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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...
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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...
PlanFamily PremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Windows 10)Operating System(Win 10) My Question or IssueI cant close the sound bar when I take down spotify.How can I close this bar?
Plan Family Premium Country Turkey Device (Windows 10) Operating System (Win 10) My Question or Issue I cant close the sound bar when I take down spotify. How can I close this bar?&...
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PlanFamily PremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Windows 10)Operating System(Win 10) My Question or IssueI cant close the sound bar when I take down spotify.How can I close this bar?
Plan Family Premium Country Turkey Device (Windows 10) Operating System (Win 10) My Question or Issue I cant close the sound bar when I take down spotify. How can I close this bar?&...
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PlanPremiumCountry DevicePC LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have the most up-to-date version of Spotify on my work computer, which is a Dell laptop hooked up to monitors through a docking station. Spotify on this laptop plays m...
Plan Premium Country Device PC Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have the most up-to-date version of Spotify on my work computer, which is a Dell lapto...
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I have Spotify on my Windows 10 desktop computer (via the App) and when I opened it today all my Favourite Artists had disappeared. I have spent many hours making sure I had all the best/my favourite tracks in Artists (and my Playlists). When I check...
I have Spotify on my Windows 10 desktop computer (via the App) and when I opened it today all my Favourite Artists had disappeared. I have spent many hours making sure I had all the best/my favourite...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(Google Pixel 3, MacBook Pro 2018, Windows 10 HP ProDesk)Operating System(Android 9 Pie, MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 Enterprise) My Question or IssueHello! I've noticed that my Friend Activity hasn't updated in some ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device (Google Pixel 3, MacBook Pro 2018, Windows 10 HP ProDesk) Operating System (Android 9 Pie, MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 Enterprise) My Question o...
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I've been using Spotify on PC for a long time now and recently it just stopped playing anything. Every song in my playlist that isn't a local file is now gone and when I play the recommended songs they won't play either. I've reinstalled, logged out ...
I've been using Spotify on PC for a long time now and recently it just stopped playing anything. Every song in my playlist that isn't a local file is now gone and when I play the recommended songs th...
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PlanPremiumCountryItalia(Italy)DevicepcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuemy language on pc is italian.When i say"hey cortana play x(song)" it opens the web page, instead of playng the song.i have installed spotify by microsoft store and ...
Plan Premium Country Italia(Italy) Device pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue my language on pc is italian. When i say"hey cortana play x(song)" it opens the...
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This hasn't been working for weeks and it's been driving me insane. Discord randomly stopped showing what I'm listening to and Lastfm randomly stopped scrobbling. There's a tempoary solution to deleting Spotify again then redownloading but it stops w...
This hasn't been working for weeks and it's been driving me insane. Discord randomly stopped showing what I'm listening to and Lastfm randomly stopped scrobbling. There's a tempoary solution to delet...
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Hi. When I use shortcuts on my keyboard for copy (CTRL+C) and paste (CTRL+V) in other applications than Spotify, the desktop overlay (image) opens and playback is paused. Example image. Ofc the issue is not present when I decide to write this post......
Hi. When I use shortcuts on my keyboard for copy (CTRL+C) and paste (CTRL+V) in other applications than Spotify, the desktop overlay (image) opens and playback is paused. Exampl...
Music Fan
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Hi. When I play music on my Windows laptop, it can sometimes randomly pause playback. But only when my Android device is online. Force stopping Spotify on my Android device helps. But when the Spotify notification comes back to life, so does the prob...
Hi. When I play music on my Windows laptop, it can sometimes randomly pause playback. But only when my Android device is online. Force stopping Spotify on my Android device helps. B...
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Lately I am having a constant problem with lag involving the spotify desktop client and its not getting any better.When I reinstall spotify its amazingly fast and works without a hitch, everything I do on the interface is instantaneous, going through...
Lately I am having a constant problem with lag involving the spotify desktop client and its not getting any better. When I reinstall spotify its amazingly fast and works without a hitch, everyth...
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceHP LaptopOperating System Win 10I recently bought a new HP laptop with win10 and installed Spotify on it. Everything was working fine but now the app doesn't load at all. I had an older version (which I run on my main desktop...
Plan Premium Country Device HP Laptop Operating System Win 10 I recently bought a new HP laptop with win10 and installed Spotify on it. Everything was working fine but now the app doe...
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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 IssueAlbums and Artists are empty, Songs, Local files, and podcasts are ok. windows 10 Pro, Premiu...
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 Albums ...
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 ClientOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don't usually object to the content of commercials, and I understand my free account has to be funded somehow. I just heard a commercial filled with expletives,...
Plan Free Country USA Device Windows 10 Client Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I don't usually object to the content of commercials, and I understand my free account...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DevicePC, Dell XPS8920Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello Spotify Community,I just upgraded to premium legitamentally, and logged onto my spotify application, although everytime I do so, I am recieving...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC, Dell XPS8920 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello Spotify Community, I just upgraded to premium legitamentall...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 7, Older Laptop-Toshiba, 5 year old iPad)Operating System(Windows 7, ) My Question or IssueI want to upload two instrumentals from my Local Source. I have read this posthttps://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-An...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 7, Older Laptop-Toshiba, 5 year old iPad) Operating System (Windows 7, ) My Question or Issue I want to upload two instrumentals from my Lo...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DevicePC / Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid version 9 / Windows 10 My Question or IssueLike the title says: Spotify is playing songs I don't have saved. Is there a guaranteed way to stop certain songs from playing? Som...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC / Galaxy S9 Operating System Android version 9 / Windows 10 My Question or Issue Like the title says: Spotify is playing songs I ...
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PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Issue:I recently restarted my spotify and my entire spotify library has been cut down to 15 albums, i bug i keep getting on my Ipad and now it's on my PC. It says i have all my music saved howeve...
Plan Free Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Issue: I recently restarted my spotify and my entire spotify library has been cut down to 15 albums, i bug i keep gettin...
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PlanI am right now, on free but I was thinking about switching to Premium.CountryDenmarkDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy playlist seems to be "unavailable" or "deleted" but I haven't done anything, and it's only on my de...
Plan I am right now, on free but I was thinking about switching to Premium. Country Denmark Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My playlist seems to be ...
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