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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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Some Available Songs Tracks Won't Play

PlanFreeCountry USADevice(ASUS PC)Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I was playing music on Spotify than I ran into this issue when some songs/track that are avable but will not play. There is a speaker saying its playing but the prog...

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Device (ASUS PC) Operating System  (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  I was playing music on Spotify than I ran into this issue when some songs/...
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Can't play unsaved songs

(I have spotify premium, and everything works correctly on my phone, and the webplayer. It's just the app with this issue)I am able to play songs that i already have saved to my library, but am completely unable to play play songs that i don't have s...

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  • (I have spotify premium, and everything works correctly on my phone, and the webplayer. It's just the app with this issue) I am able to play songs that i already have saved to my library, but am c...
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windows animation

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueusing spotify app for windows 10. does the minizime and maximize window animations not work with windows 10?

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue using spotify app for windows 10. does the minizime and maximize window animations n...
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Solved!! Switching to Spotify

Hello, I'm using a PC with Windows 10 installed. Here's my question: For the longest time, the way I've been discovering music is just coming across a random song and downloading the discography of the said group, after eliminating the songs I didn't...

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  •   Hello,   I'm using a PC with Windows 10 installed. Here's my question:   For the longest time, the way I've been discovering music is just coming across a random song and downlo...
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Some songs don't load while others play fine

PlanFreeCountry United States (California)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWhile some songs on Spotify play back fine, some I cannot play at all. I can double-click the song and it will just look like it's loading forever and nev...

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  • Plan Free Country  United States (California) Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue While some songs on Spotify play back fine, some I cannot play at all. I ...
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Songs Skip on Web Player and Android

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(Samsung Galaxy S6)Operating System(Windows 10, and android) My Question or Issue I have posted about this and only one answer received and never a follow up. I have done evrything told here as to clear cache delete and re...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device (Samsung Galaxy S6) Operating System (Windows 10, and android)   My Question or Issue  I have posted about this and only one answer received ...
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Spotify App doesn't work on windows 7.

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice PC Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify application doesn't work at all. It's been like this for weeks. When it opens up, it's just blank and it freezes up. I can't end it in my processes because there's...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device  PC  Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Spotify application doesn't work at all. It's been like this for we...
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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have this file on your computer you can import it"

PlanPremium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate This is driving me beyond insane. Absolutely nothing can play.Please help. EDIT: It was an EQ software. My issue is fixed now.

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  • Plan Premium  Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate   This is driving me beyond insane. Absolutely nothing can play. Please help.   EDIT: It was an EQ software.&...
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Spotify doesn't remember last song i played and deletes the queue

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I shut down and re-open spotify after listening to some songs it doesn't remember where I was the last time I used spotify, instead of that it just goes to a blank queu...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I shut down and re-open spotify after listening to some songs it doesn't remember where I w...
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Spotify exit by itself

PlanPremiumCountryChina, Hong Kong Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When l view Spotify pages, Spotify will close by itself after a few minutes or even quicker, however, if l minimize the window, spotify won't close, l have tried reins...

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  • Plan Premium Country China, Hong Kong  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When l view Spotify pages, Spotify will close by itself after a few minutes&nbsp...
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Delate from my local files songs from Spotify

i have delate from my local file in my computer some songs, but this still appearing in the spotify local songs, i want to know how i can delate this songs in spotify if Im not using them any more.PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceWindows 8Operating Sys...

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  • i have delate from my local file in my computer some songs, but this still appearing in the spotify local songs, i want to know how i can delate this songs in spotify if Im not using them any more. ...
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Activity feed future

PlanPremiumCountryCzechia My Question or IssueHi, what are the plans for the activity feed in Spotify? Is it getting any improvements? Is it going away in the future? It's a great way to discover new music and it would be sad to see it removed.

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  • Plan Premium Country Czechia    My Question or Issue Hi, what are the plans for the activity feed in Spotify? Is it getting any improvements? Is it going away in the fu...
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Spotify web player black screen

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows Spotify web player not working (black screen) on all browsers. Chrome, IE..it's been like this for 2 weeks. Tried logging out of all devices, clearing cache, uninstalled chrome. Idk what to do

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Laptop Operating System Windows   Spotify web player not working (black screen) on all browsers. Chrome, IE..it's been like this for 2 weeks. Trie...
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Some spotify songs won't load

I'm using spotify premium version 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 on Windows 10. When i try to listen to music some songs will load and others will be stuck at 0:00. I've tried everything to fix it like turning of hardware acceleration and high quality streamin...

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  • I'm using spotify premium version 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 on Windows 10.  When i try to listen to music some songs will load and others will be stuck at 0:00. I've tried everything to fix it ...
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Solved!! Spotify won't play any new song I try to play.

Every time I try to play a song that just got released or I've never played for, the song doesn't play (bar not moving, cover art, artist, and song name all missing in bottom left). Any song in my library or previously saved play perfectly, only new ...

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  • Every time I try to play a song that just got released or I've never played for, the song doesn't play (bar not moving, cover art, artist, and song name all missing in bottom left). Any song in ...
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Superuser Contribution I CAN ONLY LISTEN SONGS ON MY ALBUMS PLZ HELP

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI CAN ONLY PLAY SONGS ON MY ALBUMS. WHEN I PLAY SONGS THAT ARE NOT IN MY ALBUM THE NAME OF THE SONG GOES GREEN AND NOTHING HAPPENS. NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH SPOTIFY HOPEFULLY THERE IS ...

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  • Plan Free Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I CAN ONLY PLAY SONGS ON MY ALBUMS. WHEN I PLAY SONGS THAT ARE NOT IN MY ALBUM THE NAME OF THE SONG GOES GREEN AND NOTHING HAPP...
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Superuser Contribution Last played list empty on Windows

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevice(Huawei P10 Lite, PC)Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hey,since some days my "Last played" (or in German "Zuletzt gehört" or "Zuletzt gespielt", differs from OS to Os) list is empty on Spotify ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device (Huawei P10 Lite, PC) Operating System Android, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Hey, since some days my "Last played" (or in German ...
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Superuser Contribution Daft Punk won't play on my PC or Android

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC, Android Phone My Question or IssueSince getting premium I have been unable to listen to Daft Punk on my PC or Phone. It's the only artist I've found that says 'Spotify can't play this right now" for and it's q...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device PC, Android Phone     My Question or Issue Since getting premium I have been unable to listen to Daft Punk on my PC or Phone.&nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution Quiet Song

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery song I hear has the same volume, but this one specific song called "Gee" by "Girls' Generation". In comparison to every other song this one song is very very quiet...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every song I hear has the same volume, but this one specific song called "Gee" b...
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Sorting No Longer Available

Plan PremiumCountry USA DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When browsing through search results, I have always been able to sort the results by clicking a column heading (ie. Artist, Title). As of the past two weeks or so, I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When browsing through search results, I have always been able to sort the res...
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