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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...
PlanFreeCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRevert update. In last week i havent seen worse so called "updates" than in my entire life. Why update removes good features? First artists got sorted on followed and not, I would...
Plan Free Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Revert update. In last week i havent seen worse so called "updates" than in my entire life. Why up...
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My Question or Issue.. hi - i've recently started having problems with my Spotify Library. This issue effects all platforms: Windows, Browser and Android. When I choose the 'Your Library: Artist View' I only get a partial list of the Artists in my Li...
My Question or Issue.. hi - i've recently started having problems with my Spotify Library. This issue effects all platforms: Windows, Browser and Android. When I choose the 'Your Library: Ar...
Spotify Legend
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I only have like 1.2K songs saved, and on the webapp it shows every single one of them, however when I attempt to run my desktop app it only shows my local files, no matter how many times i've clean installed. Is there a cache I need to delete or smt...
I only have like 1.2K songs saved, and on the webapp it shows every single one of them, however when I attempt to run my desktop app it only shows my local files, no matter how many times i've clean ...
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PlanPremiumCountryCzech Rep.DeviceHP spectre x360Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueIn a web player or in Android app you can open list of favorited tracks in a library. Unfortunatelly I can't found this functionality in Windows App. ...
Plan Premium Country Czech Rep. Device HP spectre x360 Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue In a web player or in Android app you can open list of favorited tracks in...
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PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceAsus ROG GL703Operating SystemW10 My Question or IssueMy friend feed is not refreshing
Plan Free Country Italy Device Asus ROG GL703 Operating System W10 My Question or Issue My friend feed is not refreshing
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicesWindows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 Desktop and Samsung S9 Operating SystemWindows 10 & Android 8 My Question or IssueI tried to update or remove my Discover Weekly picture in so many ways, unfollowing the playlist, logging o...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Devices Windows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 Desktop and Samsung S9 Operating System Windows 10 & Android 8 My Question or Issue I tried to update or...
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.ADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have noticed that whenever my computer is using my microphone (in a Discord call, when switching audio playback devices, etc.) Spotify still plays but has no soun...
Plan Premium Country U.S.A Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have noticed that whenever my computer is using my microphone (in a Discord call, when...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI asked this before and it seems like such a no brainer I can't believe I have to ask it again after all this time: Why is the section called "Popular," which would imply ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I asked this before and it seems like such a no brainer I can't believe I have to ask it again ...
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Planfamily (other ppl on the plan rarely use it)CountryaustraliaDevicePC (desktop) and on samsung galaxy S9+Operating System(windows 10 64bit spotify app from windows store) and android phone My Question or Issueit only just started happening (about ...
Plan family (other ppl on the plan rarely use it) Country australia Device PC (desktop) and on samsung galaxy S9+ Operating System (windows 10 64bit spotify app from windows store) and android...
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Hello!In my case, my devices are displayed correctly in the spotify connect. But the connection fails!On the web player and my Iphone device it works. After reinstalling the application everything works once. After restarting, Spotify is again not ab...
Hello! In my case, my devices are displayed correctly in the spotify connect. But the connection fails! On the web player and my Iphone device it works. After reinstalling the application everythin...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Spoitfy community. I'm really at a loss here with this issue. I've come across a few songs that I've saved (via the plus button under the album art) and I have to ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Spoitfy community. I'm really at a loss here with this issue. I've come...
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DeviceDell UltrabookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueChanging a playlist description seems to update the description on other devices (thus, the server I guess). However, no change is reflected on the desktop app. I waited days because ...
Device Dell Ultrabook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Changing a playlist description seems to update the description on other devices (thus, the server I guess). Howeve...
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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
Roadie
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Whenever an advertisement is played, the operative system (in my case Firefox) blocks the tab with the message "A web page is slowing down your browser"; after that the page stops working and I need to restart Spotify (even refreshing won´t work).
Whenever an advertisement is played, the operative system (in my case Firefox) blocks the tab with the message "A web page is slowing down your browser"; after that the page stops working and I need ...
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Hello! Faced such a problem. Devices are not displayed in the spotify connect. On the web player and android device everything is fine. And on the laptop is an empty menu. It is strange that after reinstalling the application everything works like a ...
Hello! Faced such a problem. Devices are not displayed in the spotify connect. On the web player and android device everything is fine. And on the laptop is an empty menu. It is strange that after re...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi there, Browsing some music tonight. Found an old band I used to listen to. Harlequin. Know them well. A band that started in my home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba, ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Browsing some music tonight. Found an old band I used to listen to. Harlequi...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(s)Samsung Note 3, Samsung Note 8, Windows 10.Operating SystemWindows 10, Android (multiple versions) My Question or IssueAs the title implies, the podcast NPR News Now which provides hourly news does not properly update wh...
Plan Premium Country USA Device(s) Samsung Note 3, Samsung Note 8, Windows 10. Operating System Windows 10, Android (multiple versions) My Question or Issue As the title implies, the...
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PlanPremiumCountry Australia DeviceOperating System PC Win 7/64 My Question or IssueRecently I noticed that there seems to be an issue with connecting. I notice that my friends are no longer shown, many records will not play though others do. So I ca...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Operating System PC Win 7/64 My Question or Issue Recently I noticed that there seems to be an issue with connecting.&nbs...
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When I save music to my library it should be as simple as storing a list of the artist, albums, and songs I have saved and then having the option to sort through those and further see them organized alphabetically. I have seen this function in other ...
When I save music to my library it should be as simple as storing a list of the artist, albums, and songs I have saved and then having the option to sort through those and further see them organized ...
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Not sure if this is per design, but I had changed the offline Songs cache folder in Advanced settings to F:\ , but my C:\ drive is still being filled up with the same .File **bleep** -These are the 2 offending folders -C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Local\Pa...
Not sure if this is per design, but I had changed the offline Songs cache folder in Advanced settings to F:\ , but my C:\ drive is still being filled up with the same .File **bleep** - These are the...
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