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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 "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...
Plan Premium Country swe Device p Operating System Windows 10/7700k/2080/144hz G-sync display My Question or Issue Enable "G-sync for windowed and full screen mode" create mouse lag (This is reproducible on two different computers, both Nvidia GTX 10...
Plan Premium Country swe Device p Operating System Windows 10/7700k/2080/144hz G-sync display My Question or Issue Enable "G-sync for windowed and full scree...
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PlanPremiumCountryChile DeviceLenovo T460Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.0.94.262.g3d5c231c My Question or Issue Hi!I've a lot of topics here with people complaining about the song banner in the top left corner in windows 10, but as a matt...
Plan Premium Country Chile Device Lenovo T460 Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.0.94.262.g3d5c231c My Question or Issue Hi! I've a lot of topics here with ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemW10 64bit My Question or Issue No matter what I do, I cannot turn off the media key overlay, I have to install a third party program to do this for me. Please fix this spotify! I have been a customer for ye...
Plan Premium Device Windows PC Operating System W10 64bit My Question or Issue No matter what I do, I cannot turn off the media key overlay, I have to install a third...
Spotify Legend
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I have spotify family, and I've noticed that I can't adjust the volume from PC with spotify connect.Its connected to Chromecast Audio and I need to use the Google Home app for changing the volume.This sucks!
I have spotify family, and I've noticed that I can't adjust the volume from PC with spotify connect. Its connected to Chromecast Audio and I need to use the Google Home app for changing the ...
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Hi I had previously exported my Itunes playlists over to Spotify, but unfortunately after some routine PC maintenance, most of the songs had disappeared from the lists exported to Spotify (mostly the tracks I’d ripped from CD’s, many of which I’ve no...
Hi I had previously exported my Itunes playlists over to Spotify, but unfortunately after some routine PC maintenance, most of the songs had disappeared from the lists exported to Spotify (m...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOperating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueITS regarding incomplete albums being posted when the complete release exists on iTunes etc? For example the New Elvis 68 Comeback 50 Anniversary release, the last two di...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Operating System (Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue ITS regarding incomplete albums being posted when the complete release exists on iTunes etc? For...
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Premium CountryUKOperating System(Windows etc.) My Question or Issue I have the newest build my Vista machine will take and although Crossfade is there Gapless isn't? So when did Gapless come in?
Premium Country UK Operating System (Windows etc.) My Question or Issue I have the newest build my Vista machine will take and although Crossfade is there Gapless isn't?...
Roadie
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PlanFreeCountry USAOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue "Made For You" don't work.I listen "Radio" and liked songs, saved in library artists\songs\albums everyday.I use Spotify everyday, "Private Session' not used.Help me please.
Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows My Question or Issue "Made For You" don't work. I listen "Radio" and liked songs, saved in library artists\songs\albums ...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify skips to the next song on every left mouse click, making the app virtually unusable on my main PC. Currently on a fresh install of Windows 10 with latest driversand ver...
Plan Premium Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify skips to the next song on every left mouse click, making the app virtually unusable on my main P...
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DeviceDesktop Windows 10, Honor 9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Adding a picture to a playlist, even though it is 4k (3MB)(3840 × 2160), has poor quality and is blurry. I do not have a solution to this and help would be appreciated! (pi...
Device Desktop Windows 10, Honor 9 Operating System Android My Question or Issue Adding a picture to a playlist, even though it is 4k (3MB)(3840 × 2160), ha...
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PlanPremiumCountry United KingdonDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I (and MANY other) have been having this issue for around 1 year now, with no update or acknowledgement in sight. I have tried reinstalling the app (huge pain bt...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdon Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I (and MANY other) have been having this issue for around 1 year now, with ...
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PlanPremiumCountryIcelandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9 Plus & PCOperating SystemAndroid Oreo & Windows 7 My Question or IssueThe shuffle functionality has been broken for me for a very long time and I have gone through countless updates, both on my PC and ...
Plan Premium Country Iceland Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus & PC Operating System Android Oreo & Windows 7 My Question or Issue The shuffle functionality has been broken ...
Spotify Star
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Country Canada*DevicesTwo Pixel 2s Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So my girlfriend and I both have Google Pixel 2s and enjoy playing music out of our computer. I have had no issue connecting my phone to the spotify and controlling th...
Country Canada* Devices Two Pixel 2s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So my girlfriend and I both have Google Pixel 2s and enjoy playing musi...
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PlanPremiumCountry RomaniaDevicePC, desktop appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello. If I play something from a playlist and I choose to play the next song using the next button it will sometimes play the next song from a random times...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device PC, desktop app Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. If I play something from a playlist and I choose to play the...
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PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceLenovoOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I hit the play button the songs are skipping and none of it playing. I tried to reinstall but I still have the same problem. If I cant find a solution I will sto...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Lenovo Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I hit the play button the songs are skipping and none of it playing. I tried to ...
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop/NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere is a problem with spotify desktop at least with me. Every update the spotify the software uses 100% memory and craches my windows that stop working and...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop/Notebook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue There is a problem with spotify desktop at least with me. Every update the spotify ...
Music Fan
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PlanPremium CountryNetherlands DeviceDesktop PC Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueEvery time I start my pc, Spotify starts with it's sound muted. I have to manually go to spotify to unmute it which really starts to bother me
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Every time I start my pc, Spotify starts with it's so...
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Hello all, Spotify has been working without the singlest issue, with my premium account, for about two years. But for the last two months though something came up. I have an old PC (windows XP) which is connected to my TV and i often use it to play m...
Hello all, Spotify has been working without the singlest issue, with my premium account, for about two years. But for the last two months though something came up. I have an old PC (w...
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PlanfreeCountry czech republicDevicedesktop pcOperating Systemwindows 7 ultimate My Question or Issue i keep getting a black screen, the only thing i can do is log out
Plan free Country czech republic Device desktop pc Operating System windows 7 ultimate My Question or Issue i keep getting a black screen, the only thing i can do...
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I've been having an issue lately where my Spotify library (desktop) is only willing to show the 30 most recent songs I've added to it. I have the latest version and it keeps doing this. If I type a single letter into the search bar it will show resul...
I've been having an issue lately where my Spotify library (desktop) is only willing to show the 30 most recent songs I've added to it. I have the latest version and it keeps doing this. If I type a s...
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