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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...
Im having a problem using the multimedia keys with spotify. The pause/resume button isnt working but I can skip songs by using multimedia keys on either my keyboard or my mouse. I already tried to fix the chrome issue others were experiencing but it ...
Im having a problem using the multimedia keys with spotify. The pause/resume button isnt working but I can skip songs by using multimedia keys on either my keyboard or my mouse. I already tried to fi...
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Scrobbling to last.fm via Proxy/VPN is not working on my windows10 machine.If I switch off the proxy and establish a direct network connection (not via VPN) it does work, it even scrobbles the cached songs.Back to VPN/Proxy no scrobbles. As playback ...
Scrobbling to last.fm via Proxy/VPN is not working on my windows10 machine. If I switch off the proxy and establish a direct network connection (not via VPN) it does work, it even scrobbles the cach...
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Hi I have a similar issue, but different. I have a notebook sized PC (an HP Stream) with a relatively small SSD, so I have a 2T external hard drive to store my downloaded songs. I have set the location for spotify downloads to the external drive, but...
Hi I have a similar issue, but different. I have a notebook sized PC (an HP Stream) with a relatively small SSD, so I have a 2T external hard drive to store my downloaded songs. I have set ...
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I've tried unplugging and plugging in my headset, I've tried changing my output device, I've tried uninstalling and installing, I've checked the volume on spotify and in the volume mixer and I've tried listening to songs on the browser version but no...
I've tried unplugging and plugging in my headset, I've tried changing my output device, I've tried uninstalling and installing, I've checked the volume on spotify and in the volume mixer and I've tri...
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PlanFree CountryIsrael DeviceDesktop Dell Precision Mini Tower T3620 Operating SystemWindows 10 v1909 My IssueError 30 on Login (See attached picture for Client Version)*** Hosts file is OK; Original untouched; No entries of Spotify. ***
Plan Free Country Israel Device Desktop Dell Precision Mini Tower T3620 Operating System Windows 10 v1909 My Issue Error 30 on Login (S...
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PlanPremiumCountry IndiaDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify desktop app it is accessing my laptop camera without asking for any permission? Why does a music app needs background access to my lapto...
Plan Premium Country India Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I open Spotify desktop app it is accessing my laptop camera without as...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am having issues with spotify edge.
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I am ha...
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Hello,I noticed, that there are a few songs in my library, which I can't hear anymore, because they have a new status "unavailable songs in playlists".What would happen, if i download the songs before? Could I still listen to these songs in OFFLINE M...
Hello, I noticed, that there are a few songs in my library, which I can't hear anymore, because they have a new status "unavailable songs in playlists". What would happen, if i download the songs b...
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PlanPremiumCountryEUDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI had an issue with software related to a new mouse and keyboard. While I was away from my PC, a bug caused my mouse and keyboard to start creating playlists. I now have more ...
Plan Premium Country EU Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I had an issue with software related to a new mouse and keyboard. While I was away from my PC, a bu...
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From begin 2020 the Windows Desktop APP pf Spotify don't works anymore. I try to uninstall and install again but without solutions. The app don't open... Plan PremiumCountry Italy Device PCOperating System Windows 10
From begin 2020 the Windows Desktop APP pf Spotify don't works anymore. I try to uninstall and install again but without solutions. The app don't open... Plan Premium Country Italy  ...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryLVDevice(Samsung Galaxy S10e, Lenovo Legion Y-720, HP Elitebook G5)Operating System(Android 10, Windows 10) My Question or IssueFirst on desktop dislike button disappears for daily mixes, now laso for android disappears. "Release Ra...
Plan Premium Country LV Device (Samsung Galaxy S10e, Lenovo Legion Y-720, HP Elitebook G5) Operating System (Android 10, Windows 10) My Question or Issue First on desktop dislik...
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Hi, I have had this problem for a couple of months now, I found an older topic that described the same issue but it seems to be dead. There are 2 playlist functions that seem to have broken/disappeared in an update late 2019. 1.) Previously if I doub...
Hi, I have had this problem for a couple of months now, I found an older topic that described the same issue but it seems to be dead. There are 2 playlist functions that seem to hav...
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PlanPremiumCountryPortugalOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe recently played list on the Windows 10 app is not updating since my first Spotify use (more or less 3 weeks ago). This is very annoying. How can I solve this issue?
Plan Premium Country Portugal Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The recently played list on the Windows 10 app is not updating since my first Spotify use (more or l...
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I have a usb hard drive and a ssd. The ssd is the main storage device, but doesn';t have a lot of space. i have about 500 songs downloaded, which would take up more space on the ssd than i am comfortable giving. occasionally the hard drive gets disco...
I have a usb hard drive and a ssd. The ssd is the main storage device, but doesn';t have a lot of space. i have about 500 songs downloaded, which would take up more space on the ssd than i am comfort...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi! I hope you're having a good day,So I'm really confused, I transferred a bunch of songs (30 or so) using Local Files and moved them into a playlist, the p...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I hope you're having a good day, So I'm really confused, I transferred a bun...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryMXDevice(App desk)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI still have the same problem for two years. To find friends on spotify I must connect it to my Facebook account, after that I get a connection error message th...
Plan Free/Premium Country MX Device (App desk) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I still have the same problem for two years. To find friends on spot...
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PlanFree Premium trialCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHaving strange playback issues after about a week of using spotify on my PC. Cannot change the track to what I want with a premium trial account (It used to wo...
Plan Free Premium trial Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Having strange playback issues after about a week of using spotify on my PC. Cannot...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell laptop. 32 gigs of ram, i7 processor, 1TB SSHD with only 176 GB usedOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to use the windows PC app to stream while at work and it will not display album artwo...
Plan Free Country United States Device Dell laptop. 32 gigs of ram, i7 processor, 1TB SSHD with only 176 GB used Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying t...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I listen to podcasts using spotify it will randomly stop playing and give me a blue error message saying "Can't play the current song." The time it ta...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I listen to podcasts using spotify it will randomly stop playing and give ...
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