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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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liliabern

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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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Superuser Contribution Tracks are skipping 20-30 seconds ahead and skip to next with 3 minutes

Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the cache and reduced the streaming quality, but nothing ...

Casual Listener

Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the ca...

jpef0704

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Freezing
skipping jumping bumping
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify unresponsive and FREEZES OTHER APPS

Device3700x, 32GB RAM, 5700XTOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have noticed that on my device, the Spotify application (not the one from Windows store) freezes often when it's not used. This has the side effect of freezing other app...

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...ften when it's not used. This has the side effect of freezing other apps with it!  For example Snip & Sketch, i try to take a snip, then it just freezes forever, doesn't show me the snip. A...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Freezing
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Superuser Contribution Spotify on PC Buggy

PlanFree/Premium CountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows 10 DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify from either the windows store and direct download from Spotify is buggy, when playing there’s a delay before the music starts, at...

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Plan Free/Premium  Country United Kingdom Device Windows 10 Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify from either the windows store and direct downloa...

Jeremy

Spotify Legend

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Freezing
Spotify Buggy
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Superuser Contribution Spotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit der Zeit

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit der ZeitHallo an alle Spotify User, Ich habe folgede Probleme 1. Problem 1. Sobald man ...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit...

SonRubsterZ

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Superuser Contribution Webplayer freezes constantly

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Dell LaptopOperating System: Windows 10Platform: Webplayer in Browser My IssueWhen using the webplayer in browser I constantly have an issue with freezing. The song I am playing will pause and clicking pause/play does...

Newbie

...ave an issue with freezing. The song I am playing will pause and clicking pause/play does not have an affect at all. Skipping the song will result in the next song being played. Waiting also works, e...

Peter

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[Desktop] Spotify freezes/irresponsive when local files locations are updated

Hi there I wanted to report problems with local files in Spotify. I've seen similar reports about issues, but I thought I'd add info about my situation. Spotify becomes unresponsive and/or freezes when folders are added/changed in "local files" via P...

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  Hi there   I wanted to report problems with local files in Spotify. I've seen similar reports about issues, but I thought I'd add info about my situation.   Spotify becomes unre...

wlodi

Casual Listener

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Freezing
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Spotify Keeps crashing Computer

I have uninstalled and reinstalled spotify several times BUT it keeps crashing my computer no keyboard response no mouse response. It does start up fine but after a couple of minutes it completly freezes my computer. I am runing windows 10 and have t...

Newbie

I have uninstalled and reinstalled spotify several times BUT it keeps crashing my computer no keyboard response no mouse response. It does start up fine but after a couple of minutes it completly fre...

rohanpal

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