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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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Solved!! Drag songs to sort in own list

PremiumCountryArgentinaDevicewindows 10 My Question or Issuei can t drag songs to order them in my own created list, but in other list that it s mine i can, i don t know why with 1 can do it and with the other not. In both i can arrenge by theme or a...

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  • Premium Country Argentina Device windows 10     My Question or Issue i can t drag songs to order them in my own created list, but in other list that it s mine i can, i don t know wh...
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[Desktop][Connect] Error code while logging in to my desktop app (error code 5)

Hi community!After turning on my PC today I found out that my app on Windows 10 was in "Offline mode" but my internet was okay and everything else ran smoothly. So I've decided to try to re-log into my account. I've logged out but when I've tried to ...

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  • Hi community! After turning on my PC today I found out that my app on Windows 10 was in "Offline mode" but my internet was okay and everything else ran smoothly. So I've decided to try to re-log int...
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Spotify Issue

PlanFree/Premium Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issue so ive been using spotify for a while now and for the past 3 days the tiny song icon isnt showing up. usually theres a picture on the left to the song. i was wondering if theres a ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium   Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue  so ive been using spotify for a while now and for the past 3 days the tiny song icon isnt showing up...
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Songs skip to queued songs

PlanPremiumCountryunited kingdom Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen I play a song that is in a playlist or an album it will always stop half way through the first song and skip to my queued songs. When there’s nothing in my queue i...

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  • Plan Premium Country united kingdom    Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue When I play a song that is in a playlist or an album it will always stop half way t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify's taskbar icon on the wrong monitor every single time (dual monitors)

We had a five page thread; Spotify closed it because "nobody responded in a long time". That's because, Spotify, ya never fixed it. How to reproduce (you need two monitors): 1. Open Spotify and close it on the second monitor.2. Open Spotify again. Th...

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  • We had a five page thread; Spotify closed it because "nobody responded in a long time". That's because, Spotify, ya never fixed it.   How to reproduce (you need two monitors):   1. Open...
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Statistics for local songs I listen to

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi,Spotify unfortunately doesn't provide statistics of your local songs you listen to(those musics that are from your laptop and that you listen on Spotify, but that ain't proposed by Spotify).Do you kno...

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  • Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, Spotify unfortunately doesn't provide statistics of your local songs you listen to(those musics that are from your laptop and that you...
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[Desktop] Windows Desktop App Missing All Artwork (except now playing)

Windows desktop is missing all artwork except the now playing artwork. Web browser shows everything. Tried on Windows 7, Windows 10, deleted app and all traces and reinstalled, fresh install on brand new machine that never has Spotify. Nothing makes ...

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  • Windows desktop is missing all artwork except the now playing artwork.   Web browser shows everything.   Tried on Windows 7, Windows 10, deleted app and all traces and reinstalled, fres...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Connect] Easy solution to error 4

After looking on google and the community forum to solve the famous error 4, the easiest way in my case, was just to disable the firewall of windows, just go to settings- update and security- windows security- virus protection- firewall and network p...

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  • After looking on google and the community forum to solve the famous error 4, the easiest way in my case, was just to disable the firewall of windows, just go to settings- update and security- windows...
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System Search Broken

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:For some reason, I can't search for the Spotify Desktop App on my Windows Computer. When I type "Spotify" into Windows search, I either get results for a setting in the OS or a web search of th...

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  • Plan Free   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: For some reason, I can't search for the Spotify Desktop App on my Windows Computer. When I type "Spotify" into Windows...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify hangs up on commercials

PlanFreeCountry USDeviceHP DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue Spotify hangs up between the music and commercials. You have to hit 'pause' and 'play' to get it to play the commercial so it will play music afterward. There is...

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  • Plan Free Country  US Device HP Desktop Operating System Windows 10 64-bit   My Question or Issue  Spotify hangs up between the music and commercials. You have to hit 'pause'...
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Spotify can't play this right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I try to play any song. I get the above message "Spotify can't play this right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it." I can't pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play any song. I get the above message "Spotify can't play this right now ...
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Problems with windows store app

Hi whenever I try to install your app from the windows store and then use it I get notification "Data Area Passed to a System Call Is Too Small". I've tried resolving the issue with Windows community but they only recommended trying using the app on ...

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  • Hi whenever I try to install your app from the windows store and then use it I get notification "Data Area Passed to a System Call Is Too Small". I've tried resolving the issue with Windows community...
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[Desktop] Spotify Randomly Goes Offline

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueSpotify randomly goes offline. I've tried searching it up, I've tried looking at previous topics pertaining to why it goes offline and how to fix it, I've tried allowing it through the fire...

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  • Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly goes offline. I've tried searching it up, I've tried looking at previous topics pertaining to why it goes o...
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Solved!! New headphone issues

PlanPremiumCountry(Residing in Japan, but subscribed in Australia)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePurchased a new set of headphones which do Bluetooth and are also wired with a 3.5mm headphone jack. (Brand: OneOdio, Wireless Pr...

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  • Plan Premium Country (Residing in Japan, but subscribed in Australia) Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Purchased a new set of headphones which do Bluetooth ...
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CountryItalyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI attached an image. Why do I see this when I open Spotify on my PC (Windows)? How can I fix it?

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  • Country Italy Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I attached an image. Why do I see this when I open Spotify on my PC (Windows)? How can I fix it?
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Spotify not outputting sound

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePC with a GTX970, 16GB RAM & an Intel i5-4960k processorOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueRecently my Spotify has stopped playing any sound even when a song is playing. I have tried other apps and eve...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC with a GTX970, 16GB RAM & an Intel i5-4960k processor Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently my Spotify has stopped ...
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Skipping through all songs...

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAll of a sudden when I go to play a track on my Spotify application, it'll skip through all my tracks or all the songs on the album I tried to play and my Spotify will ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue All of a sudden when I go to play a track on my Spotify application, it'll skip thro...
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Solved!! Username instead of Displayname

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe top right of the app on desktop shows my username string instead of my display name. is there a solution to revert it back to showing my display name? because i know ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The top right of the app on desktop shows my username string instead of my display name. is th...
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My songs pasue randomly.

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 home My Question or IssueUsually, it doesn't happen, but as of now, my songs pause while I'm in-game every 5 minutes. It is really annoying. Please help.

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10 home   My Question or Issue Usually, it doesn't happen, but as of now, my songs pause while I'm in-game every 5 minute...
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