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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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  • whatintheworldisthis
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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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Desktop will not sync to mobile

I've had this issue for many months and have read about others experiencing this with little success. Spotify desktop and mobile simply do not reflect the same song likes. I'll like a track on my mobile and it will not be reflected on desktop until s...

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  • I've had this issue for many months and have read about others experiencing this with little success.  Spotify desktop and mobile simply do not reflect the same song likes. I'll like a track ...
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"Shuffle" plays small portion of songs, in the same order every time

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have shuffle enabled on my library of a few hundred songs. The result is the same 15-20 songs played in the exact same order every time. I tried re-installing the app: same ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have shuffle enabled on my library of a few hundred songs. The result is the same 15-20 songs pla...
  • Mantisentil
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Solved!! Media overlay keys not disabled after app restart

Premium, Windows x64 Windows 10 Installed through Windows Store and Installed through installer - tried both ways. I know this topic is well known but not enough tested. I'm still having this issue on 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 (Windows Store version)https...

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  • Premium, Windows x64 Windows 10   Installed through Windows Store and Installed through installer - tried both ways.   I know this topic is well known but not enough tested. I'm still h...
  • Mantisentil
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Playing songs not in playlist?

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevicedesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My playlist is playing songs that I removed from my playlist.

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  My playlist is playing songs that I removed from my playlist.
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Remove all songs without a check mark

I want to remove all the songs in my "Liked From Radio" that don't have a check mark. But, I can't sort by checked/unchecked so I can't highlight a large group all at once and delete. I also don't want to spend hours going through there and doing it ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I want to remove all the songs in my "Liked From Radio" that don't have a check mark. But, I can't sort by checked/unchecked so I can't highlight a large group all at once and delete. I also don't wa...
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Local Files Duplicate in Spotify

Premium AccountUSALenovo X1 ThinkpadWindows 10 Hi. Some have had a similar issue, but reinstalling Spotify doesn't help mine. Some local files show up as duplicates. There's only one copy on my local storage, all flashram. No idea why this happening....

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  • Premium Account USA Lenovo X1 Thinkpad Windows 10   Hi.  Some have had a similar issue, but reinstalling Spotify doesn't help mine. Some local files show up as duplicates.  There'...
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Spotify freezes when trying to feed an ad.

PlanFreeCountry: USA DeviceMacbook Pro Operating SystemmacOS 10.13.10 My Question or IssueThe app will freeze on some ads while at work. Talked to IT security and they said these ads are alerting the firewall of malware. They're likely just looking f...

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  • Plan Free Country: USA   Device Macbook Pro  Operating System macOS 10.13.10     My Question or Issue The app will freeze on some ads while at work. Talked to IT securi...
  • lyle85213
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Song Error, Stange sounds, All devices

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 10, Samsung Galaxy, NotebookOperating SystemiOS 10, Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue:Hi, there have been some problem when Spotify added this song. Listen in the end, alot of strange noise and so on. Please fix this, i...

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  • Plan Premium Device iPhone 10, Samsung Galaxy, Notebook Operating System iOS 10, Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Hi, there have been some problem when Spotify added this song...
  • Sebasty
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Solved!! Web Player a total disaster

It is amazing that with so many people complaining about problems with Web Player they don't fix the problem or allow us to just quit this disastrous option. I DON'T want Web player. It messes my Spotify program in windows 10. Songs keep skipping whe...

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  •   It is amazing that with so many people complaining about problems with Web Player they don't fix the problem or allow us to just quit this disastrous option. I DON'T want Web player. It messe...
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Unable to move songs around

PremiumUSA Windows 10 My Question or Issue On my windows 10 system with prem package thru playstaion music yesterday I was able to add a song to a play list and then move it around to fit where i wanted it to go in the list on my computer. I can stil...

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  •     Premium USA  Windows 10   My Question or Issue  On my windows 10 system with prem package thru playstaion music yesterday I was able to add a song to a play list a...
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[Radio] Screen not load properly

PlanPremiumCountryBR Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't use the radio since last update, the screen not load properly.

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country BR   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I can't use the radio since last update, the screen not load properly. 
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Local files I added in spotify not replacing unavailable, grayed out tracks.

PlanFreeCountryThe Netherlands DeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 LTSC, not using the windows store app. My Question or Issue On my home pc, I edited metadata of my local files so they would show up in my spotify library, replacing songs which...

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  •  Plan Free Country The Netherlands   Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 LTSC, not using the windows store app.   My Question or Issue  On my home pc, I edited...
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Spotify now always starts as if "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" was enabled

Since the last update, even with the preference "Display Options" / "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" disabled, every time I started Spotify, it works as if that option was enabled... I need enter in Prefereces enabled the option and then ...

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  • Since the last update, even with the preference "Display Options" / "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" disabled, every time I started Spotify, it works as if that option was enabl...
  • Mantisentil
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Can't play current song error

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI have tried numerous times to fix the "can't play current song error" to no avail. I have followed all the other suggestions even though they say this issue is "solv...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device HP laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I have tried numerous times to fix the "can't play current song error" to no avail. I...
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Spotify jumps songs after 30s

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps jumping songs every 10s. I have reinstalled disabled and enabled different options....nothing ...suddenly it works suddenly it jumps to next song. Very frust...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps jumping songs every 10s. I have reinstalled disabled and enabled dif...
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My desktop spotify won't play songs, local files or playlists

PlanPremiumCountry ChileDeviceAsus VivoBook S15 S1510UAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify won't let me play songs. Every time I try to play a single song, it will answer me with "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Chile Device Asus VivoBook S15 S1510UA Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  My Spotify won't let me play songs. Every time I try to pl...
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Solved!! Wrong song title in an album

The song got switched up, i noticed it when i wanted to listen to the song again on the albumMF DOOM - Lightworks ft J Dilla, Born like this album switched up with Batty Boyz same song within the albumThe song Batty Boyz is shouldve be Lightworks, th...

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  •    The song got switched up, i noticed it when i wanted to listen to the song again on the album MF DOOM - Lightworks ft J Dilla, Born like this album  switched up with Batty Boyz sa...
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How I do I automatically open links from a web browser in Spotify Desktop app and not webplayer?

How can I configure Spotify Desktop App and/or Web Player to automatically open links in Spotify Desktop App? For example, if I click this: https://open.spotify.com/album/3v2GjFB9V5kHgrOCXn3sI9?si=rneGiFfGQ-eH-87Q-TpWhQ I want that album to open in t...

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  • How can I configure Spotify Desktop App and/or Web Player to automatically open links in Spotify Desktop App?   For example, if I click this:   https://open.spotify.com/album/3v2GjFB9V5...
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When selecting from playlist without shuffle on, Spotify queues entire playlist from track 1

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceMacbook air mid 2013, Operating SystemMacOS 10.14.1, 1.0.93.242.gc2341a27 My Question or IssueWhen selecting a song from a ~130 entry playlist, regardless of what track of the playlist is selected, the queue will automa...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Macbook air mid 2013,  Operating System MacOS 10.14.1, 1.0.93.242.gc2341a27 My Question or Issue When selecting a song from a ~130 entry p...
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Shuffle broken on Windows 10 app for large playlists

Shuffle is not working in Windows 10 for LARGE PLAYLISTS. This has only cropped up for me sometime in the last month (had it one time before but fixed with trick of deleting all in the Playing queue and then starting again, but that fix isn't working...

  • Casual Listener
  • Shuffle is not working in Windows 10 for LARGE PLAYLISTS. This has only cropped up for me sometime in the last month (had it one time before but fixed with trick of deleting all in  the Playing ...
  • Mantisentil
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