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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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Lost radio stations

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptop w10Operating Systemwindows 10 I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallation with no success.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop w10 Operating System windows 10     I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallati...
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Spotify desktop app won't play any song

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have an issue with the desktop app for Windows 10. It refuses to play any song regardless wheather the song is online, downloaded or in my local music library.It keep...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have an issue with the desktop app for Windows 10. It refuses to play any song r...
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Error Code 8 and Error Code 37 - Can't Login Desktop Only

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 I can't login on my desktop app only. When I try to login with facebook it pops error code 8, then when I try to login regularly it pops error code 37.I am not using a proxy. I also tried t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10    I can't login on my desktop app only. When I try to login with facebook it pops error code 8, then wh...
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friends feed doesnt appear

i already activated friends activity but still the friends feed doesnt appear on my spotify. i tried to re-install and still it doesnt work. please help me thankyou

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  •   i already activated friends activity but still the friends feed doesnt appear on my spotify. i tried to re-install and still it doesnt work. please help me thankyou
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Local files syncing on new laptop

Dear all, I recently purchased a new laptop and decided i want to sync my spotify playlists, however, i encountered a problem where only the songs available on spotify was able to be synced onto my new laptop from my old desktop, my local files ( son...

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  •   Dear all,  I recently purchased a new laptop and decided i want to sync my spotify playlists, however, i encountered a problem where only the songs available on spotify was able to be...
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Error: Spotify Can`t play this right now

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMotorola G6Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When i try to play a song on my account this menssageappersbut when i try play on a free account the music plays normally. This only happens in my account.I alre...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Motorola G6 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   When i try to play a song on my account this menssageappers but when i tr...
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Solved!! where are my downloads of music in pc?

PlanPremiumCountry DevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 please, where do I found my download songs in the pc? appreciate the info... thanks

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device laptop Operating System windows 10   please, where do I found my download songs in the pc? appreciate the info... thanks   
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Revert 'Favorite Songs' back to 'Songs'

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I would love it if favorite songs would be reverted back to songs. I hate seeing that heart everywhere and would rather see the '+' sign.

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  •   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I would love it if favorite songs would be reverted back to songs. I hate seeing that heart everywhere and would rather see t...
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open up and its just a black screen

PlanPremiumCountry USDevice Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Opened spotify on my computer and the screen was all black. I closed it and tried to re open it and it wouldnt even open up i kept getting a pop up saying it wasnt responsive....

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  •   Plan Premium Country  US Device   Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Opened spotify on my computer and the screen was all black. I closed it and ...
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Superuser Contribution [Partnerships] Spotify on Apple Watch

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Device Samsung Galaxy 8, pcOperating SystemWindows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuespotify plays fine on mobile but soon as i try to play songs from pc it says (spotify cant play this right now. if you have the file on your c...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia  Device  Samsung Galaxy 8, pc Operating System Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue spotify plays fine on mobile but soon as i try to play s...
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Why spotify history on pc and on android is not the same?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry MXDeviceWindows 10 and Android (Motorola) My Question or Issue I don't know if someone has already asked this, but the way spotify works on pc is not the same as on phone:* The playlists that I create in PC as private, in my p...

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  • ...s not the same as on phone: * The playlists that I create in PC as private, in my phone are saved as public. Sometimes I've had the problem of turning them into Private (phone) and they appear as "public...
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Very slow in PC

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate My Question or Issue Hello. Since you have updated to the latest version on PC, it is very, very slow. Please take note of this. Thank you.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Spain Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate   My Question or Issue  Hello.    Since you have updated to the late...
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Spotify causing my PC Windows 10 to freeze

HiThis is like a message in a bottle as this forum is my last resort.For more than 6 months now, Spotify has been randomly causing my PC to freeze (I'm on Windows 10 64 bits). I've contacted Spotify support on several occasions and the only solution ...

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  • Hi This is like a message in a bottle as this forum is my last resort. For more than 6 months now, Spotify has been randomly causing my PC to freeze (I'm on Windows 10 64 bits). I've contacted Spot...
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Mysterious audio drop-outs/glitches

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceHP PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (+ Android 7.0, iOS 11.4.1) My Question or Issue Short audio dropout in certain song, at the same spot, again and again.Song:'Sweet Harmony' - The Beloved,Error: a very short audio d...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device HP PC Operating System Windows 10 (+ Android 7.0, iOS 11.4.1)   My Question or Issue   Short audio dropout in certain song, at the s...
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Can't play folder (shuffled)

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith version 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 I have lost the ability to shuffle playlists that are part of a folder, structured like this: Favorites (Folder) -> 2018 (folder) -> playli...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With version 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 I have lost the ability to shuffle playlists that are part o...
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Solved!! song cover view at the player

PlanPremium Country Israel Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue near to the song and artist name at the player, there used to be the cover art.i can't see it anymore . am i the only one who has this?

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  • Plan Premium   Country  Israel   Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  near to the song and artist name at the player, there used to b...
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Can't play current song - 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify auto-updated today to 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 and now after a few songs it says "Can't play current song" and that happens for all songs. Have to restart and then ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US  Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Spotify auto-updated today to 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 and now after a ...
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Superuser Contribution How to get your playlists to display to OTHERS in a folder?

Hello, I've created about 60 playlists.17 of them are weddig related, so I put them in a FOLDER to keep them organized and seperate from the rest....but when anyone else views my Spotify page every single playlist displays individually. Is there any ...

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  •   Hello,   I've created about 60 playlists. 17 of them are weddig related, so I put them in a FOLDER to keep them organized and seperate from the rest....but when anyone else views my S...
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[Windows 7] Spotify.exe -- Unkillable Zombie Process

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueRecently, this issue started occuring quite frequently; but, it began about a week to two weeks ago. Spotify will hang for no apparent reason for minutes, hours, and m...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Recently, this issue started occuring quite frequently; but, it began about a week to ...
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An artist i never saved randomly starts playing (and only this artist!!!)

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen i am on my laptop and spotify is open, an artist i have never searched for or never saved in anyway begins playing. I will not be playing any music at the time...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When i am on my laptop and spotify is open, an artist i have never searched for or never saved ...
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