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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

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...

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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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Can't log in with facebook due to proxy settings and firewall

I'm having trouble with spotify. This has never happened to me before, but I can't seem to log in on my laptop. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, turning off my firewall, etc. Nothing has worked. Also I have no clue as to where I can find my ...

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I'm having trouble with spotify. This has never happened to me before, but I can't seem to log in on my laptop. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, turning off my firewall, etc. Nothing has wor...

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Search in OWN playlists

I want to do searches for and in only my own playlists. Is that possible? How can I do that?

Roadie

I want to do searches for and in only my own playlists.   Is that possible? How can I do that?

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Repeat Track Behavior

Hi folks, Previously, moving to the next track on the spotify desktop player on windows would preserve the existing repeat player state (none, queue, track). However, I recently noticed that going to the next track will cause the state to change from...

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Hi folks,   Previously, moving to the next track on the spotify desktop player on windows would preserve the existing repeat player state (none, queue, track).  However, I recently notice...

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Esperando uma conexão (Waiting a connection)

Não consigo sincronizar minhas musicas offline no Windows10.Firewall ja esta desativado

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Não consigo sincronizar minhas musicas offline no Windows10. Firewall ja esta desativado

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Echo says I dont have Premium Account

I do have a premium Spotify account but Echo says no and limits functionality.Any thoughts?Thanks

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I do have a premium Spotify account but Echo says no and limits functionality. Any thoughts? Thanks

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Accidentally removed a song!

Hey, I accidently removed a song around 8am EST Jan 15th, I cant seem to remember the name... and it was not in my history. Is there anyway to get it back? Thanks

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Hey, I accidently removed a song around 8am EST Jan 15th, I cant seem to remember the name... and it was not in my history. Is there anyway to get it back?   Thanks

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shuffle doesn't work 1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6

Hi,The shuffle doesn't work in version 1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6, could someone help me?EDIT: I fixed it Wessel

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Hi, The shuffle doesn't work in version 1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6, could someone help me? EDIT: I fixed it   Wessel

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Spotify sound won't play through headset

I've recently got a USB powered Razer headset for Christmas. It's been working perfectly fine for the past few weeks and I've used Spotify often with these. Now all of a sudden, Spotify won't play anything through the headset. It does work with my sp...

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I've recently got a USB powered Razer headset for Christmas. It's been working perfectly fine for the past few weeks and I've used Spotify often with these. Now all of a sudden, Spotify won't pl...

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Can't import itunes playlist

Hi,I've finally taken the jump to try to migrate my music from iTunes to Spotify. I can't, however, import any of my iTunes playlists. When I click File-> Import playlists -> Itunes absolutely nothing happens (I have made sure playlist sharing is ena...

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Hi, I've finally taken the jump to try to migrate my music from iTunes to Spotify. I can't, however, import any of my iTunes playlists. When I click File-> Import playlists -> Itunes absolutel...

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Don't have offline available button on my pc app

i got my songs saved on my music but i can't download them to listen online on my computer(because i dont have a offline available button anywhere) but I can do it on my phonewhat can i do?

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i got my songs saved on my music but i can't download them to listen online on my computer(because i dont have a offline available button anywhere) but I can do it on my phone what can i do?

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Bugged songs (normal to 8 bit)

Since last week, the songs on my pc have been exchanged for 8 bit versions, this for now only happens in the songs of Linkin Park. Anyone know what's going on?

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Since last week, the songs on my pc have been exchanged for 8 bit versions, this for now only happens in the songs of Linkin Park. Anyone know what's going on?

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[BUG] Can't drag songs around on WIndows 10

Hi guys! I need some help, already talked to Spotify via Twitter a lot but it didn't help me in anything, so, here it is: i simply cannot drag songs around on the Windows 10 desktop app! By this i mean, drag a song (or songs) up or down on any playli...

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Hi guys!   I need some help, already talked to Spotify via Twitter a lot but it didn't help me in anything, so, here it is: i simply cannot drag songs around on the Windows 10 desktop app...

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Spotify is not responding to dynamic Windows display scaling

Hello, I have a problem using Spotify in my two-screen environment (which is basically always). Due to Windows display scaling, Spotify desktop app is always adjusted to main display. If I don't have external monitor connected, it renders correctly. ...

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Hello,   I have a problem using Spotify in my two-screen environment (which is basically always). Due to Windows display scaling, Spotify desktop app is always adjusted to main displ...

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Block Followers

Ok so this kid who made my life **bleep** in secondary school who kept taking pictures of me and setting up fake acounts and bla bla bla all that stuff is still following me on here and i wanna remove him from my life by blocking him on EVERYTHING do...

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Ok so this kid who made my life **bleep** in secondary school who kept taking pictures of me and setting up fake acounts and bla bla bla all that stuff is still following me on here and i wanna remov...

Dreadlord

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Strange issues with playback in the last few days

Hi there Sorry for the vague topic line, but hey. My spotify (i'm on the subscription that lets you play freely on both desktop and mobile apps) has been playing up - I've had four main problems, and they occur on all of my devices (windows pc, andro...

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Hi there   Sorry for the vague topic line, but hey. My spotify (i'm on the subscription that lets you play freely on both desktop and mobile apps) has been playing up - I've had four main prob...

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following, online offline

I am so about ready to cancel my subscription. I've wrote about this before, Spotify is following bands that I have never hit follow. This happens at least once a month for me now. If I follow like 25 bands, one day it will say I'm following 55 bands...

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I am so about ready to cancel my subscription. I've wrote about this before, Spotify is following bands that I have never hit follow. This happens at least once a month for me now. If I follow like 2...

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Song titles switched

I was listening to the album "Unicornography" by The Falcon and noticed the songs "Little Triggers" and "The Celebutard Chronicles" have their titles swapped.

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I was listening to the album "Unicornography" by The Falcon and noticed the songs "Little Triggers" and "The Celebutard Chronicles" have their titles swapped.

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I tried to remove one song but instead it removes N songs

Hi,I'm getting strange behavior in desktop app (Windows 10), when I tried to remove just one song of my Starred list (right click -> "Remove From This Playlist") instead, Spotify removes N songs. I think that I created a bug when yesterday I added MA...

Newbie

Hi, I'm getting strange behavior in desktop app (Windows 10), when I tried to remove just one song of my Starred list (right click -> "Remove From This Playlist") instead, Spotify removes N son...

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Can't play the current song.

Songs in a playlist just stop playing at the end of a song, usually when it involves a local file and pressing pause and play does nothing. The next song only plays if you skip or manually select a song, however I shouldn't have to do this on a playl...

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Songs in a playlist just stop playing at the end of a song, usually when it involves a local file and pressing pause and play does nothing. The next song only plays if you skip or manually select a s...

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