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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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Superuser Contribution Local files wont play

PlanPremium - FamilyCountry USADeviceDesktop - Windows 10 Pro I had previously added an albulm to local files, it worked fine. Now if I try to listen to any song from that album on spotify it scrolls through each song, attempting to play it for a spl...

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  • Plan Premium - Family Country  USA Device Desktop - Windows 10 Pro    I had previously added an albulm to local files, it worked fine. Now if I try to listen to any song from th...
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I can not play any songs by a certain artist

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceLenovo PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won't let me play any song by Hollywood Undead. This started randomly one day and I have no clue what to do, I've tried reinstalling Spotify through windows and...

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Device Lenovo PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Spotify won't let me play any song by Hollywood Undead. This started randomly one ...
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Solved!! Change date added/preserve date added when adding to library

I like to organize my music by date added and sometimes a song gets deleted by mistake or removed for other reasons and then gets decided to be brought back. Therefore an alternative to change the 'date added' would be much appreciated with helping i...

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  •   I like to organize my music by date added and sometimes a song gets deleted by mistake or removed for other reasons and then gets decided to be brought back. Therefore an alternative to chang...
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Solved!! [WINDOWS + ANDROID] No notifications at all

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceDell Desktop + Huawei P9 plusOperating SystemWindows 10 + Android7.0 My Question or IssueHi everybody,I have no notifications icon in Windows (plese see attachment) although I have activated all the "PUSH notifications" ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Italy Device Dell Desktop + Huawei P9 plus Operating System Windows 10 + Android7.0   My Question or Issue Hi everybody, I have no notifications icon in Win...
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Email

PlanPremiumCountry Denmark My Question or IssueThe email attached to my account have been locked by my workplace, how do i change the email without accessing the actual email?

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  • Plan Premium Country  Denmark     My Question or Issue The email attached to my account have been locked by my workplace, how do i change the email without accessing the actual ...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files not appearing

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue As in subject: my local mp4 files are not appearing in Spotify, I already have got QuickTime installed and updated as it's been said in FAQ (or somewhere else, anyway it was official...

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  • Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  As in subject: my local mp4 files are not appearing in Spotify, I already have got QuickTime insta...
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Quicker way to add individual songs to a playlist?

PlanPremium DeviceDesktop, Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to add a bunch of songs to the same playlist. These are always single songs, so I can't just drag and drop multiple songs into the playlist I want. Is there a shortcut of some sort bec...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Desktop, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I want to add a bunch of songs to the same playlist. These are always single songs, so I can't just drag and dr...
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Spotify doesn't play any sound at all

Plan: FreeCountry: USA Device: Lenovo G50-80 laptopOperating System: Windows 10 Home I'm not sure what caused/changed before this happened, although it might have been an automated update.Spotify doesn't play any sound at all. I've tried speakers, bl...

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  • Plan: Free Country: USA   Device: Lenovo G50-80 laptop Operating System: Windows 10 Home   I'm not sure what caused/changed before this happened, although it might have been an automa...
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YOUR LIBRARY's Albums includes singles

DeviceMotorola G5 Plus, Samsung s9 laptopOperating SystemAndroid nougat, Windows 10 My Question or Issue On pc singles show up in YOUR LIBRARY's Albums, even when I click 'Saved Albums Only'. I don't want to see them. This is not so in android app. P...

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  • Device Motorola G5 Plus, Samsung s9 laptop Operating System Android nougat, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  On pc singles show up in YOUR LIBRARY's Albums, even when I click 'Saved...
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Superuser Contribution This year, why must I log in each time i start spotify?

Recently, as in some time in the last 4 months, Spotify requests me to login each time i start the program. This is no good, as i move from place to place and dont have internet access. Im in the remote jungle. It wasnt always like this, is this an i...

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  • Recently, as in some time in the last 4 months, Spotify requests me to login each time i start the program. This is no good, as i move from place to place and dont have internet access. Im in the rem...
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Superuser Contribution Wrong song playing on Windows 10 Spotify

I noticed yesterday one song in my library when played on Windows desktop Spotify ends up playing another song from my library. This happens in any of my playlists for this song and even if I search for the song and play it from the artists page. I h...

  • Casual Listener
  • I noticed yesterday one song in my library when played on Windows desktop Spotify ends up playing another song from my library. This happens in any of my playlists for this song and even if I search ...
  • Jemi
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Superuser Contribution Songs appearing greyed out, but are playable.

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevice(Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or IssueI've noticed that on my desktop random songs are greyed out in offline mode like that cannot be played in Canada. However, whenever I go online they play fine....

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device (Desktop)  Operating System  (Windows 10)    My Question or Issue I've noticed that on my desktop random songs are greyed out in...
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Not Available

On the Spotify desktop app, it doesn't show the Daily Mix, Recommended or Discover Weekly playlist. It also says ''Daily Mix not available offline.'' What does that mean?

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  • On the Spotify desktop app, it doesn't show the Daily Mix, Recommended or Discover Weekly playlist. It also says ''Daily Mix not available offline.'' What does that mean?
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I want to open spotify, but it stays in that circle and does not open the program

PlanPremiumCountry BolviaDevice(Lenovo 80KY)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Recently I downloaded the program spotify for PC, it turns out that it does not open, try other versions and nothing does not want to open the program, my o...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Bolvia Device (Lenovo 80KY) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Recently I downloaded the program spotify for PC, it turns out that it...
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Playlists missing from Windows app, but show in Android

PlanPremium FamilyCountry USA DeviceDell PC ~2016 vintageOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a lot of playlists. I organize them into folders, and subfolders, and sub-sub-folders, alphabetically. e.g. "ABC" --> "A" --> "AC/DC" --> "...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country  USA  Device Dell PC ~2016 vintage Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a lot of playlists.  I organize them into folder...
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Scrollbar problem

Hi, when i listen an track in browser on Spotify, the scrollbar appears and disappears, it can be seen in video https://streamable.com/rzwf2 does anyone know how to fix it?

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  • Hi, when i listen an track in browser on Spotify, the scrollbar appears and disappears, it can be seen in video https://streamable.com/rzwf2 does anyone know how to fix it?
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Spotify Stops Randomly

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo Windows Operating SystemWindows 10 (Version 1709, OS build 16299.665)My Question or IssueI listen to Spotify on my PC at work. I have noticed that when I place my Note 8 on...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Android Oreo  Windows Operating System Windows 10 (Version 1709, OS build 16299.665) My Question or Is...
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Plays song even when it's been removed from the playlist

Hi, I have created a playlist that me and my colleagues play at the office, list list get added to and also a few removals since everyone need to like the music. The problem is that it keeps playing songs even after they have been removed from the pl...

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  • Hi, I have created a playlist that me and my colleagues play at the office, list list get added to and also a few removals since everyone need to like the music. The problem is that it keeps playing ...
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Daily Mix present on mobile, present but empty on web, not present at all on desktop

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceDell XPS 15 9560, moto x4Operating SystemWindows 10 (running from installed application, not UWP/Windows store app), Android 8.1.0 My Question or IssueDaily Mixes have appeared on my phone ever since I got my account, even befo...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device Dell XPS 15 9560, moto x4 Operating System Windows 10 (running from installed application, not UWP/Windows store app), Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue ...
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Can't play local files they're "unavailable"

PlanFree/PremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My local files suddenly can't be played anymore. It keeps telling me to import it when I already have. and the location hasn't been changed.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  New Zealand Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  My local files suddenly can't be played anymore. It keeps telling me...
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