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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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  • 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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Solved!! My public playlists do not appear in the search ...

I have two playlists that I have made public but neither show uip in the desktop apps search page. They are about a week and a half old. Playlist 1 : Brutal Death/Technical Death/Death/Grind Metal Playlist 2 : Doom/Drone/Sludge/Stoner Metal

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  • I have two playlists that I have made public but neither show uip in the desktop apps search page. They are about a week and a half old.   Playlist 1 : Brutal Death/Technical Death/D...
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How do you organise your playlists/library?

Hi there all. So, as the subject says, how do you organise your playlists? I find spotify's ability to manage playlist incredibly subpar, and I don't believe they're about to do anything about it soon, instead focusing on crappy social features, rath...

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  • Hi there all.   So, as the subject says, how do you organise your playlists?   I find spotify's ability to manage playlist incredibly subpar, and I don't believe they're about to do...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify inbox

Why is the inbox of spotify gone? You could send numbers to each other and send messages. I miss it.

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  • Why is the inbox of spotify gone? You could send numbers to each other and send messages. I miss it.
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Solved!! Add button rearrange

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceDell Inspiron 7567Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssuePlease add option to rearrange buttons I love full screen mode but its to the rignt and I forget about it.

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Dell Inspiron 7567 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Please add option to rearrange buttons I love full screen mode but its to the rignt and ...
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Solved!! I can't search for my own Spotify Playlists! (Mac)

Hello, I know there is another thread open about this, but I'm opening a new one because this is a VERY BIG ISSUE: WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR OUR OWN PLAYLISTS ANY MORE SINCE THE LAST UPDATE! SPOTIFY IS BASED ON PLAYLISTS, SO TAKING AWAY THE SEARCH FEATURE ...

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  • Hello,   I know there is another thread open about this, but I'm opening a new one because this is a VERY BIG ISSUE: WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR OUR OWN PLAYLISTS ANY MORE SINCE THE LAST UPDATE...
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Solved!! Hotkey for Thumbs up or down

I'm just checking if anybody has figured out a way to do this and maybe I'm missing something. I'm looking for a way to assign a hotkey to thumbs up or thumbs down a radio station, however it needs to get done. Blockify and Toastify don't seem to imp...

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  • I'm just checking if anybody has figured out a way to do this and maybe I'm missing something. I'm looking for a way to assign a hotkey to thumbs up or thumbs down a radio station, however it needs t...
  • Mobuos
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Solved!! 48K Vs. 44.1 Khz 16 Vs. 24 Bit depth

In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample. Examples of bit depth include compact disc digital audio, which uses 16 bi...

  • Roadie
  • In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample and it directly corresponds to the resolution&nbsp...
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Solved!! Play all songs by artist?

According to a thread this feature is implemented http://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Ideas/0-8-8-Bring-back-play-all-songs-by-artist/idi-p/292682 but I cant seem to find where to 'play all songs by artist' is this possible without having to manu...

  • Casual Listener
  • According to a thread this feature is implemented  http://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Ideas/0-8-8-Bring-back-play-all-songs-by-artist/idi-p/292682   but I cant seem to find where...
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Some albums don't show up on artist page

I've noticed that on some artist pages spotify doesn't show all albums, but if you search for the album title you'll find it. For example if you go to Eminems artist page you can see the edited version of "Recovery" but the unedited version is no whe...

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  • I've noticed that on some artist pages spotify doesn't show all albums, but if you search for the album title you'll find it. For example if you go to Eminems artist page you can see the edited versi...
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Solved!! How can you modify / customize radio stations like you can with Pandora?

Hi all, I'd like to customize radio stations to add artists, but the only option I'm seeing is to follow artists. Can you customize radio stations in Spotify like you can with Pandora? I didn't find anything on the boards for this. And also, how do y...

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  • Hi all, I'd like to customize radio stations to add artists, but the only option I'm seeing is to follow artists. Can you customize radio stations in Spotify like you can with Pandora? I didn't find ...
  • geoffmacd
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Add songs to multiple playlists (desktop + mobile)

Hi I would love to add songs and albums quickly with a thumb click (mobile) to multiple playlists. A bit of smart programming would auto suggest me the most recent folders and playlists. And then quickly ad them to e.g. custom playlists/folders like ...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi   I would love to add songs and albums quickly with a thumb click (mobile) to multiple playlists. A bit of smart programming would auto suggest me the most recent folders and playlists. And...
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Spotify Click Counter

Hi there, I've been listening to unknown artists for a while, but the click counter seems to be stoped. Why? Is this a "live"-click counter? Or in which intervall, are the clicks updated on the Spotify desktop for Windows? Thx for answers

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there,   I've been listening to unknown artists for a while, but the click counter seems to be stoped. Why?   Is this a "live"-click counter? Or in which intervall, are the clicks up...
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Automatic Song Likes Based on Volume

Feature RequestWhen I'm listening to Spotify, I'm usually coding. I hear a song that I like and I crank the volume and jam out. I almost never stop my coding to switch screens to like the screen. This unfortunately means that my ML model doesn't get ...

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  • Feature Request When I'm listening to Spotify, I'm usually coding. I hear a song that I like and I crank the volume and jam out. I almost never stop my coding to switch screens to like the scre...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Solved] How to get the full list of genres ?

Hi all, I like to use the "genre:Blues" keyword in the search field, but some main genres are not searchable (i.e. Indie, World, Rock, etc...). So I was wondering where can I get the full list of searchable genres. Thanks, spotify:user:ponsfrilus

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  • Hi all,    I like to use the "genre:Blues" keyword in the search field, but some main genres are not searchable (i.e. Indie, World, Rock, etc...). So I was wondering where can I get the f...
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Spotify language problem

I live in the Netherlands. I am not Dutch, nor do I want to see Spotify in Dutch - but I do and I have no way to change this. I have the same problem with both web player and downloaded player. I tried to change country in Preferences, but the option...

  • Casual Listener
  • I live in the Netherlands. I am not Dutch, nor do I want to see Spotify in Dutch - but I do and I have no way to change this.   I have the same problem with both web player and downloaded pl...
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Solved!! How to make collaborative playlists public?

Hello everyone,I know there's already a topic about this, but it doesn't really answer to my question: in that other topic, it is explained that you can't make a playlist collaborative AND public. However, I noticed that two of my collaborative playl...

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  • Hello everyone, I know there's already a topic about this, but it doesn't really answer to my question: in that other topic, it is explained that you can't make a playlist collaborative AND public...
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Why is there a 10k total offline song limit?

We can only download 9,999 songs to devices whereas other services such as Rdio manage to give their paying customers (for the same price) unlimited offline songs. What is the reason for keeping this limit? Is it just 'something we do' and won't be c...

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  • We can only download 9,999 songs to devices whereas other services such as Rdio manage to give their paying customers (for the same price) unlimited offline songs.   What is the reason for k...
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Why can't I SEARCH FOR MY FRIENDS????!!!!

I can't search for friends to follow. A certain group of friends are all metal heads, like myself, and I can't find them to follow! Why is it that when I type in the search bar only artists come up? That makes perfect sense but it is the only place i...

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  • I can't search for friends to follow.  A certain group of friends are all metal heads, like myself, and I can't find them to follow!   Why is it that when I type in the search bar only ...
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Release Notes - Spotify for Desktop (0.9.0.133)

What's new in this version (0.9.0.133): Fixed internal issues that were causing interruptions these last couple of days More information The last couple of days our service has seen some unexpected interruptions. This release should alleviate most of...

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  • What's new in this version (0.9.0.133): Fixed internal issues that were causing interruptions these last couple of days More information The last couple of days our service has seen some un...
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How to Edit Playlist

Hi I would like to edit my playlist. How do I do it? i.e. Add and remove artists - songs. I can access Spotify from Windows - Mac - Ios so I would be happy to edit my playlist from any environment. Thanks

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  • Hi I would like to edit my playlist. How do I do it? i.e. Add and remove artists - songs. I can access Spotify from Windows - Mac - Ios so I would be happy to edit my playlist from any environ...
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