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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...
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HI, The spotify app on my PC (Windows 10) isn't working properly. When I try to play a song it immediately skips to the next song, skipping through about 4 songs per second and never playing any. No songs/playlists etc are working, I am not in offlin...
HI, The spotify app on my PC (Windows 10) isn't working properly. When I try to play a song it immediately skips to the next song, skipping through about 4 songs per second and never p...
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CountryItalyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI attached an image. Why do I see this when I open Spotify on my PC (Windows)? How can I fix it?
Country Italy Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I attached an image. Why do I see this when I open Spotify on my PC (Windows)? How can I fix it?
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePC with a GTX970, 16GB RAM & an Intel i5-4960k processorOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueRecently my Spotify has stopped playing any sound even when a song is playing. I have tried other apps and eve...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC with a GTX970, 16GB RAM & an Intel i5-4960k processor Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently my Spotify has stopped ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe top right of the app on desktop shows my username string instead of my display name. is there a solution to revert it back to showing my display name? because i know ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The top right of the app on desktop shows my username string instead of my display name. is th...
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PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 home My Question or IssueUsually, it doesn't happen, but as of now, my songs pause while I'm in-game every 5 minutes. It is really annoying. Please help.
Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10 home My Question or Issue Usually, it doesn't happen, but as of now, my songs pause while I'm in-game every 5 minute...
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PlanPremiumCountry(Residing in Japan, but subscribed in Australia)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePurchased a new set of headphones which do Bluetooth and are also wired with a 3.5mm headphone jack. (Brand: OneOdio, Wireless Pr...
Plan Premium Country (Residing in Japan, but subscribed in Australia) Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Purchased a new set of headphones which do Bluetooth ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, HP OMEN-15)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThis post is a concern I have with a solution to Windows installation problems and a question for the devs....
Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, HP OMEN-15) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue This post is a concern I h...
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Full screen mode in spotify desktop will show the previously played song instead of the one currently playing if playing as destination for spotify connect. Steps to reproduce: 1. Win10, spotify from windows store2. Open spotify on windows 3. Start p...
Full screen mode in spotify desktop will show the previously played song instead of the one currently playing if playing as destination for spotify connect. Steps to reproduce: 1. W...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(Desktop)Operating System( Windows 10) My Question or IssueI have tried several methods. When I hold and/or press delete the songs come right back, when I delete "local-file.bnk" or change its name the local songs still rema...
Plan Premium Country UK Device (Desktop) Operating System ( Windows 10) My Question or Issue I have tried several methods. When I hold and/or press delete the songs come righ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 So for some reason on my Desktop app, whenever i play a playlist without shuffle (mainly the Liked Songs, don't listen to other playlists without shuffle really so don't know if the issue exists the...
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 So for some reason on my Desktop app, whenever i play a playlist without shuffle (mainly the Liked Songs, don't listen to other ...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice(iPhone x & Pc Windows 10)Operating System(iOS Windows) My Question or IssueMy saved/liked songs keep disappearing as if i never liked them before. When i googled it, i found that some artists remove songs. But rece...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device (iPhone x & Pc Windows 10) Operating System (iOS Windows) My Question or Issue My saved/liked songs keep disappearing as if i never liked ...
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PlanFree CountryUSA DeviceLaptop Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 I am trying to play a song that I recently got into on youtube, but when I found it, it was grayed out and Spotify said that it can't play the song right now and if I had the song file,...
Plan Free Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 1909 I am trying to play a song that I recently got into on youtube, but when I found it, it wa...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAll of a sudden when I go to play a track on my Spotify application, it'll skip through all my tracks or all the songs on the album I tried to play and my Spotify will ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue All of a sudden when I go to play a track on my Spotify application, it'll skip thro...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason my Spotify taskbar icon is blank. It still works but the logo is not visible.
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For some reason my Spotify taskbar icon is blank. It still works but the logo is not visible.
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PlanFreeCountry USA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueTrying to solve my won't play any track past 5s problem so I uninstalled, cleaned, reinstalled (again) and now I can't even log in. Says there's a firewall problem, Error Code...
Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Trying to solve my won't play any track past 5s problem so I uninstalled, cleaned, r...
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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying to play my weekly discovery. If/when...
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So I know a lot of people have encountered this error before and I have checked all the possible solutions online. I hope someone can provide me a new solution that I haven't tried. I really love those songs, they are important to me (actually evey s...
So I know a lot of people have encountered this error before and I have checked all the possible solutions online. I hope someone can provide me a new solution that I haven't tried. I really love tho...
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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows 10 Desktop Operating System Windows 10 64 bit My Question or Issue: Whenever I try to play any track, Spotify is unable to play the song an...
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