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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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Playlist folder

I'm not sure if that's been removed but when I click playlist folder I expect to see all the songs rather than playlists or more playlists folders. Hierarchy is easily accessible from the left pane; what is the point duplicating it in forms of square...

  • Roadie
  • I'm not sure if that's been removed but when I click playlist folder I expect to see all the songs rather than playlists or more playlists folders. Hierarchy is easily accessible from the left pane; ...
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Spotify makes windows to freeze. But I can't delete it.

Hey! I've updated to the newest version of Windows. But: I discovered after a few times that my Windows freezes completely when Spotify is opened for about 5 mins. So I tried the first step: reinstall. But I failed. I don't know how, but as Windows d...

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  • Hey!   I've updated to the newest version of Windows. But: I discovered after a few times that my Windows freezes completely when Spotify is opened for about 5 mins. So I tried the first step:...
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Artist Radio

I've been trying to play multiple different Artist Radios and after the first song ends it reverts back to a playlist I listened to one time last week. I've ended the Spotify program, logged out and logged back in, restarted my computer, deleted Spot...

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  • I've been trying to play multiple different Artist Radios and after the first song ends it reverts back to a playlist I listened to one time last week. I've ended the Spotify program, logged out and ...
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all starred songs gone, cannot star anymore

as the title says, i cannot star any songs and all my starred songs disappeared the other day.any help would be greatly appreciated

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  • as the title says, i cannot star any songs and all my starred songs disappeared the other day. any help would be greatly appreciated
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Sound glitch between two songs in a playlist

Hey,I encounter a strange sound glitch between the two following songs in the peaceful piano playlist.The Last Hour of Loneliness - https://open.spotify.com/track/69rVbu87RMuD3xiDAtTEfMNocturne, Op. posth. in C-Sharp Minor: Lento - https://open.spoti...

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  • Hey, I encounter a strange sound glitch between the two following songs in the peaceful piano playlist. The Last Hour of Loneliness - https://open.spotify.com/track/69rVbu87RMuD3xiDAtTEfM Noct...
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Problema ao salvar musicas na biblioteca/playlist

Uso spotify a quase dois anos e nunca tive problemas, ultimamente tem ocorrido ao salvar musicas. Sempre que salvo uma musica nova na biblioteca, fica como na imagem abaixo ''in 15 years'', ''in 12 years''

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  • Uso spotify a quase dois anos e nunca tive problemas, ultimamente tem ocorrido ao salvar musicas. Sempre que salvo uma musica nova na biblioteca, fica como na imagem abaixo ''in 15 years'', ''in 12 y...
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Can't view my own profile...?

I can't view my own profile anymore. I used to navigate there by clicking on my name from the desktop app (see attached picture). Now, clicking on my name does nothing. When I hover over my user name, the text becomes underlined and a hover-over text...

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  • I can't view my own profile anymore.  I used to navigate there by clicking on my name from the desktop app (see attached picture).  Now, clicking on my name does nothing.  When I ...
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Suggested music after album.

Dear Spotifiy.Why the f*** do tou think it's a brilliant idea to play some random music following an album? And why do you suggest that there's an option to prevent it in "settings" when there's not?I'm SO tired of this "we know better than you what ...

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  • Dear Spotifiy. Why the f*** do tou think it's a brilliant idea to play some random music following an album? And why do you suggest that there's an option to prevent it in "settings" when there's no...
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Desktop app to chromecast - How many years do you need?

After Chromecast support was requested back in 2013, it's still not fully functional. I know this fix has been requested since the support was introduced back in 2015, and still doesnt work.I know there are workarounds like the web player, starting i...

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  • After Chromecast support was requested back in 2013, it's still not fully functional.   I know this fix has been requested since the support was introduced back in 2015, and still doesnt work....
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Local files matching songs on spotifys server

Hello, I have recently come back to spotify but i noticed that a lot of my local files/songs are being matched with songs or albums on spotifys servers even if they arnt technically available on spotify anymore. Is there anyway of stopping this happe...

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  • Hello, I have recently come back to spotify but i noticed that a lot of my local files/songs are being matched with songs or albums on spotifys servers even if they arnt technically available on spot...
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How to restore deleted songs from the library

I accidently unsaved an album from my library, is there a way to undo this?

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  • I accidently unsaved an album from my library, is there a way to undo this?
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How to sync download song on my phone to my desktop?

Hi,when I download song on my smartphone, but my desktop doesn't download the song, how to make it when I download on my phone and at the same time it can sync to my desktop? so I dont have to download it twice.

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  • Hi, when I download song on my smartphone, but my desktop doesn't download the song, how to make it when I download on my phone and at the same time it can sync to my desktop? so I dont have to down...
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Spotify plays the wrong song

In a non-shuffled playlist of mine Spotify keeps jumping to the start of the playlist after any song from the playlist finishes or I press skip. Pressing back on any song makes it jump to a certain song about 2/3 of the way through the playlist the p...

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  • In a non-shuffled playlist of mine Spotify keeps jumping to the start of the playlist after any song from the playlist finishes or I press skip. Pressing back on any song makes it jump to a cert...
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Solved!! I can't change my profile picture. Help!

So, i've been using Spotify premium for a few months. The thought of sharing your favorite playlists with other people and personalizing your account was amazing, i tried to upload a picture to my profile. It didn't accept my pictures, so i tried a r...

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  • So, i've been using Spotify premium for a few months. The thought of sharing your favorite playlists with other people and personalizing your account was amazing, i tried to upload a picture to my pr...
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Cut off end

I have listened to many piece with its end being cut off, I will give you a few examples (go to the last seconds): https://open.spotify.com/album/7IFB0DF2iHBlyHddaaRP4D (every movement)https://open.spotify.com/album/34P4VsIM4FIEDgaffz8lw9 (S124 2nd m...

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  • I have listened to many piece with its end being cut off, I will give you a few examples (go to the last seconds):   https://open.spotify.com/album/7IFB0DF2iHBlyHddaaRP4D (every move...
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Only Showing iTunes Playlist not the Spotify's I had before

Hello,I'm using wind 8.1 I recently imported my iTunes playlist and Spotify showed the playlist "iTunes" on top on my list and then the Spotify playlist I've created. I also was able to open the iTunes playlist and see a detail of all the playlist I ...

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  • Hello, I'm using wind 8.1 I recently imported my iTunes playlist and Spotify showed the playlist "iTunes" on top on my list and then the Spotify playlist I've created. I also was able to open the iT...
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Unlisted Hotkeys!

The official support article for the US Spotify hotkeys is out of date, so heres what's missing: Shift+(Left,Right) Skip five seconds back/fwdCtrl+r Toggle Repeat mode (Once, infinitely, off)Ctrl+s Toggle Shuffle on/offCtrl+Shift+a Deselect (Tested o...

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  • The official support article for the US Spotify hotkeys is out of date, so heres what's missing:   Shift+(Left,Right)      Skip five seconds back/fwd Ctrl+r &nbs...
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Superuser Contribution Music won't play offline - Spotify Premium

Hello. I have spotify premium and use Spotify in my smartphone and laptop. In the phone, Spotify works perfectly and I can listen to all the music offline with no problem. But in the laptop it just doesnt happens. When I try to listen to the music of...

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  • Hello. I have spotify premium and use Spotify in my smartphone and laptop. In the phone, Spotify works perfectly and I can listen to all the music offline with no problem. But in the laptop it just d...
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