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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...
PlanPremium Family CountrySwitzerland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueif i click on play, Spotify jump from one song to the next and to the next, till the playlist or Radio is finished, after a few seconds i reinstalled Spotify and cle...
Plan Premium Family Country Switzerland Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue if i click on play, Spotify jump from one song to the next and to the next, til...
Visitor
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Spotify updated about a week ago on my laptop, and it's absolute trash now. I can no longer edit playlist photos or descriptions. When I click on my profile, I can't view my account the way others do anymore. I can't change the order of playlists any...
Spotify updated about a week ago on my laptop, and it's absolute trash now. I can no longer edit playlist photos or descriptions. When I click on my profile, I can't view my account the way others do...
Casual Listener
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a month or two ago, I noticed that on the Windows 10 desktop app, it was showing my given username instead of my chosen display name. It used to show my display name until recently so I don't know what's going on. It still shows my display name on my...
a month or two ago, I noticed that on the Windows 10 desktop app, it was showing my given username instead of my chosen display name. It used to show my display name until recently so I don't know wh...
Regular
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LandÖsterreichGerätDesktop-PCBestehtWindows 10 Meine Frage lautet: Warum sind bei mir so viele Einstellungen weck?Ich habe meine Einstellungen auch mit einem Freund verglichen und wir haben gesehen, dass bei mir verlorenen Einstellungen bei ihm vorha...
Land Österreich Gerät Desktop-PC Besteht Windows 10 Meine Frage lautet: Warum sind bei mir so viele Einstellungen weck?Ich habe meine Einstellungen auch mit einem Freun...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI connected to the US via VPN for privacy reasons, but I am from the US and my account is linked to the US. I have never signed in from another country, VPN or not....
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I connected to the US via VPN for privacy reasons, but I am from the US and my account i...
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When I use Spotify on a Windows machine, the two actions I use heavily are:1. FF, Pause, Play, Go back 12. Add track to playlist.Since I usually have 3394723 windows open, I don't want to constantly call upon the minimized app to appear top-most and ...
When I use Spotify on a Windows machine, the two actions I use heavily are: 1. FF, Pause, Play, Go back 1 2. Add track to playlist. Since I usually have 3394723 windows open, I don't want to c...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow do I disable auto-update on desktop? I've been seeing the A/B testing update they're rolling out and if I get it, I'm going to quit using Spotify and switch to another se...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How do I disable auto-update on desktop? I've been seeing the A/B testing update they're rolling o...
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue: Hello, im having problems to import local files for my playlists because some days ago the local files options simply disappeared from my Spotify, can't find it in ...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: Hello, im having problems to import local files for my playlists because some days ago the...
Casual Listener
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Premium, UK, Windows 10 Pro Education version 1903.Spotify version 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6Problem has existed since at least 24th December 2019 When I go into Liked Songs on Spotify Desktop for Windows, then hit Ctrl + A, it only selects the top 100 son...
Premium, UK, Windows 10 Pro Education version 1903. Spotify version 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6 Problem has existed since at least 24th December 2019 When I go into Liked Songs o...
Gig Goer
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSurface ProOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhere is the dislike button when listening to a track?
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Where is the dislike button when listening to a track?
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLocal files are grayed out and local files in settings gone. I heard that this is updated version issue. Want to roll back to previous version to use this feature. I real...
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Local files are grayed out and local files in settings gone. I heard that this is updated vers...
Casual Listener
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I had Spotify Premium installed and working fine on my desktop computeruntil last Thursday when it crashed. I took the machine into my usual tech and he fixed it *but* Spotify isn't working now. It said the path wasn't valid. So after a bit of diffic...
I had Spotify Premium installed and working fine on my desktop computeruntil last Thursday when it crashed. I took the machine into my usual tech and he fixed it *but* Spotify isn't working now. It s...
Regular
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Hello , I 'd like to know , does my playlist songs get recommended to my friends ? and if yes , if I make my playlist secret will songs from it still get recommended to my friends ? (there are some bands wich have no more than 500 listeners and after...
Hello , I 'd like to know , does my playlist songs get recommended to my friends ? and if yes , if I make my playlist secret will songs from it still get recommended to my friends ?  ...
Spotify Star
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I have been seeking help on this previously and have tried all the recommended solutions. I am being pushed ever closer to dumping Spotify. Too many problems and it's just not worth it. I really don't want to, but I am just so p***ed off. God forbid ...
I have been seeking help on this previously and have tried all the recommended solutions. I am being pushed ever closer to dumping Spotify. Too many problems and it's just not worth it. I really don'...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I want to remove a song from a playlist, I right click on the song and want to choose the "Remove from this Playlist" option, but it's GREYED OUT.WHY? HOW DO I SIMPLY REMOVE ...
Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I want to remove a song from a playlist, I right click on the song and want to choose the "Remove from...
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often in the middle of a song as well... i tried the sign everyone out "solution" but it didn't make the least bit of difference.... setup - pc (windows 10), spotify desktop, pc connected to avr... how do i fix this?
often in the middle of a song as well... i tried the sign everyone out "solution" but it didn't make the least bit of difference.... setup - pc (windows 10), spotify desktop, pc connected to...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceHP ElitebookOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Starting Monday May 11 2020 and new version appeared in windows 10 desktop app and it is missing the following:1) can not multiple select tracks to either add to...
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device HP Elitebook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Starting Monday May 11 2020 and new version appeared in windows 10 desktop app and it...
Newbie
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHow do I sort my playlists in the UPDATED Spotify desktop windows? The sort feature that used to be on top of the playlists are no longer there. I've searched everywhere for t...
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows My Question or Issue How do I sort my playlists in the UPDATED Spotify desktop windows? The sort feature that used to be...
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PlanPremiumCountryswedenDevicedesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." When i try to play a song "Spotify can't play this right now. If you ha...
Plan Premium Country sweden Device desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can im...
Visitor
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryMexicoDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarting Monday May 11 2020 and new version updated it is missing1) multiple select of tracks to eaither add to or delete from a playlist2) if I add a repeated...
Plan Free/Premium Country Mexico Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Starting Monday May 11 2020 and new version updated it is missing 1) multiple sele...
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