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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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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...
  • bbender4961
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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 ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...

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  • 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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Solved!! When I shuffle a playlist, it wont get shuffled.

When I choose a playlist in my library and press play, it play all the songs in order. When I press shuffle, every song still gets played in order. When i've choosen a song to begin with and then skip it with shuffle on it starts from the begining bu...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I choose a playlist in my library and press play, it play all the songs in order. When I press shuffle, every song still gets played in order. When i've choosen a song to begin with and then ski...
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Remove button in daily mix being ignored

Recently (within the past week), my daily mixes have begun to ignore my removes. I'll click Remove, then 'Don't play this song', and once a new set of songs load, it'll be there. I know Deep Purple is good, but I don't want them in multiple mixes.

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  • Recently (within the past week), my daily mixes have begun to ignore my removes. I'll click Remove, then 'Don't play this song', and once a new set of songs load, it'll be there.   I know Deep...
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Particular playlist hardly shuffles

Hey, I have a playlist that is almost 50/50 'Five Finger Death Punch' and 'Lamb of God' (I'm not after judgement about my music choices). Ive noticed that when I shuffle this playlist the shuffle is ALL FFDP songs (in a seemingly random order) and th...

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  • Hey,    I have a playlist that is almost 50/50 'Five Finger Death Punch' and 'Lamb of God' (I'm not after judgement about my music choices). Ive noticed that when I shuffle this playlist ...
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getting error code 408

hi i am live in iran and love to use spotify but when i was trying to connect spotify getting error code 408that means my country whitch i choose in spotify accounts doesnt match with my ipwell i went to the account and searching for iran there isnt ...

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  • hi i am live in iran and love to use spotify  but when i was trying to connect spotify getting error code 408 that means my country whitch i choose in spotify accounts doesnt match with my ip ...
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HTF do I add a song from my computer???

I want to add a song to one of my Spotify playlists from the music folder in my computer. How do I do this? I downloaded Clip Grab to get the song off YouTube and put in my Music file. Then I followed the directions about Spotify and Local Files. I s...

  • Casual Listener
  • I want to add a song to one of my Spotify playlists from the music folder in my computer. How do I do this?  I downloaded Clip Grab to get the song off YouTube and put in my Music file. Then I f...
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Selected music interrupted constantly by deplorable Vietnamese (?) pop music

I use Spotify on my PC. I have been having this issue for about a month. At seemingly random intervals the music on my queue will stop and music that I have never heard of will begin playing. I have to close out of Spotify and begin again. Sometimes ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I use Spotify on my PC. I have been having this issue for about a month. At seemingly random intervals the music on my queue will stop and music that I have never heard of will begin playing. I have ...
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History Tab

The History Tab still isn't displaying the previous played songs!

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  • The History Tab still isn't displaying the previous played songs!
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when I try to play ANY song, it says its "not available"

Spotify is saying "song not available" when I try to play anything from my library

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  • Spotify is saying "song not available"  when I try to play anything from my library
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Unable to clear search field

This has been broken over the last 2 or 3 updates. I can no longer clear text entered into the search field by pressing the "X". The X is visible when there is text in the field, but you can't click it. Is this a known issue?

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  • This has been broken over the last 2 or 3 updates.  I can no longer clear text entered into the search field by pressing the "X".   The X is visible when there is text in the field, but y...
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Not access with Windows 10

Hi, I'm using Windows 10 from few days. I downloaded Spotify but, after I put my username and password, I can not click above "access". So, I can not use Spotify.Why? Can you help me please?Thanks so muchBye!Lorenzo

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  • Hi, I'm using Windows 10 from few days. I downloaded Spotify but, after I put my username and password, I can not click above "access". So, I can not use Spotify. Why? Can you help me please? ...
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Sharing Feature changed?

Did you spotify recently discontinue the feature for letting us send private messages and music on the spotify platform? It seems like now we can only share things on to our facebook page

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  • Did you spotify recently discontinue the feature for letting us send private messages and music on  the spotify platform? It seems like now we can only share things on to our facebook page
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Spotify can't play first song in saved songs, it pauses playback instead

So, this issue is simple. I can't select first song in "saved songs". Spotify, instead of starting to play first song, pauses playback. I can select with "play" button all songs but first one.

  • Casual Listener
  • So, this issue is simple. I can't select first song in "saved songs". Spotify, instead of starting to play first song, pauses playback. I can select with "play" button all songs but first one.
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laptop help

i im trying to figure out why i cant download to my laptop for offline listening,,but i can on my phone,,,,help

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  • i im trying to figure out why i cant download to my laptop for offline listening,,but i can on my phone,,,,help
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