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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...
PlanFreeCountry USADeviceHP 5Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I want to convert my favorited songs into a playlist that I can share.
Plan Free Country USA Device HP 5 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to convert my favorited songs into a playlist that I can share.
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Account: Premium (USA)Laptop: Windows 10Software version: 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 (Windows Store version)Echo: Amazon Echo Dot I had an issue recently where Spotify would not start up when launched. It would keep closing just before it finally displayed...
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PlanPremiumCountry MalaysiaDeviceLenovo G40-70Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.88.353.0 (From Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Friend feed column is showing but not working. "Hmm, the friend feed failed to load" but retries never work....
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Lenovo G40-70 Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.88.353.0 (From Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Friend feed column...
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Hi - new to Family subscription and happy with it! However, using Spotify on a laptop is difficult to see - the font colour and background can merge and it's hard to see it when the laptop's outside. Is there any way of changing this in settings plea...
Hi - new to Family subscription and happy with it! However, using Spotify on a laptop is difficult to see - the font colour and background can merge and it's hard to see it when the laptop's ou...
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I found a _CLOSED_ Item from 2016 that is totally still an issue. Copy from that item follows:-------------------------------------------- Memory leak leading to a crash when loading local filesSubmitted by bartuszekj on 2016-02-26 04:49 AM It seems...
I found a _CLOSED_ Item from 2016 that is totally still an issue. Copy from that item follows: -------------------------------------------- Memory leak leading to a crash when loading local files...
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I have Spotify on Windows 10 and on my Samsung phone, and I have a Premium account. I have Sonos and a bunch of Google Chromecast/Home devices. When I try to cast from Spotify on my desktop it invariably shows no devices, even though I can cast to al...
I have Spotify on Windows 10 and on my Samsung phone, and I have a Premium account. I have Sonos and a bunch of Google Chromecast/Home devices. When I try to cast from Spotify on my desktop ...
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windows 10 App, as soon as I set my Motu 828mk2 as default Audio device I get a banner in Spotify app "current Song can't be played". Please fix this, every Audio device should work, not just crappy onboard stuff.
windows 10 App, as soon as I set my Motu 828mk2 as default Audio device I get a banner in Spotify app "current Song can't be played". Please fix this, every Audio device should work, not just crappy ...
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So i accidentally pressed the throw to trashbin how to in un do it, been googling it cant find anything tried deleting the track and add it again and that didnt work. Please Help
So i accidentally pressed the throw to trashbin how to in un do it, been googling it cant find anything tried deleting the track and add it again and that didnt work. Please Help
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Hello,I have this issue in spotify where my friendfeed will not load.This problem has been occuring for 6 months.I have a history of using EZBlocker to block spotify ads but i just bought Premium so i don't use it anymore.I've tried deinstalling and ...
Hello, I have this issue in spotify where my friendfeed will not load. This problem has been occuring for 6 months. I have a history of using EZBlocker to block spotify ads but i just bought Premi...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop applicationOperating SystemWindows 10 (using font size 125%) My Question or Issue Using Zoom Less (4x), the icon is not showing. If you keep zooming out, it will eventually dissapear.If I reset the zoom, the icon looks as exp...
Plan Premium Device Desktop application Operating System Windows 10 (using font size 125%) My Question or Issue Using Zoom Less (4x), the icon is not showing. If you keep zooming...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Inspiron 15 7567 GamingOperating SystemWindows 10 version 1803Spotify Version1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 (Windows Store version) My Question or Issue Hi,I have a Logitech mouse with lots of programmable buttons on it. Recentl...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Inspiron 15 7567 Gaming Operating System Windows 10 version 1803 Spotify Version 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 (Windows Store version) My Questio...
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Account: PremiumLaptop: Windows 10Software version: 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 (Windows Store version)Echo: Amazon Echo Dot I had an issue recently where Spotify would not start up when launched. It would keep closing just before it finally displayed the h...
Account: Premium Laptop: Windows 10 Software version: 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 (Windows Store version) Echo: Amazon Echo Dot I had an issue recently...
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So this problem has been going on for maybe like 3 weeks now and basically the friend feed doesnt work it says "Try again" and when i click it nothing happens its v...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Windows Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So this problem has been going on for maybe like 3 weeks now and bas...
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Hi! as it says in the title: I am unable to make my shared playlist public. I’ve been searching online for solutions but the only solution I stumbled upon was that it simply isn’t possible to do that.However, two of my playlists ARE public + shared. ...
Hi! as it says in the title: I am unable to make my shared playlist public. I’ve been searching online for solutions but the only solution I stumbled upon was that it simply isn’t possible t...
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In the desktop client, the Albums / Singles and EPs / Arist Playlists all show a Play button when you hover over the album with the mouse. However, under the Appears On section, the Play button doesn't show up when you hover over an album. So we have...
In the desktop client, the Albums / Singles and EPs / Arist Playlists all show a Play button when you hover over the album with the mouse. However, under the Appears On section, the Play but...
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PlanPremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The sound quality is really poor over my bluetooth headphones. I tried with both Beats solo3 and Airpods but same problem. Is there a fix? I've checked the high quality streami...
Plan Premium Country Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The sound quality is really poor over my bluetooth headphones. I tried with both Beat...
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PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHave they removed the "New Releases for you"? After the Notifications bell, did they also remove this section now?Can others confirm this?
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Have they removed the "New Releases for you"? After the Notifications bell, did they also remove th...
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HEy guys, Spotify skips every song in my playlist after aprox. one minute. This happens on android and also on the PCPlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePC, Android (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
HEy guys, Spotify skips every song in my playlist after aprox. one minute. This happens on android and also on the PC Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC, Android (iOS 10, And...
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PlanPremiumCountry USA Device(iPhone 6 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I create a playlist from a song in my local file folder, the playlist appears on my iphone, but the song is not there. By that I mean the playlist on my phone ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 6 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I create a playlist from a song in my local file folder, the...
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PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Regardless of which playlist I try, whether it's one I've created or one that is available publicly, Spotify just skips through the whole list without playing anything. I...
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Regardless of which playlist I try, whether it's one I've created or one that is ava...
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