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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...
In the latest update, did you guys get rid of the playlist radio option for free users on the desktop app also? I know you got rid of it on mobile months ago, but tonight i noticed that when I'm on a playlist and I click the three dots, the "start pl...
In the latest update, did you guys get rid of the playlist radio option for free users on the desktop app also? I know you got rid of it on mobile months ago, but tonight i noticed that when I'm on a...
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PlanFreeCountry FinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The desktop overlay when using media keys is still showing up even after i disabled it from the settings. I noticed that after restart it starts showing up again.
Plan Free Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The desktop overlay when using media keys is still showing up even after i disabled i...
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PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen im listening to music on spotify and then ads play, after the ads i cant play music again. When i click on a song to play it says the selected song will be p...
Plan Free Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When im listening to music on spotify and then ads play, after the ads i cant pl...
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PlanPremiumCountry IndonesiaDeviceHP Pavalion dv6Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have tried all methods from moving folders to Program files (x86) and other methods, all of them end up in force close. sometimes the application will ...
Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device HP Pavalion dv6 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have tried all methods from moving folders to Program files (x86)...
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PlanPremiumCountry United States of AmericaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Issue Since the latest update to Spotify, the application will crash at random times while playing podcasts, shutting itself down unexpectedly. This occurs after the...
Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Issue Since the latest update to Spotify, the application will crash at random ...
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So see heres tthe thing i dont want Spotify microsoft version, but when i download it from the website it says "migrating data" and moves all the files to the microsoft version. Please help. Ty alot.
So see heres tthe thing i dont want Spotify microsoft version, but when i download it from the website it says "migrating data" and moves all the files to the microsoft vers...
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PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7 2017 & ASUS ROG STRIX GL753VEOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 & Windows 10My Question or Issue Hi Community!My problem is about listening to my music. When I listen to Afterparty (https://open.spotify.com/tra...
Plan Free Country Italy Device Samsung Galaxy J7 2017 & ASUS ROG STRIX GL753VE Operating System Android 8.1.0 & Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi Community! My problem ...
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I've been running Free Spotify on my 64-bit Windows 7 Dell (in the UK) without a problem for some time. (Occasionally when I've run it, it first tells me that it's installing Spotify: I presume it was downloading updates.) Earlier this week, that pro...
I've been running Free Spotify on my 64-bit Windows 7 Dell (in the UK) without a problem for some time. (Occasionally when I've run it, it first tells me that it's installing Spotify: I pr...
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PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue Everytime I open spotify on my computer while listening to music on my iphone, the iphone pauses the music. When I attempt to press play on my phone, it begins ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12 My Question or Issue Everytime I open spotify on my computer while listening to music on my iph...
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PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue In my "YOUR LIBRARY", is the menu Podcast missing, how do I get that menu back?
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In my "YOUR LIBRARY", is the menu Podcast missing, how do I get that menu back?
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PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows7 My Question or Issue Al guardar albums en carpetas de playlists, algunos aparecen con autor primero y otros con título primero, lo cuál es un problema para ordenarlos por orden alfabético. Es esto m...
Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows7 My Question or Issue Al guardar albums en carpetas de playlists, algunos aparecen con autor primero y otros con ...
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PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevicePCOperating SystemW10 My Question or Issue Hi, The podcasts section doesn't appear on my desktop app. It appear on my phone but not on my PC anymore. I have to search podcast to play episodes. Tanks.
Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System W10 My Question or Issue Hi, The podcasts section doesn't appear on my desktop app. It appear on my phone ...
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My Question or Issue On the phone, when sorting a playlist we have multiple options to sort e.g. By song name, artist, length of song, custom, etc.On the desktop you can only sort by the cateogies of the columns, meaning there is no option to sort by...
My Question or Issue On the phone, when sorting a playlist we have multiple options to sort e.g. By song name, artist, length of song, custom, etc. On the desktop you can only sor...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLenovo Ideapad 320Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issue I am playing spotify but after I pause a song, it may decide to mute itself, but when I try to unmute it in volume mixer, it doesn't unmute, I restart ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Ideapad 320 Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue I am playing spotify but after I pause a song, it may decide to m...
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Hi, I am a Premium member living in the US. When I first created this Spotify account, I used my Facebook account to create it. I have since deactivated my Facebook, and wish to keep it that way. However, I can only seem to login to my Spotify by rea...
Hi, I am a Premium member living in the US. When I first created this Spotify account, I used my Facebook account to create it. I have since deactivated my Facebook, and wish t...
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PlanPremiunCountry BrazilDeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue before the last update I was using spotify with 2 audio interface, one normal and one bluetooth (my pc has 4 audio interfaces). The spotify always played in blue...
Plan Premiun Country Brazil Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue before the last update I was using spotify with 2 audio interface, one norm...
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhile the Spotify window is selected, the fps drop significantly. It doesn't happen with any other window selected, only the spotify windows 10 app.
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue While the Spotify window is selected, the fps drop significantly. It doesn't happen with any other window selected, only the spotify window...
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EDIT: Great just saw a post with the same problem...PlanPremiumCountryPortugal DeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS Mojave So, since yesterday, under My Library the Podcast option disapeared. I still have the follows on my regular podcasts but I ca...
EDIT: Great just saw a post with the same problem... Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Mojave So, since yesterday, under My Library th...
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PlanPremium FamilyCountry United StatesDeviceDell Latitude Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy job requires us to lock our computer when not at our desk. Everytime I lock my computer, whenever I return and log-back in I get the "can't p...
Plan Premium Family Country United States Device Dell Latitude Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My job requires us to lock our computer when not at our de...
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PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePC LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just bought a new pair of bluetooth headphones (Sony h.ear2 WH-H900N). I can pair them with my laptop, but I cannot listen to the Spotify desktop app with them....
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just bought a new pair of bluetooth headphones (Sony h.ear2 WH-H900N). I c...
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