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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...
I try to play any music and it stops after 10 seconds, despite the bar is still running, but no sound. I reinstalled app several times and same happening.
I try to play any music and it stops after 10 seconds, despite the bar is still running, but no sound. I reinstalled app several times and same happening.
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PlanoFreeCountryBrasilDevicePC O meu ambiente de trabalho usa Spotify Free; porém SEMPRE que começa a propaganda específica da Americanas ele trava e não volta mais. É necessário desconectar ele de todos os computadores e aparelhos pra que volte (o q...
Plano Free Country Brasil Device PC O meu ambiente de trabalho usa Spotify Free; porém SEMPRE que começa a propaganda específica da Americanas ele trava e não volta mais. É necessário d...
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PlanPremiumCountryColombiaDeviceMotorola G60 and windows desktopOperating SystemAndroid and Windows 11 My Question or IssueFrom several weeks ago I found that the audio on the song "Forever we can make it!" of "THYME" is not correct.Sounds like it ha...
Plan Premium Country Colombia Device Motorola G60 and windows desktop Operating System Android and Windows 11 My Question or Issue From several weeks ago I found that the audio on th...
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@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45 Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works
@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45 Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works
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Operating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueThe desktop app is lagging, although my PC is powerful enough to handle bigger programs. Is it me or the addition of video content made the app too heavy?
Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue The desktop app is lagging, although my PC is powerful enough to handle bigger programs. Is it me or the addition of video content made the app too...
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now working repeat song.
now working repeat song.
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor about 10 days now, everytime I try to play songs through the webplayer, a "Spotify cannot play this now" error appears. It then loops through all the songs in the playlist until it latche...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue For about 10 days now, everytime I try to play songs through the webplayer, a "Spotify cannot play this now" error a...
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On my phone, I can start a podcast and it will play all unplayed episodes before switching to another podcast. On my computer, it changes to a different podcast after one episode. How do I fix that?
On my phone, I can start a podcast and it will play all unplayed episodes before switching to another podcast. On my computer, it changes to a different podcast after one episode. How do I fix that?
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The "More options" menu shown below is no longer appearing when you right click on a song or artist. It only shows if you click the 3-dot icon now. Is there a way to get this feature back? I've tried reinstalling Spotify and using the Browser app and...
The "More options" menu shown below is no longer appearing when you right click on a song or artist. It only shows if you click the 3-dot icon now. Is there a way to get this feature back? I've tried...
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Plan : PremiumCountry : IndiaDevice(Asus Vivobook)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issuewhenever i play video songs it shows up "try installing latest version" even though it is the latest version . i even tried reinstalling . And sometime...
Plan : Premium Country : India Device (Asus Vivobook) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue whenever i play video songs it shows up "try installing latest version" ev...
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1) I cant' find the search box on https://open.spotify.com/2) I looked at https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Search-filter-and-sort-in-Spotify/ta-p/46497893) The link to https://open.spotify.com/browse/ returns "Page not found".Many thanks for any...
1) I cant' find the search box on https://open.spotify.com/ 2) I looked at https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Search-filter-and-sort-in-Spotify/ta-p/4649789 3) The link to https://open.spotify.c...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell XPS DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello, when scrolling through the discography, if I open and close the lyrics for the particular song I am on, the application jumps to either the pla...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell XPS Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello, when scrolling through the discography, if I open and close the lyr...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceGalaxy Book4 EdgeOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen select the option to show the miniplayer in the spotify desktop app, a window, which the miniplayer is supposed to show in, appears. But it just s...
Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Galaxy Book4 Edge Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When select the option to show the miniplayer in the spotify desktop app, a...
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A certain album (Collected Works of Steve Reich) consists of 23 cd's. On the mobile all cd's are mentioned seperately: CD1, CD2 ect. On the laptop (windows 11) they are not mentioned, so you see a very long playlist of all the numbers.Is this because...
A certain album (Collected Works of Steve Reich) consists of 23 cd's. On the mobile all cd's are mentioned seperately: CD1, CD2 ect. On the laptop (windows 11) they are not mentioned, so you see a ve...
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It works on the web browser and my phone, but not the app on my laptop. It's a shame because I always use it on my laptop, but it hasn't worked for a week. I tried uninstalling it, logging out and in, restarted my computer, but none of it has worked.
It works on the web browser and my phone, but not the app on my laptop. It's a shame because I always use it on my laptop, but it hasn't worked for a week. I tried uninstalling it, logging out and in...
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Seems as though the webplayer is having issues again like it did the end of last year. It says it can't play certain tracks, then skips many tracks, then plays a song for 8 secs and then stops but the progress bar keeps going. I've tried all the thin...
Seems as though the webplayer is having issues again like it did the end of last year. It says it can't play certain tracks, then skips many tracks, then plays a song for 8 secs and then stops but th...
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Installed Spotify on Windows 11. Clicked login, message appears 'redirecting to your browser' - the message 'Illegal Scope' appears. No idea why, not a useful error message. Login to spotify.com works fine. Sigh
Installed Spotify on Windows 11. Clicked login, message appears 'redirecting to your browser' - the message 'Illegal Scope' appears. No idea why, not a useful error message. L...
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Playing a Neil Young album today, that ended and Spotify went straight to a Stevie Nicks album (not in my playlist or favourites) and I can't see where to turn that off. I don't want it to go anywhere, just stop till I ask it to do something else. Us...
Playing a Neil Young album today, that ended and Spotify went straight to a Stevie Nicks album (not in my playlist or favourites) and I can't see where to turn that off. I don't want it to go anywhe...
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhile listening to podcasts online (Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome), the website doesn't let me skip through podcasts. Instead, the podcasts are restarted with an ad. ...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue While listening to podcasts online (Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome), the website doesn't le...
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