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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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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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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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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  MX Device Windows 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 i...
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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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Album Won't Play

I am a premium user and an album that is shown on Spotify will not play on any of my devices (Windows or iPhone). Here is the link to the album: https://open.spotify.com/album/39n1VSjr2KMePdfEwvs4o5 Is it no longer available on Spotify? Is it a glitc...

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  • I am a premium user and an album that is shown on Spotify will not play on any of my devices (Windows or iPhone). Here is the link to the album: https://open.spotify.com/album/39n1VSjr2KMeP...
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Solved!! Jumping to currently playing song in playlist broken

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10App Version1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc My Question or IssueIn the past, clicking the album art would jump to the currently playing song in the playlist. However, that functionality seems to be broken. ...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 10 App Version 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc   My Question or Issue In the past, clicking the album art would jump to the currentl...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot remove artist from my library

PlanPremiumCountryUK My Question or IssueThis is not the first time this subject has been raised but it was wasn't answered in the original post and the thread has now been closed. I have an artist in "My Library" that I am not following nor are ther...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   My Question or Issue This is not the first time this subject has been raised but it was wasn't answered in the original post and the thread has now been closed. ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify queue no longer works

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I use Spotify premium on a Windows 10 desktop. I have found the queue most usefull to the way I listen to music and used it quite frequently until sometime within th...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue  I use Spotify premium on a Windows 10 desktop. I have found the queue most usefull to ...
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Spotify doesn't play older songs

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have heard lots of songs by a certain band multiple times, but because of this, I cannot listen to them in my playlist which includes other bands (ones I listen...

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  • Plan Premium Country England Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I have heard lots of songs by a certain band multiple times, but because of this, I ca...
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Unavailable saved songs can be found through search

Hey everyone! Hope you're ejnoying this summer! I've noticed a strange thing with some saved songs I have. 1122334455I don't remember how I was able to put that song to play, as I can't know because the Radio Edit version is removed, but it showed th...

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  • Hey everyone!   Hope you're ejnoying this summer!   I've noticed a strange thing with some saved songs I have.   11 22 33 44 55I don't remember how I was able to put that s...
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