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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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Error Code 4

PlanFreeCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI keep getting error code 4 when I have wifi

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  • Plan Free Country UK   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I keep getting error code 4 when I have wifi 
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i cannot see my friends' activity

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines Deviceacer swift 3Operating System My Question or Issue i cannot see my friends activity even if i alreadyswitched the show right bar to green

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines   Device acer swift 3 Operating System     My Question or Issue  i cannot see my friends activity even if i alreadyswitched the show ri...
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Spotify won't play anything

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one it says its unavailable.If I uninstall spotify, and the sound driver it works. But then it wont w...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one i...
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Spotify skips every song all the time

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one it says its unavailable.If I uninstall spotify, and the sound driver it works. But then it wont w...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one i...
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Song image gone

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDeviceMM VisionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was playing some music and then I wanted to make the song image bigger, but it disappeared and I cant get it back. Please help.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device MM Vision Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was playing some music and then I wanted to make the song image bigger, but it ...
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Proxy problem since late update

Hi everybody. My desktop Spotify (windows 10) doesn´t work since last update. I search in proxy configuration and doesn´t appears HTTPS, only HTTP. It may be the problem?Sorry for my english...it's not my stronge languagePlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaD...

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  • Hi everybody.  My desktop Spotify (windows 10) doesn´t work since last update. I search in proxy configuration and doesn´t appears HTTPS, only HTTP. It may be the problem? Sorry for my english...
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Superuser Contribution Some songs arent playing though i have a premium account

i have been trying to play a sound, i can find it on pc but vant play it and on my iphone it wont appear at all.

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  • i have been trying to play a sound, i can find it on pc but vant play it and on my iphone it wont appear at all.
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How do I share/send a song to another Spotify user?

Am I missing something here? I swear there used to be a way to send a song to a friend on Spotify who is also a Spotify user. In fact, I used to have an Inbox where these messages would appear, but I can no longer find my Inbox. I don't like having t...

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  • Am I missing something here? I swear there used to be a way to send a song to a friend on Spotify who is also a Spotify user. In fact, I used to have an Inbox where these messages would appear, but I...
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Solved!! Song picture not showing

A while ago I noticed that the picture of the song I was listening wasn't showing anymore (as the picture is showing). https://gyazo.com/e76b70c7afb83f20bd1efd34c6cb3caf. And I have not been able to get it to show up again. Does anybody know how to g...

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  •     A while ago I noticed that the picture of the song I was listening wasn't showing anymore (as the picture is showing). https://gyazo.com/e76b70c7afb83f20bd1efd34c6cb3caf. And I ha...
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Picutes not not showing

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 8 My Question or Issue When i search artists and go on there page the images do not load?

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  •   Plan Premium Country  UK Device Windows Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue  When i search artists and go on there page the images do not load?
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Solved!! Can't drag tracks in newest Spotify app update (v1.83.318.0)

My Question or Issue The Windows Spotify app was just updated via Windows Store to v1.83.318.0. App restarted after update, and when it started up again, I could no longer drag and drop tracks into playlists, or drag and drop playlist tracks to re-or...

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  • My Question or Issue   The Windows Spotify app was just updated via Windows Store to v1.83.318.0. App restarted after update, and when it started up again, I could no longer drag and drop trac...
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COMDLG32.dll: PqthFindExtensionW not found

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Upon starting Spotify I get the following message:---------------------------Spotify.exe - Entry Point Not Found---------------------------The procedure entry point ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Upon starting Spotify I get the following message: -------------------------...
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Playlists suddenly saves as Album - Artist

PlanPremiumCountry Norway Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! Spotify suddenly saves playlists as Album - Artist, and it's really annoying to have to manually change to Artist - Album. Can't find any way in settings to change it eithe...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Norway   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi!   Spotify suddenly saves playlists as Album - Artist, and it's really anno...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify too slow on mobile

I'm using Google Translate, if someone does not understand, sorry.I use the Android operating systemWell, recently an update occurred in the application (version: 8.4.56.803), after this update the application simply started to have a gigantic slowne...

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  • I'm using Google Translate, if someone does not understand, sorry. I use the Android operating system Well, recently an update occurred in the application (version: 8.4.56.803), after this update t...
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Superuser Contribution Music fades when no sounds are present

Hi, I am currently running W10 on PC, and I have a problem where spotify fades out when there are no other sounds present on the PC, which is quiet the opposite from what everyone else is having problem with. I have checked all settings which include...

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  •   Hi,   I am currently running W10 on PC, and I have a problem where spotify fades out when there are no other sounds present on the PC, which is quiet the opposite from what everyone el...
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Solved!! [Desktop] How do I get back the little album covers on the playback bar?

I accidentally pressed the 'X' on the little album cover on the playback bar. Now it's gone for all songs and I have no idea how to get it back. How do I fix this?

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  • I accidentally pressed the 'X' on the little album cover on the playback bar. Now it's gone for all songs and I have no idea how to get it back. How do I fix this?
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Solved!! Why is the social media bar on the right displayed upon fresh install when I'm not connected to FB?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueIt irritates me that there is people being displayed from a Facebook acc that I had once linked to Spotify. It doesn't exist anymore. Wondering why it comes up even on a fres...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue It irritates me that there is people being displayed from a Facebook acc that I had once linked to...
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Solved!! Not showing cover art since latest update

On Windows 10 Ever since the latest update, Spotify hasn't been showing the cover art for any of my songs. I can't find a solution online, the only thing I found was something about proxies but I'm pretty sure this is doesn't apply to me (it is set t...

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  • On Windows 10   Ever since the latest update, Spotify hasn't been showing the cover art for any of my songs. I can't find a solution online, the only thing I found was something about proxie...
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Solved!! "This track is not available." for every single song on spotify.

I logged on to spotify for Windows today, and for every single track I try to play, it skips to the next available song and puts a message at the top that says "This track is not available. If you have it on your computer you can import it." Things I...

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  • I logged on to spotify for Windows today, and for every single track I try to play, it skips to the next available song and puts a message at the top that says "This track is not available. If you ha...
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Why is there a limit on how many songs I can save to my library?

Whenever I reach the limit, there is a banner that says "Your library is full." I want to know why there is this limit and if there will ever be a time it will be expanded.

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  •   Whenever I reach the limit, there is a banner that says "Your library is full." I want to know why there is this limit and if there will ever be a time it will be expanded.
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