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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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import playlist

I've used the feature on the Spotify app on my PC to import my Windows Media playlists. The playlists show on my Galaxy S5 running Android 6.0.1, but the songs are greyed out and can not be played on my Android. What would I have to do to play those ...

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  • I've used the feature on the Spotify app on my PC to import my Windows Media playlists.   The playlists show on my Galaxy S5 running Android 6.0.1, but the songs are greyed out and can not be ...
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Local File Titles Lost

I recently started sharing my downloaded music with Spotify so I could listen on my phone. Unfortunately, some of the songs that I uploaded do not have titles in desktop app. I don't know why this problem is happening, as the files are all titles nor...

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  • I recently started sharing my downloaded music with Spotify so I could listen on my phone. Unfortunately, some of the songs that I uploaded do not have titles in desktop app. I don't know why this pr...
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Solved!! Discover features broken on Windows ?

The Windows client (1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946) looks different today. New browse options for podcasts and videos have appeared. However, my most used feature is discover and this is seriously broken. All I see is the the Spotify generated playlists. All t...

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  • The Windows client (1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946) looks different today. New browse options for podcasts and videos have appeared.   However, my most used feature is discover and this is seriousl...
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Solved!! BRING BACK THE ACTIVITY FEED - PETITION PLEASE ENDORSE

Hi Spotify developers Your last "upgrade" that removed the actiivity feed was nothing short of a massive downgrade. A quick browse of the posts in this community will show that yoiur decision to remove the activity feed is not popular. In fact, many ...

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  • Hi Spotify developers   Your last "upgrade" that removed the actiivity feed was nothing short of a massive downgrade.    A quick browse of the posts in this community will show tha...
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spotify software on Windows - why titel of playing song is not green

Hi,I use spotify on Windows and on iPhone.I don't underestand why Spotify on Windows doesn't show titel of played song in green as it is on iPhone? Piotr

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  • Hi, I use spotify on Windows and on iPhone. I don't underestand why Spotify on Windows doesn't show titel of played song in green as it is on iPhone?   Piotr
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Can't find any friends with "Find Friends"

I can find my friends by searching but I can't see them in the "Find Friends" menu. Also they can't follow me. How do I fix this?

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  • I can find my friends by searching but I can't see them in the "Find Friends" menu. Also they can't follow me. How do I fix this?
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Music Cover

Hi,I created a playlist full my musics of my computer, the problem is that I don't have good covers or covers, I have an album cover but in my musics it's not that cover.

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  • Hi, I created a playlist full my musics of my computer, the problem is that I don't have good covers or covers, I have an album cover but in my musics it's not that cover.
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Solved!! Spotify closes when I download a file with google chrome

So when I want to download a file in Google Chrome, for some reason it triggers to shutdown Spotify. So when it opens the dialog where I can save the file spotify shutsdown all the time. Doesnt matter on what website, or what kind of file it is. I tr...

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  • So when I want to download a file in Google Chrome, for some reason it triggers to shutdown Spotify. So when it opens the dialog where I can save the file spotify shutsdown all the time. Doesnt matte...
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How to refresh a playlist?

Well I am subscribed to the Monstercat Playlist and every 3 days in a week a new song comes and once they uploaded a song to their playlist the problem is I can't see it and when I can it says the song was uploaded to the playlist 3 days ago or even ...

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  • Well I am subscribed to the Monstercat Playlist and every 3 days in a week a new song comes and once they uploaded a song to their playlist the problem is I can't see it and when I can it says the so...
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Error 17

Being a premium family user for half year and the error code 17 continues to appear as the desktop programe tries to update itself. Been trying to fix it trough different suggestions,disabling the update process, downloading full installer and numero...

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  • Being a premium family user for half year and the error code 17 continues to appear as the desktop programe tries to update itself. Been trying to fix it trough different suggestions,disabling the up...
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Solved!! Spotify skips to the first track of album/playlist when pressing play on any specific song..

Ever since the new update a few days ago, my Spotify player is acting rather weird. Doesn't matter what album or playlist I am listening to. If I hover my mouse cursor over any specific track on the list and click on the play button that appears next...

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  • Ever since the new update a few days ago, my Spotify player is acting rather weird.   Doesn't matter what album or playlist I am listening to. If I hover my mouse cursor over any specific trac...
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Desktop app crashes when I download things in Chrome

Lately whenever I start a download in Chrome, the Spotify app crashes. I am using the desktop application, not the web player, so there shouldn't be any interaction between the two. The music doesn't just stop, the entire Spotify application just imm...

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  • Lately whenever I start a download in Chrome, the Spotify app crashes. I am using the desktop application, not the web player, so there shouldn't be any interaction between the two. The music doesn't...
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Wont Re-install

So Spotify kept saying it wouldn't respond so I uninstalled through the control panel. When i went to re-install it it says Error Code 18 (its running or something). I went to appdata and the app is still there. I tried to delete everything but it sa...

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  • So Spotify kept saying it wouldn't respond so I uninstalled through the control panel. When i went to re-install it it says Error Code 18 (its running or something). I went to appdata and the app is ...
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Two Steps From Bugs

Hi!I'm using Spotify for all my music needs for over a year, and I'm sorry that I have to report an issue. When I try to play music from "Two Steps From..." (Thomas Bergersen's band), the playback often suddenly stops, and Spotify displays an alert t...

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  • Hi! I'm using Spotify for all my music needs for over a year, and I'm sorry that I have to report an issue.   When I try to play music from "Two Steps From..." (Thomas Bergersen's band), th...
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Play the last song

How can i setup Spotify to play the last song instantly and not just start the running song again?Background: Cortana voice control has a feature to go backwards, but it will just start over the current song again and not really skip one song backwar...

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  • How can i setup Spotify to play the last song instantly and not just start the running song again? Background: Cortana voice control has a feature to go backwards, but it will just start over the cu...
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Unable to import one specific .mp3 file

Hi, I tried to import local files to Spotify while most worked, one just wont go. I see it in the local files folder and i can add it to playlists but it wont play. Spotify just says that it isnt available. It is downloaded from soundcloud like other...

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  • Hi,   I tried to import local files to Spotify while most worked, one just wont go. I see it in the local files folder and i can add it to playlists but it wont play. Spotify just says that it...
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Is family plan restricted???

I've joined my family account and now if I try to keep skipping songs (maybe more than 6 or 7) spotify suggests me to be a premium. I've checked and it says family plan means to have seperate premiums. Boy it's so much effort for listening to bleep o...

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  • I've joined my family account and now if I try to keep skipping songs (maybe more than 6 or 7) spotify suggests me to be a premium. I've checked and it says family plan means to have seperate premium...
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Windows app opens up in different place then it was last time

Hi, i have this issue for quite a while and now i'm done. i need this to be fixed or else im unsubbing. I have my spotify set up like this: but ALWAYS! ALWAYS for quite some time spotify opens up when i open up my pc like this: WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?!...

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  • Hi,   i have this issue for quite a while and now i'm done. i need this to be fixed or else im unsubbing. I have my spotify set up like this:    but ALWAYS! ALWAYS for quite some...
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[Desktop] The Song doest correspond

Hi, i have a problem with a song, as u can see, in the newest album of Linkin Park, the song "One More Light" doest correspond, instead i have the song "And One" and i dont know why.I have Windows 10 Pro, my version on Spotify is 1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946...

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  • Hi, i have a problem with a song, as u can see, in the newest album of Linkin Park, the song  "One More Light" doest correspond, instead i have the song "And One" and i dont know why. I hav...
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