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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...
Whenever I type the letters "gre" in order within milliseconds of eachother, it seems that the song that I'm currently listening to restarts/starts playing from the start. Is there any way to make it so that this doesn't happen? I'm on the free plan,...
Whenever I type the letters "gre" in order within milliseconds of eachother, it seems that the song that I'm currently listening to restarts/starts playing from the start. Is there any way to make it...
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I currently use Spotify on PC on the latest version of Windows 10. I'm also using the latest version of free Spotify. Since I made my account over a year ago, a three-second snippit of an unknown song plays before random songs. In said clip, the pers...
I currently use Spotify on PC on the latest version of Windows 10. I'm also using the latest version of free Spotify. Since I made my account over a year ago, a three-second snippit of an unk...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptop w10Operating Systemwindows 10 I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallation with no success.
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Laptop w10 Operating System windows 10 I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallati...
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Hello I am using Spotify version 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc (Windows Store version) PREMIUM. My problem is that my desktop app wont save playlist offline. It just says "waiting for connection" when in fact I have full and fast internet access. My computer ...
Hello I am using Spotify version 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc (Windows Store version) PREMIUM. My problem is that my desktop app wont save playlist offline. It just says "waiting for connection" ...
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I have to click on the "cancel" option for this to disappear. Then when I click on a track, it gets deleted. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling spotify and windows 10.
I have to click on the "cancel" option for this to disappear. Then when I click on a track, it gets deleted. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling spotify and windows 10.
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Discover weekly was generated, I've checked that and there was new songs which was added today. Then I came to "recently played" and opened "discover weekly" from there. Then discover weekly with old songs occured. Still have it in my "discover weekl...
Discover weekly was generated, I've checked that and there was new songs which was added today. Then I came to "recently played" and opened "discover weekly" from there. Then discover weekly...
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Also, songs that are already in the playlist are being deleted and re-added when i listen to the playlist on shuffle. All of the songs in the screenshot were added 8 days ago when i first made the playlist.And i can't get a screenshot of songs from a...
Also, songs that are already in the playlist are being deleted and re-added when i listen to the playlist on shuffle. All of the songs in the screenshot were added 8 days ag...
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PlanPremium Device(PC) Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I added two "big" remixs in my lokal files but can't add them to a playlist. Maybe it's because they are almost 45 min. long? If I make a right click on them, there is no field ...
Plan Premium Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I added two "big" remixs in my lokal files but can't add them to a playlist. Maybe it'...
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Hello dear Spotify users , i have a question , it's been two months since my Friend Activity on Desktop don't show up , do you guys have the same problem ? i'm gonna upload a image so you can see
Hello dear Spotify users , i have a question , it's been two months since my Friend Activity on Desktop don't show up , do you guys have the same problem ? i'm gonna upload a image so you can...
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PlanFree CountryUK DeviceLenovo Yoga 11sOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify on Windows seems to kill the Wifi connection on my PC. Other Wifi connected devices in my house aren't affected. Seems to happen after a longer period of p...
Plan Free Country UK Device Lenovo Yoga 11s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify on Windows seems to kill the Wifi connection on my PC. Other Wifi...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry CanadaDeviceHp pro bookOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue For months now whenever I play Spotify, it stops after 10 or 15 minutes and I have to come back and restart the feed on the computer...very frustrating esp du...
Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device Hp pro book Operating System Windows My Question or Issue For months now whenever I play Spotify, it stops after 10 or 15 minutes ...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLG V30Operating SystemWindows 10/Android My Question or Issue I'm sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it using google or the search here. Is there a way to quickly play all of my local files and all of my ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device LG V30 Operating System Windows 10/Android My Question or Issue I'm sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it using google o...
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PlanPremium (family)Country UKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hey all,When I start the PC desktop app and click "login with FaceBook" (as that's how my account was registered) a big grey box with what looks like an old interne...
Plan Premium (family) Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey all, When I start the PC desktop app and click "login with FaceBook" (as ...
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueWhen I launch Spotify I am presented with an error:An internal exception occurred (Address: 0x1ae0191).
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Desktop My Question or Issue When I launch Spotify I am presented with an error: An internal exception occurred (...
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I was just wondering whether there are plans to implement an equalizer on the PC version of spotify? I really enjoy using it on my iphone to tweak the sund to my liking, but I find it a little annoying that a PC, which is a stronger/a device with mor...
I was just wondering whether there are plans to implement an equalizer on the PC version of spotify? I really enjoy using it on my iphone to tweak the sund to my liking, but I find it a littl...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceRYZEN 5 1600X and GTX 970Operating SystemWindows 10 Enterprise 1803 My Question or IssueWhen launching Spotify, it only shows a black screen with the "Settings" dots in the top left corner and the Windows close, minimiz...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device RYZEN 5 1600X and GTX 970 Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise 1803 My Question or Issue When launching Spotify, it only shows a black scre...
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PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 6s)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I have just tried to use Spotify on my Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air but neither my iPhone 6s nor my Windows Spotify will show the Zeppelin Air to allow me to send ...
Plan Premium Country Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I have just tried to use Spotify on my Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air but n...
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Anyone else notice how when you shuffle a playlist, it doesn't shuffle it as much as possible? For example, if you have been shuffling the same playlist everyday a few different times and you have a 100-song playlist, it keeps the same 30 songs (esti...
Anyone else notice how when you shuffle a playlist, it doesn't shuffle it as much as possible? For example, if you have been shuffling the same playlist everyday a few different times and you...
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PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Hello,I have a strange bug in spotify, whenever I click find friends (below the friends list) it only shows one person, when before there were around 200 or more from my ...
Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hello, I have a strange bug in spotify, whenever I click find friends (below the fr...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicesWindows 10 PC and iPhone 6sOperating SystemsWindows 10 latest and iOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issue I can no longer listen to the current day of the BBC Global News Podcast even though it shows up on the podcast titles. I ca...
Plan Premium Country USA Devices Windows 10 PC and iPhone 6s Operating Systems Windows 10 latest and iOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issue I can no longer listen to the current day o...
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