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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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keeps telling me to play a song

I just downloaded Spotify onto my laptop (windows 10) and in the menu to the right, the getting started one, it says I'm 80% done and my only task left is to play a song. I've played lots of songs. How do I check that box and get this to go away?

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  • I just downloaded Spotify onto my laptop (windows 10) and in the menu to the right, the getting started one, it says I'm 80% done and my only task left is to play a song.  I've played lots of so...
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Windows app not playing music???

I uninstalled and redownloaded the app and nothing has changed. No song is available to play, it just skips until it's completed the playlist. Is this some new bug with an update? Web player works just fine.

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  • I uninstalled and redownloaded the app and nothing has changed. No song is available to play, it just skips until it's completed the playlist. Is this some new bug with an update? Web playe...
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Solved!! Pictures not showing/loading in Discover or for users

As you can see from the attached files, pictures are not showing/loading in my Spoify for users or on the Discover page. It does show for artists, and the albums covers also. I've tried logging in and out, disconnecting and reconnecting to Facebook, ...

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  • As you can see from the attached files, pictures are not showing/loading in my Spoify for users or on the Discover page. It does show for artists, and the albums covers also.    I've tr...
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Solved!! Spotify blank screen

Hi, I can't use Spotify, because there is no content in the app. It's just black.I already tried running it as admin and in compablity mode.Nothing changes when running with %APPDATA%\Spotify\spotify.exe --disable-accelerated-layers --disable-acceler...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,  I can't use Spotify, because there is no content in the app. It's just black. I already tried running it as admin and in compablity mode. Nothing changes when running with  %APPDAT...
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Songs aren't appearing in app

When I searched for the Def Leppard album "Pyromania" in the Android and Desktop app, Spotify did not appear to have them. However, when I google searched them, it allowed me to see them and add them to my playlists. However, they still do not appear...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I searched for the Def Leppard album "Pyromania" in the Android and Desktop app, Spotify did not appear to have them. However, when I google searched them, it allowed me to see them and add them...
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Solved!! Noticably worse quality in Spotify compared to YouTube

Hello! I've been a premium user for more than 2 years now. I've always though that Spotify's quality tops that of pretty much any YT video, but I noticed that a particular song in my playlist sounds noticably worse than when listening to in on YouTub...

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  • Hello!   I've been a premium user for more than 2 years now. I've always though that Spotify's quality tops that of pretty much any YT video, but I noticed that a particular song in my pl...
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Yet another black screen case

I've just got this happening to me. I've tried everything that the forums suggest --disable-accelerated-video --disable-accelerated-plugins --disable-accelerated-overflow-scroll --disable-accelerated-layers --disable-accelerated-fixed-root-background...

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  • I've just got this happening to me. I've tried everything that the forums suggest   --disable-accelerated-video --disable-accelerated-plugins --disable-accelerated-overflow-scroll --disable-ac...
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Update not keeping Repeat on

Just updated my Spotify desktop app and now every time I play a song it changes from Repeat One to Repeat All, I keep having to change back for each song. Is this just a bug in the update or is this permanent? Can I change it and have it stay Repeat ...

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  • Just updated my Spotify desktop app and now every time I play a song it changes from Repeat One to Repeat All, I keep having to change back for each song. Is this just a bug in the update or is this ...
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Solved!! Problem with Daily Mix 1

Hi all, I have a problem with my only daily mix, the genre is rockabilly that is a genre that I like but not the only one, how to add more genres to the mix? I thinked that will depend by the music I listen but now some time has passed that I listen ...

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  • Hi all, I have a problem with my only daily mix, the genre is rockabilly that is a genre that I like but not the only one, how to add more genres to the mix? I thinked that will depend by the music I...
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Offline Mode (error code 4) No Internet

I have this problem that spotify is offline all the time even when i have internetis there any solution for this problem I tried the to change auto proxy to HTTP and it didnt workI tried to change the DNS toPreferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8Alternate DNS ...

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  • I have this problem that spotify is offline all the time even when i have internet is there any solution for this problem  I tried the to change auto proxy to HTTP and it didnt work I tr...
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Meine "Musik" bzw. "Songs" offline runterladen

Ich hab folgendes Problem, und zwar würde ich gerne Meine Songs offline auf meinem PC haben, so wie auf meinem Handy. Also ich mein jetzt nicht die normalen Playlists sondern die Playlist "Songs" bei "Deine Musik" Hoffe auf eine schnelle Antwort und ...

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  • Ich hab folgendes Problem, und zwar würde ich gerne Meine Songs offline auf meinem PC haben, so wie auf meinem Handy. Also ich mein jetzt nicht die normalen Playlists sondern die Playlist "Songs" bei...
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Repeat tooltips swapped?

Spotify windows desktop application v1.0.62.508.g2c497f24 It seems to me that the repeat tooltips for repeat and repeat track are swapped, or is this intentional?

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  • Spotify windows desktop application v1.0.62.508.g2c497f24   It seems to me that the repeat tooltips for repeat and repeat track are swapped, or is this intentional?
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Using Old cache Files

Hi People,Like I wrote on title i want use older cache file (for Offline Songs) that stored before reinstall.once i show the location from spotify it empties the folder. When i select a empty folder from spotify. and then fill the folder after restar...

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  • Hi People, Like I wrote on title i want use older cache file (for Offline Songs)  that stored before reinstall. once i show the location from spotify it empties the folder. When i select a emp...
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spotify won't play after removing headset

After I remove my USB headset spotify won't play music until I restart it. For example, I play a song over my speakers and plug in my headset. The music automaticaly will start playing on the headset. However after I remove the headset the musics sto...

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  • After I remove my USB headset spotify won't play music until I restart it.   For example, I play a song over my speakers and plug in my headset. The music automaticaly will start playing on ...
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not see autoplay in desktop app (Windows)

not see autoplay in desktop app (Windows) https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/discover_music/autoplay/ Windows 10 1703 spotify version 1.0.62.508.g2c497f24

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  • not see autoplay in desktop app (Windows)   https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/discover_music/autoplay/   Windows 10 1703   spotify version 1.0.62.508.g2c497f24  ...
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Desktop app opens to a blank window

The desktop app used to work fine, but now, when I open it, the window is just a blank, empty grey box. It has File, Edit, and View at the top, but they don't appear to do anything. The only option under File is Exit. The options under Edit are Undo,...

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  • The desktop app used to work fine, but now, when I open it, the window is just a blank, empty grey box. It has File, Edit, and View at the top, but they don't appear to do anything. The only option u...
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Black screen and looping process

Hi, in our corp enviroment we use roaming profiles and since some of the september updates all we get is either a black screen or a 2nd or 3rd spotify process that is looping (crashing, restarting).OS are Win8, Win8.1, Win10 (1609 and 1703). Starting...

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  • Hi, in our corp enviroment we use roaming profiles and since some of the september updates all we get is either a black screen or a 2nd or 3rd spotify process that is looping (crashing, restarting). ...
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random playlists being added?

Last few days I have noticed random playlists popping up that I did not add. The first song of these playlists are added to my 'Songs' for some reason. Is this some kind of bug? I only use Spotify on my PC, phone and ipad so pretty sure I havent been...

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  • Last few days I have noticed random playlists popping up that I did not add. The first song of these playlists are added to my 'Songs' for some reason.   Is this some kind of bug? I only use S...
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Global 50 not updating

Hello!I have a issue where whenever I check the global top 50 chart on spotify, its almost never updated. Now its 9 days since it was last updated, but it says it is supposed to be updated daily. Same issue with my country's top 50 songs. I use the d...

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  • Hello! I have a issue where whenever I check the global top 50 chart on spotify, its almost never updated. Now its 9 days since it was last updated, but it says it is supposed to be updated daily....
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Downloads and Settings

Hi, everytime when I shut down my PC, my downloads and settings(like shuffle, replay buttons) turns to default. I have premium account and using it on 3 devices.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, everytime when I shut down my PC, my downloads and settings(like shuffle, replay buttons) turns to default. I have premium account and using it on 3 devices.
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