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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 Desktop doesn't recognise headphones

PremiumItalyWindows 10Spotify keeps reproducing music using the computer's speakers even if the headphones are plugged in. It's the only application that does that.

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Premium Italy Windows 10 Spotify keeps reproducing music using the computer's speakers even if the headphones are plugged in. It's the only application that does that. 

nielrio

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[desktop] Spotfy lowers the volume of other programs

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I play some games or even open other programs while the spotfy is open it automatically lowers the volume of other applications to almost zero. I have to l...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every time I play some games or even open other programs while the spotfy is open it autom...

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Spotify Keeps Pausing Randomly

First of all really sorry if i wrote something wrong i still learning the language!!! Plan Premium. Country: Living and using in Canada(but the accoun was created in Brazil 2 years ago). Internet: Telus fiber 300 mb/s download and upload and Telus fi...

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First of all really sorry if i wrote something wrong i still learning the language!!!   Plan Premium. Country: Living and using in Canada(but the accoun was created in Brazil 2 years ago...

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No thumbs down will cost you a premium subscriber

PlanPremium CountryUSA DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDo what you want for free customer but if I'm paying I want to be able to mark an artist or song with a thumbs down, minus sign or whatever you like. I am SICK of hearing ...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Do what you want for free customer but if I'm paying I want to be able to ...

nielrio

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I want to browse albums NOT playlists.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I click on browse I then a genre I expected to view ablums within that genre. All I see is other people's playlists and recent alblems. I want to see a list of artists...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I click on browse I then a genre I expected to view ablums within that genre. All I se...

nanapipirara

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Música se detiene después de 6 segundos

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue¡hola!He tenido un pequeño gran problema con la aplicación escritorio de Spotify, es simple: Cuando empiezo a reproducir música, ésta se detiene pasando los primeros 6 segundos.Pasados los 6 segu...

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Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue ¡hola! He tenido un pequeño gran problema con la aplicación escritorio de Spotify, es simple: Cuando empiezo a reproducir músi...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify web player plays a couple of songs but stops, how do I enable continuous play?

PlanPremium for FamilyCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueIn a large playlist of songs spotify web player will only play a couple of songs and keep stopping between songs. How do i get it to continuously pl...

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Plan Premium for Family Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue In a large playlist of songs spotify web player will only play a couple ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When i click on the picture of the album, i see the wrong song on the list

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceDell Latitude E5570Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.I usually play songs from my own playlists. While playing a song, when i click on the picture of the album / song which on the left side of spotify des...

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  Plan Free Country Turkey Device Dell Latitude E5570 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello. I usually play songs from my own playlists.  While playing ...

Jemi

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After a Search, can only scroll through about 80 songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarting a few weeks ago, after I do a Search on my desktop PC, for a generic word (e.g. "army" or "castles"), I can't scroll beyond 80 or so songs. I get the "processing" whe...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Starting a few weeks ago, after I do a Search on my desktop PC, for a generic word (e.g. "army" or ...

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How often does the discover tab in windows reset.

My Question or IssueHow often does the discover tab on pc reset meaning the recommendations for you tab and playlists

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      My Question or Issue How often does the discover tab on pc reset meaning the recommendations for you tab and playlists    

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Solved!! I bought Premium on the 1st of June, the receipt is from 31th of May

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy wrong date in the receipt when I bought Premium at 00:33, 1st of June in Finland?Now it says my Premium (3 months for 9,99) will take another payment 31th of August w...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why wrong date in the receipt when I bought Premium at 00:33, 1st of June in Finland? Now it ...

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Spotify doesn't play any song

I can't listening to music with the desktop app, whenever I play a song on the app it stops at 5 seconds or something like that and it won't continue (This doesn't happen when I use the Spotify Web Player from Google Chrome). I have good connection a...

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I can't listening to music with the desktop app, whenever I play a song on the app it stops at 5 seconds or something like that and it won't continue (This doesn't happen when I use the Spotify Web P...

OneByBoo

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Confusing delimitations

Operating SystemI'm using the Spotify's Windows Desktop Version. Not sure if my issue only applies to this version. My Question or IssueFirst of all, I don't know if this is the right place to post this, maybe someone has a better idea? Nevertheless,...

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Operating System I'm using the Spotify's Windows Desktop Version. Not sure if my issue only applies to this version.    My Question or Issue First of all, I don't know if this is the ri...

Jᴀᴄᴋ

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Solved!! collaborative playlist public?

hello I have a playlist but i notice since it is collaborative it is not public. There is a way to make it public but still a friend of mine is able to add songs? Would be really helpfull if you can make it clear.thank you in advance.

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hello I have a playlist but i notice since it is collaborative it is not public. There is a way to make it public but still a friend of mine is able to add songs? Would be really helpfull if you can ...

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Windows 10 client not synchronizing

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceWindows 10 Desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe desktop client doesn't sync when I add songs to my library on my phone. For example, I'm listening to Discover Weekly and save 2 songs, these songs d...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Windows 10 Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The desktop client doesn't sync when I add songs to my library on my phone. F...

OneByBoo

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Getting google assistant to play an album

Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name? So, random example, the album 'Bad' by Michael Jackson - asking for it just gets you the song rather than ...

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  Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name?    So, random example, the album 'B...

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384kHz 32bit samplerate makes Spotify skip songs

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceSources: iPhone Xs, Macbook Pro 2018, Windows 10 DesktopDACs: Chord Mojo, Schiit Bifrost, Schiit Modi 3, Fiio Q1 mark 2Operating System(iOS 12.1.1, OSX, Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhenever I play Spotify with any D...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Sources: iPhone Xs, Macbook Pro 2018, Windows 10 Desktop DACs: Chord Mojo, Schiit Bifrost, Schiit Modi 3, Fiio Q1 mark 2 Operating System (iOS 12.1.1, OSX,...

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does spotify send emails re password reset

PlanFree/Premium/premiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium/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 ...

Billy-J

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Skipping tracks continuously

Plan: Family as well as freeCountry: BEDevices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows)Operating System: (Android and Windows 10) My Question or IssueSince today songs keep skipping every second on my Windows 10 laptop. 1) Uninstalled Spotify, deleted AppData...

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Plan: Family as well as free Country: BE Devices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows) Operating System: (Android and Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Since today songs keep skipping every s...

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