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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...
The volume of my songs playing fades out until cannot be heard at all. This only happens at a low volume. So if I want to have songs playing in the background at a low volume I can't. It happens when Spotify volume is at about 20-30% Any help with th...
The volume of my songs playing fades out until cannot be heard at all. This only happens at a low volume. So if I want to have songs playing in the background at a low volume I can't. It happens...
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I just updated my windows and when opening Spotify it's just a transparent window. I've tried uninstalling, resetting and "repairing" as Windows likes to call it.Edit: Yes, I've tried restarting my computer.
I just updated my windows and when opening Spotify it's just a transparent window. I've tried uninstalling, resetting and "repairing" as Windows likes to call it. Edit: Yes, I've tried restar...
Visitor
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for about last 5-6 days, when i want to listen music from spotify, it always says "this song isn't available..." my internet works and i'm not trying to listen spotify on offline mode. how can i fix this problem?
for about last 5-6 days, when i want to listen music from spotify, it always says "this song isn't available..." my internet works and i'm not trying to listen spotify on offline mode. how can i...
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Every song i play it never finishes. it changes to next song half way to 75% of the way through. I have premium, I have cleared cookies and cache, im using google chrome on my internet browser, i have restarted google chrome, restarted the computer a...
Every song i play it never finishes. it changes to next song half way to 75% of the way through. I have premium, I have cleared cookies and cache, im using google chrome on my internet browser, i hav...
Music Fan
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Whenever i log on to Spotify it says "The Spotify application is not responding." I get it every time when i try to log on. Also i got some other errors. ever since the newest update spotify has been crazy wierd. when i click the x button to close sp...
Whenever i log on to Spotify it says "The Spotify application is not responding." I get it every time when i try to log on. Also i got some other errors. ever since the newest update spotify has been...
Music Fan
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Is anyone else having issues that the Friend activity isn't live?
Is anyone else having issues that the Friend activity isn't live?
Casual Listener
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I've been seraching for a function to be able to re-arrange songs in a playlist. I've read posts which say you should be able to drag each song with the left mouse button but it doesn't work. It's extremely frustrating as I need to create playlists f...
I've been seraching for a function to be able to re-arrange songs in a playlist. I've read posts which say you should be able to drag each song with the left mouse button but it doesn't work. It's ex...
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I have spotify premium and have downloaded a 50 minute mp3 file which I would like to put into a playlist. It appears in my local files list but is denied entry into a playlist whereas, other songs in my local files list can be put into playlists. Is...
I have spotify premium and have downloaded a 50 minute mp3 file which I would like to put into a playlist. It appears in my local files list but is denied entry into a playlist whereas, other songs i...
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I want shuffle to be active, always. But after every update (same for android as for desktop) shuffle being disabled and I need to enable it again. This issue is now really old and my though was that Spotify will fix it. But they never do. What the h...
I want shuffle to be active, always. But after every update (same for android as for desktop) shuffle being disabled and I need to enable it again. This issue is now really old and my though was that...
Casual Listener
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Well, after upgrading to the latest greatest version of the app tonight at work, I get the 'error code:4' message. I found a few threads, tried all sorts of sketchy half-hearted workarounds (I should not have to modify my network settings that work p...
Well, after upgrading to the latest greatest version of the app tonight at work, I get the 'error code:4' message. I found a few threads, tried all sorts of sketchy half-hearted workarounds (I ...
Casual Listener
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I have this problem since long time ago, at the begin it don't bother me but it start to anoying me.A few years ago I linked my local music files in an old pc but when I got a new one, the songs shows in my playlist but I can't played and neither rem...
I have this problem since long time ago, at the begin it don't bother me but it start to anoying me. A few years ago I linked my local music files in an old pc but when I got a new one, the songs sh...
Regular
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hey, i have been using spotify for a week or two, at the first day i had the usual 3 daily mixes, a day later until now, i have none. even if i search daily mix it finds the mixes and nothing in them.i have premuim.. how to solve?!
hey, i have been using spotify for a week or two, at the first day i had the usual 3 daily mixes, a day later until now, i have none. even if i search daily mix it finds the mixes and nothing in them...
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Spotify just updated to 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e. Where's the change log?
Spotify just updated to 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e. Where's the change log?
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What's new with Spotify version: 1.0.80.474? I really don't see the difference. If there is a "What's New" link for Spotify, please type it in (I know about how to check for viruses in links so don't even try, I am going to a computer networking trad...
What's new with Spotify version: 1.0.80.474? I really don't see the difference. If there is a "What's New" link for Spotify, please type it in (I know about how to check for viruses in links so ...
Music Fan
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Afternoon,Sorry if this has been answered I can't find an updated thread anywhere. I just setup Spotify premium service and I think I messed something up.My mobile app on galaxy s7 works fine. No issues I was able to get my own music playlist and all...
Afternoon, Sorry if this has been answered I can't find an updated thread anywhere. I just setup Spotify premium service and I think I messed something up. My mobile app on galaxy s7 works fine. No...
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Hi,I've been suspecting a while that my songs list has been losing songs because there were songs that I know I loved from the daily mix that I favorited in order to come back to them later, and I can't find most of them. Yesterday I was playing musi...
Hi, I've been suspecting a while that my songs list has been losing songs because there were songs that I know I loved from the daily mix that I favorited in order to come back to them later, and ...
Casual Listener
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I can see them in spotify but everytime I log into sort my music no playlists found message. Help !
I can see them in spotify but everytime I log into sort my music no playlists found message. Help !
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I've just updated Spotify to version 1.0.80 and noticed that scrobbling to last.fm doesn't work anymore. I can see the song currently played but it disappears from my list of recent played titles afterwards.
I've just updated Spotify to version 1.0.80 and noticed that scrobbling to last.fm doesn't work anymore. I can see the song currently played but it disappears from my list of recent played titles aft...
Music Fan
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Lately my podcasts have been returning to the same previous position. It happens if I pause them for longer than 3 seconds. I just watched my podcast jump from 57 minutes to 48 minutes after pausing it. I've reinstalled spotify, restarted computer, d...
Lately my podcasts have been returning to the same previous position. It happens if I pause them for longer than 3 seconds. I just watched my podcast jump from 57 minutes to 48 minutes after pausing ...
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hey , i'm using vpn to get connected to spotify. when using services like stunnel and open vpn i can play songs and download playlists just fine. but now i'm limited to using pptp connection and i can't download my playlists and spotify app says "wai...
hey , i'm using vpn to get connected to spotify. when using services like stunnel and open vpn i can play songs and download playlists just fine. but now i'm limited to using pptp connection and i ca...
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