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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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Playlist sort filter in Windows app ... like Android app

Plan: FreeCountry: 'mericaDevice: LG V20Operating System: Android 8My Question or Issue Would like to see the Windows app have a filter, like in Android, to sort playlists by name, recently played, recently added, etc f1v3h0l3

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  • Plan: Free Country: 'merica Device: LG V20 Operating System: Android 8 My Question or Issue   Would like to see the Windows app have a filter, like in Android, to sort playlists by name, r...
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Private Playlist Followers

Hello! I turned my playlist private, but there were people following it prior to me turning it. It still says there are some people following it even after I turned it into a private playlist. Can they still see it even though I turned it on private?

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  • Hello!   I turned my playlist private, but there were people following it prior to me turning it. It still says there are some people following it even after I turned it into a priva...
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(artist radio) hide a previously favorited song

PlanfreeCountryusaDevicehp notebookOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueHi! I was listening to an artist (Dodie) radio and accidently clicked the "like song" button rather than clicking the "hide song" button. I noticed this a few minutes l...

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  • Plan free Country usa Device hp notebook Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi! I was listening to an artist (Dodie) radio and accidently clicked the "like song" button...
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Solved!! Win 10 - can't play my Playlist.

I press play and just keeps skipping all music's from all Playlists (mine or others)I reinstalled the app and tryed the "host" archive solution and nothing happens. On the phone works perfectly. The **bleep** is happening? PlanPremiumCountryPortugalD...

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  • I press play and just keeps skipping all music's from all Playlists (mine or others) I reinstalled the app and tryed the "host" archive solution and nothing happens. On the phone works perfectly. Th...
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After NVIDIA GPU Driver Update, Win7 Spotify App Crashes After Initial Login =

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Precision M6800 w/NVIDIA Quadro K3100M Operating SystemWindows 7 Pro My Question or IssueAfter updating the display driver for my NVIDIA QUadro K3100M to version 389.08, the Spotify PC application crashes immediately u...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Precision M6800 w/NVIDIA Quadro K3100M  Operating System Windows 7 Pro   My Question or Issue After updating the display driver for my NVIDIA ...
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Controlling iPhone queue from PC application no longer works...

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePC + iPhone 6Operating SystemWindows 10 + iOS My Question or Issue For years now I have used Spotify at work, placing my phone on a dock speaker, and controlling all of the queue from my desktop PC.Today, that seems to no ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC + iPhone 6 Operating System Windows 10 + iOS   My Question or Issue   For years now I have used Spotify at work, placing my ...
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Superuser Contribution Search stops working

After several searches in a row, any subsequent search yields the last result that was displayed, already after the first symbol entered into the box. Only re-opening Spotify fixes the issue for a while.

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  • After several searches in a row, any subsequent search yields the last result that was displayed, already after the first symbol entered into the box. Only re-opening Spotify fixes the issue for a wh...
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Solved!! A playlists are empty

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceAcer Aspire 3Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGood morning. Since yesterday night i can't listen music in my app Spotify for desktop! I see all the playlist empty included top 50 Italy etc.. If I log from the b...

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  • Plan Free Country Italy Device Acer Aspire 3 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Good morning. Since yesterday night i can't listen music in my app Spotify for desktop! ...
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Comentários sobre playlists All Out/Rewind the Sound

PlanoPremiumSistema operacionalWindows 10, Android 9.Minha pergunta ou problemaGostaria de sugerir a revisão das playlists "All Out (ano)", pois, na playlist All Out 00s (spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX4o1oenSJRJd), por exemplo, tem alguma(s) música(s) ...

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  • Plano Premium Sistema operacional Windows 10, Android 9. Minha pergunta ou problema Gostaria de sugerir a revisão das playlists "All Out (ano)", pois, na playlist All Out 00s (spotify:playlist:3...
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Local files don't have the cover

I put some local files in a playlist, but they have the cover of the previous song i listened...(desktop)

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  • I put some local files in a playlist, but they have the cover of the previous song i listened... (desktop)
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Superuser Contribution History tab not present

Hello!I cannot seem to have access to my History of songs played (either on Desktop or on my mobile, Android).I searched various Help posts and they all indicate that it should be next to the Queue, but it is not there (see screenshot below).Is this ...

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  • Hello! I cannot seem to have access to my History of songs played (either on Desktop or on my mobile, Android). I searched various Help posts and they all indicate that it should be next to the Que...
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Dear Spotify, please increase the number of songs and albums in the NEW RELEASES column

How many songs or albums are released a week worldwide? Apparently it's something like 100,000. Yet I go to the New Releases column under Browse and there are only 100 entries in 25 lines over 4 columns. Just 100 new releases – out of 100,000 That's ...

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  • How many songs or albums are released a week worldwide? Apparently it's something like 100,000.   Yet I go to the New Releases column under Browse and there are only 100 entries in 25 lines ov...
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Typing more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) in Albums/Artists causes the list to disappear

PlanFree and PremiumCountryCzech RepublicOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f My Question or IssueTyping more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) in Albums/Artists causes the list to disappear.The page is then completely em...

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  • Plan Free and Premium Country Czech Republic Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f   My Question or Issue Typing more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) i...
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Play Spotify on PC Connects to Other Devices that has never been connected before

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDevices(iPhone XR, Windows PC)Operating System(iOS, Windows 10) My Question or IssueI have an issue where whenever I play a spotify songs on my pc, my sister's phone spotify will play the playlist I am playing, I have never ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Malaysia Devices (iPhone XR, Windows PC) Operating System (iOS, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I have an issue where whenever I play a spotify songs on...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I find the "Your Daily Mix " on a Laptop/PC?

I noticed the "Your Daily Mix" lists that get presented to you when you use the cell phone app, but I don't see on the full desktop application on my laptop. Can someone tell me where I can find these when using the applicaiton on a Windows laptop? T...

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  • I noticed the "Your Daily Mix" lists that get presented to you when you use the cell phone app, but I don't see on the full desktop application on my laptop. Can someone tell me where I can find thes...
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I can't listen music on my pc

PlanFreeCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't listen music on my pc but i can listen on web player .I tried things on this site but it didn't solvehttps://support.spotify.com/tr/using_spotify/troubleshooting/p...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't listen music on my pc but i can listen on web player .I tried things on this site ...
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No thumbnails

I'm using freemium but still, i cant see any thumbnails on my desktop, song cover is visible but no album art or playlist thumbnails. Although everything is fine on my android app. any clues?

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  • I'm using freemium but still, i cant see any thumbnails on my desktop, song cover is visible but no album art or playlist thumbnails. Although everything is fine on my android app. any clues?
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Solved!! Local files first track missing artist and song name

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHPOperating SystemWin10 1903My Question or IssueI am able to see a count of MP3 files matching on Windows Media Player and Spotify. Of the 6 albums, only 1 has the first song properly imported. All the other albums have 'Tra...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device HP Operating System Win10 1903 My Question or Issue I am able to see a count of MP3 files matching on Windows Media Player and Spotify. Of the 6 albums, only 1...
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Solved!! My Spotify won't play songs after a couple of seconds

I have been using spotify for the past couple of years now at this point and this is the first issue that I have personally came accross. I have been using the basic windows spotify version but I am recently bought a subscripton for spotify. for some...

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  • I have been using spotify for the past couple of years now at this point and this is the first issue that I have personally came accross. I have been using the basic windows spotify version but I am ...
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Discord

Hallo, Ich habe meinen Spotify Account mit dem Discord Client verbunden. Wenn ich nun Musik höre dann wird das auch dort angezeigt. Höre ich Musik aus der normalen Spotify Liste werden alle angaben wie gewohnt angezeigt (Bild 1). Spoiler (Highlight t...

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  • Hallo,    Ich habe meinen Spotify Account mit dem Discord Client verbunden. Wenn ich nun Musik höre dann wird das auch dort angezeigt. Höre ich Musik aus der normalen Spotify Liste werden...
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