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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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MattSuda

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Some songs not playing on Adema Album.

I tried other songs, like the Remix off of another album. And that worked but regardless Adema album is not playing all songs. Just thought I would let you know.

Newbie

I tried other songs, like the Remix off of another album. And that worked but regardless Adema album is not playing all songs. Just thought I would let you know.

Peter__

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premium

I need a premium account to my exaims, i'll take the 30days free and then cancel it again before the 30days ends, but i need to know how to cancel it again? And if i submit to premium at my pc, does it then work as well on my phone?

Newbie

I need a premium account to my exaims, i'll take the 30days free and then cancel it again before the 30days ends, but i need to know how to cancel it again? And if i submit to premium at my pc, doe...

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Queue track from search bar

Hello, I'd like to request a feature When you search for an item and a series of suggested tracks appear underneath the search field, could you make it so that when you right click a track you can queue it? It's a bit cumbersome to open the track / a...

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Hello, I'd like to request a feature   When you search for an item and a series of suggested tracks appear underneath the search field, could you make it so that when you right click a track...

Peter__

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Like buttons for friend's notifications

Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to like/dislike friend's or followed musician's/band's notification on the right hand panel on Spotify Desktop application for PC. Is there a way to comment on these notifications? A small interface as can be see...

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Hi,   I was wondering if it is possible to like/dislike friend's or followed musician's/band's notification on the right hand panel on Spotify Desktop application for PC.   Is there...

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HELP CANT SEE SONGS I SEARCH FOR! NO image...

Spotify is fked!... Why does it look like that when i search? please help!

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Spotify is fked!... Why does it look like that when i search? please help!

blixten59

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Static In Background of Songs

Hello, I have been using spotify for years now (since 2012 I believe) and am a bit of a music junkie so I love it for being able to listen to endless new music without paying much for it. Unfortunately, lately I have been hearing static in the backgr...

Newbie

Hello,    I have been using spotify for years now (since 2012 I believe) and am a bit of a music junkie so I love it for being able to listen to endless new music without paying much fo...

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Is there a way to revert to previous version?

Please, for the love of God, let there be a way. . . if so, someone please tell me how. Through windows regedit, going into the C:\ drive - anything! Before I just get rid of spotify for turning to crap.

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Please, for the love of God, let there be a way. . . if so, someone please tell me how. Through windows regedit, going into the C:\ drive - anything! Before I just get rid of spotify for turning to c...

Peter__

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Solved!! Scroll Bar Not Visible

New look utilizes a dark gray scroll bar on a black background. Older monitors (non HD) do not show it at all and tablet PC can't be viewed in sunlight. Really Spotify you didnlt think about making it a more contrasting color.

Newbie

New look utilizes a dark gray scroll bar on a black background. Older monitors (non HD) do not show it at all and tablet PC can't be viewed in sunlight. Really Spotify you didnlt think about making i...

siestakey21

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I can't play League of Legends while spotify open

Is there any solution about it ? I can even leave uTorrent opened with 300kb download rate with no problem, but i can not play LOL i always have random pings.

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Is there any solution about it ?  I can even leave uTorrent opened with 300kb download rate with no problem, but i can not play LOL i always have random pings. 

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Local music is played too loud

I think there might be a bug with the 'set same volume level for all tracks' feature. My local tracks always plays louder than tracks from the Spotify cloud. Could this be fixed please? I always have to lower the volume (~20%) or skip the song becaus...

Roadie

I think there might be a bug with the 'set same volume level for all tracks' feature. My local tracks always plays louder than tracks from the Spotify cloud. Could this be fixed please? I always have...

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Solved!! Was passiert wenn man auf "speichern" klickt??

Wie der Titel bereits sagt- seit einigen Wochen gibt es den speichern button und ich frage mich immer noch, was er für einen effekt hat!? es wird keine neue playlist erstellt und auch sonst seh ich kein ergebnis, bis auf die tatsache das dann die tra...

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Wie der Titel bereits sagt- seit einigen Wochen gibt es den speichern button und ich frage mich immer noch, was er für einen effekt hat!? es wird keine neue playlist erstellt und auch sonst seh ich k...

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advertisements in my own music

I'm getting spammed by ads in the music I bought and added to Spotify, to my own playlists. I don't like streaming music because of the ads. Spotify has a lot of the artists I usually can't find the CDs of in Denmark, back when you let people buy dow...

Newbie

I'm getting spammed by ads in the music I bought and added to Spotify, to my own playlists. I don't like streaming music because of the ads. Spotify has a lot of the artists I usually can't find the ...

Peter__

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Can't add local files to "your music"

Realizing that neither of these scenarios work... 1)I go to "local files" then try to click and drag songs into "your music->songs" 2)I go to a playlist that has local files and click the "plus" sign next to any local files (the plus sign just stays ...

Music Fan

Realizing that neither of these scenarios work...   1)I go to "local files" then try to click and drag songs into "your music->songs" 2)I go to a playlist that has local files and click...

luk99

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Only sidebars load with newest update

Since the newest changes to the UI, spotify has been practically unusable for me. The sidebars are the only windows that load. Everything else results in a blank white screen. I went ahead and attached a screenshot to more clearly illustrate what is ...

Casual Listener

Since the newest changes to the UI, spotify has been practically unusable for me. The sidebars are the only windows that load.  Everything else results in a blank white screen.  I went ahea...

Peter__

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Solved!! Spotify keeps closing/crashing randomly?

Hi Spotify forums, Just today i've been having problems with spotify, I start to listen to some music and a minute or so in the program decides to close randomly.... as a result I have started using spotify in my web browser. As far as I am aware im ...

Casual Listener

Hi Spotify forums,   Just today i've been having problems with spotify, I start to listen to some music and a minute or so in the program decides to close randomly.... as a result I have sta...

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Spotify team, please give an official Statement - when can we expect an new version?

Dear Spotify team, a lot of users have complained about the new user interface. Main points are: - Huge waste of space - Colors far too dark - Stars have gone - No possibilty to customize the design Please give an official statement: Will there be an...

Music Fan

Dear Spotify team,   a lot of users have complained about the new user interface. Main points are:   - Huge waste of space - Colors far too dark - Stars have gone - No possibi...

Peter__

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Spotify Radio Station Population

I decided to give Spotify radio a try and transitioning off of Pandora. I can see that I can start a radio station based on a playlist of songs. My question is, if you add songs to that playlist does the new songs help add to the radio selection, or ...

Newbie

I decided to give Spotify radio a try and transitioning off of Pandora. I can see that I can start a radio station based on a playlist of songs. My question is, if you add songs to that playlist does...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution yo I need to sort songs after popularity

In the "old" version of spotify I could search for songs and then sort them after popularity - why can't I do that anymore? It was the way I heard music all day - searching for artist and just listen to the top songs (and not the top songs on their "...

Casual Listener

In the "old" version of spotify I could search for songs and then sort them after popularity - why can't I do that anymore? It was the way I heard music all day - searching for artist and just listen...

merihcobanmc

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Suddenly change playlist

Hi, I often use my Spotify Premium account on my work computer running Win 8.1 latestes update etc. Spotify version 0.9.8.... (why don't you take the step and make a version 1??) Today I have at least 4 times experinced that the playlist I was listni...

Roadie

Hi,   I often use my Spotify Premium account on my work computer running Win 8.1 latestes update etc. Spotify version 0.9.8.... (why don't you take the step and make a version 1??)   ...

cbreum

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