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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've problem with Spotify Desktop App. It constantly stuttering songs - situation looks like it could have problem with buffering current song - and from time to time thro...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've problem with Spotify Desktop App. It constantly stuttering songs - situation looks like it...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceASUS ROG Flow X16 - 2022Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have recently been having problems with Spotify for desktop on my laptop. I will click on one of my playlists to view it, and it will take anywhere fro...
Plan Premium Country US Device ASUS ROG Flow X16 - 2022 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have recently been having problems with Spotify for desktop on my l...
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When I try to link a song to another website the page is either blank (as like in Discord) and you see nothing (cause the whole thing is invisible) or it says "upstream request timeout" instead of showing the song's preview Thats so odd. Please fix i...
When I try to link a song to another website the page is either blank (as like in Discord) and you see nothing (cause the whole thing is invisible) or it says "upstream request timeout" inste...
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePC + S.M.S.L DL200 DAC via USB (but with the same exact problem via coax connection)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm having troubles with Spotify app output device after every launch. My default device ...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC + S.M.S.L DL200 DAC via USB (but with the same exact problem via coax connection) Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I'm having tr...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuepodcasts are unplayable. this problem has occurred in the past but is marked as resolved (which it currently is not) I am unable to play podcasts on mobile and deskt...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue podcasts are unplayable. this problem has occurred in the past but is marked as res...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince earlier today, Spotify has begun refusing to play songs. I hit play, and it immediately stops playing.I have tried the standard troubleshooting steps in t...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since earlier today, Spotify has begun refusing to play songs. I hit play, and it im...
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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and helPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Que...
None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and hel Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 11 Gaming DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have two monitors and when I am playing music and I click on another monitor the music pauses, how do I stop this?
Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 11 Gaming Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have two monitors and when I am playing music and I click on another monit...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Home My Question or IssueEssentially, no selections work when I try to use on PC. The next and restrt/previous track button don't do anything. Selecting a song usually doesn't play it. Doesn't ev...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Home My Question or Issue Essentially, no selections work when I try to use on PC. The next and restrt/previous track bu...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50, HP Laptop Operating SystemAndroid 11, Windows 11My Question or IssueI am logged into the same account on my smartphone as on my laptop but none of my playlists or my liked songs are shown on my lapto...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy A50, HP Laptop Operating System Android 11, Windows 11 My Question or Issue I am logged into the same account on my smartphone as on ...
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This is happening just to me (from 4 accounts I'm the only one with this problem). Every time I play and playlist, it will play just 1 song and stops. It happens in Desktop, my Ipad and Android version. In the Android version only it will go to somet...
This is happening just to me (from 4 accounts I'm the only one with this problem). Every time I play and playlist, it will play just 1 song and stops. It happens in Desktop, my Ipad and Android versi...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDevice(Huawei laptop)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueI wanted to download the desktop app from Spotify, instead of using it in the browser. So I did that and all worked fine until the login. It asks to lo...
Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device (Huawei laptop) Operating System (Windows 11) My Question or Issue I wanted to download the desktop app from Spotify, instead of using it in t...
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When you press CMD + S on Mac to toggle shuffle it takes upwards of 3 seconds to toggle. Why has this change been implemented?
When you press CMD + S on Mac to toggle shuffle it takes upwards of 3 seconds to toggle. Why has this change been implemented?
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My desktop app doesn't remember any new searches anymore. I think the last ones are from 2-3 weeks ago. I tried again after today's update, but it doesn't work. Since no one has complained about...
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 Pro My desktop app doesn't remember any new searches anymore. I think the last ones are from 2-3 weeks ago. I tried again after ...
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IssueBasically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The thing is, if I use spotify on the google browser it wor...
Issue Basically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The th...
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No matter what I do, no matter what device I use, I cannot turn off smart shuffle. When I hit it, it says they were removed but then I look at the queue and it is the exact same, still with recommended songs. Not only that but no matter how many song...
No matter what I do, no matter what device I use, I cannot turn off smart shuffle. When I hit it, it says they were removed but then I look at the queue and it is the exact same, still with recommend...
Roadie
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Hi, I made a collaborative playlist for me and a friend. Then I made the playlist private, I can see if they are listening to our playlist in the friend activity and I am wondering if other people can also see the playlist on their activity or is it ...
Hi, I made a collaborative playlist for me and a friend. Then I made the playlist private, I can see if they are listening to our playlist in the friend activity and I am wondering if other people ca...
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I am a premium member. For once in the entire time of using Spotify, I'd like to open it and get inundated with daily mix recommendations or "Your 2023 Wrapped" **bleep** all over my page. I want them deleted but can't find how to do it. I don't want...
I am a premium member. For once in the entire time of using Spotify, I'd like to open it and get inundated with daily mix recommendations or "Your 2023 Wrapped" **bleep** all over my page. I want the...
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There's no report button when I right click the podcast title.
There's no report button when I right click the podcast title.
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