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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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Desktop app looks different on different computers

On my pc at work (win 7) I have the - I believe - freshest version of the spotify desktop app (1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1), with the control buttons in the middle over the status bar (which is really bad btw, because it takes more space than when it's in t...

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On my pc at work (win 7) I have the - I believe - freshest version of the spotify desktop app (1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1), with the control buttons in the middle over the status bar (which is really bad b...

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Advance the tempo of the song. Bar locked.

I can not move the song time bar. Has this option been withdrawn?Example attached.Version 1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1

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I can not move the song time bar. Has this option been withdrawn? Example attached. Version 1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1

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Solved!! *Troubleshooting* Spotify doesn’t stream to receiver anymore. Out of options :(

3 devices (smartphone, tablet, PC(LAN)) plays songs fine.All show my receiver (Pioneer VSX 924, Spotify certified) for playing by Spotify connectReceiver shows title song, but doesn’t play. Sometimes a few seconds, most of the time nothing.Last week ...

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3 devices (smartphone, tablet, PC(LAN)) plays songs fine. All show my receiver (Pioneer VSX 924, Spotify certified) for playing by Spotify connect Receiver shows title song, but doesn’t play. Somet...

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Can't play the current song.

Hello. I've been using Spotify since 2013 and I'm having a problem I've never encountered before on Desktop (v 1.0.44.100) and it's driving me crazy. As the title speaks for itself, I'm getting this error every now and then since the new update. I've...

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Hello. I've been using Spotify since 2013 and I'm having a problem I've never encountered before on Desktop (v 1.0.44.100) and it's driving me crazy. As the title speaks for itself, I'm getting ...

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Friend Activity Suddenly Stopped

Hi, my Friend Activity feed on the right hand side of Spotify recently stopped working. All that's there now is the button to find friends. When I do click it, it shows me the list of my friends who use spotify with buttons to follow them, and also t...

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Hi, my Friend Activity feed on the right hand side of Spotify recently stopped working. All that's there now is the button to find friends. When I do click it, it shows me the list of my friends who ...

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Removed album(Just Windows)

Hi Guys, https://open.spotify.com/album/2jGG5Ao9GvTuil2pSfO01o This album disappeared from the Musician's playlist. That's fair but problem is i can reach with my android phone this album. I can download, i can listen but with windows it looks grey. ...

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Hi Guys,   https://open.spotify.com/album/2jGG5Ao9GvTuil2pSfO01o  This album disappeared from the Musician's playlist. That's fair but problem is i can reach with my android phone this a...

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Solved!! Selecting Multiple Songs at Once

I used to be able to select multiple songs at a time by clicking and dragging my mouse over them, but I haven't been able to use this feature for at least a few months now. I have really large playlists, so it's very inconvenient not to have this ava...

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I used to be able to select multiple songs at a time by clicking and dragging my mouse over them, but I haven't been able to use this feature for at least a few months now. I have really large p...

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Solved!! Daily mix isn't endless on desktop?

My Spotify app tells me in the list details that the Daily Mix is endless, but it isn't. It doesn't load more music as I listen or scroll, and once it plays the last song it just stops.

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My Spotify app tells me in the list details that the Daily Mix is endless, but it isn't. It doesn't load more music as I listen or scroll, and once it plays the last song it just stops.

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Solved!! Ver listas creadas en mi pc en mi iphone

Buenas soy nuevo en Spotify y quisiera saber como hago para ver las listas creadas en mi pc desde mi Iphone y viceversa.

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Buenas soy nuevo en Spotify y quisiera saber como hago para ver las listas creadas en mi pc desde mi Iphone y viceversa.

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Question about Daily Mixes

If I ban a song from one of my daily mixes, does that also mean that it won't come up in my others? A couple of my mixes are really similar so I'm trying to ban some songs that don't fit but still would like them to appear in the mix that they belong...

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If I ban a song from one of my daily mixes, does that also mean that it won't come up in my others? A couple of my mixes are really similar so I'm trying to ban some songs that don't fit but still wo...

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Error 408

Hi there, I live in Italy and I never used spotify outside of my country but the last days I got this error popping up everytime I try to login, I tried to contact the support and they told me to check this forum but I couldnt find a proper solution....

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Hi there, I live in Italy and I never used spotify outside of my country but the last days I got this error popping up everytime I try to login, I tried to contact the support and they told me to che...

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Spotify app for Windows 10 - Windows phones, Tablets, PC and Xbox One

I have been trying to get Spotify loaded in Windows 10. I have spent hours reading and trying different solutions without success. Using Windows Safe mode I can get Spotify loaded. When I reboot I can get logged in, but then it exits the application ...

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I have been trying to get Spotify loaded in Windows 10. I have spent hours reading and trying different solutions without success. Using Windows Safe mode I can get Spotify loaded. When I r...

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Can't view all songs

so i want to view all my songs in a list... i used to be able to on the windows version by just clicking songs. now its listed as favourite songs and its empty... this is getting stupid... i don't want to have to go though every single band to find s...

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so i want to view all my songs in a list... i used to be able to on the windows version by just clicking songs. now its listed as favourite songs and its empty... this is getting stupid... i don't wa...

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Variety of Daily Mixes

Hello, few days ago "Your Daily Mix" appeared on my Desktop Windows Spotify, I love it but I have few questions...So there are 6 different Daily Mixes as I see, I can somewhat recognize them by genre - Rock/Decades, Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B/Pop, Lithua...

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Hello, few days ago "Your Daily Mix" appeared on my Desktop Windows Spotify, I love it but I have few questions... So there are 6 different Daily Mixes as I see, I can somewhat recognize them by g...

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Spotify keeps updating randomly

This announcement keep appearing.I've already click the "Restart now" few times but it keeps appear and appear.Is it a bug or is it really a mini update?

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This announcement keep appearing. I've already click the "Restart now" few times but it keeps appear and appear. Is it a bug or is it really a mini update?

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Cant add songs to Starred playlist anymore

Used to store my favorite song in the starred playlist but now pressing the "Add to Starred" does nothing. Only 155 songs there so i dont think is a problem of space.

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Used to store my favorite song in the starred playlist but now pressing the "Add to Starred" does nothing. Only 155 songs there so i dont think is a problem of space.

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Connect with chromecast

My chromecast just appears in the device list when I connect with my father's cellphone. I have a windows phone, so I can't connect with the chromecast when I'm without my father's cellphone. I tried to reconfigurate the chromecast, and things like t...

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My chromecast just appears in the device list when I connect with my father's cellphone. I have a windows phone, so I can't connect with the chromecast when I'm without my father's cellphone.  ...

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"Can't play the curent song" message

I have started to get this blue message randomly "Can't play the current song", and when it's there I can't play any songs, not just the current one. I am an unlimited customer using a Windows 10 laptop. any ideas please ?

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I have started to get this blue message randomly "Can't play the current song", and when it's there I can't play any songs, not just the current one.  I am an unlimited customer using a Win...

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Using the Filter in a playlist

I have a strange error that's been happening for some time now. I have 3 playlists, each about 1900 songs, and when I use the filter feature on one playlist it quickly filters that playlist correctly the first time. After this if I start filtering ot...

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I have a strange error that's been happening for some time now.   I have 3 playlists, each about 1900 songs, and when I use the filter feature on one playlist it quickly filters that playlist ...

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