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I've seen multiple user's having complications using Windows 7. Anyone else running spotify on Windows 7 having issues at all?
I've seen multiple user's having complications using Windows 7. Anyone else running spotify on Windows 7 having issues at all?
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI have Google home Mini connected to the samу Wi-Fi network at home. But spotify doesn't see it as a connected device. While my Pixel3 phone can play music via spotify at the...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have Google home Mini connected to the samу Wi-Fi network at home. But spotify doesn't see it...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I put several playlists in one folder. I open the folder, press button play - nothing happens. Music starts only if I play particularly picked one playlist.
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I put several playlists in one folder. I open the folder, press button play - nothing happ...
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Hi,i have truble witrh spotify, i had to reset my computer because of an virus on my pc.Now i can´t install apotify anymor cause i get the message, that the Spotifyinstaller does´t work.I got win 7 on my pc. What can i do to reinstall spotify?
Hi, i have truble witrh spotify, i had to reset my computer because of an virus on my pc. Now i can´t install apotify anymor cause i get the message, that the Spotifyinstaller does´t work. I got w...
Roadie
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Using the desktop app on Windows 7 in the UK, I'm getting an advert for Google Home Hub a lot, and every single time it comes up, the advert doesn't start, and Spotify just stops. i.e. sits there waiting for the advert which never starts. Clicking on...
Using the desktop app on Windows 7 in the UK, I'm getting an advert for Google Home Hub a lot, and every single time it comes up, the advert doesn't start, and Spotify just stops. i.e. sits t...
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHi,for about a week my desktop Spotify app is constantly crashing.Suddenly about 1 second of a song is being looped and the app is not really responding to any actions.The same happpens (not a...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi, for about a week my desktop Spotify app is constantly crashing. Suddenly about 1 second of a song is being loop...
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PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Suddenly after a windows update spotify.exe wont open, so I uninstalled it and tried to install it back.Now that I double tap the installer nothing happens! even in the task manager t...
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Suddenly after a windows update spotify.exe wont open, so I uninstalled it and tried to install it back. ...
Regular
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Hi. Since 2012 people have asked to implement this SIMPLE basic function, i.e. being able to sort playlists alphabetically. Nothing happened and this is getting very annoying. I have a premium subscription and using the desktop client on linux and wi...
Hi. Since 2012 people have asked to implement this SIMPLE basic function, i.e. being able to sort playlists alphabetically. Nothing happened and this is getting very annoying. I have a premium subscr...
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My Question or IssueSpotify continually glitches from online to offline, preventing me from using it. I have full ethernet access and a fully working pc. I have tried logging in and out, relaunching the app, reinstalling the app, and basically anythi...
My Question or Issue Spotify continually glitches from online to offline, preventing me from using it. I have full ethernet access and a fully working pc. I have tried logging in and out, relaunchin...
Spotify Legend
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I FIXED THIS ALREADY SO THANKS ANYWAYS! I moved a few playlists into a folder on the Desktop app, and I accidentally moved a playlist I didn't want to move, and when I tried to drag the playlist out from the folder, the playlist wouldn't move. So my ...
I FIXED THIS ALREADY SO THANKS ANYWAYS! I moved a few playlists into a folder on the Desktop app, and I accidentally moved a playlist I didn't want to move, and when I tried to drag the playlist out ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountrySweden DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:My friend feed isn't showing up anymore on my computer, it's working on other devices if I log in on there but on the desktop im using the friend feed won't...
Plan Free/Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: My friend feed isn't showing up anymore on my computer, it's working ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the most recent update (as of the date on this post), my desktop client displays a weird border when the window is maximized (see attached photo). There's a wh...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After the most recent update (as of the date on this post), my desktop client displa...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DevicePCOperating SystemWin 7 My Question or Issue With the last update, my Spotify always crashes in multiple times. The issue is when i want to listen a song after a while from my Spotify Desktop App and it won't respond at...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device PC Operating System Win 7 My Question or Issue With the last update, my Spotify always crashes in multiple times. The issue is when...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10, Chrome My Question or Issue I cant access to Radio on the app, and I can't reech the browser app, i'm getting message NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID
Plan Free Country Germany Operating System Windows 10, Chrome My Question or Issue I cant access to Radio on the app, and I can't reech the browser app, i'm getting messa...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung GalaxyOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue As of, oh, about a week ago, I can no longer sort the playlist I have downloaded to my phone... It shows as the 'Recently Added' sort but I no longer have the opti...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Operating System Android My Question or Issue As of, oh, about a week ago, I can no longer sort the playlist I have...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktop & iPhone 10 Operating SystemWindows 10 and iOS 12.1My Question or Issue For some weird reason my Spotify is suddenly pausing every two seconds on both my hom desktop and my iPhone. Oddly it doesn't pause on my work...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop & iPhone 10 Operating System Windows 10 and iOS 12.1 My Question or Issue For some weird reason my Spotify is...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceHP laptop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I use my keyboard media keys to pause a song, change songs, or change volumes, an overlay appears in the upper left-hand corner and remains there for a few ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I use my keyboard media keys to pause a song, change songs, or change vo...
Newbie
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CountryNorway Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo lately The Friends Listening has not been working and its telling me to Find Friends (which you will see in the screenshot). Its been like this for quite a while unistalled Spotify and i...
Country Norway Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So lately The Friends Listening has not been working and its telling me to Find Friends (which you will see ...
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Repeat and Shuffle are not working! i.imgur.com/jgl3Wzg.jpg PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10
Repeat and Shuffle are not working! i.imgur.com/jgl3Wzg.jpg Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10
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PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceHP EliteBookOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional My Question or Issue I updated yesterday after a computer restart the application opens but the song will not play and I cannot go into any other screens/playlists. If I cl...
Plan Premium Country US Device HP EliteBook Operating System Windows 7 Professional My Question or Issue I updated yesterday after a computer restart the application open...
Casual Listener
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