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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...
I am using Spotify desktop in Windows 7 (Yeah, I know... I'm upgrading to Windows 10 soon). How can I find another person's playlist? They've e-mailed me a link, but I don't know what to do with it in the desktop app... Also, is the desktop app free ...
I am using Spotify desktop in Windows 7 (Yeah, I know... I'm upgrading to Windows 10 soon). How can I find another person's playlist? They've e-mailed me a link, but I don't know what to do ...
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Hello,I have a Windows 10 headless machine with speakers. I can cast my music to it from my android using the Windows Spotify App. But I would like to use it as receiver NOT linked to any spotify account, as if it were a Chromecast, Android TV, etc. ...
Hello, I have a Windows 10 headless machine with speakers. I can cast my music to it from my android using the Windows Spotify App. But I would like to use it as receiver NOT linked to any spotify a...
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Premiumusawin 10 64 bitlong time user, LONG time problem i have been having this problem for a long time.i have restated 100s of times.(both) Reinstalled spodfy.exe and spodfy.uwp apps. i have cleared all sopdfy data (app data, user data, local and r...
Premium usa win 10 64 bit long time user, LONG time problem i have been having this problem for a long time. i have restated 100s of ti...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryUSADevicelaptopOperating systemWindows 8 My Question or IssueSpotify freezes only during commercials. Is there a fix?
Plan Free Country USA Device laptop Operating system Windows 8 My Question or Issue Spotify freezes only during commercials. Is there a fix?
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop / PCOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate SP 1 + GEFORCE 1060 + I7 4770k My Question or Issue It started one or two days ago, after clicking on PLAY, all clicks on Spotify software are ignored, nothing happens. No a...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop / PC Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate SP 1 + GEFORCE 1060 + I7 4770k My Question or Issue It started one or two days ago, after ...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify believes that there is no internet connection and says "Offline", the only way to resolve this issue,I found, is to restart my PC. But this happens so frequentl...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify believes that there is no internet connection and says "Offline", the only way to re...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 6s, Asus LaptopOperating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10 My Question or IssueMusic keeps pausing on its own whenever the device is connected to the internet. It happens to both my laptop and phone. I have tried reinstall...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 6s, Asus Laptop Operating System iOS 10, Windows 10 My Question or Issue Music keeps pausing on its own whenever the device is connected to ...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueMy Spotify does not work AT ALL, it doesnt even play the song, I already tried reinstall but nothing works, what can I do?
Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue My Spotify does not work AT ALL, it doesnt even play the song, I already tried reinstall but nothing works, what can...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,All of a sudden this morning, the App switched to Offline Mode and stopped playing. I closed the App and opened it back up and was unable to log back in to th...
Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, All of a sudden this morning, the App switched to Offline Mode and stopped playi...
Roadie
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I have a Echo Dot (3rd Gen) at work and at home. I have noticed the last few days while my wife has been at home she has been trying to listen to music and it will turn off my Dot and likewise when I start mine it kicks her off. Is there a way we can...
I have a Echo Dot (3rd Gen) at work and at home. I have noticed the last few days while my wife has been at home she has been trying to listen to music and it will turn off my Dot and likewise when I...
Spotify Legend
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Up until recently I could use the back button from my mouse to go one page back in the Spotify desktop program, just like I can go one page back in my internet browser. This has stopped working for 1-2 weeks now.
Up until recently I could use the back button from my mouse to go one page back in the Spotify desktop program, just like I can go one page back in my internet browser. This has stopped working for 1...
Spotify Legend
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Hi all, does anyone familiar with the bug that when spotify is running on the background of the laptop playing music while the screen is off (when the laptop is unplugged), and when the screen is back on (if moving the mouse or something) spotify cra...
Hi all, does anyone familiar with the bug that when spotify is running on the background of the laptop playing music while the screen is off (when the laptop is unplugged), and when the scre...
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSee log file attached from when Spotify starts.I've recently updated to Windows 10 1909 and since the Windows update, and a fresh install of Spotify, its stopped working...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue See log file attached from when Spotify starts. I've recently updated to Windows 10 1909 a...
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I used to be able to change it on the web player which was great because I have a chromebook and they didn't have a compatible app for my system until recently. Now, I don't even have the option to change it, either on the web player or the new deskt...
I used to be able to change it on the web player which was great because I have a chromebook and they didn't have a compatible app for my system until recently. Now, I don't even have the option to c...
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After all this years, the shuffle function is still not working properly.Does this look like a good playlist?First Screenshot is with four artists. It doesn't matter how often i hit the shuffle button, the result is always the same. The same two arti...
After all this years, the shuffle function is still not working properly. Does this look like a good playlist? First Screenshot is with four artists. It doesn't matter how often i hit the shuff...
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I was wondering if there's a way to put my playlist in alphabetical order like on mobile.
I was wondering if there's a way to put my playlist in alphabetical order like on mobile.
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PlanFreeCountryIndonesiaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 8.1) My Question or IssueI can't play song except from recent search
Plan Free Country Indonesia Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 8.1) My Question or Issue I can't play song except from recent search
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PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceWindows 10, Samsung S9, Alexa devicesOperating SystemWindows 10, plus android and Alexa My Question or IssueThis applies to all my platforms (i.e. Windows/Android/Alexa The last few days, all of my devices are greyed out s...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10, Samsung S9, Alexa devices Operating System Windows 10, plus android and Alexa My Question or Issue This applies to all my platforms ...
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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10, version 1909 Spotify version 1.1.23.541.g47ebe46c My Question or Issue Whenever I update Spotify desktop application, the updated Spotify desktop will reset my account Shuffle...
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10, version 1909 Spotify version 1.1.23.541.g47ebe46c My Question or Issue Whenever I up...
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I've been logging into Spotify Web using my Facebook account for the past few months since I got premium, and recently I keep getting logged out of web player whenever I exit my browser. I checked my settings and I don't have the checkbox for clearin...
I've been logging into Spotify Web using my Facebook account for the past few months since I got premium, and recently I keep getting logged out of web player whenever I exit my browser. I checked my...
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