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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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[playlists or radio] Not Playing.

Plan FreeCountry USADeviceHP SPECTRE LAPTOPOperating SystemWindows 10 ProVersion1.120.510.0My Question or IssueI've been using Spotify on new computer for 1 1/2 years. Suddenly 2 wks ago when I opened Spotify, chose a playlist, hit PLAY : Instead of ...

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  • Plan    Free Country   USA Device HP SPECTRE LAPTOP Operating System Windows 10 Pro Version 1.120.510.0 My Question or Issue I've been using Spotify on new computer for 1 1/...
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Browse all playlists on Desktop

PlanPremiumWindows 10Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueOn my Iphone I can see a complete list of all the playlists that I have created in alphabetical order. I don't see anyway this can be done on the desktop...

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  • Plan Premium Windows 10 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue On my Iphone I can see a complete list of all the playlists that I have create...
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Solved!! Playlist play order

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindowsApplication Version1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce My Question or IssueA playlist's default play order is the order in which songs were added to it. Currently we only have two options when it comes to re-ordering the p...

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  • Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows Application Version 1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce   My Question or Issue A playlist's default play order is the order in which songs were...
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organizing music offline in windows so they are easily playable and searchable / filterable

PlanPREMIUMCountryUNITED STATESDeviceHP LAPTOP Operating SystemWINDOWS 10 64 BIT I3 PROCESSOR, 8GB RAM My Question or Issuehello guys, see the attached image for what i'm talking about. spotify is not as good as apple music when it comes to being abl...

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  • Plan PREMIUM Country UNITED STATES Device HP LAPTOP  Operating System WINDOWS 10 64 BIT I3 PROCESSOR, 8GB RAM   My Question or Issue hello guys,   see the attached image fo...
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I am unable to use the search function on spotify web.

PlanPremiumCountryLatviaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow the **bleep** do fix this,incognito mode doesn't work also clearing cache doesn't help I've also tried re-logging but had no success .

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  •   Plan Premium Country Latvia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How the **bleep** do fix this,incognito mode doesn't work also clearing cache doesn't help I've als...
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There aren't any songs,even in playlists made by spotify.

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere aren't any songs,even in playlists made by spotify.I was trying to do something a while back ended up with me messing up spotify files and even after a fresh reinstall I can't find any s...

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  •   Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There aren't any songs,even in playlists made by spotify.I was trying to do something a while back ended up with me ...
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Bugged on my desktop speakers (auto-skips songs, and right channel audio muted)

My Question or IssueEverything works fine when i listen on my connected headphones, however, if i start the desktop app with my desktop speakers as the default output, pressing play will make spotify skip every song in playlist then close my playlist...

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  • My Question or Issue Everything works fine when i listen on my connected headphones, however, if i start the desktop app with my desktop speakers as the default output, pressing play will make spoti...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My username is a bunch of random numbers!

Hi. So, I've been a spotify member for six months now and have had no problems until now. I just took a look at my profile and noticed that spotify displays not my name, but 1214123792 as my "username", which I do not like. When I signed up for spoti...

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  • Hi. So, I've been a spotify member for six months now and have had no problems until now. I just took a look at my profile and noticed that spotify displays not my name, but 1214123792 as my "us...
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Shuffling

PlanPremiumCountryUK - EnglandDevice(iPhone 7, computer)Operating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueI try to shuffle my playlist but the same order of the shuffled song keeps repeating, so it's shuffled from the alphabetical order but the same sh...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK - England Device (iPhone 7, computer) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I try to shuffle my playlist but the same order of the shuffled song keeps re...
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Unlike button missing from Daily Mixes

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceHP PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can no longer give the Daily Mixes feedback by disliking a song (or artist) the button is simply not there anymore. They are still available for Discover Weekly an...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device HP PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can no longer give the Daily Mixes feedback by disliking a song (or artist) the button ...
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Solved!! Jump to currently playing song is broken

PlanPremium CountryFinland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJump to currently playing song trough album art is working only when playlist is sorted out by adding date and even then it is jumping few song above currently playing song. I ...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Finland   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Jump to currently playing song trough album art is working only when playlist is sorted ou...
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[TROUBLESHOOTING] Spotify app doesn't work

Hi, I'm using free Spotify with Windows 10 and my app doesn't work anymore (but used to work for the past few years)I didn't change any settings in the app or on my computer.I tried everything : change connection, restart computer, clean unistall ......

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  • Hi, I'm using free Spotify with Windows 10 and my app doesn't work anymore (but used to work for the past few years) I didn't change any settings in the app or on my computer. I tried everything : ...
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Superuser Contribution filtered playback of liked songs not working properly

Hey, Normally when you enter like a certain word or artist name into the filter on the liked songs page, and then click a song from the results, after that song finishes, it'll play one of the other results. i.e. if I search for "love", then select "...

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  • Hey,   Normally when you enter like a certain word or artist name into the filter on the liked songs page, and then click a song from the results, after that song finishes, it'll play one of t...
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Windows 10 destop app shows password where username should be.

We have spotify family. I just downloaded and installed the windows 10 installer and installed the programme. After logging in with the family account of my daughter her password is shown in the right upper corner where the useraccount should be. Tri...

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  • We have spotify family. I just downloaded and installed the windows 10 installer and installed the programme.    After logging in with the family account of my daughter her password is sh...
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Friends missing from Friend Activity

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOver the past few days, I am randomly missing friend in my friend activity. I know they have been on and listening to music. I have tried reinstalling spotify, unfollowi...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Over the past few days, I am randomly missing friend in my friend activity. I know th...
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Spotify song counter doesn’t update properly for artist

There is an artist, well, not even small artist in my country, whom I wanted to support with listening her music, thus increasing her top song’s counter to get above 100,000 plays by today morning. And I’m really her great fan! In my country, the Spo...

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  • There is an artist, well, not even small artist in my country, whom I wanted to support with listening her music, thus increasing her top song’s counter to get above 100,000 plays by today morning. A...
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Cannot connect to another device

PlanPremiumDeviceOnePlus5 Hi all,I'm having an issue with connecting from my PC to my Android. I don't see my Phone/PC in the connect to a device window (while music is running).Both are connected to the same network and both are updated.It worked be...

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  • Plan Premium Device OnePlus5   Hi all, I'm having an issue with connecting from my PC to my Android. I don't see my Phone/PC in the connect to a device window (while music is running). Bo...
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