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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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Podcasts return to the same position after literally 5 seconds

Lately my podcasts have been returning to the same previous position. It happens if I pause them for longer than 3 seconds. I just watched my podcast jump from 57 minutes to 48 minutes after pausing it. I've reinstalled spotify, restarted computer, d...

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  • Lately my podcasts have been returning to the same previous position. It happens if I pause them for longer than 3 seconds. I just watched my podcast jump from 57 minutes to 48 minutes after pausing ...
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playlist not getting downloaded over pptp VPN connection

hey , i'm using vpn to get connected to spotify. when using services like stunnel and open vpn i can play songs and download playlists just fine. but now i'm limited to using pptp connection and i can't download my playlists and spotify app says "wai...

  • Newbie
  • hey , i'm using vpn to get connected to spotify. when using services like stunnel and open vpn i can play songs and download playlists just fine. but now i'm limited to using pptp connection and i ca...
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Show Top Artist Tab Turns Off

Under peferences, my show my current Top Artist tab keeps turning itself off each time I restart my desktop app.

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  • Under peferences, my show my current Top Artist tab keeps turning itself off each time I restart my desktop app. 
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Esperando la conexión

Buenas tardes comunidad, soy usuario Premium pero no hay manera de poder descargar las playlists en Windows 10 para reproducir en modo offline. He desactivado firewalls, antivirus,etc. pero queda permanentemente en pantalla "Esperando la conexión". H...

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  • Buenas tardes comunidad, soy usuario Premium pero no hay manera de poder descargar las playlists en Windows 10 para reproducir en modo offline. He desactivado firewalls, antivirus,etc. pero qued...
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On new session, queue repeats playlist from weeks ago

Hi!About 6 weeks ago I queued up a bunch of songs to play on a bluetooth speaker from my desktop Spotify.The problem is, whenever Spotify re-launches when I turn my PC on now, it still has the same songs queued. I've cleared the queue probably 30-odd...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi! About 6 weeks ago I queued up a bunch of songs to play on a bluetooth speaker from my desktop Spotify. The problem is, whenever Spotify re-launches when I turn my PC on now, it still has the sa...
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Bring back use of arrow keys for navigating folders

Prior to the latest greatest release (1.0.80.474.gef6b503e) we could conveniently use the arrow keys to step through and open/close folders. It was a really really neat feature that someone decided we didn't want anymore. I see we can still step thro...

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  • Prior to the latest greatest release (1.0.80.474.gef6b503e) we could conveniently use the arrow keys to step through and open/close folders. It was a really really neat feature that someone decided w...
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Media keys wont control Spotify

Hi,My media keys have stopped working with Spotify.I have iTunes open and normally my media keys will control that instead of Spotify unless I have the Spotify window open then the media keys control Spotify.Now even if I have the Spotify window open...

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  • Hi, My media keys have stopped working with Spotify. I have iTunes open and normally my media keys will control that instead of Spotify unless I have the Spotify window open then the media k...
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Spotify Connect - Multiple Speakers/Devices

Hi there, I am using Bowers&Wilkins Zeppelin wireless speaker with a premium account.Problem is that music stops playing from time to time.. and than I have to restart the device or click few times on the play/pause (windows app) for it to resume pla...

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  • Hi there,   I am using Bowers&Wilkins Zeppelin wireless speaker with a premium account. Problem is that music stops playing from time to time.. and than I have to restart the device or cl...
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Royal Blood first album and Hole don't work on desktop

Every time I go to play any of these songs on my desktop client, they don't play and I get a message saying that the songs are unavailable and that I need to import files. I would just like to know if this is a known issue, since these songs still al...

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  • Every time I go to play any of these songs on my desktop client, they don't play and I get a message saying that the songs are unavailable and that I need to import files.   I would just like ...
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Solved!! Spotify App for Windows 10 Won't start

When I install the app the message as shown in the attachment is displayed. I have restarted my computer multiple times, reinstalled the app (remove, restart, install, restart, start app), changed the path to where the spotify app is being installed ...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I install the app the message as shown in the attachment is displayed. I have restarted my computer multiple times, reinstalled the app (remove, restart, install, restart, start app), changed th...
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Solved!! app keeps crashing

Hey! my spotify app on windows keep crashing... any idea? 

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  • Hey! my spotify app on windows keep crashing... any idea? 
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Automatically plays same album

Hello,My spotify automatically keeps on playing all the songs of one album. I once listened a song by Julieta Venegas and now every time I press the 'next'-button it starts playing one of her songs. For example I am listening to a Rihanna-playlist an...

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  • Hello, My spotify automatically keeps on playing all the songs of one album. I once listened a song by Julieta Venegas and now every time I press the 'next'-button it starts playing one of her songs...
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Can't Dowload songs in PC, Says "Waiting For Conection"

Can't Dowload songs in PC, Says "Waiting For Conection" when i click the download button, I have:-un installed and Re installed and cleared chache and all related files- Made sure app was added to firewall- Tried with firewall off- Changed wifi netwo...

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  • Can't Dowload songs in PC, Says "Waiting For Conection" when i click the download button, I have: -un installed and Re installed and cleared chache and all related files - Made sure app was added t...
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Import Playlist?

Hi,I've just noticed that the Import Playlist feature has apparently disappeared. Why????? I'm used to create playlist under iTunes and import them into Spotify, thus this is really annoying.Hope this is just a temporary glitch and will be fixed SOON...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I've just noticed that the Import Playlist feature has apparently disappeared. Why?????   I'm used to create playlist under iTunes and import them into Spotify, thus this is really annoyi...
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Solved!! I can't scrobble

I can't scrobble, it says that the last.fm's username and password are incorrect. And I know they are ok.I am premium user, and it worked fine a couple of weeks, but now I can't scrobble.

  • Casual Listener
  • I can't scrobble, it says that the last.fm's username and password are incorrect. And I know they are ok. I am premium user, and it worked fine a couple of weeks, but now I can't scrobble.
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Solved!! Can't open spotify!

Hello! Today when I tried to open spotify, it wouldn't open. It worked yesterday and it still works on my mobile so there is something wrong with the app on the computer. I have tried uninstalling, rebooted my computer. I can't even find the spotify ...

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  • Hello!   Today when I tried to open spotify, it wouldn't open. It worked yesterday and it still works on my mobile so there is something wrong with the app on the computer.   I ha...
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Accidentally Deleted playlist folder

How do I recover a playlist folder? It has over 13000 sings in it.. Divided into genre - artist - albums

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  • How do I recover a playlist folder? It has over 13000 sings in it.. Divided into genre - artist - albums
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Regarding the Premium subscription.

Hello,I was just wondering... I would like to use Spotify, only thing is, I live in Serbia, so the Spotify services are not yet eligible for us to use. I would like to pay for a full Premium subscription, if there is any chance that I could, in that ...

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  • Hello, I was just wondering... I would like to use Spotify, only thing is, I live in Serbia, so the Spotify services are not yet eligible for us to use. I would like to pay for a full Premium subs...
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Media Keys Help

ok so say if I'm listening to music and playing a game, i want to hear something without pausing the music so i try to turn it down using media keys but it turns down my pc volume which is spotify and the game, is there a way to just make media keys ...

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  • ok so say if I'm listening to music and playing a game, i want to hear something without pausing the music so i try to turn it down using media keys but it turns down my pc volume which is spotify an...
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