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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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new Windows 10 build, Spotify embarrassingly slow

I've tried all these deleting cache techniques and what not, but this is a new system build with no local files. Super fresh. Spotify is insanely slow. So to make this a little less complainy to help the devs: -When Spotify is minimized, and I click ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've tried all these deleting cache techniques and what not, but this is a new system build with no local files. Super fresh. Spotify is insanely slow. So to make this a little less complainy to help...
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Spotify being slow and having lags

Dear Spotify Community, It has been a long while since I have posted here... so here I am again :D. After the latest interface update my Spotify has turned (very) slow. I have no idea why it turned so slow. I am currently running Windows 10, but also...

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  • Dear Spotify Community,   It has been a long while since I have posted here... so here I am again :D.   After the latest interface update my Spotify has turned (very) slow. I have no id...
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Convert Project Centennial app to UWP

It would be nice if the Windows Spotify app became a Modern App to feel more native.

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  • It would be nice if the Windows Spotify app became a Modern App to feel more native. 
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Solved!! Spotify on my pc wont let me download my liked songs playlist

My internet frequently cuts out, so I wanted to download my liked music playlist so i can listen offline, but i dont have a option to download it.

  • Casual Listener
  • My internet frequently cuts out, so I wanted to download my liked music playlist so i can listen offline, but i dont have a option to download it.
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Local files not showing up, have wrong/non-existent album art, greyed out

Having some major issues:° Song are missing everything and very buggy (1st pic) - but songs can still be played° Song have the wrong album art (second pic) - but songs can still be played° Songs are missing (second pic) - songs are nowhere to be foun...

  • Gig Goer
  • Having some major issues: ° Song are missing everything and very buggy (1st pic) - but songs can still be played ° Song have the wrong album art (second pic) - but songs can still be played ° So...
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Computer Farts and lost music

Now I use spotify quite regular I've found that every hour or so a track is disrupted by a crash computer fart like noise for a second or two then continuesNow I've just opened my laptop offline to see my favourite downloaded playlists are no longer ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Now I use spotify quite regular I've found that every hour or so a track is disrupted by a crash computer fart like noise for a second or two then continues Now I've just opened my laptop offline ...
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Starred songs and playlist gone.

Hi!I have an old version of Spotify 0.8.3.222 (just because of its simplicity) and I'm on Windows 7 (for the same reason - just use this computer for Spotify). I just found out that many of my playlists are broken (I can see odd files in the Spotify-...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi! I have an old version of Spotify 0.8.3.222 (just because of its simplicity) and I'm on Windows 7 (for the same reason - just use this computer for Spotify). I just found out that many of my play...
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Clear Search History and Ads

Hello. I love Spotify and use it all the time but one thing does bother me. On my desktop (Windows), whenever I want to clear my search history because having a lot of them annoys me at times, there is an ad at the bottom of the screen blocking the b...

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  • Hello. I love Spotify and use it all the time but one thing does bother me. On my desktop (Windows), whenever I want to clear my search history because having a lot of them annoys me at times, t...
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I'm colorblind and it's been harder and harder for me to see if the shuffle icon is active or not

Especially with the new subdued color scheme it's very hard for me to see at a glance if the playlist is in shuffle mode or not, the icon has fine lines with very little color and I have to get my face very close and squint at the darn icon to make s...

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  • Especially with the new subdued color scheme it's very hard for me to see at a glance if the playlist is in shuffle mode or not, the icon has fine lines with very little color and I have to get my fa...
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Spotify Lyrics

So about a year ago you removed the MusicXMatch for us and said you were coming with improvements, a year ago.. When are we getting our lyrics for Spotify on desktops? I don't wanna be using a lyrics page on the web. I wanna have one in-built in the ...

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  • So about a year ago you removed the MusicXMatch for us and said you were coming with improvements, a year ago..    When are we getting our lyrics for Spotify on desktops? I don't wanna be...
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Why can't I copy playlists and edit them?

I think spotify should add a new feature where I can copy other people's public playlists, and make my own editable copy. It irritates me when I find a playlist from someone else I really like, but then a new song comes out and I can't add it without...

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  • I think spotify should add a new feature where I can copy other people's public playlists, and make my own editable copy.  It irritates me when I find a playlist from someone else I really like,...
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Collaborative playlist sharing is broken

It seems that there has been an update to the sharing functionality, and now I am not able to share content directly to Spotify users - instead of that, a dozen of different social media platform sharing options are offered. This is fine for sharing,...

  • Casual Listener
  • It seems that there has been an update to the sharing functionality, and now I am not able to share content directly to Spotify users - instead of that, a dozen of different social media platform sha...
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No songs will play

Hi Guys, I have been digging through the forums and google search for an answer to no luck. I recently uninstalled and then re-installed spotify, the platform now no longer plays any songs. Whether it's from Discover, browse, offline, online etc.The ...

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  • Hi Guys,   I have been digging through the forums and google search for an answer to no luck.   I recently uninstalled and then re-installed spotify, the platform now no longer plays an...
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"Find Friends" not working

"Find Friends" feature is not working for me. Everything I've tried didn't get a solution. On one of my friend's computer, on his account it works but when I login there, it's still not working. What can I do to solve this ??

  • Casual Listener
  • "Find Friends" feature is not working for me. Everything I've tried didn't get a solution. On one of my friend's computer, on his account it works but when I login there, it's still not working. What...
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Solved!! Spots doesn't install on Windows 10 *error code 18*

I saw a 4 page thread with this error code and no mod or anyone associated with Spotify even replied. So here goes pissing into the wind. I unistalled Spots...using Windows 10....then went to install it. During the installatin process I get Error Cod...

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  • I saw a 4 page thread with this error code and no mod or anyone associated with Spotify even replied.   So here goes pissing into the wind.     I unistalled Spots...using Windows 1...
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Lost my Login/email

Hi guys.I lost my email and Login cause i've changed my phone. How can i recover my account ?I have my Credit Card and my Personal Number from Brazil (CPF)I have tried the Support on Facebook/Twitter but they doesn't answer me.Thank you for the atten...

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  • Hi guys. I lost my email and Login cause i've changed my phone. How can i recover my account ? I have my Credit Card and my Personal Number from Brazil (CPF) I have tried the Support on Facebook/T...
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Looking for my play History of songs that weren't in playlist!

hiI started my playlist recently and after spotify was through with it, it played some songs that I just loved but since I was in the car I couldnt check them etc. 1 Song though was soo great that after it was done I tried to replay it but couldnt go...

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  • hi I started my playlist recently and after spotify was through with it, it played some songs that I just loved but since I was in the car I couldnt check them etc. 1 Song though was soo great that ...
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Last.fm blocked

Hello guys, here's the thing: from my workplace for unknown reasons scrobbling via Last.fm is not working, and since I work 8 hours using my laptop I always listen to a lot of music, pretty much all day, and I can't see it on my last.fm profile.I kno...

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  • Hello guys, here's the thing: from my workplace for unknown reasons scrobbling via Last.fm is not working, and since I work 8 hours using my laptop I always listen to a lot of music, pretty much all ...
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Search function does not work in playlists

When pressing ctrl+F to search a song in a playlist, this just does not work at all.See the screenshots below. I have a list with some music of Nino Rota, But if I type Nino, or even Nino Rota, I get 0 results, even when I use a word from in the titl...

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  • When pressing ctrl+F to search a song in a playlist, this just does not work at all. See the screenshots below. I have a list with some music of Nino Rota, But if I type Nino, or even Nino Rota, I g...
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Error code 408 Canada - No changes to profile or physical location

Hi guys, I used to use spotify a lot but ever since I started getting that error sign i have abandoned it. It was very sudden.... I get that error sign while ntrying to access it IN CANADA and my profile says CANADA. What am I doing wrong???? Please ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys,   I used to use spotify a lot but ever since I started getting that error sign i have abandoned it. It was very sudden.... I get that error sign while ntrying to access it IN CANADA a...
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