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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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Desktop app updated and now mouse scroll won't work.

I'm on a windows 10 machine. The app auto-updated and suddenly I can't scroll in the app with my mouse anymore. I tried 3: the built in trackpad, one USB wired mouse, and one usb wireless. I can scroll fine in every other program on my computer with ...

  • Gig Goer
  • I'm on a windows 10 machine. The app auto-updated and suddenly I can't scroll in the app with my mouse anymore. I tried 3: the built in trackpad, one USB wired mouse, and one usb wireless. I can scro...
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Heavy stuttering on Win7 makes Spotify Premium unusable

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DevicePC Core i7 3820Network Adapter: Intel 7260 WLAN AC PCI-E cardOperating SystemWin7 My Question or IssueSpotify starts to stutter heavily after about 30sec playback.Looks like this: https://youtu.be/TbmqQDAFnWY New insta...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device PC Core i7 3820 Network Adapter: Intel 7260 WLAN AC PCI-E card Operating System Win7   My Question or Issue Spotify starts to stutter heavi...
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Same song and sequence everytime

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I start Spotify the same song starts and the sequence after this song is the same as well. To fix this I have to log out all accounts everywhere and then it will open with n...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Everytime I start Spotify the same song starts and the sequence after this song is the same as well. To fi...
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Superuser Contribution PC Spotify: Devices not showing anything especially Amazon Echo

Plan Premium CountryUSA DeviceHP Laptop 15-I100d Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue All of my other computers, pc's, work just fine with Spotify and Echo. I'm able to see the "Other Devices" when I click on it and the little popup window...

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  • Plan Premium   CountryUSA   Device HP Laptop 15-I100d  Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue  All of my other computers, pc's, work just fine w...
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Superuser Contribution Se corta la canción y cambia a la siguiente

Se cortan todos los temas aproximadamente en 1:30 de todos los temas, y arranca el siguiente. PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceCPUOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Se cortan todos los temas aproximadamente en 1:30 de todos los temas, y...

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  • Se cortan todos los temas aproximadamente en 1:30 de todos los temas, y arranca el siguiente.   Plan Premium Country Argentina  Device CPU Operating System Windows 10   My Q...
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Spotify Classic in Windows 10

I have Windows 10 and I want to download the classic Win32 / Win64 app, not the app from the Microsoft Store (the Windows 10 App-Store).When I downlaod the installer (SpotifySetup.exe) and execute it, then the Microsoft Store version is downloaded.Wh...

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  • I have Windows 10 and I want to download the classic Win32 / Win64 app, not the app from the Microsoft Store (the Windows 10 App-Store). When I downlaod the installer (SpotifySetup.exe) and exe...
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Superuser Contribution uygulama son çalınan şarkı sorunu

windows uygulamada muzik dinlerken uygulamayı simge durumuna küçültüyoruz. Sonrasında bilgisayarımızı kapatırken spotify uygulamasına sağ tıklayıp "Çıkış" demeden kapatırsak uygulama son kaldığımız şarkıyı sonraki açtığımızda hatırlamıyor. Muhtemelen...

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  • windows uygulamada muzik dinlerken uygulamayı simge durumuna küçültüyoruz. Sonrasında bilgisayarımızı kapatırken spotify uygulamasına sağ tıklayıp "Çıkış" demeden kapatırsak uygulama son kaldığımız ş...
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Solved!! Spotify dont respect new win10 audio settings

hi, so about 4-5 months ago win10 got an update wich allow the user to set wich audio device to use for individual apps, and it worked for spotify back then, now a month ago spotify got an update and it suddently stopped respecting the new audio sett...

  • Casual Listener
  •   hi, so about 4-5 months ago win10 got an update wich allow the user to set wich audio device to use for individual apps, and it worked for spotify back then, now a month ago spotify got an up...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify window changes size and moves after returning from minimized

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDell XPSOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Steps to reproduce:1) Need Full HD screen with resolution 1920x10802) Go to display settings and change Scalle and Layout to 100% (120% by default)3) Open Spotify...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Dell XPS Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Steps to reproduce: 1) Need Full HD screen with resolution 1920x1080 2) Go...
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Release Radar cover art is gone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or Issue Recently, the Release Radar cover art is gone, and this is on all devices and OSs. The cover art is just gray with a note.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue  Recently, the Release Radar cover art is gone, and this is on all devices and OSs. The cov...
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Solved!! songs i have never heard of keeps getting played on my spotify, and it pisses me off

In a few days lately, some random songs i have never even heard of, is being played automaticly from my spotify. I think maybe i am getting hacked or something. its even playing when im not using the computer, and when im on the computer, its playing...

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  •    In a few days lately, some random songs i have never even heard of, is being played automaticly from my spotify. I think maybe i am getting hacked or something. its even playing when im...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Select output sound device

So, I am starting to think Spotify is trying to kick my **bleep** out... I need the option to select my output audio device because I want to output Spotify to a HT, without outputing the Windows and other notification sounds there. I have followed i...

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  • So, I am starting to think Spotify is trying to kick my **bleep** out...   I need the option to select my output audio device because I want to output Spotify to a HT, without outputing the Wi...
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Superuser Contribution Incorrect song shows as playing when switching devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePIXEL / THINKPADOperating SystemANDROID 9 PIE / WINDOWS 10 My Question or IssueI just played music from my phone this morning, playing an album through without shuffling, but shifting some of the track queue. When I got to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PIXEL / THINKPAD Operating System ANDROID 9 PIE / WINDOWS 10   My Question or Issue I just played music from my phone this morning, playing an album thr...
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Solved!! Friend Feed not Working

PlanPremiumCountry Austria Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I'm a little bit annoyed with Spotify. For 3 month my Friend Feed is not working and all I hear is, "we are working on the problem"

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  • Plan Premium Country  Austria   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I'm a little bit annoyed with Spotify. For 3 month my Friend Feed is not working and a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify shows on different taskbar than the window is after restart

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueI start the desktop client. Move it to the second screen from my main screen.I restart the PC.A...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Republic    Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version)   My Question or Issue I ...
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Cant I play right now

Okay I'm trying to get BBC podcast to play and it keeps giving me the message below on three of podcastAugust 10th and August 9th and one on the August 11th also won't play Plan PremiumCountry usaDeviceAndroid nougat 7.1 1 Windows 10 laptop i7 16 gig...

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  • Okay I'm trying to get BBC podcast to play and it keeps giving me the message below on three of podcast August 10th and August 9th and one on the August 11th also won't play   Plan Premium C...
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Spotify keep deleting my offline playlists at every update

Guys, everytime the spotify app on windows 10 updates it delete my offline saved playlists, wich is very annoying. it will not be a big deal if this thing did not update all the time blaahh)What should I do?

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  • Guys, everytime the spotify app on windows 10 updates it delete my offline saved playlists, wich is very annoying. it will not be a big deal if this thing did not update all the time blaahh...
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Solved!! Daily Mix isn't available after a month of listening.

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceHP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I had two Spotify accounts and I recently merged and closed one. On the one that I am now using, I don't have Daily Mixes available o...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Windows 10, Android 8.0.0    My Question or Issue  I had two Spotify accounts and I recently...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files not in Shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have added local files to my spotify on PC then added them to a playlist I created that has normal spotify songs. The problem is that it seems the local f...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have added local files to my spotify on PC then added them to a playlist ...
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Trouble syncing local files .

Okay. So I have a desktop computer (Windows) which I have audiobooks on. I put them on a playlist and I can play them on my desktop computer from Spotify. I can play them on my cell phone (Iphone 6) and I just recently got a MacbookPro. For whatever ...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Okay. So I have a desktop computer (Windows) which I have audiobooks on. I put them on a playlist and I can play them on my desktop computer from Spotify. I can play them on my cell phone (Ip...
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