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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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Solved!! Song is not available after I plug headphones into computer, but works fine when played on computer

Song is not available after I plug headphones into computer, but works fine when played on computer speakers. Anyone can suggest a solution? Thanks!

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  • Song is not available after I plug headphones into computer, but works fine when played on computer speakers.   Anyone can suggest a solution? Thanks!
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Skipping qued songs

I have a problem with spotify playback. I usually roam around various artists selecting songs for my playback que, these are then saved even when I close down spotify. So it often happens that I wan't to play an entire album by an artist, but after h...

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  • I have a problem with spotify playback.   I usually roam around various artists selecting songs for my playback que, these are then saved even when I close down spotify. So it often happens th...
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Spotify recommending music I can't listen to in my country?

I'm not sure yet if this is a glitch or some strange design choice, but I have recommendations in my Discover tab that I cannot listen to in my country (United States). I was looking up one of the bands it was recommending me, Denki Groove, thought t...

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  • I'm not sure yet if this is a glitch or some strange design choice, but I have recommendations in my Discover tab that I cannot listen to in my country (United States).   I was looking up one ...
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High CPU Usage on Browse Screen

When opening spotify to the "Browse" screen I get a constant 30%-40% CPU usage that quickly drains the laptop battery. If I navigate to another screen such as "Your Daily Mix", the high CPU usage goes away. Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit)System...

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  •   When opening spotify to the "Browse" screen I get a constant 30%-40% CPU usage that quickly drains the laptop battery.  If I navigate to another screen such as "Your Daily Mix", the high...
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Spotify changes songs I've downloaded (local files)

I've downloaded and paid for live recordings from concerts I've been too. When I import them to Spotify, the song titles and album names are changed. Why? This doesn't happen to every song, just some.

  • Casual Listener
  • I've downloaded and paid for live recordings from concerts I've been too. When I import them to Spotify, the song titles and album names are changed. Why? This doesn't happen to every song, just some.
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Spotify won't play any imported files on Windows 10

The files show up on the local files screen and it shows all the information for them, but when I try to play one I get "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I also cannot add any music to it either. I...

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  • The files show up on the local files screen and it shows all the information for them, but when I try to play one I get "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can impo...
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Local File replace spotify song?!?

'Morning.Yesterday i linked a folder for the local files. it worked well but today i started a spotify song (not a local file) and started a local file instead of the spotify song, on the screen i can see the title and the cover of spotify song but i...

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  • 'Morning. Yesterday i linked a folder for the local files. it worked well but today i started a spotify song (not a local file) and started a local file instead of the spotify song, on the scre...
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Solved!! Não ouvir a musica, não funciona

Já notei na playlist com mix infinito, fica tocando de tempos em tempos a mesma musica ou o artista mesmo você colocando que não quer ouvir. Isso acontece com frenquencia e está se tornando chato.

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  • Já notei na playlist com mix infinito, fica tocando de tempos em tempos a mesma musica ou o artista mesmo você colocando que não quer ouvir. Isso acontece com frenquencia e está se tornando chato.
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premium freezes at 3/4 song

very annoiing , i use the premium app at the store and every 3 or 4 songs the app freezes. When i skip 10 seconds it start again.a solution would be nice , this isn't working for me certainly because it's a paying app.

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  • very annoiing , i use the premium app at the store and every 3 or 4 songs the app freezes. When i skip 10 seconds it start again. a solution would be nice , this isn't working for me certa...
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Is there a way to just play an endless playlist of random songs?

I used to have a Deezer account, but then my phone plan provided me with Spotify Premium, so I obviously switched. In Deezer there is a feature called Flow, which just plays music endlessly based on your preferences. Now I do know that there are Dail...

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  • I used to have a Deezer account, but then my phone plan provided me with Spotify Premium, so I obviously switched. In Deezer there is a feature called Flow, which just plays music endlessly based on ...
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PC client crash - loops about 1 sec of music

When using the PC client (Win 10) I am getting a strage crash every now and then: About one second of the music is being played repeatedly until I close _and_ restart the client. I tried to reinstall the client and turned hardware acceleration off. O...

  • Casual Listener
  • When using the PC client (Win 10) I am getting a strage crash every now and then: About one second of the music is being played repeatedly until I close _and_ restart the client. I tried to reinstall...
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Solved!! Menu won't charge /search engine is dead

Hi everyone, I hope someone had this problem and might help me. I don't have access to the menu anymore. I tried to shut Spotify off, turn it on again, disconnect, connect again. I've got a blank (grey) space where the menu should be. It won't charge...

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  • Hi everyone, I hope someone had this problem and might help me.   I don't have access to the menu anymore. I tried to shut Spotify off, turn it on again, disconnect, connect again.   ...
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Esperando uma conexão (Waiting a connection)

Não consigo sincronizar minhas musicas offline no Windows10.Firewall ja esta desativado

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  • Não consigo sincronizar minhas musicas offline no Windows10. Firewall ja esta desativado
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Public Network. Connect someone elses device?

I stay in hotels frequently. I love the connect to a device feature. However at the hotel when i connected to network I now have access to someones PS4. Which will apparently wake up and start playing? Hilarious but Im guessing that means someone can...

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  • I stay in hotels frequently. I love the connect to a device feature. However at the hotel when i connected to network I now have access to someones PS4. Which will apparently wake up and start playin...
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Can't log in with facebook due to proxy settings and firewall

I'm having trouble with spotify. This has never happened to me before, but I can't seem to log in on my laptop. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, turning off my firewall, etc. Nothing has worked. Also I have no clue as to where I can find my ...

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  • I'm having trouble with spotify. This has never happened to me before, but I can't seem to log in on my laptop. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, turning off my firewall, etc. Nothing has wor...
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Spotify starts a song, plays it for 0.01 seconds and then restarts the song

And that repeats all the time. It was working perfectly just a few weeks ago. Now it's unusable. It sometimes plays the song for 1 second and then restarts that song and repeats. So you hear like "Ah..... Ah.... Ah...." the beginning of the song over...

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  • And that repeats all the time. It was working perfectly just a few weeks ago. Now it's unusable. It sometimes plays the song for 1 second and then restarts that song and repeats. So you hear like "Ah...
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Echo says I dont have Premium Account

I do have a premium Spotify account but Echo says no and limits functionality.Any thoughts?Thanks

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  • I do have a premium Spotify account but Echo says no and limits functionality. Any thoughts? Thanks
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Repeat Track Behavior

Hi folks, Previously, moving to the next track on the spotify desktop player on windows would preserve the existing repeat player state (none, queue, track). However, I recently noticed that going to the next track will cause the state to change from...

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  • Hi folks,   Previously, moving to the next track on the spotify desktop player on windows would preserve the existing repeat player state (none, queue, track).  However, I recently notice...
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Accidentally removed a song!

Hey, I accidently removed a song around 8am EST Jan 15th, I cant seem to remember the name... and it was not in my history. Is there anyway to get it back? Thanks

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  • Hey, I accidently removed a song around 8am EST Jan 15th, I cant seem to remember the name... and it was not in my history. Is there anyway to get it back?   Thanks
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