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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...

MattSuda
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2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
Wednesday
notworking117
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
3 weeks ago
Lanciano007
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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Merge Playlist - Retain Added Date

Hi there everyone, I was wondering if the community could please help me. I would like to combine a few playlists, which is easy enough, but I very much need to retain the 'added date' as I and my circle of friends search and order tracks using this ...

bjc999
Roadie
Hi there everyone, I was wondering if the community could please help me. I would like to combine a few playlists, which is easy enough, but I very much need to retain the 'adde...
2014-04-04 1:08:40 PM
2014-04-04 3:08:06 PM
bjc999
Roadie
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Spotify and Flash Pro IDE Issue

This likely effects small minority of people who use Spotify, but I have a rather peculiar (and annoying) bug. I'm a game developer and we use Flash Pro CS6 to create menus and such. In Flash Pro, their are controls to navigate through the layers of ...

SHiLLySiT
Casual Listener
This likely effects small minority of people who use Spotify, but I have a rather peculiar (and annoying) bug. I'm a game developer and we use Flash Pro CS6 to create menus and such. ...
2014-04-01 7:25:24 PM
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Managed to delete songs fron playlist

Hey, one of my playlists is collaborative and someone have deletet almost all of the songs on it. and i was quite alot of songs in this playlist and it will be a pain in the a** to find them all and be adding them all over again. If some of the admin...

preben12391
Casual Listener
Hey, one of my playlists is collaborative and someone have deletet almost all of the songs on it. and i was quite alot of songs in this playlist and it will be a pain in the a** to find them all and ...
2014-03-30 8:29:37 PM
2014-03-30 12:45:21 AM
Joe
Community Legend
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moved back to Germany

Hi, I was living in Portugal when I created my spotify account Nearly three weeks ago i moved back to Germany and now I'd like to use Spotify Free again! I do not have a mastercard or a paypal account! Please help me

ErickViegas
Casual Listener
Hi, I was living in Portugal when I created my spotify account Nearly three weeks ago i moved back to Germany and now I'd like to use Spotify Free again! I do not have a mastercard or a pa...
2014-03-30 6:42:45 PM
2014-03-30 7:10:11 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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Friends can't see what i'm listeninig

Hi, i have a complex problem with spotify. When i connect spotify account with a facebook account, my freinds can't see what music i'm listening to. When i adding songs to "favorite", below the title, it doesn't show what artists are in playlist ("in...

loudinho
Casual Listener
Hi, i have a complex problem with spotify. When i connect spotify account with a facebook account, my freinds can't see what music i'm listening to. When i adding songs to "favorite", below the title...
2014-03-28 10:19:51 PM
2014-03-28 11:13:19 PM
Rollo_
Roadie
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Solved!! 7 Spotify Web Helpers Running Simultaneously

I've always had Spotify Helper running, and i've never minded it. But after the last update, i suddenly have 5-7 of them running, and it's happening to both the mac and windows client. If i forcequit them, they will all start up again. It's not like ...

user-removed
Visitor
I've always had Spotify Helper running, and i've never minded it. But after the last update, i suddenly have 5-7 of them running, and it's happening to both the mac and windows client. If i forcequit...
2013-09-28 2:34:56 AM
2014-03-27 11:36:45 AM
Btjordan87
Newbie
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Solved!! Why i can't search and view my profile?

I'm a user from Hong Kong so my English may be so bad. my spotify has no problem till these days i cannot check my profile, it shows "please go online to view user profile" and i cannot search song too. when i type something in the search bar nothing...

Rhoninjj
Casual Listener
I'm a user from Hong Kong so my English may be so bad. my spotify has no problem till these days i cannot check my profile, it shows "please go online to view user profile" and i canno...
2014-03-26 5:38:18 PM
2014-03-26 5:51:27 PM
user-removed
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Show me how to disable upload / p2p

Hi, I pay Spotify $10/month (premium) Please tell me how to disable upload / p2p stuff that makes me lag every 5 minutes. Can't enjoy playing games while listening to music. I have AT&T U-verse with a crappy 1.5mpbs upload. I also heard that AT&T thr...

vigrond
Casual Listener
Hi, I pay Spotify $10/month (premium) Please tell me how to disable upload / p2p stuff that makes me lag every 5 minutes. Can't enjoy playing games while listening to music. ...
2013-12-20 8:41:37 PM
2014-03-26 5:03:52 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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7 replies
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Playlists Vanished?

Logged in today, was told I had wrong password, which wasn't correct. My name and profile pic are still the same, but I can't find any of my playlists! If someone would help me find thwem, I'd be so grateful! Thanks! Cathy Philpot

user-removed
Visitor
Logged in today, was told I had wrong password, which wasn't correct. My name and profile pic are still the same, but I can't find any of my playlists! If someone would help me find thwem, I'd be so ...
2014-03-26 6:32:38 AM
2014-03-26 3:17:55 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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restarted logged out

I restarted, logged out and back in and my activity log is, my profile and user's profiles are still unavailable...

stephiowafox
Casual Listener
I restarted, logged out and back in and my activity log is, my profile and user's profiles are still unavailable...
2014-03-26 2:38:33 PM
2014-03-26 3:13:19 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Could not synchronize playlists

Was getting this message in yellow bar constantly in older versions 8.5.133 "could not synchronize playlists, retrying". Then began getting them on my work computer also. Constantly there. Making spotify social completely shut down, the "played" feed...

user-removed
Visitor
Was getting this message in yellow bar constantly in older versions 8.5.133 "could not synchronize playlists, retrying". Then began getting them on my work computer also. Constantly there...
2014-03-26 2:41:45 AM
2014-03-26 3:00:39 AM
Joe
Community Legend
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Lost playlists and account

I just used a facebook-link for a friends album-suggestion while beeing logged on to my Spotify premium account. The program quit and reappeared with the album. My name is still in top, right corner, but my account seems to have disappeared. All play...

stianschjelderu
Regular
I just used a facebook-link for a friends album-suggestion while beeing logged on to my Spotify premium account. The program quit and reappeared with the album. My name is still in top, right co...
2014-03-25 4:05:25 PM
2014-03-25 4:10:14 PM
stianschjelderu
Regular
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Spotify on Windows Phone

Is there anyway I can install Spotify on my Windows Phone without going to the App Store? It's not available in the Windowsphone App Store in my country. Thank you!

biennguyen
Newbie
Is there anyway I can install Spotify on my Windows Phone without going to the App Store? It's not available in the Windowsphone App Store in my country. Thank you!
2014-03-21 5:28:44 PM
2014-03-21 8:21:02 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Solved!! No minimized mode on startup

Spotify opens on startup, but not in minimized mode as it's set. Any idea? (win 7 32bit)

Akos
Casual Listener
Spotify opens on startup, but not in minimized mode as it's set. Any idea? (win 7 32bit)
2014-03-19 1:46:23 PM
2014-03-19 1:50:21 PM
Akos
Casual Listener
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Unable to minimize Spotify on Win7 x64

I jus installed Spotify .9.7.16 on Windows 7 x64 with dual monitors. I'm not able to minimize the Spotify window. By that I mean the full Spotify window with the main/apps/your music window refuses to minimize to the task bar. If I click on the minim...

yngdiego
Newbie
I jus installed Spotify .9.7.16 on Windows 7 x64 with dual monitors. I'm not able to minimize the Spotify window. By that I mean the full Spotify window with the main/apps/your music window refuses t...
2014-03-18 10:04:15 PM
2014-03-18 11:02:40 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Solved!! Can't search for playlists or friends?

Coming back to spotify after a few months and I'm clearly just missing something but I can't seem to search for playlists or facebook friends. I go to "follow" which seems to be the only sensible option but this brings up only a top bunch of friends ...

GC23
Newbie
Coming back to spotify after a few months and I'm clearly just missing something but I can't seem to search for playlists or facebook friends. I go to "follow" which seems to be the only sensible o...
2013-05-07 12:05:46 PM
2014-03-17 3:56:09 PM
McNerem
Casual Listener
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Solved!! spotify Connect

Good morning or afternoon I just want to use spotify-connect! How do set it up? I'm just trying to connect it to a desktop which is connected to my speakers, so if other words what do I need to do to make that work. I also have spotify premium. I'm r...

MACKA95
Casual Listener
Good morning or afternoon I just want to use spotify-connect! How do set it up? I'm just trying to connect it to a desktop which is connected to my speakers, so if other words what do I ne...
2014-03-15 3:35:47 PM
2014-03-16 11:04:49 AM
user-removed
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Can no longer view my friends current play queue

I have searched high and low and I cannot find a solution on how to view what my friends are listening to. This used to appear on the right hand side of my spotify screen on a PC. Please help.

dkdodger
Newbie
I have searched high and low and I cannot find a solution on how to view what my friends are listening to. This used to appear on the right hand side of my spotify screen on a PC. Please ...
2014-03-14 4:20:31 PM
2014-03-14 4:34:31 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
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Gapless Playback and Max Richter - Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, the Four Seasons

This Album doesn't do Gapless playback, while it should. Is this a feature or a problem of Spotify?

hoesterholt
Casual Listener
This Album doesn't do Gapless playback, while it should. Is this a feature or a problem of Spotify?
2014-03-13 12:21:22 AM
2014-03-13 12:41:10 AM
robzim737
Community Legend
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Getting Local File Names to Show in a Shared Playlist

Ok this is a weird question, but I understand why Spotify won't allow someone else to play my local files on a playlist I share with them, but I wonder if there is a way for at least the title of the song to show up on their end? I ask because I use ...

SeanShineYouth
Regular
Ok this is a weird question, but I understand why Spotify won't allow someone else to play my local files on a playlist I share with them, but I wonder if there is a way for at least the title of the...
2014-03-11 8:51:27 PM
2014-03-13 6:21:15 PM
user-removed
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