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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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  • MattSuda
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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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my local files

I recently knocked down my external harddrive so i cant access my local files now cause of it. But the files shows though in spotify where it says local files but i cant play them. I also took away the source temporarily but the local files shows any...

  • Regular
  • I recently knocked down my external harddrive so i cant access my local files now cause of it. But the files shows though in spotify where it says local files but i cant play them. I also took away t...
  • user-removed
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Songs won't show in "Songs"

When I click in "Songs" it doesnt show my songs, I have like 300+ songs.Instead it shows"Your favorite songs will appear here. Go to your Browse page to find amazing playlists for every mood and moment"I already tried cleaning cache (with CCleaner) a...

  • Newbie
  • When I click in "Songs" it doesnt show my songs, I have like 300+ songs. Instead it shows "Your favorite songs will appear here. Go to your Browse page to find amazing playlists for every...
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My Downloaded Playlists and Songs Got Undownloaded!

I was about to listen to my playlists when I opened my Spotify (Windows) App and noticed that the little green circle, which indicated that they are already downloaded, wasn't showing. Then I went to each and every single playlists to check, and to m...

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  • Casual Listener
  • I was about to listen to my playlists when I opened my Spotify (Windows) App and noticed that the little green circle, which indicated that they are already downloaded, wasn't showing. Then I went to...
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Easy randomization to prevent [ . . . ]

@tjh5wp made the complaint >> [ . . . . . ] << @brandynhazelton showed the way to remedy--Simply put your combined playlists, up to 150,000 tracks if you want, into a simple Excel workbook that looks like this. You click that one [Sort A to Z] button...

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  • Roadie
  •   @tjh5wp made the complaint             >> [ . . . . . ] <<     @brandynhazelton showed the way to remedy-- Simply put your comb...
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Re: Inbox and messages

I do all my listening on desktop. Maybe it's different for the UK.

  • Roadie
  • I do all my listening on desktop. Maybe it's different for the UK.
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Re: Inbox and messages

I just wanted to say that the messages feature was one of the best parts of Spotify and something that really set this application apart. I think one of Spotify's goals is to make it easier to find new music hence the ability to constantly change to ...

  • Newbie
  • I just wanted to say that the messages feature was one of the best parts of Spotify and something that really set this application apart. I think one of Spotify's goals is to make it easier to find n...
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Help on Spotify

The help button (Help-Spotify Help) doesn't work on the latest Desktop version.

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  • The help button (Help-Spotify Help) doesn't work on the latest Desktop version.
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Spotify is crashing, changing my laptop resolution and colors on download?

Hello all, My laptop running on Windows 7 through work. Everytime I download Spotify, it crashes, zooms in on my screen, flashes a black screen, and changes the color resolution and picture overrall. It makes my computer unusable almost. I had Spotif...

  • Newbie
  • Hello all,   My laptop running on Windows 7 through work. Everytime I download Spotify, it crashes, zooms in on my screen, flashes a black screen, and changes the color resolution and pic...
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Re: Inbox and messages

@jazzyjez wrote:@tlh119 30 seconds of music? That's strange. I've had no problems at all. Troubleshoot?@jazzyjez I have verified with Deezer customer support that Cricket Wireless subscriptions only have Premium featues on the phone. That will not wo...

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  • @jazzyjez wrote: @tlh119 30 seconds of music? That's strange. I've had no problems at all. Troubleshoot? @jazzyjez I have verified with Deezer customer support that Cricket Wireless subscriptio...
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cannot install Spotify Desktop for windows 10

The install says just Unknown Error. Error code 53.Could you help me please?

  • Casual Listener
  • The install says just Unknown Error. Error code 53. Could you help me please?
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my iphone will not sync

This has started happening since a recent ios app update.The desktop app shows the iphone in devices but it will not sync. When I click on it it says sync with this device (despite having found the device)what is wrong?My desktop app is ver 0.9.15.7 ...

  • Gig Goer
  • This has started happening since a recent ios app update. The desktop app shows the iphone in devices but it will not sync. When I click on it it says sync with this device (despite having found the...
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Incorrect Song Listings

Hello, I'm reporting incorrect songs being listed for the album 'The Redesigned Originals, Recorded by The Free Design (1967-70)', 2006.This should be a collection of remixed versions of the original tracks by The Free Design, but instead the origina...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I'm reporting incorrect songs being listed for the album 'The Redesigned Originals, Recorded by The Free Design (1967-70)', 2006. This should be a collection of remixed versions of the origin...
  • toman95
  • Roadie
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Discover recommendations gone on desktop version

Hi allI don't have any recommendations under the discover tab on my desktop version, it is there on my android phone. I use this daily and am quite fustrated, I having to do a workaround by using my phone to controll the PC version.PC version: 1.0.60...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all I don't have any recommendations under the discover tab on my desktop version, it is there on my android phone. I use this daily and am quite fustrated, I having to do a workaround by us...
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Windows 10 App update resets spotify related Windows Settings

The last three updates for spotify have reset my windows settings for the spotify app. The stay on all desktops option and bandwidth limit. The file name keeps changing so windows and my bandwidth shaper think it is a different app. The Win32 version...

  • Gig Goer
  • The last three updates for spotify have reset my windows settings for the spotify app. The stay on all desktops option and bandwidth limit. The file name keeps changing so windows and my bandwidth sh...
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[Desktop] Friends feed only displaying certain friends

So this has been going on for nearly a month now, currently I'm using the Windows Store version of the app but I also have the same problem on the regular PC Desktop version as well. I have 345 Facebook friends on Spotify, and I "Follow All" of them,...

  • Casual Listener
  • So this has been going on for nearly a month now, currently I'm using the Windows Store version of the app but I also have the same problem on the regular PC Desktop version as well. I have 345 Faceb...
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canzone cambiata

ciao a tutti, vorrei capire perchè dopo 5 anni che ascolto un brano della mia playlist improvvisamente me la ritrovo mixata, in un altra versione...sapreste dirmi il perchè??????????????????????????????????????

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  • ciao a tutti, vorrei capire perchè dopo 5 anni che ascolto un brano della mia playlist improvvisamente me la ritrovo mixata, in un altra versione...sapreste dirmi il perchè???????????????????????????...
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Win10 Desktop app unresponsive after using mobile player on Android

Brief description of the issue:I use the Win10 desktop app in the morning. At lunch time I take android spotify with me when I'm out. When i return to my desktop spotify shows a green bar (spotify connect?) along the bottom which says i am listening ...

  • Newbie
  • Brief description of the issue: I use the Win10 desktop app in the morning. At lunch time I take android spotify with me when I'm out. When i return to my desktop spotify shows a green bar (spo...
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Solved!! Shuffle button has disappeared

Is this a thing now for Spotify Free or is it just a mistake with an update?

  • Roadie
  • Is this a thing now for Spotify Free or is it just a mistake with an update?
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Superuser Contribution Local Files Doesn't Load From New Locations I Set

Every since I started trying Spotify I've had many problems. First, when I go to preferences and I add a storage location to add music from, Spotify never loads the music to the Local Files section. Every single time I try to add music, I first have ...

  • Newbie
  • Every since I started trying Spotify I've had many problems. First, when I go to preferences and I add a storage location to add music from, Spotify never loads the music to the Local Files section. ...
  • Lee
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Spotify stops playing

Premium account on a windows 7 pc. Spotify randomly stops playing, only started happening over the last few days. I searched and saw threads concerning this with phones, but not on desktops.Will resume immediately after hitting the play button again....

  • Music Fan
  • Premium account on a windows 7 pc. Spotify randomly stops playing, only started happening over the last few days. I searched and saw threads concerning this with phones, but not on desktops. Will re...
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