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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...
PlanFamily Premium CountryU.S.A. DeviceDesktop PC and Android Mobile Device Operating System(Windows 10, Android Oreo) My Question or IssueThe "Recently Played" list on the Home screen has not updated for over half a year. There was a thread opened f...
Plan Family Premium Country U.S.A. Device Desktop PC and Android Mobile Device Operating System (Windows 10, Android Oreo) My Question or Issue The "Rece...
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Plan Family/PremiumCountry Germnany Windows 10 Pro Build 2004 Seit 14 Tagen funktioniert Spotify nicht mehr auf meinem Windows 10 Desktop PC. Die Cache zu löschen, Spotify neu zu installieren, ab und wieder anmelden bringt nichts. Ich sehe meine Play...
Plan Family/Premium Country Germnany Windows 10 Pro Build 2004 Seit 14 Tagen funktioniert Spotify nicht mehr auf meinem Windows 10 Desktop PC. Die Cac...
Spotify Legend
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PremiumWindows 10 (may apply to other platforms) Quite often songs which I have liked in my Artists library from an album, appear as liked in my artists library , but not in the album when I access the album via the artists' page. If I play a track f...
Premium Windows 10 (may apply to other platforms) Quite often songs which I have liked in my Artists library from an album, appear as liked in my artists library , but not in the album when...
Roadie
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1-) When I press the album cover to see where I'm listening to the song, it directs me to the default order of the playlist (which is nonsense). 2-) When I used the search bar in my playlist before, it would perceive it as a filter, and when I starte...
1-) When I press the album cover to see where I'm listening to the song, it directs me to the default order of the playlist (which is nonsense). 2-) When I used the sear...
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Hi everyone, I'm having an issue with the Spotify App on Windows 10. In the section "made for you", some the tiles are not shown correctly. They are cut vertically. I attached some Screenshots.On this page, I also can't scroll to the side. So in the ...
Hi everyone, I'm having an issue with the Spotify App on Windows 10. In the section "made for you", some the tiles are not shown correctly. They are cut vertically. I attached some Screensho...
Casual Listener
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hi guys! how to change the output device in 2020 today. all the old post talking about the changing output device is no longer support. you guys changed the setting in some reason. Please resume the "play back device" function!!!
hi guys! how to change the output device in 2020 today. all the old post talking about the changing output device is no longer support. you guys changed the setting in some reason. P...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceHP Elitebook x360 / Dell U2410 LCD monitor (with speakers) via HDMI connectedOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Since a few days (after one of the recent app updates?), Spotify does not play sound anymo...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device HP Elitebook x360 / Dell U2410 LCD monitor (with speakers) via HDMI connected Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: Since a few da...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 10 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play songs after startup spotify just flicks through the songs rapidly and says song can't be played. I have searched the forums and found a fix that wo...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play songs after startup spotify just flicks through the songs ra...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePC, i7 7700k, 1080ti, 32gb ramOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've been getting very high cpu usage from spotify around 15-25%, even though nothing is playing. So far I've tried clean reinstall a...
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC, i7 7700k, 1080ti, 32gb ram Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently I've been getting very high cpu usage from spotify around...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueFrom the searches I've done, there doesn't seem to be a way to prevent evil garbage like Ben Shapiro from being recommended to me. Is there a way to disable pod...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue From the searches I've done, there doesn't seem to be a way to prevent evil garbage ...
Roadie
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Everytime I open a playlist from the folder view, the folder tree is opened on the side panel and I can't see the other folders easily. It doesn't occur on web app, which is the right behavior. It needs fixing.
Everytime I open a playlist from the folder view, the folder tree is opened on the side panel and I can't see the other folders easily. It doesn't occur on web app, which is the right behavior. It ne...
Casual Listener
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I was wondering if it is possible, while listening to a track on SPOTIFY, to access the Artist & Song Title info of the track currently played as it is displayed at the bottom-left corner of the SPOTIFY window (horizontal scrolling) from another appl...
I was wondering if it is possible, while listening to a track on SPOTIFY, to access the Artist & Song Title info of the track currently played as it is displayed at the bottom-left corner of the ...
Roadie
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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
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
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify is skipping all songs in playlists. If I try to play one song I have an "Spotify can't play that now" error. I've tried to restart app/pc. I've reinstalled my audi...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify is skipping all songs in playlists. If I try to play one song I have an "Spotify can't ...
Spotify Legend
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Some songs, specifically by the artist Emmit Fenn stopped playing on my phone. I also check the online app and they also do not play there. They show as available but just stopped playing last week sometime. I have installed and reinstalled the app. ...
Some songs, specifically by the artist Emmit Fenn stopped playing on my phone. I also check the online app and they also do not play there. They show as available but just stopped playing last week s...
Roadie
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guys, I assigned to Spotify bec. it seemed to be a good music streaming service. good content, good usability. goos music -> "smile"Then: U**bleep**edMEup - the standard behavior of any (each and any) file browser has been removed from your service. ...
guys, I assigned to Spotify bec. it seemed to be a good music streaming service. good content, good usability. goos music -> "smile" Then: U**bleep**edMEup - the standard behavior ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice & OSWindows 10 PCMy Question or IssueAs stated in the title, as of this morning, any time I play music, Spotify automatically skips the first 30 seconds of the next track and appears to try and crossfade both tracks (despit...
Plan Premium Country UK Device & OS Windows 10 PC My Question or Issue As stated in the title, as of this morning, any time I play music, Spotify automatically skips the first 30 seconds o...
Spotify Legend
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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumDeviceASUS Q537FDOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I'm trying to add new songs to my local files that I a...
None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Device ASUS Q537FD Operating System Windows 10 My Qu...
Composer
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I recently purchased a 30$ gift card for a friend in Bulgaria, I live in Canada. Everytime he tries to redeem it, it gives an error message. Did I just waste my money?PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Op...
I recently purchased a 30$ gift card for a friend in Bulgaria, I live in Canada. Everytime he tries to redeem it, it gives an error message. Did I just waste my money? Plan Free/Premium Countr...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium ( Family )Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy desktop spotify stops working when i try to start listen playlist client stops on each song for half a second and then moves to the next one, going through whole playlist/album wi...
Plan Premium ( Family ) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My desktop spotify stops working when i try to start listen playlist client stops on each song for half a second and then...
Spotify Legend
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