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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...
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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...
PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 PlaylistHype My Question or Issue Hi,i can't understand my problem. When i'm listening to my playlists, which i created for myself, the crossfade function (off) works correctly.But when i'm listenin...
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 Playlist Hype My Question or Issue Hi, i can't understand my problem. When i'm listening to m...
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Plan:PremiumCountry: Denmark Device: DesktopOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue:While using my Spotify ver. 1.0.55.487 I was advised that a new ver. 1.0.80.474 was ready for download. After a little while I was told that Spotify now was...
Plan:Premium Country: Denmark Device: Desktop Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: While using my Spotify ver. 1.0.55.487 I was advised that a new ver. 1.0.80.474 was r...
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I wanted to add HEROES by Brian the Sun to my playlist and I searched for it on spotify but when I looked it up on google it showed up but with a faded looking play button and not a normal play button. Any help? I feel as if its a country restriction...
I wanted to add HEROES by Brian the Sun to my playlist and I searched for it on spotify but when I looked it up on google it showed up but with a faded looking play button and not a normal play butto...
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Applicable to Spotify 1.0.80.474 on Windows 10 Edu 1709 x64When the option "Close button should minimize the Spotify window to the tray" is enabled, Spotify forgets playlist, song and song progress when Windows reboots. Normally you would be able to ...
Applicable to Spotify 1.0.80.474 on Windows 10 Edu 1709 x64 When the option "Close button should minimize the Spotify window to the tray" is enabled, Spotify forgets playlist, song and song progre...
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PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDevicePCOperating Systemwin 10 latest update My Question or Issue I cannot play ANY song on spotify?I logged out and back in, reinstalled spotify. nothing helps.see screenshot for the message i get pressing any song ...
Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device PCOperating System win 10 latest update My Question or Issue I cannot play ANY song on spotify? I logged out and back in, reinst...
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Hello! as stated in the title I keep getting this error, More details about my specs etc are below.My problem currently is when I start playing a song it'll take a few seconds then it plays about 5-8 seconds of the song then stops with the error "Can...
Hello! as stated in the title I keep getting this error, More details about my specs etc are below. My problem currently is when I start playing a song it'll take a few seconds then it plays about...
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PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone 5, HP laptopOperating SystemWindows, iOS My Question or Issue Absolutely bizarrely, an album by McCafferty (Yarn) which played fine before has started to skip - on multiple devices and listening platforms, including ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 5, HP laptop Operating System Windows, iOS My Question or Issue Absolutely bizarrely, an album by McCafferty (Yarn) which played f...
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PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team,I have an issue with the Spotify desktop application where I can see an album and add it to my library but cannot play it.Can you assist? I ha...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team, I have an issue with the Spotify desktop a...
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PlanFreeCountryMY Device(HP 14-bw019AX)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI'm having a problems where my Spotify always crash or close immedietly everytime I press play on this particular song. It's like I click 'exit' on the 'play' but...
Plan Free Country MY Device (HP 14-bw019AX) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I'm having a problems where my Spotify always crash or close immedietly everytime...
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PlanPremium/Family PlanCountry CanadaDeviceSurface Pro 3 (Windows Laptop)Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play an explicit song I get a message in a blue banner at the top that says "This song is not available. If yo...
Plan Premium/Family Plan Country Canada Device Surface Pro 3 (Windows Laptop) Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play an explicit song ...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been having issues recently with playing You Know You're Right by Nirvana, I've seen other people having the same issues too. A person I'm talking with in the US is a...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been having issues recently with playing You Know You're Right by Nirvana, I've se...
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PlanFreeCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't for the life of me find the shuffle button, either on the Web player or my desktop app. I've searched and found the help article saying its at the bottom of the player, ...
Plan Free Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't for the life of me find the shuffle button, either on the Web player or my desktop app.&...
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PlanFree on my iPhone 6Premium on my Desktop w Windows 7 CountryUSA DeviceiPhone6 and Lenovo DesktopOperating SystemiOS11 on iPhoneWindows 7 on Desktop My Question or IssueI upgraded to Premium two days ago on my Desktop Computer. My iPhone6 has Free...
Plan Free on my iPhone 6 Premium on my Desktop w Windows 7 Country USA Device iPhone6 and Lenovo Desktop Operating System iOS11 on iPhone Windows 7 on Desktop My Quest...
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Hey everyone! I was just wondering if there was a simple way to just play everything in my library, or content from every artists I'm following. Searched and couldn't find anything either on the forums or elsewhere. Either there is no features like t...
Hey everyone! I was just wondering if there was a simple way to just play everything in my library, or content from every artists I'm following. Searched and couldn't find anything either on th...
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Spotify Premium Family, Windows X, PCEver since I connected a SONOS Player the volume control in the Spotify Dektop App does not represent its actual output. What you see in the picture is the "normal" output, if I move it any higher (by VERY careful...
Spotify Premium Family, Windows X, PC Ever since I connected a SONOS Player the volume control in the Spotify Dektop App does not represent its actual output. What you see in the picture is the "n...
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PlanPremiumDeviceNew Surface ProOperating SystemWindows 10 1803 updateMy Question or Issue I updated windows 10 1803 this afternoon. Before this spotify works fine on my surface. After the update, I am not able to see the content when opening spotify...
Plan Premium Device New Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10 1803 update My Question or Issue I updated windows 10 1803 this afternoon. Before this spotify works fine on my surface. A...
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Read similiar issues on here, could not fix it with the suggestions. I have not added huge number of songs to my Songs playlist from my android phone, but it does not sync anyway.
Read similiar issues on here, could not fix it with the suggestions. I have not added huge number of songs to my Songs playlist from my android phone, but it does not sync anyway.
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I start up my Spotify, it will always start with this billy idol song. WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE. Is there a way to not start with this song?
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I start up my Spotify, it will always start with this billy idol song. WHIC...
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PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(LG G6/PC)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I was listening to release radar earlier on my phone and going down the list from the top by the default sort method. It's sorted by "custom" and I'm not sure how t...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (LG G6/PC) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I was listening to release radar earlier on my phone and going down the list f...
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