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Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...
Newbie
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Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...
Regular
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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 are...
Unable to navigate with shortcuts Alt+left arrow and ALT+right arrow after latest desktop app release on W10. I read that this error keeps coming back to Spotify and I've found topics on this from many years back. Obviously something Spotify can't se...
Unable to navigate with shortcuts Alt+left arrow and ALT+right arrow after latest desktop app release on W10. I read that this error keeps coming back to Spotify and I've found topics on this from ma...
Spotify Legend
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2 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)desktopOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 10My Question or IssueAfter doing the latest update everything is grayed out saying "this content i...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) desktop Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 10 My Question o...
Spotify Legend
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5 replies
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When I hit the upgrade link today I was shocked at the result. The new desktop UI is terrible! The playlist is now left aligned with a wiiiide horizontal distance between the info sections, so if I wanna do a quick check to see what date I have on a ...
When I hit the upgrade link today I was shocked at the result. The new desktop UI is terrible! The playlist is now left aligned with a wiiiide horizontal distance between the info sections, so if I w...
Spotify Legend
5109 Views
7 replies
63 likes
PlanPremium - FamilyCountryUKDevice- Operating SystemDesktop, Windows 10 Pro, all updates This is a follow up of my previous issue which was closed as fixed, but this behaviour continues to happen - https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Des...
Plan Premium - Family Country UK Device- Operating System Desktop, Windows 10 Pro, all updates This is a follow up of my previous issue which was closed as fixed, but this behaviour con...
Moderator
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PlanFreeCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn update 1.1.54.592, a curtain appeared (in the free version) and does not go down, there is no advertising there. We can fix this. And in update 1.1.56.595 there is also a curta...
Plan Free Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In update 1.1.54.592, a curtain appeared (in the free version) and does not go down, there...
Moderator
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryPhilippinesOperating SystemWindows 10 1909 My IssueAs stated in the title, streaming tracks is extremely slow. Like every 5 seconds or so, music will suddenly stop and a "can't play current song" error appears. Now, before tell...
Plan Free/Premium Country Philippines Operating System Windows 10 1909 My Issue As stated in the title, streaming tracks is extremely slow. Like every 5 seconds or so, music will sud...
Moderator
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5 replies
4 likes
PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceMSI GF63 8RDOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey,for some reason the option "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" is missing meaning I can't deactivate the overlay anylonger which is really annoying. I...
Plan Free Country Germany Device MSI GF63 8RD Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey, for some reason the option "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" is missin...
Regular
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PlanPremium CountryFrance (language=French) DeviceAcer Aspire 5 nitro Operating SystemWindows 10 Spotify version1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a My Question or IssueToday the annoying media overlay (name and album pic, possibility to change song) when increasi...
Plan Premium Country France (language=French) Device Acer Aspire 5 nitro Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a My Questi...
Regular
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5 replies
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PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue"Menu > Edit > Preferences > and scroll down to view Display options.Disable the “show desktop overlay when using media keys” option (turns grey if disabled)." I recently updated my Spotify an...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue "Menu > Edit > Preferences > and scroll down to view Display options.Disable the “show desktop overlay...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 12 to windows PC)Operating System14.3 My Question or IssueEvery time I switch from my phone to my PC using Connect, the song skips forward ~50 seconds, which means I need to restart it every single time.
Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 12 to windows PC) Operating System 14.3 My Question or Issue Every time I switch from my phone to my PC using Connect, the song skips forw...
Spotify Legend
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Hello! I've noticed that the "Local files" menu on the left has disappeared after the latest update. Where is it now? Or is it gone forever?
Hello! I've noticed that the "Local files" menu on the left has disappeared after the latest update. Where is it now? Or is it gone forever?
Spotify Legend
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7 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter an update a week or so ago, I can now only have 50 songs display in my queue (an issue that was fixed years ago), and I can't easily drag the songs to re...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After an update a week or so ago, I can now only have 50 songs display in my queue ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am getting the error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" when trying to use the desktop app on my PC. So far I have...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am getting the error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer y...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountryMexicoDeviceAsus pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe play/pause key on my keyboard is no longer working with spotify if I have spotify on the backgroundThis used to work before the update of course.It does work sometim...
Plan Free Country Mexico Device Asus pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The play/pause key on my keyboard is no longer working with spotify if I have spot...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicedesktop PC, Radeon HD7790, 3840x2160@30Hz, ver 18.2.1Operating SystemWin7 Ulti,64bit, Hungarian My Question or Issue When Windows7 boots up, Close-Min-Max buttons displayed at wrong position. When I move Spotify window,...
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device desktop PC, Radeon HD7790, 3840x2160@30Hz, ver 18.2.1 Operating System Win7 Ulti,64bit, Hungarian My Question or Issue When Windows7 boots u...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceLenovoOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi all,i've already read about the black screen issue on the other topics and tried everything indicated but the problem on my PC seems that couldn't be solved!Another ...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Lenovo Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi all, i've already read about the black screen issue on the other topics and tried everyt...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceWindows pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the last update I cannot see or find any longer the album listening history in the "my library" menu section. How it's possible to access it now?
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Windows pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After the last update I cannot see or find any longer the album listening history in the...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium FamilyCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere might be an issue adding an eleven year old child to Premium Family. After invitation, he cannot register as he is deemed to young. The iOS "Kids" app is for...
Plan Premium Family Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue There might be an issue adding an eleven year old child to Premium Family. After invita...
Spotify Legend
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Edit: Accidentally edited old post. Read comment below. RIP good old "new client". Last week the "Peak Spotify Client™", version 0.8.5 if you don't remember, stopped breathing. Many features had stopped working over the years, a slow death. Most cruc...
...yepBcWJR2wEZaCXTwF81o Farewell note: Old thread that was closed: https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/desktop_windows/page/1/thread-id/12263
Gig Goer
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PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue About a month ago, I had to reinstall spotify on my Computer as it became very unresponsive, it would take several minutes to load and I couldnt search for artists or ...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue About a month ago, I had to reinstall spotify on my Computer as it became...
Roadie
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