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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...
Planfamily PremiumCountryBelgiumDevicelenovo legion pro 5Operating Systemwindows 11 spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local files being enabled and set to the correct foldersit's been happening for d...
Plan family Premium Country Belgium Device lenovo legion pro 5 Operating System windows 11 spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local f...
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Free plan, PC, windows 11. I can't log into the app and support are useless. No fireall, no VPN, cleared cache,uninstalled and reinstalled app, logged out and in on browser. When I open the app it says "log into browser" so I log in to browser and th...
Free plan, PC, windows 11. I can't log into the app and support are useless. No fireall, no VPN, cleared cache,uninstalled and reinstalled app, logged out and in on browser. When...
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10. My Question or IssueAs of today I am unable to play a wide selection of music on my desktop. However the symptoms are really odd.- I can play all my podcasts.- Certain music plays from the...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10. My Question or Issue As of today I am unable to play a wide selection of music on my desktop. However the ...
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I've tried reinstalling, disabled hardware acceleration, deleted the local files file, checked the hosts file, checked my drivers, nothing works
I've tried reinstalling, disabled hardware acceleration, deleted the local files file, checked the hosts file, checked my drivers, nothing works
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHi there. I use the Spotify desktop app on Windows every day. All of a sudden, I'm unable to play any song! Nothing works. No updates to my PC, no updates to Spotify. Nothin...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Hi there. I use the Spotify desktop app on Windows every day. All of a sudden, I'm unable to play...
Newbie
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I have a free account and all of my songs are missing .
I have a free account and all of my songs are missing .
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePC, Samsung Galaxy 21Operating SystemWindows 11, Android 13 My Question or IssueSongs playing through smart shuffle on the Android app can't be added to liked songs using the Windows desktop app.
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC, Samsung Galaxy 21 Operating System Windows 11, Android 13 My Question or Issue Songs playing through smart shuffle on the Android app can't be adde...
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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...
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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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