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Discuss Spotify for Windows
Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...
Newbie
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Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...
Casual Listener
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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 are...
My mother was taken from the family group, and now I can't put her back in the group.
My mother was taken from the family group, and now I can't put her back in the group.
Newbie
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I just got a new computer and when I checked one of my recently played (on my mobile) playlists it only has 6 songs in the desktop app. On my mobile and my old computer there are 34 songs. How can I fix this? Uninstalling and reinstalling the app did...
I just got a new computer and when I checked one of my recently played (on my mobile) playlists it only has 6 songs in the desktop app. On my mobile and my old computer there are 34 songs. How can I ...
Roadie
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1990 was a good music year for me so I’d like to create some kind of playlist of all top hits from this year and after that possibly other years too.Does anyone know if it’s possible to create playlists such as this Based on year of release? Thinking...
1990 was a good music year for me so I’d like to create some kind of playlist of all top hits from this year and after that possibly other years too. Does anyone know if it’s possible to create play...
Roadie
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Hi, I have some HD Audio files that I would like to play through my spotify.I am wondering is there anyway to do this I know for sure the Spotify supports .mp3/4 but I am unsure if the support any HD formats like FLAC, ALAC or MQA. I know Spotiy HD i...
Hi, I have some HD Audio files that I would like to play through my spotify. I am wondering is there anyway to do this I know for sure the Spotify supports .mp3/4 but I am unsure if the sup...
Roadie
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If I disable "Publish my activity on Spotify" and then close the app and reopen, it will be reactivated. How do I permanently de-activate?
If I disable "Publish my activity on Spotify" and then close the app and reopen, it will be reactivated. How do I permanently de-activate?
Roadie
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Hi all, Bit of a weird issue. Recently on my home desktop I have been unable to play songs from any album page. Both the green 'Play' and the play icons on individual songs do absolutely nothing. Anywhere else on Spotify, I can play music just fine. ...
Hi all, Bit of a weird issue. Recently on my home desktop I have been unable to play songs from any album page. Both the green 'Play' and the play icons on individual songs do absolutely not...
Roadie
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When I shuffle a playlist, the songs that are played first are always the ones I have added most recently. How do I change this?
When I shuffle a playlist, the songs that are played first are always the ones I have added most recently. How do I change this?
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I can not see what my friend is hearing but he can see what I'm hearing. So to see if the bugg was mine we asked another friend to enter the spotify and for him it would appear this friend to listen. Why not appear for me?
I can not see what my friend is hearing but he can see what I'm hearing. So to see if the bugg was mine we asked another friend to enter the spotify and for him it would appear this friend to listen....
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So my Spotify was playing up so I logged out and when I went to log in it won't let me. I put in my username and password and the screen just kinda freezes as if it's loading, but I've left it for an hour and it still won't log in. I can't find anyon...
So my Spotify was playing up so I logged out and when I went to log in it won't let me. I put in my username and password and the screen just kinda freezes as if it's loading, but I've left it for an...
Not applicable
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Since the web player has been virtually destroyed by Spotify, I may be forced to download the Spotify application to use on my laptop. If I do, am I forced to download all my saved tracks to my hardrive? I want the saved tracks download for my iPhone...
Since the web player has been virtually destroyed by Spotify, I may be forced to download the Spotify application to use on my laptop. If I do, am I forced to download all my saved tracks to my...
Roadie
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All the playlist songs appear on the desktop version but most do not play in shuffle mode or when selected.directly. Mobile version of the playlist only shows about 20% of the songs on the playlist. I have about 5-10 playlists with this issue. Many o...
All the playlist songs appear on the desktop version but most do not play in shuffle mode or when selected.directly. Mobile version of the playlist only shows about 20% of the songs on the playl...
Roadie
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Hellou Community. I have few questions. How much is Spotify paying Artists per stream. And if i have on my songs for example 1000 streams made by 500 users, will spotify pay me for all of those streams or just for 500?Thanks for all answears!
Hellou Community. I have few questions. How much is Spotify paying Artists per stream. And if i have on my songs for example 1000 streams made by 500 users, will spotify pay me for all of those strea...
Roadie
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Hi,1 month ago i restore my PC desktop with windows 10.Before restoring it, when i switch on my PC and start spotify, The application start with the playback queue that i leave when i switch off it.Now, After the recovery, when i switch on PC and Spo...
Hi, 1 month ago i restore my PC desktop with windows 10. Before restoring it, when i switch on my PC and start spotify, The application start with the playback queue that i leave when i switch off ...
Roadie
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I have a library of 10,000+ MP3s, and Spotify fails to index it. When I add the folder with my music, Spotify slowly starts using more and more memory and slows to a crawl, making it completely unusable until I kill the process in Task Manager. Once ...
I have a library of 10,000+ MP3s, and Spotify fails to index it. When I add the folder with my music, Spotify slowly starts using more and more memory and slows to a crawl, making it completely unusa...
Roadie
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Come on Spotify, it's 2018 and your recently played artists are still messed up. Anyone know a fix? Uninstalled but it doesn't work on both Android and laptop,
Come on Spotify, it's 2018 and your recently played artists are still messed up. Anyone know a fix? Uninstalled but it doesn't work on both Android and laptop,
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Hey All, I'm losing my mind trying to get spotify off of my computer. I've tried many of the suggestions for Windows to no avail. I've tried: -Going to programs and clicking uninstall...after clicking uninstall, nothing happens -Checked under Library...
Hey All, I'm losing my mind trying to get spotify off of my computer. I've tried many of the suggestions for Windows to no avail. I've tried: -Going to programs and clicking uninsta...
Roadie
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I have to manually select the next song in the playlist, because the first song keeps automatically playing.
I have to manually select the next song in the playlist, because the first song keeps automatically playing.
Roadie
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I've only found one instance of this so far.Trying to play "One More Light" by Linkin Park. When I play it on my tablet, it plays the correct track. But on the webplayer AND/OR desktop app(using the "old" client) on my PC (Win10), it shows "One More ...
I've only found one instance of this so far. Trying to play "One More Light" by Linkin Park. When I play it on my tablet, it plays the correct track. But on the webplayer AND/OR desktop app(using th...
Casual Listener
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Can be restarted by touching back arrow on app. Consistent and very irritating Network doesn't matter, albums, playlists, radio -- doesn't matter...downloaded songs--doesn't matter. No other service does this. In spite of it's other great features, t...
Can be restarted by touching back arrow on app. Consistent and very irritating Network doesn't matter, albums, playlists, radio -- doesn't matter...downloaded songs--doesn't matter....
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Lord Huron's new album Vide Noir has a feature that when you listen to it on mobile if you are viewing the current song playing it has a video or animation that goes with that song. I was hoping to have this functionality when I put my desktop app in...
Lord Huron's new album Vide Noir has a feature that when you listen to it on mobile if you are viewing the current song playing it has a video or animation that goes with that song. I was hoping to h...
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