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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...
There's a problem which has started occurring as a result of the last update you sent out. Basically, when you search for a song and get the long list, then you sort it by duration and click on one of the songs in the list, it doesn't play the one yo...
There's a problem which has started occurring as a result of the last update you sent out. Basically, when you search for a song and get the long list, then you sort it by duration and click...
Newbie
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PlanFreeCountry USADevicePC, AndroidOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My entire playlist is comprised of local files. I've added local files to my playlist across different PCs. The problem is that I'd have to download songs I've acquir...
Plan Free Country USA Device PC, Android Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My entire playlist is comprised of local files. I've added local files to my pla...
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Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Every time I start spotify on my windows 10 insider edition powered device , the system crashes. This is compounded by the auto startup settings at boot up leading to system crashing every time the sy...
Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Every time I start spotify on my windows 10 insider edition powered device , the system crashes. This is compounded by the auto sta...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDell Inspiron 3650Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I know this has been a thing in the past, and when you removed it, there was a workaround, but can we please be able to see who's following what we make? I ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Inspiron 3650 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I know this has been a thing in the past, and when you removed it, the...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issue My songs will play when I'm on an already created playlist just fine, but if I look up a song from the search bar to play it won't just go to a similar song when it'...
Plan Free Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue My songs will play when I'm on an already created playlist just fine, but if I ...
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My Question or Issue I started using the Media keys to play spotify on windows 10 while in another program, the popup overlay shows when I skip song and it shows the name and album art, but the overlay doesn't show what song is currently playing when...
My Question or Issue I started using the Media keys to play spotify on windows 10 while in another program, the popup overlay shows when I skip song and it shows the name and album a...
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDevicelaptopOperating System Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I want to activate autoplay at the end of all my playlists, but the autoplay button has disapeared from my settings. I followed the help and it is not there.
Plan Premium Country UK Device laptop Operating System Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I want to activate autoplay at the end of all my playlists, but the aut...
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom My Question or IssueAs of recently, when I listen to music on my Android phone and open up the desktop app on either my laptop or PC Spotify connect works fine and I can skip, play, pause and view the music currently ...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom My Question or Issue As of recently, when I listen to music on my Android phone and open up the desktop app on either my laptop or PC Spotify ...
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PlanPremiumCountry Poland DevicePC, Xiaomi mi6, Samsung Galaxy J5Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 8.0, Android 7.1 My Question or Issue Every song works just fine except one song - "In my mind - Dynoro" (https://open.spotify.com/track/0E9ZjEAyAwOX...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC, Xiaomi mi6, Samsung Galaxy J5 Operating System Windows 10, Android 8.0, Android 7.1 My Question or Issue Every song works j...
Spotify Legend
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Spotify High Cpu Usage Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueMy Issue, Spotify used to Consume so much Cpu.BeforeAfterTry to copy my Settings.(Before you Copy my Settings, Backup your Settings).1/42/43/44/4(Show Advanced Settings - Hide Ad...
Spotify High Cpu Usage Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My Issue, Spotify used to Consume so much Cpu. Before After Try to copy my Settings.(Before you C...
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On the Windows 10 Desktop app, I am suddenly unable to play any music. When I try to play a single song Spotify seems to "skip" it and I get the message, "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." Wh...
On the Windows 10 Desktop app, I am suddenly unable to play any music. When I try to play a single song Spotify seems to "skip" it and I get the message, "Spotify can't play this right now. If you ha...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountry south africaDeviceacer laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I ask Cortana to 'play (song) on spotify', it opens spotify but doesn't play the song I asked for. What should I do?
Plan Free Country south africa Device acer laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I ask Cortana to 'play (song) on spotify', it opens spotify but does...
Spotify Legend
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PlanoPremiumPaísBrazilDispositivoSony Vaio NotebookSistema operacionalWindows Prezados amigos, Não estou conseguindo deletar arquivos salvos e guardados na pasta ARQUIVOS LOCAIS, esses arquivos não estão podendo ser deletados, excluídos e também noto...
Plano Premium País Brazil Dispositivo Sony Vaio Notebook Sistema operacional Windows Prezados amigos, Não estou conseguindo deletar arquivos salvos e guardados na pasta...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevicepcOperating Systemwindows 8.0 My Question or Issue Bonjour, depuis la dernière mise à jour de spotify appli pc aujourd'**bleep**, il n'y a plus d'enchainement avec des titres similaires. Avant dans préférences on pouvai...
Plan Premium Country France Device pc Operating System windows 8.0 My Question or Issue Bonjour, depuis la dernière mise à jour de spotify appli pc aujourd'**blee...
Spotify Legend
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Please add autoplay function again...
Please add autoplay function again...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceLenovo ideapad 520Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy desktopversion of Spotify stopped playing music. The songprogress in the bottom is still running, the next song comes on but there is no sound to be h...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo ideapad 520 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My desktopversion of Spotify stopped playing music. The songprogress i...
Casual Listener
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Hi, i recently noticed that my playlists keep repeating themselves once they have reached their last songs. Usually Spotify just continued playing similar music which I really liked. I am using the desktop App on my PC and the "AutoPlay" feature in t...
Hi, i recently noticed that my playlists keep repeating themselves once they have reached their last songs. Usually Spotify just continued playing similar music which I really ...
Newbie
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PlanFreeCountryUnited States of America DevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue
Plan Free Country United States of America Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play a local file spotify seems to play it as normal (progress bar moves) however no sound is output to any device connected. Streamed songs are outpu...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play a local file spotify seems to play it as normal (progress b...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just want to know where the Spotify app is on my computer. Can't find it, can't put it on the desktop. It is in the Start Menu, but it will not show File Locatio...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just want to know where the Spotify app is on my computer. Can't find it, c...
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