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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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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...
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Using a proxy and get stuck with "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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Ridiculous RAM usage.

I use Spotify to listen to music while basically playing any game on my PC.I'm running windows 7 64-bit.I've noticed the longer Spotify runs the more RAM it uses, causing both my PC AND games to freeze up eventually.I could launch Spotify and keep it...

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  • I use Spotify to listen to music while basically playing any game on my PC. I'm running windows 7 64-bit. I've noticed the longer Spotify runs the more RAM it uses, causing both my PC AND games to ...
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Opening Spotify Maximized Isn't Fully Maximized

Windows 7 64-bit.After updating to 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc, there have been multiple GUI issues. The one in question is a problem with maximized Spotify. If I close Spotify while it's maximized, whenever I re-open it and it's automatically maximized, th...

  • Casual Listener
  • Windows 7 64-bit. After updating to 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc, there have been multiple GUI issues. The one in question is a problem with maximized Spotify. If I close Spotify while it's maximized, whene...
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Spotify windows Player

Spotify for windows couldn't connect to the internet. it says "no internet connection" while my laptop perfectly connected to the internet. Please fix this problem immediately. IMac verosn is working perfectly but not windows version. thank you.

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  • Spotify for windows couldn't connect to the internet. it says "no internet connection" while my laptop perfectly connected to the internet.   Please fix this problem immediately.  IMac v...
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Random Pops in Playback

I keep getting random audio glitches with the current version of spotify. Playback works fine, but every few seconds I'll get a random "pop" in the speakers. My headphones (which use a USB DAC) do not do this, and other programs do not to the pops ei...

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  • I keep getting random audio glitches with the current version of spotify. Playback works fine, but every few seconds I'll get a random "pop" in the speakers. My headphones (which use a USB DAC) do no...
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spotify version 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc search not working

since this update my search function only work when i reset the spotify settings trough windows, the after a couple minutes its stops searching, i can type in the search bar but it wont load any results

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  • since this update my search function only work when i reset the spotify settings trough windows, the after a couple minutes its stops searching, i can type in the search bar but it wont load any resu...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify premium missing from window title bar

Hi, I have just updated to the latest version of spotify (non windows store version) & have noticed that it no longer says spotify premium on the title bar, no I have to click the drop down next to username & then click account which then opens in de...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I have just updated to the latest version of spotify (non windows store version) & have noticed that it no longer says spotify premium on the title bar, no I have to click the drop d...
  • Sebasty
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Music won't play on any web browser

I have restarted my laptop, updated my web browser (tried two different ones), and logged out and back on but Spotify still won't play any music. That is, it'll show me music to play, but when I hit "play" nothing happens. Also, at times, after the w...

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  • I have restarted my laptop, updated my web browser (tried two different ones), and logged out and back on but Spotify still won't play any music. That is, it'll show me music to play, but when I hit ...
  • Sebasty
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New beta release continuous crashing

i'm on the 1.0.77.307.gb3c19e64 version, and every time a song ends it crashes

  • Gig Goer
  • i'm on the 1.0.77.307.gb3c19e64 version, and every time a song ends it crashes
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Spotiamb virus

Hello, how do I change my log in from Facebook to email and password? Can’t seem to get rid of this spotiamb virus

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  • Hello, how do I change my log in from Facebook to email and password? Can’t seem to get rid of this spotiamb virus 
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Offline Not Working for "Songs" on Laptop

Hey, I lost power during the snow storm a week ago and my spotify wouldn't work offline. I know you can download playlists but I usally just play music on the "Songs" tab... Why can you not download them? How can I listen offline without adding 920 s...

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  • Hey,   I lost power during the snow storm a week ago and my spotify wouldn't work offline. I know you can download playlists but I usally just play music on the "Songs" tab... Why can you not ...
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Viewing Albums

Device: PCOperating System Version: Windows 7Spotify Version: 1.0.73.345.g6c9971ef Some of us who grew up listening to CDs like to listen to full albums. I've in fact saved a lot of my CDs as albums within Spotify (not ripping from the CD, just saved...

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  • Device: PC Operating System Version: Windows 7 Spotify Version: 1.0.73.345.g6c9971ef   Some of us who grew up listening to CDs like to listen to full albums. I've in fact saved a lot of my C...
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Songs ohne Playlist downloaden auf PC

Warum kann ich meine gespeicherten Songs auf dem Desktop als Premiumnutzer nicht einfach herunterladen wie auf dem Smartphone und muss dazu extra eine Playlist erstellen um die Songs dann dort herunterzuladen zu koennen??

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  • Warum kann ich meine gespeicherten Songs auf dem Desktop als Premiumnutzer nicht einfach herunterladen wie auf dem Smartphone und muss dazu extra eine Playlist erstellen um die Songs dann dort herunt...
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Plays random music from the list then the one that are next in the list

Hello,When i play music from spotify (affects both my phone and pc)Most of the time now when i play the last song in my list it goes to a random song in the list instead of the one in the top of the list. I don't have shuffle on so it would go to the...

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  • Hello, When i play music from spotify (affects both my phone and pc) Most of the time now when i play the last song in my list it goes to a random song in the list instead of the one in the top o...
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Windows app not recognizing other devices

I have Spotify playing via my bluetooth headphones on my phone at work, but I would like to change the song through the computer ( native Windows application ) once in a while. When I open the app ( or even the webapp ) the spotify on my computer doe...

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  • I have Spotify playing via my bluetooth headphones on my phone at work, but I would like to change the song through the computer ( native Windows application ) once in a while.   When I open t...
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Solved!! Blank Black Screen after Sept. 2017 New Update

I updated when prompted to this morning and now I cant use my desktop app. I've tried restarting my computer, clean uninstalling and reinstalling the app, and all the solutions I could find on previous posts. I have turned Harware acceleration off, c...

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  • I updated when prompted to this morning and now I cant use my desktop app. I've tried restarting my computer, clean uninstalling and reinstalling the app, and all the solutions I could find on previo...
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