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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...
PlanFreeCountryindia Device laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue i cant be able to login my spotify in desktop. whenever i try to login it shows to go to the browser to login but no matter how many times i click on it the browser n...
Plan Free Country india Device laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue i cant be able to login my spotify in desktop. whenever i try to login...
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PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceHP LAPTOPOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have tiktok view on mobile for a while mixed with tiles, now I have the same on desktop. Anyone else? This is how it looks, so you can see. Scroll at the bottom ...
Plan Premium Country Finland Device HP LAPTOP Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have tiktok view on mobile for a while mixed with tiles, now I have the same on deskt...
Roadie
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I blocked some artist I don't like in my player, but the AI DJ still playing them sometimes, there are any other way to block or to make the ai stop from doing this? PlanPremiumCountryPeruDevicePC (Ryzen 7 5800) (Ryzen 7 5700) (ryzen 5 5600G) - Samsu...
I blocked some artist I don't like in my player, but the AI DJ still playing them sometimes, there are any other way to block or to make the ai stop from doing this? Plan Prem...
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PlanPremiumCountryU.SDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen scrolling on desktop, the threshold for showing the play FAB for a playlist/album is too early and causes it to clip with the actions bar for said playlist. See...
Plan Premium Country U.S Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When scrolling on desktop, the threshold for showing the play FAB for a playlist/album is...
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I recently deleted all songs from a playlist, i want those songs restored in the playlist, is there any way these songs can be recovered as how they were a few days ago
I recently deleted all songs from a playlist, i want those songs restored in the playlist, is there any way these songs can be recovered as how they were a few days ago
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I get "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." error. Spotify works fine in browser on same computer. I'm trying to stream and not play a local file. I've tried the suggested troubleshooting steps ...
I get "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." error. Spotify works fine in browser on same computer. I'm trying to stream and not play a loca...
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PlanPremium FamilyCountryU.S./MongoliaDeviceMSI MODERN 15 H B13MOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEvery song I play on the desktop app has a half-second fade-in. The fade in doesn't happen for my phone or the web player, only the desktop...
Plan Premium Family Country U.S./Mongolia Device MSI MODERN 15 H B13M Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Every song I play on the desktop app has a half-second fade-in....
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When scrolling through the discography of an artist with a lot of songs/albums the windows spotify application becomes near unusable and laggy. Going to another page returns the application to normal again.
When scrolling through the discography of an artist with a lot of songs/albums the windows spotify application becomes near unusable and laggy. Going to another page returns the application to normal...
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Plan: PremiumDevice: Desktop app, manually downloaded from the website not Microsoft storeOperating System: Win 11 My Question or IssueSo i factory reset my pc a week ago, and Spotify worked perfectly. But now i cant shuffle my playlist. The shuffle ...
Plan: Premium Device: Desktop app, manually downloaded from the website not Microsoft store Operating System: Win 11 My Question or Issue So i factory reset my pc a week ago, and Spotify ...
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or Issue:While browsing Spotify on my computer, I noticed the canvas feature. Unfortunately, even though it is available, the ca...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (Windows 11) My Question or Issue: While browsing Spotify on my computer, I no...
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Self explanatory.
Self explanatory.
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PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've noticed that since the most recent Spotify update, for some reason, whenever a new song starts, it always start off quiet for the first second or so, and the...
Plan Free Country USA Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've noticed that since the most recent Spotify update, for some reason, whenever a ne...
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Why does the font size not change in full-screen mode? I like to be able to read it from about 6 feet away which only requires about 18pt size. Instead the artist is in the 10-12 range. The behavior when zooming in and out seems to be small-small-sma...
Why does the font size not change in full-screen mode? I like to be able to read it from about 6 feet away which only requires about 18pt size. Instead the artist is in the 10-12 range. The behavior ...
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podcast stops. reinstalled. desktop app windows 10, vpn, brave browser
podcast stops. reinstalled. desktop app windows 10, vpn, brave browser
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Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueEvery page I go to in the Spotify app just wont work and say "Something went wrong try reloading the page" but music still plays and I have connection. It's been happening for 3 days. apparen...
Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 11) My Question or Issue Every page I go to in the Spotify app just wont work and say "Something went wrong try reloading the page" but musi...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicedifferent PCsOperating SystemWindows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueThe buttons in the top right corner are no longer at the top of the app. This is very annoying for me, as it makes it significantly more difficult ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device different PCs Operating System Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or Issue The buttons in the top right corner are no longer at the top of the app...
Music Fan
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Since today whenever i switch to bluetooth speaker or bluetooth headphone or pc speaker the ...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue ...
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Kinda dumb, but after an update the windows controls are aligned above the edge, when maximized I usually drop the cursor on the top edge to close the program (minimize when closed activated) but now i need to place the cursor in the close button tha...
Kinda dumb, but after an update the windows controls are aligned above the edge, when maximized I usually drop the cursor on the top edge to close the program (minimize when closed activated) but now...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 (latest and most up to date version) My Question or IssueWhen using my media keys to try to skip to the next song, Spotify PC App will rapidly skip anywhere from 3 to 10 songs before it ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 (latest and most up to date version) My Question or Issue When using my media keys to try to skip to the next s...
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BOTH devices: When playing a song it takes at 2+ seconds for it to start 30% of the time. When skipping forward in tracks it can take up to 10 seconds for it to start playing. Both apps are up to date and I have tried to reinstall both the PC and And...
BOTH devices: When playing a song it takes at 2+ seconds for it to start 30% of the time. When skipping forward in tracks it can take up to 10 seconds for it to start playing. Both apps are up to dat...
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