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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...
looking for a manner to sort playlists (links) with most complete available tag information available on Spotify. Using an Excel table, filter and then play my choice by clicking the playlist link in this Excel sheet. thanks
looking for a manner to sort playlists (links) with most complete available tag information available on Spotify. Using an Excel table, filter and then play my choice by clicking the playlist link in...
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Recently, as in some time in the last 4 months, Spotify requests me to login each time i start the program. This is no good, as i move from place to place and dont have internet access. Im in the remote jungle. It wasnt always like this, is this an i...
Recently, as in some time in the last 4 months, Spotify requests me to login each time i start the program. This is no good, as i move from place to place and dont have internet access. Im in the rem...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceLenovo Yoga 510Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I'm hearing and seeing foreign language ads and I don't know what to do to fix it either (I have uninstalled and reinstalled). Could you please help ...
Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Device Lenovo Yoga 510 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm hearing and seeing foreign language ads and I don't know what to d...
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PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Unwanted playlists are arriving from the same source evey day even after unfollowing the source
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Unwanted playlists are arriving from the same source evey day even af...
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Hi. I've just unliked a song by mistake and I would like to get it back somehow. A few weeks ago I did the same thing and I got the song back by contacting the spotify support via the live chat. Now I'm not able to find the live chat. Can you help me...
Hi. I've just unliked a song by mistake and I would like to get it back somehow. A few weeks ago I did the same thing and I got the song back by contacting the spotify support via th...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceCustom pcOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.0.90.268.ga8a0ceb4 (Windows Store version) My Question or Issue I cannot prevent Spotify from launching on startup short of uninstalling it. Yes, I have set "Open Spotify...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Custom pc Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.0.90.268.ga8a0ceb4 (Windows Store version) My Question or Issue I cannot prevent...
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PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue As in subject: my local mp4 files are not appearing in Spotify, I already have got QuickTime installed and updated as it's been said in FAQ (or somewhere else, anyway it was official...
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As in subject: my local mp4 files are not appearing in Spotify, I already have got QuickTime insta...
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PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery song I hear has the same volume, but this one specific song called "Gee" by "Girls' Generation". In comparison to every other song this one song is very very quiet...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every song I hear has the same volume, but this one specific song called "Gee" b...
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When I view a playlist I created with 240 songs on a windows desktop, it now has many songs greyed out (seemingly randomly). When I click on the song, it comes up with "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can ...
When I view a playlist I created with 240 songs on a windows desktop, it now has many songs greyed out (seemingly randomly). When I click on the song, it comes up with "Spotify can't ...
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Hi, when i listen an track in browser on Spotify, the scrollbar appears and disappears, it can be seen in video https://streamable.com/rzwf2 does anyone know how to fix it?
Hi, when i listen an track in browser on Spotify, the scrollbar appears and disappears, it can be seen in video https://streamable.com/rzwf2 does anyone know how to fix it?
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PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceCustom:i7 770016gb ramAsrock pro4 B350mOperating SystemWindows 10 PreconditionsHave a sound device playing music through SpotifyRepo1. Right click Sounds mixer notification in Windows 10 2. Click sounds then go to th...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue No songs are playing, about to cancel service
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue No songs are playing, about to cancel service
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Windows 10 and Free plan. On my headphones, Sennheiser HD 660 S, whenever I pause Spotify, it would unpause itself or just play by itself after ~10-15 seconds. It only does this on these headphones, I don't know if it is Spotify not working with it o...
Windows 10 and Free plan. On my headphones, Sennheiser HD 660 S, whenever I pause Spotify, it would unpause itself or just play by itself after ~10-15 seconds. It only does this on these hea...
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I need help with a problem I am having with the Windows Desktop version of Spotify, but I cannot figure out how to post in Ongoing Issues. Am I not allowed to, since I am a "Newbie" in the forums?
I need help with a problem I am having with the Windows Desktop version of Spotify, but I cannot figure out how to post in Ongoing Issues. Am I not allowed to, since I am a "Newbie" in the forums?
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PlanPremiumCountry EnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When ever i try to play anything that isnt downloaded or anything downloaded im asked to import it, it was playing fine a few minutes ago
Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When ever i try to play anything that isnt downloaded or anything downloaded im as...
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PlanFreeCountry FRANCEDevicePC + OnePlus 6Operating SystemWin 7 + Android My Question or Issue On my PC, I can add a "local" files folder and I can play them from Spotify PCLocal filesand I can play them from Spotify PCPlayingNow, I create a playlist...
Plan Free Country FRANCE Device PC + OnePlus 6 Operating System Win 7 + Android My Question or Issue On my PC, I can add a "local" files folder and I ca...
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I'm using Windows 7, and of course I'm the administrator... Why does the Spotify program refuse to install, and tell me I can't install it on an administrator account, but only on a normal account. Whut?? I got one account, one user, it's me!There mu...
I'm using Windows 7, and of course I'm the administrator... Why does the Spotify program refuse to install, and tell me I can't install it on an administrator account, but only on a normal a...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry United KingdonDeviceWindows 10 & Android My Question or IssueSo I listen to a lot of podcasts, normally when I'm commuting or exercising. I also like to listen to podcast before going to sleep. A lot of the time I will fall as...
Plan Free/Premium Country United Kingdon Device Windows 10 & Android My Question or Issue So I listen to a lot of podcasts, normally when I'm commuting or exercising. I also li...
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PlanPremium FamilyCountry US Operating SystemEffects all platforms (Desktop Client, Web Player, Mobile) My IssueSongs that are marked "Explicit" are not playing the explicit versions. For example, "G-Eazy - The Beautiful & Damned - Legend". I've also...
Plan Premium Family Country US Operating System Effects all platforms (Desktop Client, Web Player, Mobile) My Issue Songs that are marked "Explicit" are not playi...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor a few years now I've had a playlist with all of Bruce Faulkners Dragon Ball Z soundtracks that I like listening to but for some reason volumes 1 to 6 and 2 ext...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For a few years now I've had a playlist with all of Bruce Faulkners Dragon Ball Z sound...
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