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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 ...
Casual Listener
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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...
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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...
I logged in Spotify and want to play musics but it doesn't play.the songs just running like I already listend to it and start a new song and going on to the next song.without any hearing just only names pass by. What should i do?so I can listen music...
I logged in Spotify and want to play musics but it doesn't play. the songs just running like I already listend to it and start a new song and going on to the next song. without any hearing just onl...
Community Legend
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So I just added a bunch of local files to my offline playlist but they show up blank (See screenshot). They play fine but it's annoying not being able to see which songs they are. I also saw other forum posts about this and comments said that it's a ...
So I just added a bunch of local files to my offline playlist but they show up blank (See screenshot). They play fine but it's annoying not being able to see which songs they are. I also saw other fo...
Newbie
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I read the Spotify Offline Help but I want to know if OFFLINE mode is off, will Spotify use any downloaded music over going to the internet? In other words, I have the track locally - don't use the internet to play it - play the local version. ... or...
I read the Spotify Offline Help but I want to know if OFFLINE mode is off, will Spotify use any downloaded music over going to the internet? In other words, I have the track locally - don't...
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My entire album library disappeared (songs and playlists still intact). Since the most recent thread addressing this issue is from 2014, am posting as a new topic. Any advice on how to restore my album library is appreciated. Thank you.
My entire album library disappeared (songs and playlists still intact). Since the most recent thread addressing this issue is from 2014, am posting as a new topic. Any advice on how to restore my alb...
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I installed Spotify on my (admittedly bad) laptop and the program itself generally doesn't give me issues. Because my computer is slow, I try to have the least amount of programs possible open on start-up, including Spotify. I disabled start-up from ...
I installed Spotify on my (admittedly bad) laptop and the program itself generally doesn't give me issues. Because my computer is slow, I try to have the least amount of programs possible open on sta...
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Songs do not play in order, this is frustrating since some albums make more sense if played in their proper order.Thanks in advance
Songs do not play in order, this is frustrating since some albums make more sense if played in their proper order. Thanks in advance
Casual Listener
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Hi All,The webplayer for me has had a complete barney today. It will not play anything at all and in the devices section it has a massive list of Chrome and a couple of Firefox instances (when I have repeatedly tried to get it working). I have access...
Hi All, The webplayer for me has had a complete barney today. It will not play anything at all and in the devices section it has a massive list of Chrome and a couple of Firefox instances (whe...
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I've looked to see if this has been answered and I've only found responses from 2015. On both desktop and mobile, I'm not able to see a list of my downloaded songs. The only reason I finally paid for premium is to listen offline so I don't use all my...
I've looked to see if this has been answered and I've only found responses from 2015. On both desktop and mobile, I'm not able to see a list of my downloaded songs. The only reason I finally paid for...
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For whatever reason spotify keeps following (and playing, in the middle of me using spotify) some random artist, the same every time. What is this? I'm the only user on this account, I've never followed the artist, it just plays music/refollows on it...
For whatever reason spotify keeps following (and playing, in the middle of me using spotify) some random artist, the same every time. What is this? I'm the only user on this account, I...
Casual Listener
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I've noticed what I believe to be a bug with the current version (1.0.70.388) of the desktop app for Windows. I have a 22" monitor that is in a portrait orientation resolution set to 1080X1920. When maximizing the spotify window (whether manually dra...
I've noticed what I believe to be a bug with the current version (1.0.70.388) of the desktop app for Windows. I have a 22" monitor that is in a portrait orientation resolution set to 1080X1920. When ...
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One morning....poof! no sound using Spotify app. Sound on computer works for every other app. Spotify volume at max. Time track at bottom indicates music is streaming, but no sound comes out! Rebooted computer. Uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify app...
One morning....poof! no sound using Spotify app. Sound on computer works for every other app. Spotify volume at max. Time track at bottom indicates music is streaming, but no sound ...
Roadie
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I can't play music from any of the beastie boys' albums. I also can't seem to access a playlist I made...Seems trivial, right? I just want answers.Thing is, I can play their songs from the web browser, and it opens the regular window and plays the so...
I can't play music from any of the beastie boys' albums. I also can't seem to access a playlist I made... Seems trivial, right? I just want answers. Thing is, I can play their songs from the web br...
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Hi all I've a friend who as a spotify account with a lot of playlist, he's also in my Facebook friend, but, when i clic on ''find a friend'' i find other friends but not him ?Maybe someone know why ? Thanks for your help and i'm sorry for my bad engl...
Hi all I've a friend who as a spotify account with a lot of playlist, he's also in my Facebook friend, but, when i clic on ''find a friend'' i find other friends but not him ? Maybe someone...
Community Legend
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At some point Spotify stopped working properly. This happened a few months ago and have yet to find any solution. Spotify opens up, but stays black, and the only menus available are File, Edit, and View. Also the Windows error sound dings rapidly and...
At some point Spotify stopped working properly. This happened a few months ago and have yet to find any solution. Spotify opens up, but stays black, and the only menus available...
Casual Listener
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Hello there, So my Problem is... I have 2 Accounts the Main Acc i wanted to Logg in and the "Old" one that work. now i want to Logg in, on my windows desktop programm but there is the error 404. Than i look for some posts "what is error 404". I saw t...
Hello there, So my Problem is... I have 2 Accounts the Main Acc i wanted to Logg in and the "Old" one that work. now i want to Logg in, on my windows desktop programm but there is the e...
Casual Listener
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I saw that many other people had the issue that I has, wher they were unable to add any playlists to a playlist folder. However, they each found solutions by creating a new playlist in the folder, then adding their playlists, then simply deleting the...
I saw that many other people had the issue that I has, wher they were unable to add any playlists to a playlist folder. However, they each found solutions by creating a new playlist in the folder, th...
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I had the regular PC version of Spotify on my desktop PC running Windows 10. It worked perfectly until this summer, when Spotify released the app in the Windows Store.I went ahead and installed the app.....but didn't realize I was supposed to uninsta...
I had the regular PC version of Spotify on my desktop PC running Windows 10. It worked perfectly until this summer, when Spotify released the app in the Windows Store. I went ahead and in...
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Hi There I can't understand why my playlist won't play on my Echo Dot, I have premium, the problem is this: When I'm on the Spotify app on my laptop most songs will play both on my laptop and on my Dot, when I try and play a song form my local files ...
Hi There I can't understand why my playlist won't play on my Echo Dot, I have premium, the problem is this: When I'm on the Spotify app on my laptop most songs will play both on my lap...
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I've been asking (not only me) why the "shuffle" only shuffles the same list of songs and only that. There should be a feature that really randomize the whole playlists and that it make a start in any part of the playlist without repaeting all the sa...
I've been asking (not only me) why the "shuffle" only shuffles the same list of songs and only that. There should be a feature that really randomize the whole playlists and that it make a start...
Casual Listener
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There have been dozens upon dozens of posts relating to the dreaded 'error code 17' and equally dozens of proposed solutions.One that stands out is written by one of Spotify's own, Peter, titled '[Tutorial][Windows] How to Fix Error 17 (Installer)'.I...
There have been dozens upon dozens of posts relating to the dreaded 'error code 17' and equally dozens of proposed solutions. One that stands out is written by one of Spotify's own, Peter, titled '[...
Newbie
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