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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 Premium Question

Hi, I am thinking about upgrading from my free account to the Premium account.I read where it says download to listen offline. Does this give me the ability to download music and burn it to a cd or add it to my mp3 player? Or does anything I download...

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  • Hi, I am thinking about upgrading from my free account to the Premium account. I read where it says download to listen offline.   Does this give me the ability to download music and burn it t...
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Changing the picture (avatar) of playlist DOESN'T WORK

Hey!I tried to change the picture of my playlist and it doesn't work. It loads the picture, everything seems fine, then i click 'save' and nothing happens. I use windows 10 and of course it is a premium account.Thx for help

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  • Hey! I tried to change the picture of my playlist and it doesn't work. It loads the picture, everything seems fine, then i click 'save' and nothing happens. I use windows 10 and of course it is a pr...
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Deleting Songs from My Music

Okay guys... I have an issue that now completely messed up my music collection management.... Looking out for some ideas... I hit the 10000 song limit on my music (darn it, but that's another topic) then I thought okay let's move all the stuff back t...

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  • Okay guys... I have an issue that now completely messed up my music collection management.... Looking out for some ideas...    I hit the 10000 song limit on my music (darn it, but that's ...
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Solved!! Some playlists stuck on "waiting" since new update

I have a number of playlists with locally stored tracks. I imported them into Spotify on PC and then it downloaded onto the Android app no problems. However now some of the tracks on my PC say "This song is not available. If you have the file on your...

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  • I have a number of playlists with locally stored tracks. I imported them into Spotify on PC and then it downloaded onto the Android app no problems. However now some of the tracks on my PC say "This ...
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Spotify Desktop cache feature is broken for over 2 years.

Since the last major update for the desktop player, about 2 years ago, we lost a great feature: setting a limit to the max cache size.We also got a brand new bug: even though you can set a cache folder location on the advanced menu the app actually u...

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  • Since the last major update for the desktop player, about 2 years ago, we lost a great feature: setting a limit to the max cache size. We also got a brand new bug: even though you can set a cac...
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Songs disappear for no reason

Hi,Today I was searching for Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Babe, by Cigarettes After **bleep** and it came up that there's just one song in their profile named "K.". I found it quite strange, because I remember I added some of their songs in my private pl...

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  • Hi, Today I was searching for Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Babe, by Cigarettes After **bleep** and it came up that there's just one song in their profile named "K.". I found it quite strange, because I ...
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Where we can see the notes from every update of Spotify?

Hi all, I'd like to know which are the notes/updates everytime that Spotify request you to update the application (PC). What are the changes they have implemented for every version?. Kind regardsJaime Borrás

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  • Hi all,   I'd like to know which are the notes/updates everytime that Spotify request you to update the application (PC). What are the changes they have implemented for every version?. &...
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Friends feed

My computer updated the app and I no longer see the Friend/Buddy feed that shows you what your friends are listening to on the right-hand side of the app.

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  • My computer updated the app and I no longer see the Friend/Buddy feed that shows you what your friends are listening to on the right-hand side of the app.
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Friend's names are numbers in collaborative playlist. Restarting doesn't fix it

I tried to reset, and I can't disconnect from facebook because my account was created through facebook. This is really annoying and really bad. See attachment.

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  • I tried to reset, and I can't disconnect from facebook because my account was created through facebook. This is really annoying and really bad. See attachment.
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recently purchased itunes songs won't play on Spotify

I am noticing that songs/albums that I recently purchased in itunes now won't play in Spotify. These are songs that previously played in Spotify with no problem.

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  • I am noticing that songs/albums that I recently purchased in itunes now won't play in Spotify. These are songs that previously played in Spotify with no problem.
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Re: Inbox and messages

hi @DancingNancieI have also a little bit problems to find new users on Deezer, but long term users I find. My boyfriend added me over the desktop version. And then I followed him back. I can see the songs he sent me on Deezer as a prominent visible ...

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  • hi @DancingNancie I have also a little bit problems to find new users on Deezer, but long term users I find. My boyfriend added me over the desktop version. And then I followed him back. I can see t...
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Re: Inbox and messages

The worst update ever!!!!!! Lost all my messages in the inbox that were like playlists to me. Definetly a reason to leave spotify. Don´t be like any other app that has to go through those awful social networks like facebook. Please bring inbox back!!...

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  • The worst update ever!!!!!! Lost all my messages in the inbox that were like playlists to me. Definetly a reason to leave spotify. Don´t be like any other app that has to go through those awful socia...
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Partager une chanson

Bonjour, Avec regret la messagerie a disparu de spotify et c'est vraiment une mauvaise idée de l'avoir enlevé selon moi.Ma question est simple : comment partager une musique avec quelqu'un qui a aussi spotify ?Je parle d'un lien qui ouvre la musique ...

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  • Bonjour,   Avec regret la messagerie a disparu de spotify et c'est vraiment une mauvaise idée de l'avoir enlevé selon moi. Ma question est simple : comment partager une musique avec quelqu'un...
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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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