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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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Why won't Spotify import my playlist?

I have a folder of music on my laptop that I've had for years. I learned that you can upload the music folders on your laptop into playlists on Spotify through the desktop app version of Spotify by using local files. I tried that and the songs won't ...

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  • I have a folder of music on my laptop that I've had for years. I learned that you can upload the music folders on your laptop into playlists on Spotify through the desktop app version of Spotify by u...
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Issue with spotify working after loosing the premium subscription

PlanFree/PremiumCountry PortugalDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:i am reporting this to you, because my account of spotify when my premium subscription endend, started having this issues like it wont start and load any mus...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  Portugal Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: i am reporting this to you, because my account of spotify when my premium su...
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How do I Block / Hide artists w/ Premium on Android & Windows?

I saw in a news article that Spotify was getting this feature and it was slowlyl being rolled out. Articles said to click the 3 dot button and then Block / Hide. Its not there. I cannot seem to find it anywhere on the desktop app or on the Android ap...

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  •   I saw in a news article that Spotify was getting this feature and it was slowlyl being rolled out. Articles said to click the 3 dot button and then Block / Hide. Its not there. I cannot seem ...
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Solved!! Spotify not working on my desktop and web player

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Issue Hi, I have no idea why I can use spotify on my desktop, even web player isn't accessible for me. I've reinstalled spotify and restarted my computer multiple times. I've...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Issue  Hi, I have no idea why I can use spotify on my desktop, even web player isn't accessibl...
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Solved!! New User

Plan PremiumCountry USA Device (Desktop PC)Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue - I'm a fairly long time Pandora user and finally thought I would give Spotify a try (they offered a pretty good deal combining their Premium service with Hu...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA   Device (Desktop PC) Operating System (Windows 7)   My Question or Issue - I'm a fairly long time Pandora user and finally thought I wou...
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Solved!! Cant play any new songs from Spotify and Release Radar is blank

Plan and version info listed belowPlanFree/Premium Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Starting about a week ago My release radar would show that it is empty. If I go to play.spotify in my browser the songs ar...

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  •   Plan and version info listed below Plan Free/Premium   Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   Starting about a week a...
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Spotify status on Discord

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDevice(ASUS X540S)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI no longer see the Spotify status showing which song I'm listening to on my computer on Discord. It does work when I'm listening to Spotify from my phone though....

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  • Plan Free Country  Italy Device (ASUS X540S) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I no longer see the Spotify status showing which song I'm listening to on my co...
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[Windows] Spotify pauses / stops by itself every 1-2 second.

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows 10 desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps pausing 1-2 seconds after i press play.It won't play a song for more than 1-2 second before pausing itself.I have tried to sign out of all de...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows 10 desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps pausing 1-2 seconds after i press play. It won't play a song for...
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[Desktop] Shuffle in playlists can't be deactivated

How is it, that even though I have Spotify premium, I can't listen to a specific song through clicking on it in the desktop app (Windows 10)? When I double click on a song, another one starts. When I just hit play to start the playlist from top to bo...

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  • How is it, that even though I have Spotify premium, I can't listen to a specific song through clicking on it in the desktop app (Windows 10)? When I double click on a song, another one starts. When I...
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How do I split sessions between desktop and mobile?

PlanPremium CountryNorway Device(Motorola Moto G6 Plus) Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi! My question is how do I split sessions between my PC and my phone so that I can listen to one thing on desktop and another thi...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Norway   Device (Motorola Moto G6 Plus)   Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Hi! My question is ho...
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Spotify is skipping through all of my songs

PlanStudent PremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify is skipping though all of my songs on the playlist when I try to play a specific song or playlist. I will click on a song and it thinks about it for a few seconds then skip...

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  • Plan Student Premium Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  My spotify is skipping though all of my songs on the playlist when I try to play a specific song or playlist. I ...
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Solved!! I can't do anything on spotify.

So any playlist are just empty (also public playlist and playlist from other users).On the screenshot the app is in french but it says : 'Start adding some songs' (so the playlist is empty). I've tried a clean reinstall.I've tried to disable software...

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  • So any playlist are just empty (also public playlist and playlist from other users). On the screenshot the app is in french but it says : 'Start adding some songs' (so the playlist is empty). &nbsp...
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When I save music on my phone, it is not there when I use my PC.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PC with Windows 10 and Samsung S8 My Question or Issue When I save songs on my phone, I can later access them again under my saved songs, however the songs are not saved on my PC. When I save a song on my PC, it...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC with Windows 10 and Samsung S8     My Question or Issue     When I save songs on my phone, I can later access them ...
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Solved!! No puedo ver ninguna cancion de ninguna playlist.

No se requiere ninguna de la siguiente información. Sin embargo, cuanto más nos proporcione, más fácil será para nosotros intentarlo y ayudarlo.PlanGratis País ArgentinaDispositivoPCSistema operativoWindows 10 Mi pregunta o problema Hola quisiera sab...

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Solved!! Músicas indisponíveis

PlanFree/PremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 Desktop My Question or Issue Nenhuma música, online ou offline fica disponível para ouvir. Problema apenas na versão para computador (Windows 10). Uso normalmente no meu dispositivo móvel Android 5.1.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 10 Desktop   My Question or Issue  Nenhuma música, online ou offline fica disponível para ouvir. Problema apenas na versão para computador (...
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Cant play music and playlists suddenly became empty

PlanPremiumCountry ITDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Hi, i have a problem with the desktop app. It basically turned out to be useless due to this big bug (IMO): i cant play any music and all my playlists (either created by me a...

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  • Plan Premium Country  IT Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Hi, i have a problem with the desktop app. It basically turned out to be useless due to ...
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Songs not playing and open.spotify.com is unreachable

I am running the desktop version of spotify on Win10. Since about a week ago, I was unable to play any songs on spotify. When I click the play button, it just changes to the pause icon and nothing happens. Also my favorite songs list appears to be em...

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  •   I am running the desktop version of spotify on Win10. Since about a week ago, I was unable to play any songs on spotify. When I click the play button, it just changes to the pause icon and no...
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Solved!! i cant play nothing that isnt saved on my library

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue i cant play any song that isnt saved on my library. When i click on a song that isnt saved on my library the name of the song goes green but it ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  i cant play any song that isnt saved on my library. When i c...
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Solved!! This Playlist Currently Empty

PlanPremiumCountryID DeviceXiaomi Note 4Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue How did i can fix it?I dont know what happen with my spotify on windows 10

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  • Plan Premium Country ID   Device Xiaomi Note 4 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  How did i can fix it? I dont know what happen with my spotify on windows ...
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Spotify completly broke

PlanFreeCountry IrelandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue so today i opened spotify and i tried looking for a song but it was unable to play.. i went into the sys32/devices/etc and deleted the host ips.ive tried reinstalling...

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  •   Plan Free Country  Ireland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  so today i opened spotify and i tried looking for a song but it was unab...
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