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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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Wont recognize properties of specific local files

So I decided to add an album to Spotify through local files, Acid Rap by Chance. Only stuff went awry. When I added it, certain songs were missing properties. (see picture) They were missing album art, song title, and album name, but they still playe...

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  • So I decided to add an album to Spotify through local files, Acid Rap by Chance. Only stuff went awry. When I added it, certain songs were missing properties. (see picture) They were missing album ar...
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Stuck Songs

i have songs that can't be removed from any platform, i don't know what to do

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  • i have songs that can't be removed from any platform, i don't know what to do
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Can't find playlists on a certain profile

I used to have access to a spotify account that I used for over 3 years (through a sports team). I have built many playlists over that time and now because of certain reasons, I no longer have access to that account (I still work there however), as t...

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  • I used to have access to a spotify account that I used for over 3 years (through a sports team). I have built many playlists over that time and now because of certain reasons, I no longer have access...
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Client unresponsive on first startup

Hi. For the last week or so, my Spotify Desktop Client has been responsive on first startup (starts with the computer). Killing the process (and any "helper"-processes), and starting it over solves the problem, but the issue is really annoying. This ...

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  • Hi.   For the last week or so, my Spotify Desktop Client has been responsive on first startup (starts with the computer). Killing the process (and any "helper"-processes), and starting it over...
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Spotify pausing on notification

Hi GuysOver the last couple of weeks a really annoying occurrence has started. Spotify keeps pausing mid song. It seem to be when the blue notification bar appears at the bottom of the screen advising me of the other devices available for Spotify.Is ...

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  • Hi Guys Over the last couple of weeks a really annoying occurrence has started. Spotify keeps pausing mid song. It seem to be when the blue notification bar appears at the bottom of the screen advis...
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Cant see what my friend is listening to

Hi! Im a premium member and my girlfriend can see what im listening to on her friend feed.But i can't see hers, or anyone. 1) i am following her2) shes following me3) her account settings is set to publish her activity4) on the same platform, logged ...

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  • Hi!   Im a premium member and my girlfriend can see what im listening to on her friend feed. But i can't see hers, or anyone.   1) i am following her 2) shes following me 3) her acco...
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Solved!! Desktop spotify totally not working and now I'm locked out

Hello,From my searches I have hound a few people having simmilar problems but when I tried following the solutions I couldnt fix it.It started with spotify being unable to connect to the internet (I think it was error 4) on multipe wifi networks desp...

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  • Hello, From my searches I have hound a few people having simmilar problems but when I tried following the solutions I couldnt fix it. It started with spotify being unable to connect to the internet...
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How To Play Desktop Radio

I can create radio stations, and play the playlist of "Liked From Radio", but no way to view the list of the three or four radio stations I have already created.On the left pane in the main page, I have "Browse" and "Your Music".Inside of "Your Music...

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  • I can create radio stations, and play the playlist of "Liked From Radio", but no way to view the list of the three or four radio stations I have already created. On the left pane in the main page, I...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs Won't Play and Keep Skipping

For some reason, recently i can't get a single song to play on my downloaded Spotify for my computer. It's worked like a charm for months past, but recently, it just keeps skipping song after song in each of my playlists. I am a Premium user and am v...

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  • For some reason, recently i can't get a single song to play on my downloaded Spotify for my computer. It's worked like a charm for months past, but recently, it just keeps skipping song after song in...
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Music randomly stops playing.

Hello, My music stops playing randomly whenever I play songs on my playlist, sometimes it will play 3 songs and pause itself sometimes 5. It's very random, i've never had this happen before. Any solutions?

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  • Hello,   My music stops playing randomly whenever I play songs on my playlist, sometimes it will play 3 songs and pause itself sometimes 5. It's very random, i've never had this happen before....
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No messages & can't move around playlists/songs

I'm curious.. just a couple days ago the messages option on my Spotify account disappeared. And I can no longer move songs to anywhere I want in a playlist, or move around/sort the playlists on my account from my laptop. My brother's account is fine ...

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  • I'm curious.. just a couple days ago the messages option on my Spotify account disappeared. And I can no longer move songs to anywhere I want in a playlist, or move around/sort the playlists on my ac...
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Superuser Contribution All albums previously saved gone from Artist tab

Listened Friday, today I go to my artist tab and all of the albums are gone from under each artist, only popular (like 4 songs) appear under the artist. Windows 10 Desktop.

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  • Listened Friday, today I go to my artist tab and all of the albums are gone from under each artist, only popular (like 4 songs) appear under the artist.  Windows 10 Desktop.
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Can't log into my Spotify. need help ASAP

I've been recently using spotify for around two months using VPN since i live in aboard and suddenly for past 2 days i've been getting this error "Your Country does not match with the one set on your profile" . I've tried several methods but everythi...

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  • I've been recently using spotify for around two months using VPN since i live in aboard and suddenly for past 2 days i've been getting this error "Your Country does not match with the one set on your...
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Friend Feed

Hey,I have a problem where I can see the Activity from other people in my Feed, but not of a certain person. We are connected on facebook and he can see me, but if I want to know what he recently played I only see his name in the under "more Friends"...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey, I have a problem where I can see the Activity from other people in my Feed, but not of a certain person. We are connected on facebook and he can see me, but if I want to know what he recently p...
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Spotify say "installing spotify" when i start Spotify shortcut?

On my different Windows machines i often get "installing spotify" when i try to start already installed Spotify.Why?(is an badley "announced" update or just some weird glitch?

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  • On my different Windows machines i often get "installing spotify" when i try to start already installed Spotify. Why? (is an badley "announced" update or just some weird glitch?  
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Album won't play on desktop but will on mobile devices

Anyone else have this issue? The album is NOT in my iTunes or anyone else in my desktop, but it just won't play on the desktop. It plays fine on my mobile device...any ideas on this?

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  • Anyone else have this issue? The album is NOT in my iTunes or anyone else in my desktop, but it just won't play on the desktop. It plays fine on my mobile device...any ideas on this?
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Re: Inbox and messages

This is exactly the problem. Music can be something that is quite intimate, and spotify has just killed the possibility for that by requiring that we not only engage in social media but share our feelings with all of our followers.

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  • This is exactly the problem. Music can be something that is quite intimate, and spotify has just killed the possibility for that by requiring that we not only engage in social media but share our fee...
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Just play original album, avoiding 'bonus tracks'

To my disappointment some of my favorite albums have extra tracks on spotify, which I cannot easily skip. As an example I love the 'Born Sandy Devotional' album of The Triffids, which stops with the lovely song 'tender is the night'.But on spotify th...

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  • To my disappointment some of my favorite albums have extra tracks on spotify, which I cannot easily skip. As an example I love the 'Born Sandy Devotional' album of The Triffids, which stops with the ...
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No Bluetooth support

Spotify! Please please please add Bluetooth support. Life would be soooo much better if you did! Thanks for staying with me through that long message. Just needed to get that out of my system

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  • Spotify! Please please please add Bluetooth support. Life would be soooo much better if you did! Thanks for staying with me through that long message. Just needed to get that out of my system
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