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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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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...
  • Sebasty
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my previously backed up playlists

I backed up al my playlists from my account to the online page awhile ago and somehow they all dissappeared and theres just one playlist with one song that i never added to a playlist/listened too/liked/or even heard of.......can someone please help ...

  • Newbie
  • I backed up al my playlists from my account to the online page awhile ago and somehow they all dissappeared and theres just one playlist with one song that i never added to a playlist/listened too/li...
  • IguanaSetup
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Non riesco a visualizzare i miei brani

Di punto in bianco non riesco a visualizzare l'elenco di brani salvati nella mia libreria, ma solamente le mie playlist. Le canzoni ci sono, su cellulare android riesco a visualizzare tutto ma sul pc mi esce questa schermata e non riesco a toglierla....

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  • Di punto in bianco non riesco a visualizzare l'elenco di brani salvati nella mia libreria, ma solamente le mie playlist. Le canzoni ci sono, su cellulare android riesco a visualizzare tutto ma s...
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how do i remove songs from albums?

I added an album to the "Your Music" Albums section. I then open the album. I am unable to delete tracks from this album. If I save the album as a playlist then I can of course remove them, but then they are no longer in the "Albums" section. This is...

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  • I added an album to the "Your Music" Albums section. I then open the album. I am unable to delete tracks from this album. If I save the album as a playlist then I can of course remove them, but then ...
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Error 404 on advertisement

hello, I use spotify on pc and on some pubs the reading does not launch (the ad) and when we click on the image that redirects us to the site with a 404 error and it blocks the application, I must restart it to zap the ad. I already empty the cache b...

  • Casual Listener
  • hello, I use spotify on pc and on some pubs the reading does not launch (the ad) and when we click on the image that redirects us to the site with a 404 error and it blocks the application, I must re...
  • Sebasty
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This song is not avaible

Hi I'm here to solve my problem.When i click one of the songs It says This song is not avaible.But it happens every song i clicked.i checked my internet connection.I resetted my ethernet but nothing changed.What should do??

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  • Hi I'm here to solve my problem.When i click one of the songs It says This song is not avaible.But it happens every song i clicked.i checked my internet connection.I resetted my ethernet but nothing ...
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Move desktop overlay?

I'm one of the people who actually don't mind the desktop overlay when you change the volume or pause/play a song! ... that said, I kind of hate where it's located in the upper left corner.I know there's now an option to turn the display off complete...

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  • I'm one of the people who actually don't mind the desktop overlay when you change the volume or pause/play a song! ... that said, I kind of hate where it's located in the upper left corner. I know...
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Spotify on windows desktop and iphone

This morning when I tried to listen to Spotify on my iPhone 7 through a Bluetooth speaker it would only play for a couple of seconds and then stop. I'd hit play again and it would do the same thing repeatedly. I tried restarting the app and my speake...

  • Newbie
  • This morning when I tried to listen to Spotify on my iPhone 7 through a Bluetooth speaker it would only play for a couple of seconds and then stop.  I'd hit play again and it would do the s...
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Solved!! Music disappearing on daily basis

Kreator - Violent Revolution, Slayer - Repentless gone. These are very top albums. Gone from other services too. Can anyone explain this bull**bleep** to me? I'm not paying for any streaming services because of this **bleep** that you can wake up one...

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  • Kreator - Violent Revolution, Slayer - Repentless gone. These are very top albums. Gone from other services too. Can anyone explain this bull**bleep** to me? I'm not paying for any streaming services...
  • Sebasty
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Solved!! Not able to add song to specific playlist

In spotify desktop, when I try to add a Song to a specific playlist, I only get a few playlists displayed to choose from. Not all of them. But in my library all of my playlists are visible.

  • Casual Listener
  • In spotify desktop, when I try to add a Song to a specific playlist, I only get a few playlists displayed to choose from. Not all of them. But in my library all of my playlists are visible. 
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New layout buttons overlapping account arrow.

The exit buttons featured in the new update have overlapped with the previous ui. I am using Windows 7 with 1366 x 768 resolution (laptop).

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  • The exit buttons featured in the new update have overlapped with the previous ui. I am using Windows 7 with 1366 x 768 resolution (laptop).
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Spotify Glitch

Ok, so i was listening to music, and i wanted to skip my song. Instead of clicking the skip buttons on the bottom of the screen, i clicked the next song's play button. I don't know what i did, but it said i was playing the song i tried to skip, and i...

  • Casual Listener
  • Ok, so i was listening to music, and i wanted to skip my song. Instead of clicking the skip buttons on the bottom of the screen, i clicked the next song's play button. I don't know what i did, but it...
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The songs on the album Loud City Song by Julia Holter don't play properly

I was trying to listen to this album but for some reason it's giving me problems. After a few seconds of playback the song will begin to jump forward as though it is a skipping record, and after a few of these jumps the Spotify player will skip to th...

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  • I was trying to listen to this album but for some reason it's giving me problems. After a few seconds of playback the song will begin to jump forward as though it is a skipping record, and after a fe...
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Spotify Crashes on Playlist Edit??

Hello all, so I've started up a new account here and I've made a playlist... https://open.spotify.com/user/finn-smyth/playlist/6Q5lBzm0nCLm0RFKe9sG6q?si=51GPUzVxQ9-Ojt9jLGq4zQ (a work in progress tell me what you think) The issue is that I'd like to ...

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  • Hello all, so I've started up a new account here and I've made a playlist... https://open.spotify.com/user/finn-smyth/playlist/6Q5lBzm0nCLm0RFKe9sG6q?si=51GPUzVxQ9-Ojt9jLGq4zQ (a work in pr...
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Solved!! Is Spotify a malware or no?

When I installed Spotify, I checked if it was a virus, and... there are too many posts saying Spotify is a virus, Spotify contains adwares...So I need to know: is Spotify a virus or no? VirusTotal says that Spotify can be a virus (Trojan-GameThief fo...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I installed Spotify, I checked if it was a virus, and... there are too many posts saying Spotify is a virus, Spotify contains adwares... So I need to know: is Spotify a virus or no? VirusTotal ...
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Spotify Buffering Issues

Hello, I'm a premium member running Spotify on windows 10, and I have great internet speed and connection. At times, spotify randomly has to buffer and then when it plays it will probably play for ten more seconds and then stops and says "can't play ...

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  •  Hello, I'm a premium member running Spotify on windows 10, and I have great internet speed and connection. At times, spotify randomly has to buffer and then when it plays it will probably play ...
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"Can't play the current song."

This morning, songs randomly pause and will not resume. An error bar pops up near the top that states "Can't play the current song.". This has occurred over a dozen times on different songs and artists.

  • Casual Listener
  • This morning, songs randomly pause and will not resume.  An error bar pops up near the top that states "Can't play the current song.".   This has occurred over a dozen times on diffe...
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Bug / feature downgrade: Limited add-to-playlist

There seems to be a default cap on the number of playlists displayed when right-clicking a song on PC to add to a playlist. In other words, I can't add songs to the playlists I want, because they are not displayed through right-clicking a song. I can...

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  • There seems to be a default cap on the number of playlists displayed when right-clicking a song on PC to add to a playlist. In other words, I can't add songs to the playlists I want, because the...
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Remove Daily Mix

Is there any way to delete a daily mix? Some guy got into my account for a few weeks without me realizing and listened to a bunch of French music that I have absolutly zero interest in and Spotify formed a daily mix for him. Since I've gotten rid of ...

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  • Is there any way to delete a daily mix? Some guy got into my account for a few weeks without me realizing and listened to a bunch of French music that I have absolutly zero interest in and Spotify fo...
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