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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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spotify cuts out when using my HEOS sound bar

I have the HEO app on my Iphone and when I try to stream Spotify via bluetooth it cuts out every 15mins or so and I have to reconnect.PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevice(iPhone 8,Operating Systemwindows My Question or Issue

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  • I have the HEO app on my Iphone and when I try to stream Spotify  via bluetooth it cuts out every 15mins or so and I have to reconnect. Plan Premium Country  Australia Device (iPhone ...
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I can´t play songs that are not in my playlist!

PlanFreeCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can´t play songs that I have not added to my playlist from before. When I try to play these songs I have not added to my playlist frpm before, I get a picture with a blac...

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  • Plan Free Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I can´t play songs that I have not added to my playlist from before. When I try to pla...
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adding new songs and not showing

PlanFreeCountry TurkeyDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhen add some songs to a list, the not showing them and when adding again it says already added and new ones will be duplicate. even i add them as duplicates they also...

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  • Plan Free Country  Turkey Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue when add some songs to a list, the not showing them and when adding again it says alre...
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Cant change my country

hey im living in israel but somehow my account is set to canada, i succses to login (via web only, but with software it dosent let me to log in) when i try to change my country settings to israel and clicking the save button, it says "We're sorry, th...

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  • hey im living in israel but somehow my account is set to canada, i succses to login (via web only, but with software it dosent let me to log in) when i try to change my country settings to israel and...
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Spotify Connect won't change device

I'm having an issue with Spotify Connect today - it won't let me change playback device, which I have always been able to do before. I last played a song on one of my Echo Dots. Spotify got stubbornly stuck on that song on that device, and wouldn't a...

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  •   I'm having  an issue with Spotify Connect today - it won't let me change playback device, which I have always been able to do before. I last played a song on one of my Echo Dots. Spotify...
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Some Questions about creating Playlists

Plan PremiumCountry AustriaWindows 8.1 Desktop My Question or IssueMy song library on Spotify now includes about 1000 songs and I would like to organize them now in playlists.Why is not it possible to mark multiple songs and move them all together to...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Windows 8.1 Desktop   My Question or Issue My song library on Spotify now includes about 1000 songs and I would like to organize them now in playlists...
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I can't share Spotify on Instagram Stories

I tried to solve them by updating both applications but the problem persists. What I've noticed is that the option to share in the stories of Instagram is enabled until the moment I start a session on the Instagram account, where this option disappea...

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  • I tried to solve them by updating both applications but the problem persists.   What I've noticed is that the option to share in the stories of Instagram is enabled until the moment I start a...
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Can't play songs that haven't been saved

PlanPremium Country Brazil DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play any songs that haven't been saved to my library yet (for example, when I search for a song or click on one of the suggested playlists in the Browse scree...

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  • Plan Premium   Country  Brazil   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I can't play any songs that haven't been saved to my librar...
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cannot download old playlist get to 95% finshed then waiting

device windows 10 wont download od playlist gets to 95% done and says waiting all the time!. turned off anti virus ect. tried hot spot on phone for downloading. tried changing playlist location. but it will allow new playlists to be downloaded. help ...

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  • device windows 10   wont download od playlist gets to 95% done and says waiting all the time!. turned off anti virus ect. tried hot spot on phone for downloading. tried changing playlist locat...
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Local files will not play in queue

PlanFreeCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When Im listening to my playlist, local files will never play when they are next. They will only play if I double click on them

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When Im listening to my playlist, local files will never play when they are next. They ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify always goes back to certain tracks i've played. Not the last played.

When I'm listening to music in Spotify I always switch from music (duh)But when I restart my PC and want to continue the music I was listening to before,it just plays certain songs... For example, I was listening to London Posse for some time, but af...

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  • When I'm listening to music in Spotify I always switch from music (duh) But when I restart my PC and want to continue the music I was listening to before, it just plays certain songs... For ex...
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[Desktop] Update deleted downloaded songs

Updated the desktop client. All downloaded songs disappeared and had to download them again.PlanPremiumDeviceAsus VivoBookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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  • Updated the desktop client. All downloaded songs disappeared and had to download them again. Plan Premium Device Asus VivoBook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  
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Scrolling Issues (at least with a large playlist)

Firstly, I have a large playlist of almost 150hrs of music and I've noticed these issues with only this large playlist. Sometimes when I have used my mouse scroll for a while I suddenly can no longer use my mouse scroll until I scroll slightly using ...

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  • Firstly, I have a large playlist of almost 150hrs of music and I've noticed these issues with only this large playlist.   Sometimes when I have used my mouse scroll for a while I suddenly can ...
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Spotify won't play most songs

I'm using the desktop app, not the Windows 10 store version. Some songs/albums work as they should when I play them, but most of the time when I try to play a song it won't even begin. The scroll wheel remains at 0 and there isn't even an album cover...

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  • I'm using the desktop app, not the Windows 10 store version. Some songs/albums work as they should when I play them, but most of the time when I try to play a song it won't even begin. The scroll whe...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify no autoplay option in the settings

PlanPremiumCountry Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue As the title says for some reason I don't have a autoplay option in the settings.version. 1.0.89.313.g34a58dea

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  •   Plan Premium Country     Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  As the title says for some reason I don't have a autoplay option in the settings. ve...
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Skipping to unwanted songs

PlanPremiumCountryNorway DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue All of a sudden, whenever I try to play a song, it changes to an unwanted song within seconds. At first it was the same song, after a while it varies - but all of th...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway  Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   All of a sudden, whenever I try to play a song, it changes to an unwanted son...
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Superuser Contribution Vaya, no se ha logrado cargar la actividad de los amigos. Y error de la radio

PlanPremium Sistema operativo(Windows 10) Mi pregunta o problema Hace ya unas semanas estoy experimentando un problema muy molesto. Este empezó cargando mal la actividad de los amigos, mostraba la feed de los amigos mal, los amigos escuchaban musica ...

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  • Plan Premium  Sistema operativo (Windows 10)   Mi pregunta o problema  Hace ya unas semanas estoy experimentando un problema muy molesto. Este empezó cargando mal la actividad de...
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inconsistency between desktop and mobile app saved songs.

PlanPremiumCountryThe U.S. DevicePhone = Moto Z Force DroidOperating Android Oreo the issue I am having is with the desktop app. I will save a song on my phone and on my personal pc and laptop the song will show up, but not on my schools pc. I'm unsu...

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  • Plan Premium Country The U.S.  Device Phone = Moto Z Force Droid Operating Android Oreo   the issue I am having is with the desktop app. I will save a song on my phone and on...
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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"

PlanPremium Device(iPhone 6S, Acer Nitro V)Operating System(iOS 11, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi, a few days ago my Spotify suddenly stopped working on my laptop and will not play any songs at all. If i try to it will give the following messag...

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  • Plan Premium   Device (iPhone 6S, Acer Nitro V) Operating System (iOS 11, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Hi, a few days ago my Spotify suddenly stopped working on my lapt...
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