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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe last few days, I have had a problem where the songs being played keep skipping to the next track. I can't get through more than about 30 seconds of each song.I've noticed...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The last few days, I have had a problem where the songs being played keep skipping to the n...
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PlanPremium FamilyCountry USDevicemacbook, iPhone and iPad Operating System(iOS10/iOS12 and mojave) My Question or Issuemy daily mixes were reduced in number and frequency since upgrading my plan from the trial version. I have uninstalled and reinsta...
Plan Premium Family Country US Device macbook, iPhone and iPad Operating System (iOS10/iOS12 and mojave) My Question or Issue my daily mixes were reduced in numbe...
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PlanFreeCountry PhilippinesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWhen I played my playlist and then this track "RESET (feat. Jinsil) - Tiger TK, Jinsil" comes next and is being played, after 3seconds the song stopped and the app/...
Plan Free Country Philippines Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue When I played my playlist and then this track "RESET (feat. Jinsil) - Tiger TK, Jin...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've done a clean uninstall of Spotify because it was taking up a large amount of space on my drive and then reinstalled it. Since then, I've been getting lo...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently I've done a clean uninstall of Spotify because it was taking up a large amount of...
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PlanFreeCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't create spotify playlist, it just shows it loading and it never ends.
Plan Free Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't create spotify playlist, it just shows it loading and it never ends.
Casual Listener
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I've had this issue for many months and have read about others experiencing this with little success. Spotify desktop and mobile simply do not reflect the same song likes. I'll like a track on my mobile and it will not be reflected on desktop until s...
I've had this issue for many months and have read about others experiencing this with little success. Spotify desktop and mobile simply do not reflect the same song likes. I'll like a track ...
Composer
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Hi music lovers! I need help getting back my playlist that I put songs in a very specific order on. I just downloaded the app vs using the browser and was trying to move the date added colum to swap in the song length (way more useful imo) and instea...
Hi music lovers! I need help getting back my playlist that I put songs in a very specific order on. I just downloaded the app vs using the browser and was trying to move the date added colum to ...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountry PortugalDeviceDesktop (Toshiba)Operating SystemWindows 7, 64 bits My Question or Issue My "user overview" is empty, both to me and to my friends. It just displays "no recent activity" when the user profile is opened. My friends also s...
Plan Free Country Portugal Device Desktop (Toshiba) Operating System Windows 7, 64 bits My Question or Issue My "user overview" is empty, both to me and to my friends. It...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have shuffle enabled on my library of a few hundred songs. The result is the same 15-20 songs played in the exact same order every time. I tried re-installing the app: same ...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have shuffle enabled on my library of a few hundred songs. The result is the same 15-20 songs pla...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevicedesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My playlist is playing songs that I removed from my playlist.
Plan Free Country United States Device desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My playlist is playing songs that I removed from my playlist.
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I want to remove all the songs in my "Liked From Radio" that don't have a check mark. But, I can't sort by checked/unchecked so I can't highlight a large group all at once and delete. I also don't want to spend hours going through there and doing it ...
I want to remove all the songs in my "Liked From Radio" that don't have a check mark. But, I can't sort by checked/unchecked so I can't highlight a large group all at once and delete. I also don't wa...
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Discovered On section on artists profiles gone again.. What's going on Spotify? They keep doing this periodilcally. I don't see how this is not intentional.
Discovered On section on artists profiles gone again.. What's going on Spotify? They keep doing this periodilcally. I don't see how this is not intentional.
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Plan Premium Country BR Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My radio just doesn't work, and my "friends activity" doesn't work either, i have already reinstalled but it didn't solve my problem.
Plan Premium Country BR Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My radio just doesn't work, and my "friends activity" doesn't work eit...
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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC (a gaming PC) Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue This only started very recently, but now when I click on Spotify, making it the active window on my desktop, my computer lags heavily.It is like my re...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC (a gaming PC) Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue This only started very recently, but now when I click on Spotify, making...
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Since the last update, even with the preference "Display Options" / "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" disabled, every time I started Spotify, it works as if that option was enabled... I need enter in Prefereces enabled the option and then ...
Since the last update, even with the preference "Display Options" / "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" disabled, every time I started Spotify, it works as if that option was enabl...
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Premium, Windows x64 Windows 10 Installed through Windows Store and Installed through installer - tried both ways. I know this topic is well known but not enough tested. I'm still having this issue on 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 (Windows Store version)https...
Premium, Windows x64 Windows 10 Installed through Windows Store and Installed through installer - tried both ways. I know this topic is well known but not enough tested. I'm still h...
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PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 10, Samsung Galaxy, NotebookOperating SystemiOS 10, Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue:Hi, there have been some problem when Spotify added this song. Listen in the end, alot of strange noise and so on. Please fix this, i...
Plan Premium Device iPhone 10, Samsung Galaxy, Notebook Operating System iOS 10, Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue: Hi, there have been some problem when Spotify added this song...
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It is amazing that with so many people complaining about problems with Web Player they don't fix the problem or allow us to just quit this disastrous option. I DON'T want Web player. It messes my Spotify program in windows 10. Songs keep skipping whe...
It is amazing that with so many people complaining about problems with Web Player they don't fix the problem or allow us to just quit this disastrous option. I DON'T want Web player. It messe...
Regular
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I haven't been able to sort the search results by artist etc. in weeks. What is going on?
I haven't been able to sort the search results by artist etc. in weeks. What is going on?
Composer
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PremiumUSA Windows 10 My Question or Issue On my windows 10 system with prem package thru playstaion music yesterday I was able to add a song to a play list and then move it around to fit where i wanted it to go in the list on my computer. I can stil...
Premium USA Windows 10 My Question or Issue On my windows 10 system with prem package thru playstaion music yesterday I was able to add a song to a play list a...
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