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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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Interface gets stuck on ad and doesn't show song or time anymore

Since some time now, I have this stupid issue that Spotify would bug out after playing an ad and get stuck on the ad image as well as the ad time.So when my music plays again I don't see what is being played or the time progress bar.Only restarting S...

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  • Since some time now, I have this stupid issue that Spotify would bug out after playing an ad and get stuck on the ad image as well as the ad time. So when my music plays again I don't see what is be...
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this song is not avaliable ...

**bleep** you spotify and **bleep** your system . ı have one year premium membership but ı cant play lots of songs. ı have reinstalled this **bleep** but ıt doesnt work. give my money back bastards

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  • **bleep** you spotify and **bleep** your system . ı have one year premium membership but ı cant play lots of songs. ı have reinstalled this **bleep** but ıt doesnt work. give my money back bastards
  • crematedman
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Issues Logging with desktop application

Hi I am having issues logging into my spotify account on my desktop app only.The problem originally started when I accidentally keyed in ctrl+shift+w in spotify instead of in my web browser, which logged me out. I tried to login with facebook like I ...

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  • Hi I am having issues logging into my spotify account on my desktop app only. The problem originally started when I accidentally keyed in ctrl+shift+w in spotify instead of in my web browser, whic...
  • crematedman
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spotify shuts down when I unplug the adapter

Hi there, my spotify player always shuts down when I unplug adapter from my notebook. When I restart it, it will even have old playlist loaded up. As I have to unplug the notebook quite often I would really like it to stay as it is. Is there any solu...

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  • Hi there, my spotify player always shuts down when I unplug adapter from my notebook. When I restart it, it will even have old playlist loaded up. As I have to unplug the notebook quite often I would...
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Conflict Offline Files - PC vs iPhone

Hello, I am having cruical and boring issue with Spotify.As a spotify premium member, I use it both in iPhone and PC. I mostly listen it in offline mode in iPhone but I prefer online mode for PC. So I do not need to waste space to download songs for ...

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  • Hello,   I am having cruical and boring issue with Spotify. As a spotify premium member, I use it both in iPhone and PC. I mostly listen it in offline mode in iPhone but I prefer online mode ...
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Is there really no way to make it not log you out of last.fm almost every time it does an update?

I have my account linked to last.fm because I wanted to track what I was listening to, but it seems like I can barely go a week before it disconnects and stops scrobbling. Then usually by the time I notice several days have gone past. Obviously this ...

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  • I have my account linked to last.fm because I wanted to track what I was listening to, but it seems like I can barely go a week before it disconnects and stops scrobbling.  Then usually by the t...
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Solved!! Removal of volume add-on

So whenever I change the volume on my computer there is now a big spotify bar next to it that shows what I was/am listening to - is there some way to remove this? I didn't give spotify permission to do this, and more importantly it's just obnoxious. ...

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  • So whenever I change the volume on my computer there is now a big spotify bar next to it that shows what I was/am listening to - is there some way to remove this? I didn't give spotify permission to ...
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Song Not Available

I downloaded Spotify on my desktop, but it won't play any music - I keep getting the notice that the "song is not available". Please help.

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  • I downloaded Spotify on my desktop, but it won't play any music - I keep getting the notice that the "song is not available".  Please help.
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Spotify Connect is not clickable

Like in the title "spotify connect " is not clickable while on phone connected on the same wifi yes. This problem arises from two last builds.

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  • Like in the title "spotify connect " is not clickable while on phone connected on the same wifi yes. This problem arises from two last builds.      
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COMPLETE listening history

Is there a way to see my COMPLETE listening history?? I know you can see the last 50 songs or already.. There is a song I listened to a while back but I cant find it! Thx

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  • Is there a way to see my COMPLETE listening history?? I know you can see the last 50 songs or already.. There is a song I listened to a while back but I cant find it! Thx
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Spotify crashes immediately when I try to start it.

The Spotify client app crashes immediately after opening on my Windows 10 machine. This has been happening for some time, but I was able to reinstall the Spotify app and it would work until my next PC restart. Now it will no longer open even when rei...

  • Casual Listener
  • The Spotify client app crashes immediately after opening on my Windows 10 machine. This has been happening for some time, but I was able to reinstall the Spotify app and it would work until my n...
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Import iTunes playlist in Spotify

Hello everbody,I need help. I can't import my iTunes playlist in Spotify. I tried the "import playlist" option but nothing changed. I followed the help but the problem remained, no window opened. I tried an other solution using soundiiz.com but it di...

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  • Hello everbody, I need help. I can't import my iTunes playlist in Spotify. I tried the "import playlist" option but nothing changed. I followed the help but the problem remained, no window opened. I...
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The new UI is a complete load of toss

While scaling the UI bits go off the side of the screen, you zoom in one step and a random glitched out scrollbar appears, however you zoom in further and it disappears. The new UI is toss Spotify, sort it out. Spend some of my money on paying for be...

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  • While scaling the UI bits go off the side of the screen, you zoom in one step and a random glitched out scrollbar appears, however you zoom in further and it disappears. The new UI is toss Spotify, s...
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Spotify crashing frequently!

Hi!I'm using HP 430 with Intel Core i3 and Windows 8.My spotify keep crashing! I don't know whyBut when I play the music from preferences, it doesn't crash!Any help?

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  • Hi! I'm using HP 430 with Intel Core i3 and Windows 8. My spotify keep crashing! I don't know why But when I play the music from preferences, it doesn't crash! Any help?
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Disney's Moana chance to win premium

Yesterday I saw a add on the jome page saying I could have a chance to win premium, when i clicked it It roled and I lost but i said come back tomorrow now I cannot find it. I connected with my account.

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  • Yesterday I saw a add on the jome page saying I could have a chance to win premium, when i clicked it It roled and I lost but i said come back tomorrow now I cannot find it. I connected with my ...
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Automatically Updating while Listening

I am on Windows 7, desktop version. I have had the "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" issue for about half a year now. I was using the bandaid fix of downloading an older client every day, as it Spot...

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  • I am on Windows 7, desktop version. I have had the "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" issue for about half a year now. I was using the bandaid fix o...
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how do i get flash on my hp laptop-windows 7

i dont know how to get flash on my hp laptop-windows 7! can anyone help me?

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  • i dont know how to get flash on my hp laptop-windows 7! can anyone help me? 😕
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Two different UI after latest update.

After the recent update to version 10.42.151.g19de0aa6 I get two different versions of the start side when I logged in. One is when the play knob is on the left under the album being played. If I log out and then log in again they are in the middle o...

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  • After the recent update to version 10.42.151.g19de0aa6 I get two different versions of the start side when I logged in. One is when the play knob is on the left under the album being played. If I log...
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