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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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Superuser Contribution Layout bug

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePC custom buildOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I just noticed, that the list view have some bugs. Nothing big, just noticed I think the time icon and the timer not in the same position. I have attached...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC custom build Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I just noticed, that the list view have some bugs. Nothing big, just noticed �...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play through wireless headphones

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi guys, recently got a pair of Sony WH-1000XM3 for my birthday. Tried to connect them to my PC to listen to music however my PC didn't have bluetooth, so I went out ...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi guys, recently got a pair of Sony WH-1000XM3 for my birthday.   ...

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Songs stop after 6-10s

PlanPremiumCountryLuxembourgDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been a premium user for at least 2 years now and only recently did I start to get some issues on my notebook. I use Spotify on my desktop and also on my sma...

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Plan Premium Country Luxembourg Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been a premium user for at least 2 years now and only recently did I start to ge...

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Synchronization problems with windows application

PremiumColombia DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on windows app but don't appear the songs into it. In general, all my android act...

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Premium Colombia   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on window...

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Please change the Artists tab

I like sorting my music by artist, but now when I click on the aritst I wanna listen to, I'm taken to the Artist's page. I've dealt with this by making specific artist playlists, but this is silly and is cluttering my playlist section. Just change th...

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I like sorting my music by artist, but now when I click on the aritst I wanna listen to, I'm taken to the Artist's page. I've dealt with this by making specific artist playlists, but this is silly an...

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[All Platforms][Playlists] Losing the playlist for the song I'm listening to

If I find a playlist and start playing it. Then search around or just move throughout spotify, to get back to that playlist I can use the back arrows. However, if I close Spotify and reopen it and simply press play, it continues playing from that pla...

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If I find a playlist and start playing it. Then search around or just move throughout spotify, to get back to that playlist I can use the back arrows. However, if I close Spotify and reopen it and si...

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Playlist description problem

PlanPremiumCountrySweden Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,There was a client update this morning. When I am going to update my playlist description, the links I have in there are all messed up..

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, There was a client update this morning. When I am going to update my playlist description...

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Superuser Contribution Create a recent playlist that continually updates

Hello everyone, I'm coming to you because I'm looking for a feature that I can not find. I am trying to create a "smart" playlist that is filled with new music that I add in my library spotify as and when, and that music I added a while ago (eg 1 mon...

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Hello everyone, I'm coming to you because I'm looking for a feature that I can not find. I am trying to create a "smart" playlist that is filled with new music that I add in my library spotify as and...

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Spotify preventing Windows from sleep (Legacy Kernel

My Windows machine recently stopped going into sleep mode properly. I've encountered this from time time for various reasons. This time I've been able to narrow it down to Spotify. To see what is preventing sleep mode, I run the command "powercfg -re...

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My Windows machine recently stopped going into sleep mode properly. I've encountered this from time time for various reasons. This time I've been able to narrow it down to Spotify.    To ...

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My spotify starts to play random song which I not even have in any of my playlist.

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMotorola G3, PCOperating SystemAndroid, Windows 7 Ultimate and Linux Mint My Question or IssueMy spotify starts playing randomly even when i'm already listening to something. It just switch the song suddenly. NO, I do no...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Motorola G3, PC Operating System Android, Windows 7 Ultimate and Linux Mint   My Question or Issue My spotify starts playing randomly even when i'm a...

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Solved!! Does the Explicit Content Feature Block Friend Feed?

Hello Spotify Community,Does the explicit content feature block your friend feed? For example, if one of my friends was listening to an explicit song, and I accidentally clicked on it, would it still play the song? I want to follow some of my friends...

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Hello Spotify Community, Does the explicit content feature block your friend feed? For example, if one of my friends was listening to an explicit song, and I accidentally clicked on it, would it sti...

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Problem with the aplication

Hello, since last week Spotify does not work for me, I have reinstalled it 5 times but when I put a song it stops me at 5 seconds and it gives me error of iqe the song can not be played, but it happens to me with all the songs, I have Windows 10. Doe...

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Hello, since last week Spotify does not work for me, I have reinstalled it 5 times but when I put a song it stops me at 5 seconds and it gives me error of iqe the song can not be played, but it happe...

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Solved!! Spotify wont play an album on desktop but will in browser

So i dont know why this is a problem, but im guessing its having to do with my country of origin, ive been wanting to listen to the new RAMMSTEIN album but whenever i do that on my desktop it doesnt want to play at all even though it can see all the ...

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So i dont know why this is a problem, but im guessing its having to do with my country of origin, ive been wanting to listen to the new RAMMSTEIN album but whenever i do that on my desktop it doesnt ...

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No Audio

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceHP SpectreOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have tried all the fixes listed in the "Can't play Spotify" troubleshoot, but my computer still won't play any audio. It shows that something is playing, the...

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Plan Free Country United States Device HP Spectre Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have tried all the fixes listed in the "Can't play Spotify" troubleshoot, but my ...

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Library only shows full albums

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina My Question or IssueIn the latest update we can only see full albums in our library, meaning the albums of which I had only saved a couple of songs have disappeared. What is the point of saving stuff in your library if you...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina   My Question or Issue In the latest update we can only see full albums in our library, meaning the albums of which I had only saved a couple of songs have d...

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Solved!! Weekly Playlist didn't update

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceiPhone 6S/Dell LaptopOperating SystemiOS 12/Windows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I took over my brother's account (that he used like once) cause he got spotify premium on it. I've been listening all ...

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Plan Premium Country United States of America Device iPhone 6S/Dell Laptop Operating System iOS 12/Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently I took over my brother's account (that he ...

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Spotify stop the music after 5 second or doesnt play the song.

PlanFreeCountrySpainDeviceHP elitebook 840 g5 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify stop after being playing a song for 5 seconds or doesnt play the song.

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Plan Free Country Spain Device HP elitebook 840 g5  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify stop after being playing a song for 5 seconds or doesnt play the son...

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Advanced search by year

When I search spotify with "year:1952" I get 80 results.When I search "year:2018" I get the same number of results - 80 titels. And I'm quite sure there were a lot more albums in 2018. Advanced search seems to have been restored for a some time now, ...

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When I search spotify with "year:1952" I get 80 results. When I search "year:2018" I get the same number of results - 80 titels. And I'm quite sure there were a lot more albums in 2018.   Adv...

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upload own songs on Spotify ?

Hello guys today i started with spotify premium and i have one question.is it possible to upload my own songs on spotify ?i mean i know that its possible to choose from local data on the PC and than i can download the songs on my mobile phone or othe...

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Hello guys 🙂 today i started with spotify premium and i have one question. is it possible to upload my own songs on spotify ? i mean i know that its possible to choose from local data on the PC a...

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Solved!! Music only play 3 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I start playing a song it only play 3 seconds and show the error message "Can´t play the current song".

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  Plan Premium Country Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I start playing a song it only play 3 seconds and show the error message "Can´t ...

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