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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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Superuser Contribution Unable to play music

Hello guys, first of all sorry, english is not my native language :). I am experiencing a very strang behavior (for the last 3 months or so) and I have tried almost everything to resolve it, but couldn't find a solution. My Pc is a custom build gamin...

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  • Hello guys,   first of all sorry, english is not my native language :).   I am experiencing a very strang behavior (for the last 3 months or so) and I have tried almost everything to re...
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Spotify ignoring start automatically option

Windows 10 machine. On two different machines, I have set the option "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" to "No". Spotify continues to open automatically when the system is rebooted.

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  • Windows 10 machine. On two different machines, I have set the option "Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" to "No". Spotify continues to open automatically when the system is r...
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Spotify streaming problems on web player

When I play tracks they keep skipping and stopping on the web player. I'd stopped using the app itself because of this problem despite me uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify several times. Now it happens on the web player too. Is there a solution t...

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  • When I play tracks they keep skipping and stopping on the web player.  I'd stopped using the app itself because of this problem despite me uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify several time...
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Solved!! Spotify unexpectedly starts up at logon

I recently updated to Spotify version 1.0.58.573 and since downloading this version, I have noticed that Spotify takes it upon itself to automatically startup after I login to my computer even though, in the Spotify settings I do not have it set to s...

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  • I recently updated to Spotify version 1.0.58.573 and since downloading this version, I have noticed that Spotify takes it upon itself to automatically startup after I login to my computer even though...
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Spotify crashes when another app uses internet bandwidth

[Windows 10 latest, 12bpm down, 1bpm up, ADSL2+ connection] I have done 2 fresh re-installs and this still happens. At first it appeared to be random, but now I think I've narrowed it down to times when another app is making a call on the internet ba...

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  • [Windows 10 latest, 12bpm down, 1bpm up, ADSL2+ connection]   I have done 2 fresh re-installs and this still happens.  At first it appeared to be random, but now I think I've narrowed it ...
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Can't find Podcasts on Windows Desktop in Germany

Hey Spotify, as of https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Desktop-Shows-Podcasts-and-Videos-on-Desktop/idi-p/1282315 there should be a podcast section in the desktop client but I cannot find it on my Windows Computer Desktop client versio...

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  • Hey Spotify, as of https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Desktop-Shows-Podcasts-and-Videos-on-Desktop/idi-p/1282315 there should be a podcast section in the desktop client but I can...
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Playlist won't let me rearrange songs

It doesn't allow me to put/drag a song above another. I want to arrange my playlist on what song comes first. Why is this?

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  • It doesn't allow me to put/drag a song above another. I want to arrange my playlist on what song comes first. Why is this?
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Getting help from Spotify

Does anyone else paying £60 or £120 a year for Spotify service object to the fact that there is no proper assistance for subscribers struggling with service failures. I don't want to join a "community": I am (or was) a customer, not a citizen of some...

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  • Does anyone else paying £60 or £120 a year for Spotify service object to the fact that there is no proper assistance for subscribers struggling with service failures. I don't want to join a "communit...
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Option to make Daily Mix only look at "Your Library"?

I am wondering if I can have the daily mix only look at songs I've saved in my library, and not songs I have streamed but not saved. If not, I would like to make a feature request.

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  • I am wondering if I can have the daily mix only look at songs I've saved in my library, and not songs I have streamed but not saved. If not, I would like to make a feature request.
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Solved!! Hay opcion de saber las canciones en que playlist estan?

Hola,Quisiera saber la manera para averiguar en cual playlist está una canción, porque creo que tengo canciones que he añadido en más de una playlist, y no me gustaría tenerlas repetidas. No encuentro ninguna opción que me indique en cuantas playlist...

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  • Hola, Quisiera saber la manera para averiguar en cual playlist está una canción, porque creo que tengo canciones que he añadido en más de una playlist, y no me gustaría tenerlas repetidas.   ...
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Windows 7 enterprise not able to install spotify

Hello, I have a laptop with windows 7 enterprise provided by the company I work for. Weeks ago my spotify stop working, giving an error saying that unable to install error code 13. I have done a lot of things, and even donwloaded the full install pac...

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  • Hello,   I have a laptop with windows 7 enterprise provided by the company I work for. Weeks ago my spotify stop working, giving an error saying that unable to install error code 13. I have do...
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Solved!! Spotify crashes when chrome downloads a file from the internet

Hello folks,I am using Spotify version 1.0.57.474.gca9c9538 on a Windows 10 machine with the latest insider build installed. Each time the Google Chrome browser starts downloading a file, Spotify simply closes without any message. The error exists ov...

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  • Hello folks, I am using Spotify version 1.0.57.474.gca9c9538 on a Windows 10 machine with the latest insider build installed. Each time the Google Chrome browser starts downloading a file, Spot...
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Songs not playing

I can't listen to my songs. When I try and listen to my playlists, it just skips through everything, and sometimes it actually sticks to a song, but then no music comes out. A blue box comes up on the screen and says im missing files, but i know this...

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  • I can't listen to my songs. When I try and listen to my playlists, it just skips through everything, and sometimes it actually sticks to a song, but then no music comes out. A blue box come...
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Automatic Crossfade

Today I noticed that one of the playlists I subscribed to (Go hard) has the songs crossfade. I did not change any thing in the settings.The fading starts super early (around 14 seconds)This is super annoying, because some songs are interrupted in the...

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  • Today I noticed that one of the playlists I subscribed to (Go hard) has the songs crossfade. I did not change any thing in the settings. The fading starts super early (around 14 seconds) This is su...
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Copy my local stored music from Spotify to SD Card

Hey there, i want to use Spotify to organize my music. I have thousands of local stored files, i'm using MusicBee till now, and i want to create playlists for my car for example. In MusicBee, i can mark all files, press ctrl + c, open explorer and pa...

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  • Hey there,   i want to use Spotify to organize my music. I have thousands of local stored files, i'm using MusicBee till now, and i want to create playlists for my car for example. In MusicBee...
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Desktop 'About' tab

The 'About' tab on the Spotify desktop version used to show locations of listeners, playlists the artists were part of etc. Especially being able to see the playlists that contributed to the artist plays was, for me at least, a very interesting featu...

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  • The 'About' tab on the Spotify desktop version used to show locations of listeners, playlists the artists were part of etc. Especially being able to see the playlists that contributed to the artist p...
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Solved!! Windows Desktop App

Its ridiculously slow when I start it up. I cant search anything or browse. It also keeps on deleting my history so when I start it up it says there is no history. whats up with that

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  • Its ridiculously slow when I start it up. I cant search anything or browse. It also keeps on deleting my history so when I start it up it says there is no history. whats up with that
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Is recording spotify without actually saving it onto disk legal?

Hi.This question is kinda weird, so I apologize if I posted it into wrong section.So, recently i had to sync MIDI with original music in Audacity. Since I had no mp3 file and i didn't want to download, because it is illegal, I came up with idea. What...

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  • Hi. This question is kinda weird, so I apologize if I posted it into wrong section. So, recently i had to sync MIDI with original music in Audacity. Since I had no mp3 file and i didn't want to dow...
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loads too slow

I have a hp pavilion dv7 laptop with windows10. everytime i open spotify it take at leat 3-4 min. before it fully opens. this has been an ongoing issue even before i upgraded to windows 10. what if anything can I do to make it load faster?

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  • I have a hp pavilion dv7 laptop with windows10.  everytime i open spotify it take at leat 3-4 min. before it fully opens.   this has been an ongoing issue even before i upgraded to windows ...
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About Section Glitchy!?

Hey guys, For some reason within the last week or so, when I click on the About tab for any artist, I can no longer see the cities with their most listeners, nor can I view the playlists they are featured on. I am on a desktop, using Windows. I have ...

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  • Hey guys,   For some reason within the last week or so, when I click on the About tab for any artist, I can no longer see the cities with their most listeners, nor can I view the playlists the...
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