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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
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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
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Pansauce
Casual Listener
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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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Any update on the Lyrics feature ?

I remember Spotify to have a lyrics feature powered by musixmatch, but they removed it and said they would add a lyrics feature of their own later, any update on that ?

UnDreams
Newbie
I remember Spotify to have a lyrics feature powered by musixmatch, but they removed it and said they would add a lyrics feature of their own later, any update on that ?
2016-12-14 4:00:26 PM
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Login to Last.fm

Hi everyone! I tried to put login and password as presented here: https://support.spotify.com/pl/account_payment_help/account_settings/scrobble-to-last-fm/ Windows aplication of Spotify shows me... red frame with info "incorrect". I can login at webs...

yodek
Newbie
Hi everyone! I tried to put login and password as presented here: https://support.spotify.com/pl/account_payment_help/account_settings/scrobble-to-last-fm/ Windows aplication of Spo...
2016-12-14 2:07:57 PM
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Wrapped 2016/Your Top Songs 2016 random songs

Why is there a random song at the top of my Your Top Songs 2016? Every other song that is on there is absolutely fine, but there is one solitary track that makes no sense in it being in the list!? How do I remove this?It also lists 101 songs in it......

___kraig___
Music Fan
Why is there a random song at the top of my Your Top Songs 2016? Every other song that is on there is absolutely fine, but there is one solitary track that makes no sense in it being in the list...
2016-12-14 10:31:01 AM
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Available Offline toggle switch not showing in the saved songs playlist

Hey all, Just got a new pc and installed Spotify. I've had premium for about a year now and i have all my songs available offline on my phone and my old laptop. but for some reason the toggle switch to download my songs offline doesn't appear in the ...

gidigachi
Newbie
Hey all, Just got a new pc and installed Spotify. I've had premium for about a year now and i have all my songs available offline on my phone and my old laptop. but for some reason the toggl...
2016-12-14 7:31:41 AM
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Ability to View All Playlist Followers

I get the message " THis song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it. I've never had this issue before on my desktop computer". i've uninstalled and reinstalled the app on my computer. I can't play all they songs fr...

sljones2103
Casual Listener
I get the message " THis song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it. I've never had this issue before on my desktop computer" . i've uninstalled and reinsta...
2016-12-13 10:08:56 PM
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Impossibile riprodurre brano corrente dopo aggiornamento

Da un mese dopo un aggiornamento ho questo messaggio sul pc desktop sia per le canzoni offline che online. Ho spotify premium e reinstallando la vecchia versione funziona tutto bene....come risolvo? Purtroppo se installo la vecchia versione si auto a...

littlesaint
Regular
Da un mese dopo un aggiornamento ho questo messaggio sul pc desktop sia per le canzoni offline che online. Ho spotify premium e reinstallando la vecchia versione funziona tutto bene....come risolvo? ...
2016-12-12 10:32:54 PM
2016-12-13 2:10:43 PM
clodprogea
Casual Listener
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Artists I follow have disapeard from my Followed artists list

Hi, I dont know what happend but I am not following my favourit artists anymore, I want them back! How can I achive this in a simple way? This could have happend when I accidentally changed hide option in user settings (Desktop)?

joje1
Newbie
Hi, I dont know what happend but I am not following my favourit artists anymore, I want them back! How can I achive this in a simple way? This could have happend when I ac...
2016-12-13 1:25:26 PM
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Sync music

Can you sync music from Itunes and Groove to Spotify and if so will the music play off line?

aliciasam
Newbie
Can you sync music from Itunes and Groove to Spotify and if so will the music play off line?
2016-12-13 1:22:56 PM
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Solved!! Wrong song duration

Hi!I start this topic because i have a very weird problem with one specific song: Rude from Magic! In website it shows a total duration of 3:44 but in my desktop app (1.0.44.100) it shows 28:57If i sort by duration, this song is listed between the 3:...

tanocapo
Music Fan
Hi! I start this topic because i have a very weird problem with one specific song: Rude from Magic! In website it shows a total duration of 3:44 but in my desktop app (1.0.44.100) it shows 28...
2016-12-12 8:03:05 PM
2016-12-13 4:56:24 AM
tanocapo
Music Fan
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Spotify Crashes on Start - Windows 10

Version 1.044.100.ga60c0ce1 on Windows 10 64 bit. Crashes right when program starts. Shows black screen for a few moments then crashes and disappears from Notification area. Task Manager shows that it is not running. Uninstalled and reinstalled vario...

vcvc
Casual Listener
Version 1.044.100.ga60c0ce1 on Windows 10 64 bit. Crashes right when program starts. Shows black screen for a few moments then crashes and disappears from Notification area. Task...
2016-12-11 11:17:42 PM
2016-12-13 3:29:58 AM
vcvc
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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Local File Replacing Spotify Stream

Hi, I have a live recording of an album in my local files and one of the songs replaced the regular Spotify song that's available for streaming. I tried deleting the live album in my local files and restarting Spotify but it's still playing the live ...

dgholzer
Newbie
Hi, I have a live recording of an album in my local files and one of the songs replaced the regular Spotify song that's available for streaming. I tried deleting the live album in my lo...
2016-12-12 8:47:57 PM
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Local files sort by last added

I am unable to sort my local files by last added. Is this a glitch or was it purposely removed?

heewphan
Newbie
I am unable to sort my local files by last added. Is this a glitch or was it purposely removed?
2016-12-12 8:09:04 PM
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Spotify Video Series videos stop playing

I'm having trouble with some of the Spotify Video Series videos. Some of them stop abruptly 30 seconds before the end. I've tried watching them on my iPhone aswell, but there they won't play at all. Anybody else experiencing this problem and know why...

Ragliano
Newbie
I'm having trouble with some of the Spotify Video Series videos. Some of them stop abruptly 30 seconds before the end. I've tried watching them on my iPhone aswell, but there they won't play at all. ...
2016-12-12 6:21:42 PM
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Solved!! Spotify restarting istself

The problem is when i start spotify it keeps running for about 15-20 seconds and then shuts down. After it shut itself down i restarts and it's the same thing all over again, 15-20 seconds open and shuts down by itself. This goes on in a endless loop...

hassehest
Casual Listener
The problem is when i start spotify it keeps running for about 15-20 seconds and then shuts down. After it shut itself down i restarts and it's the same thing all over again, 15-20 seconds open and s...
2016-11-16 10:19:26 AM
2016-12-12 4:18:53 PM
Xanxerox
Casual Listener
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Windows

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Crash on startup

After today' update, spotify crashes on startup (specifically right after login). Steps to reproduce1. open spotify Windows 7, 64-bit, premium account, already tried all the re-installation troubleshooting. Works fine on my android phone.

Artikans
Regular
After today' update, spotify crashes on startup (specifically right after login). Steps to reproduce 1. open spotify Windows 7, 64-bit, premium account, already tried all t...
2016-12-09 7:40:23 PM
2016-12-12 4:10:39 PM
sharp-spark
Roadie
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11 replies
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Spotify instantly crashes following update

Windows Programs and Features reports that I have v1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1 installed.I am running Windows 10. Using the UK version of Spotify. My Win7 work devices upgraded fine.Cannot uninstall, I get the error message "The uninstaller failed to start....

sharp-spark
Roadie
Windows Programs and Features reports that I have v1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1 installed. I am running Windows 10. Using the UK version of Spotify. My Win7 work devices upgraded fine. Cannot uninstall, I ...
2016-12-09 1:04:50 PM
2016-12-12 3:18:32 PM
sharp-spark
Roadie
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4 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Spotify wont start on Windows 8

I updated to latest Spotify, and now it refuse to start after logging in. The window opens for a second and then closes without any messages. I have tried to reinstall it several times and tried to make sure that there are no traces of the previous i...

jonord
Casual Listener
I updated to latest Spotify, and now it refuse to start after logging in. The window opens for a second and then closes without any messages. I have tried to reinstall it several times and tried to m...
2016-12-12 1:33:55 PM
2016-12-12 3:17:16 PM
sharp-spark
Roadie
310 Views
2 replies
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Windows

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Solved!! Crossfade simply cuts to next song instead of fading in and out

As above, noticed that spotify no longer xfades starting these few days. Crossfading now simply cuts the end of the current track and jumps to the start of the next song instead of fading in and out like it usually does. Restart does not help, any ti...

QuantumParadox
Music Fan
As above, noticed that spotify no longer xfades starting these few days. Crossfading now simply cuts the end of the current track and jumps to the start of the next song instead of fading in and...
2016-12-12 1:51:19 PM
2016-12-12 2:41:20 PM
QuantumParadox
Music Fan
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Album Cover not working on my phone

Recently just added a song with a custom cover I added to it on my computer, and it displays fine on my computer, but when I play it on my phone it doesn't work. Anyone have any idea how to fix this problem?

Reshi197
Newbie
Recently just added a song with a custom cover I added to it on my computer, and it displays fine on my computer, but when I play it on my phone it doesn't work. Anyone have any idea how to fix this ...
2016-12-12 8:08:26 AM
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Solved!! Desktop Client Black Screen

Hello my spotify after the latest update has been launching with a black screen in the place of the browse pages and other content which involves pictures. The client still is able to display text and the names of songs if I play them but everything ...

Nobby6442
Casual Listener
Hello my spotify after the latest update has been launching with a black screen in the place of the browse pages and other content which involves pictures. The client still is able to display text an...
2014-08-03 7:34:10 AM
2016-12-12 6:30:49 AM
VAL79
Regular
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