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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...
The fullscreen icon does not appear for me.
The fullscreen icon does not appear for me.
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I'm unable to cast from my Windows Desktop App. Details, 'Cast' option is grayed out in the App (screenshot attached).Chromecast is on the same network as my laptop with the App.I have a Premium Family subscription. My understanding is that this opti...
I'm unable to cast from my Windows Desktop App. Details, 'Cast' option is grayed out in the App (screenshot attached). Chromecast is on the same network as my laptop with the App. I have ...
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Hi. I've made an application for me and my girlfriend that allows listening to music together.Basically there is just 1 button called "Play together". After start, the first person is the "Host", and sends the actual track, track position if changed,...
Hi. I've made an application for me and my girlfriend that allows listening to music together. Basically there is just 1 button called "Play together". After start, the first person is the "Host", a...
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Since 1 year or more , and following all the updates and several times in which in reinstall the app, I keep having the same problem , i cannot see what my friends listen , i can see the bar saying "find friends" but I am already following some peopl...
Since 1 year or more , and following all the updates and several times in which in reinstall the app, I keep having the same problem , i cannot see what my friends listen , i can see the ba...
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I use spotify on my windows laptop and android. Yesterday (using the laptop) I went to settings to make the songs on my dropbox available via spotify (local files). But I can't find them now. They don't come up when I go to local files. And they have...
I use spotify on my windows laptop and android. Yesterday (using the laptop) I went to settings to make the songs on my dropbox available via spotify (local files). But I can't find them now. They do...
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Ok I don't understand why I can't just choose to not play any given songs for an album. For example, oftentimes there will be many songs I like on an album, but a few that I cannot stand. Yet I am forced to manually switch and or listen to these song...
Ok I don't understand why I can't just choose to not play any given songs for an album. For example, oftentimes there will be many songs I like on an album, but a few that I cannot stand. Yet I am fo...
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I've just made a reinstall of Spotify on Windows 10 to solve an execution issue (where it would execute in task manager for 5 seconds, but then Spotify.exe would end without opening at all), but I've come across a new issue now. I've noticed that the...
I've just made a reinstall of Spotify on Windows 10 to solve an execution issue (where it would execute in task manager for 5 seconds, but then Spotify.exe would end without opening at all)...
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Curious if it's the current (and most recent 5+) versions of Spotify desktop app, or just me. When viewing "About" information for an artist, if I use the "Go Back" functionality, it loads 100% of the artist's tracks, albums, collaborations, etc. suc...
Curious if it's the current (and most recent 5+) versions of Spotify desktop app, or just me. When viewing "About" information for an artist, if I use the "Go Back" functionality...
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Hi guys, My spotify web browser seems to be working perfectly fine and I log in with my facebook credentials. But for some reason for the last few days my desktop app + android phone app has not been letting me log in with those same Facebook credent...
Hi guys, My spotify web browser seems to be working perfectly fine and I log in with my facebook credentials. But for some reason for the last few days my desktop app + android phone a...
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When i drag the spotify window onto my 2nd monitor, it maximises, but i can see some of the content, and can just see my desktop in the background. (Snip on the right is my 2nd monitor).
When i drag the spotify window onto my 2nd monitor, it maximises, but i can see some of the content, and can just see my desktop in the background. (Snip on the right is my 2nd monitor).
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Recently I noticed that if I have the spotify desktop app running on my PC it makes my whole machine slow down. The drop in performance is mostly noticeable while gaming. Skipping a song seems to make my entire PC freeze up for a second. This is not ...
Recently I noticed that if I have the spotify desktop app running on my PC it makes my whole machine slow down. The drop in performance is mostly noticeable while gaming. Skipping a song seems t...
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Hola, Spotify deja de sonar al apagarse la pantalla del equipo en mi Surface 4 con Windows 10 actualizado a la última compilación. No sucede con ninguna otra aplicación, sólo con Spotify.
Hola, Spotify deja de sonar al apagarse la pantalla del equipo en mi Surface 4 con Windows 10 actualizado a la última compilación. No sucede con ninguna otra aplicación, sólo con Spotify.
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Dear Spotify, A bit of a duplicate thread, but as suggested by Chris, here, let's start a new one: When a Windows device dims the screen Spotify stops playing, will you be fixing this issue? Thanks!Jordy
Dear Spotify, A bit of a duplicate thread, but as suggested by Chris, here, let's start a new one: When a Windows device dims the screen Spotify stops playing, will you be fixing th...
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I use my work laptop with a docking station, with wired network. When disconnecting the computer to move to another location there is a few seconds without network connection before the wireless has activated. It seems like spotify shuts down as soon...
I use my work laptop with a docking station, with wired network. When disconnecting the computer to move to another location there is a few seconds without network connection before the wireless has ...
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Hi!I'm using Spotify on Windows 8.1, months with no problems. But just a few minutes ago, I was listening some music as I usually do, suddenly, it stopped playing, and when I realized, all my offline music has gone.
Hi! I'm using Spotify on Windows 8.1, months with no problems. But just a few minutes ago, I was listening some music as I usually do, suddenly, it stopped playing, and when I realized, all my offli...
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After my recent contact with Spotify Support all my downloaded content needed to be re-downloaded. Using the Desktop Client for Windows 10, I went to my saved songs and clicked the Download button/slider. I happen to have a system monitor open at the...
After my recent contact with Spotify Support all my downloaded content needed to be re-downloaded. Using the Desktop Client for Windows 10, I went to my saved songs and clicked the Down...
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This has been raised before and the response is unacceptable!!! Just build the **bleep** link into the new webplayer and be done with it... it surely cannot be that difficult to do or be a "low user" option!!!??GET IT DONE & IN A HURRY TOO!!!
This has been raised before and the response is unacceptable!!! Just build the **bleep** link into the new webplayer and be done with it... it surely cannot be that difficult to do or be a "low...
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I'm on the 7 day free trial premium thing and just downloaded my playlist to my computer but when I check it out, they're all in seperate files and all numbers no song names or anything, like the screen shot below.is there anyway to fix it or can it ...
I'm on the 7 day free trial premium thing and just downloaded my playlist to my computer but when I check it out, they're all in seperate files and all numbers no song names or anything, like the scr...
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So i listened to some songs i really liked yesterday on my discovery weekly but i forgot to print it, so i went on the history list in order to find my songs, and its completly empty. i tried reinstalling the program, and still nothing changes.Can so...
So i listened to some songs i really liked yesterday on my discovery weekly but i forgot to print it, so i went on the history list in order to find my songs, and its completly empty. i tried reinsta...
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I love spotify. My only problem is the shuffle function. It's not REALLY random.If you haven't noticed this, you're probably new to Spotify.Current issues with the shuffle function: - When I restart my computer, the same queue restores from a certain...
I love spotify. My only problem is the shuffle function. It's not REALLY random. If you haven't noticed this, you're probably new to Spotify. Current issues with the shuffle function: - When...
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