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Solved!! 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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Songs not syncing

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or Issue When saving songs on my iPhone SE (On the latest iOS) songs do not sync accross at all. I have to log onto my PC at home and manually find all the songs I'...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia   Device iPhone SE Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue   When saving songs on my iPhone SE (On the latest iOS) son...

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spotify error messages

Plan FreeFree/PremiumCountry Italy Device personal computer Operating System Windows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue On my PC I installed for error Spoify Music which did no install itself becouse it was for Android sys...

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Plan Free Free/Premium Country Italy   Device personal computer   Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue On my PC I in...

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Musik spielt nicht mehr, springt nur noch durch

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Ich kann leider kaum bis gar kein Englisch. Seit dem letzten Windows 10 Update kann ich keine Musik mehr hören.Wie man in dem Video von mir sieht springen die Lieder nur noch...

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Plan Premium Country Germany  Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Ich kann leider kaum bis gar kein Englisch.   Seit dem letzten Windows 10 Update kann...

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The library checkbox does not appear on songs when browsing artist page

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe library checkbox does not appear on the songs when I browse the artist pages. This is not always the case but a big part of my library has this problem. It is quite annoying ...

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Plan Premium Country  Brazil Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The library checkbox does not appear on the songs when I browse the artist pages. This is not always ...

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[Desktop] Volume fluctuating

My Question or IssueMy volume spikes and lowers randomly. I have tried every single fix I have found posted here. Turned off auto-enhancements, turned off normalizing volume, tried normalizing volume with the loud setting, uninstalling & reinstalling...

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My Question or Issue My volume spikes and lowers randomly. I have tried every single fix I have found posted here. Turned off auto-enhancements, turned off normalizing volume, tried n...

LlukKas

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horrible and nonsensical "recommendations based on music I DON'T listen to"

Hi,I've been using Desktop Windows 10 free version to listen to music while at work from just a few weeks ago. I listen ONLY to either classical or jazz music... however, I keep receiving "recommendations" based on music I "supposedly" listen to, whi...

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  Hi, I've been using Desktop Windows 10 free version to listen to music while at work from just a few weeks ago. I listen ONLY to either classical or jazz music... however, I keep receiving "...

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Spotify installer isn't working

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyOperating SystemWindows 10 The last Spotify version(1.0.96.181)'s setup is not working on my computer.I had a problem about the updater then uninstalled it and deleted its folders.Now i'm trying to install the last version bu...

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Plan Premium Country  Turkey Operating System Windows 10   The last Spotify version(1.0.96.181)'s setup is not working on my computer.I had a problem about the updater then uninstall...

Matthessimo

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Specific songs cannot be added to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySweden Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue"Lost in the Fire - Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd" (https://open.spotify.com/episode/51kb6FIF5rFvy2rGSqZuhX?context=spotify%3Auser%3Aspotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1DWTMYgB8TqtmR&si=K...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden    Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue "Lost in the Fire - Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd" (https://open.spotify.com/episode/51kb6FI...

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automatic downloads are driving me crazy

Matebook x proWindows 10 I literally only have 2 apps on my brand new laptop and im almost certain this is not because of firefox. The spotify app will keep downloading useless files onto my desktop and i have to delete them every day or so. I have d...

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Matebook x pro Windows 10   I literally only have 2 apps on my brand new laptop and im almost certain this is not because of firefox. The spotify app will keep downloading useless files onto ...

Sebasty

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Windows tray quick buttons, gone ..how to have them back

PlanFreeCountry ITAOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueIt's just a few days, my Spotify "quick panel" buttons (play-pause, ff and back) are disappeared. I refer to that little panel that opens when you mouse over the tray button of Spotify. It ...

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Plan Free Country  ITA Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue It's just a few days, my Spotify "quick panel" buttons (play-pause, ff and back) are disappeared. I refer to tha...

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Username is bunch of random characters

Username is bunch of random characters. How do I fix it?Edit: I fixed it. After I posted this, it asked me to choose a username. I can't figure how to delete this. Sorry.

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Username is bunch of random characters. How do I fix it? Edit: I fixed it. After I posted this, it asked me to choose a username. I can't figure how to delete this. Sorry.

Florj

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Spotify stays logged in to a deleted account

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue So I tried out Spotify a while back, and had made an account on my main e-mail with an admittedly cringy username, which I then promptly forgot about. Yesterday I decided to try Spotify again, a...

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Plan Free  Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue  So I tried out Spotify a while back, and had made an account on my main e-mail with an admittedly cringy username, which I ...

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Solved!! Startup song

Im on windows using the spotify app and eveytime i startup my pc the song on spotify ready to play is not the last song i played and even if i play a different song and then turn my pc off, when i turn it back on that same original song is there. Is ...

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Im on windows using the spotify app and eveytime i startup my pc the song on spotify ready to play is not the last song i played and even if i play a different song and then turn my pc off, when i tu...

Brunelicia

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Spotify can't play this right now - error

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDevice(Lenovo)Operating System(Windows 7) My Question or Issue I cant play this song - https://open.spotify.com/track/3ufWVhJAY2UYvi8Qnkc8HOI have error like: Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your c...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device (Lenovo) Operating System (Windows 7)   My Question or Issue  I cant play this song - https://open.spotify.com/track/3ufWVhJAY2UYvi8Qnkc8...

Brunelicia

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Third Party Playlist Generators (e.g. Spotibot)

I am attempting to use Spotibot - a third party spotify playlist generator. After creating the playlist, I click on "Open in Spotify" but nothing happens. All songs that are generated are based on URIs. Do these third party services no longer with wi...

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   I am attempting to use Spotibot - a third party spotify playlist generator. After creating the playlist, I click on "Open in Spotify" but nothing happens. All songs that are generated a...

radbirdz

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Spotify Connect stopped working on streaming device

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop software no longer plays through my streaming device via Connect. The device appears briefly as a Connect option. The software is trying to connec...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country  UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   The Spotify desktop software no longer plays through my streaming device via C...

thedude

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cant play music on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince yesterday i get an error on the desktop app. I cant play musik. I have reinstalled the app new.. don´t work. On all my other devices it runs.

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since yesterday i get an error on the desktop app. I cant play musik. I have rei...

coregameactimel

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Spotify Rapidly Changing Songs Followed By Error Message

PremiumUSADesktop PC Windows 10 HelloI got on Spotify today only to find it completely bugging out. When clicking a song from my playlist, the song displays in the bottom, but then the song wont play. Instead, it switches through several songs on my ...

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Premium USA Desktop PC   Windows 10    Hello I got on Spotify today only to find it completely bugging out. When clicking a song from my playlist, the song displays in the botto...

K1wi1

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Playlists won't play in order, keep restarting to other playlist repeatedly

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 10 desktop My Question or Issue Every single day I begin listening to a playlist and after 1 song some other random song starts next that's not even in my playlists.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 10 desktop   My Question or Issue  Every single day I begin listening to a playlist and after 1 song some ot...

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Playlist description not updating - Windows Store Version (w/WORK AROUND)

Voison - 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version)Win10Pro Issue:I go to update the playlist description and it doesn't update the displayed version when I save. Work around:I have determined that it is saving - a parallel web version shows the up...

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Voison - 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version) Win10Pro   Issue: I go to update the playlist description and it doesn't update the displayed version when I save.   Work ar...

bellyman6969

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