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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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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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Slow DSL - will downloaded playlist solve streaming drop-outs?

My DSL is so slow that playing music via streaming causes drop-outs in the audio.I've got a Premium account, using Windows 10, and 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 If I download a playlist but am still connected to the internet, will I get better playback? That ...

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  • My DSL is so slow that playing music via streaming causes drop-outs in the audio. I've got a Premium account, using Windows 10, and 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2   If I download a playlist but am stil...
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[Bug] Part of Friends Activity is hidden

I'm currently using the Desktop Spotify version on Windows with the Spanish language package. On the Friends Activity side panel, the Label "Actividad de los amigos" (Friends Activity) partially hides the information of the topmost friend. I am curre...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm currently using the Desktop Spotify version on Windows with the Spanish language package.   On the Friends Activity side panel, the Label "Actividad de los amigos" (Friends Activity) parti...
  • Sebasty
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New PC - No content

I recently got a new PC (Windows 10) and downloaded the Spotify player. I have a premium account which I logged in with. Everything works fine except it says I have no saved playlists, songs, artists, albums, stations, etc... Any ideas out there?

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  • I recently got a new PC (Windows 10) and downloaded the Spotify player. I have a premium account which I logged in with. Everything works fine except it says I have no saved playlists, songs, artists...
  • MattSuda
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my pc doesnt allow install spotify

hi i have a huge problem about spotify on windows since 2 hours ago i have been trying to install spotify on my pc but when it download complety my pc shows a error window where it show "unavailable to install the neccesary files are downloaded but a...

  • Casual Listener
  • hi    i have a huge problem about spotify on windows since 2 hours ago i have been trying to install spotify on my pc but when it download complety my pc shows a error window where it sho...
  • juan_daniel96
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My music album filter

I accidentally pressed on the my music album tab "filter full albums only" and I would like to turn that filter off but I don't know how. I want to see all the albums I've only saved even only one song from that is.

  • Newbie
  • I accidentally pressed on the my music album tab "filter full albums only" and I would like to turn that filter off but I don't know how. I want to see all the albums I've only saved even only one so...
  • Sebasty
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Spotify won't open/launch?

I know this seems to be a big deal right now but I can't find a consistent solution online. Does anyone actually know what's going on? (Right now, if i try to open spotify it doesn't do anything. No warning or alert, just nada. In my task manager it ...

  • Newbie
  • I know this seems to be a big deal right now but I can't find a consistent solution online. Does anyone actually know what's going on? (Right now, if i try to open spotify it doesn't do anything. No ...
  • Sebasty
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Solved!! Spotify track not appearing in itunes playlist on itunes on laptop

Can anybody help re this? I've installed and re-installed Spotify, I have Premium but any track I download from Spotify doesn't appear in my iTunes on my laptop, even when I've saved the track to my itunes playlist in Spotify

  • Casual Listener
  • Can anybody help re this? I've installed and re-installed Spotify, I have Premium but any track I download from Spotify doesn't appear in my iTunes on my laptop, even when I've saved the track to my ...
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The spotify friends feed don't appear

I already uninstalled and installed and don't resolve...

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  • I already uninstalled and installed and don't resolve...
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Some songs are saved in "Your Music" but when I visit the artist's page they aren't saved

I was listening to "Your Daily Mix" today when the song "My Doorbell" by The White Stripes came on. The player said I hadn't saved the song and showed the album was "Get Behind Me Satan". I visited the artist's page and scrolling through I found that...

  • Casual Listener
  • I was listening to "Your Daily Mix" today when the song "My Doorbell" by The White Stripes came on. The player said I hadn't saved the song and showed the album was "Get Behind Me Satan". I visited t...
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Lost my own music

Last January I put my desktop in storage as we started to remodel our house.I soon noticed on my iPhone playlists that many of my songs that I had added to playlists from my own CD's were greyed out.When I clicked on these songs, I got a message that...

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  • Last January I put my desktop in storage as we started to remodel our house. I soon noticed on my iPhone playlists that many of my songs that I had added to playlists from my own CD's were greyed ou...
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Error Code 57

Upon launching spotifysetup.exe, the installer works for about 3 seconds before giving a popup saying that it can't downlaod Spotify, and to click OK to download in browser. Then gives error code 57 I've tried restarting, I've tried safe-mode, I've t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Upon launching spotifysetup.exe, the installer works for about 3 seconds before giving a popup saying that it can't downlaod Spotify, and to click OK to download in browser. Then gives error code 57 ...
  • BKMurder101
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PS3 and Windows app communication issue

Hi guys. I'm having a very annoying problem every time I want to control Spotify on my PS3 from my Windows 10 laptop. My PS3 is there in the "other devices" menu so when I select it it starts playing well like three or four songs until it just stops ...

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  • Hi guys. I'm having a very annoying problem every time I want to control Spotify on my PS3 from my Windows 10 laptop. My PS3 is there in the "other devices" menu so when I select it it starts playing...
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Re: Inbox and messages

thanks for sharing this, I knew there had to be a real "monetary" reason and this is totally it! Facebook is trying to cram messenger down everyone's throat and this is just another step. Making us go outside of spotify app to share songs and content...

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  • thanks for sharing this, I knew there had to be a real "monetary" reason and this is totally it! Facebook is trying to cram messenger down everyone's throat and this is just another step. Making us g...
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Re: Inbox and messages

Spotify, THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE. Honestly the lower user engagement clearly came from you not knowing how to do a basic messaging inbox. This was by far my favorite feature and I have honestly lost touch with friends who love music as much as I do as...

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  • Spotify,   THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE. Honestly the lower user engagement clearly came from you not knowing how to do a basic messaging inbox. This was by far my favorite feature and I have honest...
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Can't unfollow playlist

Hi! With version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 seems to be impossible to unfollow playlist. The option is in mouse menu, but nothing happens. Wild Guess: username has changed and the original playlist does not exist. The playlist is 'Finland Top 50'. Original...

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  • Hi!  With version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 seems to be impossible to unfollow playlist. The option is in mouse menu, but nothing happens. Wild Guess: username has changed and the original playlist d...
  • Sebasty
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Play Queue

With the updated spotify web player it seems that it no longer allows you to add a specific song in to the queue to play next? Please tell me they didn't remove this feature! If I'm playing a playlist but want to hear a song that's not in that playli...

  • Casual Listener
  • With the updated spotify web player it seems that it no longer allows you to add a specific song in to the queue to play next?  Please tell me they didn't remove this feature! If I'm playing a p...
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Spotify and users with assistive programs (Jaws, ZoomTexst)

I wonder if anyone knows if Spotify is working towards meking the apps more accessible for users who are dependent of assistive pgrograms, such as Jaws (Braille) and ZoomTexst (reader and magnifier)? As of today, I find no compatibility for ZoomTexst...

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  • I wonder if anyone knows if Spotify is working towards meking the apps more accessible for users who are dependent of assistive pgrograms, such as Jaws (Braille) and ZoomTexst (reader and magnifier)?...
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Solved!! Local Files no longer appearing

I downloaded a few .MP3 files, remixes, to add to a playlist. At first they showed and played just fine but now only one of them appears under 'Local Files' and the playlist I'd initially put them in. I'm not sure why that is, any ideas on a solution...

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  • I downloaded a few .MP3 files, remixes, to add to a playlist. At first they showed and played just fine but now only one of them appears under 'Local Files' and the playlist I'd initially put them in...
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Spotify window stuck under taskbar

An image = 1000 words, so here: This issue is not new, here is another post about it: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/Spotify-stuck-behind-taskbar/td-p/1400429 The issue happens you open Spotify for the first time. T...

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  • An image = 1000 words, so here:  This issue is not new, here is another post about it: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/Spotify-stuck-behind-taskbar/td-p/14...
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SPOTIFY WON'T PLAY ANY SONGS (CHROME APP) - WIN10

What is the problem now? First I couldn't delete any playlists and someone told me to download the desktop version and do it. I did that and then deleted this version only to find the Chrome App version won't play songs anymore.What seems to be the p...

  • Roadie
  • What is the problem now? First I couldn't delete any playlists and someone told me to download the desktop version and do it. I did that and then deleted this version only to find the Chrome App vers...
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