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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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  • MattSuda
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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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Feed de amigos

Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas mesmo assim não funciona, alguém sabe como arrumar isso?

  • Casual Listener
  • Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas...
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Sound quality spotify free unacceptable

I know sound quality in free version is not the same as in the premium version and that's no problem, but it used to be fine to listen to. Now when I got back from premium to free, it's just not acceptable to listen to. it's worse than listening to y...

  • Newbie
  • I know sound quality in free version is not the same as in the premium version and that's no problem, but it used to be fine to listen to. Now when I got back from premium to free, it's just not acce...
  • Sebasty
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Playlists not syncing on all devices.

Hello all,I use spotify on three devices my Home Desktop, Work Desktop, and android phone. I recently bought a physical copy of darn and put the tracks as files on my Home Desktop, I then created a playlist using my local darn files and was able to s...

  • Newbie
  • Hello all, I use spotify on three devices my Home Desktop, Work Desktop, and android phone. I recently bought a physical copy of darn and put the tracks as files on my Home Desktop, I then created a...
  • MattSuda
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LOCAL FILES

I CAN'T DOWNLOAD THE LOCAL FILED OF MY DESKTOP VERSION IN MY ANDROID DEVICE, ALTHOUGHT I FOLLOWED ALL STEPS, AND EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY HOW THEY TELL US TO BE.

  • Newbie
  • I CAN'T DOWNLOAD THE LOCAL FILED OF MY DESKTOP VERSION IN MY ANDROID DEVICE, ALTHOUGHT I FOLLOWED ALL STEPS, AND EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY HOW THEY TELL US TO BE.
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Local Files

Topic: Raising awareness for the lack of basic functionality asssociated with adding personal files to the local files tab in spotify application. I'm getting really tired of spotify developers skipping over basic functionality. I keep trying to add ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Topic: Raising awareness for the lack of basic functionality asssociated with adding personal files to the local files tab in spotify application.   I'm getting really tired of spotify develop...
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Como filtrar músicas + ouvidas/seguidas?

Só consigo filtrar se eu procurar algum nome, nunca achei essa opção de filtrar pelas musicas mais ouvidas ou seguidas que é um dos tipos de filtros mais uteis para encontrar as melhores musicas de minha preferencia, e n ficar procurando no youtube e...

  • Newbie
  • Só consigo filtrar se eu procurar algum nome, nunca achei essa opção de filtrar pelas musicas mais ouvidas ou seguidas que é um dos tipos de filtros mais uteis para encontrar as melhores musicas de m...
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Starred playlist disappeared

My starred playlist just completely wiped. It is 7200 songs long. Please tell me what has happened and how I get these songs back. If I can't recover it, it's the last straw for me.

  • Gig Goer
  • My starred playlist just completely wiped. It is 7200 songs long. Please tell me what has happened and how I get these songs back. If I can't recover it, it's the last straw for me.
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Adding to playlist not work

Hi! Adding songs to playlist has something strange. Now it adds "whole catalogue" randomly, not only album songs chosen. Also info about duplicates that should not be. How to solve this ? After alltime search add que it would be easier to pick up son...

  • Roadie
  • Hi! Adding songs to playlist has something strange. Now it adds "whole catalogue" randomly, not only album songs chosen. Also info about duplicates that should not be. How to solve this ? After allti...
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Spotify Shuffle not using the whole library

I have a library of several hundred songs and like to play from my entire library using the shuffle feature. Recently I've noticed that I don't hear much from the older songs in my library and all the shuffle lists start from the most recently added ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a library of several hundred songs and like to play from my entire library using the shuffle feature. Recently I've noticed that I don't hear much from the older songs in my library and all th...
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Solved!! Spotify free does listen only the first song about an album

Why do I with Spotify Free I do the reaserch of the artist Feist and the album "pleasure", i listen the first song of the album and then i Listen one for one all the album of bianca atzei that i listened months ago?If i would listen the second song o...

  • Newbie
  • Why do I with Spotify Free I do the reaserch of the artist Feist and the album "pleasure", i listen the first song of the album and then i Listen one for one all the album of bianca atzei that i list...
  • Sebasty
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Choppy Play on Windows desktop

Ive downloaded all the tracks in spotify on my Windows desktop but during playback it is very choppy. What should i do? I dont get this issue with other music players.

  • Visitor
  • Ive downloaded all the tracks in spotify on my Windows desktop but during playback it is very choppy. What should i do? I dont get this issue with other music players.
  • Sebasty
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Picture and text size in full screen mode

I dont understand the behaviour of the zoom function in full screen mode. I use separate monitor for Spotify and I look at it from some distance, so I need bigger font size, so I can read the artist and song name. When I zoom in, the text is bigger, ...

  • Newbie
  • I dont understand the behaviour of the zoom function in full screen mode. I use separate monitor for Spotify and I look at it from some distance, so I need bigger font size, so I can r...
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Solved!! minimize shortcut alt + space + n doesnt work

Hi team, windows uses the combination alt + space + n to minimize the window, unfortunately this doesnt work on spotify application for windows 7. (i am getting what you see in the attachment instead of minimizing the window instantly)is there any ot...

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  • Hi team, windows uses the combination alt + space + n to minimize the window, unfortunately this doesnt work on spotify application for windows 7. (i am getting what you see in the attachment instead...
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Random switching of playback device

Hello, I recently started getting an issue with my songs stopping on my desktop and then starting to play on my phone which is charging right next to my computer. This happens a couple times a day and it's very annoying. Possibly worth mentioning it ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I recently started getting an issue with my songs stopping on my desktop and then starting to play on my phone which is charging right next to my computer. This happens a couple times a day an...
  • Sebasty
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Release Notes - Spotify for Desktop (0.9.0.133)

What's new in this version (0.9.0.133): Fixed internal issues that were causing interruptions these last couple of days More information The last couple of days our service has seen some unexpected interruptions. This release should alleviate most of...

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  • What's new in this version (0.9.0.133): Fixed internal issues that were causing interruptions these last couple of days More information The last couple of days our service has seen some un...
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Constantly skipping songs

All of a sudden today on my windows desktop, my Spotify app won't work. It won't play any song it just constantly skips through songs... Please help.

  • Casual Listener
  • All of a sudden today on my windows desktop, my Spotify app won't work. It won't play any song it just constantly skips through songs... Please help.
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Fast Forward problem - doesnt skip to actual spot

When is fast forward on the timeline it actually doesnt forward to the sport where it should be. For example I fast forward to second 20 (displayed) but the song starts playing at like the 15s. Or when I skip fast to multiple spots on the timeline(So...

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  •  When is fast forward on the timeline it actually doesnt forward to the sport where it should be. For example I fast forward to second 20 (displayed) but the song starts playing at like the 15s....
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Cant Download Spotify again. Error code 17

Hi hope you are well, please could you help me with an Error i have had for sometime on this laptop i have. I habe a Hp windows 7 laptop by the way. I used to have Spotify installed when it was windows xp or what ever earlier version it was. Spotify ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi hope you are well, please could you help me with an Error i have had for sometime on this laptop i have. I habe a Hp windows 7 laptop by the way. I used to have Spotify installed when it was windo...
  • courtylad
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Cant's play the current song error (new update)

Hello, I have Spotify Premium and one of my main uses is at work, yesterday my app updated and now everytime a song its about to end it gives me the error "Cant' play the current song"is not very practical to have to change song every 2 minutes when ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I have Spotify Premium and one of my main uses is at work, yesterday my app updated and now everytime a song its about to end it gives me the error "Cant' play the current s...
  • Il_Blanco
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Discover tab not displaying, Just overview tab again

When I booted up spotify this morning my discover tab (which is where I tend to find most of the music I listen to during the day) has been replaced with the overview tab again. Look I get that a lot of people like Drake. Just because I don't doesn't...

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  • When I booted up spotify this morning my discover tab (which is where I tend to find most of the music I listen to during the day) has been replaced with the overview tab again. Look I get that a lot...
  • brudy
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