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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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[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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Superuser Contribution Recently Added Songs

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS 2in1 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't sort the song in a playlist by recently added songs. I want my most recent added songs at top and there isn't an option for that. I can do dat...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS 2in1 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't sort the song in a playlist by recently added songs. I wan...
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Superuser Contribution Make selection in playlists work properly

Premium GermanyWindows PC My Question or IssueSelection does not work as user expect it: - Ctrl+A does not select all songs on longer lists. It probably only marks the part of the playlist that the spotify client has loaded yet.- Shift does not work ...

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  • Premium Germany Windows PC   My Question or Issue Selection does not work as user expect it:   - Ctrl+A does not select all songs on longer lists. It probably only marks the part of t...
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Solved!! Impossible de lire les musiques et les radios

Plan: PrimePays: FranceAppareil: pc Windows 10Système d’exploitation: Windows 10 64 bits Bonjour, j’ai souscrit un abonnement spotify mais je n’y arrive pas à lire les musiques (n’importe quels musique) et radios , quand je clique sur lecture rien ne...

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  • Plan: Prime Pays: France Appareil: pc Windows 10 Système d’exploitation: Windows 10 64 bits   Bonjour, j’ai souscrit un abonnement spotify mais je n’y arrive pas à lire les musiques (n’impo...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding friends

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicedesktopOperating SystemWin10 64 My Question or IssueCan't connect to facebook and besides that, how to even add friend who doesn't have facebook account but use spotify?

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device desktop Operating System Win10 64   My Question or Issue Can't connect to facebook and besides that, how to even add friend who doesn't have facebo...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify - Songs crashing while using an Wireless Headset

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi everybody! Hope you are doing fineRecently I've bought an Cloud Stinger Core Wireless 7.1 and I am experiencing some issues while using the Spotify with this headset. The songs tha...

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  • Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi everybody! Hope you are doing fine Recently I've bought an Cloud Stinger Core Wireless 7.1 and I am ...
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Desktop App doesn’t respond

PlanFreeCountryGeorgia Operating systemwindos 7 My Question or IssueHello, My spotify desktop app doesn’t respond, when open it I’m able to click on few things, like library or my profile, but after few seconds I’m unable to click on anything, I have...

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  •   Plan Free Country Georgia   Operating system windos 7   My Question or Issue Hello, My spotify desktop app doesn’t respond, when open it I’m able to click on few things, li...
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Superuser Contribution Can see video in podcast, but can't hear it.

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePC Desktop AppOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been having this issue for as long as I have tried playing podcasts in spotify. I am trying to watch the Joe Rogan podcast and the video plays fine, but I...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device PC Desktop App Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been having this issue for as long as I have tried playing podcasts in ...
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Question about version 1.1.54.592 gc0b20638

This is the latest version I received on my WIN 10 PC version. I am a premium user, and this is very frustrating not to be able to see the new feature with filters for my Favorites playlist. Same goes for my Android mobile app. Favorites show up but ...

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  • This is the latest version I received on my WIN 10 PC version. I am a premium user, and this is very frustrating not to be able to see the new feature with filters for my Favorites playlist. Same goe...
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Superuser Contribution Blank entries showing in source directory list for local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen trying to add new source directories for local files, I notice that I have some blank entries in the list of local file source directories, I'd like to clean...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When trying to add new source directories for local files, I notice that I have...
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Solved!! Help with multiple artists on one local file?

Hello all, I've been having an issue with some of my recently added local files. You see, in an effort to satisfy my constant need for categorisation and organisation, I decided to use Audacity to add proper names, artists, release years, etc. to the...

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  • Hello all, I've been having an issue with some of my recently added local files. You see, in an effort to satisfy my constant need for categorisation and organisation, I decided to use Audacity to ad...
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Superuser Contribution Bug: scroll goes to the bottom of "Overview"

Version: 1.0.54.1079.g3809528eIt seems to be the new bug to me, but I can't say for sure. It is such annoyance to see the scroll going to the bottom page after you press Back button. Steps to reproduce:1. Open some artist's page. (We are on "overview...

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  • Version: 1.0.54.1079.g3809528e It seems to be the new bug to me, but I can't say for sure.   It is such annoyance to see the scroll going to the bottom page after you press Back but...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution None of my local songs are working.

Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device Asus Rog laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I've tried importing my local songs after a clean windows 10 install on my new laptop and NONE of them work. I've tried everything that was sugge...

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  • Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device Asus Rog laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I've tried importing my local songs after a clean windows 10 instal...
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Superuser Contribution Spoitfy change de musique seul

Bonjour,Depuis hier soir,Que je sois sur mon ordinateur windows (déconnecté de mon téléphone), ou sur mon téléphone android (déconnecté de mon ordinateur)Au bout de quelques minutes, en pleine chanson, une autre musique se met et toujours de la même ...

  • Visitor
  • Bonjour, Depuis hier soir, Que je sois sur mon ordinateur windows (déconnecté de mon téléphone), ou sur mon téléphone android (déconnecté de mon ordinateur) Au bout de quelques minutes, en pleine ...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts keep skipping ahead - A podcast only only plays for a couple minutes before skipping ahead

PlanPremiumCountry - United States Device(HP Elitebook)Operating System(Windows 10 Pro) My Question or IssueI'm using the Spotify app on my PC and podcasts only play for a couple minutes before going to the next one in chronological order.

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  • Plan Premium Country - United States   Device (HP Elitebook) Operating System (Windows 10 Pro)   My Question or Issue I'm using the Spotify app on my PC and podcasts only play for...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Many albums now coming up as "not found"

Suddenly today, a large number of the albums showing up on Spotify, when clicked on present me with an "Album not found" message. They do appear to be present on the service however, as the individual tracks can be accessed from the list of search re...

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  • Suddenly today, a large number of the albums showing up on Spotify, when clicked on present me with an "Album not found" message. They do appear to be present on the service however, as the individua...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can i get the spotify new ui in desktop version?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have seen a new ui into my friends library of his spotify account on pc and i found out that this is beta testing. How can i get into this program to test this n...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have seen a new ui into my friends library of his spotify account on pc and i found o...
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Can I delete all of my playlists?

I made a messy mistake with itunes and figure it will just be quicker to start over.... What's the quickest way to delete all of my playlists without mannuly deleting how ever many hundreds there are. thanks Beau

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  • I made a messy mistake with itunes and figure it will just be quicker to start over.... What's the quickest way to delete all of my playlists without mannuly deleting how ever many hundreds there are...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't skip forward or back 15 seconds for podcasts on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a playlist in which I have podcasts and I listen to them from there. On both the web player and the mobile app I'm able to skip forward or back 15 seconds during a p...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a playlist in which I have podcasts and I listen to them from there. On both the web player a...
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Tip for have to Best Sound Quality on Windows 10

Tip for have the best Quality Sound to headphone Bluetooth or speaker bluetooth.in my opinion, the quality sound now is 320kbits with windows 10 First : Open Settings Windows (windows key + I) then click Tab System.Secondly : Click Tab Sound.Thirdly ...

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  • Tip for have the best Quality Sound to headphone Bluetooth or speaker bluetooth. in my opinion, the quality sound now is 320kbits with windows 10   First :  Open Settings Windows  (...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot add some local files to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows PC Desktop appOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSuddenly I have been having an issue adding local files to an existing playlist. I added new songs to the local folder, synced the folder to Spotify, and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Windows PC Desktop app Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Suddenly I have been having an issue adding local files to an existing ...
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