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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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Solved!! Premium - Crackling, Stuttering

After a day of futzing around with this, I'm at wits end. I'm using a Dell Latitude laptop (work laptop). It has a fully updated version of Windows 7 64-bit. Since the last update (I think) I've bee hearing crackling and stuttering in any and all tra...

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  • After a day of futzing around with this, I'm at wits end.   I'm using a Dell Latitude laptop (work laptop).  It has a fully updated version of Windows 7 64-bit.  Since the last upd...
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Song always come back in the queue

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceComputer & Samsung Galaxy A5Operating SystemWindows 10 & Android 8.0.0 My Question or IssueEverytime I open spotify and start listening to music the song I put in my Queue a few days ago always come back (Viscinity of Ob...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Computer & Samsung Galaxy A5 Operating System Windows 10 & Android 8.0.0     My Question or Issue Everytime I open spotify and sta...
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Como Guardar Canciones Sin Guardar el Album?

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceTodosOperating SystemTodos Como guardo una cancion a mis favoritos sin que se guarde el album tambien?

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Todos Operating System Todos   Como guardo una cancion a mis favoritos sin que se guarde el album tambien?  
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Spotfiy Play Songs Randomly

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceLenovo X1 CarbonOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotfy plays songs randomly. When I pause/stop playing music, it starts on its own. I have to close spotify to stop listening and I have to re-open spotify w...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Lenovo X1 Carbon Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotfy plays songs randomly. When I pause/stop playing music, it starts on its ow...
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Unintentional scrolling on back button from artist 'about' section

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.1.348.g9064793a (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueWhen viewing the about section on an artist's page for the first time in a session, and clicking the back button, the page will scro...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.1.348.g9064793a (Windows Store version)   My Question or Issue When viewing the about section on an artist's page for t...
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Solved!! History

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueI need to see more musics on my history, is this possible?

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue I need to see more musics on my history, is this possible?
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Spotify keeps pausing every few seconds by itself.

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMicrosoft Surface Pro 6Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro V.1809 My Question or IssueEvery time I play a song it pauses by itself after few seconds, usually somewhere between 2-10 seconds. Occasionally a song plays for about...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Microsoft Surface Pro 6 Operating System Windows 10 Pro V.1809   My Question or Issue Every time I play a song it pauses by itself after few seconds,...
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I can't find my playlist in the search tool by name

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceHP Computer and Xiaomi MI 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince two weeks I try to search my playlists exactly by the name of the list of an artist and it appears all Spotify World lists except mine ones.B...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device HP Computer and Xiaomi MI 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since two weeks I try to search my playlists exactly by the name of the...
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Computer won't download files from other computer

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have songs on a laptop that I uploaded to spotify. I managed to get them to my iphone (which was stupidly complex by the way) but I want to listen to them whil...

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  • Plan Student Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have songs on a laptop that I uploaded to spotify. I managed to get them to my ipho...
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Shuffle feature is not effective

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 1809 My Question or IssueThe Shuffle function of a playlist has favourites and refuses to play anything that is not a favourite. See this in action in the attached video

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 1809   My Question or Issue The Shuffle function of a playlist has favourites and refuses to play anyt...
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music disappeared from spotify library on desktop application

PlanFreeCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I have been using the desktop spotify free app for over a year. The recent updates have caused all of my saved music to disappear when viewing in the artist, album, favorite ...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  I have been using the desktop spotify free app for over a year. The recent updates have ...
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how to disable "next up" ?

Hi,my "Next up" section is always the same album after queued songs end. Whenever I finish listening to the queued songs in my play queue, Spotify always starts playing automatically every song of another artist I listened to some days ago. I have to...

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  • Hi, my "Next up" section is always the same album after queued songs end. Whenever I finish listening to the queued songs in my play queue, Spotify always starts playing automatically every song of ...
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Spotify for Windows doesn't save music progress and volume after shutdown

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10Edit: this also happens the Linux version. My Question or Issue Steps to reproduce:1. Open Spotify2. Play a song and/or change the volume in app3. Shutdown/restart the computer (or close it from task manager) whil...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Edit: this also happens the Linux version.   My Question or Issue  Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Spotify 2. Play a song and/or change the vol...
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I need help

I want to know why that happens

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Desktop Application not responding

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceLaptop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify application is set to launch whenever I start up my laptop. The problem is that whenever it does, I get this notification that states that the application i...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Laptop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify application is set to launch whenever I start up my laptop. The problem is that ...
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Impossible to delete/Hear music from "Songs"

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10This. My Question or IssueI am jsut hear a music from Local Files in pc and i log in the phone to spotify and add the musics to Songs [I press the +] but now the songs disappeared from the Lo...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 This.   My Question or Issue I am jsut hear a music from Local Files in pc and i log in the phone to spotif...
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How do I "Like" or "Favourite" a song - latest spotify premium

PlanFamily Premium (Owner)CountryUKDeviceWindows Desktop, Samsung Galaxy S7Operating System(Windows 10, Android Oreo) My Question or IssueIf I like a song I am listening to, how do I indicate that I Like it, or that it is one of my favourites? In a p...

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  • Plan Family Premium (Owner) Country UK Device Windows Desktop, Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System (Windows 10, Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue If I like a song I am listening to, ...
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Spotify not loading last state on start

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop/LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134 My Question or IssueWhenever I start Spotify it always starts with a blank state so I can't resume my last played playlist. The only situation ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop/Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134   My Question or Issue Whenever I start Spotify it always starts with ...
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Wrong track lenght

PlanPremium FamilyCountryPolandDeviceDell/Lenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe lenght of the tracks on some playlists is wrong. Look at the screen shot.Check the track's lenghtAll tracks change their lengths in the player a...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country Poland Device Dell/Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The lenght of the tracks on some playlists is wrong. Look at the screen ...
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Meu spotify nao aparece nenhuma musica nem album

Ola estou tentando usar meu spotify porem NO COMPUTADOR nao aparece nenhuma musica nem album esta tudo indisponivel, tanto no aplicativo do spotify quanto no wev player por favor me ajude...

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  • Ola estou tentando usar meu spotify porem NO COMPUTADOR nao aparece nenhuma musica nem album esta tudo indisponivel, tanto no aplicativo do spotify quanto no wev player por favor me ajude...  
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