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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...
Recently, my Spotify got some problems like: i wasn't able to see what my friends were listening to, or the biggest one, i couldn't listen to other songs if they weren't in my library.I fixed it by sending tickets to the Spotify support, after some d...
Recently, my Spotify got some problems like: i wasn't able to see what my friends were listening to, or the biggest one, i couldn't listen to other songs if they weren't in my library. I fixed it by...
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PlanFreeCountryFrance DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI discover new artists and I just want to listen and add them to my playlist, but the songs doesn't play, even if I play an album if I pass to next song I can see it's chang...
Plan Free Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I discover new artists and I just want to listen and add them to my playlist, but ...
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLast.fm and Discord can't see what music I'm playing, other users can see my activity, but I suspect that not for long. I've been listening to music pretty much nonstop al...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Last.fm and Discord can't see what music I'm playing, other users can see my activity, but I su...
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10 PC My IssueWhen I try to link the Spotify service to Cortana, a blank page is shown and nothing happens after. I am able to connect to other services such as LinkedIn or Google.It seems that the calls from Cortana ...
Plan Premium Country Device Windows 10 PC My Issue When I try to link the Spotify service to Cortana, a blank page is shown and nothing happens after. I am able to connec...
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PlanFreeCountryJapanDeviceLaptop/Xiaomi Redmi Note5Operating SystemWindows 8.1/Android My Question or IssueOnce I click on the playlist I've created the songs keep skipping until I hit the Pause/Stop button. I don't hear any sound, I just see the tit...
Plan Free Country Japan Device Laptop/Xiaomi Redmi Note5 Operating System Windows 8.1/Android My Question or Issue Once I click on the playlist I've created the songs keep skipping u...
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Ok so I was listening to my playlist of songs then I fell asleep but I woke up to my mom asking me to help her with something so while my song is still playing I shut down my computer, after I turn it back on later it continously keeps repeating a so...
Ok so I was listening to my playlist of songs then I fell asleep but I woke up to my mom asking me to help her with something so while my song is still playing I shut down my computer, after ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hey,i just wanted to listen to some local files, but they do no longer show up in Spotify. those that i put once in a playlist are still there, but all others can n...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey, i just wanted to listen to some local files, but they do no longer sh...
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PremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue It's simple ! (sorry for my bad english i do my best) When i save a new music just released on my phone i can listen to this music but if i go in my library on my pc th...
Premium Country Belgium Device Windows Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue It's simple ! (sorry for my bad english i do my best) When i save a new music ...
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Recently since ive had headphones and my optical speakers plugged into my Desktop when trying to play music through the speakers it immediatly ends the song and says to listen to this song you can import it from your music library, although i cant se...
Recently since ive had headphones and my optical speakers plugged into my Desktop when trying to play music through the speakers it immediatly ends the song and says to listen to this song you can im...
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PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceAsus ZenbookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy do my spotify on laptop not play the last song I've listened to but always show the same song that is not even liked?
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Asus Zenbook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why do my spotify on laptop not play the last song I've listened to but always sho...
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I was not able to play the new album from eluveitie without doing a clean install. I had to do this twice for all new song/podcase releases. this started in the beginning of 2019 for some reason. but everything downloads normally to my iphone. but fo...
I was not able to play the new album from eluveitie without doing a clean install. I had to do this twice for all new song/podcase releases. this started in the beginning of 2019 for some reason. but...
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I haven't found anything on this elsewhere on the site, but it would be nice if my local files looked more like my other tracks when I'm scrolling through my playlist and its weird that they can't have the explicit tag. Is there a way to add it?
I haven't found anything on this elsewhere on the site, but it would be nice if my local files looked more like my other tracks when I'm scrolling through my playlist and its weird that they can't ha...
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PlanPremium for FamilyCountryPortugalDeviceLenovo G50-70Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have reinstalled spotify a couple of times to see if this problem could be solved by a fresh install but no. All I am left with is a transpare...
Plan Premium for Family Country Portugal Device Lenovo G50-70 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I have reinstalled spotify a couple of times to see if this problem ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have just downloaded Premium and figuring things out. Cannot find out how to copy downloaded music onto flashdrive
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I have just downloaded Premium and figuring things o...
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PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueEverytime I try to choose a song, playlist or anything, it doesn't let me play any song. I choose and click a song but it doesn't play.
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue Everytime I try to choose a song, playlist or anything, it doesn't let me play any song. I ...
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I cantc play Lloyd Banks at all on Spotify. Doesn't matter if on desktop or phone PremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice(Motorola Moto X4, MedionE5021D)Operating System(Android 9, Windows 8.1) My Question or IssueCan't play Lloyd Banks.
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Hey, it seems that the limit to the amount of folders and playlists that can be created on spotify seems to currently be 9074 (when using spotify version 1.1.3.259.g8172f63a ). Once a playlist or folder is created while having 9074 folders/playlists,...
Hey, it seems that the limit to the amount of folders and playlists that can be created on spotify seems to currently be 9074 (when using spotify version 1.1.3.259.g8172f63a ). Once a playli...
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey people,For some time now I encounter strange issue. There were always few songs that you can add from the artist, and when you hit the play button from main "Artists" menu you...
Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey people, For some time now I encounter strange issue. There were always few songs that you can add fr...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePC and Macbook Pro 2015Operating SystemWindows 10 and OSX MojaveMy Question or IssueA specific local file on one device that is copied to another device (either operating system) is not matched/detected on the device ...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC and Macbook Pro 2015 Operating System Windows 10 and OSX Mojave My Question or Issue A specific local file on one device that is copied to another de...
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