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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
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Rim4
Gig Goer
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
Wednesday
perpends
Casual Listener
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90874 Views
287 replies
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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Browse / Discover not updating

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since many days now all the section Browse/Discover does not update. Top recommendations for you and all suggestions are the same since more than one week. My current Spotify Pre...

clatix
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country Italy Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since many days now all the section Browse/Discover does not update. Top recommendations for you...
2019-02-19 7:31:26 PM
2019-05-09 10:43:48 AM
Headover
Music Fan
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18 replies
8 likes

1863 Views
18 replies
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Spotify won't play songs, and doesn't display album covers

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify doesn't do anything. It won't play any audio, display album arts and it's also very slow. I tried reinstalling it but that didn't work. I'd appreciate any he...

AronBurjan
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't do anything. It won't play any audio, display album arts and it's also ve...
2019-05-08 10:35:48 PM
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352 Views
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Only saved songs or songs in playlists playing

PlanFreeCountry UKDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAny song not in one of my playlists or that I have explicitly saved will play. Instead the album art comes up as black (sometimes appears if I have saved other songs in t...

tommo-15
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country UK Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Any song not in one of my playlists or that I have explicitly saved will play. Instead the alb...
2019-05-08 10:21:16 PM
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Skip Duplicates feature not working properly

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicedesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (latest updates)My Question or IssueI have been maintaining several playlists of recent tracks from JQBX rooms. I normally load up the desktop client, go to the recent playlist capture an...

ReverendEntity
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country US Device desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 (latest updates) My Question or Issue I have been maintaining several playlists of recent tracks from JQBX rooms. ...
2019-05-08 8:33:10 PM
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Solved!! Can't search for facebook friends

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevice(PC/Mobile)Operating System(Windows 10/Android Oreo) My Question or IssueI cant' search for facebook friends. I see the following error: LO SENTIMOS, PERO NO HEMOS PODIDO CARGAR LA SECCIÓN AMIGOS PARA TI.

leagq
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device (PC/Mobile) Operating System (Windows 10/Android Oreo) My Question or Issue I cant' search for facebook friends. I see the following error:&nbsp...
2019-05-08 5:02:39 AM
2019-05-08 4:54:46 PM
leagq
Casual Listener
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2 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution Volume slider won't work

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Latitude E7450Operating SystemWindows 8.1 Enterprise My Question or IssueAs others have posted, my volume slider (and song location slider) do not work. I have properly uninstalled/reinstalled twice, and I have toggled...

JPawlak
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Latitude E7450 Operating System Windows 8.1 Enterprise My Question or Issue As others have posted, my volume slider (and song location slider) do...
2019-05-06 5:09:38 PM
2019-05-08 4:48:14 PM
Katerina
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Volume Control

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Solved!! Crashing right as it opens

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueIve been a premium member for about 6 years ive lost accounts and other stuff... but let me ask why is my spotify crashing every time it opens since the new ...

Black_Volumes
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Ive been a premium member for about 6 years ive lost accounts and other stuff... ...
2019-05-07 1:23:03 AM
2019-05-08 3:16:04 PM
ListenToGlobal
Composer
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probleme de lancement

PlanfreeCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWin 7Bonjour, je lance ce thread car depuis quelque jours j'ai un drole de probleme avec spotify sur mon ordinateur. Spotify refuse carrément de se lancer, quand je clique dessus, dans le gestionnaire des ...

Sigvald11
Casual Listener
Plan free Country France Device PC Operating System Win 7 Bonjour, je lance ce thread car depuis quelque jours j'ai un drole de probleme avec spotify sur mon ordinateur. Spotify refuse carrém...
2019-05-07 2:51:16 PM
2019-05-08 1:34:54 PM
Bittencourt
Spotify Star
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Solved!! Alphabetizing "THE"

Am I mistaken or did Spotify just make every artist name beginning with THE alphabetized by the word THE, instead of the first letter after "the"? If so, what's the logic there? Or is it only me who cares about such things?

fathermacewan
Regular
Am I mistaken or did Spotify just make every artist name beginning with THE alphabetized by the word THE, instead of the first letter after "the"? If so, what's the logic there? Or is it only me who ...
2019-05-07 9:18:18 PM
2019-05-08 12:55:32 PM
lubos
Roadie
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7 replies
0 likes

2140 Views
7 replies
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[Desktop][Music] Each Song Stops Playing After 6 Seconds

I'm a premium user, and each time I try to play a song on my desktop, the song will play for 6 or 7 seconds before it pauses and I recieve a "cant play this song right now" message in the app. I try to play on the web player from the same computer bu...

y3rpy
Newbie
I'm a premium user, and each time I try to play a song on my desktop, the song will play for 6 or 7 seconds before it pauses and I recieve a "cant play this song right now" message in the app. I try ...
2019-05-08 7:04:36 AM
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music

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Spotify won't download songs

On my PC, Spotify will no longer download songs. It's been working fine for months on this PC, but now it's stuck on track 1, and never gets further - Downloading 1 of XX (see snapshot below). This happens independently of which playlist I try to dow...

that_thing
Newbie
On my PC, Spotify will no longer download songs. It's been working fine for months on this PC, but now it's stuck on track 1, and never gets further - Downloading 1 of XX (see snapshot below). T...
2019-05-07 8:12:10 AM
2019-05-07 11:25:12 PM
Jᴀᴄᴋ
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

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1 replies
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Spotify looks like it's offline on windows

PlanFreeCountryHungaryDeviceROG GL753VEOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can open the desktop program, but it looks like it's offline while i have fine internet connection. www.spotify.com is working but www.open.spotify.com says "the ...

Bober2496
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Hungary Device ROG GL753VE Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can open the desktop program, but it looks like it's offline while i have fine in...
2019-05-07 10:42:34 PM
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not working

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Discord Local Files Won't Show Up

FreeUnited StatesWindows 10 When I played local files on my Spotify, others could always see what I was listening to on discord. But today it stopped working. Others can no longer see what I'm listening to on discord. They made an update that allowed...

SpikedFox
Regular
Free United States Windows 10 When I played local files on my Spotify, others could always see what I was listening to on discord. But today it stopped working. Others can no longer see what...
2019-05-07 9:21:09 PM
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Solved!! Songs won't play

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play any song it'll either play for a few seconds then stop, or just not play at all. It'll come up with an "error" that says something like "it is not possi...

SakariasB
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play any song it'll either play for a few seconds then stop, or just not play at ...
2019-05-04 1:40:59 PM
2019-05-07 8:40:35 PM
Bittencourt
Spotify Star
1436 Views
9 replies
2 likes

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9 replies
2 likes

CSV to Spotify that also saves the 'date added'

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice-Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHello! I am going to start a new account and I want to save all my precious playlists, including the added dates of each song in the playlists. Does anyone of you know a ...

JochemJ22
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device - Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Hello! I am going to start a new account and I want to save all my precious playlists, includi...
2019-05-07 7:27:02 PM
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0 replies
1 likes

627 Views
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Suche nach allen Alben mit Bach Werken (BWV Nummern)

Hallo,kann mir zufällig jemand erklären, wie man nach allen Alben mit BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis) Nummern suchen kann? Die Suche bringt leider alle möglichen, aber keine korrekten Ergebnisse. BeispielSuche: BWV 10 oder Bach 10Ergebnis: BWV 100...BWV...

Dropslutscher
Casual Listener
Hallo, kann mir zufällig jemand erklären, wie man nach allen Alben mit BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis) Nummern suchen kann? Die Suche bringt leider alle möglichen, aber keine korrekten Ergebnisse. &nb...
2019-05-06 12:58:09 PM
2019-05-07 6:57:43 PM
ListenToGlobal
Composer
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How to listen to local files on a network drive when PC is off

Hi, I can add local files via my Windows desktop app and create playlists and play then via my android phone. However, this only works while the PC is turned on. Is there a way to specify a source that is a network drive, but is not mapped to a drive...

m_in_spain
Regular
Hi, I can add local files via my Windows desktop app and create playlists and play then via my android phone. However, this only works while the PC is turned on. Is there a way to specify a ...
2019-05-07 4:12:43 PM
2019-05-07 5:55:56 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

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1 replies
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Podcasts not playing on laptop PC

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 7 Pro My Question or IssueWhen I click 'Play' on podcasts, they show up in the 'Now Playing' section, but never start playing. Only an issue on my laptop.

babrinkm
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device ThinkPad Operating System Windows 7 Pro My Question or Issue When I click 'Play' on podcasts, they show up in the 'Now Playing' section, but never sta...
2019-04-23 5:38:21 PM
2019-05-07 4:28:02 PM
babrinkm
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Is there a way to revert the way the Spotify library functions?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to revert the way saving songs and albums works to an older version is there a way to do so. The new library method is not very intuitive.

aransnara
Regular
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to revert the way saving songs and albums works to an older version is there a way to d...
2019-05-02 10:06:20 PM
2019-05-07 3:13:06 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution [Win7] Spotify just won't play anything, anyway.(almost)

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWin 7 My Question or IssueSo, 3 weeks ago, spotify started to "pause" after playing a few songs, like, completely stops playing anything.Then the issue affected all the songs I downloaded, it would play...

Dikorzan
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Win 7 My Question or Issue So, 3 weeks ago, spotify started to "pause" after playing a few songs, like, completely stops playin...
2019-05-07 1:21:48 PM
2019-05-07 3:03:49 PM
Dikorzan
Casual Listener
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2 replies
0 likes

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