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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWoke up this morning after using Spotify on my desktop app successfully all day yesterday. Now I can't play any songs without getting a message "Spotify can't play the current track....
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Woke up this morning after using Spotify on my desktop app successfully all day yesterday. Now I can't play an...
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PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I open Spotify normally, and try to play any song, it will instantly skip to the next one, not actually playing anything. It skips all Spotify songs and only pla...
Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I open Spotify normally, and try to play any song, it will instantly skip to the next...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home - 10.0.18362 Build 18362Spotify Version1.1.35.458.g891674f3Audio OutputASUS Xonar DX audio My Question or IssuePlayback/skipping error - 'Spotify can't play this right now' I've been using S...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home - 10.0.18362 Build 18362 Spotify Version 1.1.35.458.g891674f3 Audio Output ASUS Xonar DX audio My Question or Is...
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Tried ALL the obvious suggeste by Spotify assistance (?) but still it is IMPOSSIBLE to cast Spotify to a TV via Chromecast audio FROM a desktop pcThe set up is this:1 - Win desktop PC connected to the office network via ethernet (not via wifi)2 - Chr...
Tried ALL the obvious suggeste by Spotify assistance (?) but still it is IMPOSSIBLE to cast Spotify to a TV via Chromecast audio FROM a desktop pc The set up is this: 1 - Win desktop PC connected t...
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm currently having an issue with my desktop Spotify app where after about 15-20 seconds of opening and playing music the app closes on its own like it crashed. This has b...
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm currently having an issue with my desktop Spotify app where after about 15-20 seconds of ope...
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PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having the Home page always with 3 playlists present as Recently Played and it's really annoying because these are NOT the latest... not even close. Please fix...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having the Home page always with 3 playlists present as Recently Play...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify opens itself at startup even though I have it set not to. I've confirmed that this behavior happens with other Spotify users as well. How can I help to fix th...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify opens itself at startup even though I have it set not to. I've confirmed that this...
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PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceAnyOperating SystemAny My Question or Issue Hey. I have recently put together a playlist of a bunch of songs I use in my YouTube videos. My subscribers have asked for a link to the playlist, so I put a link in the d...
Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Any Operating System Any My Question or Issue Hey. I have recently put together a playlist of a bunch of songs I use in my YouTube vid...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, Newbie here, I see there has been an ongoing issue with people trying to login to the windows app, and having the "A Firewall may be blocking your Spotify" "Accesspoint:34" issue ...
Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, Newbie here, I see there has been an ongoing issue with people trying to login to the windows app, and havi...
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PlanFamilyCountryGermany DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I start the Spotify-App (either the one from the Windows Store or the regular one) and try to play songs I get the error "Spotify can't play this right now. ...
Plan Family Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I start the Spotify-App (either the one from the Windows Store or the regu...
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PlanPremiumCountryAUDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 1909 My Question or IssueSpotify skips every song. On pc.Able to play on Sonos via direct connect from PC.Reinstalled and restarted. Happened since last Spotify Software Update (1.1.35.458.g89167...
Plan Premium Country AU Device PC Operating System Windows 10 1909 My Question or Issue Spotify skips every song. On pc. Able to play on Sonos via direct connect from PC. Reinstall...
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Spotify worked fine until few days ago, now it says I am offline even with working internet. Things I have tried:Turning Firewall offRunning as adminTotal clean reinstallSwitching to google DNSConnecting on different networkUninstalling antivirusSele...
Spotify worked fine until few days ago, now it says I am offline even with working internet. Things I have tried: Turning Firewall off Running as admin Total clean reinstall Switching to...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe spotify desktop app on my PC won't play any music. If I double click a specific song, Spotify sends an error message saying that it can't play the song, but that "if you h...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The spotify desktop app on my PC won't play any music. If I double click a specific song, Spotify s...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 Hi, Having major problems with Spotify desktop (Windows). When I click to open Spotify, a box appears (yet the app opens as well as the box) saying – The Spotify application is not responding – despite i...
Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10 Hi, Having major problems with Spotify desktop (Windows). When I click to open Spotify, a box appears (yet the app opens as ...
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I have a pair of Bose A2 Soundlink wireless headphones. I can listen to iTunes or CDs with no problem. When I listen to Spotify, they keep cutting in and out. I can use them to listen to my phone, but it has issues on my desktop Windows 10 pc. I have...
I have a pair of Bose A2 Soundlink wireless headphones. I can listen to iTunes or CDs with no problem. When I listen to Spotify, they keep cutting in and out. I can use them to listen to my phone, bu...
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PlanFamily Premium CountrySweden DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGuys please, please please please add 32bit/384kHz device support. To be 100% clear, I am not asking for higher music bitrate quality. I am asking for you to sup...
Plan Family Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Guys please, please please please add 32bit/384kHz device suppor...
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PlanFreeCountryU.SDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo when I I open up the Desktop App and log in with my Username and Password, it closes immediately. As soon as I hit enter it closes. I reinstalled it, it didn't work. I remove...
Plan Free Country U.S Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So when I I open up the Desktop App and log in with my Username and Password, it closes immediately. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 - Spotify Desktop App My Question or IssueWhen the Spotify Desktop app is maximized on a screen on my multi-monitor setup, and it is currently in focus, a single row of pixels from the right or left ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 - Spotify Desktop App My Question or Issue When the Spotify Desktop app is maximized on a screen on my multi-monitor setup, and ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro, version 2004, build 19041.329 My Question or IssueRecently, I experienced a problem when attempting to close the Spotify Desktop app. When right clicking on it's icon in the ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro, version 2004, build 19041.329 My Question or Issue Recently, I experienced a problem when attemptin...
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PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceHpOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueSpotify gives me the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." whenever I try to play any song from any album o...
Plan Free Country India Device Hp Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify gives me the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your com...
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