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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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Can't play some songs

Hi,Since we have had a family account on Spotify approximately 2 years ago, there are times when I can't play some songs on the desktop version of Spotify on my computer. The songs are not always the same. For example, "Blurry" from "Puddle of Mudd" ...

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  • Hi, Since we have had a family account on Spotify approximately 2 years ago, there are times when I can't play some songs on the desktop version of Spotify on my computer. The songs are not always t...
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Spotify Won't Let Me Play a Local File

I am in the local part of the PC desktop client, and Spotify won't let me play this specific song. "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." ......... What. So, what is this? Spotify just doesn't want to p...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am in the local part of the PC desktop client, and Spotify won't let me play this specific song. "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." ......... Wha...
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Missed Soundtrack

Hello,I have a Problem, why we dont have the new Soundtrack from Major Lazer (Christmas Trees) on Spotify? I like this song!

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  • Hello, I have a Problem, why we dont have the new Soundtrack from Major Lazer (Christmas Trees) on Spotify? I like this song!
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new device

afternoon all, Im on the primium . Ive got my songs play list duplicated on an i pad and phone but want to duplicate on my lap top. New lap topn. so Ive down loaded the app used my passord by my list does not show uop , only a fresh page to start aga...

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  • afternoon all,  Im on the  primium .  Ive got my songs  play list duplicated on an i pad and phone but want to duplicate on my lap top.  New lap topn. so Ive down loaded the ...
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Solved!! Unable to open the Spotify Windows 10 Desktop Application

I don't know if anybody else if anybody else is having the same problem as me, but when I click on the Application icon it loads up, but it actually doesn't open. Is Spotify going under some maintenance, or is it updating??? Any help please???

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  • I don't know if anybody else if anybody else is having the same problem as me, but when I click on the Application icon it loads up, but it actually doesn't open. Is Spotify going under some maintena...
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unavoidable suggestion auto-play after playlist

Recently, suggested songs started playing on their own at the end of a playlist. I'm very picky with my music and I'm not interested in that, so I want to disable it but there doesn't seem to be a way to do that ?

  • Newbie
  • Recently, suggested songs started playing on their own at the end of a playlist. I'm very picky with my music and I'm not interested in that, so I want to disable it but there doesn't seem to be a wa...
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Remove my username from the desktop client

I'm using the desktop client on a shared computer. I always disable/uncheck the "remember me" option whenever I log in, but even with the "remember me" option turned off, my username is still there whenever I open the desktop client. Is there any way...

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  • I'm using the desktop client on a shared computer. I always disable/uncheck the "remember me" option whenever I log in, but even with the "remember me" option turned off, my username is still there w...
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Unintentionally highjacked my gf's Sonos system

Hi,earlier today while beeing locked in to my girlfiends wifi I played some music from my android phone to her sonos system.Now a few hours later I'm at the other side of town locked into my wifi. Sitting in front of my windows system at my place I s...

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  • Hi, earlier today while beeing locked in to my girlfiends wifi I played some music from my android phone to her sonos system. Now a few hours later I'm at the other side of town locked into my wifi...
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Spotify Update Loop. Updates to older version.

Hey everyone, I'm new here and I have never needed to post because I always find a solution; however, I can't find one now. This problem is for Spotify for Windows 8.1 Here's the issue: I start Spotify (Win 8.1), it closes and says it's updating, it ...

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  • Hey everyone,   I'm new here and I have never needed to post because I always find a solution; however, I can't find one now.  This problem is for Spotify for Windows 8.1   Here's ...
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Undo dislike?

Is there a way to undo dislikes? The last post I see about it is a feature request from 2012 Sorry if it's a post seen often

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  • Is there a way to undo dislikes? The last post I see about it is a feature request from 2012   Sorry if it's a post seen often
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can't get the home screen to look like it's supposed to om my desktop

I just signed up for premium. I am creating a playlist for the first time. I created the playlist, but when I search for a song, the name of the playlist disappears so I can't drag the song into the playlist. help!!!

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  • I just signed up for premium.  I am creating a playlist for the first time.  I created the playlist, but when I search for a song, the name of the playlist disappears so I can't drag the so...
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Album by Burning Paper will not play

The album linked below will not play:https://open.spotify.com/album/2pVbII6Q1cDNvgVinyaDuhIt states "The song is unavailable."I have tried on several computers, any ideas?

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  • The album linked below will not play: https://open.spotify.com/album/2pVbII6Q1cDNvgVinyaDuh It states "The song is unavailable." I have tried on several computers, any ideas?
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I can not make public my playlist

i can not make public playlist

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Won't download - Windows

I use Spotify Player for a while now and some issue still is bothering me. The list My Music won't download from itself for offline circumstances, because whenever my Wi-Fi isn't there, some tracks are unavailable and become blacked out (title). Is t...

  • Casual Listener
  • I use Spotify Player for a while now and some issue still is bothering me. The list My Music won't download from itself for offline circumstances, because whenever my Wi-Fi isn't there, some tracks a...
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Solved!! It doesn't start after updating

My lap recently restarted to update some apps, including Spotify. When I open it, it only appears a black window with the toolbar above and seconds after it automatically close. I already restarted my lap again but didn't help.

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  • My lap recently restarted to update some apps, including Spotify. When I open it, it only appears a black window with the toolbar above and seconds after it automatically close. I already restarted m...
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Disconnecting screen stops spotify audio

Hello everyone, I have a setup with two windows PCs sharing one screen+keyboard+mouse. There is a physical KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch to switch between PCs. I experience the issue when I listen to spotify on PC1 and switch to PC2 the music sto...

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  • Hello everyone,   I have a setup with two windows PCs sharing one screen+keyboard+mouse. There is a physical KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch to switch between PCs.   I experience the ...
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won't play and scrolls songs

I just updated to version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 and now spotify won't play anything. When I select play it just scrolls songs non-stop. I also receive a banner at the top saying "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you ca...

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  • I just updated to version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 and now spotify won't play anything. When I select play it just scrolls songs non-stop.    I also receive a banner at the top saying "T...
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Errorcode 17

The new version wants to install an even newerversion. It tries to do so automatically (shutting down Spotify and thenrunning the install) but it still runs into Error 17. It would be greatif there was a way to tell it not to auto-update (or fix the ...

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  • The new version wants to install an even newer version. It tries to do so automatically (shutting down Spotify and then running the install) but it still runs into Error 17. It would be great if t...
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Solved!! Update to 1.0.43

A window says that a new version of Spotify (1.0.43.123) is available when I click on "About Spotify" in the "Help" tab. If I click on the link to download the new version, the window says I can restart Spotify after having downloaded it. When I rest...

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  • A window says that a new version of Spotify (1.0.43.123) is available when I click on "About Spotify" in the "Help" tab. If I click on the link to download the new version, the window says I can rest...
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Solved!! New version of Spotify: bar with play button... much broader than in the old versions

I am referring to the bar at the bottom of the Sportify window, with the song now playing, the play, forward, rewind... buttons and all that.I need it to be with the same width as the older versions. With the new width, I am having neck troubles.Plea...

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  • I am referring to the bar at the bottom of the Sportify window, with the song now playing, the play, forward, rewind... buttons and all that. I need it to be with the same width as the older version...
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