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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...
PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceWindows desktop computer12-generation Intel 12400FSamsung NVME SSDOperating SystemWindows 11 23H2App versionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.65.255.g85e641b4 My Question or IssueAfter 8 hours of use, Spotify has writte...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Windows desktop computer 12-generation Intel 12400F Samsung NVME SSD Operating System Windows 11 23H2 App version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify application, previously completely fine, has stopped working today. It was unable to play my music so I tried re-logging. Then it wouldn't log me in, ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify application, previously completely fine, has stopped working today. It was...
Regular
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Hello, Is there a way to keep the Spotify mini-player from closing automatically? Not sure what criteria triggers it but it always eventually closes out on me. So I have to reopen mini-player and make all my adjustments again to the window size and l...
Hello, Is there a way to keep the Spotify mini-player from closing automatically? Not sure what criteria triggers it but it always eventually closes out on me. So I have to re...
Casual Listener
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Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is to open spotify in my web browser and play it from ...
Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is ...
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PlanPremiumCountry-Device(Notebook)Operating System(Windows 10 22H2) My Question or IssueThe tracks in the "recently played" section are shown aligned to the left, so album artwork is not displayed properly.this has been a long-standing issue and sti...
Plan Premium Country - Device (Notebook) Operating System (Windows 10 22H2) My Question or Issue The tracks in the "recently played" section are shown aligned to the left, so album a...
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Hello, I did everything, install, réinstall, test the store version, the app version... create a new account, make new playlists... My app randomly stop to work. Buton are not responsive. Playlist stop to charge, i have to crash the app in windows, r...
Hello, I did everything, install, réinstall, test the store version, the app version... create a new account, make new playlists... My app randomly stop to work. Buton are not responsive. Pl...
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Plan :PremiumCountry : France Device :either windows 11 for desktop app & linux chrome for web interface My Question or Issue On the web interface : right click doesn't work anymore, furthermore i can't see my folders which is how I order my playlist...
Plan :Premium Country : France Device : either windows 11 for desktop app & linux chrome for web interface My Question or Issue On the web interface : right click doe...
Regular
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I cannot use Shuffle or Smart Shuffle with my Liked songs. The Shuffle icon becomes green for a short period of time before going like before.
I cannot use Shuffle or Smart Shuffle with my Liked songs. The Shuffle icon becomes green for a short period of time before going like before.
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I've had this everlasting issue, Where my liked songs would sync from my iPhone to the desktop if I had liked a song on my phone (as in the library of liked songs would be up-to-date from whatever I liked on my phone.) but when I try to press play on...
I've had this everlasting issue, Where my liked songs would sync from my iPhone to the desktop if I had liked a song on my phone (as in the library of liked songs would be up-to-date from whatever I ...
Spotify Star
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I've never had this issue before, but I've been trying to play a specific artist's top songs on her page and the player just goes blank every time. The window on the right also shows the "find something to play." I've tried closing and reopening Spot...
I've never had this issue before, but I've been trying to play a specific artist's top songs on her page and the player just goes blank every time. The window on the right also shows the "find someth...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn the desktop app I will try to switch between smart shuffle, shuffle, or no shuffle. The icon changes for a split second only to change back to the previous one i...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue On the desktop app I will try to switch between smart shuffle, shuffle, or no shuffle. T...
Spotify Star
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Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.65.255.g85e641b4Cache was cleared and app was reloaded from troubleshooting menu. App data was also reset and the app restarted from the troubleshooting menu. After Spotify automatically updated to the above version, s...
Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65.255.g85e641b4 Cache was cleared and app was reloaded from troubleshooting menu. App data was also reset and the app restarted from the troubleshooting menu. &n...
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PlanPremiumCountryUkraineDeviceSamsung S23 Ultra/PCOperating SystemAndroid/Windows When I connect PC to play I see different queue song on the phone and on the pc My Question or Issue
Plan Premium Country Ukraine Device Samsung S23 Ultra/PC Operating System Android/Windows When I connect PC to play I see different queue song on the phone and on the pc &nbs...
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Hey everyone ! Since the last 2or 3 updates, my Spotify is running so slow, it feels like I'm using a very old PC with like 1 MB of RAM Every other program on my PC is working just fine, but opening a playlist, navigating through them, switching back...
Hey everyone ! Since the last 2or 3 updates, my Spotify is running so slow, it feels like I'm using a very old PC with like 1 MB of RAM 😅 Every other program on my PC is working just ...
Roadie
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PlanPremium DeviceWindows / macOS desktop apps (tested on both) My Question or IssueWhen using a 4k display with scaling enabled on both windows and mac the artwork is not visible in full screen mode until the app is manually scaled up using ctrl/cmd...
Plan Premium Device Windows / macOS desktop apps (tested on both) My Question or Issue When using a 4k display with scaling enabled on both windows and mac the artwork is not vis...
Spotify Star
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This problem started this morning: None of the content in my playlists are available. I can add them to liked songs and they're then suddenly playable. I did the steps of deleting data and restarting program, enabling and disabling hardware accelerat...
This problem started this morning: None of the content in my playlists are available. I can add them to liked songs and they're then suddenly playable. I did the steps of deleting data and restar...
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PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicePC HP - intel 3th gen processorOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issuesee image. The 3 arrows on the right point to tracks not listened to nor skipped, they were added by Spotify without interaction from m...
Plan Free Country Netherlands Device PC HP - intel 3th gen processor Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue see image. The 3 arrows on the right point to tracks not li...
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PlanPremiunCountryNorwayDeviceAcer Aspire laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 Home My Question or IssueHiSo it seems you have changed the way playlists function. When I search for a song in a playlist (please see the attached screenshot), and I press pl...
Plan Premiun Country Norway Device Acer Aspire laptop Operating System Windows 11 Home My Question or Issue Hi So it seems you have changed the way playlists function. When ...
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PlanIndividual PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have a group of issues with my Spotify Desktop app - the main one being that there are random songs in my playlists that the app refuses to play (...
Plan Individual Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have a group of issues with my Spotify Desktop app - the main one bein...
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I did a clean re-install of Spotify because I had issues with it not being able to play songs at all, after that - BAM, I can't physically log in anymore!
I did a clean re-install of Spotify because I had issues with it not being able to play songs at all, after that - BAM, I can't physically log in anymore!
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