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Solved!! 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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friend feed missing 1.0.55 update

Windows PC version (Desktop) friends feed is missing, friends feed went missing using version 1.0.55... friends feed was visiable at first but when i logged into spoity today *5/26/2017 its now suddenly gone missing, its showing none of my FB friends...

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  • Windows PC version (Desktop) friends feed is missing, friends feed went missing using version 1.0.55... friends feed was visiable at first but when i logged into spoity today *5/26/2017 its now sudde...
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issue connecting on desktop and android

Hi there, I'm a spotify premium user in ireland and have been having difficulty getting access to my account today. It's telling me it won't connect and can't open or play music, hope you can help. Kind regards, Cian

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  • Hi there,    I'm a spotify premium user in ireland and have been having difficulty getting access to my account today. It's telling me it won't connect and can't open or play music, hope ...
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Superuser Contribution Disable Spotify from Auto updating upon Startup

As title says, please add option to Disable Spotify from Auto updating upon Startup as it becomes annoying. Thanks

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  • As title says, please add option to Disable Spotify from Auto updating upon Startup as it becomes annoying.   Thanks
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Superuser Contribution Installation - again and again!

Hello there!Everytime I open Spotify on my laptop, using the direct access on the desktop, it says "installation program" ad shows the spotify icon on a box. It's annoying, because it's been istalled for a while, and also, it takes more time to start...

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  • Hello there! Everytime I open Spotify on my laptop, using the direct access on the desktop, it says "installation program" ad shows the spotify icon on a box. It's annoying, because it's been i...
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Solved!! Is Discover Weekly discontinued?

Hi there!I noticed Discover Weekly hasn't updated in weeks. I just read that two days ago the guy behind it left Spotify for Instagram (https://www.recode.net/2017/5/22/15674716/matthew-ogle-spotify-instagram-discover-weekly) so I wonder if this wond...

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  • Hi there! I noticed Discover Weekly hasn't updated in weeks. I just read that two days ago the guy behind it left Spotify for Instagram (https://www.recode.net/2017/5/22/15674716/matthew-ogle-spotif...
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Solved!! Spotify causes laptop crash

Hi,so, every time I use Mozilla Firefox and the Spotify app at the same time my laptop crashes (It just stops doing anything and reacting at all, sometimes there is a brrrr sound). I looked up the event viewer and there is a Kernel Power Problem ID 4...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, so, every time I use Mozilla Firefox and the Spotify app at the same time my laptop crashes (It just stops doing anything and reacting at all, sometimes there is a brrrr sound).  I looked ...
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Solved!! What happened to the repeat controls?

What the f*** was Spotify thinking? Restore the repeat controls now.Inexplicable. Stupid. Upsetting.

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  • What the f*** was Spotify thinking? Restore the repeat controls now. Inexplicable. Stupid. Upsetting.
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Music Jittering in Games

Keeps looping parts of my music when Im playing gamesVery annouying and Irritating

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  • Keeps looping parts of my music when Im playing games Very annouying and Irritating 
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Why the offline limit isn't great; it's horrible:

I see what they were trying to to do, however, it's not realistic when splitting the 9,999 limit between devices... When you have playlists that are based on genre or mood, that's when this limit becomes a hassel. Not that people will listen to 9 day...

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  • I see what they were trying to to do, however, it's not realistic when splitting the 9,999 limit between devices...  When you have playlists that are based on genre or mood, that's when this ...
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Activity not displaying

I will be using Spotify and listening to music without being on 'Private Session', but what I'm currently listening to is not displaying on my followers' 'Friend activity' bar. Instead my name is under 'More Friends'. How can I enable my followers to...

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  • I will be using Spotify and listening to music without being on 'Private Session', but what I'm currently listening to is not displaying on my followers' 'Friend activity' bar. Instead my name is und...
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Superuser Contribution Offline mode even though connected to WiFi

I have Spotify Premium account. However, recently I noticed that my spotify account on my laptop shows that spotify is on offline mode even though it's connected to the WiFi. My laptop is Acer Aspire S13 PLEASE HELP

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  • I have Spotify Premium account. However, recently I noticed that my spotify account on my laptop shows that spotify is on offline mode even though it's connected to the WiFi. My laptop is Acer Aspire...
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Does not show time

Hello! Today I found one bug. As you can see spotify does not show time when I liked songs. I appeared only today. Also i tried remove and add again the song, liking it one more time, but nothing happens. Thank you!

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello! Today I found one bug. As you can see spotify does not show time when I liked songs. I appeared only today. Also i tried remove and add again the song, liking it one more time, but nothing hap...
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Playing Songs Not on Playlist

I'm on Premium. I have a playlist and it keeps playing other songs from outside despite having AutoPlay off. I don't want to have to add more songs I don't want to it just to be able to listen without being distracted by other songs I don't want ther...

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  • I'm on Premium. I have a playlist and it keeps playing other songs from outside despite having AutoPlay off. I don't want to have to add more songs I don't want to it just to be able to listen withou...
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Solved!! Cannot download Spotify onto my computer

I recently had Spotify downloaded onto my computer but for the past few days when I tried to open it, it would say that it was not working and would not open. I deleted it from the computer and now I am trying to redownload it but it is telling me th...

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently had Spotify downloaded onto my computer but for the past few days when I tried to open it, it would say that it was not working and would not open. I deleted it from the computer and now I...
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Re: Inbox and messages

So spotify consider to integrate a whole new feature into the software where by we can send a song to a friends queue,then the spotify app will produce a notification,then we can either decide to accept or not accept the suggestion,then maybe play th...

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  • So spotify consider to integrate a whole new feature into the software where by we can send a song to a friends queue,then the spotify app will produce a notification,then we can either decide to acc...
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Re: Inbox and messages

As well as here on this forum. I've expressed my disatisfaction with spotify's disregard towards its customers by reviewing the spotify phone app negatively. I suggest others here do the same. The phone app reviews are considerably more public than t...

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  • As well as here  on this forum. I've expressed my disatisfaction with spotify's disregard towards its customers by reviewing the spotify phone app negatively. I suggest others here do the s...
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Discover weekly playlist update problem

This thing has been only updating once every 2 weeks, instead of 1 week, for the past 2 months. I figured it was a fluke at first, but now it seems constant. Why is it not called discover bi-weekly if you wont update it every week?

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  • This thing has been only updating once every 2 weeks, instead of 1 week, for the past 2 months. I figured it was a fluke at first, but now it seems constant. Why is it not called discover bi-weekly i...
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Can't delete my old spotify

Hi, In order to start a new spotify. I want to delete my old one. But I can't delete it. When I try it in the Program manager there is no error code. There is no task of spotify in the task manager. Can I delete it manual?

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  • Hi,   In order to start a new spotify. I want to delete my old one. But I can't delete it.   When I try it in the Program manager there is no error code.   There is no task of sp...
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SpotifySetup Infected with Malware According to VirusTotal

Hello,I recently wiped my hard drives and did a full reinstall of windows on my computer. I went to download Spotify and scanned it using VirusTotal (I scan everything just incase). It had a rating of 1/60 with the result being "Malware.Generic..."No...

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  • Hello, I recently wiped my hard drives and did a full reinstall of windows on my computer. I went to download Spotify and scanned it using VirusTotal (I scan everything just incase). It had a rating...
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Multiple Artists Jumbled Together

I've noticed this before, but I sometimes see that two artists with similar names are jumbled together. The latest example that I have encountered is for the artist "Keith". You get the 1967 rock artist plus a reggae artist together.

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  • I've noticed this before, but I sometimes see that two artists with similar names are jumbled together.  The latest example that I have encountered is for the artist "Keith".  You get the 1...
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