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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...
PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11, version 24H2 My Question or IssueI've been having an issue with the Spotify desktop app. After a while, it becomes incredibly slow and laggy and I have no idea what causes it or...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11, version 24H2 My Question or Issue I've been having an issue with the Spotify desktop app. After ...
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Aside from the issue I've described below, a small feature would be nice to add: The option to sort the artist list under "Your Library" on the left could be added to sort by date of liking or alphabetically.PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceASUSPRO P254...
Aside from the issue I've described below, a small feature would be nice to add: The option to sort the artist list under "Your Library" on the left could be added to sort by date of liking or alphab...
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When playing relatively soft music typically solo instrumental piano or violin, I am getting crackle and distortion that sounds like speaker overload on tracks. I have both spotify and PC volumes set to 50%, and have tried various wired headphones bu...
When playing relatively soft music typically solo instrumental piano or violin, I am getting crackle and distortion that sounds like speaker overload on tracks. I have both spotify and PC volum...
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I have spotify on a pc running windows 11. A few months back all lyrics stopped being available on the desktop client (button is greyed out for all songs, even ones that I know have lyrics) and recently smart shuffle has stopped adding recommendation...
I have spotify on a pc running windows 11. A few months back all lyrics stopped being available on the desktop client (button is greyed out for all songs, even ones that I know have lyrics) and recen...
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Hi everyone, I've been using the Spotify desktop app for a while and really appreciate the continuous improvements. However, I’ve noticed a recurring issue when using multiple screens. When I try to open the app on my desktop monitor, it often defaul...
Hi everyone, I've been using the Spotify desktop app for a while and really appreciate the continuous improvements. However, I’ve noticed a recurring issue when using multiple screens. &...
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Don't confuse this issue with the high CPU usage post. This is a different issue and its solution has not been shared on the forum for years!PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDeviceASUS TUF Gaming A15Operating SystemWindows 10 22H2My Question or IssueI am usi...
Don't confuse this issue with the high CPU usage post. This is a different issue and its solution has not been shared on the forum for years! Plan Premium Country Türkiye Device ASUS TUF Gami...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI want to disable microphone access completely on spotify. I cannot seem to find it in the microphone section of security and privacy. I do not believe spotify should ha...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I want to disable microphone access completely on spotify. I cannot seem to find it in the mi...
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I'm mostly just putting this here so other people with the same problem can find it. I've been experiencing the bug where Spotify will always skip five songs, play ten seconds of the next one, then go completely silent. This only happens in the web v...
I'm mostly just putting this here so other people with the same problem can find it. I've been experiencing the bug where Spotify will always skip five songs, play ten seconds of the next on...
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PlanPremium FamilyCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11, webplayer, (had the same on windows 10) fast reboot is turned off. My Question or Issue I have the same issue as these post(post 1 and post 2)but it happens on both the ...
Plan Premium Family Country The Netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11, webplayer, (had the same on windows 10) fast reboot is turned off. My Question or Issue &...
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PlanPremium StudentCountryIndiaDeviceDell Latitude 7390 (Laptop)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe 'Friend Activity' sidebar suddenly went inactive - not an empty list, but rather it shows a dialog instructing me to enable 'Share my l...
Plan Premium Student Country India Device Dell Latitude 7390 (Laptop) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The 'Friend Activity' sidebar suddenly went inactive - not an e...
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Device: Windows 11 Desktop Client Hello, I've noticed that when I pause a track, or resume a paused track, there is a noticeable fade in/out. This in and of itself is not a problem, but I also notice that the same fadeout sometimes happens at the beg...
Device: Windows 11 Desktop Client Hello, I've noticed that when I pause a track, or resume a paused track, there is a noticeable fade in/out. This in and of itself is not a pro...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueUsing spotify desktop normally for over a year, and for several years on other devices. Today, spotify started randomly playing music. I didn't select a song, press play, or e...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Using spotify desktop normally for over a year, and for several years on other devices. Today, spot...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue:On the Friend Activity section on the Windows Desktop version of Spotify (Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65.255.g85e641b4), all users' last played songs...
Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Pro Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue: On the Friend Activity section on the Windows Desktop version of Spotify (Spot...
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Hlo I need a help
Hlo I need a help
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Windows 11 desktop and web (Chrome)Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: In both the desktop application and the web application, playlists like 'Discover Weekly' will play two songs and then stops playi...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Windows 11 desktop and web (Chrome) Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: In both the desktop application and the web appl...
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premium plan, US, issues with windows desktop and android mobile, all current version.i don't know how it's possible to never fix an issue and have every single update break something even further without ever fixing the issues.for years, i had no pr...
premium plan, US, issues with windows desktop and android mobile, all current version. i don't know how it's possible to never fix an issue and have every single update break something even furthe...
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I'm a Windows 11 PC user and this has been going on since I got my new PC :Whenever I attempt to use the standard app, the "Spotify can't play this right now" notification pops up everytime, and I'm unable to do much about it.I try to use the web pla...
I'm a Windows 11 PC user and this has been going on since I got my new PC : Whenever I attempt to use the standard app, the "Spotify can't play this right now" notification pops up everytime, and ...
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I went to save a song to a new playlist only to discover Spotify automatically created a Playlist the same name as the song, and didnt let me first choose the new playlist name. I then repeated the same process more cautiously only to get two or more...
I went to save a song to a new playlist only to discover Spotify automatically created a Playlist the same name as the song, and didnt let me first choose the new playlist name. I then repeated the s...
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Boa tardeNão estou conseguindo reproduzir no app do PC e nem pelo google. Aparece a mensagem. "O Spotify não consegue tocar isso no momento. Se você tiver o arquivo no computador, pode fazer a importação."
Boa tarde Não estou conseguindo reproduzir no app do PC e nem pelo google. Aparece a mensagem. "O Spotify não consegue tocar isso no momento. Se você tiver o arquivo no computador, pode fazer a impo...
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i wanne go to deftones but the link for the presesale but it doesent work to go to the website
i wanne go to deftones but the link for the presesale but it doesent work to go to the website
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