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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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  • rednblu
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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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Spotify doesn't remembering songs

Recently, from around mid 2016, whenever spotify is restarted or opened after restarting my computer it doesn't remember the last song I played. It always defaults to the same song (which I do not know how it is chosen, seems pretty random). This iss...

  • Newbie
  • Recently, from around mid 2016, whenever spotify is restarted or opened after restarting my computer it doesn't remember the last song I played.  It always defaults to the same song (which ...
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Songs in Alphabetical Order

Why am I no longer able to click on "Songs" in a playlist in order to put them in alphabetical order? Huge step back because now I cant take out songs that artists doubled up on in multiple albums.

  • Casual Listener
  • Why am I no longer able to click on "Songs" in a playlist in order to put them in alphabetical order?   Huge step back because now I cant take out songs that artists doubled up on in multiple ...
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Spotify installation works, but app won't launch

So, here's what's happening:I had an issue a few days ago with my PC that I had to factory reset it and wipe clean all of my software.When I tried to reinstall Spotify's desktop app, it simply didn't work.I tried everything I searched here in the for...

  • Casual Listener
  • So, here's what's happening: I had an issue a few days ago with my PC that I had to factory reset it and wipe clean all of my software. When I tried to reinstall Spotify's desktop ap...
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Solved!! Search not working in 3rd party clients

Hi, this is my first post here, so apologies in advance if anything is "stupid", obvious, or whatever. If this has already answered, I've haven't been able to find it.I've been using Spotify Premium with 3rd party clients Clementine and Spotiamp/Spot...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, this is my first post here, so apologies in advance if anything is "stupid", obvious, or whatever. If this has already answered, I've haven't been able to find it. I've been using Spotify Prem...
  • tmbse
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Why is this greyed out?

Now, I know that greyed out songs aren't available in my country (IT), but I read on a different thread that it was possible to know why certain songs are unavailable and I was curious to know as to why this particular song isn't available. I'm talki...

  • Newbie
  • Now, I know that greyed out songs aren't available in my country (IT), but I read on a different thread that it was possible to know why certain songs are unavailable and I was curious to know as to ...
  • Sebasty
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Search won't work. / No sirve el buscador.

Search wont' work. Not on PC nor on Android. Displays this message: "An error has occurred. Try again." on both devices. It plays from my library but the search won't work.What can I do?/No sirve el buscador. Ni en la PC ni en el Android. Pone este m...

  • Newbie
  • Search wont' work. Not on PC nor on Android. Displays this message: "An error has occurred. Try again." on both devices. It plays from my library but the search won't work. What can I do? / No sir...
  • MattSuda
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Hey why doesn't it work?

Hey so I have spotify, and for once in my life I thought it would be cool to use the desktop app for pc. I've used the app on my galaxy s6 for a long time no problem, but its weird, this desktop app doesn't do anything useful. I'm trying to listen to...

  • Regular
  • Hey so I have spotify, and for once in my life I thought it would be cool to use the desktop app for pc. I've used the app on my galaxy s6 for a long time no problem, but its weird, this desktop app ...
  • MattSuda
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ca. 30 of my 105 songs in a playlist got very quiet!

Hello, so I have a problem since I bought a new Headset (HyperX Cloud II) with circa 30 songs of my playlist. The 30 songs got very quiet and I cant turn up the volume because the others would be too loud. It works fine on my phone and my laptop so i...

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  • Hello, so I have a problem since I bought a new Headset (HyperX Cloud II) with circa 30 songs of my playlist. The 30 songs got very quiet and I cant turn up the volume because the others would be too...
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Windows desktop version keeps jumping to another device

Hi all! I've got a premium subscription and I'm facing an annoying issue since the last week.The thing is that, when I'm playing Spotify in my Windows desktop app, randomly, and without even touch the desktop or android app, the sound jumps to my and...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all!   I've got a premium subscription and I'm facing an annoying issue since the last week. The thing is that, when I'm playing Spotify in my Windows desktop app, randomly, and without ev...
  • thomsen10
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Spotify MacroKeys for TactX keyboard

How we can use macro keys with text blocks to use Spotify (play, pause, next, prev...).For example, I have this code: Send {Media_Play_Pause} and it runs but only when I have the Spotify's window selected. I want to use media controlls at the same ti...

  • Casual Listener
  • How we can use macro keys with text blocks to use Spotify (play, pause, next, prev...). For example, I have this code:  Send {Media_Play_Pause} and it runs but only when I have the Spotify...
  • Bobleponge42
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SPOTIFY STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY

About a month ago I made a post ( https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/SPOTIFY-NOT-WORKING-OR-DOWNLOADING/m-p/1614378#M181924 ) none of the answers solved my problem. What I've been doing every time I want to use Spotify ...

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  • About a month ago I made a post ( https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/SPOTIFY-NOT-WORKING-OR-DOWNLOADING/m-p/1614378#M181924 ) none of the answers solved my problem.&nbs...
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Trouble removing application from computer to re-install it

I'm unable to remove the Spotify player from my computer in order to re-install it. When I try to uninstall from the roaming data it comes up with "the folder or file being open in another program" when it is not. And when I try to re-install I get "...

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  • I'm unable to remove the Spotify player from my computer in order to re-install it. When I try to uninstall from the roaming data it comes up with "the folder or file being open in another progr...
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Bug when only one song in album

There is bug in the number of the songs that an album has.

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  • There is bug in the number of the songs that an album has.
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Error Track not available when connected to external sound card

Hi everyone. I attached a numark party mix dj mixer to mylaptop via usb. I want to use the integrated sound card. All audio works except for Spotify. I can watch youtube videos, system sounds, everything works through the Party Mix. I get that error ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi everyone.  I attached a numark party mix dj mixer to mylaptop via usb.  I want to use the integrated sound card.  All audio works except for Spotify. I can watch youtube videos, sys...
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Randomly switching to phone while on desktop

Since the latest upgrade apparently, my desktop app will randomly switch to my mobile phone. So, while i'm listening on the desktop, the app stops playing on my desktop and starts playing on my phone. This happens even when the phone app is turned of...

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  • Since the latest upgrade apparently, my desktop app will randomly switch to my mobile phone. So, while i'm listening on the desktop, the app stops playing on my desktop and starts playing on my phone...
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Solved!! Not able to turn offline mode off/go online

Hi, when I log in on my desktop, the computer says its offline, im not able to go online, and it gives an error code 4/no internet connection.I have tried:- to allow spotify through firewall- change my facebook password..- several different wifi-conn...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, when I log in on my desktop, the computer says its offline, im not able to go online, and it gives an error code 4/no internet connection. I have tried: - to allow spotify through firewall - c...
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Spotify Taskbar Player bug

Hi and sorry if this isnt the right spot to post this.Recently i upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium x64 to Windows 10 Home x64 and i got this strange bug. It happens when i tab out from fullscrean apps. Normaly i can just tab in Spotify and it fixe...

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  • Hi and sorry if this isnt the right spot to post this. Recently i upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium x64 to Windows 10 Home x64 and i got this strange bug. It happens when i tab out from fullscrea...
  • MauriceMV
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Solved!! All songs in "starred" playlist is gone

I have a very old playlist, from when "starred" was a thing. when it stopped being a thing, I just kept using that playlist anyway as a normal playlist. today I added a new song to the list and all the old songs just disappeared. only showing the lat...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a very old playlist, from when "starred" was a thing. when it stopped being a thing, I just kept using that playlist anyway as a normal playlist. today I added a new song to the list and all t...
  • jenaria
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playlists cover art missing

I am using the latest version of Spotify on my PC running windows 10 – 64 bit. The playlist covers are not showing up for Spotify playlists. However, they show up for my own playlists. What should I do to fix this? I have all the switches of local fi...

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  • I am using the latest version of Spotify on my PC running windows 10 – 64 bit. The playlist covers are not showing up for Spotify playlists. However, they show up for my own playlists. What should I ...
  • Hubo
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Local Files being deleted as I add new ones

Hi there, A problem I've recently come across is to do with my local files.After looking it up online it seems that there should be no limit for how many local file songs there are - however for me that doesn't seem to be the case. I've had whole alb...

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  • Hi there,   A problem I've recently come across is to do with my local files. After looking it up online it seems that there should be no limit for how many local file songs there are - howev...
  • Lucidcream
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