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Solved!! 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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liliabern

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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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whatintheworldisthis

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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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Autoplay similar songs keeps playing even when turned off

Hi, Desktop keeps playing similar songs after album, even when this is turned off from settings. Really annoying, any ideas? There are no tracks in my queue so I don't know why this keeps happening.

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Hi,   Desktop keeps playing similar songs after album, even when this is turned off from settings. Really annoying, any ideas? There are no tracks in my queue so I don't know why this keeps ha...

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Spotify scrolling glitch with Photoshop

If I have Photoshop open (I run CC), Spotify won't let me scroll correctly. It won't let me scroll downwards through my library and instead I have to scroll upwards to go down in a long swift motion to let the library roll down a bit. I can scroll wi...

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If I have Photoshop open (I run CC), Spotify won't let me scroll correctly. It won't let me scroll downwards through my library and instead I have to scroll upwards to go down in a long swift motion ...

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Importing music

Hi,I have put my music from iTunes into a folder and imported it into a new playlist as the iTunes folder wouldn't import into songs. When I try to drag playlist into songs nothing happens?Also, more frustratingly, I can listen to playlist on my lapt...

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Hi, I have put my music from iTunes into a folder and imported it into a new playlist as the iTunes folder wouldn't import into songs. When I try to drag playlist into songs nothing happens? Also, ...

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Shuffle play only playing first songs in playlist

This seems to be a recent change for me on my desktop app (streaming to my SONOS Play). Pressing "next" -button ~100 times now, and it exclusively plays songs with artist name A-D (which makes up roughly 15% of the entire playlist). Funny enough, it ...

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This seems to be a recent change for me on my desktop app (streaming to my SONOS Play). Pressing "next" -button ~100 times now, and it exclusively plays songs with artist name A-D (which makes up rou...

HannasAnarion

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Windows Desktop App Blank Screen

Well here I am back making a new post for the same issue yes that's right Windows Desktop App Blank Screen just installed the latest version and I get the same issue as I reported September 2017 yes that's right 8 months ago, so I'm sorry Spotify bac...

Gig Goer

Well here I am back making a new post for the same issue yes that's right Windows Desktop App Blank Screen just installed the latest version and I get the same issue as I reported September 2017 yes ...

Chrissykes78

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Windows 10 app showing facebook account

I disconnected my email account from facebook but when I open windows 10 app I still see my facebook account user name besides my email!How get rid of facebook account and user name ?Please see the screenshot.

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I disconnected my email account from facebook but when I open windows 10 app I still see my facebook account user name besides my email! How get rid of facebook account and user name ? Please see t...

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Spotify funktioniert nicht

Seit etwa einer Woche funktioniert Spotify gar nicht mehr auf meinem PC (auf meinem Handy schon).Wenn ich Spotify öffnen möchte, öffnet sich kein Fenster und es hängt leicht (an der Taskleiste öffnet sich das kleine Fenster, wenn ich mit der Maus dra...

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Seit etwa einer Woche funktioniert Spotify gar nicht mehr auf meinem PC (auf meinem Handy schon). Wenn ich Spotify öffnen möchte, öffnet sich kein Fenster und es hängt leicht  (an der Taskleist...

Luke

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Downloaded songs and now I can't find them

Hey all!I really hope you can help me, it's driving me crazy.Yesterday I downloaded my mix of the week so I can hear it offline. Now I can't find the songs anywhere. Anybody has an idea how I can find them again? I don't remember any names of the art...

Casual Listener

Hey all! I really hope you can help me, it's driving me crazy. Yesterday I downloaded my mix of the week so I can hear it offline. Now I can't find the songs anywhere. Anybody has an idea how I can...

macspotifying

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Friend Feed gone

My friend feed is gone. I now have a button "Find Friends." When I click on that button it shows that I am following several people but nothing is showing up in the feed. It can't be possible that everyone decided at the same time to turn off publish...

Casual Listener

My friend feed is gone.   I now have a button "Find Friends."  When I click on that button it shows that I am following several people but nothing is showing up in the feed.  &nbs...

dagchatterton

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Recently played artists not showing up on profile

This is happening to me and a friend, we can both see our own recently played artists but not each others (only public playlists). However we can both see a third friends recently played artists. I've tried enabling and disabling show top artists and...

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This is happening to me and a friend, we can both see our own recently played artists but not each others (only public playlists). However we can both see a third friends recently played artists. I'v...

adspit

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Superuser Contribution Song skipping half of the track

So, basically when a song finish, the next one starts at the half. Example: Is it normal? How can I fix this?

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So, basically when a song finish, the next one starts at the half. Example:   Is it normal? How can I fix this? 

Julian

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Spotify doesn't play firefox

Today Spotify webplayer update Shuffle playback and infinite playback do not turn off when you click Refresh. This patch does not seem to be Firefox.

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Today Spotify webplayer update   Shuffle playback and infinite playback do not turn off when you click Refresh.   This patch does not seem to be Firefox.

Viking0047

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Black screen in Chrome

Hi, again I'm having problem with the spotify web player in chrome in windows 7.When opening https://play.spotify.com/browse it immediately switches to https://open.spotify.com/browse/featured and shows the well known content for a fraction of a seco...

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Hi,   again I'm having problem with the spotify web player in chrome in windows 7. When opening https://play.spotify.com/browse it immediately switches to https://open.spo...

PanPaukan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spofity Windows Desktop version slow and crashing

I am using Spotify on my Windows 8.1 laptop. The Spotify app I'm using is version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78.The problem with the app is that it sometimes gets very slow or even crashes, especially during searches.This has nothing to do with the internet c...

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I am using Spotify on my Windows 8.1 laptop. The Spotify app I'm using is version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78. The problem with the app is that it sometimes gets very slow or even crashes, especially ...

joostmoll

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Espontaneous interruption when listening

Good morning!I have a strange issue in my account: When I listen music on PC, iPhone, Android as well as my car, sometimes the playing turns to pause aleatory... sometimes one time in one hour sometimes three of four times in the next. It happens in ...

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Good morning! I have a strange issue in my account:  When I listen music on PC, iPhone, Android as well as my car, sometimes the playing turns to pause aleatory... sometimes one time in one hou...

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Discover Weekly wont update

My Discover Weekly playlist isn't wanting to update. Its been 8 days since it last updated and I've tried plenty of fixes which are not working. Unfollowed, logged out, closed and reopened, then signed back in and followed it again and it still hasnt...

Newbie

My Discover Weekly playlist isn't wanting to update. Its been 8 days since it last updated and I've tried plenty of fixes which are not working. Unfollowed, logged out, closed and reopened, then sign...

Nico

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Solved!! Song I didn't chose starts playing

Hello,I opened Spotify on my PC and new songs have been added to my playlist which I have never listened to before and also I was listening to a song on my laptop when it cut out and started playing a classical song I hadn't heard before.This is a bi...

Newbie

Hello, I opened Spotify on my PC and new songs have been added to my playlist which I have never listened to before and also I was listening to a song on my laptop when it cut out and started p...

Nico

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Spotify window shows up on my desktop and I can't scroll?

http://prntscr.com/j66zkn This pops up on my desktop and I can't scroll or use mouse4 & 5, does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it?

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http://prntscr.com/j66zkn   This pops up on my desktop and I can't scroll or use mouse4 & 5, does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it?

IguanaSetup

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finding music videos

I use Spotify in Austria and don't have the option of seaching for music videos. When will this option be available? It seems to be available in other areas.

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  I use Spotify in Austria and don't have the option of seaching for music videos.  When will this option be available?  It seems to be available in other areas.

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Application not working

Hi,Lately I've problems with my desktop application. I've been using desktop application for about one year in my current laptop and I had no problems. But unfortunetely, one week ago application began not to work. Also I am not able to reach spotify...

Newbie

Hi, Lately I've problems with my desktop application. I've been using desktop application for about one year in my current laptop and I had no problems. But unfortunetely, one week ago application b...

moocher

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