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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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Cant drag songs from my PC library into Spotify playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin10 My Question or Issue This has been happening now for a year or so, but I've been dealing with it. I finally got to a point where I need it fixed or I'm going to switch everything to Google Play....

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue   This has been happening now for a year or so, but I've been dealing with it. ...

Arstinince

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Why is this still not fixed? Spotify keeps auto-starting up with Windows

Every time Spotify desktop client updates, the "Auto-start with Windows" gets toggled back on. This has been a problem with Spotify for years and is still not fixed. Why isn't it fixed? I keep disabling Spotify from startup with Windows, and it keeps...

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Every time Spotify desktop client updates, the "Auto-start with Windows" gets toggled back on. This has been a problem with Spotify for years and is still not fixed. Why isn't it fixed? I keep disabl...

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Phone inadvertently lowers PC app volume

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePC and Galaxy S9Operating SystemOn PC - Windows 10 OS build 14393.969PC Spotify App build 1.1.17.543.geb9254e9 Galaxy S9 OS Android 9Spotify App on phone version 8.5.27.957 My Question or IssueWhen I lay my phone on the wirel...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC and Galaxy S9 Operating System On PC - Windows 10 OS build 14393.969 PC Spotify App build 1.1.17.543.geb9254e9   Galaxy S9 OS Android 9 Spot...

sander386

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Downloaded music dissapeared

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceLenovo B590Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro Hi! I have a problem. My saved music dissapeared. I had this issue before, but I ignored it, because I thought it was a problem connected with my overloaded OS I re-installed sys...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Lenovo B590 Operating System Windows 10 Pro   Hi! I have a problem. My saved music dissapeared. I had this issue before, but I ignored it, because I t...

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Music's in playlist don't appear on PC but in phone appers

PlanFreeCountryPortugalDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueMy spotify started buged everytime i changed app so I reininstall it.It only get worse. Now my playlist apper's without any music. I go to spotify on my phone (Iphone 6s) ...

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Plan Free Country Portugal Device PC Operating System   Windows 10   My Question or Issue My spotify started buged everytime i changed app so I reininstall it. It only get worse...

Tnunes1702

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Add podcasts to a playlist and shuffle through all of them.

Currently I'm learning japanese and I'd like to use podcasts as "background noise" while I work.For that purpose, I found several podcasts that are in japanese.How can I create a playlist that includes all episodes of all podcasts and shuffles throug...

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Currently I'm learning japanese and I'd like to use podcasts as "background noise" while I work. For that purpose, I found several podcasts that are in japanese. How can I create a playlist that in...

MattDeox

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Solved!! spotify

Valley of the KingsRitual l can not play it way 

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Valley of the Kings Ritual l can not play it way 

OneByBoo

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SPOTIFY BROWSE WORKS,BUT NOT SPOTIFY APP.

PlanFreeCountryFinlandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issuehello. i was testing out Spotify Browse because Spotify app says ''Can't play current song'' and Browse works. can you fix the cant play current song glitch?? Spotify ap...

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Plan Free Country Finland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue hello.   i was testing out Spotify Browse because Spotify app says ''Can't play current song'...

OneByBoo

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Spotify keeps creating .FILE files on my computer!

For a while .FILE files have been automatically creating themselves in My Documents (specifically the folder where I keep my mp3s). When I try deleting them (about 3GB appears each day), some of them can't be deleted because 'the file is open in Spot...

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For a while .FILE files have been automatically creating themselves in My Documents (specifically the folder where I keep my mp3s). When I try deleting them (about 3GB appears each day), some of th...

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Need help with Cortana

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePcOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have linked cortana with spotify(downloaded from microsoft store) through the notebook option.The problem is that when i give the command she is not able to start the so...

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  Plan Premium Country Italy Device Pc Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have linked cortana with spotify(downloaded from microsoft store) through the no...

tiglat

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Cortana does not play when I tell her to

PlanPremiumCountryGermany (PC is set to US)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI linked Cortana to Spotify, but for some reason she only responds to "Play" "Stop" and "Next" and only in the current playlist.Ask for a specific song ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany (PC is set to US) Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I linked Cortana to Spotify, but for some reason she only responds to "Play"...

tiglat

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Cortana not playing a song on demand but can stop and resume just fine

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicePC, Windows app store, SpotifyOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64bit My Question or Issuei cant figure if its cortana or spotify not properly playing my requests, but when i query a resume or pause it works just fine, al...

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Plan Premium Country Portugal Device PC, Windows app store, Spotify Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64bit   My Question or Issue i cant figure if its cortana or spotify not properly pl...

tiglat

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Problem Between Google Maps & Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryAE DeviceHuawei 10 plusOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issuein googl maps when i press over spotify popup icon gives me this error ( To play music , you need to connect to spotify when it's safe to do so ) could someone hel...

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Plan Premium Country AE   Device Huawei 10 plus Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue in googl maps when i press over spotify popup icon gives me this error ( To play...

Kareem_Figo

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Superuser Contribution CAN'T PLAY THE CURRENT SONG

PlanFreeCountrySlovenia- but VPN (Poland)DevicePC- windows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 home My Question or IssueI'm getting this issue: can't play the current song. I try all i found in forum, like turning off hardware aceleration, or cleaning cache...

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Plan Free Country Slovenia- but VPN (Poland) Device PC- windows 10 Operating System Windows 10 home   My Question or Issue I'm getting this issue: can't play the current song. I try al...

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''Hide this song'' button does not work and has no UI effect

PlanPremium FamilyCountrySwitzerlandDevice(Windows Client, Android App)Operating System(Windows 10, Android 9) My Question or IssueThe ''Hide this song'' button (also just bring back the dislike button please) in Playlist based Radios does nothing on...

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Plan Premium Family Country Switzerland Device (Windows Client, Android App) Operating System (Windows 10, Android 9)   My Question or Issue The ''Hide this song'' button (also just br...

OneByBoo

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Solved!! 'Made for you' page appears cut (only half visible, can't scroll) see attached screenshot

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLenovo T480Operating SystemWindows 10 x64(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHard to put into words, but only the first few playlists in the 'made for you' section are visible, and the last visible...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Lenovo T480 Operating System Windows 10 x64 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hard to put into words, but only the ...

eltoch

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How to clear all liked songs from library?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows Surface Pro TabletOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I need to clear all the songs from the "liked songs" section of my library. Previous posts on this site mention that I can navigate to the like...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA  Device Windows Surface Pro Tablet Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue   I need to clear all the songs from the "liked songs" sect...

CesarCedeno

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Why Cant I Play My Playlist Out of Order on Desktop?

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceLeveno Thinkpad x390Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI know on phone, you have limted amount of skips and only can either play your playlist on shuffle or in order, but on desktop, on your playlist there wa...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device Leveno Thinkpad x390 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I know on phone, you have limted amount of skips and only can either play you...

Emilia_8

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How yto create my own Radio

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueHow to create my own Radio station ?look like it is not possible ... why ? Thank youGregory

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Plan Premium Country France Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue How to create my own Radio station ? look like it is not possible ... why ?   Tha...

Emilia_8

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Is there a way to revert to an older spotify version in which the library functions the old way?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThe new way the library functions is extremely obnoxious and counter intuitive. I have tried to install older versions of spotify to revert the way the library functions but...

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Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The new way the library functions is extremely obnoxious and counter intuitive. I have tried to install olde...

FizzXD

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