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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...
It used to randomly stop on my spotify app on my phone too but it hasn't recently or not that ive been aware of, but my computer hasn't allowed me to play music and it always stops playing after 3 seconds, but it only shows the blue banner saying the...
It used to randomly stop on my spotify app on my phone too but it hasn't recently or not that ive been aware of, but my computer hasn't allowed me to play music and it always stops playing after 3 se...
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PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceVariousOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueDesktop app suddenly lost the connected devices (Echo dots). Logoff/logon or reinstall not fixed the issue. However the dekstop app already had issues connecting with one...
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Various Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue Desktop app suddenly lost the connected devices (Echo dots). Logoff/logon or reinstall not fix...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify is giving the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." whenever I try to play any son...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify is giving the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have ...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell Latitude 3180 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThe Spotify desktop app is not playing songs in order. It starts with a random song in the album, and randomly mixes up songs.
Plan Free Country United States Device Dell Latitude 3180 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop app is not playing songs in order. It starts with a rand...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustria/GermanyDevice2 Desktop DevicesOperating SystemWindows 10 ProMy Question or IssueToday i decided to get pretty angry:Since 1y or so my spotify on win10 Desktop Client startet to lag/stutter/clutter/clitch sometimes. I thought...
Plan Premium Country Austria/Germany Device 2 Desktop Devices Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Today i decided to get pretty angry: Since 1y or so my spotify on win1...
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I would be great to select an artist and then be able to listen to and shuffle, all songs by that artist.
I would be great to select an artist and then be able to listen to and shuffle, all songs by that artist.
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Using windows laptop app, can't play JRE videos or audio on SPOTIFY PREMIUM whilst VPN is connected. Which will make my subscription redundant. Any ideas how to fix or if SPOTIFY will update the settings so I can listen by my own volition.
Using windows laptop app, can't play JRE videos or audio on SPOTIFY PREMIUM whilst VPN is connected. Which will make my subscription redundant. Any ideas how to fix or if SPOTIFY will update th...
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PlanPremiumCountryAmericaDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueBefore the update, I could see friend activity just by following them but now it says I have to make a Facebook account in order to do that. Is it possible t...
Plan Premium Country America Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Before the update, I could see friend activity just by following them but now it ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs title states, second monitor goes black when a video plays. I've turned off hardware acceleration and overlay within Spotify. Doesn't matter if the app is running on the m...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As title states, second monitor goes black when a video plays. I've turned off hardware accelerati...
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PlanPremiumCountryRussian FederationDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome songs radio won't load (when I use song -> go to song radio option). Loading screen appears and sits there infinitely. The feature works for most songs/ar...
Plan Premium Country Russian Federation Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Some songs radio won't load (when I use song -> go to song radio option). Loadin...
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PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue If I check "don't start spotify at Windows start" , spotify will most of the time start automatically anyway, it's random, this is clearly an issue, very annoying.
Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue If I check "don't start spotify at Windows start" , spotify will most of the time start...
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PlanFreeCountryRomania DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I launch Spotify, it always launches on my primary monitor, instead of the second one. Please read this through, this isn't the issue with the desktop icon, simply the...
Plan Free Country Romania Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I launch Spotify, it always launches on my primary monitor, instead of the second on...
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Frequent, sporadic, random pausing. Unable to prevent. PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify desktop player routinely pauses for seemingly no reason. It may run for minutes up to hours, but a...
Frequent, sporadic, random pausing. Unable to prevent. Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify desktop playe...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilDevice(iPhone 6s Plus and HP ENVY dv6)Operating System(iOS 14 and, Windows 10 pro,) My Question or IssueMy liked songs just disappeared on dektop. I can see them in my web player and mobile app. I tried doing a CLEAN rein...
Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Device (iPhone 6s Plus and HP ENVY dv6) Operating System (iOS 14 and, Windows 10 pro,) My Question or Issue My liked songs just disappeared on dektop...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceChromebookOperating SystemChrome OS My Question or IssueEvery time I launch the app on Chromebook, it seems fine for about 2-3 minutes. Then it stops for a few seconds, and continues. Once it stops the first time, it contin...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS My Question or Issue Every time I launch the app on Chromebook, it seems fine for about 2-3 minutes. Then it sto...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWin10 My Question or Issueis there a limit for my local files which only shows 20000 songs?
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue is there a limit for my local files which only shows 20000 songs?
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Plan & CountryPremium, Germany Device/Operating SystemDebian Laptop, Samsung Android Phone My Question or IssueOn my way to work I was listening to music on Spotify and liking new songs. About 3 or 4 hours later I opened up my desktop client. I notic...
Plan & Country Premium, Germany Device/Operating System Debian Laptop, Samsung Android Phone My Question or Issue On my way to work I was listening to music on Spotify an...
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used spotify for a while and one thing that is annoying is that its like 3 steps to search for a song/artist, which more or less is the base principle for you application introduce a short hand to get to the search quick. i know you need test new thi...
used spotify for a while and one thing that is annoying is that its like 3 steps to search for a song/artist, which more or less is the base principle for you application introduce a short hand to ge...
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PlanFreeCountryRomaniaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have disabled the song banners, on the Spotify app, on windows 10. I am talking about the ones that used to appear in the bottom left corner. I can't find out how to re-ena...
Plan Free Country Romania Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have disabled the song banners, on the Spotify app, on windows 10. I am talking abo...
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Consider a large playlist that is playing songs randomly. In that case the current song (green) is not reflected in the playlist, so I hit the cover art and the playlist will jump to the location where the current song is (marked in green). That way ...
Consider a large playlist that is playing songs randomly. In that case the current song (green) is not reflected in the playlist, so I hit the cover art and the playlist will jump to the location whe...
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