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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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I can't delete a playlist!

I tried deleting one of my playlists, but it won't go away on my Playlists bar. I can still right click the playlist, but I can't actually do anything with it (so besides not being able to delete it, I can't start a radio, edit details, etc.). That a...

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  • I tried deleting one of my playlists, but it won't go away on my Playlists bar. I can still right click the playlist, but I can't actually do anything with it (so besides not being able to delete it,...
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missing starred playlist?

hello, ive noticed that all my friends on spotify have a 'starred' playlist but i dont have 1? is mine missing or where can i find it or recover it please?

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  • hello,   ive noticed that all my friends on spotify have a 'starred' playlist but i dont have 1? is mine missing or where can i find it or recover it please?
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Desktop app will not go online or uninstall

The spotify desktop app will not stay connected to the internet, despite all other internet applications working as normal. Also, Spotify will not uninstall using the windows uninstall feature, making re-installing difficult. I have restarted my syst...

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  • The spotify desktop app will not stay connected to the internet, despite all other internet applications working as normal. Also, Spotify will not uninstall using the windows uninstall feature, makin...
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Why can't I SEARCH FOR MY FRIENDS????!!!!

I can't search for friends to follow. A certain group of friends are all metal heads, like myself, and I can't find them to follow! Why is it that when I type in the search bar only artists come up? That makes perfect sense but it is the only place i...

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  • I can't search for friends to follow.  A certain group of friends are all metal heads, like myself, and I can't find them to follow!   Why is it that when I type in the search bar only ...
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Stop linking up local files to spotify catalog

This is an issue that has been driving me nuts for a while now, and I've still not been able to find a solution. When I try to play some of my local files, I notice that they're in fact NOT the files that I have on my computer, but instead versions t...

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  • This is an issue that has been driving me nuts for a while now, and I've still not been able to find a solution. When I try to play some of my local files, I notice that they're in fact NOT the files...
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Save button?

Didn't there use to be a "Save" button next to every album when browsing artists' overview? I now only see it on the desktop app if I click on an album/single.

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  • Didn't there use to be a "Save" button next to every album when browsing artists' overview? I now only see it on the desktop app if I click on an album/single. 
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[Bug] Local files go missing

I can successfully play songs from my local files after adding them, but after an hour or so the songs will dissappear from Spotify and gives me the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I can ...

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  • I can successfully play songs from my local files after adding them, but after an hour or so the songs will dissappear from Spotify and gives me the message "This song is not available. If you have t...
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with the removed posts from this board. Usually, posts are only removed if they are spam or just unbearably negative or toxic, but from what I've seen nothing on here is of that caliber. What I'll do is keep a close eye o...

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  • Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with the removed posts from this board. Usually, posts are only removed if they are spam or just unbearably negative or toxic, but from what I've seen nothing on here is ...
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

I'm trying to get my mind around this. So what Spotify is saying is that the long standing feature, where you right click one of your playlists, choose Share, and then put the username of the Spotify customer you want to share you playlist with and j...

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  • I'm trying to get my mind around this.  So what Spotify is saying is that the long standing feature, where you right click one of your playlists, choose Share, and then put the username of the S...
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

Thank you for taking your time to respond to us. I know you aren't a Spotify staff member, but your response pleases me, slightly - at least the thread got to the point of a MOD having to make a statement. For everyone else who is upset with your res...

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  • Thank you for taking your time to respond to us. I know you aren't a Spotify staff member, but your response pleases me, slightly - at least the thread got to the point of a MOD having to make a stat...
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Songs Spazzing out while gaming

HeyWhen I'm playing games like GTA5 or CSGO, my music randomly spazzes out and loops seconds in my songs almost every 5 secondsAny help?

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  • Hey When I'm playing games like GTA5 or CSGO, my music randomly spazzes out and loops seconds in my songs almost every 5 seconds Any help?
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Start Spotify as a specific user from command line

I have a PC connected to the TV and stereo. Both my wife and I use it for Spotify. Is there a way I can start Spotify either as her user or mine through command line so we don't have to log out and log in again to swicth users?

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  • I have a PC connected to the TV and stereo. Both my wife and I use it for Spotify. Is there a way I can start Spotify either as her user or mine through command line so we don't have to log out and l...
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Certain album won't play but others will

Does anyone else know why this is happening or can you replicate? This seems to be the only album on Spotify that I can't play?!

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  • Does anyone else know why this is happening or can you replicate? This seems to be the only album on Spotify that I can't play?!
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

@Jacob : Hi there Jacob. I get the impression, that you have some kind of say in correlation with Spotify or maybe some sort of deeper connection with Spotify than us - the common customors - is that so??If it is - and you really mean it, when you sa...

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  • @Jacob : Hi there Jacob. I get the impression, that you have some kind of say in correlation with Spotify or maybe some sort of deeper connection with Spotify than us - the common customors - is that...
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

There is no good mechanism for feedback on Spotify's forums, Facebook, or Twitter. On the forums they close ideas and voting, in other social media they take you offline and direct to a forum thread. On the forum they censor posts they don't want peo...

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  • There is no good mechanism for feedback on Spotify's forums, Facebook, or Twitter. On the forums they close ideas and voting, in other social media they take you offline and direct to a forum thread....
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

In other words... Frig off! Have a wonderful day! They obviously don't care. They had no issue just removing all of our personal messages without any warning and without any explanation. Keep posting anywhere and everywhere. Here, twitter, facebook, ...

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  • In other words... Frig off! Have a wonderful day! 🙂   They obviously don't care. They had no issue just removing all of our personal messages without any warning and without any exp...
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

Hey guys. Just popping in here to say that continuing to post the idea to bring back the inbox/messaging system in the Idea Submissions sub-forum won't have any affect on Spotify's decision. They will continue to be closed in the same way I closed @C...

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  • Hey guys. Just popping in here to say that continuing to post the idea to bring back the inbox/messaging system in the Idea Submissions sub-forum won't have any affect on Spotify's decision. They wil...
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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

I like @ChicagoSnakes idea to keep posting this as an idea. Totally right that this forum for making suggestions is obviously not having any effect. I am having a hard time finding where to submit an idea though. Where can we do that?

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  • I like @ChicagoSnakes idea to keep posting this as an idea.  Totally right that this forum for making suggestions is obviously not having any effect. I am having a hard time finding where t...
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How to automatically play on current device?

Super simple: I go from home computer to work computer. When I press Play - it starts playing on the last device that was playing. This is stupid for me. I want it to always start playing on the device I am using.I don't see a setting for this anywhe...

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  • Super simple: I go from home computer to work computer. When I press Play - it starts playing on the last device that was playing. This is stupid for me. I want it to always start playing on the devi...
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