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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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Playlist on Premium does not play songs from the list

PlanPremiumCountryNew Zealand DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI search for an album and choose to play it. Spotify plays the first song, and then goes on to some other random song (NOT from the album) instead of the next so...

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  •   Plan Premium Country New Zealand   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I search for an album and choose to play it. Spotify plays the first s...
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Always Show Media Overlay

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there any way to get the media overlay in the top left corner to always show, or a good hotkey to show it without changing anything about the way that the music plays (i.e. skipping song, changing vol...

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  •   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there any way to get the media overlay in the top left corner to always show, or a good hotkey to show it without changing anyth...
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Local songs not scrobbled to Last.fm - UPDATE

Hello, My local songs are not scrobbled to Last.fm while the online ones are. I'm using the new Last.fm scrobbling technique, where you give permission on the Last.fm website. A recent Spotify patch is supposed to have fixed this. Unfortunately, that...

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  • Hello,   My local songs are not scrobbled to Last.fm while the online ones are. I'm using the new Last.fm scrobbling technique, where you give permission on the Last.fm website.   A rec...
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Solved!! Cant play ANY song ?

PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDevicePCOperating Systemwin 10 latest update My Question or Issue I cannot play ANY song on spotify?I logged out and back in, reinstalled spotify. nothing helps.see screenshot for the message i get pressing any song ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  The Netherlands Device PCOperating System win 10 latest update  My Question or Issue  I cannot play ANY song on spotify? I logged out and back in, reinst...
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Nuvo player and Spotify

When streaming music with Spotify on my Nuvo player the music randomly stops playing. I then have to open the app and push the play button again. This happens at least 10 times a day. When streaming music with Deezer or TuneIn on my Nuvo player there...

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  • When streaming music with Spotify on my Nuvo player the music randomly stops playing. I then have to open the app and push the play button again. This happens at least 10 times a day. When streaming ...
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Matching local files to the cloud

Hi, Since Spotify removed the sync playlist from itunes feature my workaround was to create folders with the playlists I wanted in them. Then I would only choose that folder as a local source and bam, local playlist. However, I would like to match th...

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  • Hi,   Since Spotify removed the sync playlist from itunes feature my workaround was to create folders with the playlists I wanted in them. Then I would only choose that folder as a local sourc...
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no se publica mi actividad

PlanPremiumCountrySpain Devicelaptot HPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNo se publica mi actividad en Spotify con el ordenador y lo tengo activado en la configuración. Quiero que se publique, con el mòbil si funciona y se publica pero c...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain   Device laptot HP Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue No se publica mi actividad en Spotify con el ordenador y lo tengo activado e...
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Solved!! Differences between Windows 10 Store App and the Windows App

Hello, after two years of absence I plan to come back to Spotify. I saw that there is a version on the Windows 10 Store available.But you also offer a "normal" version at the Spotify website (that also runs on other OS). What are the differences betw...

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  • Hello,   after two years of absence I plan to come back to Spotify.   I saw that there is a version on the Windows 10 Store available. But you also offer a "normal" version at the Spot...
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Spotify Not Letting Me Add a Photo To a Playlist

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevice?Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGreetings, I have tried to upload a piciture to a playlist in spotify, and for every piciture is says that it is to small, and that it needs to be at least 300 by 300. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Australia Device ? Operating System Windows 10       My Question or Issue Greetings,  I have tried to upload a piciture to a playli...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to play specific artist

PlanStudent PremiumCountryScotland Device(iPhone 6, iPad Air, Desktop PC and Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue For the past few months, I have been having an issue where I am unable to listen to a specific artist, While She Sle...

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  • Plan Student Premium Country Scotland    Device (iPhone 6, iPad Air, Desktop PC and Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  For the past few month...
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Solved!! faded play button

I wanted to add HEROES by Brian the Sun to my playlist and I searched for it on spotify but when I looked it up on google it showed up but with a faded looking play button and not a normal play button. Any help? I feel as if its a country restriction...

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  • I wanted to add HEROES by Brian the Sun to my playlist and I searched for it on spotify but when I looked it up on google it showed up but with a faded looking play button and not a normal play butto...
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Superuser Contribution Music downloaded on my PC

So i have some music downloaded on my PC (not through spotify) and when i like the 'source' or file location then try to play these songs it says 'This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.' which i have done...

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  •   So i have some music downloaded on my PC (not through spotify) and when i like the 'source' or file location then try to play these songs it says 'This song is not available. If you have the ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play current song - from Local Files

PlanFree CountryUnited States DeviceWindows 10 laptop My Question or IssueSpotify app stops playing songs from my Local Files and announces it "Can't play current song". This often coincides with the laptop disconnecting from my Bluetooth speaker.

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  • Plan Free   Country United States   Device Windows 10 laptop   My Question or Issue Spotify app stops playing songs from my Local Files and announces it "Can't play current s...
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Need a human being to talk to

PlanFree on my iPhone 6Premium on my Desktop w Windows 7 CountryUSA DeviceiPhone6 and Lenovo DesktopOperating SystemiOS11 on iPhoneWindows 7 on Desktop My Question or IssueI upgraded to Premium two days ago on my Desktop Computer. My iPhone6 has Free...

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  • Plan Free on my iPhone 6 Premium on my Desktop w Windows 7  Country USA   Device iPhone6 and Lenovo Desktop Operating System iOS11 on iPhone Windows 7 on Desktop   My Quest...
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LET US HIDE OUR "RECENTLY" PLAYED ARTISTS!!!!

I think it's super intrusive to not give us the option anymore, I literally spent hours trying to hide this- as it's not even accurate. Why would Spotify need this to be public to our followers and the public? It's stupid and we pay for this service,...

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  • I think it's super intrusive to not give us the option anymore, I literally spent hours trying to hide this- as it's not even accurate. Why would Spotify need this to be public to our followers and t...
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Specific Songs Skip on Spotify (desktop, phone) and iTunes (desktop, phone)

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone 5, HP laptopOperating SystemWindows, iOS My Question or Issue Absolutely bizarrely, an album by McCafferty (Yarn) which played fine before has started to skip - on multiple devices and listening platforms, including ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device iPhone 5, HP laptop Operating System Windows, iOS   My Question or Issue  Absolutely bizarrely, an album by McCafferty (Yarn) which played f...
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"Can't play the current song" Error (More details inside)

Hello! as stated in the title I keep getting this error, More details about my specs etc are below.My problem currently is when I start playing a song it'll take a few seconds then it plays about 5-8 seconds of the song then stops with the error "Can...

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  • Hello! as stated in the title I keep getting this error, More details about my specs etc are below. My problem currently is when I start playing a song it'll take a few seconds then it plays about...
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Superuser Contribution I try logging in, but end up training some ML-model

Hi I tried logging in to the browser version of Spotify and when I typed my password, I ended up spending two minutes answering questions about the existense of cars in a wide array of pictures. That's a lot of time spent identifying cars, when all I...

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  • Hi   I tried logging in to the browser version of Spotify and when I typed my password, I ended up spending two minutes answering questions about the existense of cars in a wide array of&...
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REcover Playlist After PC System Recovery?

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