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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
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2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
3 weeks ago
Rim4
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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
Friday
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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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Solved!! New User

Plan PremiumCountry USA Device (Desktop PC)Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue - I'm a fairly long time Pandora user and finally thought I would give Spotify a try (they offered a pretty good deal combining their Premium service with Hu...

user-removed
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Plan Premium Country USA Device (Desktop PC) Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue - I'm a fairly long time Pandora user and finally thought I wou...
2019-03-01 10:44:37 PM
2019-03-05 5:48:02 PM
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Solved!! Cant play any new songs from Spotify and Release Radar is blank

Plan and version info listed belowPlanFree/Premium Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Starting about a week ago My release radar would show that it is empty. If I go to play.spotify in my browser the songs ar...

jlestudios
Regular
Plan and version info listed below Plan Free/Premium Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Starting about a week a...
2019-03-05 6:41:03 AM
2019-03-05 5:22:43 PM
jlestudios
Regular
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2 replies
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1104 Views
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Spotify status on Discord

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDevice(ASUS X540S)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI no longer see the Spotify status showing which song I'm listening to on my computer on Discord. It does work when I'm listening to Spotify from my phone though....

Roh
Regular
Plan Free Country Italy Device (ASUS X540S) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I no longer see the Spotify status showing which song I'm listening to on my co...
2019-03-03 6:02:43 PM
2019-03-05 3:49:31 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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[Windows] Spotify pauses / stops by itself every 1-2 second.

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows 10 desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps pausing 1-2 seconds after i press play.It won't play a song for more than 1-2 second before pausing itself.I have tried to sign out of all de...

turbolego
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows 10 desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify keeps pausing 1-2 seconds after i press play. It won't play a song for...
2019-03-03 4:38:53 PM
2019-03-05 9:43:32 AM
Loxer
Community Legend
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3 replies
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stopping
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[Desktop] Shuffle in playlists can't be deactivated

How is it, that even though I have Spotify premium, I can't listen to a specific song through clicking on it in the desktop app (Windows 10)? When I double click on a song, another one starts. When I just hit play to start the playlist from top to bo...

s0nderv0gel
Newbie
How is it, that even though I have Spotify premium, I can't listen to a specific song through clicking on it in the desktop app (Windows 10)? When I double click on a song, another one starts. When I...
2019-03-05 6:29:08 AM
2019-03-05 6:46:11 AM
AcousticGrover
Gig Goer
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1 replies
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273 Views
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How do I split sessions between desktop and mobile?

PlanPremium CountryNorway Device(Motorola Moto G6 Plus) Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi! My question is how do I split sessions between my PC and my phone so that I can listen to one thing on desktop and another thi...

SpiderByte
Roadie
Plan Premium Country Norway Device (Motorola Moto G6 Plus) Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi! My question is ho...
2019-03-04 7:40:00 PM
2019-03-05 6:08:14 AM
AcousticGrover
Gig Goer
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1 replies
1 likes

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Spotify is skipping through all of my songs

PlanStudent PremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify is skipping though all of my songs on the playlist when I try to play a specific song or playlist. I will click on a song and it thinks about it for a few seconds then skip...

emmalyann
Newbie
Plan Student Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify is skipping though all of my songs on the playlist when I try to play a specific song or playlist. I ...
2019-03-05 4:07:16 AM
2019-03-05 5:55:31 AM
AcousticGrover
Gig Goer
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1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!! I can't do anything on spotify.

So any playlist are just empty (also public playlist and playlist from other users).On the screenshot the app is in french but it says : 'Start adding some songs' (so the playlist is empty). I've tried a clean reinstall.I've tried to disable software...

hy-7vk48z_mwv
Casual Listener
So any playlist are just empty (also public playlist and playlist from other users). On the screenshot the app is in french but it says : 'Start adding some songs' (so the playlist is empty). &nbsp...
2019-03-04 2:04:44 AM
2019-03-04 12:58:50 AM
teeeff
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When I save music on my phone, it is not there when I use my PC.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PC with Windows 10 and Samsung S8 My Question or Issue When I save songs on my phone, I can later access them again under my saved songs, however the songs are not saved on my PC. When I save a song on my PC, it...

muyuu
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC with Windows 10 and Samsung S8 My Question or Issue When I save songs on my phone, I can later access them ...
2019-03-04 11:48:21 PM
2019-03-04 11:50:18 PM
muyuu
Casual Listener
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1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!! No puedo ver ninguna cancion de ninguna playlist.

No se requiere ninguna de la siguiente información. Sin embargo, cuanto más nos proporcione, más fácil será para nosotros intentarlo y ayudarlo.PlanGratis País ArgentinaDispositivoPCSistema operativoWindows 10 Mi pregunta o problema Hola quisiera sab...

element4409
Newbie
No se requiere ninguna de la siguiente información. Sin embargo, cuanto más nos proporcione, más fácil será para nosotros intentarlo y ayudarlo. Plan Gratis País Argentina Dispositiv...
2019-03-04 2:05:10 AM
2019-03-04 10:56:37 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!! Músicas indisponíveis

PlanFree/PremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 Desktop My Question or Issue Nenhuma música, online ou offline fica disponível para ouvir. Problema apenas na versão para computador (Windows 10). Uso normalmente no meu dispositivo móvel Android 5.1.

Lucas_Hideo
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 10 Desktop My Question or Issue Nenhuma música, online ou offline fica disponível para ouvir. Problema apenas na versão para computador (...
2019-03-04 2:20:57 AM
2019-03-04 10:56:25 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Cant play music and playlists suddenly became empty

PlanPremiumCountry ITDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Hi, i have a problem with the desktop app. It basically turned out to be useless due to this big bug (IMO): i cant play any music and all my playlists (either created by me a...

ImKiza
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country IT Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi, i have a problem with the desktop app. It basically turned out to be useless due to ...
2019-03-03 3:04:04 PM
2019-03-04 10:45:25 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
1 likes
BugFixing
Troubleshooting
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Songs not playing and open.spotify.com is unreachable

I am running the desktop version of spotify on Win10. Since about a week ago, I was unable to play any songs on spotify. When I click the play button, it just changes to the pause icon and nothing happens. Also my favorite songs list appears to be em...

Lampicka
Casual Listener
I am running the desktop version of spotify on Win10. Since about a week ago, I was unable to play any songs on spotify. When I click the play button, it just changes to the pause icon and no...
2019-03-03 8:00:59 PM
2019-03-04 10:43:58 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Solved!! i cant play nothing that isnt saved on my library

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue i cant play any song that isnt saved on my library. When i click on a song that isnt saved on my library the name of the song goes green but it ...

sneengas
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue i cant play any song that isnt saved on my library. When i c...
2019-03-03 11:56:58 PM
2019-03-04 10:43:06 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Solved!! This Playlist Currently Empty

PlanPremiumCountryID DeviceXiaomi Note 4Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue How did i can fix it?I dont know what happen with my spotify on windows 10

ambrosiusabisha
Newbie
Plan Premium Country ID Device Xiaomi Note 4 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How did i can fix it? I dont know what happen with my spotify on windows ...
2019-03-04 1:10:04 PM
2019-03-04 10:42:31 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Spotify completly broke

PlanFreeCountry IrelandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue so today i opened spotify and i tried looking for a song but it was unable to play.. i went into the sys32/devices/etc and deleted the host ips.ive tried reinstalling...

lilepicnam3
Newbie
Plan Free Country Ireland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue so today i opened spotify and i tried looking for a song but it was unab...
2019-03-04 7:12:17 PM
2019-03-04 10:42:26 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Solved!! Spotify Music Disappeared + Doesnt play any music

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDesktop Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueMy music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several times. I even tried playing other music and what not but none of them play. The music on ...

User77715
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several tim...
2019-03-04 9:16:00 PM
2019-03-04 10:42:08 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
427 Views
1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!! Spotify not showing any songs

PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicOperating SystemWindows 8 My Question or IssueMy spotify computer app won't show or play any song not just in my music library, but everything in general. (The only song in my library is something from local files, bu...

davidstok
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Operating System Windows 8 My Question or Issue My spotify computer app won't show or play any song not just in my music library, but every...
2019-03-04 5:42:06 PM
2019-03-04 7:29:21 PM
davidstok
Casual Listener
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3 likes

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Solved!! Lost all music on pc after reinstalling Spotify

Hi I reinstalled Spotify and when I logged back into my account only the local files were showing. However on my phone I still had all my songs in the playlist. I've tried to reinstall and delete cache. Both didn't work. Please help Thanks in advance

kimahry
Newbie
Hi I reinstalled Spotify and when I logged back into my account only the local files were showing. However on my phone I still had all my songs in the playlist. I've tried to reinstall and d...
2019-03-04 2:33:08 AM
2019-03-04 11:47:25 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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Can't play songs from a foreign band?

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I'm trying to play songs from the D-Day Darlings, but they're all greyed out? Is this because I am American and they are a British band?

Altersparrow
Newbie
Plan Free Country United States Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I'm trying to play songs from the D-Day Darlings, but they're...
2019-03-04 7:35:33 AM
2019-03-04 11:46:54 AM
Mantisentil
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