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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!! Spotify always opens at the same song and same place in song

Hi, I've been having this issue for quite a while now and it's really starting to annoy me.I've tried everything I can think of and I can't find anything online on how to fix this problem. I've tried both the Windows 10 App and the standalone version...

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  • Hi, I've been having this issue for quite a while now and it's really starting to annoy me. I've tried everything I can think of and I can't find anything online on how to fix this problem.   ...
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Cannot play music on Desktop when on jack headsets

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceLenovo ThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue The desktop application would not work when plugging in Jack headsets, nor on native speakers of the computer. The music displays as singing, time runs, but ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Romania Device Lenovo ThinkPad Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue  The desktop application would not work when plugging in Jack headsets, nor on nativ...
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Solved!! Music does not play on Windows 10 desktop app

PlanPremiumCountrythe NetherlandsDeviceLenovo IdeaPad 710SOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMusic does not play on the windows app. I can listen to it on the web player and my android app on my phone, but not on the desktop app for Windo...

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  • Plan Premium Country the Netherlands Device Lenovo IdeaPad 710S Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Music does not play on the windows app. I can listen to it on th...
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"Enable player in your browser"

PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I cannot access the spotify web player through Chrome Does not work in incognito mode either. All web settings have been reset, cache and cookies cleared. Checked Protected ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I cannot access the spotify web player through Chrome   Does not work in incogn...
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Spotify cant start error page while windows 7 closing

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 7 x64 My Question or IssueHi,I use w7 x64. And when spotify open(even doesnt play) i try to close windows, but i get error page from spotify( Spotify cant start 0xc0000022) . Windows clos...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device Notebook Operating System Windows 7 x64   My Question or Issue Hi, I use w7 x64. And when spotify open(even doesnt play) i try to clos...
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Superuser Contribution WiFi connection issues with our Pixel 2's *

Country Canada*DevicesTwo Pixel 2s Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So my girlfriend and I both have Google Pixel 2s and enjoy playing music out of our computer. I have had no issue connecting my phone to the spotify and controlling th...

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  •   Country  Canada* Devices Two Pixel 2s  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   So my girlfriend and I both have Google Pixel 2s and enjoy playing musi...
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Superuser Contribution How to play local files

Hi ThereI've just signed up for premium and installed the Spotify app (v 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7) and trying to play some local .mp3 files on my Windows 10 PC. Spotify can see the files but when I click play it says "Spotify can't play this right now. I...

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  •   Hi There I've just signed up for premium and installed the Spotify app (v 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7) and trying to play some local .mp3 files on my Windows 10 PC. Spotify can see the files b...
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If Daily Mix,Friends Feed,Radio DON'T WORK try this solution

Hello, after some investigation i'll found a solution that work for me.I don't know wich software do this (some antispyware or similar), but my HOST file was modified with this voice 0.0.0.0 spclient.wg.spotify.com Remove the line, save the HOST file...

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  • Hello, after some investigation i'll found a solution that work for me. I don't know wich software do this (some antispyware or similar), but my HOST file was modified with this voice   0.0.0...
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Windows volume panel always shows up (Win 10)

PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue After each app restart Windows volume panel always shows up, even when it's toggled off in app Settings.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Czech Republic Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  After each app restart Windows volume panel always shows up, even when it's...
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Solved!! Spotify stoped finding new friends on Facebook

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify doesn't find my new friends on Facebook. Also doesn't show my activity anymore. Help!

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil    Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't find my new friends on Facebook.  Also doesn't show my activity anymore....
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Superuser Contribution Problemas con los anuncios comerciales

PlanFreeCountryColombiaDeviceHewlet Packard desktop all-in-oneOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Ultimamente resulta que despues de una canción sigue el comercial, pero el comercial no inicia hasta que no le doy play, y a veces ni siquie...

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  • Plan Free Country Colombia Device Hewlet Packard desktop all-in-one Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Ultimamente resulta que despues de una canción sigue el com...
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Solved!! Is the "downloaded" song deleted from my hard disk if I "remove" it from my library?

PlanPremium CountryCanada DeviceDesktop, running Spotify UWP app Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy library has a few songs. The library is downloaded, no other song or playlist is downloaded. If I remove a song from my library, is the...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Canada    Device Desktop, running Spotify UWP app   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My library has a few songs. The lib...
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Spotify skips song every left mouse click

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify skips to the next song on every left mouse click, making the app virtually unusable on my main PC. Currently on a fresh install of Windows 10 with latest driversand ver...

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  • Plan Premium Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify skips to the next song on every left mouse click, making the app virtually unusable on my main P...
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[Desktop] Fix Desktop Overlay

The option to turn off the desktop overlay does not work correctly. It will turn off the overlay for the duration of the app being open but when the app is closed out and later reopened the overlay returns even though in settings it is still switched...

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  • The option to turn off the desktop overlay does not work correctly.  It will turn off the overlay for the duration of the app being open but when the app is closed out and later reopened the ove...
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Solved!! Made For You

PlanFreeCountry USAOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue "Made For You" don't work.I listen "Radio" and liked songs, saved in library artists\songs\albums everyday.I use Spotify everyday, "Private Session' not used.Help me please.

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  "Made For You" don't work. I listen "Radio" and liked songs, saved in library artists\songs\albums&nbsp...
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Cant adjust volume with spotify connect from PC

I have spotify family, and I've noticed that I can't adjust the volume from PC with spotify connect.Its connected to Chromecast Audio and I need to use the Google Home app for changing the volume.This sucks!

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  •   I have spotify family, and I've noticed that I can't adjust the volume from PC with spotify connect. Its connected to Chromecast Audio and I need to use the Google Home app for changing the ...
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Windows 10 Using "next" in playlist plays the next song from a random timestamp

PlanPremiumCountry RomaniaDevicePC, desktop appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello. If I play something from a playlist and I choose to play the next song using the next button it will sometimes play the next song from a random times...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Romania Device PC, desktop app Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello. If I play something from a playlist and I choose to play the...
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Spotify & ITunes - query re protecting exported playlists

Hi I had previously exported my Itunes playlists over to Spotify, but unfortunately after some routine PC maintenance, most of the songs had disappeared from the lists exported to Spotify (mostly the tracks I’d ripped from CD’s, many of which I’ve no...

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  • Hi   I had previously exported my Itunes playlists over to Spotify, but unfortunately after some routine PC maintenance, most of the songs had disappeared from the lists exported to Spotify (m...
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Incomplete albums?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOperating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueITS regarding incomplete albums being posted when the complete release exists on iTunes etc? For example the New Elvis 68 Comeback 50 Anniversary release, the last two di...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Operating System (Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue ITS regarding incomplete albums being posted when the complete release exists on iTunes etc? For...
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