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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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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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  • 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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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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[bug] NPR News Now Podcast not properly updating.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(s)Samsung Note 3, Samsung Note 8, Windows 10.Operating SystemWindows 10, Android (multiple versions) My Question or IssueAs the title implies, the podcast NPR News Now which provides hourly news does not properly update wh...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device(s) Samsung Note 3, Samsung Note 8, Windows 10. Operating System Windows 10, Android (multiple versions)   My Question or Issue As the title implies, the...
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Recent Issues with Online/Offline and tracks not being available

PlanPremiumCountry Australia DeviceOperating System PC Win 7/64 My Question or IssueRecently I noticed that there seems to be an issue with connecting. I notice that my friends are no longer shown, many records will not play though others do. So I ca...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia   Device Operating System  PC Win 7/64     My Question or Issue Recently I noticed that there seems to be an issue with connecting.&nbs...
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Bring Back My Saved Artist

When I save music to my library it should be as simple as storing a list of the artist, albums, and songs I have saved and then having the option to sort through those and further see them organized alphabetically. I have seen this function in other ...

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  • When I save music to my library it should be as simple as storing a list of the artist, albums, and songs I have saved and then having the option to sort through those and further see them organized ...
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"Artists" section of my library gone

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter logging in today on my desktop (windows 10) my artists section of my library is empty, and is asking me to go browse new artists. I had something like 1200 so...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Denmark Device iPhone 6 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After logging in today on my desktop (windows 10) my artists section of my libra...
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unable to play music on PC app

PlanFreeCountry DeviceSony Vaio Operating SystemWindows 10 64 bit My Question or IssueMy spotify account can play on my phones, web player, but can't play on my PC app, I also lost all my favourites. I uninstalled it and relogin for dozens of times, ...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Sony Vaio  Operating System Windows 10 64 bit   My Question or Issue My spotify account can play on my phones, web player, but can't play on my PC ...
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Unique Local Files Issue [USA/Japan]

Hi all, my issue here is a really strange one and I'm not sure how it can be fixed.(Important context) I've been using Spotify Premium for years now and I listen to a lot of Japanese music through the service. All the Japanese music(1,000+ songs) I h...

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  • Hi all, my issue here is a really strange one and I'm not sure how it can be fixed. (Important context) I've been using Spotify Premium for years now and I listen to a lot of Japanese music through ...
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Does playing on windows device uses data on my android phone ?

as the subject, does it use data when I do that? because I can notice that my phone will become a remote for my pc if I do that? thanks !.PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaOperating System(Android 9, Windows 10)

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  • as the subject, does it use data when I do that? because I can notice that my phone will become a remote for my pc if I do that? thanks !. Plan Premium Country Indonesia Operating System (Andro...
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Artists in Your Library have disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHP Pavilion dv6 laptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen I click on "Artists" in "Your Library" the artists don't load. All I get is a blank page with a message of "Your favorite artists will appear here" an...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device HP Pavilion dv6 laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When  I click on "Artists" in "Your Library"  the artists don't load. A...
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