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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...
PlanFree/PremiumCountrySpainDeviceLenovoOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When starting spotify a message appears that says "installing spotify"
Plan Free/Premium Country Spain Device Lenovo Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When starting spotify a message appears that says "installing spotify"
Spotify Star
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Win 10I noticed that the Spotify App complains about not having an internet uplink, that happened several times during the last weeks. After quite a lot of debugging (firewall rules, reinstallation ...) I think I finally found the reason why: I have ...
Win 10 I noticed that the Spotify App complains about not having an internet uplink, that happened several times during the last weeks. After quite a lot of debugging (firewall rules, reinstallation...
Music Fan
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I made a playlist with 310 songs and for some reason it says its only 4 hours and 59 minutes long. I think this may be a glitch. Is it possible to fix this?
I made a playlist with 310 songs and for some reason it says its only 4 hours and 59 minutes long. I think this may be a glitch. Is it possible to fix this?
Spotify Star
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My Question or IssueAt the end of a playlist Spotify will start playing songs that I believe are chosen because they're supposed to be similar to what I was previously listening to. The problem for me is that they usually aren't that similar to some ...
My Question or Issue At the end of a playlist Spotify will start playing songs that I believe are chosen because they're supposed to be similar to what I was previously listening to. The probl...
Spotify Star
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Also, why is there not a 'special place' where suggestions for improvement can be made.
Also, why is there not a 'special place' where suggestions for improvement can be made.
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueafter losing internet connection, spotify displays an information about going offline and that the application will try to connect automatically when an internet conn...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue after losing internet connection, spotify displays an information about going offline and ...
Spotify Legend
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I'm using Spotify desktop app on Windows 10 Pro v2004 . Even though other sections work perfectly, I can only see the first half of the "Recently Played" section on my screen.
I'm using Spotify desktop app on Windows 10 Pro v2004 . Even though other sections work perfectly, I can only see the first half of the "Recently Played" section on my screen.
Spotify Legend
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Operating SystemWindows 101.1.43.700.g20acee0f (Microsoft Store version) My IssueWhen the desktop app is maximized on one screen one line of pixels stays on both sides of the monitors next to the main monitor. I'm able to close the application from t...
Operating System Windows 10 1.1.43.700.g20acee0f (Microsoft Store version) My Issue When the desktop app is maximized on one screen one line of pixels stays on both sides of the monitors ...
Newbie
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter searching this forum I'm seeing lots of users with the same issue but I haven't found an answer yet. When I run the Spotify application on my Windows 10 laptop it (almost) never finds my Sonos spea...
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After searching this forum I'm seeing lots of users with the same issue but I haven't found an answer yet. When I run the Spotify ...
Spotify Legend
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Hey, so I recently gained some new followers and I assume that they found a playlist of mine. I checked their account and liked their music taste and was curious: is there any way that I can message another user from their account? Maybe some kind of...
Hey, so I recently gained some new followers and I assume that they found a playlist of mine. I checked their account and liked their music taste and was curious: is there any way that I can message ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 8.1Hello, i can't use spotify connect in the desktop app. If i am listening on my android phone or android TV, these devices won't appear on desktop app for some reason.They appear if i u...
Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Desktop Operating System Windows 8.1 Hello, i can't use spotify connect in the desktop app. If i am listening on my android phone or android TV, these dev...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryMaltaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I hide a song from my playlist radio, the row gets removed and the music skips to the next song. However, the same song from the same album, gets proposed again a...
Plan Premium Country Malta Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I hide a song from my playlist radio, the row gets removed and the music skips to the ...
Spotify Legend
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I can see how much time my playlist takes to listen too but it's not the right number, because is, hasn't changed whenever I add songs. How do I make it the correct number?
I can see how much time my playlist takes to listen too but it's not the right number, because is, hasn't changed whenever I add songs. How do I make it the correct number?
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently my desktop Spotify app has been unable to play songs that aren't on a playlist or that aren't saved. If I restart or reinstall Spotify it works normally for a few hours, bu...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently my desktop Spotify app has been unable to play songs that aren't on a playlist or that aren't saved....
Spotify Legend
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Thanks to the change, now when I move the Spotify Window to my secondary 4k 250% zoom monitor I can see the app text sharper than ever. Thanks.
Thanks to the change, now when I move the Spotify Window to my secondary 4k 250% zoom monitor I can see the app text sharper than ever. Thanks.
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Spotify takes a long time to load. Similar to a big game. Other "office" applications starts faster. Also it continous to start on som computers although I have unchecked the box "start Spotify on system start". Very anoying.Please look into this and...
Spotify takes a long time to load. Similar to a big game. Other "office" applications starts faster. Also it continous to start on som computers although I have unchecked the box "start Spotify on sy...
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DeviceDell LatitudeOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueNormally when I start my laptop, Spotify starts automatically, however this morning the following error appears:C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SpotifyAB.SpotifyMusic_1.144.538.0_x86_...
Device Dell Latitude Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Normally when I start my laptop, Spotify starts automatically, however this morning the following error appears:...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI've done multiple clean installs of Spotify, allowed it through firewall settings, checked the hosts file for Spotify related IP addresses, yet my Desktop a...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've done multiple clean installs of Spotify, allowed it through firewall settings, chec...
Casual Listener
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Hi all, I play my music via Spotify desktop application for my windows laptop, via usb I connect my laptop to my Pioneer DDJ SR set (as a hub). I am able to play all music and sounds via this away, except via the Spotify application, the application ...
Hi all, I play my music via Spotify desktop application for my windows laptop, via usb I connect my laptop to my Pioneer DDJ SR set (as a hub). I am able to play all music and sounds via thi...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueOkay, so, I decided to download Spotify so I can listen to music while playing games. I had 2GB left and I assumed it'd just be like, 200mb since it's mostly just streaming things (my pl...
Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Okay, so, I decided to download Spotify so I can listen to music while playing games. I had 2GB left and I assumed it'd j...
Spotify Legend
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