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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 The app closes without letting me log in.

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueI know there are a lot of these kind of posts, but none had the right answer to my problem.Basically, the app does open but it starts blinking and closes before I can do ...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I know there are a lot of these kind of posts, but none had the right answer to my problem. Basicall...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Files and My Songs

PlanPremiumDeviceWindows Computer and Android Smartphone My Question or IssueHi,I have a song ( a Mash-Up ) I really like and would like to pass to the "my songs" automatic playlist. The things is that it seems that it's possible but only with playli...

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Plan Premium Device Windows Computer and Android Smartphone   My Question or Issue Hi, I have a song ( a Mash-Up ) I really like and would like to pass to the "my songs" automatic playlis...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Can't see favorites

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System My Question or IssueI am using the online version of Spotify and my favorites list is being limited, I can only see up to about 60 songs when I can surely say I have more than 200. However, when I put o...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   Operating System     My Question or Issue I am using the online version of Spotify and my favorites list is being limited, I can onl...

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Solved!! Hear a new song while playlist is running

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs it possible when running a playlist on a party and someone wants to hear a special song, to hear it over headphone without stopping the normal music?

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is it possible when running a playlist on a party and someone wants to hear a special song...

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Syncronization between Windows Desktop and iPhone

PlanFreeDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10My Question or IssueMy desktop and iphone versions of Spotify are not syncronized at all. I think I read that it's not possible with a Free account. Is that true? Also, I don't understand why o...

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Plan Free Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 10, Windows 10 My Question or Issue My desktop and iphone versions of Spotify are not syncronized at all. I think I read that it's not possible ...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts filter

Hi, how can I filter in Desktop app already played podcast and show only new one without clicking on each podcast?

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Hi, how can I filter in Desktop app already played podcast and show only new one without clicking on each podcast?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Transfer albums to playlist but keep them separate

PlanPremiumCountry UK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 and 7 My Question or IssueHi folks - I'd like store my all-time favourite albums in a playlist. I've created a playlist called 'My Albums'. I've searched for 'Pink Floyd' and dragged the 'Dark ...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 and 7   My Question or Issue Hi folks - I'd like store my all-time favourite albums in a playlist. I've created a p...

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Superuser Contribution label search doenst load all the albums

Hello Label search on the spotify app and spotify web doesnt load all the albums anymore. A week ago i had much more album results? Sorry voor my bad english I use Windows 10 Apps al up to date I even reinstalled my computer

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Hello Label search on the spotify app and spotify web doesnt load all the albums anymore. A week ago i had much more album results? Sorry voor my bad english I use Windows 10 Apps al up to date I eve...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Filtering by User on Collaborative Playlists Causes the Playlist to Play in Incorrect Order

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHuwaei Matebook DOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen filtering a collaborative playlist list by "user" (the user who added songs to the playlist) with shuffle play turned off, songs are played in a seemingly r...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Huwaei Matebook D Operating System Windo ws 10 My Question or Issue When filtering a collaborative playlist list by "user" (the user who added songs to the pl...

Guido

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Spotify not working properly

PlanFreeCountryUK DeviceWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use free spotify from the web page (not the app) on a Windows 10 pc. It has worked brilliantly for years. A few days ago I started having problems. My daily mixes are no longer endless and ofte...

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Plan Free Country UK   Device Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use free spotify from the web page (not the app) on a Windows 10 pc. It has worked brilliantly for years. A few da...

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Superuser Contribution Type to search within playlists gone?

I used to be able to just start typing when viewing my playlist on the Desktop app, and it would go to that song. Has this feature been removed? It's very annoying to have to scroll down to find specific songs, when I used to be able to just start ty...

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I used to be able to just start typing when viewing my playlist on the Desktop app, and it would go to that song. Has this feature been removed? It's very annoying to have to scroll down to find spec...

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Weird/Wrong alphabetical order

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place. I am new to the community and always find it hard to put questions in the right place. A couple of weeks ago the alphabetical...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue  Hi,   I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place. I am new to the community and...

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Superuser Contribution Songs on Windows don´t play

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicePcOperating SystemWindows My Question:If I want to play a song on the Spotify app it stops after a few seconds. In the internet the playback works! I've already tried everything Spotify helps to do! Please help me!

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Pc Operating System Windows   My Question: If I want to play a song on the Spotify app it stops after a few seconds. In the internet the playback works...

Guido

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Wrong current song

Hello! Before I start, have to mention that I tend to sort all my playlists by their adding date so that the newest song I add is on top. I don't know how seriously to take this issue but lately, since the last update, I have encountered issue which ...

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Hello!   Before I start, have to mention that I tend to sort all my playlists by their adding date so that the newest song I add is on top. I don't know how seriously to take this issue but la...

Guido

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Superuser Contribution Action keys only work for chrome

When i use my action keys they start playing random videos i have open on chrome on youtube and just completely ignore spotify how do i fix this?

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When i use my action keys they start playing random videos i have open on chrome on youtube and just completely ignore spotify how do i fix this?

Guido

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How-To download playlists as fx text-files?

Hi! Do any of you guys have a solution for how to quickly download fx .txt-files of your playlists? I *WILL* suffer from an immense existential crisis, should it befall to me, that somehow my playlists are gone one day. I will not be able to take it....

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Hi! Do any of you guys have a solution for how to quickly download fx .txt-files of your playlists? I *WILL* suffer from an immense existential crisis, should it befall to me, that somehow my playlis...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song list won't update

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIn desktop app, I can not see the songs I added recently with my Android device.

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In desktop app, I can not see the songs I added recently with my Android device. 

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is completely blank

DeviceiMac My Question or IssueI open Spotify, and this is all I see. And I am not able to select anyhing in File, Edit etc. I have tried to re-install.

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Device iMac    My Question or Issue I open Spotify, and this is all I see. And I am not able to select anyhing in File, Edit etc. I have tried to re-install.

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music stop playing after 5 seconds

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceHP Laptop 15Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't play music on my Desktop Spotify app (version 1.1.5.152.gf0f488f1). Music starts playing and then stops after 5/6 seconds. Message of "Can't play the curr...

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  Plan Premium Country Spain Device HP Laptop 15 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't play music on my Desktop Spotify app (version 1.1.5.152.gf0f488f1). Mu...

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"Hip Priest" by The Fall just got removed sight unseen from the Spotify Library

It still shows up on the album, but it's been replaced with a live track. wth? Has this happened to anyone else for another song?

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It still shows up on the album, but it's been replaced with a live track.  wth?  Has this happened to anyone else for another song?  

OneByBoo

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