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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...
Playlist doesn't update if I don't restart spotify.Proof of me closing spotify and reopening discover weekly tab. http://recordit.co/paBAWqaur4 This is what i've been doing weeks already. Getting little annoyed to start work week with closing spotify...
Playlist doesn't update if I don't restart spotify. Proof of me closing spotify and reopening discover weekly tab. http://recordit.co/paBAWqaur4 This is what i've been doing weeks already. ...
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Hi and sorry if this isnt the right spot to post this.Recently i upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium x64 to Windows 10 Home x64 and i got this strange bug. It happens when i tab out from fullscrean apps. Normaly i can just tab in Spotify and it fixe...
Hi and sorry if this isnt the right spot to post this. Recently i upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium x64 to Windows 10 Home x64 and i got this strange bug. It happens when i tab out from fullscrea...
Spotify Star
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when i try to play local files from the local file section it tells me they're unavailable and i have to import the files if i own them. i own the **bleep**ing files and they're imported this is retarded i've restarted spotify more than 10 times and ...
when i try to play local files from the local file section it tells me they're unavailable and i have to import the files if i own them. i own the **bleep**ing files and they're imported this is reta...
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I just acquired a free 32 GB micro SD card. I thought the best use of this SD card would be save all of my music to this SD card. I have a slot in my laptop where I can load the SD card. Can I use my laptop computer to access my Spotify account...I a...
I just acquired a free 32 GB micro SD card. I thought the best use of this SD card would be save all of my music to this SD card. I have a slot in my laptop where I can load the SD card. Can I use my...
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I have Spotify on my google chrome browser. Every time I open the page up, I get the same song to come up on the "now playing" bar. It won't play, and it won't change the song. I have tried logging out and logging back in, deleting cookies, reloading...
I have Spotify on my google chrome browser. Every time I open the page up, I get the same song to come up on the "now playing" bar. It won't play, and it won't change the song. I have tried logging o...
Newbie
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Spotify is replacing my local files with Spotify's own version. I don't want this as these are different version/mixes of the sonds that I am trying to listen to... How can I stop this?
Spotify is replacing my local files with Spotify's own version. I don't want this as these are different version/mixes of the sonds that I am trying to listen to... How can I stop this?
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My FriendFeed is just showing some of my friends listening to their music. Most of my friends aren't shown although they're listening to music. Is this a bug or is there any workaround or fix for this problem? P.S.: Under "Weitere Freunde" in the scr...
My FriendFeed is just showing some of my friends listening to their music. Most of my friends aren't shown although they're listening to music. Is this a bug or is there any workaround or fix for thi...
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So, here's what's happening:I had an issue a few days ago with my PC that I had to factory reset it and wipe clean all of my software.When I tried to reinstall Spotify's desktop app, it simply didn't work.I tried everything I searched here in the for...
So, here's what's happening: I had an issue a few days ago with my PC that I had to factory reset it and wipe clean all of my software. When I tried to reinstall Spotify's desktop ap...
Casual Listener
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I got a new computer and tried to log in on it but the log in button isn't responding. I'll double click on it and it will resize the window (it doesn't apear to recognize this as a button for some reason). It also doesn't seem to recognize the "reme...
I got a new computer and tried to log in on it but the log in button isn't responding. I'll double click on it and it will resize the window (it doesn't apear to recognize this as a button for ...
Casual Listener
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Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas mesmo assim não funciona, alguém sabe como arrumar isso?
Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas...
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Two months and I still have the same problem.Uninstalled, installed again, and closed session, I can not get into my songs.I stopped paying my subscription.V. 1.0.53.758 with Windows 10
Two months and I still have the same problem. Uninstalled, installed again, and closed session, I can not get into my songs. I stopped paying my subscription. V. 1.0.53.758 with Windows 10
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Hello everyone, Sometimes when I am enjoying music on my computer the song suddenly starts playing on my mobile device. I have no conclusion for this, I don't even touch my phone when this happens. Somebody knows what is the actual problem?Thanks! Br...
Hello everyone, Sometimes when I am enjoying music on my computer the song suddenly starts playing on my mobile device. I have no conclusion for this, I don't even touch my phone when this h...
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Hey so frequently when I click on an album or playlist (on my windows 7 computer) there just comes up a loading screen. Like one of those wheels that spin. It won't go away until I quit spotify. When I start spotify again it works just as normal but ...
Hey so frequently when I click on an album or playlist (on my windows 7 computer) there just comes up a loading screen. Like one of those wheels that spin. It won't go away until I quit spotify....
Newbie
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Hey. I was creating a collaborative playlist, and I was wondering if it was possible to prevent others from deleting the songs added? As it is right now, they can add songs, but initially not delete any songs, but when they follow the playlist they a...
Hey. I was creating a collaborative playlist, and I was wondering if it was possible to prevent others from deleting the songs added? As it is right now, they can add songs, but initially not delete ...
Spotify Star
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Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas mesmo assim não funciona, alguém sabe como arrumar isso?
Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas...
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I know sound quality in free version is not the same as in the premium version and that's no problem, but it used to be fine to listen to. Now when I got back from premium to free, it's just not acceptable to listen to. it's worse than listening to y...
I know sound quality in free version is not the same as in the premium version and that's no problem, but it used to be fine to listen to. Now when I got back from premium to free, it's just not acce...
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I have a very old playlist, from when "starred" was a thing. when it stopped being a thing, I just kept using that playlist anyway as a normal playlist. today I added a new song to the list and all the old songs just disappeared. only showing the lat...
I have a very old playlist, from when "starred" was a thing. when it stopped being a thing, I just kept using that playlist anyway as a normal playlist. today I added a new song to the list and all t...
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I CAN'T DOWNLOAD THE LOCAL FILED OF MY DESKTOP VERSION IN MY ANDROID DEVICE, ALTHOUGHT I FOLLOWED ALL STEPS, AND EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY HOW THEY TELL US TO BE.
I CAN'T DOWNLOAD THE LOCAL FILED OF MY DESKTOP VERSION IN MY ANDROID DEVICE, ALTHOUGHT I FOLLOWED ALL STEPS, AND EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY HOW THEY TELL US TO BE.
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Topic: Raising awareness for the lack of basic functionality asssociated with adding personal files to the local files tab in spotify application. I'm getting really tired of spotify developers skipping over basic functionality. I keep trying to add ...
Topic: Raising awareness for the lack of basic functionality asssociated with adding personal files to the local files tab in spotify application. I'm getting really tired of spotify develop...
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My starred playlist just completely wiped. It is 7200 songs long. Please tell me what has happened and how I get these songs back. If I can't recover it, it's the last straw for me.
My starred playlist just completely wiped. It is 7200 songs long. Please tell me what has happened and how I get these songs back. If I can't recover it, it's the last straw for me.
Gig Goer
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