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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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Radio genres disappeared

PlanPremiumCountry U.S.DeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issue I opened the app, clicked on "radio," and there were a bunch of genres listed. I clicked on a couple and got radio stations based on those genres. Then I went back to t...

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  Plan Premium Country  U.S. Device HP Laptop Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue  I opened the app, clicked on "radio," and there were a bunch of genres lis...

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Appears On is not visible on Windows app

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceWindows laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi can someone tell me where the Appears On section has gone? I want to see the playlists that my album has been added to. A while ago I found out that tracks fro...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Windows laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi can someone tell me where the Appears On section has gone? I want to see the...

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Going offline on tablet without interrupting current stream from PC

OK. I get now that this is a “personal” streaming service and I won’t be able to stream to 2 devices at the same time even with premium. So how do I go offline on my iPad to listen to downloaded content while not interrupting my wife listening on the...

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   OK. I get now that this is a “personal” streaming service and I won’t be able to stream to 2 devices at the same time even with premium. So how do I go offline on my iPad to listen to d...

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Your Library > "Songs" = Blank list "Your fav songs will appear here" only on PC, not my Mobile

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(iPhone Operating System(iOS 12.1.2) My Question or IssueGiven I am logged in via PC Desktop Spotify ApplicationWhen I access Your Library > "Songs",The list is empty, and says "Your favorite songs will appear here, Go to ...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 12.1.2)  My Question or Issue Given I am logged in via PC Desktop Spotify Application When I access Your ...

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Spotify crashing with local files enabled

With the recent update, Spotify keeps crashing when local music files are enabled. It has been working without any problems for a very long time. But the newest update is crashing the app within 30 seconds if I enable local music library. I have trie...

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  With the recent update, Spotify keeps crashing when local music files are enabled.  It has been working without any problems for a very long time. But the newest update is crashing the ...

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Desktop App Keeps Stopping

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I use spotify on PC the music will eventually just stop playing and the only way for me to get it working again is to go into task manager, end task, ...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Every time I use spotify on PC the music will eventually just stop playing ...

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Solved!! Cant play any songs i haven't listened to before

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm always looking for new music to listen to but recently i have come across an extremely annoying problem on my laptop just after buying spotify premium. I can listen to songs that are alre...

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  Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm always looking for new music to listen to but recently i have come across an extremely annoying problem ...

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Can't login on galaxy watch

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceGalaxy WatchOperating SystemTizen 4.0.0.1 My Question or IssueI can't login on my galaxy watch. I have downloaded the spotify app, chose stream on wifi and filled in my username and password. I have bluetooth disabl...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Galaxy Watch Operating System Tizen 4.0.0.1   My Question or Issue I can't login on my galaxy watch. I have downloaded the spotify app, chose st...

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"Spotify can't play this right now"

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Any song I try to play gets the message:"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" Spotify worked fine last night. I have ...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Any song I try to play gets the message: "Spotify can't play this right n...

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Lokale Daten laden nicht aufs Handy

Hallo, ich versuche gerade Lieder von meinem Laptop über die Lokale Dateien/Playlist/Herunterladen Anleitung auf meinem Handy in Spotify verfügbar zu machen. Ich kann die Lieder herunterladen und auch per Handy Fernsteuerung speichern, aber sie ersch...

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Hallo,    ich versuche gerade Lieder von meinem Laptop über die Lokale Dateien/Playlist/Herunterladen Anleitung auf meinem Handy in  Spotify verfügbar zu machen. Ich kann die Lieder ...

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"Can't play the current song."

PlanPremiumCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been getting a "can't play the current song" error on my PC all morning. Spotify will play on my phone. I have turned off the accelorator thing, as well as disconnected...

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  Plan Premium Country  US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've been getting a "can't play the current song" error on my PC all morning.&n...

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Spotify prevent laptop from sleeping when i close the lid

When i close my laptop and Spotify is running on the foreground, the music keep playing, it juts lock the PC without sleeping. If i play a video on Chrome or use the Netflix app and close the lid, the laptop goes on stand by correctly.Windows 10 - As...

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When i close my laptop and Spotify is running on the foreground, the music keep playing, it juts lock the PC without sleeping. If i play a video on Chrome or use the Netflix app and close the lid, th...

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Solved!! Can't play specific artists/songs

PlanFree/PremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 (64 bit, Pro) My Question or IssueFor the past month I've been unable to play songs from new artists completely. I click play on for example Loqiemean's Повес2ка album, current song stop...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 7 (64 bit, Pro)   My Question or Issue For the past month I've been unable to play songs from new artists completel...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop version sometimes switched to other device playing and then crashed

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 Pro 64 My Question or Issue My Spotify Premium desktop sw often switched to play "other" device (I can´t disable this "feature") after manually switching to play back, sw crashed

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Plan Premium Country Slovakia  Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Pro 64   My Question or Issue   My Spotify Premium desktop sw often switched to play "other" device (I ca...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't load anymore after restarting laptop

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Windows Spotify failed to open since a Windows update a few weeks ago, I would reinstall Spotify and then it'd launch, but after restarting/switching off computer, S...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Windows Spotify failed to open since a Windows update a few weeks ago, I would ...

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Add a desktop equalizer!

It's been YEARS since mobile was gifted with an equalizer, yet the desktop version still lacks this simple feature for BETTER SOUNDING MUSIC. An equalizer changes the way you hear the music, and can help immensly with cheap/poor headphones to get bet...

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It's been YEARS since mobile was gifted with an equalizer, yet the desktop version still lacks this simple feature for BETTER SOUNDING MUSIC. An equalizer changes the way you hear the music, and can ...

OneByBoo

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Old profile picture in Spotify desktop

Plan/PremiumCountry IrelandDevicepcOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue I think I first signed up for Spotify via facebook, when I did Spotify imported a profile picture and has been showing it in " Your Discover Weekly". This picture is p...

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Plan /Premium Country  Ireland Device pc Operating System windows 10    My Question or Issue  I think I first signed up for Spotify via facebook, when I did  Spotif...

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Yet another radio problem

PlanPremiumCountrycruithne Devicelots Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueAnother day another update another radio problemCan someone please clarify once and for all what on earth is going on with the radio (or lack of)There are posts ever...

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Plan Premium Country cruithne   Device lots   Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue Another day another update another radio problem Can someone please clarif...

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Adding all music to a playlist

lanPremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I currently have a large number of songs in my library. It seems the only way to share them is to create a playlist. I have a couple specialized lists, but is there a way t...

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lan Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I currently have a large number of songs in my library.  It seems the only way to...

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Songs are playing, progress bar moving, but with no sound.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Around two days ago I've had this problem, I've tried to play my music and every time I do the song plays with the prgress bar moving but no sound. My sound drivers are ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK  Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Around two days ago I've had this problem, I've tried to play my music and every ti...

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