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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...
ok a week ago spotify suddenly out of nowhere coudn't play local file songs until i downloaded this: http://www.free-codecs.com/mpeg_layer_3_codec_download.htm (for those who have the problem) but... as you see from the title it just... skip them. ye...
ok a week ago spotify suddenly out of nowhere coudn't play local file songs until i downloaded this: http://www.free-codecs.com/mpeg_layer_3_codec_download.htm (for those who have the pr...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueToday, I tried to install Spotify on a new (to me) desktop at work. First, I used the download exe file. Once it was downloaded, it would open, but only show a faint frame, ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Today, I tried to install Spotify on a new (to me) desktop at work. First, I used the ...
Casual Listener
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Hi everyone, I wanted to ask if this would be possible in the PL to create a PL? The background is this as we wanted to have several generations on our wedding we create 3 playlists dancing background music and generations above but we wanted to call...
Hi everyone, I wanted to ask if this would be possible in the PL to create a PL? The background is this as we wanted to have several generations on our wedding we create 3 p...
Roadie
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After updating to the latest version of Spotify for Windows (7/22/2018) I've had an issue. Every time I start my computer, the volume on Spotify reverts to 100%. Of course, I forget, and it blasts my ears as I scramble to turn it down. This, of cours...
After updating to the latest version of Spotify for Windows (7/22/2018) I've had an issue. Every time I start my computer, the volume on Spotify reverts to 100%. Of course, I forget, and ...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I would just like to congratulate Spotify Windows Desktop client team for probably the most rapid barrage of regressions I've seen in years. It's getting w...
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I would just like to congratulate Spotify Windows Desktop client ...
Newbie
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Is there a way to keep Spotify on Repeat Track mode even after I use my media hotkeys to go to next song? What I'd like to do is to put my songs library on shuffle play but keep shuffling to the next song (by using the media hotkeys while I'm working...
Is there a way to keep Spotify on Repeat Track mode even after I use my media hotkeys to go to next song? What I'd like to do is to put my songs library on shuffle play but keep shuffling to...
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDell Windows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I click on most artist's pages, I get a message saying, "Something went wrong," then underneath it says, "artist-error-message-TypeError: Cannot read prop...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click on most artist's pages, I get a message saying, "Something w...
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue How can ı go back an another version of spotify? I didn't like the new one (updated 2 weeks ago). There was a music picture on bottom left and it removed. When you left clicked it . it was showing you t...
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How can ı go back an another version of spotify? I didn't like the new one (updated 2 weeks ago). There was a music picture on ...
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 7 64BitSpotify version 1.0.85.259.g4ab01679 My Question or IssueOnce ive listened to my playlist I usually delete the playlist and clear the queue, but now it keeps the last song ive played...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 7 64Bit Spotify version 1.0.85.259.g4ab01679 My Question or Issue Once ive listened to my playlist I us...
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PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueI start the desktop client. Move it to the second screen from my main screen.I restart the PC.A...
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version) My Question or Issue I ...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8 and PCOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue saved songs on songs playlist on PC nt synced with Phone.
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy 8 and PC Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue saved songs on songs playlist on PC nt synced with Phone....
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUK My Question or IssueThis is not the first time this subject has been raised but it was wasn't answered in the original post and the thread has now been closed. I have an artist in "My Library" that I am not following nor are ther...
Plan Premium Country UK My Question or Issue This is not the first time this subject has been raised but it was wasn't answered in the original post and the thread has now been closed. ...
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PlanFreeCountryThailand Device(Computer)Operating System Windows 7 Sp1 up to date.) My Question or IssueI have some troubles after few second of play normaly , the sound cut non stop is impossible to read any song normaly. I try to restart , computer...
Plan Free Country Thailand Device (Computer) Operating System Windows 7 Sp1 up to date.) My Question or Issue I have some troubles after few second of play normaly , th...
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PlanPremiumCountry U.S.A.DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play "First" by Cold War Kids on my laptop, it registers the song as being 44 seconds long, and only plays that much. When I'm using my work PC or my p...
Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play "First" by Cold War Kids on my laptop, it registers the song...
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I am using the windows desktop app and none of my recently played are showing up it just continues to say music will appear as you listen. It works on my android device and thing i listen to on my desktop show up on there but i can't view recently pl...
I am using the windows desktop app and none of my recently played are showing up it just continues to say music will appear as you listen. It works on my android device and thing i listen...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC/DesktopOperating SystemWindows 7Internet Connection Speed130-144Mbps My Question or IssueEvery page hangs after opening; from the dashboard to my playlists to friends pages. After a couple of minutes it seems to get most...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC/Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Internet Connection Speed 130-144Mbps My Question or Issue Every page hangs after opening; from the dashboard ...
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PlanFreeCountry USADeviceMy PC is built from scratchOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn my spare time, I like to make music. When I finish with a song, I export it as an mp3 file, spotify sees this, and it gets added to the local files ...
Plan Free Country USA Device My PC is built from scratch Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In my spare time, I like to make music. When I finish with a song, I exp...
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you know when spotify starts playing music similar to the one you selected and then you get to click a thumbs up or thumbs down? i want to know what exactly happens when i click a thumbs down.i know if i click a thumbs up, the music gets added to the...
you know when spotify starts playing music similar to the one you selected and then you get to click a thumbs up or thumbs down? i want to know what exactly happens when i click a thumbs dow...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I listen to Spotify on multiple devices and I frequently enable/disable the explicit filter based on the environment I am in. However, I left it switched to ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I listen to Spotify on multiple devices and I frequently enable/disable...
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When running Spotify on Windows 10 it correctly shows my two Naim devices and can playback on either with no problem. However, if I try it from my iPhone or my iPad the devices do not appear on the list UNLESS the PC is already casting to the device....
When running Spotify on Windows 10 it correctly shows my two Naim devices and can playback on either with no problem. However, if I try it from my iPhone or my iPad the devices ...
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