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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWINDOWS 10 PC My Question or IssueI have been a premium Spotify member for YEARS. At least 4 or 5 years now. First of all, Spotify's dowturn started when they removed the "Songs" tab, showing all the songs you have by saved...
Plan Premium Country USA Device WINDOWS 10 PC My Question or Issue I have been a premium Spotify member for YEARS. At least 4 or 5 years now. First of all, Spotify's dowturn started wh...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP Pavilion laptop ca 2014Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am a writer and use music when I'm working. Recently during my writers group sessions (for which I use Discord), the volume has been going up and up ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Pavilion laptop ca 2014 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am a writer and use music when I'm working. Recently during my writers gr...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryFrance Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEverything was working well, but this afternoon Error message occur on the app : Spotify can not read this content. If you possess this file on your computer, you can import it.I...
Plan Premium Country France Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Everything was working well, but this afternoon Error message occur on the app : Spotify ca...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryThaiDevicePCOperating SystemWindow10My Question or IssueAs you could see as attached files, it shown that both spotify are quite different, but the version of spotify is the same, window10 in both also.Therefore, for the picture 1, ...
Plan Premium Country Thai Device PC Operating System Window10 My Question or Issue As you could see as attached files, it shown that both spotify are quite different, but the version of spot...
Music Fan
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I finally got fed up with Amazon and read I could upload my personal music library (many original works of my own) to Spotify. I signed up for premium and in SETTINGS - I can find NO option to search my desktop files for LOCAL FILES. I've spent 1.5 h...
I finally got fed up with Amazon and read I could upload my personal music library (many original works of my own) to Spotify. I signed up for premium and in SETTINGS - I can find NO option to ...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify Desktop constantly goes offline (no internet connection detected, error code 4) AND problem displaying pages, especially for pages such as Browse and Podcast. Checked fi...
Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify Desktop constantly goes offline (no internet connection detected, error code 4) AND problem d...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryBrazilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional 64 bits My Question or IssueThe Home page is not appearing for me. It sometimes appears though, but it's very rare and I can only see the Browse and Radio page.
Plan Free Country Brazil Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Professional 64 bits My Question or Issue The Home page is not appearing for me. It sometimes appears though, but i...
Spotify Legend
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plan- family premiumwindows 10 I was listening to my music just fine but had to pause for whatever reason, and when I unpaused it wouldn't play anymore. It froze on a song for a few seconds then skipped onto the next one, didn't do anything then star...
plan- family premium windows 10 I was listening to my music just fine but had to pause for whatever reason, and when I unpaused it wouldn't play anymore. It froze on a song for a few second...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify won't open. I've tried deleting it and redownloading it and it says "Migrating your Spotify data..." then closes and doesn't open. What do I do?
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won't open. I've tried deleting it and redownloading it and it says "Migrating y...
Spotify Legend
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How incompetent and mentally deficient do you have to be to get rid of such a necessary feature you brain-dead dipshits? I will **bleep**ing stop paying you right now if you're gonna do **bleep** like this just to make things harder. **bleep** you.
How incompetent and mentally deficient do you have to be to get rid of such a necessary feature you brain-dead dipshits? I will **bleep**ing stop paying you right now if you're gonna do **ble...
Composer
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I'm on Windows 10. Normally, my media keys on my keyboard (e.g. play, pause, skip) control spotify just fine. But while I have Chrome open, these media keys do nothing to control spotify. When I press them, nothing happens. I've researched this issue...
I'm on Windows 10. Normally, my media keys on my keyboard (e.g. play, pause, skip) control spotify just fine. But while I have Chrome open, these media keys do nothing to control spotify....
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceStationary PCOperating SystemWindows 10 pro x64 My Question or Issuei am using spotify on a windows and android device.only the android device offers me "normal" functionality. the windows app is missing the following:...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Stationary PC Operating System Windows 10 pro x64 My Question or Issue i am using spotify on a windows and android device. only the an...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUnites StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 I recently downloaded some music and have been trying to find the files on my PC for a while now and haven't had any luck. After some research I've been wondering if it's even poss...
Plan Premium Country Unites States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 I recently downloaded some music and have been trying to find the files on my PC for a while now a...
Casual Listener
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Hello Community Members...When I start the app and play the music...The volume starts at about 86 points VERY - LOUD and I have to turn down the volume STRAIGHT AWAY to a lower level...Want to try and have the STARTUP - VOLUME to be much lower (At ab...
Hello Community Members... When I start the app and play the music... The volume starts at about 86 points VERY - LOUD and I have to turn down the volume STRAIGHT AWAY to a lower level... Want to ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Appears On section has been removed, which was a feature I used many times to find new music from artists. It's very frustrating trying to find an artist's full...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The Appears On section has been removed, which was a feature I used many times to find n...
Spotify Legend
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"At Spotify, we’re often testing and launching improvements and new features." You mean like removing half the functionality of your desktop client and watching your community skitz out about it for 3 weeks while sitting on your hands? Why would you ...
"At Spotify, we’re often testing and launching improvements and new features." You mean like removing half the functionality of your desktop client and watching your community skitz out abou...
Regular
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Spotify on Desktop had a feature that I could add similar songs right below the feed of the current playlist. Why was this removed? This was a useful feature. PLEASE STOP UPDATING AND REMOVING USEFUL THINGS for no reason. Spotify please, if you're go...
Spotify on Desktop had a feature that I could add similar songs right below the feed of the current playlist. Why was this removed? This was a useful feature. PLEASE STOP UPDATING AND REMOVING USEFUL...
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The Appears On section of an artist's page is now gone, this was an amazing feature I used on the daily to find similar artists, because I don't want to be forcefed by an algorithm. Spotify, please add this back, you act like you want to support smal...
The Appears On section of an artist's page is now gone, this was an amazing feature I used on the daily to find similar artists, because I don't want to be forcefed by an algorithm. Spotify, please a...
Moderator
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I'm having problems with Spotify, using the actual program (not browser) from within Windows 7.When I start it, it tries to update. The update fails with an error code 12 insufficient memory or disk space.My PC has 8GB ram and over 100gb free storage...
I'm having problems with Spotify, using the actual program (not browser) from within Windows 7. When I start it, it tries to update. The update fails with an error code 12 insufficient memory or dis...
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PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, Spotify v. 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6 (Microsoft Store) My Question or IssueWhy can't I add podcast episode to playlist on desktop app? I can do it via website or mobile app, but not in desktop app... ...
Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10, Spotify v. 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6 (Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Why can't I add podcast episode to pla...
Moderator
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