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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
PlanPremiumCountry Device(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhenever I stop watching a video with audio from youtube or any other website, Spotify will realize that no audio is playing and will automatically ...
Plan Premium Country Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Whenever I stop watching a video with audio from youtube or any oth...
Roadie
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Some songs weren't playing so I reinstalled Spotify. Ever since then, no songs will show up. I check playlists by Spotify, look up songs, check daily mix, etc. and I can't find anything. It says nothing is here. I have reinstalled it multiple times, ...
Some songs weren't playing so I reinstalled Spotify. Ever since then, no songs will show up. I check playlists by Spotify, look up songs, check daily mix, etc. and I can't find anything. It says noth...
Casual Listener
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PLAN PremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuei reinstalled spotify because when i added a song to my playlist it wasn't showing up but now no songs in any of my favorite playlist are showing up at all but on my phone i...
PLAN Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue i reinstalled spotify because when i added a song to my playlist it wasn't showing up but ...
Roadie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWorkstationOperating SystemW7 My Question or IssueTerribly basses ovewhelming with Plantronics Brackbeat Pro 2 listening to Spotify web with cord (no BT).Any resolution ?
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Workstation Operating System W7 My Question or Issue Terribly basses ovewhelming with Plantronics Brackbeat Pro 2 listening to Spotify web wit...
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Hello everyone, a few days ago I realised having issues with my spotify web player and program on my Windows 10 pc.As you can see I am clicked on the play button of the playlist but there is no music playing and no title of the song is showed. First ...
Hello everyone, a few days ago I realised having issues with my spotify web player and program on my Windows 10 pc. As you can see I am clicked on the play button of the playlist but there is no mus...
Community Legend
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Bonjour,j'ai un problème avec l'application Spotify Windows. Lorsque je la lance elle démarre normalement mais dès que je veux écouter de la musique un disque gris apparaît comme lorsque qu'il n'y a pas de connexion (or mon wifi fonctionne, ou alors ...
Bonjour, j'ai un problème avec l'application Spotify Windows. Lorsque je la lance elle démarre normalement mais dès que je veux écouter de la musique un disque gris apparaît comme lorsque qu'il n'y ...
Moderator
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I have attempted to post this but was marked as spam. Here is the issue in full detail: https://justpaste.it/2g0r9 Ultimately, the issue is: Synced local files are working fine on my Desktop AND Phone in some cases, but in other cases they are ONLY w...
I have attempted to post this but was marked as spam. Here is the issue in full detail: https://justpaste.it/2g0r9 Ultimately, the issue is: Synced local files are working ...
Gig Goer
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Not all of my Local Files are syncing / locking to the corresponding Spotify file. I fully understand the process required to add local files, and I've successfully added 1000+ local MP3s to Spotify synced / locked them to the corresponding Spotify f...
Not all of my Local Files are syncing / locking to the corresponding Spotify file. I fully understand the process required to add local files, and I've successfully added 1000+ local MP3s to...
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PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLocal Files Section is not showing up in spotify (ver 1.1.1.348.g9064793a).I can't add a local file to playlist anymore.
Plan Premium Country Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Local Files Section is not showing up in spotify (ver 1.1.1.348.g9064793a). I can't add a lo...
Casual Listener
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My Question or IssueHi, I no longer see suggested radio stations based on recent playlists and I am unable to create a new Radio station. I simply have ten options for artist-based stations. PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows ...
My Question or Issue Hi, I no longer see suggested radio stations based on recent playlists and I am unable to create a new Radio station. I simply have ten options for artist-based stations. ...
Casual Listener
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VersionLatest Windows Desktop App Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf I open the Desktop Spotify App, and go to my Settings. Then scroll to the botom and choose Advanced Settings, there is an Option under the Startup and Windows Behavio...
Version Latest Windows Desktop App Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue If I open the Desktop Spotify App, and go to my Settings. Then scroll to the botom and choose ...
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Hello. I've been trying to turn Spotify on, and all I got was a black screen with few buttons on top but nothing more, I've got no downloads in the background, and no running apps. I've got Spotify premium. been waiting for 10 minutes, still nothing.
Hello. I've been trying to turn Spotify on, and all I got was a black screen with few buttons on top but nothing more, I've got no downloads in the background, and no running apps. I've got Spotify p...
Community Legend
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I'm using Spotify Free, and when it comes time for an ad to play, instead it just goes silent for several minutes. Usually I have to close the app and reopen to be able to listen to music. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm using the app on Window...
I'm using Spotify Free, and when it comes time for an ad to play, instead it just goes silent for several minutes. Usually I have to close the app and reopen to be able to listen to music. ...
Moderator
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so certain songs wouldnt play when i pressed on them the album cover in the corner was blank and the songs just wouldt play after looking on here a lot of people said reinstall works so i tried and now no songs will play and all my playlists are empt...
so certain songs wouldnt play when i pressed on them the album cover in the corner was blank and the songs just wouldt play after looking on here a lot of people said reinstall works so i tried and n...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic Device(Sony xperia Z3, PC)Operating System(Android, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello, i am not sure if it is just songs i liked on my phone or also songs i liked on pc. Today I listened to Daily mix and the song ...
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device (Sony xperia Z3, PC) Operating System (Android, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, i am not sure if it is just songs i liked o...
Not applicable
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA.DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Home Edition My Question or IssueSpotify for my desktop seems to have "forgotten" my local files. I re-uploaded them/re-synced them, and all was fine. But, now, I cannot play one artists a...
Plan Premium Country USA. Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Home Edition My Question or Issue Spotify for my desktop seems to have "forgotten" my local files. I re-uploaded ...
Gig Goer
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https://i.imgur.com/f5RmoM5.gifPlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited States DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueClicking the currently playing song sends you to the wrong index in the playlist.https://i.imgur.com/f5RmoM5.gifWhat I've tri...
https://i.imgur.com/f5RmoM5.gif Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Clicking the currently playing son...
Regular
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The title summerises the experience I have the past week, where out of nowhere I wasn't able to play any music. Then when I tried to do a clean reinstall of Spotify, I see that my playlists are 'completely empty', and I couldn't play any music from m...
The title summerises the experience I have the past week, where out of nowhere I wasn't able to play any music. Then when I tried to do a clean reinstall of Spotify, I see that my playlists are 'comp...
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueA few hours ago I tried to play an artist, which was impossible, I thought that uninstalling and reinstalling the problem would be solved, but it turned out worse, all my...
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A few hours ago I tried to play an artist, which was impossible, I thought that u...
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryNot your f businessDeviceWindows 7 My Question or Issue Yo, I though spotify was a music streaming service. Then why the **bleep** does is store so**bleep**. I tried changing the path where spotify saves songs so I dont fill my SSD ...
Plan Premium Country Not your f business Device Windows 7 My Question or Issue Yo, I though spotify was a music streaming service. Then why the **bleep** does is store so**blee...
Gig Goer
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