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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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  • MattSuda
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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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My Spotify Will not play songs on desktop

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 IssueAfter a while, my spotify will not play any song that i do not have in a playlist or saved to my computer. It only works on my phone, but i like the higher volume on my c...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System Windows 10  Issue After a while, my spotify will not play any song that i do not have in a playlist or saved ...
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Spotify pc issue

Plan: PremiumCountry: CanadaDevice: Hp Spectre 13Operating System: Windows 10My Question or Issue: Spotify refuses to play on my pc and says "can't play this right now. If you have the file on yourc omputer you can import it", but it plays perfectly ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Canada Device: Hp Spectre 13 Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: Spotify refuses to play on my pc and says "can't play this right now. If you have the file o...
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Won't Play From Whole Playlist

When I play songs in larger playlists, Spotify won't play the whole playlist. It would seem as if Spotify just loaded parts of playlists, and played some of the songs. Unless I manually go find some song. When I don't shuffle, I can skip to the next ...

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  • When I play songs in larger playlists, Spotify won't play the whole playlist. It would seem as if Spotify just loaded parts of playlists, and played some of the songs. Unless I manually go find some ...
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Can I create a queue where I order playlists instead of songs?

I want to do a queue where randomly selects a song from one of my playlists, and once it finishes, starts another song, from the following playlist I select.I'm posting this, because I don't have the same numbers of song per playlist, I want to liste...

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  • I want to do a queue where randomly selects a song from one of my playlists, and once it finishes, starts another song, from the following playlist I select. I'm posting this, because I don't have t...
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Spotify Playlists on SONOS (Desktop) are not mine

PlanPremiumCountry UKDevicePCOperating System(Windows) My Question or IssueSpotify Playlists on SONOS (Desktop) are not mine - they are actually my brothers

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  • Plan Premium Country  UK Device PC Operating System (Windows)  My Question or Issue Spotify Playlists on SONOS (Desktop) are not mine - they are actually my brothers  
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Solved!! Can't open artist pages or any album pages

PlanFreeCountryEnglandDevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't open any artists or albums. It just shows the "Something went wrong" error, regardless of if I open it from my libary or the search bar. I've tried reinstalling it,...

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  • Plan Free Country England Device PC  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't open any artists or albums. It just shows the "Something went wrong" error, regardl...
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Browse not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Windows 10 PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue The Browse tab of the Spotify app is not functioning. Error message: "There was a problem displaying this page."I've tried reinstalling Spotify, but that onl...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device (Windows 10 PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  The Browse tab of the Spotify app is not functioning. Error mess...
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Spotify Desktop not showing album art

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 EnterpriseService Pack 164-bit OS My Question or IssueI can't get the Album Art to show up in Spotify Desktop (PC) no matter what I try. Yes, I've "resized the window" about 23,476 times an...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Enterprise Service Pack 1 64-bit OS   My Question or Issue I can't get the Album Art to show up in Spotify De...
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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePC Win 8.1Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue I keep getting the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." on most artist. Not all but some. Why i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device PC Win 8.1 Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue  I keep getting the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have...
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Bug report: Windows Spotify keeps same song

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 version 1803 Spotify VersionSpotify 1.0.92.390 My Question or IssueThis issue has been confirmed for both the Microsoft Store and the Executable from Spotify's website. When quitting Spotify within the app (Ctrl...

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  • Plan Premium     Operating System Windows 10 version 1803   Spotify Version Spotify 1.0.92.390   My Question or Issue This issue has been confirmed for both the Mi...
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Problem displaying Browse

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 For past 3 days I have been getting the error "There was a problem displaying this page" in Browse section. I have the latest Spotify version for PC and I also tried to re-install the same but to no avail. I have a...

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  • Plan Free     Operating System Windows 10   For past 3 days I have been getting the error "There was a problem displaying this page" in Browse section. I have the latest Spotify...
  • LeeYo
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Error Message?

Why is this message coming up when spotify loads "There was a problem displaying this page. This page does not exist or an error occured" Help!

  • Roadie
  • Why is this message coming up when spotify loads "There was a problem displaying this page.  This page does not exist or an error occured"  Help!  
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Local Files not available via Songs, Albums, or Artists playlists

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceWindows, Samsung Note 8Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI'm not sure if this is more ofa question or a suggestion. But there doesn't seem to be a way to get your local music that isn't available on sp...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Windows, Samsung Note 8 Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue I'm not sure if this is more ofa question or a suggestion. But ...
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Solved!! No home page windows destop

PlanFree/PremiumCountry FranceDeviceWindowsOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) windowsMy Question or Issue HelloI m french.I have no home page when I use Spotify on my windows computer."this page does'nt exist""display problem"I c...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  France Device Windows Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)  windows My Question or Issue  Hello I m french. I have no ho...
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Album art not showing for some local file songs

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueMy issue is that the album art does not show for all my imported local songs in Spotify. It works for some tracks, but not all. They have all been treated the exac...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device PC Operating System Windows 10 64-bit   My Question or Issue My issue is that the album art does not show for all my imported local songs in Sp...
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when i shuffle my playlist, it (108 songs) does not put all my songs in the shuffle.

im on free, and i haven't ever had this problem until recently i swear to god if having all my songs in the playlist in a shuffle is a premium feature thats some**bleep** right there

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  • im on free, and i haven't ever had this problem until recently   i swear to god if having all my songs in the playlist in a shuffle is a premium feature thats some**bleep** right there
  • dmc17
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Media keys no longer work when window is inactive

As the title suggests, my media keys on my keyboard are no longer working for spotify.I have Google Chrome installed but I do not have Google Play Music or any other media extensions installed/enabled that was suggested as an issue on other topics.I ...

  • Casual Listener
  • As the title suggests, my media keys on my keyboard are no longer working for spotify. I have Google Chrome installed but I do not have Google Play Music or any other media extensions installed/enab...
  • MartynMc
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No sound

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceThinkpadOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueThe song is playing but there's no sound. I've restarted my computer and uninstalled/reinstalled the application on my computer.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Thinkpad Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue The song is playing but there's no sound. I've restarted my computer and uninstalled/re...
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NOT SYNC between Desktop's fav and Mobile fav

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceAsus ROG / Huawei P9 LiteOperating SystemWindows 10 / Android My Question or IssueHello staff,I notice that when I save my favourites on the Mobile App, they are not syncing in my Desktop software. I tried to turn playba...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Italy Device Asus ROG / Huawei P9 Lite Operating System Windows 10 / Android   My Question or Issue Hello staff, I notice that when I save my favourites on ...
  • RockstarFischer
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My Browse, Podcast, and Videos pages no longer display

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLenovo desktopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueStarting yeserday, when I click on the Browse, Vidoes or Podcast pages, all I get is an error message saying "There is a problem displaying this page!" and "Thi...

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  •     Plan Premium Country  USA Device Lenovo desktop Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Starting yeserday, when I click on the Browse, Vidoes or P...
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