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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...
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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Under peferences, my show my current Top Artist tab keeps turning itself off each time I restart my desktop app.
Under peferences, my show my current Top Artist tab keeps turning itself off each time I restart my desktop app.
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There is nothing to tell, just this image to show.Any suggestion?
There is nothing to tell, just this image to show. Any suggestion?
Casual Listener
726 Views
1 replies
5 likes
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...
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...
Casual Listener
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4 replies
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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 music with Deezer or TuneIn on my Nuvo player there...
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 ...
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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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 quality" on parameters, the network works well . Any idea to help me wit...
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 ...
Community Legend
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5 replies
1 likes
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...
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...
Casual Listener
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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% !!!
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% !!!
Casual Listener
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1 replies
2 likes
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...
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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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...
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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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....
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...
Newbie
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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 wont play from my laptop to my laptop, and I don't know ...
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...
Casual Listener
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3 replies
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I'm using an acer one 10 notebook and have recently started experiencing a problem with the songs stuttering/skipping - like a cd with a scratch on it. Once it starts, it does it for every song. I can't listen to anything now. I've cleaned up the mem...
I'm using an acer one 10 notebook and have recently started experiencing a problem with the songs stuttering/skipping - like a cd with a scratch on it. Once it starts, it does it for ever...
Casual Listener
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New to Spotify, and using the Web Player (I'm on my work desktop computer, and I can't download apps). When I click a playlist to play, there is no music - clicking play does absolutely nothing. I've tried clearing cache/cookies, and no change. Any i...
New to Spotify, and using the Web Player (I'm on my work desktop computer, and I can't download apps). When I click a playlist to play, there is no music - clicking play does absolutely nothing....
Moderator
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Hey! my spotify app on windows keep crashing... any idea?
Hey! my spotify app on windows keep crashing... any idea?
Not applicable
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Hi there, I am using Bowers&Wilkins Zeppelin wireless speaker with a premium account.Problem is that music stops playing from time to time.. and than I have to restart the device or click few times on the play/pause (windows app) for it to resume pla...
Hi there, I am using Bowers&Wilkins Zeppelin wireless speaker with a premium account. Problem is that music stops playing from time to time.. and than I have to restart the device or cl...
Music Fan
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1 replies
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Hi !I just would like to know what is the latest version of the Spotify app for Windows 8.1I'm running version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 for a long time now, is it the latest one?Thanks.
Hi ! I just would like to know what is the latest version of the Spotify app for Windows 8.1 I'm running version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 for a long time now, is it the latest one? Thanks. 🙂
Roadie
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So I've been using Spotify for a while (despite never using the community portion of it but I guess I'll have to now) and I've noticed a strange glitch on the web player. Certain songs are not working and are just skipped entirely, an example being: ...
So I've been using Spotify for a while (despite never using the community portion of it but I guess I'll have to now) and I've noticed a strange glitch on the web player. Certain songs are not workin...
Regular
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