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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...
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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...
PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceWeb Player Operating System(Windows 10, Chrome 84) My Question or IssueHello, About 2 days ago all my artists followed are disappeared.I'm following the specific artist (the button is "Following") but my artists list is empt...
Plan Free Country Italy Device Web Player Operating System (Windows 10, Chrome 84) My Question or Issue Hello, About 2 days ago all my artists followed are dis...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Razer Blade 15)Operating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have this weird issue with the Desktop Spotify application. Every time I open the Spotify application, by-default it shows that the laptop isn't connec...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (Razer Blade 15) Operating System (Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I have this weird issue with the Desktop Spotify application. Every time I op...
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PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueGood day! I just realized that the lyrics are available on Spotify on my mobile. My question is about the lyrics from Spotify on the PC. Thanks in advance.
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Good day! I just realized that the lyrics are available on Spotify on my mobile. My question is abou...
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm often shifting between my own playlist or playlists made for me and I have noticed that it often deactivates the shuffle button. This has been an issue since I starte...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm often shifting between my own playlist or playlists made for me and I have noticed...
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PlanPremiumCountryFRDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn my phone, I have all my music. But when I use my PC, the albums section is empty. All other sections are ok. Please provide me some help to get my music on both platform, t...
Plan Premium Country FR Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue On my phone, I have all my music. But when I use my PC, the albums section is empty. All ot...
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Hello I've been using Spotify for about 5+ years and recently on my desktop and sometimes iPhone App it has been unresponsive. It will open and start playing music but won't let me skip the song or choose another song. And then halfway throughout the...
Hello I've been using Spotify for about 5+ years and recently on my desktop and sometimes iPhone App it has been unresponsive. It will open and start playing music but won't let me skip the song or c...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've been getting lots of stuttering in songs and the error "Can't play the current song" keeps popping up. Already tried a clean reinstall.Internet is fi...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently I've been getting lots of stuttering in songs and the error "Can't play the cu...
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Spotify was working fine, then suddenly stopped. I try to play a song, and it skips through a bunch of songs until it displays "Spotfiy can't play this song.." . I've been through all the troubleshooting with that issue, and I've figured out that Spo...
Spotify was working fine, then suddenly stopped. I try to play a song, and it skips through a bunch of songs until it displays "Spotfiy can't play this song.." . I've been through all the troubleshoo...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows Desktop My Question or IssueLooking to see why the functionality of clicking on the album art of the current playing song is no longer taking us to the song but to a seemingly random one. There was a thread I saw...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows Desktop My Question or Issue Looking to see why the functionality of clicking on the album art of the current playing song is no long...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10. My Question or IssueSo for the last few weeks, the desktop version of Spotify has only been playing the most recently liked songs when I listen to my liked songs. This doesn't happen when I use the ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10. My Question or Issue So for the last few weeks, the desktop version of Spotify has only been playing the most recently liked so...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have the Windows 10 client for Spotify and I listen to podcasts while working on the computer. I know in the past I was able to mark specific episodes as played o...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have the Windows 10 client for Spotify and I listen to podcasts while working on the c...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify gives error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." no matter what song I try to play. Changing audio output ...
Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify gives error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you c...
Casual Listener
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Plan PremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceGalaxy S10 / LaptopOperating SystemAndroid / W64 My Question or IssueI usually play a podcast on my Windows laptop when I go to bed and midway through the episode I will fall asleep. There seems to be no way to...
Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Galaxy S10 / Laptop Operating System Android / W64 My Question or Issue I usually play a podcast on my Windows laptop when I go to b...
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PlanFreeCountry USA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere is one extremely triggering ad about anti-vaping by the real cost. it starts out with people screaming in horror and it triggers my PTSD a lot. I have heard it many time...
Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue There is one extremely triggering ad about anti-vaping by the real cost. it starts o...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueholding down space while listening to a song causes it to freak out when you stop.
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue holding down space while listening to a song causes it to freak out when you stop.
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When Spotify windows client is in full screen mode playing music, if i play a new album or song from a different device via spotify connect, the full screen cover art does not update. It stays on the last songs cover art until spotify is closed and r...
When Spotify windows client is in full screen mode playing music, if i play a new album or song from a different device via spotify connect, the full screen cover art does not update. It stays on the...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy headphones are not connecting to my spotify desktop app but whenever I use Youtube or Netflix the headphones work. So I was wondering if there is any so...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My headphones are not connecting to my spotify desktop app but whenever I use Y...
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Plan-CountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc My Question or IssueThe podcast dates are truncated when I select Spanish language, no matter the size of the window. If I change to English language, I see it cor...
Plan - Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc My Question or Issue The podcast dates are truncated when I select Spanish language,...
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Okay, so I've been syncing my local files and for some reason there's always been a few songs missing, like 1% or something.It's not that they're another format than mp3 iether.I've finally figured it out. Maybe it's old news, but I wanted to spare s...
Okay, so I've been syncing my local files and for some reason there's always been a few songs missing, like 1% or something. It's not that they're another format than mp3 iether. I've finally figur...
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Running Windows 10 64 bit,Every time I reboot my PC, if I try to play a song I will either get the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." If I try to play a playlist, it just flips throug...
Running Windows 10 64 bit, Every time I reboot my PC, if I try to play a song I will either get the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import i...
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