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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sporatically changes songs, pauses, sets itself to shuffle, changes to songs to genres i never liste

been having this issue after i started sharing my spotify with my family.Now it changes song to generas i never listen to, pauses plays sets to shuffle changes albums, and all on its own.i havent reached the end of an album when it does this, so its ...

  • Casual Listener
  • been having this issue after i started sharing my spotify with my family. Now it changes song to generas i never listen to, pauses plays sets to shuffle changes albums, and all on its own. i ha...
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Spotify desktop randomly starts playing when paused for a while

Hi ive got a very anoying problem I leave my computer on a lot and when going to sleep or out I will pause spotify, but after a while it will randamly start playing this can be when im out or in the mdiidle of the night. if i cant fix this problem im...

  • Regular
  • Hi ive got a very anoying problem I leave my computer on a lot and when going to sleep or out I will pause  spotify, but after a while it will randamly start playing this can be when im out or i...
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Daily mix gone?

So about three hours ago I started listening to one of my daily mixes, completely connected to the internet. Now, without any interruption of activity, my Daily mixes are not showing up on my desktop app and when I manage to navigate to previously pl...

  • Casual Listener
  • So about three hours ago I started listening to one of my daily mixes, completely connected to the internet. Now, without any interruption of activity, my Daily mixes are not showing up on my desktop...
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Friend Activity not showing on windows

So basically was in the car with a friend and he was playing some songs on his phone (I follow him). I couldnt remeber the songs name but didnt bother to ask i thought it would just pop up in my friends activity. Instead it just says 'Find Friends' a...

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  • So basically was in the car with a friend and he was playing some songs on his phone (I follow him). I couldnt remeber the songs name but didnt bother to ask i thought it would just pop up in my frie...
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Spotify não continua à tocar músicas da última seção

Meu aplicativo do Spotify nunca salva a última música ouvida e nem em que parte da música parou para tocá-la assim que o aplicativo inicia. Todos os dias ouço dezenas de música, então, desligo o computador, quando volto à ligá-lo, o aplicativo do Spo...

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  • Meu aplicativo do Spotify nunca salva a última música ouvida e nem em que parte da música parou para tocá-la assim que o aplicativo inicia. Todos os dias ouço dezenas de música, então, desligo o comp...
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Radio and Daily Mix not loading

All of a sudden, my daily mix disappeared from my Spotify altogether...like it's not even there to click on or find or anything. What the heck! Has this happened to anyone else just now? Also, the radio doesn't seem to be loading either. It was all w...

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  • All of a sudden, my daily mix disappeared from my Spotify altogether...like it's not even there to click on or find or anything. What the heck! Has this happened to anyone else just now? Also, t...
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Solved!! Always installation

I am using Spotify since years, first on my old PC under Windows Vista - now I've got a new one and Windows 10. The icon is still on my desktop, but every time that I open it, it has to be installed anew. Formerly it opened and at once was there. Wha...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am using Spotify since years, first on my old PC under Windows Vista - now I've got a new one and Windows 10. The icon is still on my desktop, but every time that I open it, it has to be installed ...
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find friends bar is blocking what my friends are listening to

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, logging in and logging out, unfollowing and refollowing everyone through the banner, and hiding and unhiding the right side bar, but nothing's working. Opened spotify and the "find friends" banner/ad is blocking...

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  • I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, logging in and logging out, unfollowing and refollowing everyone through the banner, and hiding and unhiding the right side bar, but nothing's working.  O...
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[Bug report] Playlist download switch graphical issue (GIF)

The switch overlays the sticky playlist header when scrolling: EDIT: only happens in "official" playlists by Spotify (such as song charts by country). They also don't get highlighted in the left navigation pane (green vertical bar is missing)

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  • The switch overlays the sticky playlist header when scrolling:   EDIT: only happens in "official" playlists by Spotify (such as song charts by country). They also don't get highlighted in ...
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Solved!! Change Song Order on Playlist?

How do I change song order within a playlist?  (Desktop and Android)

  • Casual Listener
  • How do I change song order within a playlist?  (Desktop and Android)
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Desktop keeps stopping tracks

Any idea why my spotify desktop keeps stopping tracks randomly? Sometimes they will restart if I hit play again, other times it just won't start again. Only seems to happen on desktop, it works fine on the app

  • Casual Listener
  • Any idea why my spotify desktop keeps stopping tracks randomly? Sometimes they will restart if I hit play again, other times it just won't start again. Only seems to happen on desktop, it works fine ...
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Spotify won't play songs

The problem is quite simple. If I for exemple want to shuffle a certain playlist, I press shuffle but Spotify keeps picking different songs without playing them. It just goes down the list and at the end I get a notification that the songs I want to ...

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  • The problem is quite simple. If I for exemple want to shuffle a certain playlist, I press shuffle but Spotify keeps picking different songs without playing them. It just goes down the list and at the...
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Can only play one track at a time

Hi, When I click to play an album or playlist, the first track will play with no issues, but the rest do not follow on. I have to refresh the page between each one. Any ideas?Using web browser on my laptop - using Firefox.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, When I click to play an album or playlist, the first track will play with no issues, but the rest do not follow on. I have to refresh the page between each one. Any ideas? Using web browser on m...
  • Sebasty
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Autoplay enabled but not working

I have a Spotify Premium subscription and use it on my desktop with Windows 10 and an iPhone 6s. I have autoplay enabled on both devices and have closed out both completely, restarted, still doesn't work. I've disabled, closed, renabled (didn't work)...

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  • I have a Spotify Premium subscription and use it on my desktop with Windows 10 and an iPhone 6s.  I have autoplay enabled on both devices and have closed out both completely, restarted, still do...
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Songs starting from beginning of playlist

Anytime I go into a playlist and click on a song to play it just plays the song at the beginnning of the playlist. I have to hit the next button to move trough songs.Any reason why this is happening now?

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  • Anytime I go into a playlist and click on a song to play it just plays the song at the beginnning of the playlist. I have to hit the next button to move trough songs. Any reason why this is happenin...
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Windows player isn't working

My player isn't working on my laptop: http://prntscr.com/j7beqfSong aren't recognized, and skip because of it.I'm not offline and my internet connection has no issues.I've also tried to log out and in again and even unistall the player and install it...

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  • My player isn't working on my laptop: http://prntscr.com/j7beqf Song aren't recognized, and skip because of it. I'm not offline and my internet connection has no issues. I've also tried ...
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Spotify Uninstallable (Equalify)

I dont know why exactly but im not able to un/reinstall Spotify after Equalify. Since the classic Close SpotifyGo to the Control Panel.Click Programs and Features.Select Spotify in the list and click uninstall.Follow the instructions on the screen.Do...

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  • I dont know why exactly but im not able to un/reinstall Spotify after Equalify. Since the classic   Close Spotify Go to the Control Panel. Click Programs and Features. Selec...
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Solved!! Half-Blue Dots in Podcast's List of Episodes

So, I've searched to find out what this symbol is and I've had no luck finding what the half-full blue dot is. It'd be really helpful, Spotify, if you'd include a legend on your website, in your help files, etc... OR, you know, give it a hover title,...

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  • So, I've searched to find out what this symbol is and I've had no luck finding what the half-full blue dot is.  It'd be really helpful, Spotify, if you'd include a legend on your website, i...
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Song keeps repeating

Spotify won't play a album or a playlist. After any song,randy crawford song will play. I had one song in my albums,and I deleted it., no matter some random song off that album starts playing. I can't figure out where to post this please help, some o...

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify won't play a album or a playlist. After any song,randy crawford song will play. I had one song in my albums,and I deleted it., no matter some random song off that album starts playing. I can'...
  • Nico
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Changes Do Not Stick (data sync issue?)

My single biggest complaint about the desktop app is that changes to playlists and user settings do NOT stick. I see them, but when I close the app (or log out and back in), the changes become undone and things go back to what they looked like before...

  • Roadie
  • My single biggest complaint about the desktop app is that changes to playlists and user settings do NOT stick. I see them, but when I close the app (or log out and back in), the changes become undone...
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