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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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"Can't play the current song" part way through song

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceDell XPS15 using Soundblaster X-fiOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI keep getting "Can't play the current song" part way through a song. I need to restart Spotify to continue playing. I have gone to adv...

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Dell XPS15 using Soundblaster X-fi Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I keep getting "Can't play the current song" part way through a so...
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Spotify won't play any song

PlanPremium (but the problem was there before going Premium)CountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify app simply won't play any song. When I click on a song, it starts like it should, without any error message, b...

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  • Plan Premium (but the problem was there before going Premium) Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify app simply won't play any song. Wh...
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Solved!! I can't create topic in playlist exchange forum

Hello.This is problem just with Spotify community. I couldn't post My playlist. I don't know, if I was reported, but My playlist URI was correct. I have also use some tags, but there are not any good tags for My playlistts for selection, so I have se...

  • Roadie
  • Hello. This is problem just with Spotify community. I couldn't post My playlist. I don't know, if I was reported, but My playlist URI was correct. I have also use some tags, but there are not any go...
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Solved!! No way to download local files

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, PC)Operating System(iOS 12, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Because my computer has no wifi card, it must connect via ethernet to the network switch. I am currently in college meaning that access to this network...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8,  PC) Operating System (iOS 12, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Because my computer has no wifi card, it must connect via ethe...
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Shuffle and Repeat Preferences Don't Stick

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10My Question or IssueBottom line - Shuffle/Repeat float with my account and don't stick on a specific device. Here's what I'm talking about - I was at my desk listening on the Windows app this morning....

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue Bottom line - Shuffle/Repeat float with my account and don't stick on a specific device.    ...
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Crashing when connect bluetooth headphones while playing

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DevicePC - Spotify 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6bOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I connect my bluetooth headphones to my PC (Bose QC 35 II) while any song is playing on spotify, the programm hangs. The process CPU...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany  Device PC - Spotify 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue   When I connect my bluetooth headphones...
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Can not listen song in my laptop when I am abroad even when I am premium

I can't play music in my window app when I am abroad. I will be 4 month outside the country I am subscribe in. I can play music in my phone but not through my laptop which is weird! My Question or Issue

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  • I can't play music in my window app when I am abroad. I will be 4 month outside the country I am subscribe in. I can play music in my phone but not through my laptop which is weird!   My Quest...
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bottom left cover onclick bug

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf you press the song cover in the bottom left corner the song above the song you clicked gets highlighted.I dont know how to reproduce the bug... after i restar...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If you press the song cover in the bottom left corner the song above the song you cli...
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Add Local files Crashes Spotify (Win7-64bit)

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 Pro, 64-bit My Question or IssueSpotify client cannot handle large local library (30k mp3s).Trying to add the entire library, using Add Source, causes a runaway memory leak (3.5GB+), the client stops respo...

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  •   Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit   My Question or Issue Spotify client cannot handle large local library (30k mp3s). Trying to add the entire librar...
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Songs sound metalic

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHey guys and gals, my issue since a few days is that every song i play - it just sounds like someone sings into a tin can. This problem only occurs on my PC. I have spotify on my androi...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hey guys and gals, my issue since a few days is that every song i play - it just sounds like someone sings into a...
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Songs Playing but Muted

Hello,So I recently reinstalled the Windows desktop app, and when I tried to play music, the progress bar was moving but no sound was coming out. I've tried relogging in and reinstalling a couple times but no luck. Is this a Spotify problem or someth...

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  • Hello, So I recently reinstalled the Windows desktop app, and when I tried to play music, the progress bar was moving but no sound was coming out. I've tried relogging in and reinstalling a couple t...
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Volume slider is visually broken on Windows 10 for me

PlanPremium DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:When I start Spotify on Windows the volume slider always appears visually to be at full volume. In reality the volume is somewhere else when I start playing music. After the ...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: When I start Spotify on Windows the volume slider always appears visually to be at full volume....
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Master volume varies wildly when starting/ending calls with Jabber

Plan: FreeCountry: USAOperating System: Windows 10 Hi, all! I am having a constant issue with the master volume on my computer changing when starting and ending calls while Spotify is running. When answering a call, the master volume drops to 0, not ...

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  • Plan: Free Country: USA Operating System: Windows 10   Hi, all! I am having a constant issue with the master volume on my computer changing when starting and ending calls while Spotify is ru...
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I Want Music in English and Spanish in my Daily Mixes

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI listen to music in both English and Spanish but all my Daily Mixes are English only. How ca...

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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 I liste...
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Don't like button doesn't remove songs in Discover Weekly playlist

PlanFreeCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 desktop appMy Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to Discover Weekly songs and click 'Don't like' it greys out that song and skips to the next song as expected. However, when I close Spotify and re-open it ...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Operating System Windows 10 desktop app My Question or Issue When I'm listening to Discover Weekly songs and click 'Don't like' it greys out that song and skips to the nex...
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Non trova nessun brano

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNon mi trova più nessun bravo, ho provato a cancellare le righe con spotify sul file hots ma non ha funzionato! Ho già provato a reinstallare più volta

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Non mi trova più nessun bravo, ho provato a cancellare le righe con spotify sul file hots ma non...
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Spotify app very slow and laggy

I'm using Windows 8 on a premium plan. I've been using Spotify for 4 years with no issues, but the last few days the app has been horribly laggy and slow. It takes about a minute to 'load' the app, and it will often stop playing the song I choose, or...

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  • I'm using Windows 8 on a premium plan. I've been using Spotify for 4 years with no issues, but the last few days the app has been horribly laggy and slow. It takes about a minute to 'load' the app, a...
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Downloads

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am using a windows 7 laptop to access my music when I am not on my phone. When I download m...

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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 I am us...
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Cannot use Spotify for Artists

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue( 2019-08-09 ) I have been getting this error (Something went wrong) for three days now and it is not clearing, does sa...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue ( 2019-08-09 ) I have been...
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Release radar and Discover weekly not saving

Whenever I hide a song from playing on either discover weekly or release radar it doesn't save when I close the app and open it again.PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10

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  • Whenever I hide a song from playing on either discover weekly or release radar it doesn't save when I close the app and open it again. Plan Free Operating System Windows 10    
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