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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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Spotify resolution error with multiple monitors

So i use the windows standalone version of Spotify, and i have multiple monitors. It seems that when i start Spotify in my lower resolution monitor, it gets stuck as that window size when fullscreening on my bigger monitor. But the weird thing is tha...

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  • So i use the windows standalone version of Spotify, and i have multiple monitors. It seems that when i start Spotify in my lower resolution monitor, it gets stuck as that window size when fullscreeni...
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Play tracks in order

Hello just new to Premium I use it with windows desktop & on iphone (family version) How can I play tracks in order and not randomly once I have chosen an album ? Thanks

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  • Hello just new to Premium I use it with windows desktop & on iphone (family version)   How can I play tracks in order and not randomly once I have chosen an album ?   Thanks
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can't play the current song.

Spotify will not play anything on my laptop (win10), it keeps saying "can't play the current song". I've tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, I've tried switch hardware acceleartion. I've checked my firewall settings so that is not blockin...

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  • Spotify will not play anything on my laptop (win10), it keeps saying "can't play the current song". I've tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, I've tried  switch hardware acceleartion....
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Spotify won't work on Windows 10

I've been trying to install Spotify on my new laptop for several days now, without success. I've tried both the app store and the webpage. When I install Spotify, it opens as an empty black box with no content. Yesterday I managed to install it corre...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been trying to install Spotify on my new laptop for several days now, without success. I've tried both the app store and the webpage. When I install Spotify, it opens as an empty black...
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Cant Uninstall Spotify (App not working)

I cant get spotify off of my computer. Initially I just dragged it into the trash and tried to delete it, but the removing trash bar just stopped half way, and I had to force quit finder. After I did that the app now has the ghostbusters circle with ...

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  • I cant get spotify off of my computer. Initially I just dragged it into the trash and tried to delete it, but the removing trash bar just stopped half way, and I had to force quit finder. After I did...
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downloading

when i have downloaded it i cant open it

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No Audio but playing

2 to 3 weeks ago spotify works on my laptop just fine then it just stopped. When I started playing a song again, it is playing but without any sound. Already un-ticked the accelerator thing, as well as checked, muted, unmuted my volume mixer, uninsta...

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  • 2 to 3 weeks ago spotify works on my laptop just fine then it just stopped. When I started playing a song again, it is playing but without any sound. Already un-ticked the accelerator thing, as well ...
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Faulty Offline Message from "Your Daily Mix"

I get disconnected frequently from the internet due to my VPN service overloading my netgear modem and crashing it. Point is that spotify frequently goes offline, and stays that way, specifically for the "Your Daily Mix" section. Doesn't matter that ...

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  • I get disconnected frequently from the internet due to my VPN service overloading my netgear modem and crashing it.   Point is that spotify frequently goes offline, and stays that way, sp...
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[Windows] Help! Black Screen on Spotify!

Hello Everyone: I'm having a little problem with Spotify on my Computer. I've downloaded and done a clean installation. Everything was perfect, even it appeared the welcome screen and I logged in. But after that, the screen turns out in a black empty...

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  • Hello Everyone:   I'm having a little problem with Spotify on my Computer. I've downloaded and done a clean installation. Everything was perfect, even it appeared the welcome screen and I logg...
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Superuser Contribution Can't Download music

Hello, When I try to download music it just says the disk is full, except I have 150 gigabytes left on that drive. Help is appreciated

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  • Hello,   When I try to download music it just says the disk is full, except I have 150 gigabytes left on that drive.   Help is appreciated
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How can I shuffle both Local Files and Songs?

Under the "Your Music" section, there is "Songs," which lists every track whose big "+" button I've clicked. Fine. There's also a "Local Files" tab which pulled in everything I've bought on the iTunes Store. Also good. But I want to drag files from L...

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  • Under the "Your Music" section, there is "Songs," which lists every track whose big "+" button I've clicked.   Fine.   There's also a "Local Files" tab which pulled in everything I'...
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Done with Spotify, hello Amazon Music

I've been using Spotify for a couple years now, but the Desktop App is garbage and I'm really tired of fiddling with it. The solution to installing it? Run it in Windows XP compatibility mode. That tells me that Spotify doesn't give two, or even one,...

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  • I've been using Spotify for a couple years now, but the Desktop App is garbage and I'm really tired of fiddling with it.  The solution to installing it?  Run it in Windows XP compatibility ...
  • rednblu
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Lagging sound with latest update (1.0.16)

I updated Spotify today and suddenly the sound is lagging now and then. I first thought it was when I scrolled down a webpage that the sound just froze for a sec (sounds like vvvrrrrrrrr) but then I realized it happens even without me doing anything....

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  • I updated Spotify today and suddenly the sound is lagging now and then. I first thought it was when I scrolled down a webpage that the sound just froze for a sec (sounds like vvvrrrrrrrr) but then I ...
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Solved!! Disable auto-update? Choose where Spotify installs? This is frustrating.

I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social-Off-Topic/Disable-auto-update-Choose-where-Spotify-installs-This-is/m-p/2133074/) and I don't see any way to move or close that thread, so sorry about this being p...

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  • I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social-Off-Topic/Disable-auto-update-Choose-where-Spotify-installs-This-is/m-p/2133074/) and I don't see any way to mov...
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How to not save music on PC, but on mobile.

Hi all!I'm an enthusiast Spotify user, I enjoy listening in good quality music with my premium, and I save my fav music on my Iphone to listen when without connection.... ...but why does the desktop version (PC) automatically syncs the settings, ther...

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  • Hi all! I'm an enthusiast Spotify user, I enjoy listening in good quality music with my premium, and I save my fav music on my Iphone to listen when without connection....   ...but why d...
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Search function takes me off album screen

Desktop app. When I click the search box, it takes me to the blank "search" screen and starts guessing stuff as I type--instead of going into a nice dropdown bar like google that would keep me on the album/artist/my songs screen. So every time I clic...

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  • Desktop app. When I click the search box, it takes me to the blank "search" screen and starts guessing stuff as I type--instead of going into a nice dropdown bar like google that would keep me on the...
  • Spuds_Mackenzie
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Solved!! Too Many Ads!

So I'm a free member and i understand that spotify needs to make money on ads and im fine with that. But either my player is broken and its displaying way to many ads, or spotify is getting insane with the amount of ads. Every ~3 songs i get 3-6 30 s...

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  • So I'm a free member and i understand that spotify needs to make money on ads and im fine with that. But either my player is broken and its displaying way to many ads, or spotify is getting insane wi...
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Main Menu Always Appears

When i select a song within a album or even just a single song, minutes later the main menu screen appears. i think this is a bug but don't know if it is actually one.

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  • When i select a song within a album or even just a single song, minutes later the main menu screen  appears. i think this is a bug but don't know if it is actually one. 
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