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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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287 replies
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90798 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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1 replies
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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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Windows

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Can't Start New Radio Stations

I have been on Spotify Student Premium for a while now and have been making radio stations based on my playlists. However, recently I have not been able to find the button for making new radio stations even after scouring the desktop and smartphone a...

Smokeybear365
Newbie
I have been on Spotify Student Premium for a while now and have been making radio stations based on my playlists. However, recently I have not been able to find the button for making ...
2019-01-09 4:48:15 AM
2019-01-10 9:09:48 AM
pesto
Newbie
515 Views
1 replies
2 likes

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Music stop after one second

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael DeviceLenovo Yoga 720 laptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Suddenly while playing an album - Spotify stopped playing, and I can't get it to play as it's always stop after one second. I start, it play for a s...

talso100
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Israel Device Lenovo Yoga 720 laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Suddenly while playing an album - Spotify stopped playing...
2019-01-10 8:54:36 AM
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Certain Songs Not Available In My Country When They Are.

Certain songs are greyed out in Spotify for me when they should not be. For example https://open.spotify.com/track/37AqT7uMhE3Fu8iqYDHa18?si=plYEyLz8RzioMdYp_uR7Kw is greyed out but I have bought the song on Play Music and it is avadible in South Afr...

Alexander9822
Casual Listener
Certain songs are greyed out in Spotify for me when they should not be. For example https://open.spotify.com/track/37AqT7uMhE3Fu8iqYDHa18?si=plYEyLz8RzioMdYp_uR7Kw is greyed out but I have ...
2019-01-09 10:40:30 AM
2019-01-10 7:17:26 AM
Alexander9822
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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Local Files Not Working

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So yesterday I downloaded some songs onto my pc, and put them on spotify through local files completely fine and everything worked. Audio was fine and the s...

Cadayo
Newbie
Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So yesterday I downloaded some songs onto my pc, and put them on spoti...
2019-01-10 1:55:14 AM
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[All platforms] A thread of all the features Spotify USED to have that we want back. Go.

I'll start; I've got tons. Personal messages/send songs among usersArtist pages showing which of your friends listens to that artistPlaylists showing you which of your friends follows itUser playlists in the Discovered On... of the artist pageArtist ...

shelbyyvonnee
Music Fan
I'll start; I've got tons. Personal messages/send songs among users Artist pages showing which of your friends listens to that artist Playlists showing you which of your friends follows i...
2019-01-10 1:51:55 AM
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0 replies
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dislike
features
Friend Activity
personal messages
Radio
removed features

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'First discovered on' playlists is suddenly missing from most artists I look at. Why?

And when it is available, it's usually stacked with Spotify's dumb curated playlists. Please bring this feature back. I want to see the playlists that other users are making without sifting through hundreds or thousands in search, and I want mine to ...

shelbyyvonnee
Music Fan
And when it is available, it's usually stacked with Spotify's dumb curated playlists. Please bring this feature back. I want to see the playlists that other users are making without sifting through h...
2019-01-10 1:35:24 AM
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About Page
discovered on
user playlists

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Cannot login via Windows Vista plus FaceBook

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDell laptopOp. SystemWindows Vista My Question or Issue I use free Spotify and login via my Facebook profile. Works fine on my newer PC with Windows-10 and on my Android tablet from Verizon. But will not work on our older lap...

ElWat2019
Newbie
Plan Free Country USA Device Dell laptop Op. System Windows Vista My Question or Issue I use free Spotify and login via my Facebook profile. Works fine on my newe...
2019-01-10 1:08:20 AM
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Facebook

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Spotify not showing as "Listening to" on Discord

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So, im trying to figure out why my Spotify isnt showing what im listening to on Discord. It just started doing and and i dont know why. Ive Restarted my pc and it stil...

Boxxy_tK
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So, im trying to figure out why my Spotify isnt showing what im listening to on D...
2019-01-05 8:26:14 PM
2019-01-10 1:05:13 AM
Boxxy_tK
Casual Listener
7068 Views
3 replies
4 likes

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3 replies
4 likes

"Local files" folder doesn't show up

Hello,Where the "Local Files" section should appearin the side menu on the left, with "Artists", "Podcast", etc. , it simply doesn't.When I open the Windows desktop app, "Local Files" briefly appears in the side menu, at its normal position (for like...

Jorask
Newbie
Hello, Where the "Local Files" section should appearin the side menu on the left, with "Artists", "Podcast", etc. , it simply doesn't. When I open the Windows desktop app, "Local Files" briefly app...
2019-01-10 1:04:04 AM
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0 replies
1 likes

241 Views
0 replies
1 likes

Spotify Connect only working after install

Hello, I'm currently using a Windows 10 Pro RS6 build 18305.I can use spotify connect after installation spotify, either the spotify on windows storebut after I close it, and open it again, Spotify Connect doesn't detect any devicesI've tried to disa...

donnim
Newbie
Hello, I'm currently using a Windows 10 Pro RS6 build 18305. I can use spotify connect after installation spotify, either the spotify on windows store but after I close it, and open it again, Spoti...
2019-01-04 12:02:30 PM
2019-01-09 11:25:51 PM
bluphobia
Regular
1560 Views
10 replies
4 likes

1560 Views
10 replies
4 likes

PC app doesn't show up in spotify connect

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue After doing almost nothing spotify pc app acts like offline. What i mean by this, is i can't use spotify connect on it altough i can on browser spotify app. Can't use play together on ...

dnr1-dk_kaohw
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After doing almost nothing spotify pc app acts like offline. What i mean by this, is i can't use spotify c...
2019-01-05 8:08:52 AM
2019-01-09 8:28:26 PM
nightstaker561
Newbie
1749 Views
3 replies
4 likes

1749 Views
3 replies
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Recently added songs in library on Android don't show up on Windows Spotify

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceComputerOperating System Windows 7 Pro 64bit My Question or Issue Hello, My Spotify on Windows 7 is not showing my recently fav songs ("Your Library" > "Songs"). However it's fine on my phone, songs aren't showing on my...

Ros68
Regular
Plan Premium Country France Device Computer Operating System Windows 7 Pro 64bit My Question or Issue Hello, My Spotify on Windows 7 is not showing my rece...
2019-01-09 5:57:16 PM
2019-01-09 6:11:41 PM
Ros68
Regular
206 Views
1 replies
0 likes

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Home button not appearing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue The "Home" is missing from my menu sidebar see attached or the IMGUR link https://imgur.com/a/6Bk5D6i

GrimNotepad
Music Fan
Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue The "Home" is missing from my menu sidebar see attached or the IMGUR l...
2019-01-08 9:52:34 PM
2019-01-09 5:56:41 PM
GrimNotepad
Music Fan
480 Views
1 replies
0 likes

480 Views
1 replies
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Your Library 'Songs' Stops Working

PlanPremiumCountry Great BritainDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have created over 340 Playlists and have 240 Artists on my desktop computer in Spotify and have spent many hours making sure that I have my favourite/best (...

J2hnn34
Regular
Plan Premium Country Great Britain Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have created over 340 Playlists and have 240 Artists on my desktop computer...
2019-01-09 4:30:45 PM
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0 replies
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Superuser Contribution Runtime error

PlanPremiumCountryMéxico DeviceLaptop HP Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueHello! Please help! I´m trying to install Spotify to my PC with windows 8.1 but when I download the program of the official site, this message appears: "This app...

tonylocu
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country México Device Laptop HP Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue Hello! Please help! I´m trying to install Spotify to my P...
2019-01-07 6:14:02 AM
2019-01-09 3:16:21 PM
tonylocu
Casual Listener
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2 replies
0 likes

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So, are we ever going to make Shuffle actually shuffle?

I do not care what anyone thinks, this has been an issue since the dawn of this program. I have had it and I quit paying for premium until this is fixed. Shuffle picks maybe 30 songs and then plays them in the same order or will play them backwards a...

Asmoday1232
Newbie
I do not care what anyone thinks, this has been an issue since the dawn of this program. I have had it and I quit paying for premium until this is fixed. Shuffle picks maybe 30 songs and the...
2019-01-09 1:31:41 PM
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0 replies
6 likes

214 Views
0 replies
6 likes

Spotify connect on desktop keeps reconnecting

CountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or Issue Lately i have an issue with Spotify connect in windows, not being able to probe the network properly for devices that can play music. For some reason the desktop vers...

Marcus242
Newbie
Country Netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 x64 My Question or Issue Lately i have an issue with Spotify connect in windows, not being ...
2019-01-09 11:42:57 AM
2019-01-09 12:19:56 PM
berserka
Newbie
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1 replies
0 likes

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Only able to play 4 tracks of Boris Brejcha - 22 (Album)

PlanPremiumCountry BelgiumDevicePC & Android PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10 & Android 6 My Question or Issue Today I've noticed that I'm only able to play 4 tracks of Boris Brejcha's "22" Album.What can be the reason for this issue?https://open.spot...

q0bra
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device PC & Android Phone Operating System Windows 10 & Android 6 My Question or Issue Today I've noticed that I'm only able to pla...
2019-01-06 4:50:32 PM
2019-01-09 12:06:07 PM
Smlth
Casual Listener
664 Views
4 replies
1 likes

664 Views
4 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution Maximize does not work properly

If I maximize Spotify on Windows 10, it does often not maximize correctly.

Kalmora
Roadie
If I maximize Spotify on Windows 10, it does often not maximize correctly.
2018-09-22 9:55:49 AM
2019-01-09 11:05:05 AM
unclesilas
Roadie
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8 replies
0 likes
Desktop
Running

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spotify doesnt open when connected to airpods

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDevicehp laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue The spotify app wont open when i have connected to airpods. I need to disconnect them and restart the pc for it to work. it just says the spotify application is n...

Birksv
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Norway Device hp laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue The spotify app wont open when i have connected to airpods. I need to discon...
2019-01-09 9:58:03 AM
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