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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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don't have daily mixes

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?!

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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...

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What's new in 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e?

Spotify just updated to 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e. Where's the change log?

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Spotify just updated to 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e. Where's the change log?

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Solved!! What's new?

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...

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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 ...

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Lyrics, Rotating album art, music videos, really anything other then one album showing on 3 screens

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...

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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...

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Favorited songs list is losing songs

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...

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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 ...

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Echo Nest can't find playlists.

I can see them in spotify but everytime I log into sort my music no playlists found message. Help !

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 I can see them in spotify but everytime I log into sort my music no playlists found message. Help !

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Scrobbling doesn't work after update

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.

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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 aft...

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Podcasts return to the same position after literally 5 seconds

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...

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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 ...

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playlist not getting downloaded over pptp VPN connection

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...

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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 ca...

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Show Top Artist Tab Turns Off

Under peferences, my show my current Top Artist tab keeps turning itself off each time I restart my desktop app.

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Under peferences, my show my current Top Artist tab keeps turning itself off each time I restart my desktop app. 

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Spotify Bugs when maximized in windows 10

There is nothing to tell, just this image to show.Any suggestion?

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There is nothing to tell, just this image to show. Any suggestion?

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Spotify lowers soundquality when switching windows

Hi! So i'll try and explain this as good as I can since the problem is quite weird. I have Spotify open on a second monitor, when the Spotify window is selected (changing songs, switching playlists or just having it marked) the sound is the way it sh...

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Hi!  So i'll try and explain this as good as I can since the problem is quite weird.    I have Spotify open on a second monitor, when the Spotify window is selected (changing song...

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Nuvo player and Spotify

When streaming music with Spotify on my Nuvo player the music randomly stops playing. I then have to open the app and push the play button again. This happens at least 10 times a day. When streaming music with Deezer or TuneIn on my Nuvo player there...

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When streaming music with Spotify on my Nuvo player the music randomly stops playing. I then have to open the app and push the play button again. This happens at least 10 times a day. When streaming ...

johnp3

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very poor sound quality on premium

Hello everyone, May I ask you for help? The sound on Spotify Premium is very bad at each start of a song whatever the list I play, on my laptop. The settings are turned to "high quality" on parameters, the network works well . Any idea to help me wit...

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Hello everyone,    May  I ask you for help? The sound on Spotify Premium is very bad at each start of a song whatever the list I play, on my laptop. The settings are turned to "high ...

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Volume turns off

I was listening to an album on Spotify, with volume at 100%. Midway through the album, the ads came, and I turned off the Spotify volume while they lasted. After the ads, I tried to turn on the volume again, but the volume button wasn't working: noth...

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I was listening to an album on Spotify, with volume at 100%. Midway through the album, the ads came, and I turned off the Spotify volume while they lasted. After the ads, I tried to turn on the volum...

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W10 Store App is using 75% CPU when displaying banner

1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store Version) is taking over 75% of CPU just for displaying silly advert banner. Moving to other items reduces CPU usage to 0.3% !!!

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1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store Version) is taking over 75% of CPU just for displaying silly advert banner. Moving to other items reduces CPU usage to 0.3% !!!  

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Bring back use of arrow keys for navigating folders

Prior to the latest greatest release (1.0.80.474.gef6b503e) we could conveniently use the arrow keys to step through and open/close folders. It was a really really neat feature that someone decided we didn't want anymore. I see we can still step thro...

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Prior to the latest greatest release (1.0.80.474.gef6b503e) we could conveniently use the arrow keys to step through and open/close folders. It was a really really neat feature that someone decided w...

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Media keys wont control Spotify

Hi,My media keys have stopped working with Spotify.I have iTunes open and normally my media keys will control that instead of Spotify unless I have the Spotify window open then the media keys control Spotify.Now even if I have the Spotify window open...

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Hi, My media keys have stopped working with Spotify. I have iTunes open and normally my media keys will control that instead of Spotify unless I have the Spotify window open then the media k...

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Spotify Window not resizing correctly

After the Windows April Update, the Spotify window does not size correctly. When clicking the maximize button in the top right, it resizes Spotify incorrectly in multiple different ways Also when snapping the window it doesn't fully cover the screen....

Music Fan

After the Windows April Update, the Spotify window does not size correctly.   When clicking the maximize button in the top right, it resizes Spotify incorrectly in multiple different...

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"This song is not available if you have the file on your computer you can import it"

On my laptop no songs will play and everytime I try I get the above error message.Spotify works fine on my other devices and can it can play through say my phone on my laptop and visa versa but wont play from my laptop to my laptop, and I don't know ...

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On my laptop no songs will play and everytime I try I get the above error message. Spotify works fine on my other devices and can it can play through say my phone on my laptop and visa versa but won...

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