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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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Windows 7 desktop,spotify not responding

Hi, Im using free account on my windows 7 laptop, but i have constantly receiving "not responding" messages, and once im on spotify its not responding or is very slow (my internet speed is very high) also i have tried almost all sugestion from suppor...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, Im using free account on my windows 7 laptop, but i have constantly receiving "not responding" messages, and once im on spotify its not responding or is very slow (my internet speed is very high)...
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cannot login, facebook button does nothing

ok so my spotify updated the other day, and for some reason I cannot log back in. the facebook button does nothingI've reinstalled 3 timesI've tried the windows 10 store versionI've tried to login manually typing my fb account detailsI've tried to re...

  • Casual Listener
  • ok so my spotify updated the other day, and for some reason I cannot log back in.   the facebook button does nothing I've reinstalled 3 times I've tried the windows 10 store version I've tr...
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Can't play songs on Spotify that were on hard drive once on Windows 10

I have a problem with Spotify playing songs. Here is what happened, origianlly on my Windows 10 laptop I used to have both Spotify and iTunes. iTunes eventually stopped working for me because for whatever reason it locked me out of opening it. So now...

  • Newbie
  • I have a problem with Spotify playing songs. Here is what happened, origianlly on my Windows 10 laptop I used to have both Spotify and iTunes. iTunes eventually stopped working for me because for wha...
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My Spotify stops and starts playing randomly (Windows and Android)

My spotify stops and starts playing randomly what getting me furious cause it happening after just few songs everytime. It's not a connections issue for sure cause i've been trying on multiple devices (PCs, Android smartphones) and various connection...

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  • My spotify stops and starts playing randomly what getting me furious cause it happening after just few songs everytime. It's not a connections issue for sure cause i've been trying on multiple device...
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Superuser Contribution Como Coloco la pantalla completa para ver las "series"?

Al entrar a las series estas se reproducen en la pantalla de abajo, donde van las imagenes de los albumes.. sin embargo no hay un botón para hacerlo en "Pantalla Completa"

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  • Al entrar a las series estas se reproducen en la pantalla de abajo, donde van las imagenes de los albumes.. sin embargo no hay un botón para hacerlo en "Pantalla Completa"  
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Appli windows qui ne se lance pas

Bonjour a tous, je suis sous W8 et mon probleme est que mon appli ne se lance pas J'ai essaye de la desinstaller mais impossible, il ne se passe rien Avez-vous une idee de ce qui se passe ?tout fermer dans le gestionnaire des taches ne change rien, j...

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  • Bonjour a tous,  je suis sous W8 et mon probleme est que mon appli ne se lance pas  J'ai essaye de la desinstaller mais impossible, il ne se passe rien  Avez-vous une idee de ce qui...
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It's hard to add a song to a playlist

Hi guys, I simply can not add a song to one of my playlists by without a lot of hassle. I have around 40 playlists, but Right Click / Add To Playlist shows only twelve of them (some of them folders). Also the playlists not listed in the right click m...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys,     I simply can not add a song to one of my playlists by without a lot of hassle.   I have around 40 playlists, but Right Click / Add To Playlist shows only twelve of th...
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Solved!! Spotify starts automatically

I have searched through the forum without finding a solution so I am starting a new thread to check if anyone has a solution to my problem. I have Windows 10 installed.I have Spotify 1.0.75 installed.I have a free account. I have set Open Spotify aut...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have searched through the forum without finding a solution so I am starting a new thread to check if anyone has a solution to my problem.   I have Windows 10 installed. I have Spotify 1.0.7...
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Compatibility issue with Spotify .75.483.g7ff4a0dc and DisplayFusion Pro

I use DisplayFusion Pro v9.1 to provide multimonitor wallpaper and taskbar support as well as window management features. It is the latter of which that is posing a problem with the new layout of the re-designed Spotify.One of the features DisplayFus...

  • Roadie
  • I use DisplayFusion Pro v9.1 to provide multimonitor wallpaper and taskbar support as well as window management features. It is the latter of which that is posing a problem with the new layout of the...
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Error Code 12

SO I try to download spotify and I have around 200 mb on my c drive. its telling me I dont have enough space but how much space/memory does sportify need to install? This really doesnt make much sense to me. ANy help would be appreciated.

  • Casual Listener
  • SO I try to download spotify and I have around 200 mb on my c drive. its telling me I dont have enough space but how much space/memory does sportify need to install? This really doesnt make much sens...
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[Desktop] Add new tracks to playlists (Bug)

Hello, I believe there's a bug on the Windows application for adding new items to playlists, when there are a lot of them. Indeed the drop-down menu doesn't list all the playlists made and it's impossible to manually click&drag the item to the ones t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I believe there's a bug on the Windows application for adding new items to playlists, when there are a lot of them. Indeed the drop-down menu doesn't list all the playlists made ...
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Solved!! Spotify is gonna buy me new speakers

Hello, In the overview section I see this playlist 'It's lit'. In the discription Spotify tells me to blow up my speakers with the music. I'm sorry?! But this is not how you talk to customers. I'm not gonna blow up my speakers because you want me to ...

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  • Hello,   In the overview section I see this playlist 'It's lit'. In the discription Spotify tells me to blow up my speakers  with the music. I'm sorry?! But this is not how you talk to cu...
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Can't reset radio "taste adjustments"

I started a radio station for Neon Trees, and it seemed that after only one "thumbs up" on a cover song, Spotify started suggesting about 3 cover songs for every 5 songs. First of all, I think that the system should at least wait for maybe 5 or 10 th...

  • Casual Listener
  • I started a radio station for Neon Trees, and it seemed that after only one "thumbs up" on a cover song, Spotify started suggesting about 3 cover songs for every 5 songs. First of all, I think that t...
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How do I, or when, will this horrible design change be removed?

It, subjectively looks bad (especially the border you get between the close button on the right and the rest of the window) and it is, objectively, slower.This probably came from the same idea that Windows 8 came from, to make it better with tablets ...

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  • It, subjectively looks bad (especially the border you get between the close button on the right and the rest of the window) and it is, objectively, slower. This probably came from the same idea th...
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Not able to play songs on windows 10 desktop.

Hi, I was able to play songs on spotify until yesterday but now its giving this error "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I really enjoy using spotify on my dell laptop but for some reason the above ...

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  • Hi,    I was able to play songs on spotify until yesterday but now its giving this error "This song is not available. If you have the file on  your computer you can import it." I rea...
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Can't Play Album

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this. My Windows desktop version of Spotify still can't play Radiohead's In Rainbows. I know that there was a contract issue in the past, but all of my other devices have been able to play the album sin...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this. My Windows desktop version of Spotify still can't play Radiohead's In Rainbows. I know that there was a contract issue in the past, but all of my...
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How do I see how many streams a certain song is getting daily, instead of all time?

I'd like to know how many streams a certain song is getting each day. I know that I can see how many streams the song has had all time but I want a daily update on the increase. For example, I'd like to see how many streams Daya's "New" is getting on...

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  • I'd like to know how many streams a certain song is getting each day. I know that I can see how many streams the song has had all time but I want a daily update on the increase. For example, I'd like...
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Solved!! Where is ‘More Like *****’ on desktop apps?

I usually listen Spotify music on iPhone and love the section ‘More Like *****’ that displayed home screen of app based on previously played artists or playlists. But I can’t find that section on my desktop or iPad. How/Where can I find ‘More Like **...

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  • I usually listen Spotify music on iPhone and love the section ‘More Like *****’ that displayed home screen of app based on previously played artists or playlists.   But I can’t find that secti...
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No sound from only spotify

Hi,I use the spotify application for windows (not the windows 10 version).Since yesterday, no sound comes from spotify, yet I hear the other applications of my computers. I've tried :- Re-Install Spotify- Check my drivers- Unplug and reconnect my hea...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I use the spotify application for windows (not the windows 10 version). Since yesterday, no sound comes from spotify, yet I hear the other applications of my computers.   I've tried...
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Why is the search function disabled for old Spotify versions since a few weeks?

Hey, I'm using an old version of Spotify because I don't like the "newer" look. Until a few weeks everything was working fine, but now the search function only works for local songs and songs in subscribed playlists. I`ve tested different accounts an...

  • Newbie
  • Hey,   I'm using an old version of Spotify because I don't like the "newer" look. Until a few weeks everything was working fine, but now the search function only works for local songs and song...
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