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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...
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...
PlanPremiumCountryusaDevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10, and linux os My Question or Issueevery time i open the spotify web browser i get a single error say spotify cant play this atm and then it skips 5 songs and plays exactly 10 seconds of a song t...
Plan Premium Country usa Device PC Operating System windows 10, and linux os My Question or Issue every time i open the spotify web browser i get a single error say spotify cant play...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP Pavilion 15 NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I'm having a problem with Spotify desktop app randomly going silent during a song. It happened a few months back and again recently, and then again t...
Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Pavilion 15 Notebook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I'm having a problem with Spotify desktop app random...
Casual Listener
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Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is to open spotify in my web browser and play it from ...
Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is ...
Visitor
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When I click the theater mode button next to the full-screen button and then pause the episode, if I unfocus the window and make it idle, the UI, particularly the comment and chapter sections, may slide up and down continuously for no apparent reason...
When I click the theater mode button next to the full-screen button and then pause the episode, if I unfocus the window and make it idle, the UI, particularly the comment and chapter sections, may sl...
Spotify Star
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PlanFree/Premium Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe desktop app is so slow after a week of usage because it's using the react-query package. I just got tired of uninstalling the app and then installing it, so here I am posting this.Us...
Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue The desktop app is so slow after a week of usage because it's using the react-query package. I just got tired o...
Casual Listener
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Plan: PremiumCountry: PHDevice: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.52.442.g01893f92Operating System: Win 11Speaker: Edifier r1380db Issue:All of the sudden my Spotify sound in my speaker is quiet. Normally my volume is only at 20% in the application, n...
Plan: Premium Country: PH Device: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.52.442.g01893f92 Operating System: Win 11 Speaker: Edifier r1380db Issue: All of the sudden my Spotify sound...
Music Fan
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i have a headphone and want to play it through the Spotify app in computer but cant by some reason its doesn't play and said if i have a file and import it?but when i play to other output its work like normal and when i went to other place using the ...
i have a headphone and want to play it through the Spotify app in computer but cant by some reason its doesn't play and said if i have a file and import it? but when i play to other output its work ...
Spotify Star
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I am experiencing a persistent and recurring "gray screen" bug with the Spotify desktop application on Windows 11. This issue renders the application completely unusable. The common community-suggested workaround, which is to enable the "Animate cont...
I am experiencing a persistent and recurring "gray screen" bug with the Spotify desktop application on Windows 11. This issue renders the application completely unusable. The common community-suggest...
Moderator
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When adjusting the volume on the Spotify app, it no longer changes instantly like it used to. Instead it now is delayed by 3-4 seconds
When adjusting the volume on the Spotify app, it no longer changes instantly like it used to. Instead it now is delayed by 3-4 seconds
Newbie
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Hello, PlanPremium IndividualCountryPoland DeviceDell Inspiron 15Operating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or IssueI have weird problem with Spotify Web Player and haven't found any solution here. The page doesn't always load on first try and I need...
Hello, Plan Premium Individual Country Poland Device Dell Inspiron 15 Operating System Windows 10 x64 My Question or Issue I have weird problem with Spotify Web Play...
Roadie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhy was the ability to move the cache removed from Spotify for the Win 11 Desktop? I need for this to be reimplemented so I can conserve SSD space.
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Why was the ability to move the cache removed from Spotify for the Win 11 De...
Roadie
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Unable to install on an Admin account. Getting the "please install on a normal account" error. This is not and WILL NOT be an option. This is a ridiculous requirement. How do I install like EVERY OTHER APP on the planet? Win10
Unable to install on an Admin account. Getting the "please install on a normal account" error. This is not and WILL NOT be an option. This is a ridiculous requirement. How do I install like EVERY OTH...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been having trouble seeing all songs by an artist on their artist page. I know I used to be able to but I can't find where the option is anymore. I looked around and it looks li...
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been having trouble seeing all songs by an artist on their artist page. I know I used to be able to but I...
Visitor
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whenever I open the app on my desktop to play music, I get a notification that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I'm not playing music from local files, I'm playing official releases.
whenever I open the app on my desktop to play music, I get a notification that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I'm not playing music...
Moderator
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I recently sorted a bunch of OPUS files into newly created Spotify playlists on my phone.Now, I wanted to play them on my PC using the desktop app. So, I imported all the files from my phone to my PC, but they don't appear in the 'Local Files' sectio...
I recently sorted a bunch of OPUS files into newly created Spotify playlists on my phone. Now, I wanted to play them on my PC using the desktop app. So, I imported all the files from my phone to my ...
Visitor
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PlanPremium Individual (Spark NZ)CountryNew ZealandDeviceDell Inspiron 2017Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen clicking play on songs it doesn't play instead it says Local File not found. I have reinstalled spotify multiple times howe...
Plan Premium Individual (Spark NZ) Country New Zealand Device Dell Inspiron 2017 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When clicking play on songs it doesn't play instead ...
Spotify Star
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songs play for a couple of seconds and then stop playing without pausing and the error “Cant play the current track” pops up. The error appeared after the last update, no problems in the Web Player, tried to log in from another account, there are no ...
songs play for a couple of seconds and then stop playing without pausing and the error “Cant play the current track” pops up. The error appeared after the last update, no problems in the Web Player, ...
Visitor
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I've been experiencing issues with web player it keeps pausing the song on its own with no effective solution in sight. Anyone facing the same issue and know what to do? PlanFree and PremiumCountryBrazilOperating SystemWindows Google Chrome 64 bits v...
I've been experiencing issues with web player it keeps pausing the song on its own with no effective solution in sight. Anyone facing the same issue and know what to do? Plan Free and...
Visitor
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How can I get Spotify to use the names I've given to Local Files that I own? I have a number of recordings that I own, and I want the song names to be names that I choose when I import them into my private Spotify playlist. E.g., shorter or more mean...
How can I get Spotify to use the names I've given to Local Files that I own? I have a number of recordings that I own, and I want the song names to be names that I choose when I import them ...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Windows 10 desktop pc, iPhone 12 mini)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueDiscord wont display my listening activity from my desktop. When i try to play music on my spotify on my pc which i have the app downlo...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (Windows 10 desktop pc, iPhone 12 mini) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Discord wont display my listening activity from my desktop....
Casual Listener
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