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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!!Superuser Contribution Release Radar playlist stopped updating

PlanPremiumCountryPoland Devicemobile - Samsung S7 Edgedesktop - MSI laptopOperating Systemmobile - Android version 8.0.0desktop - Windows 10 My Question or IssueIn the last weeks my Release Radar playlist hasn't updated anymore - neither on my mobil...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland   Device mobile - Samsung S7 Edge desktop - MSI laptop Operating System mobile - Android version 8.0.0 desktop - Windows 10   My Question or Issue I...
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Solved!! Spotify not working

Windows (PC)Windows 10 My spotify dosen't show my songs, or play any song i choose.I've tried to reinstall, and have tried the open.spotify.com (Dosen't works here too) What can the issue be?

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  • Windows (PC) Windows 10   My spotify dosen't show my songs, or play any song i choose. I've tried to reinstall, and have tried the open.spotify.com (Dosen't works here too)   What can...
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Solved!! Can't play anything and playlists are gone

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows PCOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueRandomly a few days ago it stopped letting me play songs that weren't on my playlist, then after restarting my computer I can'y play anything anymore. I have t...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device Windows PC Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue Randomly a few days ago it stopped letting me play songs that weren't on my playlis...
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I've got spotify premium, why can't I contact support?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceblahOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I pay for premium spotify yet all I can do is access this shitty community support - why no actual help?

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device blah Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   I pay for premium spotify yet all I can do is access th...
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Search is unable to find artist "um.." by name.

As far as I can tell, this affects all platforms. First off, yes, the artist's music is available. You can find it by searching for an album or song title (e.g. "Their are to kinds of people"). It seems like something in the name "um.." makes it unse...

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  • As far as I can tell, this affects all platforms.   First off, yes, the artist's music is available. You can find it by searching for an album or song title (e.g. "Their are to kinds of people...
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All the music on spotify disappeared

All the music in all my playlist disappeared but only on my pc not my phone and when I try playing a song from an artist nothing happens.

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  • All the music in all my playlist disappeared but only on my pc not my phone and when I try playing a song from an artist nothing happens.  
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[WRONG STATUS] favorite songs do not appear in artists page/albuns

Some favorite songs, don't appear "the check" on the artists pages for albums. Premium Any Device/Operating System Regards: Daniel Velloso.

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  • Some favorite songs, don't appear "the check" on the artists pages for albums.   Premium    Any Device/Operating System   Regards: Daniel Velloso.  
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Custom Album Art For Local Files Shows Up Black

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhen i add custom album art it just shows up black. It shows up in every other program I open it with except for spotify. I added the images with the mp3tag app

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue when i add custom album art it just shows up black. It shows up in every other program I open it with except for spotify. I ...
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Solved!! I can't play any song

PlanFreeCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, since yesterday i couldn't play any song, and the playlists are "empty" but it's just not working for me, for my friends the playlists that I want to listen have songs...

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  •   Plan Free Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, since yesterday i couldn't play any song, and the playlists are "empty" but it's ju...
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Solved!! Playlists & Songs not loading

Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueNeither songs or playlists load. When I select a playlist it claims there are no songs in the playlists, and before this issue, I would select a song and nothing would happen. To be more cle...

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  •     Country  USA   Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Neither songs or playlists load. When I select a playlist it claims there are no songs in...
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Discord Spotify Connection Problems

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAlright, so when connecting with friends I've had a problem where my friend skips to another song and the song pauses and stops. Some songs that are lengthy begin at od...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Alright, so when connecting with friends I've had a problem where my friend skips to another...
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Songs disappearing

Hi everyone,so all of my songs disappeared on the desktop version of spotify. Whether I go check my saved songs, artists or albums, it always shows up the "your ... will appear here. Go to your browse page etc." message. When I enter browse, spotify ...

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  • Hi everyone, so all of my songs disappeared on the desktop version of spotify. Whether I go check my saved songs, artists or albums, it always shows up the "your ... will appear here. Go to your bro...
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Garmin Va3M - Playlists will not sync

Trying to get support for Spotify on Garmin VA3M - Is this here? Realise this is in the wrong place but I cannot post anywhere else!!

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  • Trying to get support for Spotify on Garmin VA3M - Is this here?   Realise this is in the wrong place but I cannot post anywhere else!!
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bluetooth headphones problem.

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic Devicedell notebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi. my problem is, that if i stop song in spotify, my sound just disappear. I can't play anything else just spotify ( if the spotify is playing some so...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Czech Republic  Device dell notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi. my problem is, that if i stop song in spotify, my sound ju...
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Music Does not Appear + Wont Play Any Music on Any Web Players

PlanFreeCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue : My music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several times. I even tried playing other music and what not but none of them play. The music on web...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue :  My music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several times....
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[Troubleshooting] Windows won't sync new music from phone

Hello guys. For the past couple of months, I've been having some issues where at least once a week, I have to un-install and re-install Spotify on my Windows 10 Desktop. New music that I save to my library via my iPhone X won't get synced at least on...

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  • Hello guys. For the past couple of months, I've been having some issues where at least once a week, I have to un-install and re-install Spotify on my Windows 10 Desktop. New music that I save to my l...
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Solved!! The musik from all playlists (also from RapCarviar, etc.) is gone.

All playlists are empty. Not only my but also big playlists from Spotify like RapCaviar. It tells me to look for some recently released songs (albums have songs, but I can´t play them for some reason). I tried reinstaling the app mulitiple times (Onl...

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  • All playlists are empty. Not only my but also big playlists from Spotify like RapCaviar. It tells me to look for some recently released songs (albums have songs, but I can´t play them for some reason...
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Solved!! I can't listen to any music

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDeviceAcerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, my issue is that since a week more or less, every playlist appears empty (even the charts) and when a search a song it just doesn´t start. It seems like it is not co...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Spain Device Acer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, my issue is that since a week more or less, every playlist appears empty (ev...
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O Spotfy não consegue tocar isso no momento

PlanPremium - FamilyCountryBrasilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHoje o meu aplicativo do computador parou de tocar TODAS as músicas. Para qualquer opção que eu dê aparece o alerta "O Spotfy não consegue tocar isso no momento. ...

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  • Plan Premium - Family Country Brasil Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hoje o meu aplicativo do computador parou de tocar TODAS as músicas. Para qualquer opç...
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