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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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Songs not appearing in 'Your Music'

Hi, I spent a long time today, adding all my old playlists of albums to 'Your Music' so my Spotify wouldn't be as cluttered. I finished this, and was listening to the playlist all day. However, I've got home and logged into Spotify on a different com...

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  • Hi,   I spent a long time today, adding all my old playlists of albums to 'Your Music' so my Spotify wouldn't be as cluttered.   I finished this, and was listening to the playlist a...
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New Design is just awful. "My Music" is simply a mess. There is no rhyme or reason for anything.

After a few years of using the mobile and desktop app. I LOVED how I could save certain songs on the fly. I could shuffle an entire artist's library and fade away.. Not even touching the UI for literally DAYS. Now, I have to micro manage everything. ...

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  • After a few years of using the mobile and desktop app. I LOVED how I could save certain songs on the fly. I could shuffle an entire artist's library and fade away.. Not even touching the UI for liter...
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Desktop UI uses very low contrast colors, sliders/controllers impossible to see

I've been complaining about their UI on the desktop (Win/Mac): Can't see the sliders because everything is like Grey 15 vs. Grey 16, which is impossible to see that kind of low contrast distinction. I wish the developers tested the app in various lig...

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  • I've been complaining about their UI on the desktop (Win/Mac😞 Can't see the sliders because everything is like Grey 15 vs. Grey 16, which is impossible to see that kind of low contrast distinction....
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Solved!! Public playlist does not show to others

Hi, this is a bit new to me I found a case similar to this (Oct. 2013) on one of the the boards but without a solution. I have Spotify Premium, and my playlists don't not show to others.They are set Public, right click on the name shows "Make secret"...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...how to others.They are set Public, right click on the name shows "Make secret". I even tried to set it collaborative but it doesn't make it to show to others.   Here is a link to one of those P...
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Spotify plays the wrong track

Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Both play "Would I lie to you?" by some early 90ies one hit wonder instead of the correct song.

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  • Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart   Both play "Would I lie to you?" by some early 90ie...
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Thumbs Up Icon by Albums

What does this do? I was hoping it would sort the songs by "Popularity", but it unfortunately does not do that. It does put an upwards carrot character below the icon when I click it; again making me think it should be sorting the album. There is no ...

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  • What does this do? I was hoping it would sort the songs by "Popularity", but it unfortunately does not do that. It does put an upwards carrot character below the icon when I click it; again making me...
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Solved!! Add all music of playlists to "my music" section by one ?

Hi all, I've just installed the new version (0.9.8.226). I have about 800 playlists (1 album = 1 playlist). I am interested about the new "my music" section, but is there a way ton add all them by one clic ? If i have to drag each playlist to the "ti...

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  • Hi all,   I've just installed the new version (0.9.8.226).   I have about 800 playlists (1 album = 1 playlist). I am interested about the new "my music" section, but is there a wa...
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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 ...

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  • 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 f...
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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 ...

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  • 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...
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is there a way to publish a spotify playlist by added date?

is there a way to publish a spotify playlist by "added" date? So when someone opens the playlist or starts playing it starts from the newest song rather then the oldest song? Thanks in advance for your help,

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  • is there a way to publish a spotify playlist by "added" date?   So when someone opens the playlist or starts playing it starts from the newest song rather then the oldest song?   Th...
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Motörhead - The World is Ours Vol. 2

Die Liedtitel in diesem Album sind vermischt. Beispielsweise sind die Titel "Rock out" und "One Night Stand" vertauscht.

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  • Die Liedtitel in diesem Album sind vermischt. Beispielsweise sind die Titel "Rock out" und "One Night Stand" vertauscht.    
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Strangest Radio songs

I think this has to be one of the strangest radio choices spotify has served up yet. Starting a Brian Adams radio station (summer of 69) four tracks later and it's playing "Doctor Jones" by aqua. hummm Needless to say it was thumbs down. On a serious...

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  • I think this has to be one of the strangest radio choices spotify has served up yet. Starting a Brian Adams radio station (summer of 69) four tracks later and it's playing "Doctor Jones" by aqua. hum...
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Syncing playlist with premium trial

Hi all ! I'm what you could call "new " to spotify, and I was wondering if you could sync your playlists to use them offline with a Spotify Premium Trail account. If yes, will the playlist stay synced (ie: refreshed every time you add a song or go on...

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  • Hi all !   I'm what you could call "new " to spotify, and I was wondering if you could sync your playlists to use them offline with a Spotify Premium Trail account. If yes, will the playlist...
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Better guidelines and contracts with artists and publishers

I've complained about this before (see: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Strange-things-going-on-with-the-Spotify-database/m-p/487240#M56046 ) and I'm seriously getting irritated with songs or artists suddenly changing in de...

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  • I've complained about this before (see: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Strange-things-going-on-with-the-Spotify-database/m-p/487240#M56046 ) and I'm seriously getting i...
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"Spotify in Greece" is a joke.

Hi, I recently changed my account from British to Greek and noticed that 20% of the tracks in my playlists are unavailable. 1/5 of the tracks that my friends are sending me (from the UK and the US) are not available in Greece. It feels like I am usin...

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  • Hi,   I recently changed my account from British to Greek and noticed that 20% of the tracks in my playlists are unavailable. 1/5 of the tracks that my friends are sending me (from the UK an...
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mac osx 10.8.3 and spotify

Hi all, I am in my late sixties but to me spotify is the best thing to ever happen. I love my library and also the radio feature which allows me to drive every one mad while I search for new tunes. One of my grandchildren recently bought me a Nokia 5...

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  • ...ew tunes. One of my grandchildren recently bought me a Nokia 510 windows phone which I like very much. The only problem is that to run it from my mac book pro I need to download the windows app and t...
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Any news on Collection?

This was announced almost a year ago, and we desperately need it. Can anyone from the Spotify camp say if it's at least coming this year?

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  • This was announced almost a year ago, and we desperately need it. Can anyone from the Spotify camp say if it's at least coming this year?
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Tracks I only play in 'Private Session' are showing in my Top Tracks list!!!!

I'm quite shocked to see that the tracks I play in 'private session', so no-one knows how I have a secret penchant for some embarassingly uncool stuff, are showing in my 'Top Tracks' on my profile! I'm going to go as far as to say 'What the **bleep**...

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  • I'm quite shocked to see that the tracks I play in 'private session', so no-one knows how I have a secret penchant for some embarassingly uncool stuff, are showing in my 'Top Tracks' on my profile! I...
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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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  • 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 devi...
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Wrong Songs are being played

When i try to play Songs from the Album Urban (Various Artists – Urban) the Songs that are being played are the Wrong ones. For example My **bleep** from Micky Avalon is wrong and some others i tested as well. Could somebody from Spotify please look ...

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  • When i try to play Songs from the Album Urban (Various Artists – Urban) the Songs that are being played are the Wrong ones. For example My **bleep** from Micky Avalon is wrong and some others i tes...
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