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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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Spotify starts with Windows, even when disabled and it's really pissing me off

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 desktop PC (i5-4460, 8gb ddr3 ram, GTX 1070ti, Samsung SSD)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Ever since I first downloaded Spotify months ago it has been opening on startup when I turn my computer o...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 desktop PC (i5-4460, 8gb ddr3 ram, GTX 1070ti, Samsung SSD) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Ever since I first dow...
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Sync issues with Windows 10 application while playing on Amazon Alexa

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have had an ongoing issue for many months now, perhaps as long as a year where frequently Spotify Connect won't fully sync it's current state to the application o...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I have had an ongoing issue for many months now, perhaps as long as a year...
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[Language]Translation on TC (Traditional Chinese) version

PlanPremiumCountryTW/HKDeviceNotebook Operating SystemWindows 10 v1909My Question or IssueIn some case , the Traditional Chinese version on Windows is not fully translated, which mixed with some English phrase and simplified chinese. Like search bar ...

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  • Plan Premium Country TW/HK Device Notebook  Operating System Windows 10 v1909 My Question or Issue In some case , the Traditional Chinese version on Windows is no...
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Spotify stops playing when theres an upcoming commercial ( PC )

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Question or Issuehey there,i was starting a playlist for myself. i have another playlist that im browsing through pretty fast listening to like 20 seconds 2 times in the same track. after a good...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Question or Issue hey there, i was starting a playlist for myself. i have another playlist that im browsing through pretty fa...
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[Desktop] [Friend Feed] Is not updating

My friend feed is not updating correctly (dont show recently friends activities from those I am following). DesktopWindows 10 (2019)Most recent spotify version (Yes, I have checked Facebook "Apps" in order to select again "Findind Friends" (I use por...

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  • My friend feed is not updating correctly (dont show recently friends activities from those I am following).   Desktop Windows 10 (2019) Most recent spotify version   (Yes, I have chec...
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Artist/Recently played

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+, DesktopOperating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I have been a premium Spotify user for a little over 5 years and I never really had a problem with the platform until these last coup...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+, Desktop Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I have been a premium Spotify user for a little over 5 ye...
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App doesn't work after Windows 10 update

Recently, I've updated my laptop to Windows 10 Version 1903, and my Spotify app doesn't work anymore. I've tried reinstalling, restarting my laptop and everything that I could possibly think. Anyone having the same trouble? or anyone knows how to fix...

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  • Recently, I've updated my laptop to Windows 10 Version 1903, and my Spotify app doesn't work anymore.  I've tried reinstalling, restarting my laptop and everything that I could possibly think.&...
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Spotify uses 2 folders to save data

PlanPremiumDeviceHP OmenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I've set up Spotify to store my offline songs on my hard drive (H:), because I'm trying to keep my Windows drive light, but there's still a folder that weighs about 8GB just o...

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  • Plan Premium Device HP Omen Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I've set up Spotify to store my offline songs on my hard drive (H:), because I'm trying to keep my Wind...
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"Like" heart sporadically does not work

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8, Windows 10 PC (Spotify.exe)Operating SystemAndroid PI, Windows 10 1904 My Question or IssueSporadically, some songs will not show up as liked even though they are in my liked playlist. It is not...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S8, Windows 10 PC (Spotify.exe) Operating System Android PI, Windows 10 1904   My Question or Issue Sporadically, some songs wi...
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Superuser Contribution Not getting all features available with different accounts

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada Device: Desktop PCOperating System: Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue: Signed up for Spotify Premium Duo account for me and my wife. We both installed the desktop version on our 2 separate Windows 10 machines. When she ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Canada   Device: Desktop PC Operating System: Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue: Signed up for Spotify Premium Duo account for me and my wife. We both i...
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[Desktop] Autoplay does not work after selecting an individual song from the History

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceASUS VivoMini PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home (1909) x64 My Question or IssueI enabled Autoplay and it works properly as soon as an album or playlist is finished playing. However, when I select a specific song individ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device ASUS VivoMini PC Operating System Windows 10 Home (1909) x64   My Question or Issue I enabled Autoplay and it works properly as soon as an album or ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify windows application shows local music files without my consent (privacy issue!)

Today I activated my Spotify Premium again (I was premium user in the past). Today I downloaded and installed Spotify Windows application for my PC, Windows 10. When I started playing music I noticed under section 'Songs' a song by a singer who's mus...

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  • Today I activated my Spotify Premium again (I was premium user in the past). Today I downloaded and installed Spotify Windows application for my PC, Windows 10. When I started playing music I noticed...
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Spotify VERY slow to do anything - from changing volume to load my albums.

Hello,My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t load either, nothing at all. This started from nowhere, real...

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  • Hello, My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t lo...
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Can't Play the Current Track

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWoke up this morning after using Spotify on my desktop app successfully all day yesterday. Now I can't play any songs without getting a message "Spotify can't play the current track....

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Woke up this morning after using Spotify on my desktop app successfully all day yesterday. Now I can't play an...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop App does not work

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe spotify desktop app on my PC won't play any music. If I double click a specific song, Spotify sends an error message saying that it can't play the song, but that "if you h...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The spotify desktop app on my PC won't play any music. If I double click a specific song, Spotify s...
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Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen...

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIm getting always the same message since a few days... "Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen...". I reinstalled Spotify and erased the cache. What can i do now?

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Im getting always the same message since a few days... "Spotify kann dies zurzeit ...
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Superuser Contribution Don't launch at startup

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify opens itself at startup even though I have it set not to. I've confirmed that this behavior happens with other Spotify users as well. How can I help to fix th...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify opens itself at startup even though I have it set not to. I've confirmed that this...
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Superuser Contribution Headphone problem

I have a pair of Bose A2 Soundlink wireless headphones. I can listen to iTunes or CDs with no problem. When I listen to Spotify, they keep cutting in and out. I can use them to listen to my phone, but it has issues on my desktop Windows 10 pc. I have...

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  • I have a pair of Bose A2 Soundlink wireless headphones. I can listen to iTunes or CDs with no problem. When I listen to Spotify, they keep cutting in and out. I can use them to listen to my phone, bu...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify closing on its own at random

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm currently having an issue with my desktop Spotify app where after about 15-20 seconds of opening and playing music the app closes on its own like it crashed. This has b...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm currently having an issue with my desktop Spotify app where after about 15-20 seconds of ope...
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Superuser Contribution Major problems with getting Spotify to work at all.

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 Hi, Having major problems with Spotify desktop (Windows). When I click to open Spotify, a box appears (yet the app opens as well as the box) saying – The Spotify application is not responding – despite i...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   Hi,   Having major problems with Spotify desktop (Windows). When I click to open Spotify, a box appears (yet the app opens as ...
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