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Solved!! 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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whatintheworldisthis

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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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Ecran noir lors du démarrage de Spotify

Bonjour à tous, Depuis que j'ai réiniatilisé mon pc, je n'arrive plus à démarrer spotify. J'ai un écran noir qui apparait et rien d'autre. TOUT spotify est noir.... J'ai essayé plusieurs solution via les topics déjà créé, enfin ceux que je comprenais...

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Bonjour à tous,   Depuis que j'ai réiniatilisé mon pc, je n'arrive plus à démarrer spotify. J'ai un écran noir qui apparait et rien d'autre. TOUT spotify est noir.... J'ai essayé plusieurs sol...

kivala

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Community Playlist total discrepancy

Hi. When viewing a playlist on the dektop app for PC the total songs displayed on some playlists will be less than the total that is seen on the Android app. On desktop for example I might see 100 songs but when viewing the mobile/website it will sho...

Newbie

Hi. When viewing a playlist on the dektop app for PC the total songs displayed on some playlists will be less than the total that is seen on the Android app. On desktop for example I might see 100 so...

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My local songs do not play on android

eu importei várias musicas do desktop, e eu consigo tocar elas no computador sem problemas, porém a um tempo não consigo reproduzir as mesmas musicas no android, elas aparecem acinzentadas e quando tento reproduzir aparece a mensagem ''essa musica nã...

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eu importei várias musicas do desktop, e eu consigo tocar elas no computador sem problemas, porém a um tempo não consigo reproduzir as mesmas musicas no android, elas aparecem acinzentadas e quando t...

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Discover Weekly did not update

Hello, My Discover Weekly playlist did not update this past Monday - I'm following the playlist so I'm not quite sure what the problem is. Any help?

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Hello,   My Discover Weekly playlist did not update this past Monday - I'm following the playlist so I'm not quite sure what the problem is.  Any help?

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Spotify Connect - Multiple Speakers/Devices

I have purchased Spotify premimun with the plan of running it on one computer to 7 bluetooth devices in exam rooms for my work. How do I do this?

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I have purchased Spotify premimun with the plan of running it on one computer to 7 bluetooth devices in exam rooms for my work.  How do I do this?

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Create Playlist from list of Song URLs

Hey you, hope you're having a beautiful day. My friend and I have been texting each other songs for months though the "Copy Link" option. I can export the text history and filter it down to all the spotify links. From here, do you know of any simple ...

Newbie

Hey you, hope you're having a beautiful day.   My friend and I have been texting each other songs for months though the "Copy Link" option. I can export the text history and filter it down to ...

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Solved!! Spotify stops after each local song

Hello, I've got a problem with playing local files in spotify. After each song it stops playing. This weirdly enough is only the case for local songs and not for steamed songs.I think it might have something to do with a windows update. When I found ...

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Hello,   I've got a problem with playing local files in spotify. After each song it stops playing. This weirdly enough is only the case for local songs and not for steamed songs. I think it...

soultape

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Solved!! [windows] Spotify Installation Folder

Seriously... Get your stuff together Spotify Team. I mean really, who had the ridiculous idea to dump all the related Spotify program files into the "C\Users\"-folder? It should be instead "C:\Program Files\Spotify"-folder or at least "C:\Users\\AppD...

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Seriously... Get your stuff together Spotify Team.   I mean really, who had the ridiculous idea to dump all the related Spotify program files into the "C\Users\"-folder?   It should be ...

1gizmo1

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Solved!! Very long loading

When I start up Spotify, it takes maybe three minutes until everything loads up, with those circular loading dots. I am using version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd of Spotify, and my OS is Windows 7 Premium.

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When I start up Spotify, it takes maybe three minutes until everything loads up, with those circular loading dots.   I am using version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd of Spotify, and my OS is Windows 7 ...

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I can't connect to a different device via Spotify Connect

I'm using a laptop (Win 10, desktop app), a PC (Win 10, desktop app) and a phone (Android 7.0). I can't use Spotify Connect between them. Sometimes it just doesn't find any other devices and right now even though I select a device and select a song, ...

Newbie

I'm using a laptop (Win 10, desktop app), a PC (Win 10, desktop app) and a phone (Android 7.0). I can't use Spotify Connect between them. Sometimes it just doesn't find any other devices and right no...

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personal spotify playlists, ex Summer Rewind

I noted on my Iphone that Spotify created a fantastic new personal playlist. - the Summer Rewind.However in the Windows application i can not find it. How should I find it within windows? Are there other personal playlists that I am missing out?I onl...

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I noted on my Iphone that Spotify created a fantastic new personal playlist. - the Summer Rewind. However in the Windows application i can not find it.  How should I find it within windows? &...

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Can't reinstall Spotify (Error Code 18)

(If there is someone else with this problem that already has a solution, kindly re-direct me there please. Thanks!) I'm having trouble with my application on my Windows 10 PC. I tried to run it about an hour ago, and it wouldn't respond. I tried unin...

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(If there is someone else with this problem that already has a solution, kindly re-direct me there please. Thanks!)   I'm having trouble with my application on my Windows 10 PC. I tried to run...

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Top Spotify Artists not showing on tinder

Hello,I had no option to link my spotify to my tinder (because spotify isn't available in the country I'm in I guess), but, when I was swiping and I saw a girl with her spotify linked to her profile, there was a "link your spotify" under it so I link...

Newbie

Hello, I had no option to link my spotify to my tinder (because spotify isn't available in the country I'm in I guess), but, when I was swiping and I saw a girl with her spotify linked to her p...

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With premium, are we actually getting 320 kbps ogg?

Whenever I compare Spotify highest quality to 320 kbps CD rips, my CD rips sound better. Is spotify lying to us about the premium quality?

Music Fan

Whenever I compare Spotify highest quality to 320 kbps CD rips, my CD rips sound better. Is spotify lying to us about the premium quality?

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Black Screen after update

Hey there,I got an update around Saturday that made my Desktop Client unusable. Screen is black, no UI is loaded except some of the Menu Items in the Title line (not all though, yet i can't even access the version number of the Client). I can fix thi...

Roadie

Hey there, I got an update around Saturday that made my Desktop Client unusable. Screen is black, no UI is loaded except some of the Menu Items in the Title line (not all though, yet i can't even ac...

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Default to full album, not saved songs off of album

So, I like to listen to albums from front to start most of the time, but my gf who also uses my spotify likes specific songs from albums, so she'll click the little plus next to the song and add them to the library to get to them later. The problem i...

Newbie

So, I like to listen to albums from front to start most of the time, but my gf who also uses my spotify likes specific songs from albums, so she'll click the little plus next to the song and add them...

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Solved!! Song Distortion

I've been getting distortion on all of my songs. I have a Dell Inspirion Windows 7. I am not a premium user. The distortion sounds like crackling static that slows down the song; makes the music sound very robotic. If the spotify window is selected t...

Newbie

I've been getting distortion on all of my songs. I have a Dell Inspirion Windows 7. I am not a premium user. The distortion sounds like crackling static that slows down the song; makes the music soun...

mitchluvscindy

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How to embed "Add to Spotify" button in a facebook post with multiple songs?

Hi,i try to find out, how can i make a facebook post with this 'add to spotify' button, and with multiple spotify songs at the same time.I have seen some examples on facebook.But if I try to do such a post, for example with a playlist or album, it do...

Newbie

Hi, i try to find out, how can i make a facebook post with this 'add to spotify' button, and with multiple spotify songs at the same time. I have seen some examples on facebook. But if I try to do...

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Can't sync local music

Hello, i have an issue trying sync music from a mabcook to a windows PC. The sync don't start, it's writting "pending" for hours. Both computer are on the same WIFI. work on a smartphone. Any help would be apreciated. Thanks

Newbie

Hello, i have an issue trying sync music from a mabcook to a windows PC.  The sync don't start, it's writting "pending" for hours. Both computer are on the same WIFI. work on a smartphone. Any h...

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Can't update passed 1.0.55.487.g256699aa!

I know this is an issue that's been raised multiple times but I've yet to find a fix that actually fixes the problem So I have Version 1.0.55.487.g256699aa and I'll see the 'A new version of Spotify is available (1.0.56.451). Click here to download" ...

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I know this is an issue that's been raised multiple times but I've yet to find a fix that actually fixes the problem 😕   So I have Version 1.0.55.487.g256699aa and I'll see the 'A new ve...

sr313

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