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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...
But that's just the thing isn't it! - Sharing DOESN'T exist anymore - they killed it !!! It's SO sad! I WILL now be watching closely if any of the other services (with a decent interface) finds out that it would be a good idea to pick this great feat...
But that's just the thing isn't it! - Sharing DOESN'T exist anymore - they killed it !!! It's SO sad! I WILL now be watching closely if any of the other services (with a decent int...
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Hey guys, I got word back from my Spotify contacts. In a nutshell, it sounds like the reason the Bring back Inbox/Messaging with notifications idea was closed was because Spotify is not going to reconsider re-implementing this feature. In light of th...
Hey guys, I got word back from my Spotify contacts. In a nutshell, it sounds like the reason the Bring back Inbox/Messaging with notifications idea was closed was because Spotify is not going to reco...
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If the Spotify App happens to running on my Android phone (but it was paused hours earlier), and I have been using Spotify on my Windows 10 laptop. Then in AndroidStudio, I am editting text.... every once in a long while, I will select text, copy and...
If the Spotify App happens to running on my Android phone (but it was paused hours earlier), and I have been using Spotify on my Windows 10 laptop. Then in AndroidStudio, I am editting text.... every...
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ITS IN MY LOCAL on my Computer how is it unavailible. itsONE album its by Lloyd Banks call Lloyd Banks - Halloween Havoc 3 Four Days Of Fury EVRY SINGLE other song in my local plays except this ive try everything in every other thread it did work and...
ITS IN MY LOCAL on my Computer how is it unavailible. itsONE album its by Lloyd Banks call Lloyd Banks - Halloween Havoc 3 Four Days Of Fury EVRY SINGLE other song in my local plays except this...
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Hello All,I can see where all the music I downloaded on spotify is but when I goto the location the one part of the link I can't get to can anyone help me? Thanks Kevin
Hello All, I can see where all the music I downloaded on spotify is but when I goto the location the one part of the link I can't get to can anyone help me? Thanks Kevin
Regular
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I can no longer find the "About" feature on any artist page. It usually appeared next to the "Related Artists" tab and contained information about number of monthly listeners, where listeners were from and, most importantly, playlists that the artist...
I can no longer find the "About" feature on any artist page. It usually appeared next to the "Related Artists" tab and contained information about number of monthly listeners, where listeners were fr...
Casual Listener
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The "Save" button seems to be missing for albums on artist pages, ever since the last update (as far as I can tell.) Here's an example. I can still right click and use the drop-down menu, but that's a bit inconvenient.
The "Save" button seems to be missing for albums on artist pages, ever since the last update (as far as I can tell.) Here's an example. I can still right click and use the drop-down menu, but th...
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anmeldung buton reagiert nicht
anmeldung buton reagiert nicht
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I tried deleting one of my playlists, but it won't go away on my Playlists bar. I can still right click the playlist, but I can't actually do anything with it (so besides not being able to delete it, I can't start a radio, edit details, etc.). That a...
I tried deleting one of my playlists, but it won't go away on my Playlists bar. I can still right click the playlist, but I can't actually do anything with it (so besides not being able to delete it,...
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hello, ive noticed that all my friends on spotify have a 'starred' playlist but i dont have 1? is mine missing or where can i find it or recover it please?
hello, ive noticed that all my friends on spotify have a 'starred' playlist but i dont have 1? is mine missing or where can i find it or recover it please?
Roadie
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The spotify desktop app will not stay connected to the internet, despite all other internet applications working as normal. Also, Spotify will not uninstall using the windows uninstall feature, making re-installing difficult. I have restarted my syst...
The spotify desktop app will not stay connected to the internet, despite all other internet applications working as normal. Also, Spotify will not uninstall using the windows uninstall feature, makin...
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I can't search for friends to follow. A certain group of friends are all metal heads, like myself, and I can't find them to follow! Why is it that when I type in the search bar only artists come up? That makes perfect sense but it is the only place i...
I can't search for friends to follow. A certain group of friends are all metal heads, like myself, and I can't find them to follow! Why is it that when I type in the search bar only ...
Newbie
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This is an issue that has been driving me nuts for a while now, and I've still not been able to find a solution. When I try to play some of my local files, I notice that they're in fact NOT the files that I have on my computer, but instead versions t...
This is an issue that has been driving me nuts for a while now, and I've still not been able to find a solution. When I try to play some of my local files, I notice that they're in fact NOT the files...
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Didn't there use to be a "Save" button next to every album when browsing artists' overview? I now only see it on the desktop app if I click on an album/single.
Didn't there use to be a "Save" button next to every album when browsing artists' overview? I now only see it on the desktop app if I click on an album/single.
Regular
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I can successfully play songs from my local files after adding them, but after an hour or so the songs will dissappear from Spotify and gives me the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I can ...
I can successfully play songs from my local files after adding them, but after an hour or so the songs will dissappear from Spotify and gives me the message "This song is not available. If you have t...
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Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with the removed posts from this board. Usually, posts are only removed if they are spam or just unbearably negative or toxic, but from what I've seen nothing on here is of that caliber. What I'll do is keep a close eye o...
Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with the removed posts from this board. Usually, posts are only removed if they are spam or just unbearably negative or toxic, but from what I've seen nothing on here is ...
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I'm trying to get my mind around this. So what Spotify is saying is that the long standing feature, where you right click one of your playlists, choose Share, and then put the username of the Spotify customer you want to share you playlist with and j...
I'm trying to get my mind around this. So what Spotify is saying is that the long standing feature, where you right click one of your playlists, choose Share, and then put the username of the S...
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Thank you for taking your time to respond to us. I know you aren't a Spotify staff member, but your response pleases me, slightly - at least the thread got to the point of a MOD having to make a statement. For everyone else who is upset with your res...
Thank you for taking your time to respond to us. I know you aren't a Spotify staff member, but your response pleases me, slightly - at least the thread got to the point of a MOD having to make a stat...
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HeyWhen I'm playing games like GTA5 or CSGO, my music randomly spazzes out and loops seconds in my songs almost every 5 secondsAny help?
Hey When I'm playing games like GTA5 or CSGO, my music randomly spazzes out and loops seconds in my songs almost every 5 seconds Any help?
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I have a PC connected to the TV and stereo. Both my wife and I use it for Spotify. Is there a way I can start Spotify either as her user or mine through command line so we don't have to log out and log in again to swicth users?
I have a PC connected to the TV and stereo. Both my wife and I use it for Spotify. Is there a way I can start Spotify either as her user or mine through command line so we don't have to log out and l...
Roadie
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