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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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  • notworking117
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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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  • whatintheworldisthis
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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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Other customers devices showing up in my device list

Hello, This issue happens randomly, but more often than not. When playing back music with the Spotify application on a Windows platform, other customer devices, such as computers, cell phones, etc... randomly appear as options for me to push music to...

  • Music Fan
  • Hello,   This issue happens randomly, but more often than not. When playing back music with the Spotify application on a Windows platform, other customer devices, such as computers, cell phone...
  • fedevegili
  • Newbie
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HElp with Ariana Granade concerts live in ohio

I don't knbow hwere to buy tickets for ariana live concerts and where they do happen..please help ,me guys

  • Music Fan
  • I don't knbow hwere to buy tickets for ariana live concerts and where they do happen..please help ,me guys
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Ads

Everytime a song finishes an ad plays. It says I can change it in setting but I can't find anything anout it. help!

  • Visitor
  • Everytime a song finishes an ad plays. It says I can change it in setting but I can't find anything anout it. help!
  • Sebasty
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Solved!! Something went wrong

Just re-upped spotify. After it auto-updated on launch I'm trying to look up artists and such and i'm constantly getting "Something went wrong" Searching an Artist, click to see their 'page' and boom, something went wrong. It's impossible to search a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just re-upped spotify. After it auto-updated on launch I'm trying to look up artists and such and i'm constantly getting "Something went wrong"   Searching an Artist, click to see their 'page'...
  • LoneGun
  • Newbie
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Cambiar salida del dispotivo de audio

Quisiera cambiar el sistema por el que sale el audio (ya que la aplicacion parece no tener ese sistema implementado) ya que tengo auriculares y tv por donde puede salir sonido.

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  • Quisiera cambiar el sistema por el que sale el audio (ya que la aplicacion parece no tener ese sistema implementado) ya que tengo auriculares y tv por donde puede salir sonido.
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Drag and drop for playlists and songs won't work

I know this has been an issue for awhile and that there's a ton of threads but I think it's important to show Spotify that this is a persistent issue that needs to be addressed, again apparently. I can't drag and drop playlists to reorder/organize th...

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  • I know this has been an issue for awhile and that there's a ton of threads but I think it's important to show Spotify that this is a persistent issue that needs to be addressed, again apparently. I c...
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White boxes around click spots

Not sure what is causing this but has started recently. Updated all my drivers.

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  • Not sure what is causing this but has started recently. Updated all my drivers.
  • IguanaSetup
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Spotify Windows 10

Hello Spotify in Windows 10, Need Fluent Desing  

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello Spotify in Windows 10, Need Fluent Desing 😄 
  • kejt_
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Issues with Uninstalling Spotify in Windows 7

I installed Spotify on my Windows 7 Pro 64 bit desktop 4 months ago. Went to uninstall it and had issues doing so, like many other Windows users. As a software tester myself, ISO certified, I feel a duty to report a flaw in Spotify, in that the appli...

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  • I installed Spotify on my Windows 7 Pro 64 bit desktop 4 months ago.  Went to uninstall it and had issues doing so, like many other Windows users.   As a software tester myself, ISO certi...
  • IguanaSetup
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Top Artists and How to Sync with Bumble

Hi, i've seen the dating app, Bumble has allowed Spotify to load in your top artists. I have a free version of Spotify, and I'm using the desktop player. I'm wondering how I can view what my top artists are and where I can edit them? I've looked for ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, i've seen the dating app, Bumble has allowed Spotify to load in your top artists.  I have a free version of Spotify, and I'm using the desktop player.  I'm wondering how I can view what...
  • kevinfreels
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Solved!! I'm Premium, why am I getting ads?

I'm a Premium member and have been getting ads all morning. What's going on? New policies?

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  • I'm a Premium member and have been getting ads all morning.  What's going on?  New policies?
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Solved!! Auto starting even when disabled

Please help.Spotify is opening on startup. I have never had it set to auto start.I am using Windows 10.I have already gone to Edit > Preferences > [Show Advanced Settings] > Startup and Window Behavior > Open Spotify automatically after you log into ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Please help. Spotify is opening on startup. I have never had it set to auto start. I am using Windows 10. I have already gone to Edit > Preferences > [Show Advanced Settings] > Startup an...
  • IguanaSetup
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Search results stuck on last search

I downloaded Spotify onto my Windows 7 PC, and I keep getting an error when using the search function. I am able to search once or twice just fine. Then, if I try to search again, no matter what I type in, it will show the search results from the pre...

  • Newbie
  • I downloaded Spotify onto my Windows 7 PC, and I keep getting an error when using the search function. I am able to search once or twice just fine. Then, if I try to search again, no matter what I ty...
  • millaneza
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File > Import Playlist > Windows Media Player does nothing

I am running the latest Spotify desktop client on Windows 10, when I choose File > Import Playlist > Windows Media Player, absolutely nothing happens. I don't get an error or anything. I've already tried deleting all the .wmdb files under C:\Users\\A...

  • Visitor
  • I am running the latest Spotify desktop client on Windows 10, when I choose File > Import Playlist > Windows Media Player, absolutely nothing happens.  I don't get an error or anything. &...
  • jroca4029
  • Newbie
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Typing to find song in playlist stops at an exact match

I have a large playlist, so I often type the title of the song when I want to find a specific song in the playlist. However, if am trying to find a song with a title beginning with the exact title of another song in the playlist, everything after the...

  • Newbie
  • I have a large playlist, so I often type the title of the song when I want to find a specific song in the playlist.  However, if am trying to find a song with a title beginning with the ex...
  • Sebasty
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Local Files Not Showing Up In Library

Hi,I recently got premium and started adding my local files to tSpotify... The files appear in "local files", but the aritst and album names are all grey. They are all .mp3. I can play about half of them; the other half will say I need to locate the ...

  • Visitor
  • Hi, I recently got premium and started adding my local files to tSpotify... The files appear in "local files", but the aritst and album names are all grey. They are all .mp3. I can play about half o...
  • chrisg8p
  • Casual Listener
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Pauses song randomly

This has been going on for awhile. Whenever I am using Spotify it randomly pauses my song for a few seconds and then comes back. This seems to happen mainly when a new ad pops up on the bottom of the screen. I would LOVE a solution to this problem

  • Newbie
  • This has been going on for awhile. Whenever I am using Spotify it randomly pauses my song for a few seconds and then comes back. This seems to happen mainly when a new ad pops up on the bottom of the...
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Songs not available on desktop version...but they are on the mobile app?

This week I noticed there were a lot more grayed out tracks than usual in the New Music Tuesday playlist. When I tried to play those tracks, I would get the message "This track is currently not available in the United States," etc. I would have assum...

  • Regular
  • This week I noticed there were a lot more grayed out tracks than usual in the New Music Tuesday playlist. When I tried to play those tracks, I would get the message "This track is currently not avail...
  • Pfaeff
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Offline mode not working on PC after changing the storage location from (C): to (D):

Hello there,I changed the storage location for Spotify library in the settings of Spotify program. I changed it from my (C): drive (which is SSD) to (D): (which is HDD). I restarted Spotify. After that I noticed when I looked at folder sizes that not...

  • Newbie
  • Hello there, I changed the storage location for Spotify library in the settings of Spotify program. I changed it from my (C): drive (which is SSD) to (D): (which is HDD). I restarted Spotify. After ...
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Spotify Skipping then Stops

Sometimes I will skip a song then it'll skip everysong for about 5 seconds in the playlist or album until it comes to a stop. I can't play the next song, play previous song, change the time, play a new playlist or album. The same thing happens on mob...

  • Newbie
  • Sometimes I will skip a song then it'll skip everysong for about 5 seconds in the playlist or album until it comes to a stop. I can't play the next song, play previous song, change the time, play a n...
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