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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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Superuser Contribution How to Disconnect device from my spotify account? I can't find solutions

FreeMexicoDesktop and Android (Motorola)Windows 10I know that many have asked this but I can't find a solution.My phone connects automatically every time I open Spotify on my computer. I have already removed this device (my phone) from my computer bu...

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  • Free Mexico Desktop and Android (Motorola) Windows 10 I know that many have asked this but I can't find a solution. My phone connects automatically every time I open Spotify on my computer. I ha...
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Superuser Contribution Skip hotkeys skipping multiple songs

When I press the skip hotkeys (F10 and F12) they seem to skip the whole playlist. Anyway to fix this?

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  • When I press the skip hotkeys (F10 and F12) they seem to skip the whole playlist. Anyway to fix this?
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ENOUGH DRAKE

If you're going to fill my home/browse page with DRAKE and playlists featuring DRAKE - at least give me permission to "remove" or "dislike". Especially since I've listened to about 4minutes worth of his music and never added or saved anything to my l...

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  • If you're going to fill my home/browse page with DRAKE and playlists featuring DRAKE  - at least give me permission to "remove" or "dislike".  Especially since I've listened to about 4minut...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do you select multiple songs in a playlist with the new interface (12/17/2019)?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt used to be that you could shift-click or ctrl-click to select multiple tunes for deletion or moving between playlists. That no longer works. How do you select multi...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue It used to be that you could shift-click or ctrl-click to select mult...
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Crashing on Win 10 without user interaction

PlanPremiumCountry United States of AmericaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Issue Since the latest update to Spotify, the application will crash at random times while playing podcasts, shutting itself down unexpectedly. This occurs after the...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United States of America Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Issue  Since the latest update to Spotify, the application will crash at random ...
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songs playing in reverse order for no reason

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 6 bi hi guys, this just started happening the other day and I have no idea why. the songs play in reverse. so if I have it sorted by song title and play the song "in da club", the next so...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 6 bi   hi guys,   this just started happening the other day and I have no idea why.  the songs play in ...
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Superuser Contribution Daily Mix not Updating

First, it is hard as **bleep** to even GET to this point of posting an issue. Second, this seems to be an on-going issue based on the YEARS of form posts about this. All of my playlists have stopped updating on my phone, computer, etc. I have done al...

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  •   First, it is hard as **bleep** to even GET to this point of posting an issue.    Second, this seems to be an on-going issue based on the YEARS of form posts about this.   A...
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Superuser Contribution No Images Showing

No Images show on my work PC. I've chatted with support, with zero solutions. This has been going on for a year. The computer is very fast and has excellent internet connection. Images show on my phone and home devices.PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWind...

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  • No Images show on my work PC.  I've chatted with support, with zero solutions.  This has been going on for a year.  The computer is very fast and has excellent internet connection.&nbs...
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Superuser Contribution Dislike Button not working in Playlist Radio

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe dislike button in the playlist radio doesn't work at all. I click it and nothing happens. The like button and the menu buttons work just fine. I tried a fresh install and...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The dislike button in the playlist radio doesn't work at all. I click it and nothing happe...
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Superuser Contribution playlist filter isn't working properly

I just got a problem with the filter in my playlists after the latest update, when I now search up an artist I have on spotify, it does find the songs on that artist, but when I play one song and expect it to change to another song by the same artist...

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  • I just got a problem with the filter in my playlists after the latest update, when I now search up an artist I have on spotify, it does find the songs on that artist, but when I play one so...
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Add to playlist from queue not working

Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have a few playlists that i create from artists RADIOS, but since the radio keeps changing the tracks that are played, i just go to the QUEUE, SELECT ALL THE SONGS that are ready to be played, and CO...

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  • Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I have a few playlists that i create from artists RADIOS, but since the radio keeps changing the tracks that are played, i just...
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Superuser Contribution Cross Fade Not Working

I set to cross fade in settings and songs do not cross fade. The fact that Spodify has no support for paying custommers is telling about how much they really care. I think I may switch to Google Play.

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  • I set to cross fade in settings and songs do not cross fade.       The fact that Spodify has no support for paying custommers is telling about how much they really care. &...
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All of my playlists are gone! EVERYTHING is gone!

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNorwayDeviceiPhone 6sMy Question or IssueAll my music and playlists ive had for years is ALL gone! It was just like a new account. I had a red banner on top of my screen that told me to fiks my payment stuff, but i didnt do any...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Norway Device iPhone 6s My Question or Issue All my music and playlists ive had for years is ALL gone! It was just like a new account.  I had a red banner on top...
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Cant drag and drop the Now playing song into Playlist

Brief description of the issue: When you are in your qued songs you cant drag and drop the "Now Playing" song into a playlist.Steps to reproduce the issue:Open qued songsattempt to drag and dropbecome mildly annoyedWhat steps you’ve tried already:You...

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  • Brief description of the issue: When you are in your qued songs you cant drag and drop the "Now Playing" song into a playlist. Steps to reproduce the issue: Open qued songs attempt to drag and dr...
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No se reproducen mis canciones

PlanFree/PremiumCountryMéxicoDeviceLaptop Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueDesde hace un tiempo, cuando intento reproducir alguna canción se va saltando de canción en canción, no la reproduce, tan solo se salta de una a otra canción.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country México Device Laptop  Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Desde hace un tiempo, cuando intento reproducir alguna canción se va saltando de canción...
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Spotify doesn't play music

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo T460sOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi,since some days I have a problem with my Spotify. When I clic on a song I'd like to hear, there only appears a warning that says "Spotify is unabe to play th...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo T460s Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, since some days I have a problem with my Spotify. When I clic on a song I'd lik...
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Bluetooth connection cuts out

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice Samsung Galaxy 9+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issuewhen the home screen locks on my handset it causes the connection to cut out. But not all the time, just enough to drive me mad. I was convinced it was a UE speak...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device  Samsung Galaxy 9+ Operating System Android    My Question or Issue when the home screen locks on my handset it causes the connection to cut ou...
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Ads freezing

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueAds sometimes freeze. Have to pause then play to fix, if that doesn't work, I have to restart the application.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Ads sometimes freeze. Have to pause then play to fix, if that doesn't work, I have to res...
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3/4s of the some 700 songs on my playlist are unplayable

My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play most of the 700 songs on my playlist I get the error message "Spotify cant play this right now, if you have the file on your computer you can import it"It can't be possible that all these songs have been re...

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  • My Question or Issue  Whenever I try to play most of the 700 songs on my playlist I get the error message "Spotify cant play this right now, if you have the file on your computer you can import...
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Unsort "Your Top Songs" playlist

Plan - PremiumCountry -UKDevice - PCOperating System -Windows 10 (Windows Store) My Question or Issue Hi everyone,I sorted my "Your Yop Songs 2019" playlist by title, now I can't unsort the playlist and see what my top song order is. On other playlis...

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  • Plan - Premium Country -UK Device - PC Operating System -Windows 10 (Windows Store)   My Question or Issue   Hi everyone, I sorted my "Your Yop Songs 2019" playlist by title, now I ...
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