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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...
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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...
PlanFreeCountry South AfricaDeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAfter a few songs, usually 3 or 4, I am served multiple ads directly behind one another, which is incredibly frustrating. It's usually only 2 ads, but I've ...
Plan Free Country South Africa Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After a few songs, usually 3 or 4, I am served multiple ads directly beh...
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DeviceGigabyte Aero 14 Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueIf I try and go to any playlist that has music I don't have saved, it won't show up. Even if I go to an album that I want to save to my library, it'll allow me to press the bu...
Device Gigabyte Aero 14 Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue If I try and go to any playlist that has music I don't have saved, it won't show up. Even if I g...
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PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 - Listening through the Spotify App My Question or Issue I used to be able to see what my friends were playing in real time. As of today I can no longer see them. The right hand section just...
Plan Premium Country US Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 - Listening through the Spotify App My Question or Issue I used to be able to see what my friends were p...
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Each time that I change from spotify phone to spotify desktop, the desktop previous "state" (song/list/random option/etc...) is overriden by the spotfy phone "state" so i lost the list/song/queue or random config I was playing on my desktop before......
Each time that I change from spotify phone to spotify desktop, the desktop previous "state" (song/list/random option/etc...) is overriden by the spotfy phone "state" 😞 so i lost the list/song/q...
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Some time ago, i couldn't play new songs anymore, i had to do a clean reinstall if i wanted my playlists to update. So, i did it again today, but this time after doing it, i can't play anything on my pc. All my playlists are seen as empty, and if i t...
Some time ago, i couldn't play new songs anymore, i had to do a clean reinstall if i wanted my playlists to update. So, i did it again today, but this time after doing it, i can't play anything on my...
Casual Listener
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I'm having a wierd issue. I can play songs in my playlist but if i search for a new song. The song bar is greyed out but I can see the timer of the song???? I have attached an image. I have tried re-installing but I still can't play any searched song...
I'm having a wierd issue. I can play songs in my playlist but if i search for a new song. The song bar is greyed out but I can see the timer of the song???? I have attached an image. I ...
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PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Question or Issue I can't get anything but my playlists to play. No new music or anything.
Plan Free Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Question or Issue I can't get anything but my playlists to play. No new music or anything.
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PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everything was perfectly fine before today when my friends feed stopped working. Instead of displaying the few friends I follow, it simply asks me to " Find Friends". ...
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Everything was perfectly fine before today when my friends feed stopped working. ...
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When I play spotify from work, I scare my wife since spotify automaticly plays from my livingroom device. Shes pregnant, so I dont want the birth to start early because of the loud sudden noises from the livingroom scaring the water out of her. Is th...
When I play spotify from work, I scare my wife since spotify automaticly plays from my livingroom device. Shes pregnant, so I dont want the birth to start early because of th...
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Hi, I created an account in the US and I am currently in the Korea.I can't log-in desktop and got the 408 error but can log-in to website. I tried change location but no exist Korea. What can I do?
Hi, I created an account in the US and I am currently in the Korea. I can't log-in desktop and got the 408 error but can log-in to website. I tried change location but no exist Kore...
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Hey so im on my computer and trying to listen to spotify as i game. problem is no music is showing up. i can search for songs but i cant listen to saved playlists cause apparently there is no such thing as music. anyway to fix this?
Hey so im on my computer and trying to listen to spotify as i game. problem is no music is showing up. i can search for songs but i cant listen to saved playlists cause apparently there ...
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Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while. When I click play song all that happens is where the picture of cov...
Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while. When I ...
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PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssuesI opened my Spotify application on my desktop today and I found that all of my saved songs were gone. Not only that, but all the songs from official Spotify...
Plan Free Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issues I opened my Spotify application on my desktop today and I found tha...
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So my spotify was working (30 minutes ago) then suddenly stopped. i have done a complete reinstall, but it still wont play anything it just shows up like this? Can anybody please help me fix this. Thanks-Elaina
So my spotify was working (30 minutes ago) then suddenly stopped. i have done a complete reinstall, but it still wont play anything it just shows up like this? Can anybody please help me fix t...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DenmarkDevice(iPhone 6s)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue HiI've in the past week been unable to play any song on spotify on PC, however i can play all songs on my phone...I have tried a few things to fix it bu...
Plan Free/Premium Country Denmark Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi I've in the past week been unable to play any song on spotify ...
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Alright, so i've been using spotify for the past 1/2 years just fine, on pc and mobile. But recently on the spotify desktop app, Some songs are kinda bugged.Whenever i play a song thats "bugged" It wont play. At all. It doesn't get highlighted, The p...
Alright, so i've been using spotify for the past 1/2 years just fine, on pc and mobile. But recently on the spotify desktop app, Some songs are kinda bugged. Whenever i play a song thats "bugged" It...
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PlanFreeCountry PolandDeviceCustom Build PCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue I have really big issue with Spotify on PC, can't find/see any song, even in playlists made by spotify, i don't know what's happened but on phone everyt...
Plan Free Country Poland Device Custom Build PC Operating System Windows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue I have really big issue with Spotify on PC, can't find/see a...
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This issue began a couple weeks ago and is getting worse. It is completely unpredictable. I will be listening to music and suddenly it will go silent because the next song won't play. Sometimes it happens with every other song in an album, sometimes ...
This issue began a couple weeks ago and is getting worse. It is completely unpredictable. I will be listening to music and suddenly it will go silent because the next song won't play. Sometimes it ha...
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PlanFreeCountry DevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo i instaled spotidy on my pc because i was reinstalling things on my computer, and when i was intaling again i loged in and now my musics don't show up on my favorites and playl...
Plan Free Country Device Pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So i instaled spotidy on my pc because i was reinstalling things on my computer, and when i was in...
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