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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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Will not open....

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USA DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI keep getting an error message when I attempt to open the app. I completely uninstalled and reinstalled and same message (included in attached screenshot).

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA   Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I keep getting an error message when I attempt to open the app. I comple...
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Issues with Pausing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueOkay. so for the past few days for some reason when I have tried to listen to music on deskto...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Okay. s...
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sound quality goes way down when also using discord or skype

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceHP ProBook 440 G6Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i use spotify in combination with a dicord or skype call the sound quality of spotify goes down significantly. I tried using different headset...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device HP ProBook 440 G6 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i use spotify in combination with a dicord or skype call the sound...
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App opens but doesn't start songs

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(Dell Desktop)Operating SystemWindows 7 SP1 My Question or IssueHi Folks.My spotify program has presenting a weird behaving. Every weekday I try to listen to songs/podcasts, but it just doesn't start the songs, looks lik...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (Dell Desktop) Operating System Windows 7 SP1   My Question or Issue Hi Folks. My spotify program has presenting a weird behaving. Every weekday I t...
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friend activity not updating, showing selected friends

hello, my friend activity has been acting up lately. it was only showing 3 people out of 5, and those 3 people's activity had not updated in like 6 days, even though they've been listening to spotify consistently. now there is only 1 person showing, ...

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  • hello, my friend activity has been acting up lately. it was only showing 3 people out of 5, and those 3 people's activity had not updated in like 6 days, even though they've been listening to spotify...
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Information and Statistics Artists

No longer visible [+ where music is played].What can I do about it [technically]?Country = Belgium - Premium user.

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  • No longer visible [+ where music is played]. What can I do about it [technically]? Country = Belgium - Premium user.
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Problema con cola de reproduccion!!!!!

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaOperating SystemWindows 10 Llevo ya casi un mes con este problema con la cola de reproduccion. Resulta que cuando escucho una cancion cualquiera de mi lista de canciones favoritas, en la cola de reproduccion primero me pone ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Colombia Operating System Windows 10   Llevo ya casi un mes con este problema con la cola de reproduccion. Resulta que cuando escucho una cancion cualquiera de mi lis...
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Album artwork shown at wrong position

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI clicked on the album artwork in the Recently played section after loading open.spotify.com site, and the album artwork was in shown at a wrong position, a bit translate...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I clicked on the album artwork in the Recently played section after loading open.spotify....
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Spotify skip all songs with my sound cards.

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceAnyone of my PCsOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64 Bits My Question or IssueI have two sound cards (Pioneer DDJ SX2 and Akiyama Ares SC4), when I use them, no matters which one of them, the desktop app of Spotify skips all...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Anyone of my PCs Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64 Bits   My Question or Issue I have two sound cards (Pioneer DDJ SX2 and Akiyama Ares SC4), when I ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app and future direction

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhat in the **bleep** is going on with the UI on the Spotify desktop? and why not spice it up a bit, the app too. First of all, why try to make the desktop program so damn sim...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue What in the **bleep** is going on with the UI on the Spotify desktop? and why not spice it up a bit, the a...
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Advanced search operator OR not working

When I search using the OR operator, it doesn't work. e.g. Zeppelin OR Floyd (example used here) only returns a Karaoke album whose name contains the two words. artist:Zeppelin OR artist:Floyd returns blank search.

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  • When I search using the OR operator, it doesn't work.   e.g. Zeppelin OR Floyd (example used here) only returns a Karaoke album whose name contains the two words.   artist:Zep...
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Music plays on the app but doesn't make any sound... while i still have sound on my computer

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceLenovo Legion Y540Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe app was working perfectly until it suddenly stopped making sound..I can see the seconds pass and the music change when it's finished but i don't have a...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Lenovo Legion Y540 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The app was working perfectly until it suddenly stopped making sound.. I can s...
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[Desktop] Browse page not displaying anything

Plan - PremiumCountry - USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.4 My Question or IssueMy browse page is not displaying. WHICH IS A BUMMER, it's new music Friday and I'm trying to find some bangers. Help me out.

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  • Plan - Premium Country - USA   Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4   My Question or Issue My browse page is not displaying. WHICH IS A BUMMER, it's new...
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Re: Suddenly lost connection

Hey, I tried using Phone app, PC app, and Online player using browser. It seems that only PC app has this problem.Tried reinstalling app, nothing helped.

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  • Hey, I tried using Phone app, PC app, and Online player using browser. It seems that only PC app has this problem. Tried reinstalling app, nothing helped.
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Solved!! Pages not working on windows desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueThe Home, browse, and made for you pages won't work. The home and made for you pages just say please try again later and the browse page has the "there was a problem displaying this...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue The Home, browse, and made for you pages won't work. The home and made for you pages just say please try again later...
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The same track twice (another is a translation of the song)

Hi, My question is, that can I upload and submit an original track of mine which is already on Spotify, but in a diffrerent language version? I do some translation songs of my own. Greetings,Pete

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  • Hi,   My question is, that can I upload and submit an original track of mine which is already on Spotify, but in a diffrerent language version? I do some translation songs of my own.   ...
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Proxy / Explicit VS automatic / Difference in usage of port 4070

PlanPremiumCountryFranceOperating SystemWindows 10Desktop clientLatest version 1.1.30.658.gf13cde74 My Question or IssueI've noticed a different behavior in Spotify Desktop client when using "Automatic detection" or "HTTP" proxy settings.Context: I'm...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Operating System Windows 10 Desktop client Latest version 1.1.30.658.gf13cde74   My Question or Issue I've noticed a different behavior in Spotify Desk...
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Superuser Contribution Can't remove local files

Operating SystemMacOS Catalina Version 10.15.1 My Question or IssueI'm unable to remove my local files from my "Liked Songs" playlist. I've tried turning on and off the local files boxes on Spotify Preferences, it didn't work. Then I tried deleting t...

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  • Operating System MacOS Catalina Version 10.15.1   My Question or Issue I'm unable to remove my local files from my "Liked Songs" playlist. I've tried turning on and off the local files boxes...
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Superuser Contribution PC has no internet, now i cant play music

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaSystemPCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI have no internet access to my pc, havent for a month. I need to listen to music on my pc. All 78gb have been greyed out, i cant listen to any of my downloads. I will not ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada System PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I have no internet access to my pc, havent for a month. I need to listen to music on my pc. All ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Player keeps jumping back to the first song in the playlist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pretty much as stated in the headline. Whenever I'm selecting a specific song in my "favourites" playlist, that song will play. But afterwards, it won't continue with the next song, but rath...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Pretty much as stated in the headline. Whenever I'm selecting a specific song in my "favourites" playlist, that song...
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