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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...
Premium member. Windows 10 and iPhone 5. When I'm listening on my phone and I open Spotify on my PC, it shows the current track playing and lets me control resuming it on PC, pause/play etc. But - more importantly - when I'm playing on my PC and I go...
Premium member. Windows 10 and iPhone 5. When I'm listening on my phone and I open Spotify on my PC, it shows the current track playing and lets me control resuming it on PC, pause/pla...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently moved to a Windows 10 machine, since then have had constant playback issues for most songs. Playlists open blank, although adding songs to then can provide the duplicate mess...
Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently moved to a Windows 10 machine, since then have had constant playback issues for most songs. Playlists ...
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Hi! I have a Premium account. I'm playing Spotify on my Windows Laptop, and I don't see where I can add local files to my player. I have screengrabbed where my local files would normally be. Now, this is a new laptop, and I recently transferred some ...
Hi! I have a Premium account. I'm playing Spotify on my Windows Laptop, and I don't see where I can add local files to my player. I have screengrabbed where my local files would normally be....
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PlanPremium (Family)CountryHungaryDevice(iPhone 5S)Operating System(iOS 12.1.4) My Question or Issue I use spotify for years in desktop and in my phone. The saved albums and songs were the same until now but today I reinstalled the Spotify iOS app be...
Plan Premium (Family) Country Hungary Device (iPhone 5S) Operating System (iOS 12.1.4) My Question or Issue I use spotify for years in desktop and in my phone. The saved albu...
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So none of my songs will sync to my iPhone from my computer and it is extremely annoying because spotify still won't put any of Lil Peep's old music on here but thats besides the point. I do not have a WiFi adapter on my computer so I use ethernet, h...
So none of my songs will sync to my iPhone from my computer and it is extremely annoying because spotify still won't put any of Lil Peep's old music on here but thats besides the point. I do not have...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceAndroid 8.0.0 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe cover art for my latest playlist are bugged. I've provided some screenshots. So Spotify can create automatic cover art for you, it basically takes the...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Android 8.0.0 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The cover art for my latest playlist are bugged. I've provided some scree...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 The issues started a few days ago. Basically, whenever I click on a song in an album or playlist when I first log on, it'll play and skip a few songs in the album/playlist that I was listening to...
Plan Free Country United States Operating System Windows 10 The issues started a few days ago. Basically, whenever I click on a song in an album or playlist when I first log on, it'll p...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanada Device(Samsung Galaxy 9+, WebPlayer, Desktop App)Operating System(iAndroid Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueSpotify recommends songs already in my playlists, sometimes the song is in the playlist it is basing the recomme...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device (Samsung Galaxy 9+, WebPlayer, Desktop App) Operating System (iAndroid Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Spotify recommends songs...
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PlanPremium for family (roommates in this case)CountryCzech republicDeviceA desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro (1809 update)Version of Spotify1.1.2.285.ga97985ef My Question or IssueHello everyone,I've been having problems with Spotify on my compu...
Plan Premium for family (roommates in this case) Country Czech republic Device A desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro (1809 update) Version of Spotify 1.1.2.285.ga97985ef My Ques...
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PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceWindows 10 desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Search for my own playlists no longer working. A search used to list my playlist first, now my playlist is not included at all among the others. Has the process to locate your ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 desktop Operating System Windows 10 Search for my own playlists no longer working. A search used to list my playlist first, now my pl...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceComputer & Samsung Galaxy A5Operating SystemWindows 10 & Android 8.0.0 My Question or IssueEverytime I open spotify and start listening to music the song I put in my Queue a few days ago always come back (Viscinity of Ob...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Computer & Samsung Galaxy A5 Operating System Windows 10 & Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue Everytime I open spotify and sta...
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I want to see the list of all available tracks from an artist and not just the "most popular songs" on their albums. I recently return to Premium and I remember seeing the whole list of songs. Has this changed? Is there any way to see a list of all t...
I want to see the list of all available tracks from an artist and not just the "most popular songs" on their albums. I recently return to Premium and I remember seeing the whole list of songs. Has th...
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I have this annoying issue that my spotify sound is reduced by sounds of my browser. For example when I get a message on facebook, the little sound will reduc...
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I have this annoying issue that my spotify sound is reduced by sounds of ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Desktop)Operating System(Windows) I can't play random songs/podcasts on my work computer. I get an error message at the top of the window that say "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your compute...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows) I can't play random songs/podcasts on my work computer. I get an error message at the top of the window th...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMicrosoft Surface Pro 6Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro V.1809 My Question or IssueEvery time I play a song it pauses by itself after few seconds, usually somewhere between 2-10 seconds. Occasionally a song plays for about...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Microsoft Surface Pro 6 Operating System Windows 10 Pro V.1809 My Question or Issue Every time I play a song it pauses by itself after few seconds,...
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OK.Ive been using Spotify free for a while now on windows 10 in the UK. Last couple of days, I can't get it to work. The songs I want to play are available, I have tried turning off hardware acceleration, cross fade and everything else Ive seen in pe...
OK. Ive been using Spotify free for a while now on windows 10 in the UK. Last couple of days, I can't get it to work. The songs I want to play are available, I have tried turning off h...
Casual Listener
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Hi everyone, I have the same problem, the last weeks I figure that I can't play some songs in Desktop app in Windows, like that files are corrupted, but all works fine in my phone app, now I tried to reinstall the Desktop app and now all my playlists...
Hi everyone, I have the same problem, the last weeks I figure that I can't play some songs in Desktop app in Windows, like that files are corrupted, but all works fine in my phone app, now I...
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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and he Plan Unlimited Country UK UK Device desktop Operating System Windows 10 &...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI used to be able to click the thumbnail of the song currently playing and it would go directly to where this song was located in my playlist. Now, when I click the thumbnail, it see...
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to be able to click the thumbnail of the song currently playing and it would go directly to where this ...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDELL XPS15Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery now and then I notice my harddrive clogging up with cache data from several apps and I start cleaning it out.At first I suspected it to be cached data s...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device DELL XPS15 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every now and then I notice my harddrive clogging up with cache data from several ...
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