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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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[Troubleshooting] Spotify keeps muting itself during skype screen and sound share

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 ...

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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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Please unlink my Facebook Account

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...

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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 t...

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Application crash when i used two audio output in same time

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...

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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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FPS drop while on the Spotify Windows App

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.

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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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Podcast not showing on Library

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...

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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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Spotify stops working when I lock my windows 10 machine and log-back in

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...

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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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Superuser Contribution Desktop app not playing through bluetooth headphones

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....

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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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Sound quality between wrapped and application

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue So as I went to check my spotify wrapped 2018, I noticed that the sound quality when I play songs on that is much higher/(louder?) than the quality I have on my desk...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  So as I went to check my spotify wrapped 2018, I noticed that the sound quality...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Playlists] See in which of my Playlists a Song is playing from

Hi, in previous versions of Spotify you could click on the song title that was playing on the bottom left corner and it would take you to the playlist (or artist page/album) where it was being played from. Now when I click on the song name it takes m...

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Hi, in previous versions of Spotify you could click on the song title that was playing on the bottom left corner and it would take you to the playlist (or artist page/album) where it was being played...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution A Question Regarding The Spotify Wrapped

Does it take into account offline songs that you play? Same applies for total time listened? Many thanks!

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Does it take into account offline songs that you play? Same applies for total time listened?   Many thanks!  

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Spotify removed songs from my itunes Library

PlanFreeCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I was searching in Spotify to add songs to a playlist. After adding dozens of songs I realized that some of the songs were coming from my itunes library. This was unexpected a...

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Plan Free Country USA   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I was searching in Spotify to add songs to a playlist.  After adding dozens of son...

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How do I share a search result on the web?

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceAll My Question or IssueHow do I web link a search result?In a very old version you could right-click. Now, I tried to form the link https://open.spotify.com/search/search+words+here manually, but it gives a blank page.

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device All   My Question or Issue How do I web link a search result? In a very old version you could right-click. Now, I tried to form the link https:...

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Solved!! Wrapped 2018 Stats

Hey guys,I really loved Wrapped 2018 stats thing. I have almost closest stats. I've got minor different songs and artists but this isn't problem. I clicked the link on my laptop. I logged in. Then it showed me "how many different sogs and different a...

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Hey guys, I really loved Wrapped 2018 stats thing. I have almost closest stats. I've got minor different songs and artists but this isn't problem. I clicked the link on my laptop. I logged in. Then ...

spacyway

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Song starts in the middle

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 IssueWhen Spotify switch to the next song on the playlist it starts about halv way in. Its not everytime, but often enough.Ive notised its happend to atleast two songs most often:Five Finger...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Issue When Spotify switch to the next song on the playlist it starts about halv way in. Its not everytime, but...

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2018 year statistics e-mail contains link to malicious website?

Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC, Outlook 2010 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I received an email from Spotify announcing the yearly review of what songs I heard most, etc., in 2018. Klicking the link provided to show these in...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC, Outlook 2010 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I received an email from Spotify announcing the yearly review of what ...

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Wrapped 2018 Wrong Language

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDeviceiPhone 8 Plus, PCOperating SystemiOS 12.1.1, Windows 10 My Question or Issue On both devices, even though my OS and website are set to english, when I see my Wrapped 2018 information, the artists names are in japanese.It'...

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Plan Premium Country Japan Device iPhone 8 Plus, PC Operating System iOS 12.1.1, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  On both devices, even though my OS and website are set to engli...

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Updating an older version of Spotify

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I've been having trouble installing Spotify (I get Error code: 18) so I was directed to download the Spotify Full Installer. It worked and I now have Spotify installed, however it...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  I've been having trouble installing Spotify (I get Error code: 18) so I was directed to download the S...

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One album is constantly reappearing in my Play Next list

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDeviceAny device I use (Win 10, Android My Question or IssuePlease I need help. One particular album by Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody Live) is constantly reappearing in my playlist. I select an album, the first song plays s...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Any device I use (Win 10, Android 😎 My Question or Issue Please I need help. One particular album by Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody Live) is constantly re...

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Spotify Mobile cannot switch back to Spotify Desktop

I used to be able to switch flawlessly between Spotify Mobile to Spotify Desktop vice versa. In recent days, I've noticed that even with Spotify Desktop logged on, my app on mobile will not have the option to play and switch the song on my desktop an...

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I used to be able to switch flawlessly between Spotify Mobile to Spotify Desktop vice versa.  In recent days, I've noticed that even with Spotify Desktop logged on, my app on mobile will not ...

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Cannot remove Spotify artist from library

If you're having trouble removing an artist from your library, you may have saved songs that are "unplayable" and therefore not visible. You can fix this by going into settings and turning on "show unplayable songs" then you can go to the artist and ...

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If you're having trouble removing an artist from your library, you may have saved songs that are "unplayable" and therefore not visible. You can fix this by going into settings and turning on "show u...

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