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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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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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Recover Starred Songs

Hello I checked my starred songs today, and it seems that I have nothing starred. I know that shouldn't be right, because I've starred a lot of songs over the past couple of months. So, I'm wondering if one of you great Spotify support staffers could...

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Hello   I checked my starred songs today, and it seems that I have nothing starred. I know that shouldn't be right, because I've starred a lot of songs over the past couple of months. So, I'...

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Spotify Radio on Mobile

If I'm listening to, say, "70's genre" on radio, I assume that there is a large number of songs that could be played. So, why am I hearing the same song played 4 or 5 times in the space of an hour?

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If I'm listening to, say, "70's genre" on radio, I assume that there is a large number of songs that could be played.  So, why am I hearing the same song played 4 or 5 times in the space of an...

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Solved!! is the new desktop beta based of off chromium

I notice that is pretty similar on windows 8 when you zoom it exactly same. The new desktop client is html5 right?

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I notice that is pretty similar on windows 8 when you zoom it exactly same. The new desktop client is html5 right?

cHagHi

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Music stops after 8 secons

Hi I re-launched my desktop player after the notification bar said there was an update and it only plays music for 8 secons and then stops. I press play and it continues but then stops again afer 8 secons. I've restarted my PC and it's still doing it...

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Hi I re-launched my desktop player after the notification bar said there was an update and it only plays music for 8 secons and then stops.  I press play and it continues but then stops again ...

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Solved!! music plays for 3 secs then shows "can't play the current track" for ALL OF THE MUSIC

As the subject header says, however, if I double click on the track repeated the music plays. Also the music doesn't play the next song automatically because of this message!!!!This happens most of the time but sometimes if I'm lucky it would just pl...

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As the subject header says, however, if I double click on the track repeated the music plays.  Also the music doesn't play the next song automatically because of this message!!!! This happ...

Merik

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New Spotify update removed all songs but not playlists

Hello, so recently Spotify decided to update on its own, it had been bothering me to update for quite a while. I am not big on many changes so I decided not to, but since I didn't really get a choice I let it update. That was yesterday and everything...

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Hello, so recently Spotify decided to update on its own, it had been bothering me to update for quite a while. I am not big on many changes so I decided not to, but since I didn't really get a choice...

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Cannot change country from Austria to Germany

Hello! I moved from Austria to Germany recently and therefore I also have a German credit card now. In order to use this card for the spotify premium payment I need to change my country-settings, but unfortunately I am not able to Every time I enter ...

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Hello!   I moved from Austria to Germany recently and therefore I also have a German credit card now. In order to use this card for the spotify premium payment I need to change my country-se...

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Solved!! How do I open up a playlist from a web page?

Im wanting to save the new Inherent Vice playlist, but how do I do it. The song plays in the Spotify player on my desktop, but there is no way to save the playlist that I see. Here is the playlist. http://www.slashfilm.com/inherent-vice-soundtrack/

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Im wanting to save the new Inherent Vice playlist, but how do I do it. The song plays in the Spotify player on my desktop, but there is no way to save the playlist that I see.   Here is the ...

jckinnick

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Solved!! spotify cannot play current track

in spotify for every non local track it says it cannot play the current track, in the console i get ChannelError(5, 0, streams) most recent spotify version, used to be able to play just fine

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in spotify for every non local track it says it cannot play the current track, in the console i get ChannelError(5, 0, streams) most recent spotify version, used to be able to play just fine

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Help restore Favorites accidentally removed....me so stupid

Is there anyway to restore Favorites after I accidentally removed it's numbers? Thought I'd copied them to playlist, but that doesn't seem the case...Feel so stupid not checking playlist for this.... aaaaaaaagh!

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Is there anyway to restore Favorites after I accidentally removed it's numbers? Thought I'd copied them to playlist, but that doesn't seem the case...Feel so stupid not checking playlist for t...

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Albums and Songs Sorted Incorrectly

The songs within some albums are incorrectly sorted, meaning the albums are not in alphabetical order and songs are put in different track number positions. I'll screenshot an example of what I'm talking about. I could only attach 3 screenshots, thou...

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The songs within some albums are incorrectly sorted, meaning the albums are not in alphabetical order and songs are put in different track number positions. I'll screenshot an example of what I'm tal...

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[Title Update] Opening the Android App randomly kills playback on PC

I know I'm not losing my connection to the internet, but on 2 pcs now I'll get a couple of songs in, and then 1/2 way throught the 3rd or 4th song in, playback stops, and the active playing song changes to the same song (on both pcs) in one of my ran...

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I know I'm not losing my connection to the internet, but on 2 pcs now I'll get a couple of songs in, and then 1/2 way throught the 3rd or 4th song in, playback stops, and the active playing song chan...

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Solved!! Phone and Desktop Player Won't Sync

My iPhone 5s and my Windows 8.1 Spotify apps will not sync. Music and playlists are completely different - they are not connected in the cloud at all when connecting on the same wifi. Absolutely ridiculous that I pay what I do to not have a consisten...

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My iPhone 5s and my Windows 8.1 Spotify apps will not sync. Music and playlists are completely different - they are not connected in the cloud at all when connecting on the same wifi. Absolutely ridi...

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Spotify Hangs when State Farm Ad is started

I am running windows 8.1 and spotify app version 0.9.13.24.g5dbb3103. I am playing various albums and getting ads inserted every 3 or 4 songs. Everything is good. BUT, when the State Farm ad is selected to run, it never does. It sits there like it is...

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I am running windows 8.1 and spotify app version 0.9.13.24.g5dbb3103.  I am playing various albums and getting ads inserted every 3 or 4 songs.  Everything is good.  BUT, when the Stat...

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Welcome to the Desktop Beta

June 3, 2015 Update: Hi everyone, Spotify staff here. We wanted to say thanks to everyone that participated in this Desktop Beta. Your insights and feedback were incredibly valuable for the internal teams here at Spotify HQ. For now this Desktop Beta...

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June 3, 2015 Update:  Hi everyone, Spotify staff here. We wanted to say thanks to everyone that participated in this Desktop Beta. Your insights and feedback were incredibly valuable...

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Cannot interact with Artist or Browse

I have had issues with latest spotify. I finally got most of it back with Safe mode download. But Artist page or Browse page are all white and I cannot access anything other than my songs. Please help.

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I have had issues with latest spotify.  I finally got most of it back with Safe mode download.  But Artist page or Browse page are all white and I cannot access anything other than my songs...

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Being taken to ad playlist despite not clicking on the ad.

Every few minutes, when the little banner ad is at the bottom, I get taken to the page of whatever it's advertising even though I never clicked on the ad. It only happens when Spotify is the active window. Has happened multiple times in a matter of o...

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Every few minutes, when the little banner ad is at the bottom, I get taken to the page of whatever it's advertising even though I never clicked on the ad.  It only happens when Spotify is the ac...

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Sharing music with people

I am trying to share music with friends on here. I can only do this with certain people who I am facebook friends with. I try to share with my boyfriend who is not on facebook, and I have no idea how to share using his spotify username. I do the norm...

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I am trying to share music with friends on here. I can only do this with certain people who I am facebook friends with. I try to share with my boyfriend who is not on facebook, and I have no idea how...

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Posting Spotify URL or sharing to Facebook creates blank message

Hi there, when I post the url of a spotify playlist, it looks fine in the facebook preview and news feed but when the post goes 'live' this is what you see on the actual page. the workaround doesnt work for me. any suggestions? :

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Hi there, when I post the url of a spotify playlist, it looks fine in the facebook preview and news feed but when the post goes 'live' this is what you see on the actual page. the workaround ...

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Christmas as selectable Genre (not Radio)

First post, so pardon me if it's in the wrong place... I just got a strange craving to listen to some Christmas music (sorry!), but I noticed that Christmas isn't available as a selectable genre in Genres and Moods, and is only available in Radio. I ...

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First post, so pardon me if it's in the wrong place...   I just got a strange craving to listen to some Christmas music (sorry!), but I noticed that Christmas isn't available as a selectable...

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