? example like this and many are like i used to listen before then it wen...
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PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceASUS N552VWOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, when opening Spotify history on desktop, it crashes, and goes back to home. Other issue I have is that history does not sync between mobile and desktop.Than...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device ASUS N552VW Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, when opening Spotify history on desktop, it crashes, and goes back to home. &nb...
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PlanPremium DuoCountryIndiaOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueThe latest update on PC and Windows Store platforms causes immense lag in my PC. A part of a song starts playing in a loop and the cursor doesn't move at all or moves at a ...
Plan Premium Duo Country India Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue The latest update on PC and Windows Store platforms causes immense lag in my PC. A part of a song st...
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PlanFreeCountry Italy DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have some errors with new UI Desktop:- I can't load main page (There is some red errors)- I haven't recently played song (I can't sync my song across other devices and it ...
Plan Free Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have some errors with new UI Desktop: - I can't load main page (There is some red error...
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My Question or IssueI need some help. spotify is for some reason taking up 46 gbs on my ssd which to me seems like a lot? mercury files are taking up 27 gbs, data is taking up 9.1 gbs and then browser is taking up 8.8. Then there are other smaller fi...
My Question or Issue I need some help. spotify is for some reason taking up 46 gbs on my ssd which to me seems like a lot? mercury files are taking up 27 gbs, data is taking up 9.1 gbs and t...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceSamsung S10e & PCOperating SystemAndroid 10 / Window 7Spotify version on PC: 1.1.51.382.g8e3b11edSpotify version on Android: 8.5.96.936 My Question or IssueI recently signed up for premium family and my audio keep pausi...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung S10e & PC Operating System Android 10 / Window 7 Spotify version on PC: 1.1.51.382.g8e3b11ed Spotify version on Android: 8.5.96.936 ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs soon as I play any songs on PC, Spotify instantly pauses, if I press play again it just skips to the next song and pauses again. No sound is played at all during this.I've...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As soon as I play any songs on PC, Spotify instantly pauses, if I press play again it just sk...
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PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue(The grammar may be incorrect using a translator. I ask for your understanding)As Spotify entered Korea, it made a premium payment immediately, logged out of the desk...
Plan Premium Country South Korea Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue (The grammar may be incorrect using a translator. I ask for your understanding) As Spot...
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PlanFreeCountrySouth KoreaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI think my recent change in country settings caused this error. I can't log into my desktop app while I can in my browser and my phone. I have tried reinstalling spo...
Plan Free Country South Korea Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I think my recent change in country settings caused this error. I can't log into my deskt...
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Using my computer, if I lower the volume via Windows, everything is fine - the volume simply gets lower. Doing a little research I found out that the volume change is digital, and will degrade your audio's bit depth.The first(left) clip is low volume...
Using my computer, if I lower the volume via Windows, everything is fine - the volume simply gets lower. Doing a little research I found out that the volume change is digital, and will degrade y...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop / iPhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, iOSMy Question or IssueMy wife and I use Spotify Duo. We have the speakers hooked up to a computer, windows 10, with spotify desktop. We play music from our phones using the Spotif...
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop / iPhone Operating System Windows 10, iOS My Question or Issue My wife and I use Spotify Duo. We have the speakers hooked up to a computer, windows 10,...
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Hello, I have Spotify premium and am using it on Desktop for Windows 10 and am having the issue of being unable to see Friend Feed Activity. I tried following some other posts for their solutions but nothing has worked. I have version 1.1.51.382.g8e3...
Hello, I have Spotify premium and am using it on Desktop for Windows 10 and am having the issue of being unable to see Friend Feed Activity. I tried following some other posts for their solutions but...
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PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, the icons for songs in the windows player don't really show up in my playlists, but they do in the Spotify web player is it designed in this way? cause I'm not really sure....
Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So, the icons for songs in the windows player don't really show up in my playlists, but they do...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 A few days ago the Win7 Spotify app ceased producing any sound from the auxiliary jack on my laptop. I can still play Spotify using the web app, but I lose all keyboard functionality by doi...
Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 7 A few days ago the Win7 Spotify app ceased producing any sound from the auxiliary jack on my laptop. I can still pl...
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Plan Premium Duo Operating System Win 10 Most of the time when I launch the app, I see something like this: and I have to wait (today like 10 minutes) before the app ...
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PlanFreeDeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have enjoyed using Xbox game bar Spotify feature. It has been good to use except one issue. The playlists on my recently played are things I haven't listened to recently. I have ...
Plan Free Device Custom PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have enjoyed using Xbox game bar Spotify feature. It has been good to use except one issue. The playlists ...
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