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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...
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Remove the overview section I dont want see this terrorist called Drake
Newbie
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So a couple of weeks ago my recently played page on the Spotify app stopped showing the artists/albums, rather than showing them it waits a couple of seconds to tell me "Nothing here yet. Music will appear as you listen.". So I reinstalled spotify an...
So a couple of weeks ago my recently played page on the Spotify app stopped showing the artists/albums, rather than showing them it waits a couple of seconds to tell me "Nothing here yet. Music will ...
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PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAccording to the site (https://support.spotify.com/us/article/high-quality-streaming/) the Premium Desktop audio quality is 320 kbit Ogg Vorbis mp3 and the Premium Web Player q...
Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue According to the site (https://support.spotify.com/us/article/high-quality-streaming/) ...
Community Legend
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry The NetherlandsDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 pcMy Question or Issue Every time Spotify starts up the 'Show desktop overlay when using media keys' option is turned on but when I look in the settings it says it is not. so ...
Plan Free/Premium Country The Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 pc My Question or Issue Every time Spotify starts up the 'Show desktop overlay when using me...
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Opening Spotify comes up with the same song every time, with the same shuffle on my playlist. The only time I have found it changing is if I explicitly close Spotify before turning my computer off. Version: 1.0.84.344.gfc674f6f I've had the issue for...
Opening Spotify comes up with the same song every time, with the same shuffle on my playlist. The only time I have found it changing is if I explicitly close Spotify before turning my computer off.&n...
Spotify Legend
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My Question or Issue Before 1-2 weeks I was able to listen Spotify songs on my Desktop App by clicking the play button on the post which is shared in Twitter, Discord and some places like these. But now, when I click the play button it only plays the...
My Question or Issue Before 1-2 weeks I was able to listen Spotify songs on my Desktop App by clicking the play button on the post which is shared in Twitter, Discord and some ...
Casual Listener
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The title says it all. Everytime I restart my computer or Spotify Friend Feed is gone.Everytime I startup my computer I have to reinstall Spotify to use them. I guess Spotify not updating correctly too. I got a error message everytime I startup maybe...
The title says it all. Everytime I restart my computer or Spotify Friend Feed is gone. Everytime I startup my computer I have to reinstall Spotify to use them. I guess Spotify not updating correctly...
Community Legend
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I have created one big playlist folder called "Library" because the feature to play eerything has been removed a while ago, so usually I go to that folder click Play and it shuffles my library. It also used to work when offline. Upon the click it wou...
I have created one big playlist folder called "Library" because the feature to play eerything has been removed a while ago, so usually I go to that folder click Play and it shuffles my library. ...
Roadie
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This has been an ongoing problem for over a year now. My C:\...AppData\Local\Spotify is 10+ gigs. But my desktop spotify app settings are set to store cache at A:\...\cachethe A:\...\cache has SOMETHING in there, but only a few mb. So the path 'works...
This has been an ongoing problem for over a year now. My C:\...AppData\Local\Spotify is 10+ gigs. But my desktop spotify app settings are set to store cache at A:\...\cache the A:\...\cache has SOME...
Casual Listener
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I have recently come into the problem that my spotify radio and stations is no longer working whatsoever i cannot find my old stations or create new ones as i keep getting the same error messege I have looked around and tried every solution to no ave...
I have recently come into the problem that my spotify radio and stations is no longer working whatsoever i cannot find my old stations or create new ones as i keep getting the same error messege I ha...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Microsoft is forcing me to switch from Groove to Spotify. I have 32,000 purchased songs on my local drive. They show up under Local Files, but only a few are showing up under Artists, Album...
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Microsoft is forcing me to switch from Groove to Spotify. I have 32,000 purchased songs on my local driv...
Casual Listener
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 Hi all, I new to spotify and I'm having an issue. The thumbs up saves the current song to my library, and thumbs down does nothing. what am I doing wrong?
Plan Free/Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1 Hi all, I new to spotify and I'm having an issue. The thumbs up saves the current song to my library, and thu...
Community Legend
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to enable the "Show my current Top Artists" but every time I turn it on it does not save. I have tried uninstalling and closing and re-opening and it dont work. Does anyone have a...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am trying to enable the "Show my current Top Artists" but every time I turn it on it does not save. I have t...
Casual Listener
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PlanAt the moment, i don't know... Country ITMy Question or IssueHello, had a problem renewing my plan. It was Family with payment on 29th of each month, today i was low on money on my card so the payment didn't happen, i received an email notificati...
Plan At the moment, i don't know... Country IT My Question or Issue Hello, had a problem renewing my plan. It was Family with payment on 29th of each month, today i was low on money ...
Casual Listener
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DevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue Hello, I have an issue when gaming on my pc. I have a macro-key to pause music. When i pause it I get a popup in the left corner that says what song and what volume I'm at. I got this for about 2 m...
Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Hello, I have an issue when gaming on my pc. I have a macro-key to pause music. When i pause it I get a popup in the...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceSurface pro 2017Operating SystemWindows 10 pro x64 1709 My Question or Issue My liked songs are not synchronizing between my phone and laptop. On my phone the likes are up to date but on my laptop they're outdated ...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Surface pro 2017 Operating System Windows 10 pro x64 1709 My Question or Issue My liked songs are not synchronizing between my pho...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDevice(Samsung Galaxy S9)Operating System(Windows 7)My Question or Issue Was working fine until today, every track starts playing fine then after 10 seconds starts to skip like a broken record with the timeline jumping all over t...
Plan Premium Country UK Device (Samsung Galaxy S9) Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue Was working fine until today, every track starts playing fine then af...
Regular
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DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify's overlay on Windows 10 is enabled after a computer restart (not spotify), even if it has already been disabled in the settings.So each time I start my computer, I have to go in the sett...
Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify's overlay on Windows 10 is enabled after a computer restart (not spotify), even if it has alread...
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I tried searching for an album that I liked but could not play because all the songs were hidden and I can not click on them, you can see in the image below.All advice are appreciated !
I tried searching for an album that I liked but could not play because all the songs were hidden and I can not click on them, you can see in the image below. All advice are appreciated !  ...
Casual Listener
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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 help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Deviceiphone 8Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country Device iphone 8 Operating System (iOS ...
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