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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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Musica não toca normal

Sou premium mas quando toco spotify pelo computador as musicas começam tocando normal mas depois de um tempo ficam "soluçando"

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  • Sou premium mas quando toco spotify pelo computador as musicas começam tocando normal mas depois de um tempo ficam "soluçando"
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Solved!! Automatic Cover download / export

Hi, I know that it's possible to download the song information like there: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/Export-Playlist-Backup/td-p/369752 But I would like to download all cover art as well. I know its possible ma...

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  • Hi, I know that it's possible to download the song information like there: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/Export-Playlist-Backup/td-p/369752 But I would like to dow...
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Solved!! how do i use my bose soundtouch with spotify

Hi can anybody give me pretty simple instructions/guiddance as to how i can play spotify directly through my bose soundtouch 30?? any help gratefully appreciated thanks

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  • Hi   can anybody give me pretty simple instructions/guiddance as to how i can play spotify directly through my bose soundtouch 30??   any help gratefully appreciated   than...
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Solved!! How to disable Find Friend tab

Hello Lately there is a Find Friends tab began to show up on my right panel. I do not want to follow or add anybody. How can I get rid of that useless panel permanently? I even disabled Facebook but it is still there. Thanks

  • Visitor
  • Hello   Lately there is a Find Friends tab began to show up on my right panel. I do not want to follow or add anybody. How can I get rid of that useless panel permanently? I even disabled Fa...
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Adding Songs to the Play Queue by double clicking

Hey there, I have no idea if I'm wrong posting it here, if so I'm sorry, but I'll just go right at it:I'm throwing a Party soon and with the use of alcohol some people might not be 100% able to rightclick a song and put it into the Play Queue, my que...

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  • Hey there, I have no idea if I'm wrong posting it here, if so I'm sorry, but I'll just go right at it: I'm throwing a Party soon and with the use of alcohol some people might not be 100% able to rig...
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No puedo descargar mis archivos locales

Ayuda cada que añado algún archivo local a mi cuenta esta misma no la descarga, no puedo ni descargarla en mi Android, alguien que tenga la solución

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  • Ayuda cada que añado algún archivo local a mi cuenta esta misma no la descarga, no puedo ni descargarla en mi Android, alguien que tenga la solución 
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Open Spotify Not Working

Clicking the play button does nothing. Tried different browsers and two different PCs, so I assume this problem is on Spotify's end. Can I get a status report?

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  • Clicking the play button does nothing. Tried different browsers and two different PCs, so I assume this problem is on Spotify's end. Can I get a status report?
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Not Sure What To Do ?

I also just became a new 30 day free-premium member and the whole reason that I agreed to this was with the goal of dowloading music to my computer and then to my flashdrive so I can loaded on to my DJ laptop.  So just to clarify...you are saying t...

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  • I also just became a new 30 day free-premium member and the whole reason that I agreed to this was with the goal of dowloading music to my computer and then to my flashdrive so I can loaded on to my ...
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Solved!! No activity visible on Facebook

Dear Sirs, This is my first post in the community section, so first of all I would like to admit, that I am a great fan of the Spotify application and the system as a whole. At first I was totally sceptical about the idea of music streaming but once ...

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  • Dear Sirs,   This is my first post in the community section, so first of all I would like to admit, that I am a great fan of the Spotify application and the system as a whole. At first I was t...
  • Plastikk
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CÓDIGO ERROR 13 en Windows 10

Buenas, llevo casi un mes intentando instalar spotify en windows 10 y siempre me sale el dichoso error CODE 13.He probado todo tipo de soluciones, las que veo por aquí, las que me recomiendan desde la cuenta de ayuda de twitter en españa, etc. Ningun...

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  • Buenas, llevo casi un mes intentando instalar spotify en windows 10 y siempre me sale el dichoso error CODE 13. He probado todo tipo de soluciones, las que veo por aquí, las que me recomiendan desde...
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Discover weekly not updating!

My discover weekly play list has not updated in over three months. I've tried logging out and back in, updating spotify, following and unfollowing and a few other things I've seen on google.

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  • My discover weekly play list has not updated in over three months. I've tried logging out and back in, updating spotify, following and unfollowing and a few other things I've seen on google. 
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Pure disappointment and lack of care for your customers

Having been using Spotify since mid 2010 (while it was still invitational), today I feel nothing but pure disappointment because of how much potential has been thrown down the drain. I've read loads of great suggestions here and there over the years ...

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  • ...laylists (when you used to be able to) Cannot make people unfollow a playlist (forcing people to make new ones) No icon to indicate clearly whether your playlist is public or private Zooming out t...
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Smartphone and Desktop

Everytime i login in with my smartphone and want to switch songs or somthing my smartphone turn off but when i got mobile datas on it works normal only in the wifi there is that problem

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  •  Everytime i login in with my smartphone and want to switch songs  or somthing my smartphone turn off but when i got mobile datas on it works normal only in the wifi there is that problem
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Spotify crashes my modem

Hello spotify users, I've a... strange problem. When I log in spotify, my modem crashed instantantly. I've verified, the problem is REALLY caused by spotify. In fact, i've tried to log in on another computer, the modem crashes too. And when i use int...

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  • Hello spotify users,   I've a... strange problem.   When I log in spotify, my modem crashed instantantly. I've verified, the problem is REALLY caused by spotify. In fact, i've t...
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What is Music Library in Settings

I understand how to add a Source for local files ,,, but what is the Music Library option for?

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  • I understand how to add a Source for local files ,,, but what is the Music Library option for?
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Superuser Contribution Can't play local mp3 files on spotify? Tracks are unavailable. Spotify tells me I can import them.

Hello, I cannot play mp3 files from an album I just bought. Normally it should be well possible to play local files on spotify if they are on my computer. However, the tracks that aren't on spotify cloud are greyed out and can't be played. I have imp...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I cannot play mp3 files from an album I just bought. Normally it should be well possible to play local files on spotify if they are on my computer. However, the tracks that aren't on ...
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Solved!! how to synchronize to all radio/album?

I think it is annoying when I dislike a song from radio, it appears another radio channel again.Does anyone have idea how to dislike or disallow a song appears anywhere?

  • Casual Listener
  • I think it is annoying when I dislike a song from radio, it appears another radio channel again. Does anyone have idea how to dislike or disallow a song appears anywhere?
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Bug report: very long text in Search filed

This is a minor bug in the GUI, but also fairly easy to fix, so perhaps Spotify team may want to add it to some 'to do' list, maybe not with a high priority. 1. If you input any long text in Search field, that doesn't have any limitations, it will gr...

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  • This is a minor bug in the GUI, but also fairly easy to fix, so perhaps Spotify team may want to add it to some 'to do' list, maybe not with a high priority.   1. If you input any long text in...
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Limit on pressing "next" even as a premium user?

I wanted to quickly look at all the album art for the songs in a playlist so i pressed Next rapidly in sucession. At some point spotify desktop client (windows) will stop responding to Next, Previous or even me selecting any other tracks even manualy...

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  • I wanted to quickly look at all the album art for the songs in a playlist so i pressed Next rapidly in sucession. At some point spotify desktop client (windows) will stop responding to Next, Previous...
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Error Cpde 2

HI, I just turned my laptop on and it says the Spotify installer is corrupt. I tried to download it again from the web site but the error kept happening. I even deleted it from my files and reinstalled it but guess what, it said it was corrupt. I am ...

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  • HI, I just turned my laptop on and it says the Spotify installer is corrupt. I tried to download it again from the web site but the error kept happening. I even deleted it from my files and reinstall...
  • Nico
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