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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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new releases missing some tracks

hi everyone.spotify new releases part always misses some new songs,alongside it is not updated as soon as a music is released.is it only for me or everyone?if it's for all , why should it be?:/I really can't find a place on web that just lists new mu...

  • Newbie
  • hi everyone. spotify new releases part always misses some new songs,alongside it is not updated as soon as a music is released.is it only for me or everyone? if it's for all , why should it be?:/ ...
  • Sebasty
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Inicio lento

Buenos diasTengo la version premmium hace mucho tiempo. Y desde hace unos meses tarda muchisimo tiempo en iniciarse. A veces 10 minutos. Tengo Win10. Memoria mas que suficiente. Por lo que deberia funcionar bien.

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  • Buenos dias Tengo la version premmium hace mucho tiempo. Y desde hace unos meses tarda muchisimo tiempo en iniciarse. A veces 10 minutos. Tengo Win10. Memoria mas que suficiente. Por lo que deberia ...
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Another Error Code 4

I have been listening to spotify at work for a while. Just this week I got the error message "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to reconnect when it detects an internet connection (error code:4)." This issue is specific ...

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  • I have been listening to spotify at work for a while. Just this week I got the error message  "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to reconnect when it detects an in...
  • JordanCW
  • Casual Listener
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Playlists stuck in "Loading..."

Sometimes it works when you click on the playlist to update the title. 

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  • Sometimes it works when you click on the playlist to update the title.  
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Solved!! Using Spotify Logo In Playlist Artwork

Can I use the Spotify logo on my personal playlists? I am not promoting anything. I am just creating my playlist artworks. It looks nice. So is it possible?

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  • Can I use the Spotify logo on my personal playlists? I am not promoting anything. I am just creating my playlist artworks. It looks nice. So is it possible?
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Sidebar not working

All of a sudden the ones I follow dissapeared in the sidebar. I've tried to re-install Spotify several times, but still not visible??

  • Casual Listener
  • All of a sudden the ones I follow dissapeared in the sidebar. I've tried to re-install Spotify several times, but still not visible??
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Can't add songs from "Local Files" to the playlist "Songs" if Spotify doesn't contain them already

Hello, everyone, I'm trying to add songs from my "Local Files" playlist dragging and dropping to the "Songs" playlist in "Your Library". However, this only works if Spotify contains the selected song in its database. I only wanted to know why the app...

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  • Hello, everyone,  I'm trying to add songs from my "Local Files" playlist dragging and dropping to the "Songs" playlist in "Your Library". However, this only works if Spotify contains the sele...
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Spotify app for Windows 10 - Windows phones, Tablets, PC and Xbox One

Hi, Im stuck without login on the Windows App using Windows 10.I also tried to install using the .exe installer but the problems is the same. If i try to login with facebook the pop-u opens ok telling:Spotify Facebook AuthenticationYou may now close ...

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  • Hi,   Im stuck without login on the Windows App using Windows 10. I also tried to install using the .exe installer but the problems is the same.   If i try to login with facebook the p...
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"Set the same volume level for all songs" doesn't work

So, now the setting is finally saved again after two months, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't do anything. Here are two song loudness measurements: Meteor - DjynthAverage LAF: 80.0 dBA Perturbator, Arcade High - DevianceAverage LAF: 88.0 dBA The ...

  • Gig Goer
  • So, now the setting is finally saved again after two months, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't do anything. Here are two song loudness measurements:   Meteor - Djynth Average LAF: 80.0 dBA...
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Create Playlist by drag-and-drop

Hi, suddenly I can't create playlists anymore by dragging and dropping the album into a folder. It seems any drag-and-drop functionality is gone (on Windows). Now it's similar to my Android where a second step is necessary. First create an empty new ...

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  • Hi,   suddenly I can't create playlists anymore by dragging and dropping the album into a folder. It seems any drag-and-drop functionality is gone (on Windows). Now it's similar to my Android ...
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"New Releases for You" missing artists

Hello, Is it a known issue that the "New Releases" under Browse --> Discover will often miss artists and new albums? I only ever seem to get solo songs or very specific artists. For example, i follow JunkieXL but I have had zero notice that there was...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   Is it a known issue that the "New Releases" under Browse --> Discover will often miss artists and new albums? I only ever seem to get solo songs or very specific artists.   ...
  • blahsi
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Proxy and "no Internet connection detected"? Read this

Hi all, Concerned people (but maybe more): enjoying your Internet through a proxy you're able to install Spotify app, configure the proxy, and play music. Restarting the app or the computer leads to an offline error/No Internet connection detected So...

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  • Hi all,   Concerned people (but maybe more): enjoying your Internet through a proxy you're able to install Spotify app, configure the proxy, and play music. Restarting the app or the computer ...
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Solved!! Spotify Windows Desktop app claims to be offline

Hi there,I'm using Spotify Windows Desktop app (1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc) on my office laptop. I need to use the proxy settings to get Spotify to work, and before the current version things worked fine. But after updating to the current version, Spotify ...

  • Visitor
  • Hi there, I'm using Spotify Windows Desktop app (1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc) on my office laptop. I need to use the proxy settings to get Spotify to work, and before the current version things worked fine...
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Searchfunction

I've got Spotify on Windows 10 but I can't search for any songs. I have premium. anyone else got thist problem and know how to solve it? Already reinstalled it

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  • I've got Spotify on Windows 10 but I can't search for any songs. I have premium. anyone else got thist problem and know how to solve it? Already reinstalled it
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Search not working windows 10 12-8-2018

when i click on the search box it usually shows an icon saying search troughout spotify find songs artists etc, but now it shows my recent searches and when i type nothing comes up but recent searches. i already reinstalled spotify but it did nothing

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  • when i click on the search box it usually shows an icon saying search troughout spotify find songs artists etc, but now it shows my recent searches and when i type nothing comes up but recent searche...
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Why is a payed Spotify subscription connect to googleusercontent.com?

I just noticed that spotify is opening a connection from my PC to googleusercontent.com. I was wondering, why is this? I have a payed subscription without ads.

  • Casual Listener
  • I just noticed that spotify is opening a connection from my PC to googleusercontent.com. I was wondering, why is this? I have a payed subscription without ads.
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My username shows up as a bunch of random letters and numbers.

So I just made my Spotify account through the website and my username shows up as random letters and numbers. I checked in the android app and it looks the same as in the website. I didn't login to Facebook or anything, I used my email.Is there any w...

  • Visitor
  • So I just made my Spotify account through the website and my username shows up as random letters and numbers. I checked in the android app and it looks the same as in the website. I didn't login to F...
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Superuser Contribution Set the same volume level for all songs not saved

When I set this in the prefrences, restart the app, and go back, it's not saved. It used to work just fine. Doesn't anymore. Win 10 proLatest spotify version (how would you even turn off automatic updates?)

  • Gig Goer
  • When I set this in the prefrences, restart the app, and go back, it's not saved. It used to work just fine. Doesn't anymore.   Win 10 pro Latest spotify version (how would you even turn off a...
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Cant Play Music on a different computer

Hello, I face the problem of me not beeing able to play music from my account on a different computer within the same house.On my computer and Android everything works - on a different computer spotify first loads tons of random music i dont know and...

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  • Hello,    I face the problem of me not beeing able to play music from my account on a different computer within the same house. On my computer and Android everything works - on a differe...
  • Sebasty
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