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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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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...
  • MattSuda
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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...

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  •   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

  • Newbie
  • 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...
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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...
  • MartinStoichkov
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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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How do I make a playlist that starts songs at specific times?

Hello Spotify Community, I am trying to create a playlist and have certain songs start at specific times in the song. I noticed that while listening to some Spotify-generated playlists, certain songs do not necessarily start and end for the full dura...

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  • Hello Spotify Community,   I am trying to create a playlist and have certain songs start at specific times in the song. I noticed that while listening to some Spotify-generated playlists, cert...
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Error code 17 WINDOWS 10

First, something was wrong with my Spotify on my computer (Windows 10) everytime I would try to open it so I uninstalled it and tried reinstalling it and now an ERROR CODE 17 is popping up eveytime I try to reinstall it. I have tried to right click a...

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  • First, something was wrong with my Spotify on my computer (Windows 10) everytime I would try to open it so I uninstalled it and tried reinstalling it and now an ERROR CODE 17 is popping up eveytime I...
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Three Year Premium Member -- Local Files Continues to Not Function

Even though the early Def Leppard catalog isn't on Spotify, I own it & have it in my local music files. Spotify continues to grey out these options, regardless of how many times I reload or start the process anew. Spotify will sub my Pyromania "Rock ...

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  • Even though the early Def Leppard catalog isn't on Spotify, I own it & have it in my local music files. Spotify continues to grey out these options, regardless of how many times I reload or start...
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Re: Inbox and messages

They dont want us to share music privately. Thats the only thing im seeing here.

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  • They dont want us to share music privately. Thats the only thing im seeing here. 
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Connection lost to Spotify ... song ends

I keep having the error message: Unable to play 'xxx' - the connection to Spotify was lost. Of course restaring the router or the PC is not helping. This doesn't seem to be a unique problem - why doesnt Spotify have a topic that REALLY deals with the...

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  • I keep having the error message: Unable to play 'xxx' - the connection to Spotify was lost. Of course restaring the router or the PC is not helping. This doesn't seem to be a unique problem - why doe...
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Superuser Contribution Mobile phone random play when using my PC.

A new issue has arose today and that is that while listening to a song on my computer on the application, my phone will randomly start playing a random song. I was listening to Flume and then my phone started playing Kasabian. Thus stopping the PC ap...

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  • A new issue has arose today and that is that while listening to a song on my computer on the application, my phone will randomly start playing a random song. I was listening to Flume and then my phon...
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Solved!! Shuffle not working at all

Hello there!When I try to shuffle a playlist (any playlist) on the Spotify Desktop client (Windows 7, Version 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8) it plays in the exact order of the original playlist, no matter if shuffle is enabled or not. Also this happens with t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello there! When I try to shuffle a playlist (any playlist) on the Spotify Desktop client (Windows 7, Version 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8) it plays in the exact order of the original playlist, no mat...
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