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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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  • MattSuda
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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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friend feed is not update

I cannot see my friend feed. ıt was updated a week ago. ı have a friend now he is listening but ı cant see him or his activitiy. also ı see my list as 2, 3 days ago PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDevice(iPhone 7, )Operating System(, Windows 10,) My Questio...

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  • I cannot see my friend feed. ıt was updated a week ago. ı have a friend now he is listening but ı cant see him or his activitiy. also ı see my list as 2, 3 days ago     Plan Premium Co...
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Playlist gone

Hi, I did not login for quite a while and now my playlists are gone.Is there a way to recover them or are the lost for good ? cheers

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I did not login for quite a while and now my playlists are gone. Is there a way to recover them or are the lost for good ?   cheers 
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Can't access on windows 10 app

PlanPremiumCountryParaguay Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI downloaded the desktop version of spotify and cannot use it. I tryed so many times to access but i recibed first Error 2, and after Error 7. I have proxy settings, i tryed to...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Paraguay   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I downloaded the desktop version of spotify and cannot use it. I tryed so many times to access bu...
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Playing songs between windows and galaxy phone

Hi guys I have a premium account, I've used Spotify heavily over for around 5 years now.I listen mainly through my Galaxy S9+ but would occasionally use PC and do the switch with choosing to play through PC.But lately I switch to windows and the song...

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  •     Hi guys   I have a premium account, I've used Spotify heavily over for around 5 years now. I listen mainly through my Galaxy S9+ but would occasionally use PC and do the switc...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot play one album even it can show on my library

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team,I have an issue with the Spotify desktop application where I can see an album and add it to my library but cannot play it.Can you assist? I ha...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello Spotify team, I have an issue with the Spotify desktop a...
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Shuffle Sucks

I added a bunch of songs by one artist to my playlist and now each time i play my playlist on shuffle it just puts all of their songs on the top and then the others. I want to listen to other artists and not just them so it makes me quite fustrated b...

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  • I added a bunch of songs by one artist to my playlist and now each time i play my playlist on shuffle it just puts all of their songs on the top and then the others. I want to listen to other artists...
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Solved!! Cannot change my profile picture

I would like to change my profile picture but I only see Avatars. Is there a way that I can upload a profile picture from my computer?

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  • I would like to change my profile picture but I only see Avatars. Is there a way that I can upload a profile picture from my computer?
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Headset hot keys AND overlay

Windows 10 with a Wireless headset. I'm on version 1.0.82.447.g975ad224 This used to work fine, but since the latest update I've noticed I have a problem.I hate the overlay so i have it turned off, recently I've noticed that it doesnt stay turned off...

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  •   Windows 10 with a Wireless headset. I'm on version 1.0.82.447.g975ad224   This used to work fine, but since the latest update I've noticed I have a problem. I hate the overlay so...
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W10 + Spotify APP

So I have a Ducky shine 5 with pause, mute, volume- and volume+ buttons in the top right of the keyboard. when I press the volume buttons, W10 registers that the song volume should be muted, lowering or rising but spotify does not change. my pause bu...

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  • So I have a Ducky shine 5 with pause, mute, volume- and volume+ buttons in the top right of the keyboard. when I press the volume buttons, W10 registers that the song volume should be muted, lowering...
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Can't add all from Spotify playlist to personal playlist

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueToday I find that there are some Spotify playlists that I cannot highlight all tracks from and add to one of my own playlists. By "Spotify playlist" I mean playlists that are "By Spotify". T...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue Today I find that there are some Spotify playlists that I cannot highlight all tracks from and add to one of my own...
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Scrobbling local files

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify (1.0.82) does not scroblle local files (nly local) on windows. It works on android for me (after updating, before it posed a similiar problem) but still...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Israel Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Spotify (1.0.82) does not scroblle local files (nly local) on window...
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Can't Purchase Premium

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePC (Desktop)Operating SystemWindows 10 (Version 1709) OS Build 16299.431 My Question or Issue I am attempting to purchase Spotify Premium through my browser (Google Chrome) using my PayPal balance, however, when I attempt to c...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device PC (Desktop) Operating System Windows 10 (Version 1709) OS Build 16299.431   My Question or Issue  I am attempting to purchase Spotify Premium through...
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Superuser Contribution Bugs

Hello since few updates ago there are a few bugs in Spotify client.1) It starts maximized, but down between start bar (taskbar) and player window is white line. When I click to unmaximized and maximaze again, it changes to black, but still it is not ...

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  • Hello since few updates ago there are a few bugs in Spotify client. 1) It starts maximized, but down between start bar (taskbar) and player window is white line. When I click to unmaximized and maxi...
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Ad won't play, no music

PlanFree/Country DeviceLaptop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue One day as I was listening to my music it just stopped. I checked and it said the music would continue after the ad. Only the ad is not playing, no matter the song I sele...

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  • Plan Free/ Country   Device Laptop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   One day as I was listening to my music it just stopped. I checked and it said the ...
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Media Keys on keyboard and mouse don't work when Show desktop overlay is on

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue Music keys on keyboard or mouse dont work when show media overlay is on its been happening since the new windows 10 update

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Custom PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  Music keys on keyboard or mouse dont work when show media overlay is on its been happenin...
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Disliked songs started playing again. (Premium)

PlanPremium My Question or Issue I had disliked several songs on my discover weekly playlist that were particilarly offputting and spotify has been skipping them as expected up until a few minutes ago. The like and dislike buttons disappeared and the...

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  • Plan Premium   My Question or Issue  I had disliked several songs on my discover weekly playlist that were particilarly offputting and spotify has been skipping them as expected up unti...
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Solved!! Icon?

When listening to music there used to be an icon and below the song name + artist name, I wonder what happened to it? Windows10

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  • When listening to music there used to be an icon and below the song name + artist name, I wonder what happened to it?      Windows10
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Playlist isn’t working

My Question or Issue I’m trying to listen to music by a playlist I created and it keeps saying that Spotify can’t open the link on this device. I have an iPhone 6s. I’ve tried restarting my phone and uninstalling and re installing. It’s making me rea...

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  •     My Question or Issue  I’m trying to listen to music by a playlist I created and it keeps saying that Spotify can’t open the link on this device. I have an iPhone 6s. I’ve tried ...
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Windows 10 app not opening share links

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceDell Inspiron 15 7567Operating SystemWindows 10 v1803Spotify Client version1.80.474.0 My Question or IssueBefore installing the Windows 10 app, the desktop app was able to open share links from the web. Now when I click ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Dell Inspiron 15 7567 Operating System Windows 10 v1803 Spotify Client version 1.80.474.0   My Question or Issue Before installing the Windows 10 a...
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Display search results directly as list again

Since the new update search results are not directly shown as a list anymore.With the new search long song names get cut off (see the pictures) and additional information like duration, popularity, album and explicitness are not directly shown anymor...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since the new update search results are not directly shown as a list anymore. With the new search long song names get cut off (see the pictures) and additional information like duration, popularity,...
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