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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...
PlanPremium StudentCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWin 7 My Question or Issue Hi,I use Spotify on my PC a lot.Usually I switch between Headset and my 5.1 Sound System by changing the "Default Device" in the Audiosettings in Windows.This worked...
Plan Premium Student Country Germany Device PC Operating System Win 7 My Question or Issue Hi, I use Spotify on my PC a lot. Usually I switch between Headset an...
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Me and many other people that I have seen on the Community have been faced with the same bug: the 'Show desktop overlay while using media keys' option on Spotify isn't working correctly. When I open Spotify, the client acts as if the option is checke...
Me and many other people that I have seen on the Community have been faced with the same bug: the 'Show desktop overlay while using media keys' option on Spotify isn't working correctly. When I open ...
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It was working fine after the spotify updates.Then I after I shutdown my computer and reboot later, it doesn't work.Now I tried everything.Uninstall-reinstalling spotify Changing passwordDisconnecting the apps and reconnectingLogging out of all devic...
It was working fine after the spotify updates. Then I after I shutdown my computer and reboot later, it doesn't work. Now I tried everything. Uninstall-reinstalling spotify Changin...
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PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceWindows Surface 4 Pro, Sony Xperia xz1 compactOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 8 My Question or IssueSpotify stopped connecting to my Echo today. On the Spotify app, both on Windows and on my Android phone, the Echo i...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Windows Surface 4 Pro, Sony Xperia xz1 compact Operating System Windows 10, Android 8 My Question or Issue Spotify stopped connecting to my Ec...
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Why there is no sleep timer in Spotify player? It is such a basic functionality of most of the music players.
Why there is no sleep timer in Spotify player? It is such a basic functionality of most of the music players.
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PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 64-bit My Question or Issue Ever since the latest update, my Spotify application has been crashing whenever it is first launched after I load Windows from a shut down. It...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 7 64-bit My Question or Issue Ever since the latest update, my Spotify application has...
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I have already tried to uninstall the program even cleared out all file caches but not able to get it to stop crashing. There is no data in the event veiewer about this crash. The only work around is that we have to kill the task in taskmgmr.PlanPrem...
I have already tried to uninstall the program even cleared out all file caches but not able to get it to stop crashing. There is no data in the event veiewer about this crash. The only work around is...
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PlanPremiumCountry Turkey Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHoparlörden dinlerken sıkıntısız çalışıyor fakat amfiyi bilgisayara bağlayınca "Spotify şu anda çalamıyor"Hatası veriyor
Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hoparlörden dinlerken sıkıntısız çalışıyor fakat amfiyi bilgisayara bağlayınca "Spotify şu an...
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PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemW10 My Question or IssueSince last night (no software or hardware changes) a song will stop midway no sound at all, shows the song as still playing, changing song does not fix. Have to Ctrl alt...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System W10 My Question or Issue Since last night (no software or hardware changes) a song will stop midway no so...
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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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PlanFreeCountry AustraliaDeviceAcer Aspire V13Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hey everyone,I have a mobile plan with Optus and included with the plan is free music streaming (Data-free) on Spotify. I have been using this quite a bit o...
Plan Free Country Australia Device Acer Aspire V13 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey everyone, I have a mobile plan with Optus and included wi...
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help me I can not hear music in the application spotify by pc only when I open a song by google and there goes to spotify more when I open it by the app itself the music does not go and appears on top the spotify can not touch it at the moment and st...
help me I can not hear music in the application spotify by pc only when I open a song by google and there goes to spotify more when I open it by the app itself the music does not go and appears on to...
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PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceHP PavilionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So the other day, Spotify stopped working for me. I couldn't listen to any of my music, and when it would even show a song and I would hit play, it would skip through...
Plan Free Country USA Device HP Pavilion Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So the other day, Spotify stopped working for me. I couldn't listen to any of my...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevice(Lenovo T420)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssuePosting again since apparently I didn't put the first one in the "right" place and still not sure whether this one is "right" -So I found something weird t...
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device (Lenovo T420) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Posting again since apparently I didn't put the first one in the "right" p...
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there I am trying to listen to this playlist... It still shows in my recently played but cannot access it at all.. Can someone let me know what countries this album is av...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there I am trying to listen to this playlist... It still shows in my recently played...
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 64 bit My Question or Issue: I have been searching for solutions for the past two days on this community for the Spotify update version 1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b-12. And I usually find a solution wi...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1 64 bit My Question or Issue: I have been searching for solutions for the past two days on this community for ...
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Boa tarde. Tô tentando baixar o spotify já umas 10 vezes. Não consigo porque fica dando o seguinte erro: SpotifyInstaller parou de funcionar. Uso o Windows 7 64bits e já atualizei o Adobe Flash como alguns me recomendaram. O erro persiste.
Boa tarde. Tô tentando baixar o spotify já umas 10 vezes. Não consigo porque fica dando o seguinte erro: SpotifyInstaller parou de funcionar. Uso o Windows 7 64bits e já atualizei o Adobe Flash como ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Windows 10 PC, Google Nexus 6P mobile phone)Operating System(Windows 10, Android 8.1.0) My Question or Issue Hello, on the Spotify Premium app for Windows 10 while listening to song radio (incidentally, it has become very...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (Windows 10 PC, Google Nexus 6P mobile phone) Operating System (Windows 10, Android 8.1.0) My Question or Issue Hello, on t...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumDeviceAcer AspireOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I would like to be able to view a list of songs that have been blocked (by giving it "thumbs down" while listening to it on a radio/discover weekly/daily mix/release radio pl...
Plan Premium Device Acer Aspire Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I would like to be able to view a list of songs that have been blocked (by giving it "thumbs down...
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDell precision M4800Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSince the latest update, every now and then when listening to any song a loud clipping noise occurs and the song timer skips forward about 5 seconds at any r...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell precision M4800 Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Since the latest update, every now and then when listening to any song a lou...
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