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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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  • cour10e22
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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!! All music disappeared after update, reinstalling doesn't help

So after the update recently all the music in the My Library seems to have become unfavorited. I looked up some of the songs I listen to and none of them are checked. I've done a lot of the old tips i.e. uninstall and reinstall and log out and try us...

  • Casual Listener
  • So after the update recently all the music in the My Library seems to have become unfavorited. I looked up some of the songs I listen to and none of them are checked.   I've done a lot of the ...
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cant download songs

i've used spotify without much problems for long but since yesterday i havent been able to download any songs (desktop) and the desktop app also takes forever to play a song, with many interruptions as well. i have tried uninstalling and reinstalling...

  • Casual Listener
  • i've used spotify without much problems for long but since yesterday i havent been able to download any songs (desktop) and the desktop app also takes forever to play a song, with many interruptions ...
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Songs Take Ages to Load and Buffers Everytime

I've been a spotify user for a very long time however as of recently, songs I've tried playing on spotify have taken a long time to load along with the icon of the song (It will usually show no image until everything is loaded) . Previously, the song...

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  • I've been a spotify user for a very long time however as of recently, songs I've tried playing on spotify have taken a long time to load along with the icon of the song (It will usually show no image...
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Solved!! Missing features

Hi! I was wondering why can't I change neither the photo of my playlist or edit the description from the application.And why can't we see who follows our playlists? Will Spotify ever fix these problems?

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  • Hi!  I was wondering why can't I change neither the photo of my playlist or edit the description from the application. And why can't we see who follows our playlists?  Will Spotify ever ...
  • ab-995
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Offline Mode

what does it mean when it says too many songs selected for offline mode when im trying to download my playlists

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  • what does it mean when it says too many songs selected for offline mode when im trying to download my playlists
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Library is Full? For premium members? How??

I am a spotify premium member, but somehow the player is telling my library is full. How on earth is that possible for a company who's motto is "all the music you need"??

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  • I am a spotify premium member, but somehow the player is telling my library is full.  How on earth is that possible for a company who's motto is "all the music you need"??
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Can't find Import from iTunes button on 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc

Hi, I want to import my playlists but in this version there's no "Import button". What should I do?

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  • Hi, I want to import my playlists but in this version there's no "Import button". What should I do?
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Spotify Settings arent saving

Hey, i turned off the setting that my friends can see what i´m currently hearing, but now I want to turn it on again. When I do, everytime i close the Programm and open it again, the setting changes to the old, where my activity isnt publishing, like...

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  • Hey, i turned off the setting that my friends can see what i´m currently hearing, but now I want to turn it on again. When I do, everytime i close the Programm and open it again, the setting cha...
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Spotify is offline but I'm in online mode

This has been like this since yesterday. I have full internet connection, but it says I'm offline and I can't listen to songs. I'm in online mode, too. I can even listen to songs on my phone but not on my computer. I really need this to work. I've co...

  • Casual Listener
  • This has been like this since yesterday. I have full internet connection, but it says I'm offline and I can't listen to songs. I'm in online mode, too. I can even listen to songs on my phone but not ...
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Musicas parando de reproduzir e playlist em modo continuo voltando sempre pra primeira musica

A musica no PC fica parando de reproduzir aleatoriamente, e apos tocar a musica desejada a proxima musica ao inves de continuar a playlist ela volta pra primeira musica. Uso Windows 10 com o spotify atualizado

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  • A musica no PC fica parando de reproduzir aleatoriamente, e apos tocar a musica desejada a proxima musica ao inves de continuar a playlist ela volta pra primeira musica. Uso Windows 10 com o spotify ...
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"Following" has Disappeared.

Hi, I was wondering how I can bring back the panel on the right-hand side that shows people I am following and what they last listened to. This has been replaced by the invitation to "find friends". I've already found everyone I need/want to, and wou...

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  • Hi,  I was wondering how I can bring back the panel on the right-hand side that shows people I am following and what they last listened to. This has been replaced by the invitation to "find f...
  • Sebasty
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Spotify Desktop player does not scrobble to last.fm

Hi, I realize this is a minor issue, but I noticed that Spotify Player for Desktop (1.0.54.1079.g3809528e) is not scrobbling tracks to last.fm when I switch the Device from "My Computer" to a remote device, in my case a Yamaha N602. I'm of course log...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,    I realize this is a minor issue, but I noticed that Spotify Player for Desktop (1.0.54.1079.g3809528e) is not scrobbling tracks to last.fm when I switch the Device from "...
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Mobile and PC display different playlists

Hi there I've searched the forum to find a solution, but couldn't. I got Spotify yesterday on my mobile, added my favorite artists, and got some nice recommendations. Then I downloaded the program to my PC, but here I got none of the recommended play...

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  • Hi there  I've searched the forum to find a solution, but couldn't.  I got Spotify yesterday on my mobile, added my favorite artists, and got some nice recommendations. Then I downloaded ...
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Only one Daily Mix

Today I wanted to listen to Daily Mix to check if i like the music from there, but looking for Daily Mixes I only found one and with classical music that I was listening while studying. I don't have this problem on Android. How I can get more Daily M...

  • Newbie
  • Today I wanted to listen to Daily Mix to check if i like the music from there, but looking for Daily Mixes I only found one and with classical music that I was listening while studying. I don't have ...
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Solved!! Spotify Opens on Startup No Matter What

Issue: Spotify opens on startup even though the Advanced Preferences has "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" set to "No".OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1Spotify Version: 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87Just as a note, this started occurrin...

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  • Issue: Spotify opens on startup even though the Advanced Preferences has "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" set to "No". OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 Spotify Version:&nb...
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Solved!! Why do Albums Disappear?

i was listening to an album, for entire month, and now it's gone. It doesn't exist anymore! I've searched it, and nothing. I searched a title from the album and it came up as saved from my playlist, clicked on it, and it said unavailable. This has ha...

  • Casual Listener
  • i was listening to an album, for entire month, and now it's gone. It doesn't exist anymore! I've searched it, and nothing. I searched a title from the album and it came up as saved from my playlist, ...
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Spotify playlist says it is 'loading' and nothing happens. How do I fix this?

Hi there, I used to have this Happy Pride Spotify playlist, which I loved, and it isn't appearing in my Spotify playlists anymore. It disappeared and now it just says "loading", but when I click on it nothing appears. Any idea on how I can get this p...

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  • Hi there,   I used to have this Happy Pride Spotify playlist, which I loved, and it isn't appearing in my Spotify playlists anymore. It disappeared and now it just says "loading", but when I c...
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Daily mix?

Hello!I have spotify premium since yesterday. When will I see the daily mix and the suggestions playlist? Thanks Pleas Notice that I wrote that with an account that is not premium ignore that fact please

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello! I have spotify premium since yesterday. When will I see the daily mix and the suggestions playlist?   Thanks   Pleas Notice that I wrote that with an account that is not premium...
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Spotify Windows reproduce solo los primeros 3 minutos de cada cancion

Hola! me pasa que en algunos albunes me reproduce solo los primeros 3 minutos y luego pasa a la otra cancion. Solo en la app para PC, probe el mismo album en Spotify web y no tiene el mismo problema. Ya lo desisntale dos veces y nada...Alguna idea?

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  • Hola! me pasa que en algunos albunes me reproduce solo los primeros 3 minutos y luego pasa a la otra cancion. Solo en la app para PC, probe el mismo album en Spotify web y no tiene el mismo problema....
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Playlisten nicht komplett

Guten Abend, ich habe folgendes Problem:Auf dem Desktop, dem iPod und dem Androiden kann ich problemlos auf all meine Playlisten zugreifen und diese auch abspielen.Auf meinem Notebook allerdings, sind die Playlisten nicht komplett. So sind etwa ein e...

  • Newbie
  • Guten Abend,   ich habe folgendes Problem: Auf dem Desktop, dem iPod und dem Androiden kann ich problemlos auf all meine Playlisten zugreifen und diese auch abspielen. Auf meinem Notebook al...
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