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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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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy is 'Hide this song' not consistent with the IOS smartphone version, e.g. on Iphone > 'Your Library' > 'Albums' tab > any song > '...' icon gives the option to 'Hid...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why is 'Hide this song' not consistent with the IOS smartphone version, e.g. on Iphone >...
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PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSpotify desktop all of a sudden stopped working. In the middle of a playlist. Ad started, I paused it to check something else, went back, resumed, and nothing. Nothing pl...
Plan Free Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop all of a sudden stopped working. In the middle of a playlist. Ad started, I pa...
Roadie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEach time I add songs to the queue after ads start all the music I added to the queue is gone and only shows "Next Up" that is auto generated.
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Each time I add songs to the queue after ads start all the music I added ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to change this to display my exact username because I find it's very annoying , or is this a feature I have to live with as a Premium user ?
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How to change this to display my exact username because I find it's very annoying , or is this a featu...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice2 Windows PCs, iPhone8Operating SystemWindows 10, iOS13 My Question or IssueI use Spotify on two Windows 10 PCs and iPhone. All the 40+ playlists Ive created in the past 7+ years are visible on all devices. My main personal...
Plan Premium Country USA Device 2 Windows PCs, iPhone8 Operating System Windows 10, iOS13 My Question or Issue I use Spotify on two Windows 10 PCs and iPhone. All the 40+ playl...
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PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, 1909 My Question or IssueWhenever I press fn+f12 to skip a song, windows media overlay breaks.spotify cycles through every single song in the playlist rapidly before stopping on a song. Aft...
Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10, 1909 My Question or Issue Whenever I press fn+f12 to skip a song, windows media overlay breaks. spotify cycles th...
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Suddenly the app stopped working, I'm using Win10, it just doesn't open, even after reinstalling, uninstalling, many times (including the windows store and the website). I tried deleting the app folders in "appdata" and stuff, but it still doesn't wo...
Suddenly the app stopped working, I'm using Win10, it just doesn't open, even after reinstalling, uninstalling, many times (including the windows store and the website). I tried deleting the app fold...
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DeviceWindow 10 PC in the Spotify Application My Question or IssueThe little 3-dot menu in the top left of the Spotify app (contains File, Edit, View, Playback, Help) will persist over other windows, see picture. When it does this, the menu can still...
Device Window 10 PC in the Spotify Application My Question or Issue The little 3-dot menu in the top left of the Spotify app (contains File, Edit, View, Playback, Help) will persist over o...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryBRAZILDeviceNotebook WIN10 Operating SystemWindowsMy Question or IssueOlá,Preciso de ajuda a respeito da reprodução de playlists. Diversas vezes, quando estou ouvindo qualquer playlist salva, ela muda para uma playlist que não ...
Plan Free/Premium Country BRAZIL Device Notebook WIN10 Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Olá, Preciso de ajuda a respeito da reprodução de playlists. Diversas vezes, quand...
Roadie
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PlanFamily PremiumCountryU.S.DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey all,So I have an issue with my media hotkeys where they are only opening Windows Media Player. The hotkeys used to work with Spotify/YouTube/etc. however, the...
Plan Family Premium Country U.S. Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey all, So I have an issue with my media hotkeys where they are only opening Windows...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I click a song the song skips repeatedly. For example, in a playlist each song will be listed for less than a second before moving to the next one. Yes, I've resta...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I click a song the song skips repeatedly. For example, in a playlist each song ...
Composer
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryFinlandDeviceLenovo ideapad 510sOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify desktop either skips the current songs, or starts rapidly skipping songs when I load up the game League of Legends. I've updated my audio...
Plan Free/Premium Country Finland Device Lenovo ideapad 510s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify desktop either skips the current songs, or starts rapidly ski...
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PlanFreeCountryLiving in India and country set to SingaporeOperating SystemWindows 10 1909My Question or IssueI only have a single friend on Spotify who disappears from friends listening feed when I am using my default home network. But it comes back...
Plan Free Country Living in India and country set to Singapore Operating System Windows 10 1909 My Question or Issue I only have a single friend on Spotify who disappears from friends ...
Spotify Legend
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I prefer to listen to music as the artis intended - that is, whole album in the designed order from the beginning to the end. From time to time Spotify goes stubborn on shuffling, even though shuffle and repeat are both turned off and the option to k...
I prefer to listen to music as the artis intended - that is, whole album in the designed order from the beginning to the end. From time to time Spotify goes stubborn on shuffling, even though shuffle...
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Hello.I wanted to ask, whether there is a possibility when I press my FN Media Launch botton to start Spotify instead of Windows Media Player. Thanks for help
Hello. I wanted to ask, whether there is a possibility when I press my FN Media Launch botton to start Spotify instead of Windows Media Player. Thanks for help 🙂
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium FamiliarCountrySpainDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have noticed this issue for a long time. When I try to delete one of my playlist I only can done it from playlist menu. It doesn't work from the options of ...
Plan Premium Familiar Country Spain Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have noticed this issue for a long time. When I try to delete one of my playlist...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: NZ DeviceSurface Laptop, model no. 1769Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 My Question or IssueWhen moving playlists up or down on the sidebar, the panel does not auto scroll, which is a problem when working with large numbers of pl...
Plan: Premium Country: NZ Device Surface Laptop, model no. 1769 Operating System Windows 10 1909 My Question or Issue When moving playlists up or down on the sidebar, the ...
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Plan PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice()Operating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe Windows 10 app from Windows store is very slow and the songs sometimes crash and stop. I need to switch to browser in order to listen the same full alb...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device () Operating System (Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue The Windows 10 app from Windows store is very slow and the songs sometimes crash ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PC: Asus-Realtek audio, and usb focusrite scarlettOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify desktop AND windows store version, while playing a song about a month ago, I changed my audio device output de...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC: Asus-Realtek audio, and usb focusrite scarlett Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop AND windows store version,...
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I don't know if it's a new 'feature' or bug, but when I click a playlist it automatically starts playing from start, even if another playlist is already playing. How can I prevent this?
I don't know if it's a new 'feature' or bug, but when I click a playlist it automatically starts playing from start, even if another playlist is already playing. How can I prevent this?
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