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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUpon hitting a play icon Spotify will rapidly skip through dozens of songs with no playback. I have removed and reinstalled the program but same issue continues. Plays just ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Upon hitting a play icon Spotify will rapidly skip through dozens of songs with no playback....
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Spotify doesn't play songs and when it does it makes me listen to only 6 seconds of the songs.Unable to play the current songI also encountered another problem ...on some albums there are songs that cannot be played.Help! 6 seconds and the song stopS...
Spotify doesn't play songs and when it does it makes me listen to only 6 seconds of the songs. Unable to play the current song I also encountered another problem ... on some albums there are songs...
Music Fan
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PlanFreeCountryEurope Device(Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello, I have a problem with spotify web player..I'm a FREE user and i'm using a laptop windows 10...I have tried every available browser (chrome,mozilla,opera,drago...
Plan Free Country Europe Device (Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I have a problem with spotify web player..I'm a FREE user and...
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No longer visible [+ where music is played].What can I do about it [technically]?Country = Belgium - Premium user.
No longer visible [+ where music is played]. What can I do about it [technically]? Country = Belgium - Premium user.
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceAcer One 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Yesterday, I spend a lot of time making a queue and this morning all my queued songs dissapear and I'm left with an empty play queue. How can I recover this song...
Plan Premium Country France Device Acer One 10 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Yesterday, I spend a lot of time making a queue and this morning all m...
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PlanPremiumCountryColombiaOperating SystemWindows 10 Llevo ya casi un mes con este problema con la cola de reproduccion. Resulta que cuando escucho una cancion cualquiera de mi lista de canciones favoritas, en la cola de reproduccion primero me pone ...
Plan Premium Country Colombia Operating System Windows 10 Llevo ya casi un mes con este problema con la cola de reproduccion. Resulta que cuando escucho una cancion cualquiera de mi lis...
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PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceAnyone of my PCsOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64 Bits My Question or IssueI have two sound cards (Pioneer DDJ SX2 and Akiyama Ares SC4), when I use them, no matters which one of them, the desktop app of Spotify skips all...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device Anyone of my PCs Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64 Bits My Question or Issue I have two sound cards (Pioneer DDJ SX2 and Akiyama Ares SC4), when I ...
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PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI clicked on the album artwork in the Recently played section after loading open.spotify.com site, and the album artwork was in shown at a wrong position, a bit translate...
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I clicked on the album artwork in the Recently played section after loading open.spotify....
Roadie
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Plan - PremiumCountry - USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.4 My Question or IssueMy browse page is not displaying. WHICH IS A BUMMER, it's new music Friday and I'm trying to find some bangers. Help me out.
Plan - Premium Country - USA Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4 My Question or Issue My browse page is not displaying. WHICH IS A BUMMER, it's new...
Roadie
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Hey, I tried using Phone app, PC app, and Online player using browser. It seems that only PC app has this problem.Tried reinstalling app, nothing helped.
Hey, I tried using Phone app, PC app, and Online player using browser. It seems that only PC app has this problem. Tried reinstalling app, nothing helped.
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Hi, My question is, that can I upload and submit an original track of mine which is already on Spotify, but in a diffrerent language version? I do some translation songs of my own. Greetings,Pete
Hi, My question is, that can I upload and submit an original track of mine which is already on Spotify, but in a diffrerent language version? I do some translation songs of my own. ...
Composer
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Running the latest build of Windows 1909, I recently "upgraded" to the UWP version of Spotify from the Microsoft Store. It looks and acts identically, but uses 60-70% of my CPU and the UI is super slow. For reference, the version downloaded from Spot...
Running the latest build of Windows 1909, I recently "upgraded" to the UWP version of Spotify from the Microsoft Store. It looks and acts identically, but uses 60-70% of my CPU and the UI is super sl...
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceLenovo Legion Y540Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe app was working perfectly until it suddenly stopped making sound..I can see the seconds pass and the music change when it's finished but i don't have a...
Plan Premium Country France Device Lenovo Legion Y540 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The app was working perfectly until it suddenly stopped making sound.. I can s...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceOperating SystemWindows 10Desktop clientLatest version 1.1.30.658.gf13cde74 My Question or IssueI've noticed a different behavior in Spotify Desktop client when using "Automatic detection" or "HTTP" proxy settings.Context: I'm...
Plan Premium Country France Operating System Windows 10 Desktop client Latest version 1.1.30.658.gf13cde74 My Question or Issue I've noticed a different behavior in Spotify Desk...
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Bonjour,Depuis hier soir,Que je sois sur mon ordinateur windows (déconnecté de mon téléphone), ou sur mon téléphone android (déconnecté de mon ordinateur)Au bout de quelques minutes, en pleine chanson, une autre musique se met et toujours de la même ...
Bonjour, Depuis hier soir, Que je sois sur mon ordinateur windows (déconnecté de mon téléphone), ou sur mon téléphone android (déconnecté de mon ordinateur) Au bout de quelques minutes, en pleine ...
Spotify Legend
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Operating SystemMacOS Catalina Version 10.15.1 My Question or IssueI'm unable to remove my local files from my "Liked Songs" playlist. I've tried turning on and off the local files boxes on Spotify Preferences, it didn't work. Then I tried deleting t...
Operating System MacOS Catalina Version 10.15.1 My Question or Issue I'm unable to remove my local files from my "Liked Songs" playlist. I've tried turning on and off the local files boxes...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaSystemPCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI have no internet access to my pc, havent for a month. I need to listen to music on my pc. All 78gb have been greyed out, i cant listen to any of my downloads. I will not ...
Plan Premium Country Canada System PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I have no internet access to my pc, havent for a month. I need to listen to music on my pc. All ...
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When I search using the OR operator, it doesn't work. e.g. Zeppelin OR Floyd (example used here) only returns a Karaoke album whose name contains the two words. artist:Zeppelin OR artist:Floyd returns blank search.
When I search using the OR operator, it doesn't work. e.g. Zeppelin OR Floyd (example used here) only returns a Karaoke album whose name contains the two words. artist:Zep...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pretty much as stated in the headline. Whenever I'm selecting a specific song in my "favourites" playlist, that song will play. But afterwards, it won't continue with the next song, but rath...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pretty much as stated in the headline. Whenever I'm selecting a specific song in my "favourites" playlist, that song...
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I am using the Spotify Desktop App, and while I can scan a mapped network location for local files, when I restart spotify it forgets the files and I have to rescan again. What am I doing wrong ?
I am using the Spotify Desktop App, and while I can scan a mapped network location for local files, when I restart spotify it forgets the files and I have to rescan again. What am I doing wr...
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