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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...
I am unable to uninstall spotify. When I try to unistall from control panel it says I have insufficient access to uninstall. Please help me.
I am unable to uninstall spotify. When I try to unistall from control panel it says I have insufficient access to uninstall. Please help me.
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I was playing Depeche Mode's new album on my desktop while reading stuff online, when an ad came on. Don't remember what it was for, but right after the ad concluded there was this incredibly loud screetching noise that sounded like radio static. My ...
I was playing Depeche Mode's new album on my desktop while reading stuff online, when an ad came on. Don't remember what it was for, but right after the ad concluded there was this incredibly loud sc...
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I connectect my Android Phone with a Hama device via Spotify Connect once. Now it's listed in my device list alle the time. I can't find the device in my "Offline" list on the Spotify Website.Is there a way to remove it?
I connectect my Android Phone with a Hama device via Spotify Connect once. Now it's listed in my device list alle the time. I can't find the device in my "Offline" list on the Spotify Website. Is th...
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Since update:I double tap on a track on a saved album and no matter which track I click on, the player plays track 1. I can manually hit skip to skip to next song but double clicking does not work. Windows 7 and Windows 10 confirmed
Since update: I double tap on a track on a saved album and no matter which track I click on, the player plays track 1. I can manually hit skip to skip to next song but double clicking does not wor...
Roadie
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Brief description:The slider on the bottom right of the Spotify desktop client can be changed but does not affect the volume. This is noticeable for all states of the slider. Attachment 1 shows the connection diagram. Steps to reproduce this issue:No...
Brief description: The slider on the bottom right of the Spotify desktop client can be changed but does not affect the volume. This is noticeable for all states of the slider. Attachment 1 shows the...
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We don't want a playlist, we want to be able to share songs again. Why is that so hard to understand?
We don't want a playlist, we want to be able to share songs again. Why is that so hard to understand?
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OK so when i start spotify its just pops up the tab and starts blinking but when i click on it it just a black tab i can even go to log in screen . i Tried reinstalling it multiple times but i does not seem to work but for my android it seems to work...
OK so when i start spotify its just pops up the tab and starts blinking but when i click on it it just a black tab i can even go to log in screen . i Tried reinstalling it multiple times but i ...
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Spotify keeps pausing because 'your account is being used somewhere else'. I've never given out my password. Just in case, I changed my password and logged out of all accounts manually from the online settings menu so all accounts should have been de...
Spotify keeps pausing because 'your account is being used somewhere else'. I've never given out my password. Just in case, I changed my password and logged out of all accounts manually from the onlin...
Newbie
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Hey. I use spotify premium on my laptop, with Windows 10. Over the past few days it's been crashing randomly after two or three songs and I have to restart it all over again (doesn't go back to where it was). Can you help me, please? It's kind of ann...
Hey. I use spotify premium on my laptop, with Windows 10. Over the past few days it's been crashing randomly after two or three songs and I have to restart it all over again (doesn't go back to where...
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Since the last major update for the desktop player, about 2 years ago, we lost a great feature: setting a limit to the max cache size.We also got a brand new bug: even though you can set a cache folder location on the advanced menu the app actually u...
Since the last major update for the desktop player, about 2 years ago, we lost a great feature: setting a limit to the max cache size. We also got a brand new bug: even though you can set a cac...
Regular
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Hola, soy usuario premium de Spotify en Chile. Desde ayer, cualquier canción que quiero escuchar en la app, la cual esta descargada en mi pc (windows 7), no se reproduce y me aparece el mensaje "Esta canción no está disponible. Si tienes el archivo e...
Hola, soy usuario premium de Spotify en Chile. Desde ayer, cualquier canción que quiero escuchar en la app, la cual esta descargada en mi pc (windows 7), no se reproduce y me aparece el mensaje ...
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I hope you guys can help me out. I noticed, and find it very annoyning, when spotify automatically puts pauses/fade outs between songs of live recorded concerts (e.a. Moderat) and other "mix-cd's". Is there any way to do something about this? Thanks ...
I hope you guys can help me out. I noticed, and find it very annoyning, when spotify automatically puts pauses/fade outs between songs of live recorded concerts (e.a. Moderat) and other "mix-cd's". I...
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He cambiado mi foto de perfil en Spotify y no se ha visto como planeaba y ahora quiero cambiarla de nuevo pero para cambiar la foto de perfil le pongo clic en cambiar y no sale nada para seleccionar la foto simplemente no sale nada, ¿será porque solo...
He cambiado mi foto de perfil en Spotify y no se ha visto como planeaba y ahora quiero cambiarla de nuevo pero para cambiar la foto de perfil le pongo clic en cambiar y no sale nada para seleccionar ...
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Desde que entré con otra cuenta para ver mi perfil en Spotify se veía solo mis playlist públicas lo cual fue raro porque yo tengo activado la opción de mostras mis artistas más escuchados actuales y luego entré a mi perfil por mi cuenta se ven solo m...
Desde que entré con otra cuenta para ver mi perfil en Spotify se veía solo mis playlist públicas lo cual fue raro porque yo tengo activado la opción de mostras mis artistas más escuchados actuales y ...
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I recently became a Premium member and I started to get a problem on my Spotify desktop application. I noticed that the play button does not work properly. When I select a song to play, besides the first one, the play button will always play the firs...
I recently became a Premium member and I started to get a problem on my Spotify desktop application. I noticed that the play button does not work properly. When I select a song to play, besides the f...
Casual Listener
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Hi guys, I am having a recurring issue with the new desktop UI. Whenever I minimize the Spotify client for a period of time and then toggle back to it, I find that the user interface gets crammed into the left sixth of the screen and is no longer usa...
Hi guys, I am having a recurring issue with the new desktop UI. Whenever I minimize the Spotify client for a period of time and then toggle back to it, I find that the user interface gets cr...
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Every time I open the app a badge comes up that says: "No CD found. Please insert CD in unit 1" and it won't go away. I can use Spotify and my PC but it's very annoying, can anyone tell me how to make it go away pleease?Thanks!! x
Every time I open the app a badge comes up that says: "No CD found. Please insert CD in unit 1" and it won't go away. I can use Spotify and my PC but it's very annoying, can anyone tell me how to mak...
Community Legend
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Spotify app starts up fine but after a minute or two of playing a song if I attempt to go to a different playlist, artist or album the app becomes extremely slow, or just doesn't load. I have to close the app but then if I try to open it back up it s...
Spotify app starts up fine but after a minute or two of playing a song if I attempt to go to a different playlist, artist or album the app becomes extremely slow, or just doesn't load. I have to clos...
Music Fan
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A couple days ago my friend feed disappeared so I can't see what they have been listening to. I thought it was just a glitch and restarted my computer multiple times but it still isn't there.
A couple days ago my friend feed disappeared so I can't see what they have been listening to. I thought it was just a glitch and restarted my computer multiple times but it still isn't there.
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