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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 Spotify Is Super Slow For Months

Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 My Question or IssueMy Spotify has been Super Slow for Months even after reinstalling, deactivating hardware acceleration and clearing the cache and everything else works fine like YouTube and Soundcloud.

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Operating System Windows 10 1909   My Question or Issue My Spotify has been Super Slow for Months even after reinstalling, deactivating hardware acceleration and clearing the cache and every...

Ivan

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Play/Pause programmable function on Razer synapse not working

I was trying to find a solution for my Razer deathadder, I set one of the programmable buttons as play/pause, but it worked once, then stopper working. I tried scouring the forums for solutions, but didn't find anything useful. I knew it wasn't a pro...

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I was trying to find a solution for my Razer deathadder, I set one of the programmable buttons as play/pause, but it worked once, then stopper working. I tried scouring the forums for solutions, but ...

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Superuser Contribution Can you "Refresh" a playlist not showing latest entries?

I have Spotify premium for family. My question though is specific to the Windows Desktop app and I dont think the plan matters. Generally, every Friday when I wake up I like to go through the "New Music Friday" and "Release Radar" playlists. This is ...

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I have Spotify premium for family. My question though is specific to the Windows Desktop app and I dont think the plan matters.    Generally, every Friday when I wake up I like to go thro...

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Superuser Contribution Can log-in just for a few seconds

Hi there I've got a Spotify Premium Account. I use a several Devices- such as iphone ipad. Now the problem comes, when I want to use my account in the office via the desktop browser (chrome, win 10). I can log in as ususal- it works first-> it shows ...

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Hi there    I've got a Spotify Premium Account. I use a several Devices- such as iphone ipad.  Now the problem comes, when I want to use my account in the office via the desktop bro...

Ivan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No privileges for idea submission on free account

Hi,Is it so that there are no privileges for idea submission on free account.PlanFreeCountryUS DeviceMac

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Hi, Is it so that there are no privileges for idea submission on free account. Plan Free Country US   Device Mac

Katerina

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Proxy Setting - Cosmetics Issue

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceAcer Swift 3 SF314-54GOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am usually using proxy type HTTP to play Spotify Desktop in office and have to change to Auto-Detect when at home. Every time I change to HTTP, th...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Acer Swift 3 SF314-54G Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am usually using proxy type HTTP to play Spotify Desktop in office...

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Song progress bar always in the wrong place

My Question or IssueFor the past few months, the song progress bar at the bottom of the screen is very often in the wrong place. This most frequently occurs when changing to a new track part way through another one; the bar sometimes just carries on ...

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My Question or Issue For the past few months, the song progress bar at the bottom of the screen is very often in the wrong place. This most frequently occurs when changing to a new track part way th...

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Adding a List of Songs to my playlist automatically?

So I got a big list (around 100 Funk songs) which I want to add to my Funk playlist. I don't want to add all those songs manually into my playlist. Is there a way I can do this automatically? I got a list with: Artist - Song Name in a notepad. It mig...

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So I got a big list (around 100 Funk songs) which I want to add to my Funk playlist.   I don't want to add all those songs manually into my playlist. Is there a way I can do this automatically...

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Superuser Contribution Like/Dislike on Radio

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell Latitude Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey all, I've only found topics and ideas from 2019 so I'm asking here.I'm looking for the option to have back the thumbs up/thumbs down while playing song- a...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell Latitude  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey all,   I've only found topics and ideas from 2019 so I'm asking he...

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Superuser Contribution Heart icon missing in premium account?

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceAndroid OnePlus 3TOperating SystemWindows 8.1 (64 bit) My Question or IssueI have been a longtime user of Spotify Free on desktop/ app and have been maintaining a consistent habit of "liking" songs by clicking the heart i...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Android OnePlus 3T Operating System Windows 8.1 (64 bit)   My Question or Issue I have been a longtime user of Spotify Free on desktop/ app and have b...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify plz unlock this to hear

PlanFreeCountryPorto Alegre-RS (Brazil)DevicePC/PS4/ LG K12+Operating SystemAndroid/ Windows 10 My Question or IssueI'm having trouble playing this album, it just doesn't play:(https here) open.spotify (dot) com /album/ 3lQAf3pq4qsdFKGpoByvIb#_=_BoA ...

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Plan Free Country Porto Alegre-RS (Brazil) Device PC/PS4/ LG K12+ Operating System Android/ Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm having trouble playing this album, it just doesn't pla...

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"Listening On Spotify" on discord doesn't show on my account just showing if i play on web player

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue"listening on spotify" status doesn't show on my account i already tried another account but if i play on handphone or web player its working and my spotify on handphone app do...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue "listening on spotify" status doesn't show on my account i already tried another account but if i play o...

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Superuser Contribution Meaning of Blue Dots in Podcast-Lists

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhat the **bleep** do the blue dot's stand for? They make no sense. I have full blue dots for Podcasts I haven't started, for some I started and for some I finished. How hard can...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue What the **bleep** do the blue dot's stand for? They make no sense. I have full blue dots for Podcasts I h...

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Superuser Contribution Content limitations on Spotify Commuity

CountryBelgiumDeviceAsus DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn the Spotify community page links to playlists or embedded audio are not shown which makes interaction pretty worthless. I tried this on Chrome, Edge and IE but the only...

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  Country Belgium Device Asus Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On the Spotify community page links to playlists or embedded audio are not shown which make...

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Superuser Contribution PC Connect

Hey,I have a Spotify account with my phone number and another with my email address. I would like to know whether I can use my phone number to connect with my PC Spotify without having to switch accounts all the time. The laptop has my email address ...

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Hey, I have a Spotify account with my phone number and another with my email address. I would like to know whether I can use my phone number to connect with my PC Spotify without having to switch ac...

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Superuser Contribution Windows app doesn't respond to play/pause when controlling another device

Device is a surface book 2, running the latest microsoft store version of spotify. The app loads all my playlists when starting up, except for my liked songs. When playing songs on my phone or any google home speakers, the app recognises that it's pl...

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Device is a surface book 2, running the latest microsoft store version of spotify. The app loads all my playlists when starting up, except for my liked songs. When playing songs on my phone or any go...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Most of my songs from local files randomly stopped playing.

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePC / iPhoneOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue Hi. I've been downloading music and adding it to my Spotify through local files for the longest time and I've never encountered and issue, until recently. Most ...

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  Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC / iPhone Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue   Hi. I've been downloading music and adding it to my Spotify through l...

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Problema com as Capas dos Álbuns - Desktop Windows

A versão para Desktop está com problema ao mostrar as capas dos álbuns, está cortando as mesmas, conforme imagem em anexo. PlanPremium CountryBrasil DeviceNotebook Dell Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePreciso de suporte.

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A versão para Desktop está com problema ao mostrar as capas dos álbuns, está cortando as mesmas, conforme imagem em anexo.   Plan Premium   Country Brasil   Device Notebook De...

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Daily updates?

PlanPremium (family)CountryUK DeviceA PCOperating SystemWindows 10,etc My Question or IssueSpotify has an update available most mornings. I use 3 W10 PCs throughout the working day so over the course of a working week it feels like I am updating spot...

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Plan Premium (family) Country UK   Device A PC Operating System Windows 10,etc   My Question or Issue Spotify has an update available most mornings. I use 3 W10 PCs throughout ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Keeps Playing Songs Not On My Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating System( Windows 10) My Question or Issueevery time I play a song from my playlist and when the song gets finished it skips to this chick -_- no matter what type of playlist on playing. I tried following the artist and u...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System ( Windows 10)   My Question or Issue every time I play a song from my playlist and when the song gets finished it skips to this chick -_- n...

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