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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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  • MattSuda
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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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Song Not Playing

Hi, a song that is available on Spotify which I used to be able to play does not play anymore. Whenever I select it, it states, "This song is not available." but I know it's available since I can play it on the web player. This is really frustrating;...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, a song that is available on Spotify which I used to be able to play does not play anymore. Whenever I select it, it states, "This song is not available." but I know it's available since I can pla...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs not playing correctly

I've just signed up to Premium and now my spotify is going crazy. It will play a few songs and then come up with one of several problems: 1) It just says 'Can't play song' at the top2) It says I should import the file if I have it on my computer 3) I...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've just signed up to Premium and now my spotify is going crazy. It will play a few songs and then come up with one of several problems:  1) It just says 'Can't play song' at the top 2) It sa...
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Downloaded playlists

I click on a play list to download it then where dose it go? like can i save it to my desktop?

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  • I click on a play list to download it then where dose it go? like can i save it to my desktop?
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High Quality 0r highest Quality

In my Spotify Premium desktop configuration I just can find " High Quality" q5But I want "Highest Quality" High Bitrate q9.How can I activate it? saludos

  • Casual Listener
  • In my Spotify Premium desktop configuration I just can find " High Quality" q5 But I want "Highest Quality" High Bitrate q9. How can I activate it?   saludos  
  • ErikG
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Superuser Contribution Explicit songs are not playing on windows 10

On my windows 10 laptop songs marked explicit are skipped but when I stream these songs from my laptop to another device they do play on the oher device, even on an other laptop with windows 10.Any one any idea how to change settings so I can also pl...

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  • On my windows 10 laptop songs marked explicit are skipped but when I stream these songs from my laptop to another device they do play on the oher device, even on an other laptop with windows 10. Any...
  • MonicaM_Bogota
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New computer, local files

When I get a new computer, what would be the best way to go about local files? The place these are stored might be different after transferring them to a new computer, making it hard for spotify to locate them. And I am surely not adding each of my 2...

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  • When I get a new computer, what would be the best way to go about local files? The place these are stored might be different after transferring them to a new computer, making it hard for spotify to l...
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Runrig songs missing from Spotify

Hi, I have just found that about half the Runrig (Scottish band) songs on my playlist are missing. I found one on another album, a few live versions and some are just completely missing. Has anyone else had this and does anyone know why? I have googl...

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  • Hi,   I have just found that about half the Runrig (Scottish band) songs on my playlist are missing. I found one on another album, a few live versions and some are just completely missing. &n...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Win 10, Spotify Connection issue. Only on desktop.

Hey I'm experiencing a problem with the desktop version of Spotify ( 1.0.48.103.g15edf1ec ). It opens and closes as it should but doesn't play anything, and if it does, it plays for 3 seconds and then stops up. It keeps going "Offline" itself for a s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey   I'm experiencing a problem with the desktop version of Spotify ( 1.0.48.103.g15edf1ec ). It opens and closes as it should but doesn't play anything, and if it does, it plays for 3 second...
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local files between two computers

When i add one local file on one computer, why can't i download it on my second computer ?

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  • When i add one local file on one computer, why can't i download it on my second computer ?
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Playlist Folders Not Working

I create playlists out of albums so I can listen to them later. I used to make folders to organize them. I just tried making a folder and it will only let me organize music from the "browse" subcategory. This is making for an awful experience as I ha...

  • Casual Listener
  • I create playlists out of albums so I can listen to them later. I used to make folders to organize them. I just tried making a folder and it will only let me organize music from the "browse" subcateg...
  • Swanny
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Superuser Contribution Download option resetting

I use Spotify Premium both on my Android and Windows. For at least past 6 months I'm unable to download my playlists at Windows app. When I toggle "download" it works fine, but when Windows restarts it resets and all playlists get back to Online mode...

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  • I use Spotify Premium both on my Android and Windows.   For at least past 6 months I'm unable to download my playlists at Windows app. When I toggle "download" it works fine, but when Windows ...
  • Maria_B
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Superuser Contribution playlists not shown

Hey guys, every time I want to go on the playlists of the charts it says that there is a problem and the playlist is not shown. So I can't see the songs and click on them. What can I do?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey guys,   every time I want to go on the playlists of the charts it says that there is a problem and the playlist is not shown. So I can't see the songs and click on them. What can I do?
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Solved!! Will not open or uninstall

When I try to open Spotify from the shortcut the loading icon pops up on my cursor then goes away after a couple seconds, then nothing happens.When I try to uninstall Spotify through control panel it says "Please wait until the current program is fin...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I try to open Spotify from the shortcut the loading icon pops up on my cursor then goes away after a couple seconds, then nothing happens.When I try to uninstall Spotify through control pan...
  • ErikG
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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly muito fraco

Acho que "Discover Weekly" é a função que eu mais gosto no Spotfy, porém já devo ter mais de um ano como Premium e de fato vem muito poucas músicas que eu gosto, vejo MUITAS músicas que eu detesto, que nada tem a ver com o meu gosto. Como faço para t...

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  • Acho que "Discover Weekly" é a função que eu mais gosto no Spotfy, porém já devo ter mais de um ano como Premium e de fato vem muito poucas músicas que eu gosto, vejo MUITAS músicas que eu detesto, q...
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Superuser Contribution Freigegebene Playlisten seit dem letzten Update nicht mehr sichtbar

Die von einem Freund freigegebenen Playlisten standen früher unter den eigenen Playlisten. Seit dem letzten Update vor ein paar Tagen sehe ich diese nicht mehr.

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  • Die von einem Freund freigegebenen Playlisten standen früher unter den eigenen Playlisten. Seit dem letzten Update vor ein paar Tagen sehe ich diese nicht mehr.
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i cant play most of the song on my spotify

i had a big problem today for using a spotify, i simply cant hear 7/10 of my song, when i play a song, it basically gave me a notification saying that "This song is not available. if you have the file on your computer you can import it", i've double ...

  • Casual Listener
  • i had a big problem today for using a spotify, i simply cant hear 7/10 of my song, when i play a song, it basically gave me a notification saying that "This song is not available. if you have the fil...
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premium to family

hey, if I add someone who has already primiumwill stop invoices automatically?

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  • hey,   if I add someone who has already primium will stop invoices automatically?
  • ErikG
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Customization of music preferences

Hello, I'm spotify user for 1 year. Can you have a BI Data of my playlists and music preferences? Can you stop to send me playlists with "not-preferred musics"? Please, collect all data possible and show me only playlists with "preferred musics"!!

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I'm spotify user for 1 year. Can you have a BI Data of my playlists and music preferences?   Can you stop to send me playlists with "not-preferred musics"?   Please, collect all ...
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Popups too invasive

Dear all,I understand that the free service is a great opportunity, and I can happily deal with audio advertising The "problem" comes with the "visual" advert, a.k.a. the popups that appears on the (Windows) desktop client.It wouldn't be a problem to...

  • Music Fan
  • Dear all, I understand that the free service is a great opportunity, and I can happily deal with audio advertising 🙂   The "problem" comes with the "visual" advert, a.k.a. the popups that ap...
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