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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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app is a bit too quiet.

the app for windows pc is quieter compared to the web player or my phone and it is kinda bothersome for me. is there any way to fix this?

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the app for windows pc is quieter compared to the web player or my phone and it is kinda bothersome for me. is there any way to fix this?

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Spotify on Onkyo receiver TX NR646

Since a few weeks I can't connect Spotify to my Onkyo receiver TX NR646.I have the latest firmware installed on my receiver.Spotify app does not recognize the device via WIFI.Does anybody knows what's wrong? Regards, Jan Hagen

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Since a few weeks I can't connect Spotify to my Onkyo receiver TX NR646. I have the latest firmware installed on my receiver. Spotify app does not recognize the device via WIFI. Does anybody knows...

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Friends activity bar doesn't work anymore!

HiFriends activity bar doesn't work anymore!- tried reinstalling- update to latest versionstill doesn't work!

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Hi Friends activity bar doesn't work anymore! - tried reinstalling - update to latest version still doesn't work!

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i cant uninstall spotify on my computer

i want to uninstall spotify from my computer but on the control panel i clicked multiple times to uninstall but nothing happened how can i remove ? and every time when my computer restart its keep opening on launch

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i want to uninstall spotify from my computer but on the control panel i clicked multiple times to uninstall but nothing happened how can i remove ? and every  time when my computer restart its k...

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Trouble with adding songs to playlist ?!

Hello, Normally I was able to add music to any of my playlists however this morning when I try to add music there are only 3 playlist shown out of my 25-30 playlist when I right click to add my song to the playlist. These 3 playlists are the only one...

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Hello,   Normally I was able to add music to any of my playlists however this morning when I try to add music there are only 3 playlist shown out of my 25-30 playlist when I right click to add...

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Spotify is not responding

I have Spotify downloaded on my laptop but when I click on the icon, a window opens and says "The Spotify application is not responding". I have uninstalled and reinstalled it and its still saying that. Help?

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I have Spotify downloaded on my laptop but when I click on the icon, a window opens and says "The Spotify application is not responding". I have uninstalled and reinstalled it and its still saying th...

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Cannot play most local files

Hey Guys, im testing Spotify Premium right now. I added some local Files from my Music collection but Spotify just play some of them.All are in the List but i can only play the white one, if they are grey they wont start .

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Hey Guys, im testing Spotify Premium right now. I added some local Files from my Music collection but Spotify just play some of them. All are in the List but i can only play the white one, if they a...

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Spotify not working correctly

So I've been off my PC for a couple days and just got back on it today, and when I loaded up spotify and my video game to play, I noticed spotfiy wasn't working at all, I could still control the music via media keys and the screen wasn't frozen, but ...

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So I've been off my PC for a couple days and just got back on it today, and when I loaded up spotify and my video game to play, I noticed spotfiy wasn't working at all, I could still control the musi...

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Can't listen to this Song

I can't listen to this song: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Mj3URIK3F0M3wRXeKsOdq#_=_ Does anyone know why? When i click on play, the title doesn't start.

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I can't listen to this song: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Mj3URIK3F0M3wRXeKsOdq#_=_   Does anyone know why?   When i click on play, the title doesn't start.

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question about downloading music to Samsung Gear Watch...

I use "Cardio" tracks for my workouts. Been doing this with Pandora for a while now. However, just got a Samsung Gear Sport watch and, since it has a Spotify app and you're doing a 3 month trial for .99, I thought I'd give it a shot and see how I lik...

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I use "Cardio" tracks for my workouts.  Been doing this with Pandora for a while now.  However, just got a Samsung Gear Sport watch and, since it has a Spotify app and you're doing a 3 mont...

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search results have been limited

Until recently if I searched for a song by title I would get many results, which is what I want since I'm interested in studying variations in interpretation and arrangement. Now I only seem to get a handful even when I know there are dozens. Why is ...

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Until recently if I searched for a song by title I would get many results, which is what I want since I'm interested in studying variations in interpretation and arrangement. Now I only seem to get a...

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music stops and starts .

My playlist stops ramdomly for a few seconds then contiues.No set pattern

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My playlist stops ramdomly for a few seconds then contiues.No set pattern

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Spotify Not Streaming on Amazon Echo (2nd Genertation)

I've just bought an Amazon Echo (2nd Generation) and I cannot get it to steam music from my Premium Spotify Account - which I understand it should do. I've searched online and on forums and the suggested fixes relate to the need to have the Device Lo...

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I've just bought an Amazon Echo (2nd Generation) and I cannot get it to steam music from my Premium Spotify Account - which I understand it should do.  I've searched online and on forums and the...

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Old status of profile

Hey guys, Spotify had logged me off after shutting down my laptop yesterday, and when I logged in again today, everything was at an old status from 2015! All my playlists are at this status and everything I added after this year is gone!!! I double c...

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Hey guys,   Spotify had logged me off after shutting down my laptop yesterday, and when I logged in again today, everything was at an old status from 2015! All my playlists are at this status ...

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Playing DNA by BTS crashes my PC every time I try listen past the 1:00 mark

Its VERY inconvienet.the audio stops playing at 1:01 however the timer keeps going, then the application freezes then shortly after my whole PC will freeze and be rendered useless.It's only this song. If I skip past the 1:00 mark it will continue as ...

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Its VERY inconvienet. the audio stops playing at 1:01 however the timer keeps going, then the application freezes then shortly after my whole PC will freeze and be rendered useless. It's only this ...

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I can't delete my Local File

Hi, I had previously looked at how to delete local files, but I was not able to delete it. I followed the steps, but once I restarted spotify it was still there.

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Hi, I had previously looked at how to delete local files, but I was not able to delete it. I followed the steps, but once I restarted spotify it was still there. 

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Cannot play some old playlists at all

Some of my oldest playlists (2013) just won't play at all. The songs will play if I goto album and play them from there but they won't play in the playlist at all. Pressing "play" at the top of that playlist or on the left side of each song will only...

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Some of my oldest playlists (2013) just won't play at all. The songs will play if I goto album and play them from there but they won't play in the playlist at all. Pressing "play" at the to...

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Cannot add songs to older playlists

Since the most recent update, I can only add songs to the most recent playlists I've created but not older ones. If I use the right-click drop down list, it only shows my most recent playlists and does not allow me to add to older ones.

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Since the most recent update, I can only add songs to the most recent playlists I've created but not older ones. If I use the right-click drop down list, it only shows my most recent playlists and do...

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I can't listen to my music.

When I want to listen to a playlist on my computer, the music automatically scrolls without what is read, can you help me?

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When I want to listen to a playlist on my computer, the music automatically scrolls without what is read, can you help me?

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Mucis keeps buffering/ glitching

I have had spotify for a couple of months and downloaded practically all my music onto it and it worked perfectly fine. Now it's started to buffer and glitch whenever a song gets to around a minuet. I made sure it was nothing to do with my device by ...

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I have had spotify for a couple of months and downloaded practically all my music onto it and it worked perfectly fine. Now it's started to buffer and glitch whenever a song gets to around a minuet. ...

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