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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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Account got Hacked

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceWindows 10 PC and Samsung S8 PlusOperating SystemWindows 10 This is somewhat solved, I justed wanted to put this here... I guess. But two days ago my Spotify account got hacked. Reason why I think this is because I wa...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Windows 10 PC and Samsung S8 Plus Operating System Windows 10   This is somewhat solved, I justed wanted to put this here... I guess. But two days ...
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Superuser Contribution Empty playlists and no songs play with blank album art (yes, I have checked that post already)

Version: FreeCountry: USADevice: Windows DesktopOS: Windows 10 Pro So my problem has been ongoing for a couple of months and has been gradually evolving into something worse and worse over time. It started as the occasional song, that should be avail...

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  • Version: Free Country: USA Device: Windows Desktop OS: Windows 10 Pro   So my problem has been ongoing for a couple of months and has been gradually evolving into something worse and worse ...
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Switching from mobile to desktop or refreshing on browser reshuffles queue

For my playlist with 350 songs, I always start the first song of the day with shuffle and want to maintain the entire queue for the rest of the day so the same song won't appear twice. On most days I start out listening on mobile (offline) for about ...

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  • For my playlist with 350 songs, I always start the first song of the day with shuffle and want to maintain the entire queue for the rest of the day so the same song won't appear twice. On most days I...
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My currently played song is skipped and random playlist starts playing!

PlanPremiumCountryAustria DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI have a very annoying issue - I play a playlist ("Atmospheric Sci-fi Soundtracks") and all of a sudden, in the middle of a song, a rondom playlists starts playing (in my...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria  Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have a very annoying issue - I play a playlist ("Atmospheric Sci-fi Soundtracks") and all of a...
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The New Layout

PlanFree/PremiumCountry U.S.ADeviceIpad, Operating System(iOS 11.4.1 My Question or IssuePlease bring back the old layout with My Songs and recently played on the same page, I would like to be able to delete things from my recently played again. Ever...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  U.S.A Device Ipad,  Operating System (iOS 11.4.1   My Question or Issue Please bring back the old layout with My Songs and recently played on the s...
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Solved!! [desktop] no music will work.

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue i am unable to play/load any music on spotify desktop. it works fine on my phone but i cant play any music and all spotify playlists are empty(see attached ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  i am unable to play/load any music on spotify desktop. it works fine o...
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New songs/podcasts will not load

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktop AppOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue New songs/podcasts will not load on my desktop app at work. For example, at my home, my release radar updated on Friday to add new songs and new podcasts have been ap...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Desktop App Operating System Windows  My Question or Issue  New songs/podcasts will not load on my desktop app at work. For example, at my hom...
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nullified/empty songs

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePC (Windows)Operating SystemWindows 10 (64-Bit)Version 1803 My Question or Issue The Windows program lists empty songs every now and then. Check the screenshot.The program does not skip those "songs." The program gets ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC (Windows) Operating System Windows 10 (64-Bit) Version 1803   My Question or Issue  The Windows program lists empty songs every now a...
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Solved!! No Songs saved, not being able to listen to songs, playlist songs gone - Everything is gone

Hello!My subject might sound overexaggerated but it's true. Today I decided to reinstall Spotify because there where a lot of songs that I couldn't listen to in the first place but right after my reinstallment everything went even worse.My Playlist s...

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  •   Hello! My subject might sound overexaggerated but it's true. Today I decided to reinstall Spotify because there where a lot of songs that I couldn't listen to in the first place but right ...
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Web and apps are broken on windows 10

Spotify recently started being broken PlanFreeCountryNetherlands Devicedesktop (2015 build) and aspire 5741Operating SystemWindows 10 pro (desktop) and home (laptop) My Question or IssueIn the spotify app when I click on play it doesn't play, but you...

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  • Spotify recently started being broken   Plan Free Country Netherlands    Device desktop (2015 build) and aspire 5741 Operating System Windows 10 pro (desktop) and home (lapto...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop/Web Browser not playing any music

PlanPremiumCountryUSOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI am unable to play any music through my laptop, either through the web player, or the downloaded desktop app. Daily Mixes on the desktop app give the error message "Spotify can't play...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am unable to play any music through my laptop, either through the web player, or the downloaded desktop app.   ...
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Superuser Contribution My spotify desktop app isn't work neither is the web player

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Recently my spotify has just not been working, when I'm clicking songs the song will not play and the album cover in the bottom left won't even show up, and when I go to my...

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  • ...lay the songs, and the public playlist have no songs showing up in them either
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Spotify on pc doesn't work

PlanFreeCountry IsraelDeviceDesktopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Any song on the pc doesn't work, It shows me my playlists are empty if though they are not, and it shows me error on some pages but on the phone everything works fine...

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  • Plan Free Country  Israel Device Desktop Operating System  Windows 10  My Question or Issue  Any song on the pc doesn't work, It shows me my playlists are empty if though...
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Solved!! Playlists, Library - all empty

I made a fresh install of Spotify on my pc and after that all Playlists, Library etc display as empty.empty libraryEven original spotify playlists seem to be empty.Home screen seems normal though, containing recently played tracks and daily mixes bas...

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  • I made a fresh install of Spotify on my pc and after that all Playlists, Library etc display as empty. empty library Even original spotify playlists seem to be empty. Home screen seems norma...
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Spotify for Windows Broken?

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceAsus ROG GL756Operating SystemWindows 10 64bit My Question or Issue Hello, after I installed the most recent Windows 10 update my spotify app hasn't been working properly, as such it has constantly been presenting me wi...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Asus ROG GL756 Operating System Windows 10 64bit   My Question or Issue  Hello, after I installed the most recent Windows 10 update my spo...
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Solved!! Spotify for PC not playing any tracks or radio

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLike i touched on a bit in the title, my PC version of Spotify is unable to play any tracks that I don't already have downloaded or the Radio. I get an error when trying to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Like i touched on a bit in the title, my PC version of Spotify is unable to play any tracks ...
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Solved!! Hide someone else's playlist from my public profile

I'm following someone's collaborative playlist and it shows up on my profile (public playlists). I don't want this, is there any way to remove it from there without unfollowing the playlist? On this person's profile you can't see this particular play...

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  • I'm following someone's collaborative playlist and it shows up on my profile (public playlists). I don't want this, is there any way to remove it from there without unfollowing the playlist? On t...
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New musics and albums doesn't

Hello, my new music playing phone account. The same account does not play on the computer. The screen remains like this;PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Windows 10)

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  • Hello, my new music playing phone account. The same account does not play on the computer. The screen remains like this; Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (Windows 10)  
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NO IMAGES -Album Artwork, Artist Image Gallery

Using the Spotify desktop app on my Windows PC. The now playing album are shows. However, none of the playlist images, none of the other (besides now playing) album artwork, and none of the artist info or artist image gallery are display. No images a...

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  • Using the Spotify desktop app on my Windows PC.   The now playing album are shows.   However, none of the playlist images, none of the other (besides now playing) album artwork, and non...
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