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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify desktop app 1.1.47.684.g136419d9 Scrolling through artist image gallery does not work. Recreate:1. Go to an artist (e.g., Rush)2. Click "About"3. In Imag...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop app 1.1.47.684.g136419d9 Scrolling through artist image gall...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountryITOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEverytime I try to login in the Spotify web player on my main PC an error pops up with the message "Something went wrong. Try reloading the page." Reloading the page gives me the same err...
Plan Free Country IT Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I try to login in the Spotify web player on my main PC an error pops up with the message "Something went wr...
Spotify Legend
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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device IdeaPad S340 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every now and then when I try to play an album, nothing will play and the album icon in the left hand corner disappears, as shown here: [snip - C...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device IdeaPad S340 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every now and then when I try to play an album, nothing will play a...
Spotify Legend
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On the desktop version of Spotify for iOS. If you create a new playlist from an album by dragging it to playlists it comes out at "album title" - "artist name" rather than the right way around ("artist name" - "album title"). It's been like this for ...
On the desktop version of Spotify for iOS. If you create a new playlist from an album by dragging it to playlists it comes out at "album title" - "artist name" rather than the right way around ("arti...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceLenovo ThinkPad T431sOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 20H2 My Question or IssueMy screen flickers when I scroll down to the end of a Podcast show. I think this is a bug. It's happening on both the EXE version of Spot...
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Lenovo ThinkPad T431s Operating System Windows 10 Pro 20H2 My Question or Issue My screen flickers when I scroll down to the end of a Podcast...
Spotify Legend
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This is now mandatory for people who aren't interested in using it. Clicking the button opens a facebook login page which facebook uses to track, even if you are not a facebook member.My idea is to remove this forced feature from spotify. At the bare...
This is now mandatory for people who aren't interested in using it. Clicking the button opens a facebook login page which facebook uses to track, even if you are not a facebook member. My idea is to...
Newbie
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all my other playlists have the sort by date added function, except 1 one them. just 1 single playlist that i listen to most cant do it. why? I suspect it is due to it containing some local files that aren't on spotify. but why is this so? can this j...
all my other playlists have the sort by date added function, except 1 one them. just 1 single playlist that i listen to most cant do it. why? I suspect it is due to it containing some local files tha...
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when my queue ends I just want music to stop playing music instead it will add songs to next up and play them, these are either songs from the same artist as an album I just listened to or songs from a playlist I listened to earlier.how do I make Spo...
when my queue ends I just want music to stop playing music instead it will add songs to next up and play them, these are either songs from the same artist as an album I just listened to or songs from...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I downloaded an mp3 file and moves that to the folder where all my local files are stored. I then deleted the original in my downloads folder. But when I do that, sp...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I downloaded an mp3 file and moves that to the folder where all my local f...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLenovo IdeaPad 10th GenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just got a new laptop - I'm looking to keep things clean this go around as my music was a mess on my last device. I'm trying to add one new album on L...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo IdeaPad 10th Gen Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just got a new laptop - I'm looking to keep things clean th...
Spotify Legend
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Ever since Spotify decided to update the desktop player for premium users, I couldn't adjust the volume by just scrolling my trackpad. I either have to use the cmd+arrow keys shortcut or just simply dragging. And in my opinion, it really is overwhelm...
Ever since Spotify decided to update the desktop player for premium users, I couldn't adjust the volume by just scrolling my trackpad. I either have to use the cmd+arrow keys shortcut or just simply ...
Casual Listener
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I received an upgraded version of Windows and in the same time an upgrade of SpotifyThe version is now 1.1.47.684.g136419d9-a (on windows 10 family version 2004)I have the Premium subscription.Since the upgrade, the FULL SCREEN button has disappeared...
I received an upgraded version of Windows and in the same time an upgrade of Spotify The version is now 1.1.47.684.g136419d9-a (on windows 10 family version 2004) I have the Premium subscription. ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI have been facing a frustrating issue ever since I started using Spotify. When I use my default sound device "Khadas Tone Control" (Khadas Tone Board),...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue I have been facing a frustrating issue ever since I started using Spotify. W...
Music Fan
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PlanPremium, version is 1.1.47.684.g136419d9CountryFinlandDeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLow volume part of songs get an artificial fade out - fade in which is really annoying. I've noticed it starting today, pre...
Plan Premium, version is 1.1.47.684.g136419d9 Country Finland Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Low volume part of songs get an artificial fade...
Moderator
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe new update to the layout has caused more harm than good.Firstly, the search button is no longer at the top and now is a completely different section, wh...
Plan Free Country United States Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The new update to the layout has caused more harm than good. Firstly, the sear...
Spotify Legend
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I’m using new version of desktop app and I have noticed that sorting songs manually (by drag&drop) isn’t very smooth now. When I’m near end of my playlist with many songs and I want to move a song to top the screen isn’t scrolling automatically. I ne...
I’m using new version of desktop app and I have noticed that sorting songs manually (by drag&drop) isn’t very smooth now. When I’m near end of my playlist with many songs and I want to move a son...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just installed a fresh copy of Windows 10 and immediately went to install Spotify as one does. Whenever I go to change my volume while Spotify is running now, an ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just installed a fresh copy of Windows 10 and immediately went to install Spotify as o...
Spotify Legend
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I'm a Premium User and I've been using Spotify for about 7/8 months but recently every time I open Spotify on my computer it crashes after 3-5 seconds and I have tried logging out, deleting all the files and reinstalling but nothing is working, Its c...
I'm a Premium User and I've been using Spotify for about 7/8 months but recently every time I open Spotify on my computer it crashes after 3-5 seconds and I have tried logging out, deleting all the f...
Gig Goer
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What I am noticing on the desktop app is that when watching video podcast, the video is at the top of the screen and ads are at the bottom. I don't see a way to resize the video and between the ads and video, there is no way to see the episode list t...
What I am noticing on the desktop app is that when watching video podcast, the video is at the top of the screen and ads are at the bottom. I don't see a way to resize the video and between the ads a...
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