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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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NOTHING IS WORKING!

Basically, I logged to my computer just I normally do, and opened spotify. When I tried to play a song none of the songs are able to play, which one by one catches on to all my devices. The only thing that Spotify works on is my phone. But, when I pl...

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  • Basically, I logged to my computer just I normally do, and opened spotify. When I tried to play a song none of the songs are able to play, which one by one catches on to all my devices. The only thin...
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Problem with music playing

PlanFreeCountryMéxico Operating SystemAndroid 5.1, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe problem I have currently with Spotify is the following, trying to play some song, about 100%, I can only hear a 70%, the others simply do not play, things that is r...

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  • Plan Free Country México   Operating System Android 5.1, Windows 10   My Question or Issue The problem I have currently with Spotify is the following, trying to play some song, abo...
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Superuser Contribution Daily Mixes disappeared

PlanPremiumCountry SlovakiaDeviceLenovo Yoga 520Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I used to have Daily Mixes and I really enjoyed that feature. Actually, it was one the reasons why I prefered using Spotify to other services. I am curren...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Slovakia Device Lenovo Yoga 520 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I used to have Daily Mixes and I really enjoyed that feature...
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Solved!! Error code (7) or (2)

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceHP EliteDesk Operating SystemWindows 7 or later My Question or Issue I am able to log into my webplayer on Google Chrome and play my music through my playlists just fine, but when I try to use the desktop app, wh...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United States Device HP EliteDesk  Operating System Windows 7 or later   My Question or Issue  I am able to log into my webplayer on Google Chrome ...
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Solved!! [Desktop] PC not playing, everything else does.

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or Issue Since around early february, spotify has stopped working on my Desktop PC.Neither the app, nor the online (browser) version work.My account currently works normally both on my...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Italy Device PC Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue  Since around early february, spotify has stopped working on my Desktop PC. Neither the a...
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Nothing on Desktop will play

PlanFreeCountry Australia Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Nothing on my desktop spotify will play, it shows blank when I play and it wont start playing. Everything on my phone will work fine (android) but on desktop nothing works I tr...

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  • Plan Free Country  Australia   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Nothing on my desktop spotify will play, it shows blank when I play and it wont start p...
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No songs are available on Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify VersionI am on latest version of Spotify as far as I am aware (given that I just re-installed 3 times) My Question or IssueI had a problem with Spotify starting on start up even when...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version I am on latest version of Spotify as far as I am aware (given that I just re-installed 3 times)   M...
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My friends are dissapearing from my friend feed

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince last week I noticed that there are friends dissapearing in my friend feed.At first I were just a few but at this point there are only 5 left now.I've alread...

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  •   Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since last week I noticed that there are friends dissapearing in my friend fee...
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Albums Not Syncing from Android to Windows

I recently redownloaded Spotify for Windows. I had been using the web player since about early October of last year, when I switched due to issues I had been having with the PC app. I redownloaded it today, and found that all the albums+songs I have ...

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  •   I recently redownloaded Spotify for Windows. I had been using the web player since about early October of last year, when I switched due to issues I had been having with the PC app. I redownl...
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Made For You is empty in the desktop version

PlanFreeCountry IndiaDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The Made for you tab in the Web player and the client is empty and says "Keep listening to the music you love. Once we know what you love to listen to, Your Dail...

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  •   Plan Free Country  India Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System  Windows 10  My Question or Issue  The Made for you tab in the Web player and the client is empty a...
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Black Screen on Spotify Web Player Web Player

DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJust finished building my desktop today and Spotify Web Player does not load (loads a black screen) in both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. Tried the Spotify App on Windows 10 and it works...

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  • Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Just finished building my desktop today and Spotify Web Player does not load (loads a black screen) in both Microsoft Edge...
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Spotify doesn't prevent screen from sleeping in the webapp

Plan Country Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUsing Open Spotify it prevents the screen from sleeping. Is there a way to change that behaviour?

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  • Plan   Country   Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Using Open Spotify it prevents the screen from sleeping. Is there a way to change that behav...
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Spotify can't play some songs after the last update

PlanFreeCountryCzech Republic DevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueAfter last update my Spotify can't play some songs. Mostly songs of new artists what i didn't listened before. Everyhing what I've added to my playlist...

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  • Plan Free Country Czech Republic   Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue After last update my Spotify can't play some songs. Mostly songs of ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now, if you have the file on your computer you can impot it

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DenmarkDevice(iPhone 6s)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue HiI've in the past week been unable to play any song on spotify on PC, however i can play all songs on my phone...I have tried a few things to fix it bu...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  Denmark Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Hi I've in the past week been unable to play any song on spotify ...
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Superuser Contribution Artist name is Wrong

I have already communicated with you on several occasions. By mistake, my artistic name appears as VideoBeta and is actually Video Beta. In fact, I already have music uploaded as Video Beta. I write to Spotofy and the only thing they do is answer me ...

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  • I have already communicated with you on several occasions. By mistake, my artistic name appears as VideoBeta and is actually Video Beta. In fact, I already have music uploaded as Video Beta. I write ...
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Playlists synced but "Songs" not synced

PlanPremiumCountry SingaporeDeviceCustom PC, Huawei P9+Operating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate x64, Android Oreo My Question or Issue Songs saved and added to playlists on Android are synced in individual playlists but not in the main "Songs" list in the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Singapore Device Custom PC, Huawei P9+ Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Songs saved and added to playlists ...
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Lots of songs won't play!

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating System Windows 10My Question or Issue Spotify won't play like 70% of songs I try to play, this is becoming a pain in the neck. See attatched file for what I see when i try to play unplayable songs. There are lo...

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  • Plan Free Country  Canada Device PC Operating System   Windows 10 My Question or Issue  Spotify won't play like 70% of songs I try to play, this is becoming a pain in the nec...
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Desktop Spotify basically broken

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceToshiba laptop, iPhone 7+Operating SystemWindows 10, iOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue a few weeks ago, i noticed i was unable to play songs that i had never played before on spotify. it didn't matter if i was able to play them...

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  •   Plan Free Country  USA Device Toshiba laptop, iPhone 7+ Operating System Windows 10, iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue  a few weeks ago, i noticed i was unable to pla...
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no sound during playback

My Question or Issuewhen i try playing tracks on windows, both on Spotify web player and the downloaded app, it shows the progress bar moving but will not play sound. after another trial, it shows me "error: cannot play the current song." i've tried ...

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  • My Question or Issue when i try playing tracks on windows, both on Spotify web player and the downloaded app, it shows the progress bar moving but will not play sound. after another trial, it shows ...
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nothing works

all of the songs are greyed out when i click on them they do not play. none of my playlists load tried uninstall reinstall didnt work

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  •   all of the songs are greyed out when i click on them they do not play.  none of my playlists load  tried uninstall reinstall didnt work   
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