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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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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Solved!! Can't drag tracks in newest Spotify app update (v1.83.318.0)

My Question or Issue The Windows Spotify app was just updated via Windows Store to v1.83.318.0. App restarted after update, and when it started up again, I could no longer drag and drop tracks into playlists, or drag and drop playlist tracks to re-or...

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My Question or Issue   The Windows Spotify app was just updated via Windows Store to v1.83.318.0. App restarted after update, and when it started up again, I could no longer drag and drop trac...

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Superuser Contribution I cant log in with Facebook account

PlanPremiumCountry ChileDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI click in Log in with Facebook account but nothing hapens then it appears a error message "code error:8" , i dont have this problem on my android device

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  Plan Premium Country  Chile Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I click in Log in with Facebook account but nothing hapens then it appears a...

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Why is there a limit on how many songs I can save to my library?

Whenever I reach the limit, there is a banner that says "Your library is full." I want to know why there is this limit and if there will ever be a time it will be expanded.

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  Whenever I reach the limit, there is a banner that says "Your library is full." I want to know why there is this limit and if there will ever be a time it will be expanded.

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Playlists suddenly saves as Album - Artist

PlanPremiumCountry Norway Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! Spotify suddenly saves playlists as Album - Artist, and it's really annoying to have to manually change to Artist - Album. Can't find any way in settings to change it eithe...

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Plan Premium Country  Norway   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi!   Spotify suddenly saves playlists as Album - Artist, and it's really anno...

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Solved!! I just upgraded to Premium. Radio feature seems broken now along with seeing my buds on here.

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceAlienwear m17 xr3Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I upgraded a weekago. been trying to listen to some my bands radios and they refuse to play. I've rebooted, logged out and few other things. Nothing gotten th...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Alienwear m17 xr3 Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  I upgraded a weekago. been trying to listen to some my bands radios and ...

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Missing icons in Spotify on Windows 10

Hi guys,it seems that all the icons from the GUI have disappeared. Almost looks like the font or something is missing. Anyone experienced the same behaviour recently? The problem persists after reboot/logging out/etc. Spotify version: 1.0.83.318.g6c0...

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  Hi guys, it seems that all the icons from the GUI have disappeared. Almost looks like the font or something is missing. Anyone experienced the same behaviour recently? The problem persists a...

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Solved!! Why is the social media bar on the right displayed upon fresh install when I'm not connected to FB?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueIt irritates me that there is people being displayed from a Facebook acc that I had once linked to Spotify. It doesn't exist anymore. Wondering why it comes up even on a fres...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue It irritates me that there is people being displayed from a Facebook acc that I had once linked to...

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Solved!! Mixtapes gone and Radio page not loading.

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo Flex 2-15Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For some reason Spotify started acting weird. The Mixtapes button on the left side dissapeared, the Radio page won't load anymore and the Friend Feed won't lo...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Lenovo Flex 2-15 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  For some reason Spotify started acting weird. The Mixtapes button on the left...

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Solved!! Friend activity and song radio stop working after device restart

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently the friend activity and Go to...Radio have stopped working (find attached screenshot). I was using the installable version of Spotify and thought that might ...

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Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently the friend activity and Go to...Radio have stopped working (find attached sc...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is ALWAYS ON TOP (Windows 10) and unusable

For the past few days, my Spotify app on Windows 10 is stuck always on top. I can't tab to other open programs. I can't even tab to (or access in any way) a pop-up dialogue box generated by the Spotify app itself. I can minimize the app but as soon a...

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For the past few days, my Spotify app on Windows 10 is stuck always on top. I can't tab to other open programs. I can't even tab to (or access in any way) a pop-up dialogue box generated by the Spoti...

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Daily Mix Broken

PlanPremiumCountryCosta Rica Device1+ one and LaptopOperating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 and Windows 10 Issue I start using this app Monday. The first day I like because it recommend me music and the "you daily mix" is awesome. It show me 2 Daily Mix but I ...

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Plan Premium Country Costa Rica   Device 1+ one and Laptop Operating System Android 6.0.1 and Windows 10   Issue  I start using this app Monday. The first day I like because...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly stops playing and displays "Can't play current song"

My Question or IssueThe spotify app has started acting up over the past week or so without seeming to have a trigger. Randomly when listening to a playlist (or radio, or any music in general) the sound will cut out and the app says "Can't play curren...

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  My Question or Issue The spotify app has started acting up over the past week or so without seeming to have a trigger. Randomly when listening to a playlist (or radio, or any music in genera...

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Solved!! Concert - No data fetched

PlanFreeCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello. I've recently noticed "Concerts" options. Unfortunately, no data is displayed neither from "Browse" section nor specific Artist. I tried resets/reinstalling, yet witho...

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Plan Free Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello. I've recently noticed "Concerts" options. Unfortunately, no data is displayed neither from ...

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Duplicate songs and removal

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell Precision 5510Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePart of what i'd like to do here is ask for something to help with duplicate songs saving to my library - i often come across a song and think "why...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell Precision 5510 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Part of what i'd like to do here is ask for something to help with dupl...

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Solved!! Not showing cover art since latest update

On Windows 10 Ever since the latest update, Spotify hasn't been showing the cover art for any of my songs. I can't find a solution online, the only thing I found was something about proxies but I'm pretty sure this is doesn't apply to me (it is set t...

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On Windows 10   Ever since the latest update, Spotify hasn't been showing the cover art for any of my songs. I can't find a solution online, the only thing I found was something about proxie...

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Proxy problem since late update

Hi everybody. My desktop Spotify (windows 10) doesn´t work since last update. I search in proxy configuration and doesn´t appears HTTPS, only HTTP. It may be the problem?Sorry for my english...it's not my stronge languagePlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaD...

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Hi everybody.  My desktop Spotify (windows 10) doesn´t work since last update. I search in proxy configuration and doesn´t appears HTTPS, only HTTP. It may be the problem? Sorry for my english...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution After a local Mp3 track has played the online track wont start

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemW10Pro My Question or Issue After the player finishes playing the local Mp3 track it shows "unable to play this track error" and stops there untill i choose a different track manually from the list. it plays...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System W10Pro   My Question or Issue  After the player finishes playing the local Mp3 track it shows "unable to play this track err...

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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiphone 6s+ and iphone 7Operating Systemupdated ios My Question or IssueMy wife and I cannot use bluetooth access simultaneously to our playlists without getting "crosstalk" between our playlists. How do we run our own play...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iphone 6s+ and iphone 7 Operating System updated ios   My Question or Issue My wife and I cannot use bluetooth access simultaneously to our play...

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Volume change using Bluetooth on Windows 10 does not work

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello,since the last update my Spotify Application on Windows 10 does not work as it used to do before.It is about the bluetooth connection between my laptop and my b...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, since the last update my Spotify Application on Windows 10 does not work as it used ...

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