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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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Songs no longer avaliable in Spotify

Hi, i have a large collection of songs divided into playlists sorted in genres. The other day, i noticed something really alarming when i wanted to listen to one of my alltime favorite songs and it was now gone! Problem is, i can`t remember neither a...

  • Roadie
  • Hi, i have a large collection of songs divided into playlists sorted in genres. The other day, i noticed something really alarming when i wanted to listen to one of my alltime favorite songs and it w...
  • mlor
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play the selected song

Hi guys, For now 1 week, I cannot choose a song on a saved album, Spotify will just play another one, I have to scroll to the next and next and next to find the one I wanted. It's not happening on my playlists, just the saved albums. I just can't pla...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi guys,     For now 1 week, I cannot choose a song on a saved album, Spotify will just play another one, I have to scroll to the next and next and next to find the one I wanted.  ...
  • Maria_B
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New Website Update Is Terrible.

For some reason the new spotify website seems to have a lot lag and the songs are very choppy and seem to stop and go randomly. I know it's not my internet. But apart from that the new layout is visually unpleasing to me. I hope they change it back.

  • Newbie
  • For some reason the new spotify website seems to have a lot lag and the songs are very choppy and seem to stop and go randomly. I know it's not my internet. But apart from that the new layout is visu...
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Visit "Browse Tab" of another country

Spotify has a section called Browse. When I go to this section I have some custom playlists directed to my country (like top artists, pop music here, etc). How can I view this section directed to another country that is not mine? For example know mor...

  • Newbie
  • Spotify has a section called Browse. When I go to this section I have some custom playlists directed to my country (like top artists, pop music here, etc). How can I view this section directed to ano...
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Windows desktop player no longer shows connected devices. Spotify Connect icon greyed out.

The spotify connect icon on the bottom right of the Windows desktop Spotify player is greyed out, no longer showing connected and available devices. I typically stream to a Marantz Spotify enabled receiver and have verified that the Marantz can still...

  • Newbie
  • The spotify connect icon on the bottom right of the Windows desktop Spotify player is greyed out, no longer showing connected and available devices.  I typically stream to a Marantz Spotify enab...
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Tracks not playing on app for Windows 10 laptop

I have just downloaded the Spotify app for my laptop. I use the app on my Iphone every day and I am a premium user. However when I try to play playlists on the app for my laptop no songs play and it skips every song in a loop. When I come to play a s...

  • Newbie
  • I have just downloaded the Spotify app for my laptop. I use the app on my Iphone every day and I am a premium user. However when I try to play playlists on the app for my laptop no songs pl...
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Sharing what I listen to on Facebook

So recently I noticed when I share a song to my Facebook timeline, It is only showing up when I view my timeline on the mobile app. If I am viewing my profile from my laptop, the post is not there. To make matters more confusing, when I look at my ac...

  • Newbie
  • So recently I noticed when I share a song to my Facebook timeline, It is only showing up when I view my timeline on the mobile app. If I am viewing my profile from my laptop, the post is not the...
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Solved!! Cant download songs

Hello, recently I have bought a new HD and I have not been able to download my songs, am I doing something wrong? I do not find the download button, and yes, I have logged out and in, I only have 2 devices, and I am not anywhere near 3,333 songs.By t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, recently I have bought a new HD and I have not been able to download my songs, am I doing something wrong? I do not find the download button, and yes, I have logged out and in, I only have 2 d...
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Cannot open or uninstall / reinstall Spotify. Windows 10.

Laptop runs seamlessly otherwise. I do not understand how Spotify could get so "hung up". Purchased Premium account via Android, but CANNOT RUN SPOTIFY ON LAPTOP. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. ~Greg

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  • Laptop runs seamlessly otherwise.   I do not understand how Spotify could get so "hung up".    Purchased Premium account via Android, but CANNOT RUN SPOTIFY ON LAPTOP.     &n...
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Can't remove a song in 'My Music' since 2014

Hi there, Tomorrow 3 years ago, I have added a song to my music. But tomorrow 3 years ago, I am also trying to remove it from My Music. This song just will not go away, I have tried everything. As you can see it is unchecked but it is still there. It...

  • Visitor
  •   Hi there,   Tomorrow 3 years ago, I have added a song to my music. But tomorrow 3 years ago, I am also trying to remove it from My Music. This song just will not go away, I have tried ...
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Spotify not syncing multiple devices

Spotify on my phone and pc are operating independently while logged onto the same account, not allowing controls to work from one device to the other

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  • Spotify on my phone and pc are operating independently while logged onto the same account, not allowing controls to work from one device to the other
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All tracks unavailable

Good afternoon, I am trying to listen music in the pc but when I select any song it appears unavailable and asks me to uploaded from the pc if I have the file. In my phone I can use Spotify without problems. How can I solve this issue? Thank you very...

  • Visitor
  • Good afternoon,   I am trying to listen music in the pc but when I select any song it appears unavailable and asks me to uploaded from the pc if I have the file. In my phone I can use Spotify ...
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How to save a search queue

I searched for some music, clicked "play" on the first song from search results, selected "shuffle play"I listened for a while, I liked it. Now I want to play something else. But I have a queue I want to save and listen to it later. How can I do it?h...

  • Casual Listener
  • I searched for some music, clicked "play" on the first song from search results, selected "shuffle play" I listened for a while, I liked it. Now I want to play something else. But I have a q...
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Solved!! Playlists not shuffling

Shuffle function isn't working on my playlists, no matter when I turn it off and then on again, close spotify and reboot I get the same result. Happens as well on my iPhone 6. Any ideas or is it a bug?

  • Casual Listener
  • Shuffle function isn't working on my playlists, no matter when I turn it off and then on again, close spotify and reboot I get the same result. Happens as well on my iPhone 6. Any ideas or is it a bu...
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can´t use my dektop spotfy app

On my desktop app it keeps saying "your last payment didn't work" when I just made a payment and it's still not letting my access Spotify. In my iphone keep playing sa aways. I thought maybe if I deleted the app and reinstalled it would work. Still n...

  • Casual Listener
  • On my desktop app it keeps saying "your last payment didn't work" when I just made a payment and it's still not letting my access Spotify. In my iphone keep playing sa aways. I thought maybe if I del...
  • MattSuda
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I can't do anything

I don't know why, I've tried to close and open, I tried to log out but nothing happens! i press log out and nothing happens, i close it and open it, nothing happens. It also says that I'm offline. Please help!

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  • I don't know why, I've tried to close and open, I tried to log out but nothing happens! i press log out and nothing happens, i close it and open it, nothing happens. It also says that I'm offline. Pl...
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Spotify lets me log in for a few seconds the logs me out and says incorrect password

https://i.gyazo.com/c160f3cba7ba1e7b0439941fc0ff4828.mp4 here is a gif of the event. Nothing seems to be working, any ideas what is happening here? I was randomly logged out and havent been able to get back in since

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  • https://i.gyazo.com/c160f3cba7ba1e7b0439941fc0ff4828.mp4 here is a gif of the event. Nothing seems to be working, any ideas what is happening here? I was randomly logged out and havent been able to g...
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How to remain with hidden activity??

I have many friends on spotify who can always see what i listen to in their sidebar-feed. But sometimes when i don't want anyone to see what i listen to, i hide my activity. But when i log out and log back in, my activity is being shared again. How d...

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  • I have many friends on spotify who can always see what i listen to in their sidebar-feed. But sometimes when i don't want anyone to see what i listen to, i hide my activity. But when i log out and lo...
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Discover Weekly disappeared

Every week I look forward to going through my Discover Weekly list and all of a sudden it's gone. When I go into the discover tab I can see the "Release Radar" and then there is a blank spot where the "Discover Weekly" icon used to appear. I have bee...

  • Casual Listener
  • Every week I look forward to going through my Discover Weekly list and all of a sudden it's gone. When I go into the discover tab I can see the "Release Radar" and then there is a blank spot where th...
  • mikeOmatic
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