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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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  • whatintheworldisthis
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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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Spotify Radio Customization

When you create a playlist (or any) radio station and a song comes on that is nothing like the other music but you like the song for a different playlist or radio station, should you thumbs down the song? Does it just tell Spotify you don't want it i...

  • Gig Goer
  • When you create a playlist (or any) radio station and a song comes on that is nothing like the other music but you like the song for a different playlist or radio station, should you thumbs down the ...
  • dinomight
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Solved!! Lost tracks

Hi, I have a problem with vanishing songs. Spotify just deletes tracks off my playlists and when I go search for them via browse they're gone. These are all previously played online tracks and some of them appear in the web player but greyed out. Now...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I have a problem with vanishing songs. Spotify just deletes tracks off my playlists and when I go search for them via browse they're gone. These are all previously played online tracks and so...
  • Peter__
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Can't See Recently Played Tracks of Friends

I was wondering why I can't view my friends recently played tracks anymore? Also, my activity feed only shows the last song that friends listened to. Didn't a previous version of Spotify allow you to view a list of songs that friends had recently pla...

  • Casual Listener
  • I was wondering why I can't view my friends recently played tracks anymore? Also, my activity feed only shows the last song that friends listened to. Didn't a previous version of Spotify allow you to...
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  • Roadie
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Account bound Spootify to computer

Hi I was wondering is it possible to lock a spootify account to a computer? example via a MAC Address regards fia

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi I was wondering is it possible to lock a spootify account to a computer? example via a MAC Address   regards fia
  • fiaolausson88
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Belgian (FR) get Dutch advertising

Hi, Please, make difference between Belgian FR and NL because I'm Belgian (FR) and I get Dutch advertising and it's really boring! Have a nice day, Maverick

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   Please, make difference between Belgian FR and NL because I'm Belgian (FR) and I get Dutch advertising and it's really boring!   Have a nice day, Maverick
  • Peter__
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delete song inside playlist folders inside

i cant delete a song when i select a playlist where are folders inside with songs. i send a picture of the problem please fi it

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  • i cant delete a song when i select a playlist where are folders inside with songs.   i send a picture of the problem   please fi it
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Thumbs up icon above the poularity bar on album page?

What is the purpose of the thumbs up icon above the poularity bar on an album page?

  • Roadie
  • What is the purpose of the thumbs up icon above the poularity bar on an album page?
  • trip2way
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Frozen Black screen when exiting

Hello When i click File - Exit. Spotify freezes up and becomes a black screen that over views everything else. So far it has happen twice in this past week. It also seems to have happen when I queue up around 20 songs before exitring. It is a bit fru...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello When i click File - Exit. Spotify freezes up and becomes a black screen that over views everything else. So far it has happen twice in this past week. It also seems to have happen when I queu...
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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...

  • Visitor
  • 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...
  • user-removed
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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?

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • Merik
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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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  • Casual Listener
  • 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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • Rorey
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • Peter__
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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...

  • Visitor
  • 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 ...
  • Kodro1
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