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Solved!! 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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Please add the heart button to regular playlists.

I like that I can heart music on the Discover Weekly list, but I often don't know if I really like a song until I've had it in my lineup for a few weeks, but in the ordinary playlists, there is no option to "heart" a song.

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  • I like that I can heart music on the Discover Weekly list, but I often don't know if I really like a song until I've had it in my lineup for a few weeks, but in the ordinary playlists, there is no op...
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Scroll bug

Today I encountered this strange behaviour. Spotify scroll to the end of the page which can be problematic with artists that have a lot of song and albums.These are the steps to reproduce this bug:Go to any artist page.Choose About tab.Scroll to the ...

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  • Today I encountered this strange behaviour. Spotify scroll to the end of the page which can be problematic with artists that have a lot of song and albums. These are the steps to reproduce this...
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Playlist Track Arrangement (UNSORTED but Can't Move)

I created a playlist and initially had no trouble moving the tracks around. However, after a few weeks of not doing anything with it, I added a song to it recently and just now tried to move it. It won't move. None of the songs will move. Please don'...

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  • I created a playlist and initially had no trouble moving the tracks around. However, after a few weeks of not doing anything with it, I added a song to it recently and just now tried to move it. It w...
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Solved!! All my songs ar unavailable

When I go to play a playlist on Spotify it skips through all the songs and stops on the last song. I didn't think much of this at first, though when I went to play my DAILY mix it didn't work.... "This song is unavailable" or something

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  • When I go to play a playlist on Spotify it skips through all the songs and stops on the last song. I didn't think much of this at first, though when I went to play my DAILY mix it didn't work.... "Th...
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No music plays

I just installed spotify again after a few years of not using it. I've tried to play tracks on the web player and desktop app but get nothing.The play button changes to pause but the track doesn't play and it quickly skips to the next track over and ...

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  • I just installed spotify again after a few years of not using it. I've tried to play tracks on the web player and desktop app but get nothing. The play button changes to pause but the track doesn't ...
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SB Touch, Spotty and Win 10

Just installed new OS and having problems with SB touch. Actually SB Touch has not worked properly since Spotify stopped support. Waited for New OS till I attacked this problem. SB touch is hardwired to the desktop and it works with Soma FM, but I no...

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  • Just installed new OS and having problems with SB touch. Actually SB Touch has not worked properly since Spotify stopped support. Waited for New OS till I attacked this problem. SB touch is hardwired...
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Unable to invite from Family Share tab

Unfortunately i can not invite anyone under my "premium for family" account. After logging in, I have gone into my "account" tab, went to the "premium for family" tab...and it is blank under the tab... no ablity to invite anyone. I have been paying f...

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  • Unfortunately i can not invite anyone under my "premium for family" account.  After logging in, I have gone into my "account" tab, went to the "premium for family" tab...and it is blan...
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All Songs/Artists deleted

Soo all of my songs and artists were just deleted and now it's telling me to browse for all 2000 or so songs i've lost. How can I get all of my stuff back? I don't feel like individually downloading everything.

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  • Soo all of my songs and artists were just deleted and now it's telling me to browse for all 2000 or so songs i've lost. How can I get all of my stuff back? I don't feel like individually downloading ...
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Unable to download songs from "my library" in windows version

Just installed spotify in my PC, and when I open the folder "songs" under the tab "your library" (where I always save my favourite songs for convenience sake) I am unable to locate the download button. I have to move the songs to a particular playlis...

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  • Just installed spotify in my PC, and when I open the folder "songs" under the tab "your library" (where I always save my favourite songs for convenience sake) I am unable to locate the download butto...
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Playlists order change is not working

It happens in all my playlists. I know it's only possible in the ones I've created. Could anybody help me?

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  • It happens in all my playlists. I know it's only possible in the ones I've created. Could anybody help me?
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Friends activity bar doesn't work anymore!

HiFriends activity bar doesn't work anymore!- tried reinstalling- update to latest versionstill doesn't work!

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  • Hi Friends activity bar doesn't work anymore! - tried reinstalling - update to latest version still doesn't work!
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Musique de blocage

Message erreur sous Windows 10 : " Cette chanson n'est pas disponible. Si vous possedez le fichier sur votre ordinateur vois pouvez l'importer" Merci pour votre aide,Georges

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  • Message erreur sous Windows 10 : " Cette chanson n'est pas disponible. Si vous possedez le fichier sur votre ordinateur vois pouvez l'importer"  Merci pour votre aide, Georges
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Solved!! Only a part of playlists is visible when using Add to Playlist

I have like a lot of playlists and when i wanted to add another beautiful track from discover weekly then i saw it shows only 1 of my playlists, then few minutes later it 'refreshed' to 10 but it's still much too few. Anyone with similiar error ?

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  • I have like a lot of playlists and when i wanted to add another beautiful track from discover weekly then i saw it shows only 1 of my playlists, then few minutes later it 'refreshed' to 10 but it's s...
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'Remember me' option default to off

I need to set the defualt position of the 'remember me' option to 'off'. What idiot thought that a 'fail unsafe' option was the best??I work on a computer that is used by others, and if I forget, anyone else afterwards could use my account.Think of e...

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  • I need to set the defualt position of the 'remember me' option to 'off'. What idiot thought that a 'fail unsafe' option was the best?? I work on a computer that is used by others, and if I forget, a...
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I only can get student premium or familiar, not the standard one

Hello! this is not the first time I use Spotify, I was paying my premium account but then I stayed at the hospital a few months and I stopped paying. Now I want to go back but Spotify doesn't offer me the normal premium one, only student or familiar,...

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  • Hello! this is not the first time I use Spotify, I was paying my premium account but then I stayed at the hospital a few months and I stopped paying. Now I want to go back but Spotify doesn't offer m...
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full screen games causing a "ghosting" bug

Hey, everyone. every time im playing a game with a full screen mode and i go to spotify's window, my clicks inside it goes to the bottom window, and it only stops when i minimize and restore multiple times. This problem already anoyed me, can someone...

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  • Hey, everyone. every time im playing a game with a full screen mode and i go to spotify's window, my clicks inside it goes to the bottom window, and it only stops when i minimize and restore multiple...
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Spotify freezes a lot

Like the subject indicates, Spotify freezes a lot of times on my pc, I can't click anything, but I can control music using the Play/Pause, Previous/Next Song on my keyboard (and it also shows the song that's playing in Spotify).

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  • Like the subject indicates, Spotify freezes a lot of times on my pc, I can't click anything, but I can control music using the Play/Pause, Previous/Next Song on my keyboard (and it also shows the son...
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google home

Spotify has suddenly stopped allowing me to make a selection and play it on google home from my desktop

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  • Spotify has suddenly stopped allowing me to make a selection and play it on google home from my desktop
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Update causing ghosting on desktop

Ever since the update, whenever I try to click on a song or anything on Spotify it goes straight through and clicks on the window behind Spotify. I click to change the song and it brings up Chrome or whatever I have behind it. Anyone else having this...

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  • Ever since the update, whenever I try to click on a song or anything on Spotify it goes straight through and clicks on the window behind Spotify. I click to change the song and it brings up Chrome or...
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question about downloading music to Samsung Gear Watch...

I use "Cardio" tracks for my workouts. Been doing this with Pandora for a while now. However, just got a Samsung Gear Sport watch and, since it has a Spotify app and you're doing a 3 month trial for .99, I thought I'd give it a shot and see how I lik...

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  • I use "Cardio" tracks for my workouts.  Been doing this with Pandora for a while now.  However, just got a Samsung Gear Sport watch and, since it has a Spotify app and you're doing a 3 mont...
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