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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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Spotify won't even start.

When I click on the icon, it just loads for a few seconds, then shows this pop-up.:And then that's it. What can I do?

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  • When I click on the icon, it just loads for a few seconds, then shows this pop-up.: And then that's it. What can I do?
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offline sync

So I've been having some issues with the offline sync. I have two songs from my local files on my desktop. I put them in playlists and they work fine on my desktop, of course. But I can't figure out how to do the offline sync on my desktop/iPad so I'...

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  • So I've been having some issues with the offline sync. I have two songs from my local files on my desktop. I put them in playlists and they work fine on my desktop, of course. But I can't figure out ...
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Re: Inbox and messages

@chnuebli I'm testing Deezer as well. How do you search for a specific Deezer user? I found the followers search box in the feed section, but entering their user name or email address doesn't return any results. Their help section says you will get a...

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  • @chnuebli I'm testing Deezer as well. How do you search for a specific Deezer user? I found the followers search box in the feed section, but entering their user name or email address doesn't re...
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Button For Settings doesnt work!

Hi!I got a problem with the Button where the Username is at!I cant click the Profil Button or the Arrow to get to the Settings!I can use the Search but if i Click on these two it will do nothing if i double-click it will just go in fullscreen i got t...

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  • Hi! I got a problem with the Button where the Username is at! I cant click the Profil Button or the Arrow to get to the Settings! I can use the Search but if i Click on these two it will do nothin...
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New update has broken albums

Just did a new update a few minutes ago. (3/24/2017) The update seems to have completely broken the ability to play a specific track off of an album. Any time I select a track from an album in my library, it will only play the first track on the albu...

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  • Just did a new update a few minutes ago. (3/24/2017)  The update seems to have completely broken the ability to play a specific track off of an album. Any time I select a track from an album in...
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Spotify desktop app

im having an issue with my desktop app of spotify my account works and i can login from my other devices and play songs but when i open spotify app on my computer it just stays black tried re-intsalling /restarting and ending task processes and tree ...

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  • im having an issue with my desktop app of spotify my account works and i can login from my other devices and play songs but when i open spotify app on my computer it just stays black tried re-intsall...
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"Installing" Spotify clears my last 'rememered' song and also playlist.

If I quit the Windows Spotify app, then restart it, it remembers what song I was listening to, and I can click on the Play button to resume listening to that track, and also whatever playlist I was listening to, for example a list of albums in the sa...

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  • If I quit the Windows Spotify app, then restart it, it remembers what song I was listening to, and I can click on the Play button to resume listening to that track, and also whatever playlist I was l...
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New update causes first track in the list to play when I select a different track in that list

I'm usining Windows 10 on a lenovo laptop and when I updated Spotify it caused the first track in the album or playlist that I am trying to listen from to play when I select a latter track. No matter which song I select it always plays the first trac...

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  • I'm usining Windows 10 on a lenovo laptop and when I updated Spotify it caused the first track in the album or playlist that I am trying to listen from to play when I select a latter track. No matter...
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goodbye spotify

It was a good time, but I only might come back, if you enable private messaging at a usefull level and no other music streaming service gives this feature.

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  • It was a good time, but I only might come back, if you enable private messaging at a usefull level and no other music streaming service gives this feature.
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Solved!! Spotify always starts with first song in artists list.

Hi,i have the following problem with the desktop version of spotify (win 10):I prefer using the 'Artists' category instead of playlists. Earlier I could choose any song in the list of a artist I saved, but since a few hours this is not possible any m...

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  • Hi, i have the following problem with the desktop version of spotify (win 10): I prefer using the 'Artists' category instead of playlists. Earlier I could choose any song in the list of a artist&nb...
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Solved!! Can't send songs to anyone?

I am unable to send songs to anyone on Facebook or Spotify. It's not that I'm typing their name in and seeing no results, but that the option to send a song to an individual person has been removed entirely, replaced instead by the option to "Post to...

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  • I am unable to send songs to anyone on Facebook or Spotify. It's not that I'm typing their name in and seeing no results, but that the option to send a song to an individual person has been removed e...
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Re: Inbox and messages

I am on a Deezer test month now. Imported all playlists from Spotify with Spotizr. I can send music to another Deezer user but without a note and notification comes through email. The random flow is great so far. You can dislike a song and it will ne...

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  • I am on a Deezer test month now. Imported all playlists from Spotify with Spotizr. I can send music to another Deezer user but without a note and notification comes through email. The random flow is ...
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The play button plays the first song, not the chosen one

Hello i have spotify on windows 10 and 2 days ago when i try to play song (eg. 5th on list) it plays first one - all times in all lists (artist view, album, playlist).Reinstall spotify didn't help i can switch song using next/prev buttons but is not ...

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  • Hello i have spotify on windows 10 and 2 days ago when i try to play song (eg. 5th on list) it plays first one - all times in all lists (artist view, album, playlist). Reinstall spotify didn't ...
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Searching for Artist: often does not list all albums of the artist.

Here's an example search that shows that (often) not all albums are listed after I search for an artist's album: Search for: lars-erik larsson, click on "Albums". The result now shows 13 albums of Lars-Erik Larsson. This is only a subset however of a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Here's an example search that shows that (often) not all albums are listed after I search for an artist's album:   Search for:  lars-erik larsson, click on "Albums". The result now shows ...
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Minimizing Data Usage

I'm not clear on how Spotify works and the difference between a "local" song and songs that have been "synched". I want to minimize data avausage when I'm not on wifi. Clearly listening to Spotify Radio consumes data - I get that. Once I've got a pla...

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  • I'm not clear on how Spotify works and the difference between a "local" song and songs that have been "synched".  I want to minimize data avausage when I'm not on wifi.    Clearly ...
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lyrics

how can I get the lyrics of spotify in windows ,I found musixmatch is no use for it.

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  • how can I get the lyrics of spotify in windows ,I found musixmatch is no use for it.
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No Album images

Every time i open spotify and go to my bands that i want to listen to i don't see at all any image just this... Anyone can help me ?

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  • Every time i open spotify and go to my bands that i want to listen to i don't see at all any image just this...  Anyone can help me ?    
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Re: Inbox and messages

@zartouf wrote:@ @Lorenzo_NGG Copy that ! I'll will be back IF and only IF they restore all the data destroyed and manage to upgrade the social tool.Until that, i'll test Deezer. I'm ready for this. I'm too angry against Spotify to continue to give t...

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  • @zartouf wrote: @ @Lorenzo_NGG Copy that ! I'll will be back IF and only IF they restore all the data destroyed and manage to upgrade the social tool. Until that, i'll test Deezer. I'm ready for...
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Re: Inbox and messages

@ Lorenzo_NGG Copy that ! I'll will be back IF and only IF they restore all the data destroyed and manage to upgrade the social tool.Until that, i'll test Deezer. I'm ready for this. I'm too angry against Spotify to continue to give them my money.

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  • @ Lorenzo_NGG Copy that ! I'll will be back IF and only IF they restore all the data destroyed and manage to upgrade the social tool. Until that, i'll test Deezer. I'm ready for this. I'm too angr...
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Re: Inbox and messages

@zartoufA good service...If you can deal with the lack of queue management and gapless playback on ios and android and, last but notleast, a web interface that is not really top-notch and other minor issues...

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  • @zartouf A good service...If you can deal with the lack of queue management and gapless playback on ios and android and, last but notleast, a web interface that is not really top-notch and other min...
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