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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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Solved!! Me aparece pantalla en Negro

Hola, Me aparece la pantalla en negro y no veo nada...Cuando pasa el ratón por la pantalla que está en negro parece se ve que la App esta abierta, pero simplemente no se ve en la pantalla... ALguna solucion? He probado a desinstalar y varias cosas ma...

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  • Hola,    Me aparece la pantalla en negro y no veo nada... Cuando pasa el ratón por la pantalla que está en negro parece se ve que la App esta abierta, pero simplemente no se ve en la pan...
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Songs not available on desktop version...but they are on the mobile app?

This week I noticed there were a lot more grayed out tracks than usual in the New Music Tuesday playlist. When I tried to play those tracks, I would get the message "This track is currently not available in the United States," etc. I would have assum...

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  • This week I noticed there were a lot more grayed out tracks than usual in the New Music Tuesday playlist. When I tried to play those tracks, I would get the message "This track is currently not avail...
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Offline mode not working on PC after changing the storage location from (C): to (D):

Hello there,I changed the storage location for Spotify library in the settings of Spotify program. I changed it from my (C): drive (which is SSD) to (D): (which is HDD). I restarted Spotify. After that I noticed when I looked at folder sizes that not...

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  • Hello there, I changed the storage location for Spotify library in the settings of Spotify program. I changed it from my (C): drive (which is SSD) to (D): (which is HDD). I restarted Spotify. After ...
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Spotify Skipping then Stops

Sometimes I will skip a song then it'll skip everysong for about 5 seconds in the playlist or album until it comes to a stop. I can't play the next song, play previous song, change the time, play a new playlist or album. The same thing happens on mob...

  • Newbie
  • Sometimes I will skip a song then it'll skip everysong for about 5 seconds in the playlist or album until it comes to a stop. I can't play the next song, play previous song, change the time, play a n...
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Solved!! App not working correctly. Coloured blocks obscuring view since Spotlight effect update.

Anyone know when an update to resolve this is happening? Have reinstalled the app. Windows 10. Noticed this has been happening since that visual "spotlight" effect was introduced.

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  •   Anyone know when an update to resolve this is happening? Have reinstalled the app. Windows 10. Noticed this has been happening since that visual "spotlight" effect was introduced. &nbs...
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PLEASE tell me I can custom sort my playlists???

Hi y'all, i am going crazy trying to find a way to sort my playlist. Am using window desktop (was on the online one) now, got it hoping to be albe to have some control over the lists. Not possible?? Seems you can ONLY sort Alpahbetically (huh? who ca...

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  • Hi y'all, i am going crazy trying to find a way to sort my playlist.  Am using window desktop (was on the online one) now, got it hoping to be albe to have some control over the lists.  Not...
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Spotify not playing any track, just keeps jumping around... Help!

When I click play on my playlist, it just jumps around to different tracks, but doesn't play anything at all. The timer doesn't move from 0:00 at all. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify. I have tried to play with Shuffle both on and off. Plea...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I click play on my playlist, it just jumps around to different tracks, but doesn't play anything at all. The timer doesn't move from 0:00 at all. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify. I ha...
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Once making a play list, what cause some of the songs to fade out and not play?

Guess I'll re-type my question. Once making a play list, and downloading each song, what makes some of the songs kinda fade out, and not play?

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  • Guess I'll re-type my question. Once making a play list, and downloading each song, what makes some of the songs kinda fade out, and not play?
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Graphical issue with maximized window

Maximizing the spotify window on desktop will cause the bottom play bar to align incorrectly under certain circumstances. This only happens when dragging the window to the top of the screen to maximize. I have attached a link to a gif in order to mor...

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  • Maximizing the spotify window on desktop will cause the bottom play bar to align incorrectly under certain circumstances. This only happens when dragging the window to the top of the screen to maximi...
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Option to prevent repeats

The Spotify system is determinedly programmed to always give you the repeats that you do not want-- However there are easy "user programming fixes" that work to prevent the repeats that you do not want. And the resulting Spotify music is worth everyt...

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  • The Spotify system is determinedly programmed to always give you the repeats that you do not want-- However there are easy "user programming fixes" that work to prevent the repeats that you do not wa...
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Lighter-weight Spotify Desktop App?

Spotify is great, but for whatever reason, it seems to be causing my (Windows 10) computer problems. It's okay if I use it for a short amount of time, but if I forget to close it, I run into problems. It's probably more my computer than the applicati...

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify is great, but for whatever reason, it seems to be causing my (Windows 10) computer problems. It's okay if I use it for a short amount of time, but if I forget to close it, I run into pro...
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Spotify unable to connect to sonos on windows PC

Hi Seen loads of threads on this, re-authorize a/c, reset or switch off VPN, re-install etc etc none work on my PC (andriod phone perfect!) I get a blue dot over the devices icon at bottom of app ( i always thought this was a green dot??) Anyone got ...

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  • Hi   Seen loads of threads on this, re-authorize a/c, reset or switch off VPN, re-install etc etc none work on my PC (andriod phone perfect!) I get a blue dot over the devices icon at bottom o...
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Solved!! Desktop Spotify plays no sound.

My desktop version of Spotify (Free) doesn't play any sound anymore, neither in the ads nor the player itself, although the bar progresses as if there was music playing. Everything I get when clicking on Play is one very short high-pitched sound, and...

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  • My desktop version of Spotify (Free) doesn't play any sound anymore, neither in the ads nor the player itself, although the bar progresses as if there was music playing. Everything I get when clickin...
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Solved!! Can't play current song

This keeps popping up for nearly every song I play. Sometimes the song pauses half way and this message appears. I've tried installing and re-installing spotify then restarting my computer but it didn't work. This makes spotify on pc virtually useles...

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  • This keeps popping up for nearly every song I play. Sometimes the song pauses half way and this message appears. I've tried installing and re-installing spotify then restarting my computer but it did...
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Can no longer change the order of playlists (not songs) on Windows 10

I can no longer change the order of playlists (not songs) on Windows 10Up until today I could always drag the order of my playlists and folders and all of a sudden they are locked. Is there a way they might have been frozen with a smart key or someth...

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  • I can no longer change the order of playlists (not songs) on Windows 10 Up until today I could always drag the order of my playlists and folders and all of a sudden they are locked. Is there a way t...
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Solved!! Spotify (windows desktop): new version has window animation that won't turn off.

My [Windows Desktop] Spotify updated the other day, now version 1.0.66.478.g1296534d. Now the main window has some sort of background animation that prevents me from reading anything on the window. It is really irritating because I like to keep it up...

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  • My [Windows Desktop] Spotify updated the other day, now version 1.0.66.478.g1296534d.   Now the main window has some sort of background animation that prevents me from reading anything on...
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No Results Found when searching full artist name

If I type in an artist's full name in lower case I receive a "No Results Found" error message. If I leave off just one letter at the end I get plenty of results that match correctly. If I type the case in correctly the artist does show up. This is no...

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  • If I type in an artist's full name in lower case I receive a "No Results Found" error message. If I leave off just one letter at the end I get plenty of results that match correctly. If I type the ca...
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Song Radio Glitch if you thumbs down and then seek

Scenario:Using windows spotify app playing music from a song radio with the song list of the song radio station displayed.Steps:Thumbs down song/s to remove them from the radioThen seek position in the currently playing song and the removed songs re ...

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  • Scenario: Using windows spotify app playing music from a song radio with the song list of the song radio station displayed. Steps: Thumbs down song/s to remove them from the radio Then ...
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Como resolver Error 2

Recetemente instalei o app do Spotify para o desktop do windows 10, mas aparece a seguinte msg depois que tento fazer o login "Service is temporarily unavialable, please try again later. (ERROR code:2).Já desintalei e instalei de novo, reiniciei o pc...

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  • Recetemente instalei o app do Spotify para o desktop do windows 10, mas aparece a seguinte msg depois que tento fazer o login "Service is temporarily unavialable, please try again later. (ERROR code:...
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how do i have songs play with associated video or current artist artwork, like groove

I'm coming to spotify from having always been on zune -> xbox music -> groove music subscription. One of the best features of the groove music app both on desktop and xbox was that you could select option to enable playback of song associated music v...

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  • I'm coming to spotify from having always been on zune -> xbox music -> groove music subscription. One of the best features of the groove music app both on desktop and xbox was that you could se...
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