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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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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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Desktop Application Crashes

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Precision M6800Operating System64-bit Windows 7 Professional SP1 My Question or IssueThe desktop application will open a black window for a moment, but then crash and close. If I do a clean reinstall (deleting Appdata ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Precision M6800 Operating System 64-bit Windows 7 Professional SP1   My Question or Issue The desktop application will open a black window for a mo...
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Spotify Connect keeps disconneting

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceDesktop and IPhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, IOS 10 My Question or IssueWhen playing from my desktop or IPhone, Spotify disconnects and disappears from availible devices after a few minutes. If i leave it, it automatic...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Desktop and IPhone Operating System Windows 10, IOS 10   My Question or Issue When playing from my desktop or IPhone, Spotify disconnects and disapp...
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"Popular" section of artist page

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI asked this before and it seems like such a no brainer I can't believe I have to ask it again after all this time: Why is the section called "Popular," which would imply ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I asked this before and it seems like such a no brainer I can't believe I have to ask it again ...
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Friend feed not refreshing

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceAsus ROG GL703Operating SystemW10 My Question or IssueMy friend feed is not refreshing

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  • Plan Free Country Italy Device Asus ROG GL703 Operating System W10   My Question or Issue My friend feed is not refreshing
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Album art doesn't display on my Desktop Windows app

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows VistaMy Question or IssueAlbum cover art on the left taskbar doesn't display

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country United States Operating System Windows Vista My Question or Issue Album cover art on the left taskbar doesn't display  
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Unable to show favorites track in my library

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Rep.DeviceHP spectre x360Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueIn a web player or in Android app you can open list of favorited tracks in a library. Unfortunatelly I can't found this functionality in Windows App. ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Rep. Device HP spectre x360 Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue In a web player or in Android app you can open list of favorited tracks in...
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Discover Weekly didn't update

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicesWindows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 Desktop and Samsung S9 Operating SystemWindows 10 & Android 8 My Question or IssueI tried to update or remove my Discover Weekly picture in so many ways, unfollowing the playlist, logging o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Devices Windows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 Desktop and Samsung S9   Operating System Windows 10 & Android 8   My Question or Issue I tried to update or...
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Adding playlists to folders without having to drag and drop

Hello all,I'm trying to sort my playlists into playlist folders but it is virtually impossible for me using the 'drag and drop' method, given i've a lot of playlists and to drag the ones wayyyy down my list back up to the folder I want them in is so ...

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  • Hello all, I'm trying to sort my playlists into playlist folders but it is virtually impossible for me using the 'drag and drop' method, given i've a lot of playlists and to drag the ones wayyyy dow...
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Why is the left half of the volume bar useless?

PlanFreeCountryPortugalOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe volume bar feels useless in the left half of the bar, it's almost like it only starts halfway through the bar. Is this supposed to be like that?

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  • Plan Free Country Portugal Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The volume bar feels useless in the left half of the bar, it's almost like it only starts halfway through th...
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Spotify is unbelievably slow

PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueThe spotify desktop app is the slowest app I have ever used, bar none, I have turned off hardware acceleration as was advised, which worked for all of two minutes. Sometimes it ca...

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  •   Plan Free Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue The spotify desktop app is the slowest app I have ever used, bar none, I have turned off hardwa...
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Can't move songs around using the left click option after arranging songs in artist sequence

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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spotify repeats too much!

PlanFree/PremiumDevice(iPhone, Samsung Galaxy 9)Operating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue why is spotify repeats songs too much in all playlists ???im going crazy

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  • Plan Free/Premium Device (iPhone, Samsung Galaxy 9) Operating System (Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   why is spotify repeats songs too much in all playlists ??? im going...
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Spotify mutes while using my headphone's microphone

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.ADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have noticed that whenever my computer is using my microphone (in a Discord call, when switching audio playback devices, etc.) Spotify still plays but has no soun...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S.A Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have noticed that whenever my computer is using my microphone (in a Discord call, when...
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All of a sudden can't move tracksin playlist!!!!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  
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Songs playlist will not sync/update on Windows

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Spoitfy community. I'm really at a loss here with this issue. I've come across a few songs that I've saved (via the plus button under the album art) and I have to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi there, Spoitfy community.   I'm really at a loss here with this issue. I've come...
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Playlist description is caching on desktop app

DeviceDell UltrabookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueChanging a playlist description seems to update the description on other devices (thus, the server I guess). However, no change is reflected on the desktop app. I waited days because ...

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  • Device Dell Ultrabook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Changing a playlist description seems to update the description on other devices (thus, the server I guess). Howeve...
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[Web Player] Advertisement systematically freezing the player

Whenever an advertisement is played, the operative system (in my case Firefox) blocks the tab with the message "A web page is slowing down your browser"; after that the page stops working and I need to restart Spotify (even refreshing won´t work).

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  • Whenever an advertisement is played, the operative system (in my case Firefox) blocks the tab with the message "A web page is slowing down your browser"; after that the page stops working and I need ...
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Spotify keeps opening on startup

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify keeps opening on startup. Yes, I went to Spotify settings and checked No in the options. I forbid it from starting in the Task manager. It STILL keeps opening when I log in. How is t...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Spotify keeps opening on startup. Yes, I went to Spotify settings and checked No in the options. I forbid it...
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Spotify Connect stop working

Hello! Faced such a problem. Devices are not displayed in the spotify connect. On the web player and android device everything is fine. And on the laptop is an empty menu. It is strange that after reinstalling the application everything works like a ...

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  • Hello! Faced such a problem. Devices are not displayed in the spotify connect. On the web player and android device everything is fine. And on the laptop is an empty menu. It is strange that after re...
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Wrong Albums associated with Artist Harlequin

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi there, Browsing some music tonight. Found an old band I used to listen to. Harlequin. Know them well. A band that started in my home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there,   Browsing some music tonight. Found an old band I used to listen to. Harlequi...
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