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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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[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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I can't listen to a playlist or stop following it

It is a playlist from Spotify that I follow, I can't listen to it or stop following it. Does anyone know how to solve it?

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  • It is a playlist from Spotify that I follow, I can't listen to it or stop following it. Does anyone know how to solve it?
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Solved!! Doesn't open minimized after loging into the computer

This function doesn't work for me, instead it opens in window mode no matter of settings. Have this problem on my both computers, tried reinstalling, clearing cache several times and it doesn't help. Both computers run win 10.

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  • This function doesn't work for me, instead it opens in window mode no matter of settings. Have this problem on my both computers, tried reinstalling, clearing cache several times and it doesn't help....
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Malfunction of spotify

Hi! I signed in my account (premium) in my computer and it doesn't appear my playlist nor that I'm a premium member. Please how can you help me?

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  • Hi! I signed in my account (premium) in my computer and it doesn't appear my playlist nor that I'm a premium member. Please how can you help me?
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interface all messed up after minimizing spotify window

I just installed Spotify for Windows version 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc.Everything is fine when opening the app. however, if I minimize it and then maximize it, then the interface becomes.. messed up. See the attached screenshots. This is a real showstoppe...

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  • I just installed Spotify for Windows version 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc. Everything is fine when opening the app. however, if I minimize it and then maximize it, then the interface becomes.. messed u...
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No Internet Connection -- Error Code 4 won't go away

Hi everyone, I started having the "No internet connection error code 4" in the past week or so on my Spotify Desktop version. I am a premium user. I followed the instructions to delete the Storage folder and it works perfectly...until the next day I ...

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  • Hi everyone,   I started having the "No internet connection error code 4" in the past week or so on my Spotify Desktop version. I am a premium user. I followed the instructions to delete the S...
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Problems w/ the last update.

hi, since the last update 4 albums from my local files stopped working, can u guys help me? i havent changed anything in the files and there's still another 3 working.

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  • hi, since the last update 4 albums from my local files stopped working, can u guys help me? i havent changed anything in the files and there's still another 3 working.
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Superuser Contribution Cannot login to desktop player

My computer recently moved to a new site. I am connected to wifi, but when I try to login to desktop player, nothing happens. I enter my username and password, but nothing happens after - it doesn't say login failed or anything. I uninstalled and rei...

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  • My computer recently moved to a new site. I am connected to wifi, but when I try to login to desktop player, nothing happens. I enter my username and password, but nothing happens after - it doesn't ...
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Desktop says I'm offline????

hey all-i can play Spotify on my IPhone with no problem. now i can't listen on my desktop. error code 4-no internet connection detected. which makes no sense because i'm at work and the internet is fine. i have been searching and searching for a solu...

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  • hey all-i can play Spotify on my IPhone with no problem. now i can't listen on my desktop. error code 4-no internet connection detected. which makes no sense because i'm at work and the internet is f...
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Recently played completely blank

I wake up one day and my recently played list is completely blank. My phone which is on the same account im on has recently played completely normal but for some reason without question my recently played category on my pc isnt there anymore. Songs i...

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  • I wake up one day and my recently played list is completely blank. My phone which is on the same account im on has recently played completely normal but for some reason without question my recently p...
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Songs not showing up in Local Files Playlist

I have a playlist with all of my local files from my computer. However, when I go into the playlist on my phone, none of the songs are present. Any solutiosn?

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  • I have a playlist with all of my local files from my computer. However, when I go into the playlist on my phone, none of the songs are present. Any solutiosn?
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The Blue Bar o' Annoyance - "This song is not available. If you have the file... you can import it

This problem hasn't occured too many times. Maybe once every month, but nothing too crazy. I know my ins and outs, so I've done the Soft and Hard restarts; deleted Local Cache Files; turned off Local sources, shut don't Spotify, and turned it back on...

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  • This problem hasn't occured too many times. Maybe once every month, but nothing too crazy. I know my ins and outs, so I've done the Soft and Hard restarts; deleted Local Cache Files; turned off Local...
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Charts for Israel

Hello,So Spotify just (finally) aired in Israel around 12 hours ago... I've been getting myself to know around the application and its features - browsing different charts being one of them. Unfortunately, Israel isn't showing (not by "Top" nor by "V...

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  • Hello, So Spotify just (finally) aired in Israel around 12 hours ago... 🙂   I've been getting myself to know around the application and its features - browsing different charts being one of ...
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Solved!! Spotify open in full screen - cannot access taskbar anymore - windows 7

I have Spotify open and maximised on my computer. However, since the upgrade, I can't access the Windows taskbar from an open and maximised Spotify window (i.e. Spotify is open, I move my mouse down to the bottom of the screen to bring up the taskbar...

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  • I have Spotify open and maximised on my computer. However, since the upgrade, I can't access the Windows taskbar from an open and maximised Spotify window (i.e. Spotify is open, I move my mouse down ...
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Songs Stop Playing When A Conflicting Software Program is Opened

I'm having a very odd problem with my Spotify desktop version. I am a premium subscriber using Windows 10 and whenever I open a certain program the music stops and the rest of the album cycles though without playing and I get an error message telling...

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  • I'm having a very odd problem with my Spotify desktop version. I am a premium subscriber using Windows 10 and whenever I open a certain program the music stops and the rest of the album cycles though...
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All offline downloaded songs have DISAPPEARED

Because I get easily distracted on the internet, I tend to disable the internet to get work done and only re-enable it when I need it. I disable it by physically opening up my laptop and removing the wireless card. Yesterday, after re-enabling the in...

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  • ...00 at most), I haven't downloaded songs on more than 3 devices, I haven't reinstalled Spotify, the songs are still available for public use, and the songs were in personal playlists that I created m...
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Menuepunkt "Browse > Konzerte" - Netzwerkfehlermeldung

Hallo zusammen, Spotify bietet ja die tolle Funktion, anstehende Konzerttermine anzuzeigen.Sobald ich nun in der Desktop-Version (Windows) unter Menuereiter "Browse" auf den Unterpunkt "Konzerte" klicke, erscheint eine Fehlermeldung, welche wie folgt...

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  • Hallo zusammen,   Spotify bietet ja die tolle Funktion, anstehende Konzerttermine anzuzeigen. Sobald ich nun in der Desktop-Version (Windows) unter Menuereiter "Browse" auf den...
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How do I remove one or more songs from multiple playlists at once?

Hey,I have a few songs saved in more than one playlists and now I wanna remove them from all my playlists. When I right click on a song all I find is "remove from THIS playlist" Where can I find the option to remove from all the playlists at once? Wo...

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  • Hey, I have a few songs saved in more than one playlists and now I wanna remove them from all my playlists. When I right click on a song all I find is "remove from THIS playlist" Where can I find th...
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Music Recommendations

I'm posting this in the desktop section, but this also applies to the android app as well. It seems to just be an account issue. A few months back I listened to the album "Jimmy Carter Syndrom" by Jay Munly. I liked it and added a few songs from it t...

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  • I'm posting this in the desktop section, but this also applies to the android app as well. It seems to just be an account issue.   A few months back I listened to the album "Jimmy Carter Syndr...
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Spotify "Downloaded", but not actually.

So, earlier today, Windows 10 decided to install another update (this time taking up 6gb more storage) about internet security stuff, even though I have Norton already. However, that's not the worst, Spotify just decided to leave as soon as the updat...

  • Casual Listener
  • So, earlier today, Windows 10 decided to install another update (this time taking up 6gb more storage) about internet security stuff, even though I have Norton already. However, that's not the worst,...
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