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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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  • MattSuda
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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 Windows Store bug / Let us also change the cache directory

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 / 1909 My Question or IssueHello!1. Android app have a "clean cache" button, but why it haven't in desktop version? It will be cool if you make the function of clearing the cache in Windows app. I clean i...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 / 1909   My Question or Issue Hello! 1. Android app have a "clean cache" button, but why it haven't in desktop version?  It ...
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Superuser Contribution I can reliably log in, but then it always says i'm offline

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can log in fine, and log out and log in again, so I know I am not having connection issues or firewall issues, but the app just constantly says "offline". If i'm offline how am I lo...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can log in fine, and log out and log in again, so I know I am not having connection issues or firewall issues...
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Superuser Contribution when opening spotify it prompts for login

When I open up the program It always prompt me to login, even though I have my login saved so I won't have to login every time. My account has been hacked before when there was a data breach a year or two ago, so I thought that's what it was the firs...

  • Newbie
  • When I open up the program It always prompt me to login, even though I have my login saved so I won't have to login every time. My account has been hacked before when there was a data breach a year o...
  • Elena
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Superuser Contribution Make Controls bigger for touch in Windows 10 app

Please make a more touch-friendly Windows 10 app by simply enlarging the controls fro playing pausing and volume. Thanks!

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  • Please make a more touch-friendly Windows 10 app by simply enlarging the controls fro playing pausing and volume. Thanks!
  • Ivan
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Solved!! Favorite tracks are not displayed

ПланСвободноСтранаRussiaОперационная системаWindows 7Мой вопрос или проблемаmy favorite tracks on the version for Windows ceased to be displayed, I reinstalled completely, and looked at the hosts (I did not find anything there), the problem still did...

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  • План Свободно Страна Russia Операционная система Windows 7 Мой вопрос или проблема my favorite tracks on the version for Windows ceased to be displayed, I reinstalled completely, and looked at...
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Superuser Contribution No notification for duplicates

PlanFamilyCountryRomaniaDeviceDesktop/MobileOperating SystemWindows 10/Android My Question or IssueWhen i'm adding a duplicate on my list, the pop-up is not displayed any more. Duplicates are added on my list with message "X was added to you playlist...

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  • Plan Family Country Romania Device Desktop/Mobile Operating System Windows 10/Android    My Question or Issue When i'm adding a duplicate on my list, the pop-up is not displayed a...
  • Xenia
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"Tocados Recentemente" não funciona.

Estou com um problema na barra de tocados recentemente. Quando ela é aberta, não há a sincronização e aparece como se não tivesse ouvido música nenhuma. Já desinstalei a versão do aplicativo da loja do Windows e baixei a versão da web e não funcionou...

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  • Estou com um problema na barra de tocados recentemente. Quando ela é aberta, não há a sincronização e aparece como se não tivesse ouvido música nenhuma. Já desinstalei a versão do aplicativo da loja ...
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Liked songs and Last Listened don't show up

PlanFreeCountryRussiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, so today I logged in Spotify for the first time and downloaded the app on my laptop. Everything seemed to be fine until I realized even if I click on the heart to mak...

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  • Plan Free Country Russia Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, so today I logged in Spotify for the first time and downloaded the app on my laptop. Every...
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Some friend's activity does not show

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueI am following multiple people however only a few friends's activity show. I have asked and know they are currently listening to a song however it does not appear in the frien...

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  • Plan Premium Country NL Device Desktop Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue I am following multiple people however only a few friends's activity show. I have asked and know th...
  • ledragon
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Solved!! All my Liked songs don't show up

PlanFreeCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, when I click on my liked songs, it show that I have no liked ones. But I actually have a lot of liked songs and I can see them on my phone on the same account. I tried to...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, when I click on my liked songs, it show that I have no liked ones. But I actually have a lot o...
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Caught interesting bug..Spotify pop-up asked my opinion on Spotify For Artists.

Yesterday as I opened my Spotify-app (1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc) there was sudden pop-up asking my opinion on Spotify For Artists.Just because this wasn't meant for me as Im not artist (yet) I just had to put full 0 there.

  • Roadie
  • Yesterday as I opened my Spotify-app (1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc) there was sudden pop-up asking my opinion on Spotify For Artists. Just because this wasn't meant for me as Im not artist (yet) I just had ...
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Local files Cover Art

Uploading mp3 files with individual cover art to my Spotify account and noticed some files share the same cover art. Even though outside of Spotify, all mp3 files contain their own cover art as they should be, any help to fix this would be greatly ap...

  • Visitor
  • Uploading mp3 files with individual cover art to my Spotify account and noticed some files share the same cover art. Even though outside of Spotify, all mp3 files contain their own cover art as they ...
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apple id log in issue

PlanFreeCountryRussiaDeviceiPhone 8 plus & HP laptopOperating SystemiOS 13.5.1 & Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've dowloaded spotify on my phone so used my apple id to login. but now i can't log in my spotify account in a desktop app bc it provides...

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  • Plan Free Country Russia Device iPhone 8 plus & HP laptop Operating System iOS 13.5.1 & Windows 10    My Question or Issue I've dowloaded spotify on my phone so used my ap...
  • Billy-J
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liked songs not appearing

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueliked songs not appearing on pc and not playing even when i control Spotify via mobile device

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brasil Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue liked songs not appearing on pc and not playing even when i control Spotify via mobile ...
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Superuser Contribution [Artist page] track won`t play

PlanPremiumCountryRussian FederationDeviceHASEE Z7M-CT5NAOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 1903 My Question or IssueSometimes tracks from the artist's page won't playSteps to reproduce the issue:First I did listen some trackMove to artist page from the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russian Federation Device HASEE  Z7M-CT5NA Operating System Windows 10 Pro 1903   My Question or Issue Sometimes tracks from the artist's page won't play...
  • Elena
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Ability to shuffle/queue mutiple playlist

Hey thereI would love to shuffle put playlists in queue like we can do it with songs. Thats it lol.PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows Desktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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  • Hey there I would love to shuffle put playlists in queue like we can do it with songs. Thats it lol. Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows Desktop computer Operating System Windows...
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Músicas curtidas sumiram

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMúsicas curtidas não aparecem no computador, enquanto na mesma conta, no celular, aparecem. Já desloguei e fiz login, já limpei cache, e continua a mesma coisa.

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Músicas curtidas não aparecem no computador, enquanto na mesma conta, no celular, aparecem. Já ...
  • Billy-J
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New Releases

I can't find any way to receive information on the hundreds of artists and bands that i'm following. On browse there's a tab for "New Releases" filled with all kind of trash about artist and bands that i don't want to know anything about, then there'...

  • Roadie
  • I can't find any way to receive information on the hundreds of artists and bands that i'm following. On browse there's a tab for "New Releases" filled with all kind of trash about artist and bands th...
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Superuser Contribution Clear recently played list on Home page of Desktop App

On the "HOME" page on the desktop app, the first thing you see is the "Recently Played" list. I just want the ability to be able to clear this or hide this list, as it often doesnt reflect what I want to listen to on when I use the desktop app, becau...

  • Gig Goer
  • On the "HOME" page on the desktop app, the first thing you see is the "Recently Played" list. I just want the ability to be able to clear this or hide this list, as it often doesnt reflect what I wan...
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