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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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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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Random album art disappearance (for music in local files)

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn a random album I have in my local files, the album art spontaneously decided to not show up. It shows either a blank box or the album art of whatever I was listening to previously. Thing is...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On a random album I have in my local files, the album art spontaneously decided to not show up. It shows either a blank box ...

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Solved!! Why cant I send my playlists to friends?

Hey. Hope someone can help, as I'm a bit of a tech tard. I'm trying to send a playlist to another spotify user. I click share > send to a friend . . . but it wont let me click send ?? Help please !!

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Hey. Hope someone can help, as I'm a bit of a tech tard.   I'm trying to send a playlist to another spotify user. I click share > send to a friend . . .  but it wont let me click send ...

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No songs in Liked songs tab

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakia DeviceLenovo Legion Y520Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs the name says, I don't have any songs in my Liked songs tab, when I double click it some of them play but otherwise I can't see them. Everything is o...

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  Plan Premium Country Slovakia   Device Lenovo Legion Y520 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As the name says, I don't have any songs in my Liked songs ta...

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Solved!! Web Spotify on Firefox doesn't work

My Question or IssueWhen I try to use Spotify on Firefox I get this message: "Spotify no longer supports this version of Firefox. Please update your browser for uninterrupted listening."I updated the browser, restarted it and Spotify still doesn't wo...

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My Question or Issue When I try to use Spotify on Firefox I get this message: "Spotify no longer supports this version of Firefox. Please update your browser for uninterrupted listening." I updated...

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Error when i upload my spotfy url on the playlist exchange? Need help

PlanPremiumCountryHolland Deviceiphone XOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I was trying to upload my playlist onto the playlist exchange but when I copy the playlist URI the error I get is like:'provide a val...

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Plan Premium Country Holland   Device iphone X Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   I was trying to upload my playlist ont...

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Spotify Windows 10 App

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've tried to uninstall the Windows 10 Store Version from my computer and install the installer from the Spotify website but after restarting my computer Spotify just "upgardes" me back to the store ver...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I've tried to uninstall the Windows 10 Store Version from my computer and install the installer from the Spotify website but after ...

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Advertisement Timer

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceHP Pavillion B&OOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI'm unsure if it's just me but. When listening to music and an advertisement plays, usually the time to wait until you can skip the ad is 5 seconds.My...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Device HP Pavillion B&O Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm unsure if it's just me but. When listening to music and an advertisement ...

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Songs are cut short

When I play songs in either my Windows desktop app or Android app the song will be cut short. For example a song that is 3:38 long as per the play que will be 2:54 when played. I have tried turning crossfade on and off and setting the time to 0s and ...

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When I play songs in either my Windows desktop app or Android app the song will be cut short. For example a song that is 3:38 long as per the play que will be 2:54 when played. I have tried turning c...

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