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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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Spotify won't play music (Spotify can't play this song right now...)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHey guys, I'm currently facing the issue of Spotify suddenly deciding to not play any songs anymore. This however only applies to the desktop app, since the ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hey guys,   I'm currently facing the issue of Spotify suddenly deciding to...

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

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (1903) with latest patches My Question or IssueI recently received my Burson Audio Playmate DAC/Headamp. And i've encountered a very strange issue with Spotify.After i reboot, and start Spoti...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (1903) with latest patches   My Question or Issue I recently received my Burson Audio Playmate DAC/Headamp. And i've e...

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Can you see a friend activity???

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDeviceOperating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium My Question or IssuePlease let me know if everything is ok with friend activity because I can´t see it...see nothing. So I wonder if anyone else has the same problem as me.....

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium   My Question or Issue Please let me know if everything is ok with friend activity because I can´t see...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Font appears very blurry

PlanFreeCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceLenovo Legion y540 15IRHOperating SystemWindows 10 ProMy Question or IssueAll fonts appear blurry, it's unbearable to look at. It also won't let me fullscreen fully.

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Plan Free Country The Netherlands Device Lenovo Legion y540 15IRH Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue All fonts appear blurry, it's unbearable to look at. It also won't let ...

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Superuser Contribution Resume playing on an another device

PlanPremium DuoCountryPoland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Until recently, I was able to always pick up the songs I was listening to on any device I would be switching to, be it from one computer to android, or the other w...

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Plan Premium Duo Country Poland   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi there,   Until recently, I was able to always pick up the songs I was listeni...

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Superuser Contribution How to sort my playlists alphabetically on desktop?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to sort my playlists alphabetically on desktop? In the mobile app they are alphabetically sorted automatically, so they should be able to sort the same way on the deskt...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How to sort my playlists alphabetically on desktop? In the mobile app they are alph...

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Friend activity / feed doesn´t work

Hello,for long time my frined acitivity / feed doesn´t work (on desktop). Itried everything what I read here or somewhere else including reinstall but with no result. I can see nothing at the place where friend activiti should be.I have also my setti...

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Hello, for long time my frined acitivity / feed doesn´t work (on desktop). Itried everything what I read here or somewhere else including reinstall but with no result. I can see nothing at the place...

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Spotify not working on my laptop

I am having an issue with my Spotify on my laptop. It worked fine and then the next day it would not play any music. I closed out of it but when I opened it back up it still wouldn't play. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it. Now I get a message that...

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I am having an issue with my Spotify on my laptop. It worked fine and then the next day it would not play any music. I closed out of it but when I opened it back up it still wouldn't play. I uninstal...

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Superuser Contribution Block / Dislike button missing for some songs and artists, -why?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 and Windows 10 Hi!Why is the 'dislike/block'-button not there for some songs? (The Heart or 'Like'-button is still there..)These songs are not in any of my lists, so it can't be that.And thi...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1 and Windows 10   Hi! Why is the 'dislike/block'-button not there for some songs? (The Heart or 'Like'-button i...

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Failed to connect spotify account to discord

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevice Dell Inspiron 15 5000 seriesOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, So I just purchased Spotify premium because I wanted to enjoy the perks of premium through discord. So before I got this account I had anothe...

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  Plan Premium Country India Device  Dell Inspiron 15 5000 series Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi,  So I just purchased Spotify premium because I...

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Desktop App Volume Resets to 100%

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAfter listening to the Spotify app on my phone, I find that the volume on the desktop app gets reset to 100%. This causes clipping since the signal gets further amplified by my...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After listening to the Spotify app on my phone, I find that the volume on the desktop app gets rese...

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"Connect to a device" not showing other devices, combined with "Can't play current dong"

PlanPremium & HeadspaceCountryNorwayDevice & Operating SystemSamsung Galaxy S9 (Android 9) & Windows 10 Pro (10.0.18362) My Question or IssueI've had the "Can't play current song" issue for a while, and I've been trying the different suggestions for ...

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  Plan Premium & Headspace Country Norway Device & Operating System Samsung Galaxy S9 (Android 9) & Windows 10 Pro (10.0.18362)   My Question or Issue I've had the...

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"Can't play the current song" part way through song

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceDell XPS15 using Soundblaster X-fiOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI keep getting "Can't play the current song" part way through a song. I need to restart Spotify to continue playing. I have gone to adv...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Dell XPS15 using Soundblaster X-fi Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I keep getting "Can't play the current song" part way through a so...

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Spotify won't play any song

PlanPremium (but the problem was there before going Premium)CountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify app simply won't play any song. When I click on a song, it starts like it should, without any error message, b...

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Plan Premium (but the problem was there before going Premium) Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify app simply won't play any song. Wh...

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[Desktop] it automatically jumps back to Browse

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceolder PCOperating SystemWindows XP My Question or IssueThe problem is that after a while it automatically jumps back to Browse no matter which menu item I clicked.Could it be that Spotify is automatically updated after a c...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device older PC Operating System Windows XP   My Question or Issue The problem is that after a while it automatically jumps back to Browse no matter which men...

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Solved!! 1 specific song was added to all my playlists

I don't really know how but 5 days ago , the song Rocketman by Aydreni was added to all of my playlists. I didn't even know the song!Is there anyway to reverse this without manually going through all of my lists? How was it added?

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I don't really know how but 5 days ago , the song Rocketman by Aydreni was added to all of my playlists. I didn't even know the song! Is there anyway to reverse this without manually going through a...

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Spotify Not Playing

PlanPremium DeviceSurface Pro Operating SystemWindows 10 version 1903 My Question or IssueNormally, spotify app for my surface pro had working just fine. But all of the sudden, I get an error message at the top of the screen in blue with white copy a...

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Plan Premium   Device Surface Pro   Operating System Windows 10 version 1903   My Question or Issue Normally, spotify app for my surface pro had working just fine. But all of...

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"Similar to" tab hasn't updated in a while

PlanPremiumCountryMXDeviceSamsung J5, Android 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe recommendations on the Discover tab haven't updated in a while.This had happened to me before but after the fix applied a few months ago things were wor...

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Plan Premium Country MX Device Samsung J5, Android 8 Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue The recommendations on the Discover tab haven't updated in a while. This ...

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