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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
76122 Views
79 replies
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79 replies
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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
2 weeks ago
Nekse
Casual Listener
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285 replies
22 likes

90311 Views
285 replies
22 likes

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
6490 Views
1 replies
6 likes

6490 Views
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6 likes

[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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0 replies
26 likes
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Windows

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't show similar artist tab.

Hello everyone, Since this morning spotify doesn't show the similar artists tab for a lot of artists (see below -> Overzicht = Overview & Biografie = Biography). Does anyone know what the problem may be? Thanks, Wes

wes92
Casual Listener
Hello everyone, Since this morning spotify doesn't show the similar artists tab for a lot of artists (see below -> Overzicht = Overview & Biografie = Biography). ...
2014-01-19 4:22:58 PM
2014-11-13 5:37:16 PM
subscriber360
Casual Listener
4300 Views
32 replies
5 likes
Windows

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32 replies
5 likes

QUESTION ABOUT OFFLINE SWITCH IN MY SONGS FOLDER

Hello, sorry for my english, it´s not my mother tongue. I am trying to put songs offline in the desktop version of spotify but I see there is no posible to switch to available offline in the My Music/Songs section, but in the playlist that is posible...

user-removed
Visitor
Hello, sorry for my english, it´s not my mother tongue. I am trying to put songs offline in the desktop version of spotify but I see there is no posible to switch to available offline in the My Music...
2014-11-13 6:12:02 AM
2014-11-13 9:01:19 AM
Swanny
Community Legend
306 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Left side frame will not allow me to adjust it wide enough

Currently I am only able to drag the desktop's left side frame to a width which is not wide enough for me to read all of the text in my Playlists. I would like to be able to drag it further towards the right. I turned off the Activity frame on the ri...

vbartoloma
Roadie
Currently I am only able to drag the desktop's left side frame to a width which is not wide enough for me to read all of the text in my Playlists. I would like to be able to drag it further towards t...
2014-11-05 8:17:43 PM
2014-11-13 4:56:07 AM
vbartoloma
Roadie
293 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Discover Tab

I cannot find the discover tab that I used to have. I have searched the web and found that it is now located under browse but it is not showing up there for me. I only have the options of overview, top lists, genres&moods, news, new releases, and hig...

kblank17
Newbie
I cannot find the discover tab that I used to have. I have searched the web and found that it is now located under browse but it is not showing up there for me. I only have the options of...
2014-11-12 11:46:03 PM
2014-11-13 2:30:19 AM
jmalibeeson
Roadie
371 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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1 replies
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Solved!! Follow button bug

Since a few days the embedded follow button doesn't display number of followers on website where it's activated.It has been always working good before. http://www.soundofus.com http://twitter.com/soundofus

Soundofus
Community Legend
Since a few days the embedded follow button doesn't display number of followers on website where it's activated. It has been always working good before. http://www.soundofus.com http://...
2014-11-08 11:28:42 AM
2014-11-12 12:18:44 AM
Soundofus
Community Legend
1151 Views
3 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Solved!! Playing a song plays my local files instead

I have created a playlist by right-clicking an album title and then choosing "Add to..." / "New Playlist". In my local files there are live versions of the tracks on the album. Playing this playlist plays the live version from my local files instead ...

gtroop
Casual Listener
I have created a playlist by right-clicking an album title and then choosing "Add to..." / "New Playlist". In my local files there are live versions of the tracks on the album. ...
2013-08-05 12:51:46 PM
2014-11-12 3:55:23 PM
Tommycockles15
Newbie
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6 replies
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Windows

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Available offline for albums and songs

I understand that the available offline feature for Desktop is only enabled for playlists and not for albums / songs (which makes no sense). But on Android app, you can make anything available offline including albums and songs. Why the difference in...

adam_shapiro
Regular
I understand that the available offline feature for Desktop is only enabled for playlists and not for albums / songs (which makes no sense). But on Android app, you can make anything available offlin...
2014-11-12 2:50:42 PM
2014-11-12 3:54:40 PM
Josh
Community Legend
312 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

312 Views
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Spotify freezes as soon as i try to input my password [Windows 8]

Hello, my spotify completely freezes as soon as i touch the password bar. It won't even let me attempt to log in.I've already looked around the forum for a solution and i've tried several of them already.The only thing so far that worked temporarily ...

Arzanite
Casual Listener
Hello, my spotify completely freezes as soon as i touch the password bar. It won't even let me attempt to log in. I've already looked around the forum for a solution and i've tried several of them a...
2014-11-11 8:14:37 PM
2014-11-12 7:25:43 AM
Arzanite
Casual Listener
359 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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how to stop streaming?

The streaming message keeps on annoying me and I want some answers to stop it.... Thanks root3287

root3287
Casual Listener
The streaming message keeps on annoying me and I want some answers to stop it.... Thanks root3287
2014-11-10 4:20:54 AM
2014-11-11 1:41:09 PM
Amarro
Community Legend
914 Views
3 replies
0 likes
Mac
Windows

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Public playlist - strange behaviour

So it's like this ... I used to have one account for all the family but the playlists were getting clogged up with my sons crazy tunes. So I upgraded from premium to family with one extra account and gave that to the rest of the family for use on the...

user-removed
Visitor
So it's like this ... I used to have one account for all the family but the playlists were getting clogged up with my sons crazy tunes. So I upgraded from premium to family with one ...
2014-11-08 1:03:44 PM
274 Views
0 replies
0 likes
Windows

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My play history and play queue disappeared

So... I use the Windows deskptop app, and about a week ago I was reading a music blog, clicked on a "Listen" link, and it unexpectedly opened the app. While the desktop app loaded, the track didn't, so I decided to just listen to whatever was in my p...

comeongrabyourf
Regular
So... I use the Windows deskptop app, and about a week ago I was reading a music blog, clicked on a "Listen" link, and it unexpectedly opened the app. While the desktop app loade...
2014-09-01 1:49:21 AM
2014-11-07 6:57:11 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
3634 Views
7 replies
1 likes
Windows

3634 Views
7 replies
1 likes

Solved!! minimise to tray

Hello. I read already several topics about the minimise to tray option. Solution so fa,r was right click on taskbar and activate minimise to tray. This works for my win 8.1 PC. On my win 7 64x I dont have this option. if i right click the taskbar ico...

MKSKORP
Casual Listener
Hello. I read already several topics about the minimise to tray option. Solution so fa,r was right click on taskbar and activate minimise to tray. This works for my win 8.1 PC. On ...
2014-11-06 4:35:39 PM
2014-11-07 9:23:31 AM
MKSKORP
Casual Listener
29118 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Can't connect to facebook via regular account

I can't connect to facebook with my regular spotify account. Previously I created an account with my facebook account, but I want to keep using my regular account but connect it to facebook. When I try to connect, I get the facebook login screen, and...

froul
Newbie
I can't connect to facebook with my regular spotify account. Previously I created an account with my facebook account, but I want to keep using my regular account but connect it to faceboo...
2014-11-05 6:39:03 PM
2014-11-05 7:14:38 PM
Taylor
Community Legend
321 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

321 Views
1 replies
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Solved!! Discovery is broken?

Why can't I hold down the play button to preview a part of the song like it used to do?

DaHenk
Music Fan
Why can't I hold down the play button to preview a part of the song like it used to do?
2014-11-04 11:38:27 AM
2014-11-05 5:36:22 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
440 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

440 Views
1 replies
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Solved!! Syncing to android keeps saying "pending"

Hello, I am trying to sync my local files with my android device, but when I check "Local files", after my android device is connected, the status says "pending" the whole time. Does anyone know why this is happening? Screen: http://prntscr.com/52k4b...

EranM
Regular
Hello, I am trying to sync my local files with my android device, but when I check "Local files", after my android device is connected, the status says "pending" the whole time. Does anyon...
2014-11-03 10:07:20 AM
2014-11-03 2:42:50 PM
EranM
Regular
615 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

615 Views
2 replies
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Wrong album & songs on ABC profile page

Hi! I was trying to listen a song of ABC, the british band, and i figured out that there's a "Kid Album" for learning. When you watch this, you'll laught, if you're not, you must ask for a raise Description There's a wrong album on ABC profile, it do...

ziggytigue
Newbie
Hi! I was trying to listen a song of ABC, the british band, and i figured out that there's a "Kid Album" for learning. When you watch this, you'll laught, if you're not, you must ask for a raise 😉 ...
2014-11-03 2:27:40 AM
2014-11-03 3:52:57 AM
kbrooksc
Community Legend
317 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

317 Views
1 replies
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All playlists deleted/unsubbed from?

Hey all, Went to play from my playlists on my phone on the way home from work there, and I was unsubscribed from all of my playlists and the ones I created were deleted? Thought it was perhaps a bug with my phone just not syncing properly with my acc...

DamonFstr
Casual Listener
Hey all, Went to play from my playlists on my phone on the way home from work there, and I was unsubscribed from all of my playlists and the ones I created were deleted? Thought it was per...
2014-10-30 3:09:33 AM
2014-11-01 9:52:01 PM
geekycreeper
Gig Goer
475 Views
4 replies
0 likes
Windows

475 Views
4 replies
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Please help... Playlists will not show up as Public

My playlists will not show up as public even though they are marked public. Ihave tried marking private and then switching back to public, signing in and out, refreshing.... nothing i do changes. Only 1 or 2 show up to friends and I have several. app...

tcampbelljo
Newbie
My playlists will not show up as public even though they are marked public. Ihave tried marking private and then switching back to public, signing in and out, refreshing.... nothing i do changes. Onl...
2014-10-28 5:14:40 AM
2014-10-30 11:18:49 PM
helpmeplz
Regular
361 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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2 replies
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Solved!! Trouble with Spotify

I have two problems with Spotify. First, when I try and install the Installer encounters an error just at the end of installing, error code 53. I have tried installing using Epic Privacy Browser to avoid cookie problems. No luck! The second is to do ...

dxer
Casual Listener
I have two problems with Spotify. First, when I try and install the Installer encounters an error just at the end of installing, error code 53. I have tried installing using Epic Privacy B...
2014-10-27 12:56:00 PM
2014-10-27 7:33:01 PM
dxer
Casual Listener
1063 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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2 replies
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Solved!! No me deja reproducir música

Hola, en el spotify del ordenador no me deja reproducir la musica, se me acaba de agotar el periodo de 30 dias de prueba y no me deja escuchar ninguna musica salvo la que tengo descargada en mi ordenador alguien me ayuda

cristian1993
Casual Listener
Hola, en el spotify del ordenador no me deja reproducir la musica, se me acaba de agotar el periodo de 30 dias de prueba y no me deja escuchar ninguna musica salvo la que tengo descargada en mi orden...
2014-10-24 9:57:13 PM
2014-10-25 7:43:29 PM
MichaelW
Community Legend
637 Views
3 replies
0 likes
Windows

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