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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 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...
I was told to share this here after speaking with support. So, this is a rather odd situation. I've actually fixed my problem, however, it was so strange that I wanted to inform someone of what happened. I have been having problems recently with the ...
I was told to share this here after speaking with support. So, this is a rather odd situation. I've actually fixed my problem, however, it was so strange that I wanted to inform someone of what hap...
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My Question or IssueI have Premium now for about 8 years. There was a lapse in my account back in 2012 which is why it shows 6 years rather than 8. I listen to nothing but Drum 'n' Bass. As far as I know nobody has ever hijacked my account nor does a...
My Question or Issue I have Premium now for about 8 years. There was a lapse in my account back in 2012 which is why it shows 6 years rather than 8. I listen to nothing but Drum 'n' ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell XPS 15 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past few days, apps that I have connected to spotify have intermittedly stopped working. Specifically, last.fm and Discord both do not recognize that I am p...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell XPS 15 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For the past few days, apps that I have connected to spotify have intermittedly sto...
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Hi I'm using Spotify some few months now. For me it's really nice to control my music's (so Spotify too) from my Android phone to pass to next song or control the volume. But since 1st January, it's impossible to do this. I open Spotify in Windows th...
Hi I'm using Spotify some few months now. For me it's really nice to control my music's (so Spotify too) from my Android phone to pass to next song or control the volume. But since 1st...
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PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue See attached, icons for album art and genres are blank
Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue See attached, icons for album art and genres are blank
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I'm trying to play this podcast on my PC and none of the episodes are working. I do not hear anything back and the play bar will sit at 0:00 Does anybody have any suggestions?
I'm trying to play this podcast on my PC and none of the episodes are working. I do not hear anything back and the play bar will sit at 0:00 Does anybody have any suggestions?
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue The "Home" is missing from my menu sidebar see attached or the IMGUR link https://imgur.com/a/6Bk5D6i
Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue The "Home" is missing from my menu sidebar see attached or the IMGUR l...
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PlanPremiumCountry swedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Issuei cant see what my friends are playing, the friends activity is active and it keeps saying find friends to see what friends are playing but i follow my whole friendlist and it does...
Plan Premium Country sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Issue i cant see what my friends are playing, the friends activity is active and it keeps saying ...
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PlanFreeCountryRomania DevicePCWindows 10 My Question or Issue It doesn't play any playlist and it says that "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I tried to reinstall it, restarted my pc and i ...
Plan Free Country Romania Device PC Windows 10 My Question or Issue It doesn't play any playlist and it says that "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the fil...
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Country Poland Operating SystemWindows 7 PC My Question or Issue I am trying to install spotify installer, but it stops to work. Downloaded the full installer from this thread: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/how-to-install-spotify-i...
Country Poland Operating System Windows 7 PC My Question or Issue I am trying to install spotify installer, but it stops to work. Downloaded the full installer from t...
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Good music while-playing online games-eating-cleaning-having a trip-before go to sleep-while bathing#MusicIsEverythingYouNeed#MusicIsLife
Good music while -playing online games -eating -cleaning -having a trip -before go to sleep -while bathing #MusicIsEverythingYouNeed #MusicIsLife
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My "liked from radio" playlist suddenly got wiped on my computer. I can still access the playlist on my iphone. Is there any way of getting the songs back? Thanks
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My "liked from radio" playlist suddenly got wiped on my computer. I can still access the playlist on my iphone. ...
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PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceDell Latitute 7440Operating System Windows 7 Ent SP1 64-bit My Question or IssueI have been using Spotify for years, but recently it started to misbehave. Each time something is changed in audio devices e.g. I connect a...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device Dell Latitute 7440 Operating System Windows 7 Ent SP1 64-bit My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify for years, but r...
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Being old, I still like albums. So, when I do a search such as "year:1989-1993 genre:indie" I'd like the results to show me albums that meet those criteria. How do I acheive this?I use the Windows and Android clients, both show results for "artists" ...
Being old, I still like albums. So, when I do a search such as "year:1989-1993 genre:indie" I'd like the results to show me albums that meet those criteria. How do I acheive this? I...
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I can't connect my windows desktop to my Mobile device (Huawei P10Plus). I open them at the same time. These devices logged in to the same account and also same internet connection. It looks there is nothing wrong with it.
I can't connect my windows desktop to my Mobile device (Huawei P10Plus). I open them at the same time. These devices logged in to the same account and also same internet connection. It looks there is...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceGoogle MaxOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hi,When I ask Google Home to play Lady Double Dealer by Deep Purple, it plays a few seconds of a live version, then cuts to another son...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Max Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hi, When I ask Google Home to play Lady D...
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My daily mixes on PC are few months old. They are NOT updated as I listen to music. None of the songs I've been listening to in the past months have appeared in any of the mixes. (I've already seen topics on this forum with answers that I just need t...
My daily mixes on PC are few months old. They are NOT updated as I listen to music. None of the songs I've been listening to in the past months have appeared in any of the mixes. (I've already seen t...
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S. DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI recently bought new speakers and A/V receiver and decided to try the Spotify Connect thing. All was fine and dandy until I noticed that the volume slider in the ...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 10, Android My Question or Issue I recently bought new speakers and A/V receiver and decided to try the Spotify C...
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmark Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Radio has been severely dumbed down, with the removing of the "Go to Playlist Radio" and "Create New Radio" features. We no longer have the option to truly personalize our R...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The Radio has been severely dumbed down, with the removing of the "Go to Playlist Radio" and "C...
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PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly stopped working. It wouldn't open so I tried to delete everything but I can't delete spotify.exe, I don't know why. A photo is attached with the message I get.
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly stopped working. It wouldn't open so I tried to delete everything but I can't delete spotify.exe, I d...
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