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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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Link for device selection

Hi, it is very cumbersome to go to the "Menü for Devices" Button. I am looking forward for a LINKED Button for example on Main/Start Menü.

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  • Hi, it is very cumbersome to go to the "Menü for Devices" Button. I am looking forward for a LINKED Button for example on Main/Start Menü.        
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Superuser Contribution Toolbar Thing is Stuck

Windows 7 My Question or IssueThis green bar isn't working.I tried reinstalling, removing all the Spotify files but it doesn't help.

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  • Windows 7   My Question or Issue This green bar isn't working. I tried reinstalling, removing all the Spotify files but it doesn't help.
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Liked songs playlist is Empty

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceHP omen 15 LaptopOperating System Windows 10My Question or IssueSo, for some reason when I opened my spotify desktop app earlier today my liked songs list seemed empty, even though I have over 2,400 songs on it and they ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device HP omen 15 Laptop Operating System  Windows 10 My Question or Issue So, for some reason when I opened my spotify desktop app earlier today my liked so...
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"Favorite music" isn't working

PlanFreeCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello. I have been using the application for several hours and encountered an unpleasant problem. The music that I like does not appear in the tab "favorite tracks" (I clicked...

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  • Plan Free Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. I have been using the application for several hours and encountered an unpleasant problem. The...
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Solved!! Spotify launches at startup regardless of the settings [Windows 10]

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify launches at startup regardless of the settings. It is disabled both at the Windows 10 Task Manager Startup menu, and within the Spotify app Advanced Settings. However, t...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify launches at startup regardless of the settings. It is disabled both at the Windows 10 Task Ma...
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Desktop App keeps closing randomly (even after reinstall)

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello community, I started having this issue which I have for the first time (Spotify worked for me perfectly for like 2 years). I already tried to reinstall the app, check...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello community, I started having this issue which I have for the first time (Spotify worked for me perfect...
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Recently Played : Nothing here yet

Im using Spotify normally recent months but after couple of days my spotify stopped capturing my last played songs.Any Help or solutions for this issue ? Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issuemy spotify stopped capturing my last played son...

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  • Im using Spotify normally recent months but after couple of days my spotify stopped capturing my last played songs.Any Help or solutions for this issue ?   Operating System (Windows 10) &nbs...
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I downloaded a vac and routed it to spotify...

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016, windows 10)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSo, I started recording videos, gameplay, etc. I can not live without music, so I...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016, windows 10) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Is...
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Solved!! [Desktop] All share party members can pick / pause / play songs

Spotify should implement the ability for both party members in the share function to be able to select, pause and play songs - not just the host who created the invite.

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  • Spotify should implement the ability for both party members in the share function to be able to select, pause and play songs - not just the host who created the invite. 
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Superuser Contribution can't see liked songs on desktop

I've already tried clean reinstalling (several times, and I am sure it was done right) as it was advised in another post here, but it didn't work. Spotify works perfectly fine on my phone, and I'm also sure I'm logged into the right account on deskto...

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  • I've already tried clean reinstalling (several times, and I am sure it was done right) as it was advised in another post here, but it didn't work.  Spotify works perfectly fine on my phone,&nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist and favourite songs all gone, but still show up on phone

PlanFreeCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Lately when trying to open spotify it's been wigging out and trying to open half off my monitor which is making it instantly go into a non responsive state and never...

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  • Plan Free Country  Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Lately when trying to open spotify it's been wigging out and trying to open hal...
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Superuser Contribution MP3 players / Walkman

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hello! First of all thank you for finally coming to Croatia. I subscribed for Premium the same hour it was released. The question I have is ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   Hello! First of all thank you for finally co...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows App not working, Web player and other works fine

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWeb player, Android App, App on Samsung TV works fine, but Windows App just keeps telling me that "This track is unavailable, if you have it on PC - import it" with...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Web player, Android App, App on Samsung TV works fine, but Windows App just keeps telling me th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No "Liked Music" and "Favorite albums" in Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy liked songs and albums just disappeared on dektop. I can see them in my web player and mobile app. I tried doing a reinstall and I restarted my computer but sadly t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My liked songs and albums just disappeared on dektop. I can see them in my web player and mobile a...
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remove song from radio

PlanPremiumCountryPortugal Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI cant remove songs from radio on the desktop app: there is an item option "REmove from this playlist", but its unavailable (grey).In the Android app there is an icon block, why...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal   Operating System Windows 7    My Question or Issue I cant remove songs from radio on the desktop app: there is an item option "REmove from this...
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Player suddenly switches to Car

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceWindows (Desktop)Iphone 11 ProSamsung TabletOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I'm playing on the PC using the Windows Player it suddenly stops and switches to another d...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Windows (Desktop) Iphone 11 Pro Samsung Tablet Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When I'm p...
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Trying to shuffle a large playlist only uses a subset on Windows

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (1909) My Question or IssueMy Liked songs playlist is bigger than 1000 songs and when I hit shuffle on it it seems to only play the songs "around" where I hit shuffle but nothing else, so...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 (1909)   My Question or Issue My Liked songs playlist is bigger than 1000 songs and when I hit shuffle on ...
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Spotify script error for embedded podcast

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10, all browsers My IssueSince yesterday suddenly my embedded podcast stopped working. I have embedded it like so on my website: Unfortunately, when I press play, a script error occurs: embed-podcast.47cf6d9a.js:1 Unc...

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  • Plan Free   Operating System Windows 10, all browsers   My Issue Since yesterday suddenly my embedded podcast stopped working. I have embedded it like so on my website: <iframe s...
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Missing music

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaOperating SystemWindows 10 So this last week I had troubles with the Spotify program on my windows 10 computer, none of mine or my sister's music appears, only saved playlists but none of the saved music. Meanwhile on other...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Operating System Windows 10   So this last week I had troubles with the Spotify program on my windows 10 computer, none of mine or my sister's music appears...
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SpotifyMigrator Bad Image on Windows 10

Hi, I recently got a new Windows 10 machine and went to install Spotify. For the first day it worked, but when i unplugged the machine to move it, when it booted up again, Spotify no longer worked. I get a bad image error (attached screenshot) every ...

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  • Hi,   I recently got a new Windows 10 machine and went to install Spotify. For the first day it worked, but when i unplugged the machine to move it, when it booted up again, Spotify no longe...
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