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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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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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Premium Spotify trouble

Hello, I have a problem with premium spotify. I had a premium bought on my spotify account. I had a bank card there, of course. Unfortunately, recently I had to clear my phone and I forgot my login details. Now every month I automatically get funds f...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I have a problem with premium spotify. I had a premium bought on my spotify account. I had a bank card there, of course. Unfortunately, recently I had to clear my phone and I forgot my login d...
  • jsannn
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Solved!! 48K Vs. 44.1 Khz 16 Vs. 24 Bit depth

In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample. Examples of bit depth include compact disc digital audio, which uses 16 bi...

  • Roadie
  • In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample and it directly corresponds to the resolution&nbsp...
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Solved!! The visualization of the program is weird and greenish

Hello everybody!!...I have troubles with the visualization of the program, I've reinstalled the program several times. Te main issue is that the program looks greenish and the letter are blurred, I've attached a photo of that. If anyone knows how to ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello everybody!!... I have troubles with the visualization of the program, I've reinstalled the program several times. Te main issue is that the program looks greenish and the letter are blurred, I...
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Veröffentlichung einer Playlist nicht möglich

Hi,folgendes Problem:Ich kann eine bestimmte Playlist nicht veröffentlichen. Das "Veröffentlichen" ist einfach ausgegraut. Das ist allerdings meine wichtigste Playlist... Mir ist noch aufgefallen, dass das Offline-Verfügbar-Symbol da irgendwie anders...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, folgendes Problem: Ich kann eine bestimmte Playlist nicht veröffentlichen. Das "Veröffentlichen" ist einfach ausgegraut. Das ist allerdings meine wichtigste Playlist... Mir ist noch aufg...
  • Dieselfahrer96
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Album not up to date

After releasing The Life of Pablo, Kanye West then updated it a few times, adding a song, changing a few lines in some songs etc. My issue is, I remember listening to the most up to date version on Spofity, however it seems to have gone backwards to ...

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  • After releasing The Life of Pablo, Kanye West then updated it a few times, adding a song, changing a few lines in some songs etc. My issue is, I remember listening to the most up to date version on S...
  • TT3R0o
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Não consigo baixar musicas.

Olá, tenho spotify premium e não consigo baixar musicas para ouvir off-line. Uso no celular e computador, no celular baixo tranquilo, apenas no pc tenho problemas. Quando clico para baixar a playlist fica a mensagem "esperando uma conexão..." e não s...

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  • Olá, tenho spotify premium e não consigo baixar musicas para ouvir off-line. Uso no celular e computador, no celular baixo tranquilo, apenas no pc tenho problemas. Quando clico para baixar a playlist...
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Music Won't Play On Chrome

I have Spotify on my google chrome browser. Every time I open the page up, I get the same song to come up on the "now playing" bar. It won't play, and it won't change the song. I have tried logging out and logging back in, deleting cookies, reloading...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have Spotify on my google chrome browser. Every time I open the page up, I get the same song to come up on the "now playing" bar. It won't play, and it won't change the song. I have tried logging o...
  • rarga80
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[BUG] Adding songs to the queue, after those songs play the queue starts from the beginning

Whenever I add songs to my queue and listen to them, instead of the queue continuing from the point before the songs were added, the queue starts all the way from the begining (like the first song I listened to that day).

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  • Whenever I add songs to my queue and listen to them, instead of the queue continuing from the point before the songs were added, the queue starts all the way from the begining (like the first song I ...
  • Soundofus
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Music on desktop app runs music too fast

Hello everyone,So last monday I noticed that my music runs like half a second to second faster than it should. I compared it to my phone and on the phone it works fine.I do like a bit of nightcore music but I prefer originals. I use the 1.0.75.483.g7...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello everyone, So last monday I noticed that my music runs like half a second to second faster than it should. I compared it to my phone and on the phone it works fine. I do like a bit of nightcor...
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Se puede poner en Offline Spotify Para Pc?

Hola a todos, amantes de la buena musica y grandes plataformas, mi duda es una, se puede poner en offline Spotify Para Pc?Salgo a veces y pues, no sé si es posible descargarlas, al igual que con el movilBuenas a Todos

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  • Hola a todos, amantes de la buena musica y grandes plataformas, mi duda es una, se puede poner en offline Spotify Para Pc? Salgo a veces y pues, no sé si es posible descargarlas, al igual que con el...
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Spotify not resuming where I left it

Hello! Usually the next day when I boot up my PC spotify opens minimized and the last song that I played will still be on pause at the same time and volume. Got a new windows copy and reinstalled Spotify and now each time I restart the PC it opens in...

  • Regular
  • Hello! Usually the next day when I boot up my PC spotify opens minimized and the last song that I played will still be on pause at the same time and volume.    Got a new windows copy and ...
  • felix123123
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Spotify adverts not playing

Hello When I listen to music a Spotify advert "plays" but there is no advert actually playing. It's silent, no visual, it won't let me skip, won't let me choose a new playlist/song. I tried restarting my laptop, logging out/in, and uninstalling/reins...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello   When I listen to music a Spotify advert "plays" but there is no advert actually playing. It's silent, no visual, it won't let me skip, won't let me choose a new playlist/song.  &...
  • Sebasty
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Repeat function does not work for queue

Hello, i have a big issue, i have 3-4 songs that i want to replay for a few hours but when i press the button, it replays only the first one, even if it's on repeat all or repeat(1).And no i won't make a playlist for everytime i want to replay a few ...

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  • Hello, i have a big issue, i have 3-4 songs that i want to replay for a few hours but when i press the button, it replays only the first one, even if it's on repeat all or repeat(1). And no i won't ...
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Solved!! playing all my music

Hi. I have saved a few artists and they are now in my library under "artists". However, I cannot find a way to play randomly songs from all of them together (I can only enter each one and hear randomly his songs).How do I do it? Thanks

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  • Hi. I have saved a few artists and they are now in my library under "artists". However, I cannot find a way to play randomly songs from all of them together (I can only enter each one and&n...
  • Soundofus
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My Discover weekly playlist won't update?

The last time it updated was in October help here is the playlist link if that is required:https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZEVXcNYUXYcGJDxF?si=tH9NvT1vTQ28mFQd30Vy8w

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  • The last time it updated was in October help   here is the playlist link if that is required: https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZEVXcNYUXYcGJDxF?si=tH9NvT1vTQ28mFQd30Vy8w
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Bad sound quality with premium

I have premium and some tracks are in offline. I discovered that sound quality at Spotify is low at the moment. I listened first a song (320kbps MP3) and after that same song in Spotify, high and mid range sounds are so low quality or allmost missing...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have premium and some tracks are in offline. I discovered that sound quality at Spotify is low at the moment. I listened first a song (320kbps MP3) and after that same song in Spotify, high and mid...
  • eTaoss
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Soundrop alternative?

Is there some kind of alternative to Soundrop somewhere, now that the API it relied on is gone? All I want is a way for people in different cities to listen to the same song at the same time. Details: I use this when running tabletop role playing gam...

  • Casual Listener
  • Is there some kind of alternative to Soundrop somewhere, now that the API it relied on is gone?  All I want is a way for people in different cities to listen to the same song at the same time. ...
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Audio playing through monitor not headset.

Hi, just built a new computer, and I wanted to listen to some music, so I downloaded spotify. The problem is, spotify is playing music through my monitor, and not my headset. I am sure that the headset works, I had just gotten off a skype call. Can a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, just built a new computer, and I wanted to listen to some music, so I downloaded spotify. The problem is, spotify is playing music through my monitor, and not my headset. I am sure that the heads...
  • dizzeespellz
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Spotify won't download

I've had Spotify on my laptop for 6-7 months now, but in the last week Spotify wouldn't open. It would say something along the lines of " spotify can't run right now " (i kind of forgot exactly but kind of close i guess) or would just be a black scre...

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  • I've had Spotify on my laptop for 6-7 months now, but in the last week Spotify wouldn't open. It would say something along the lines of " spotify can't run right now " (i kind of forgot exactly but k...
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Spotify app for PC won't open

Okay, I've been having this problem for a few weeks now and it's really getting strange. I've tried everything I could find online but the only thing that's worked is using an old direct download from 2015, but even then, upon restarting my PC Spotif...

  • Casual Listener
  • Okay, I've been having this problem for a few weeks now and it's really getting strange. I've tried everything I could find online but the only thing that's worked is using an old direct downloa...
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