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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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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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Rest in peace sweet prince

Last week the "Peak Spotify Client™", version 0.8.5 if you don't remember, stopped breathing. Many features had stopped working over the years, a slow death. Most crucially "search" broke some months ago where you couldn't find an artist if it didn't...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is there a 64-bit version of Spotify for Windows??

I could not find an option to select the platform during download/install, and the Spotify download page feeds up only 1 install package, which loads a 32-bit version. Am I correct that a 64-bit version of Spotify for Windows does not presently exist...

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  • I could not find an option to select the platform during download/install, and the Spotify download page feeds up only 1 install package, which loads a 32-bit version.  Am I correct that a 64-bi...
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Solved!! esta cancion no esta disponible si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes importarlo

Cordial saludo. Cuando iba a usar spotify esta mañana no me reproducía nada por eso desintalé e instalé nuevamente, me reprodujo las caciones que tengo guardadas pero ahora ni eso. El error o mensaje es el siguiente: " esta cancion no esta disponible...

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  • Cordial saludo.   Cuando iba a usar spotify esta mañana no me reproducía nada por eso desintalé e instalé nuevamente, me reprodujo las caciones que tengo guardadas pero ahora ni eso.   ...
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hereditary ad at 1 am

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIts 1 am, im trying to study for a test, i keep getting the hereditary ad, please stop trying to make me more sleep deprived than i already am spotify.

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  • Plan Free Country  Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Its 1 am, im trying to study for a test, i keep getting the hereditary ad, please stop ...
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Discover Weekly not updating

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2016Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHi, it's 1:07 AM and my Discover Weekly hasn't updatet yet. Sometimes it happened that instead at midnight, it updates at 1 AM, but this time, nothing. Can...

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  • Plan Free Country  Italy Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hi, it's 1:07 AM and my Discover Weekly hasn't updatet yet. Sometimes it h...
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Solved!! Error message: Diskette missing (!)

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueAfter the last received upgrade to Spotify, I get a persistent error message saying "There is no diskette in the drive. Enter a diskette in the drive \Device\Harddi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue After the last received upgrade to Spotify, I get a persistent error message saying "The...
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Solved!! Unable to relink or remove local files

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Recently moved my songs from my main hard drive to secondary hard drive on my PC. I wanted to re-link the files to their proper locations, but when I was unable to do that, I tried...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA    Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Recently moved my songs from my main hard drive to secondary hard drive on my PC. I wanted...
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Stuck on ads

PlanFreeCountry Indonesia Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 10My Question or Issue Whenever the apps start playing ads , the ads stuck on 00:00 and need manually pause-play to play the ads , any idea how to fix this? Alr...

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  • Plan Free Country  Indonesia   Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)  Windows 10 My Question or Issue  Whenever the apps start playing ads , the a...
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Creepy song image - PC music played via Spotify

I wanted to play music on my PC through Spotify so I went to the "Local files" setting and turned it on, and it all worked I could now play anything on my PC through Spotify... The only thing was though, whenever I played any music of my PC on Spotif...

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  • I wanted to play music on my PC through Spotify so I went to the "Local files" setting and turned it on, and it all worked I could now play anything on my PC through Spotify... The only thing was tho...
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Scaricare canzoni su desktop

Buongiorno,non riesco a scaricare canzoni su Desktopo o mp3. Grazie ciao

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  • Buongiorno, non riesco a scaricare canzoni su Desktopo o mp3.   Grazie ciao    
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Superuser Contribution REPEAT icon is disabled on YOUR DAILY MIX playlists!

Spotify Username marcolopesptPlan FreeDevice (Windows 8 PC) My Question or IssueWindows desktop APP has REPEAT ICON disabled (can't turn on/off, etc). Started few days ago. Restart won't fix. CLEAN INSTALL won't FIX. Also, when using ANDROID app (ORE...

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  • Spotify Username marcolopespt Plan Free Device (Windows 8 PC)   My Question or Issue Windows desktop APP has REPEAT ICON disabled (can't turn on/off, etc). Started few days a...
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Superuser Contribution why multiple songs are added when i add one song from discovery

Spotify UsernameempleatPlanFree/PremiumCountryCzech republic Operating SystemWindows 7 64 bit My Question or IssueHello,why multiple songs are added when i add one song from discovery ?

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  • Spotify Username empleat Plan Free/Premium Country Czech republic     Operating System Windows 7 64 bit   My Question or Issue Hello, why multiple songs are added when i a...
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Superuser Contribution How to change color to white from black cant see anything outdoor?

Spotify Username1198105528PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to change color to white from black cant see anything outdoor?

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  • Spotify Username 1198105528 Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How to change color to white from black cant see any...
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Superuser Contribution friends feed don't work

Spotify Username 1172724414 Plan Free/Premium Country Device windows Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue when im on spotify i can see what all my friends hear but, my friends feed doesn't work for my friends, it says that the last song i...

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  • Spotify Username 1172724414 Plan Free/Premium Country   Device windows Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue  when im on spotify i can see what all...
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Superuser Contribution Can't login with Facebook or Username/PW

Spotify Username11149184500PlanFree/Premium PremiumCountry UKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 Enterprise My Question or Issue Originally I had an error 4 problem whereby when i opened Spotify I was always offline. So i couldn't search, acccess s...

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  • Spotify Username 11149184500 Plan Free/Premium Premium Country  UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7 Enterprise   My Question or Issue  Originally I had an error 4 p...
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Superuser Contribution Musique qui se lance pas

Bon ça fait plusieurs semaine que j'ai se problème , plusieurs musique ne se lance pas ni de mon portable ni de mon pc, j'ai tout essayé et rien ne fonctionne je comprend vraiment pas alors que il marchait parfaitement juste avant je n'ai rien changé...

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  • Bon ça fait plusieurs semaine que j'ai se problème , plusieurs musique ne se lance pas ni de mon portable ni de mon pc, j'ai tout essayé et rien ne fonctionne je comprend vraiment pas alors que il ma...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Log In with Facebook button not working...

working nakamura1234 nakamura1234 Newbie yesterday I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 times, it still does not work. The animation loads, it...

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  • working nakamura1234 nakamura1234 Newbie yesterday I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 tim...
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Superuser Contribution Discord+spotify

I am trying to play a game with a friend, listen to music on spotify, and talk to my friend in discord. Unfortunately, whenever I join the discord call, I cannot hear any more audio from spotify. Is there any way to fix this?

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  • I am trying to play a game with a friend, listen to music on spotify, and talk to my friend in discord. Unfortunately, whenever I join the discord call, I cannot hear any more audio from spotify. Is ...
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Superuser Contribution "If you have the file on your computer you can import it". How?

So, I have a DRM free song I downloaded after purchase from Amazon.It's a 93Mb megamix.If I browse local files, there is it. When I try and play it, it says"This track is unavailable, if you have the file on your computer you can import it" I've turn...

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  • So, I have a DRM free song I downloaded after purchase from Amazon. It's a 93Mb megamix. If I browse local files, there is it. When I try and play it, it says "This track is unavailable, if you ha...
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Superuser Contribution plays count does not work

plays count does not work , did all suggestions uninstall , reinstall etc.. when this will be fixed , and why always play counts problem on spotify ???

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  • plays count does not work , did all suggestions uninstall , reinstall etc.. when this will be fixed , and why always  play counts problem on spotify ???
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