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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...
PlanPremiumCountry Germany DeviceChinaphone XiaomiChromecast (the normal one, not audio nor 4K) Operating SystemWindows 10 / android My Question or Issue Hi,basically in order to use my beamer, playstation and listen to spotify, I have the following ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Chinaphone Xiaomi Chromecast (the normal one, not audio nor 4K) Operating System Windows 10 / android My Question or...
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PlanPremiumCountryFinland DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue It happens way too often to keep ignoring this problem.Every now and then when I start Spotiufy I'm getting "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on ...
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue It happens way too often to keep ignoring this problem. Every now and the...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountry IsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueIs it possible to dislike either an artist or an entire country?---Let's call it as it is - I've grown into a racist... not-nice-person...I live in Israel and learned to desp...
Plan Free Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Is it possible to dislike either an artist or an entire country? --- Let's call it as it is -...
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As the title suggests, my media keys on my keyboard are no longer working for spotify.I have Google Chrome installed but I do not have Google Play Music or any other media extensions installed/enabled that was suggested as an issue on other topics.I ...
As the title suggests, my media keys on my keyboard are no longer working for spotify. I have Google Chrome installed but I do not have Google Play Music or any other media extensions installed/enab...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PC ( Windows 7), Laptop (Linux)My Question or Issue how do i disconnect my devices? i am usually listening to music with my headphones and its really anoying to have to manually switch between PC and Laptop in spotify when I ...
Plan Premium Device Desktop PC ( Windows 7), Laptop (Linux) My Question or Issue how do i disconnect my devices? i am usually listening to music with my headphones and its really a...
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PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceAsus ROG / Huawei P9 LiteOperating SystemWindows 10 / Android My Question or IssueHello staff,I notice that when I save my favourites on the Mobile App, they are not syncing in my Desktop software. I tried to turn playba...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Asus ROG / Huawei P9 Lite Operating System Windows 10 / Android My Question or Issue Hello staff, I notice that when I save my favourites on ...
Composer
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PlanPremiumCountryFrance DevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue My Friend's feed doesn't appear on the right of the desktop. the column is empty, just indicating "see what your friends are listening" but nothing appeears.but i'have conn...
Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue My Friend's feed doesn't appear on the right of the desktop. the column is empty, just...
Spotify Legend
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Plan: Student PremiumCountry: United StatesOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueI recently downloaded Spotify on my work computer, and used Facebook to log into my account. Later on, I logged out of Facebook on that computer. Shortly afte...
Plan: Student Premium Country: United States Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently downloaded Spotify on my work computer, and used Facebook to log i...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceMSI laptop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, My issue is that some friends do not show up in my "Friend Activity" feed. The only people that don't show up are only a few people I've been foll...
Plan Premium Country United States Device MSI laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, My issue is that some friends do not show up in ...
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf you want to listen to a song or add a new song to your playlist, you go to the search bar. When I want to be able to play a new song that I really like, I can't ...
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue If you want to listen to a song or add a new song to your playlist, you go ...
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Hey guys, yesterday i wanted to listen to some music and couldn't log in, because i had error code 17.Here's the photo: http://prntscr.com/lep63pI tried some methods: deleting remainings from %appdata% and registry editor after uninstalling, dindn't ...
Hey guys, yesterday i wanted to listen to some music and couldn't log in, because i had error code 17. Here's the photo: http://prntscr.com/lep63p I tried some methods: deleting remainin...
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePC Win 8.1Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue I keep getting the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." on most artist. Not all but some. Why i...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Win 8.1 Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue I keep getting the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have...
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PlanPremiumCountry PhilippinesDeviceDesktop, also happens in AndroidOperating SystemWindows, android Nougat My Question or Issue So when i play on loop a certain track on a single (only one track) it skips in the middle or around 20-30 seconds of the...
Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Desktop, also happens in Android Operating System Windows, android Nougat My Question or Issue So when i play on loop a certa...
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Please help! I added a folder with local files to play on spotify, it gives me the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." when I try to play any song from the just added local files...
Please help! I added a folder with local files to play on spotify, it gives me the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." whe...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceThinkpadOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueThe song is playing but there's no sound. I've restarted my computer and uninstalled/reinstalled the application on my computer.
Plan Premium Country USA Device Thinkpad Operating System Windows My Question or Issue The song is playing but there's no sound. I've restarted my computer and uninstalled/re...
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PlanPremiumCountryBR Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't use the radio since last update, the screen not load properly.
Plan Premium Country BR Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't use the radio since last update, the screen not load properly.
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PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePlaylist filtering is not working as I believe it should.What happens:I type 'I' in a playlist that contains the song Impossible, and it returns it.I type...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Playlist filtering is not working as I believe it should. What ha...
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PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, since a few days i'm not able to gain connection to the spotify browse function. It is always said, that there is a connectionproblem. My Internet is working...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, since a few days i'm not able to gain connection to the spotify browse funct...
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Hi, I read in this forum that Spotify Connect has been implemented to the Windows Desktop App.But how to START Spotify Connect via my Windows 10 Computer? The "Other Devices" menue is not active.Spotify Connect activation only works via Android Smart...
Hi, I read in this forum that Spotify Connect has been implemented to the Windows Desktop App. But how to START Spotify Connect via my Windows 10 Computer? The "Other Devices" menue is not ...
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I have about 14,000 songs on my hard drive and everything I add the source in the preferences it takes so long to load it and it stops around 65 songs. After that my Spotify becomes unresponsive and my whole Windows 10 just freezes. I am running the ...
I have about 14,000 songs on my hard drive and everything I add the source in the preferences it takes so long to load it and it stops around 65 songs. After that my Spotify becomes unrespo...
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