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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Impossible to remove items from Recently Played

As you know, if you remove something from Recently Played list, it continues showing on Home, under Recently Played.I've seen many complaints about this, and Spotify guys allways answer something like "If you don't enjoy this feature, post an idea".G...

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As you know, if you remove something from Recently Played list, it continues showing on Home, under Recently Played. I've seen many complaints about this, and Spotify guys allways answer something l...

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Superuser Contribution Entire listening history gets added to a playlist for seemingly no reason

PlanPremium, it happened when I was free too.Country DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis has happened twice now, I will listen to whichever music because I'm doing something on the side and have it playing in the background - ...

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Plan Premium, it happened when I was free too. Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This has happened twice now, I will listen to whichever music...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Can only see first four songs in Liked Songs

On the Windows app, I can only see the first four songs I've liked on Spotify. PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceFirst gen Surface LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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On the Windows app, I can only see the first four songs I've liked on Spotify.      Plan Premium Country UK Device First gen Surface Laptop Operating System Windows 10 &nbsp...

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I don't listen anything in spotify app for windows (spanish)

CountryMéxico Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNo se escucha nada en la aplicación de escritorio de windows 10, aparece que la canción se esta reproduciendo, pero no se escucha nada, ya revisé los dispositivos de salida de audio y todos...

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Country México   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue No se escucha nada en la aplicación de escritorio de windows 10, aparece que la canción se esta reproduciendo, per...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app and future direction

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhat in the **bleep** is going on with the UI on the Spotify desktop? and why not spice it up a bit, the app too. First of all, why try to make the desktop program so damn sim...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue What in the **bleep** is going on with the UI on the Spotify desktop? and why not spice it up a bit, the a...

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Solved!! [Windows] Giant album covers

PlanPremium (family pack)CountryBelgiumDeviceAcer LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 (desktop app) My Question or IssueAll of the album covers in the app are giant. I've added an example of the homescreen in the attachments but it's like this everywher...

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Plan Premium (family pack) Country Belgium Device Acer Laptop Operating System Windows 10 (desktop app)   My Question or Issue All of the album covers in the app are giant. I've added ...

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Is converting (some) local files to streaming files.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 I spend a bunch of time editing the ID3 tags for my local files. With some files however, Spotify ignores the local file info and grabs info like artist, track name, etc from the streaming servic...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 8   I spend a bunch of time editing the ID3 tags for my local files. With some files however, Spotify ignores the local file ...

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Tried to Create New Account and Family Facebook Account is Defined Already

PlanFreeCountry Device Operating System Windows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI wanted to open a Spotify account and tried using a browser on desktop computer. No one in family should have one. My wife and I share an e...

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Plan Free Country   Device   Operating System  Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I wanted to open a Spotify account and tri...

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Solved!! User Interface (UI) - Show 'Now Playing'

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceCustom DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA navigational issue - if I start playing someone else's playlist (incl. Spotify's), there isn't a way for me to see which playlist I'm playing. I can s...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Custom Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A navigational issue - if I start playing someone else's playlist (incl. Spo...

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Spotify just play for 30 seconds then stop

Hi, unfortunatly it was immpossible to send a message with your **bleep** system. I decided after more than one hour spent for nothing here to change. I'll stop using Spotify and will go to Deezzer.Bye

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Hi, unfortunatly it was immpossible to send a message with your **bleep** system. I decided after more than one hour spent for nothing here to change. I'll stop using Spotify and will go to Deezzer. ...

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Travis Scott's Album Birds in the trap sing Mcknight Explicit isn't available in Egypt

PlanFreeCountryEgyptMy Question or IssueTravis Scott's Album Birds in the trap sing Mckinght Explicit version isn't available in Egypt, why is that?also a few other Explicit tracks aren't available here in Egypt, VPN required to be able to hear the E...

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Plan Free Country Egypt My Question or Issue Travis Scott's Album Birds in the trap sing Mckinght Explicit version isn't available in Egypt, why is that? also a few other Explicit tracks aren't...

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Superuser Contribution How to hide song in playlist recommended song?!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to hide song in playlist recommended song? Seriously, I love the recommended feature, it helps me discover songs that matches similar taste for this specific play...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How to hide song in playlist recommended song? Seriously, I love the recommended feat...

Ivan

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How can i find the exact time i listened to a song or can i not?

Hello, this will be a short post but I would like to know if I could find the time I listen to a song on Spotify because it will help me in the search for a lost item.

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Hello, this will be a short post but I would like to know if I could find the time I listen to a song on Spotify because it will help me in the search for a lost item.

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How can I add podcast episodes to a playlist with the with the desktop app?

How can I add podcast episodes to a playlist with the with the desktop app? (The rest has been deleted because I had to refresh the page due to the stupid reCAPTCHA enforcement. )

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How can I add podcast episodes to a playlist with the with the desktop app?   (The rest has been deleted because I had to refresh the page due to the stupid reCAPTCHA enforcement. )

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Superuser Contribution Can no longer organize the songs in my playlists

PlanFamilyCountryUSDeviceCrappy windows surfaceOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI used to use my computer to reorganize my playlists by clicking and dragging the songs in the playlist. Now I can't figure out how to move them. Multiple p...

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  Plan Family Country US Device Crappy windows surface Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I used to use my computer to reorganize my playlists by clicking and dr...

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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't play songs on the desktop app. I press play and nothing happens. After a while I get the "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." e...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't play songs on the desktop app. I press play and nothing happens. After a while I get the "Spotify can't play this ri...

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Solved!! No longer able to customize playlist cover and description

PlanFree OperatingChrome OS My Question or IssueI am not sure how to edit descriptions and photos for my playlists: a few days ago, I was able to tap on the current image and a pencil icon would appear so that I could edit them, but now, when I tap t...

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Plan Free   Operating Chrome OS   My Question or Issue I am not sure how to edit descriptions and photos for my playlists: a few days ago, I was able to tap on the current image and ...

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Superuser Contribution I'm offline on spotify, while my internet is up.

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHello everyone, since 3 months i'm dealing with the same problem which happen most of the time ; i'm offline on Spotify. While i'm using a VPN, the connection is back. I checked Hosts file, firewall...

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Plan Free Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Hello everyone, since 3 months i'm dealing with the same problem which happen most of the time ; i'm offline on Spotify. While i'm...

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Superuser Contribution music pause and resume randomly

PlanPremiumCountryisraelDevicepcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuefor the past two days the music just randomly stops, i get the "cant play this song" massage and it automaticly resumesI have changed my password, loged out of al the conn...

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  Plan Premium Country israel Device pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue for the past two days the music just randomly stops, i get the "cant play this song" ma...

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