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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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Library - Songs?? Like instead of Adding?

PlanPremiumDeviceMicrosoft SurfaceOperating SystemWindows 10 Is there no longer the option to view my entire library of songs on the desktop app? I can only see my "Liked Songs" under my library on the desktop app but I don't really use the "Like" fu...

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  • Plan Premium Device Microsoft Surface Operating System Windows 10   Is there no longer the option to view my entire library of songs on the desktop app? I can only see my "Liked Songs" un...
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Xbox Game Bar does not work with local files and Spotify

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceHp Probook 650Operating SystemWinows 10 It seems that whenever I try to play some local files I have on my computer through spotify on the xbox game bar, pressing the play button causes the files to play, but the pau...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device Hp Probook 650 Operating System Winows 10   It seems that whenever I try to play some local files I have on my computer through spotify on the xbo...
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Webplayer Bug: Track Rotation Locked when in Radio Mode

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueSo I've had a few complaints recently with the June Update that took away basic features, and I realize those were for some reason done intentionally by Spotify. This new Issue I...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Issue So I've had a few complaints recently with the June Update that took away basic features, and I realiz...
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Resizing bug still not fixed

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueResizing is bugged for a long time. It doesn't correctly adjust to window size.Issue doesn't happen on default font size (ctrl +, ctrl - option) but I like to use smaller sizes then it bugs. Turn...

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  • Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Resizing is bugged for a long time. It doesn't correctly adjust to window size. Issue doesn't happen on default font size (ctr...
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Windows application is a mess

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe desktop application takes too long to load at start-up. When I open it in a two-monitor environment, the application may open in the second monitor, as expected, but it appears in the task...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The desktop application takes too long to load at start-up. When I open it in a two-monitor environment, the application may...
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Some podcasts do not play

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicOperating SystemWindows 10, Linux My Question or IssueHey everyone.Lately I am having trouble playing some podcasts I enjoyed. This does not apply to all podcasts (some work perfectly fine). In some cases (e.g. BBC In ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Operating System Windows 10, Linux   My Question or Issue Hey everyone. Lately I am having trouble playing some podcasts I enjoyed. This does not app...
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Make playlist from list of spotify URLs?

Hi, I have a list of songs of the sort spotify:track:0nz0FEStO9IQa71EtvHakRspotify:track:3xP7VffVytJwLqE6hVD34fspotify:track:3z9Ki7O6EitmosgzbJaNi7spotify:track:5HdZlxV7Tilqq63ncP7RZBspotify:track:4pglPjZaWoRV6ToDITn6DAIs it possible to add them all ...

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  • Hi, I have a list of songs of the sort   spotify:track:0nz0FEStO9IQa71EtvHakR spotify:track:3xP7VffVytJwLqE6hVD34f spotify:track:3z9Ki7O6EitmosgzbJaNi7 spotify:track:5HdZlxV7Tilqq63ncP7RZB ...
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Solved!! Music problem in grey and does not work

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, recently I wanted to listen to OST of a game and then I access the playlist is most of the music was gray and I couldn't listen to them and on my iphone XS...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, recently I wanted to listen to OST of a game and then I access the playlist is ...
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2 problems when playing spotify from PC to an echo dot alexa

Hi. Got 2 problems when I use spotify from a W7 PC to an echo dot. -taskbar icon doesn't show artist/song info while playing. (see attach) -can't change the playlist while playing music in the echo dot via PC. I have to stop current song and then swi...

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  • Hi.   Got 2 problems when I use spotify from a W7 PC to an echo dot.   -taskbar icon doesn't show artist/song info while playing. (see attach)   -can't change the playlist while ...
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Spotify Connect is stuck

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop PC, iPhone 7Plus , iPadOperating SystemiOS12 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueMy PC only partially recognizes my mobile devices.But every time I open Spotify he shows me the same song that is played by my PC. Althou...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop PC, iPhone 7Plus , iPad Operating System iOS12 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue My PC only partially recognizes my mobile devices. But ...
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Superuser Contribution Library View - Artists

My Question or Issue.. hi - i've recently started having problems with my Spotify Library. This issue effects all platforms: Windows, Browser and Android. When I choose the 'Your Library: Artist View' I only get a partial list of the Artists in my Li...

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  • My Question or Issue..   hi - i've recently started having problems with my Spotify Library. This issue effects all platforms: Windows, Browser and Android. When I choose the 'Your Library: Ar...
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Clicking artist cover takes you to wrong song when listing alphabetically

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows Desktop (happens on various models including a custom built desktop Dell laptop and HP laptop).Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhile sorting my playlists alphabetically I can't click the artist cover ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Windows Desktop (happens on various models including a custom built desktop Dell laptop and HP laptop). Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or...
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Podcasts disappearing from followed list

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHuawei p20 liteOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome of the podcasts I follow have disappeared from my podcasts page

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Huawei p20 lite Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some of the podcasts I follow have disappeared from my podcasts pa...
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Can't listen any music

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDon't know why, my spotify doesn't load any playlist or music for some reason, it shows, the playlists are empty, but i don't think so that, the USA TOP50 is empty. Any c...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Don't know why, my spotify doesn't load any playlist or music for some reason, it shows, the p...
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Move playlist in which song is active?

Hello, I would like to know is there a way or option to move your playlist automatically or manually to song that is playing right now? I have multiple playlists that have somecases couple hundred songs, and it's irritating to scrolling up and down a...

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  • Hello,   I would like to know is there a way or option to move your playlist automatically or manually to song that is playing right now?   I have multiple playlists that have somecases...
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Connected apps (Lastfm, Discord) no longer working

This hasn't been working for weeks and it's been driving me insane. Discord randomly stopped showing what I'm listening to and Lastfm randomly stopped scrobbling. There's a tempoary solution to deleting Spotify again then redownloading but it stops w...

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  • This hasn't been working for weeks and it's been driving me insane. Discord randomly stopped showing what I'm listening to and Lastfm randomly stopped scrobbling. There's a tempoary solution to delet...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Status on Discord won't update

Whenever I'm playing a song on Spotify, and the song ends and switches to another, the Discord status that says "Listening to Spotify" will not update to the current song, and will display the previous song that had already ended, unless I'm tabbed o...

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  • Whenever I'm playing a song on Spotify, and the song ends and switches to another, the Discord status that says "Listening to Spotify" will not update to the current song, and will display the previo...
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unable to make playlist as public

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello, I'm unable to set my playlists as public. By default, Spotify says it's public, but in menu of each playlist, I don't have the option "make public/private".I tried t...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I'm unable to set my playlists as public. By default, Spotify says it's public, but in menu of e...
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My Artists tab is empty

Plan: PremiumCountry: Bulgaria Device: PCOperating System: Windows 10 Hello everyone, recently I noticed that my Artists tab on my desktop app is empty. When I click on it it prompts me to go to Browse to find "amazing artists", when I have hundreds ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Bulgaria   Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   Hello everyone, recently I noticed that my Artists tab on my desktop app is empty. When...
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