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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...
PlanStudentCountry USDevicePC, Xiaomi mi mix 2 Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or Issue Spotify will add songs that I search and listen to into my playlist. I didnt add them nor did I tap the more options icon, I just play the song. I...
Plan Student Country US Device PC, Xiaomi mi mix 2 Operating System Windows 10, Android My Question or Issue Spotify will add songs that I search and listen to into...
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Hello everyone, The windows 10 spotify client. I've been using it for several months now, on both free and premium plans, and the app consistantly sucks. Scrolling is laggy, typed letters take a second or so to show on screen, resizing takes forever....
Hello everyone, The windows 10 spotify client. I've been using it for several months now, on both free and premium plans, and the app consistantly sucks. Scrolling is laggy, typed le...
Newbie
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Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue The shadow does not fully cover the icon at the bottom of the overlay.
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The shadow does not fully cover the icon at the bottom of the overlay.
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When I click Browse on the top left, and search for an artist in the bar it returns a blank screen. This has been happening for months on my laptop, and recently started on my brand new computer (strangely enough after I added local files?) I've done...
When I click Browse on the top left, and search for an artist in the bar it returns a blank screen. This has been happening for months on my laptop, and recently started on my brand new compu...
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My Question or IssueHey I use local files for Spotify all the time without issue, but for some reason I can't get one album's art (Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper) to show up on Spotify. I've tried (on MP3Tag) different sizes ranging from 250x250-1600x1...
My Question or Issue Hey I use local files for Spotify all the time without issue, but for some reason I can't get one album's art (Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper) to show up on Spotify. I've tried (o...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceRazer Blade 15Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I recently transfered to a new laptop and copied my local files over so I can play them either on my phone or laptop. Almost every time I got to a playlist with l...
Plan Premium Country US Device Razer Blade 15 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently transfered to a new laptop and copied my local files over so I c...
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PlanPremiumCountryRomania DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy playlist keeps editing by itself, i don't know why.i've added lots of songs into 1 playlist, and i've just started my pc today to see that some songs which i added a l...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My playlist keeps editing by itself, i don't know why. i've added lots of songs into 1 playlist...
Casual Listener
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I really like the Discover Weekly Playlist, it has a mix of just what I like, and I know that the playlist refreshes weekly. I tried creating using it as a root to create a radio or Similar Playlist. The radio option is not there anymore, again, and ...
I really like the Discover Weekly Playlist, it has a mix of just what I like, and I know that the playlist refreshes weekly. I tried creating using it as a root to create a radio or Similar Playlist....
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PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMost songs can't played on desktop app. Also some of the spotify playlist's has no song in them even tho I can play them on Mobile. I can see the songs on Web browsers bu...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Most songs can't played on desktop app. Also some of the spotify playlist's has no song in ...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 6s, Lenovo ThinkPad)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I'm at a new workplace. Spotify is a disabled app by my network provider. Is it possible to stream directly via URL?
Plan Premium Country Device (iPhone 6s, Lenovo ThinkPad) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I'm at a new workplace. Spotify is a disabled ap...
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PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify will lower its volume after each song. how do I fix this. if i mute and unmute again it will fix itself, but I have to do this after each song.
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify will lower its volume after each song. how do I fix this. if i mute a...
Casual Listener
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Hi, So I decided to install Spotify on my PC, I still had a Facebook created account, which I didn't want anymore. So I closed that account and used the same email address for my new account. A colleague of mine, told me that Spotify Free can just sh...
Hi, So I decided to install Spotify on my PC, I still had a Facebook created account, which I didn't want anymore. So I closed that account and used the same email address for my new account...
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PlanPremiumCountry NODeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello,Not sure if this is a Spotify or steam problem.The problem is that when I enabled Steam In Home Streaming on my computer and started a game, steam prompted me to...
Plan Premium Country NO Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, Not sure if this is a Spotify or steam problem. The problem is that ...
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Hey guys, I'm a regular user of Spotify, on both my computer and my phone. My friend used to have a collaberative playlist with other people, and everytime he played a song, you were able to see the playlist it came up on, so other of his friends can...
Hey guys, I'm a regular user of Spotify, on both my computer and my phone. My friend used to have a collaberative playlist with other people, and everytime he played a song, you were ...
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PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceSamsung Series 5 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have been having an issue with playng songs lately. Whenever I search a song, or a song that is not in my library or playlist, it doesn't want...
Plan Free Country United States Device Samsung Series 5 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have been having an issue with playng songs lately. When...
Newbie
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I'm a free spotify user and recently my spotify won't play a majority of songs. The problem started happening this week. I reinstalled spotify and it didn't really work, only one or two songs became avaliable. That was yesterday, today about 80% of t...
I'm a free spotify user and recently my spotify won't play a majority of songs. The problem started happening this week. I reinstalled spotify and it didn't really work, only one or two...
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PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceEssential Phone PH-1, desktop PC, Alexa EchoOperating SystemAndroid 9, Windows 10, ??? My Question or Issue Hi, since few weeks maybe months I notice Spotify won't show the right song I'm listening. Most of the time it'...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Essential Phone PH-1, desktop PC, Alexa Echo Operating System Android 9, Windows 10, ??? My Question or Issue Hi, since few wee...
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I have a Student account and write from Italy. I'm experiencing a couple of very annoying issues following the latest update in the desktop app. I can only play music from my favourites. I cannot add new music to favourites, nor play music from the a...
I have a Student account and write from Italy. I'm experiencing a couple of very annoying issues following the latest update in the desktop app. I can only play music from my favour...
Roadie
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The popularity meter appears to have disappeared from my Windows version. And I'm talking about the 5 bars vs 4 bars etc that would come up when I do a generic search for songs and it would depict how popular a song is. Is this a permanent change? Te...
The popularity meter appears to have disappeared from my Windows version. And I'm talking about the 5 bars vs 4 bars etc that would come up when I do a generic search for songs and it would depict ho...
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Hello, I have a problem with most music on spotify. I can listen to all the music on my spotify on android. But once I switch to my computer the music stops is stuck at 00.00. Thanks for your help
Hello, I have a problem with most music on spotify. I can listen to all the music on my spotify on android. But once I switch to my computer the music stops is stuck at 00.00. Thanks for your help
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