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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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Windows Spotify app does not find Vizio Chromecast speaker

I have a Vizio Crave 360 Chromecast speaker. With the Android and iOS phone Spotify apps they find and connect to the speaker and work well. However the Windows app on my PC does not list it as a device under "speakers" - my other devices such as Ama...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a Vizio Crave 360 Chromecast speaker.  With the Android and iOS phone Spotify apps they find and connect to the speaker and work well.  However the Windows app on my PC does not list...
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Solved!! Playlist sorting

I still cannot sort or rearrange my playlist (or song collection). When I click on the column headings nothing happens. When I try to drag songs, I get a little circle with a line across it - the universal symbal for "no." The list is NOT sorted.I ha...

  • Casual Listener
  • I still cannot sort or rearrange my playlist (or song collection).  When I click on the column headings nothing happens.  When I try to drag songs, I get a little circle with a line across ...
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Collaborative Playlist and Sharing Songs

Spotify, I hope you can share a solution to this problem before there is a mass Exodus from your service. Me and a whole cluster of my DJ friends have used Spotify to collaborate on music. Now that you have removed the messaging feature to share song...

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  • Spotify, I hope you can share a solution to this problem before there is a mass Exodus from your service.  Me and a whole cluster of my DJ friends have used Spotify to collaborate on music....
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Solved!! Can only "Post to Followers"

When I try to send a song to someone on my friendslist, it only gives me the option to "Post to Followers" and nothing else. The dialogue box seems to glitch out for half a second and I can see all the other options like "Send To" but it just default...

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  • When I try to send a song to someone on my friendslist, it only gives me the option to "Post to Followers" and nothing else. The dialogue box seems to glitch out for half a second and I can see all t...
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Re: Inbox and messages

I have some good friends long-distance and spotify is the only way to stay in touch with them. Im really disappointed about this. I dont think removing private messages altogether is a good idea. More people would use it if you would have made improv...

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  • I have some good friends long-distance and spotify is the only way to stay in touch with them. Im really disappointed about this. I dont think removing private messages altogether is a good idea. Mor...
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tracks not continuous in playlist

In spotify connect any device I connect to has a bug.If I make a playlist and play it all is OK every song plays.But if I add songs while the playlist is playing a song then no songs will play after the current one. It's the same for all my devices. ...

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  • In spotify connect any device I connect to has  a bug. If I make a playlist and play it all is OK every song plays. But if I add songs while the playlist is playing a song then no songs will p...
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I can't see Top 50 charts anymore!

Hello everyone. I've got a problem with charts and I don't know how to solve it. When I open any type of chart (the top 50, the viral) the only thing I can see is a message that says like "there is a problem in this ... something" (sorry, I don't kno...

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  • Hello everyone. I've got a problem with charts and I don't know how to solve it. When I open any type of chart (the top 50, the viral) the only thing I can see is a message that says like "there is a...
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Other option different of spotify?

Any other option different of SPOTIFY ? I'm paying to just have my playlist in the cellphone and in my computer it is not present, INCREDIBLE, I need help I need to ask to the community just TO SEE IFFFF they could know. Paying for bad service!!!!

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  • Any other option different of SPOTIFY ? I'm paying to just have my playlist in the cellphone and in my computer it is not present, INCREDIBLE, I need help I need to ask to the community just TO SEE I...
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Mailbox...?

Hi. Kinda new to spotify. I could have sworn there was a mailbox of some kind on both my phone and desktop. Last night there was a #1 in the upper right hand corner while I was playing a song. I tapped it but nothing happened. And now today, no mailb...

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  • Hi. Kinda new to spotify.    I could have sworn there was a mailbox of some kind on both my phone and desktop. Last night there was a #1 in the upper right hand corner while I was playing...
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Solved!! HOW do I import from iTunes?

The Spotify help page isnt very useful - https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/playlists/import-playlists-from-itunes/I don't have a menu bar on my desk top. Also the example picture on this page is a Mac drop down menu. I run Windows. thanks

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  • The Spotify help page isnt very useful - https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/playlists/import-playlists-from-itunes/ I don't have a menu bar on my desk top. Also the example picture on this...
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controlling a remote device

hello!I have spotify playing on a computer which powers speakers in my office.I can control my premium account from my separate desktop (which is in another room).However when the computer powering my speakers goes dormant i lose the remote connect f...

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  • hello! I have spotify playing on a computer which powers speakers in my office. I can control my premium account from my separate desktop (which is in another room). However when the computer powe...
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Re: Inbox and messages

So right. When they removed the notification feature, also without letting people know, the usage naturally went down because people didn't KNOW they had messages! Bring it back, Spotify and turn notifications back on. If only a little green flag in ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So right.  When they removed the notification feature, also without letting people know, the usage naturally went down because people didn't KNOW they had messages!  Bring it back, Spotify ...
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I cannot log in with FaceBook

Heey,I wanted to log in with my FaceBook account on my Spotify desktop player. As soon as I click the button a browser screen pops up and closes almost immidiately after saying 'logging in to Spotify' and that's it. It does not actually log me in and...

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  • Heey, I wanted to log in with my FaceBook account on my Spotify desktop player. As soon as I click the button a browser screen pops up and closes almost immidiately after saying 'logging in to Spo...
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Song I use to have in a playlist is now gone.

So like the title says, there was a song I had in one of my playlists that is gone. I can't remember the title of said song, nor do I remember what I searched up to find the song. What i wana know is if theres a way that I can see some list of the so...

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  • So like the title says, there was a song I had in one of my playlists that is gone. I can't remember the title of said song, nor do I remember what I searched up to find the song.  What i wana ...
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Spotify connects to devices without warning

While listening to the Spotify Windows client, the music I am listening to will suddenly stop after working fine for an hour or more and will keep trying to connect to some device. This has happened at two different locations. I have Bluetooth on my ...

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  • While listening to the Spotify Windows client, the music I am listening to will suddenly stop after working fine for an hour or more and will keep trying to connect to some device. This has happened ...
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Songs do not play after turning off spotify during the ad

Hello.Few days ago I turned off spotify when the ad was playing. The very next day I turned on spotify again and I can't play any song (I keep getting the message "can't play current track") . No matter which album, song or anything - It just won't p...

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  • Hello. Few days ago I turned off spotify when the ad was playing. The very next day I turned on spotify again and I can't play any song (I keep getting the message "can't play current track") . No m...
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LOCAL FILES NOT SHOWING ON SPOTIFY

I ripped some CD's yesterday onto Windows Media Player. I have set preferrences in settings to WMP, c drive playlists, my music, etc. I have set WMP as my import from in files. Notghing is showing up in Local Files or Windows Media Player. PLEASE HEL...

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  • I ripped some CD's yesterday onto Windows Media Player.  I have set preferrences in settings to WMP, c drive playlists, my music, etc.  I have set WMP as my import from in files.  Notg...
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Remove a device for your spotify

I installed my spotify premium on a work computer and I am no longer with that company. I have been on my phone recently trying to listen to music and I am kicked off because someone at my previous employer is using my account. How do I disable devic...

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  • I installed my spotify premium on a work computer and I am no longer with that company. I have been on my phone recently trying to listen to music and I am kicked off because someone at my previous e...
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Spotify deletes duplicate tracks on it's own

So, my problem is as stated above is that if I for example have a couple of songs named alike(different versions for example), and I remove one, it removes them all, I accidentally deleted a couple of songs that way, is there a way to turn this optio...

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  • So, my problem is as stated above is that if I for example have a couple of songs named alike(different versions for example), and I remove one, it removes them all, I accidentally deleted a couple o...
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