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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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spotify keeps on stopping after a song and then some songs won't play

As of yesterday, Spotify keeps on stopping after a song or two, and sometimes won't play any songs. I'm pretty sure it's not my network service. Anyone else having this problem? I downloaded a new version of spotify to check that wasn't it, but still...

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  • As of yesterday, Spotify keeps on stopping after a song or two, and sometimes won't play any songs.  I'm pretty sure it's not my network service.  Anyone else having this problem?  I d...
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spotify wont download

When I try to run the spotify download a message comes up saying cant be downloaded unable to connect to internet connection. Connect to the internet try again. I am connect other pages are loading. Any ideras?

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  • When I try to run the spotify download a message comes up saying cant be downloaded unable to connect to internet connection. Connect to the internet try again. I am connect other pages are loading...
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Sending Music to people/artists you follow

I'm not sure if I've discovered a bug. I tried to send a playlist to someone I follow this morning and usually when you start typing in their name they appear, however this didn't happen. Any help or suggestions appreciated.

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  • I'm not sure if I've discovered a bug. I tried to send a playlist to someone I follow this morning and usually when you start typing in their name they appear, however this didn't happen.   ...
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Why doesnt Spotify copy all music from a playlist when adding to a new playlist on new account.

Why doesn't Spotify copy all music from a playlist from one account when u add it on a new playlist on a new account? WHy would one list say a different number of songs when all the songs are choices straight off of Spotify? Am I missing something? A...

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  • Why doesn't Spotify copy all music from a playlist from one account when u add it on a new playlist on a new account?  WHy would one list say a different number of songs when all the songs are c...
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Wrong Placement Time of Playlist Songs

Hi everyone. I'm having this problem where on a playlist I made, several of the songs show the wrong times of when they were put in the playlist. For example: when I put Wait For Love by St. Lucia in the playlist 2 days ago, the date added still says...

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  • Hi everyone.   I'm having this problem where on a playlist I made, several of the songs show the wrong times of when they were put in the playlist. For example: when I put Wait For Love by S...
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Solved!! Your Music Failed to load/Browse not loading since 11 July 2014

Hi, I'm very new to all of this (spotify) and it might be that my problem is already mentioned somewhere (though I couldn't find it). This morning all was well, but now I have lost all of 'my music'. Playlists are intact. This is on my laptop. Howeve...

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  • Hi,   I'm very new to all of this (spotify) and it might be that my problem is already mentioned somewhere (though I couldn't find it). This morning all was well, but now I have lost all o...
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Help Deleted playlist still appears on profile

I deleted a playlist a long time ago, simply a track that I accidentally made into it's own playlist. However, after looking at my profile from a friend's account, it still shows up. The playlist has no followers, and is deleted from my toolbar on th...

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  • I deleted a playlist a long time ago, simply a track that I accidentally made into it's own playlist. However, after looking at my profile from a friend's account, it still shows up. The playlist...
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Sidebar for Windows

Hi guys! To make things sure right away: I'm not a native English speaker so excuse mistakes in spelling etc. Furthermore I'm not talking about the Sidebar-Feed inside of Spotify. I want to know if there is a way to have spotify as a Sidebar for my W...

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  • Hi guys!   To make things sure right away: I'm not a native English speaker so excuse mistakes in spelling etc. Furthermore I'm not talking about the Sidebar-Feed inside of Spotify. I want...
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I have accidentally deleted my playlist! [HELP FAST]

Hello Some hours ago ive must have deleted my playlist called "chill". On my phone when it was in my pocket, cuz I have no idea why the playlist isent there anymore. My name there are as you may aldredy know erix121, right now im connected with faceb...

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  • Hello   Some hours ago ive must have deleted my playlist called "chill". On my phone when it was in my pocket, cuz  I have no idea why the playlist isent there anymore. My name there ...
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cannot sync albums directly from desktop app to android

Hello, I don't know if this issue is somewhere else on the forum, I couldn't find it. In my previous version of Spotify I could easily sync the albums directly from my album list in the desktop app to my android phone: I just needed to tick the album...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I don't know if this issue is somewhere else on the forum, I couldn't find it. In my previous version of Spotify I could easily sync the albums directly from my album list in the ...
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Problem with shared playlists

How can a user who receives a shared playlist by email add that playlist to their own playlists to listen inside the spotify app? I share playlists by email with non facebook spotify premium friends. easy as per the guide When they receive the email ...

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  • How can a user who receives a shared playlist by email add that playlist to their own playlists to listen inside the spotify app?   I share playlists by email with non facebook spotify premi...
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Win 7 shutdown of computer - have to force quit Spotify

For a few weeks now each time I shutdown my computer (Win 7) I have to force quit Spotify. When will this bug be fixed?

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  • For a few weeks now each time I shutdown my computer (Win 7) I have to force quit Spotify. When will this bug be fixed?
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Radio - Add function to vote on songs that have played

This isn't a question but more of a gripe I have about spotify radio. When liking or disliking a song, it completely updates the next 4 songs queued. Its frustrating when trying to narrow down a station to a certain few bands or sound, and seeing an ...

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  • This isn't a question but more of a gripe I have about spotify radio. When liking or disliking a song, it completely updates the next 4 songs queued. Its frustrating when trying to narrow down a stat...
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Get away from me Jake Bug!

How many times do I have to click on thumbs down before Spotify radio understands that I don't want to listen to Jake Bug? I swear I've clicked it 50 times and there are only 18 tracks on his album. I know because I checked. I mean wtf is the thumbs ...

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  • How many times do I have to click on thumbs down before Spotify radio understands that I don't want to listen to Jake Bug?  I swear I've clicked it 50 times and there are only 18 tracks on his a...
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Spotify app on Windows 7

Hi eveybody, I'm new and I apologize in advance for my english because I'm Italian. When I open the App on my pc, the pages browse, discover, radio, follow, messages and seach, I can't view. I view only black pages. I uninstall the app and install th...

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  • Hi eveybody, I'm new and I apologize in advance for my english 😞 because I'm Italian. When I open the App on my pc, the pages browse, discover, radio, follow, messages and seach, I can't vi...
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possible new bug?

Hi, I just updated to 0.9.11.27 and now it pauses up to a second when I press the next or previous button. I used this old version this morning with the message to restart in order to upgrade. before upgrade I did not have this issue. I press next, c...

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  • Hi, I just updated to 0.9.11.27 and now it pauses up to a second when I press the next or previous button. I used this old version this morning with the message to restart in order to upgrade. before...
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Friend activity not showing

Hi I recently updated my spotify and now can no longer view friends activity on the right sidebar... any solutions?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi  I recently updated my spotify and now can no longer view friends activity on the right sidebar... any solutions?
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Lost playlist

Hi, I deleted by mistake the spotify application on my facebook account. Since then I lost all my playlist and my starred playlist. I used the recover option but it says I haven't any deleted playlist. Can someone help me ? Thanks a lot

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I deleted by mistake the spotify application on my facebook account. Since then I lost all my playlist and my starred playlist. I used the recover option but it says I haven't any deleted playl...
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