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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
3 weeks ago
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
Friday
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Casual Listener
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85843 Views
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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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Spotify not linking to Clock App on windows desktop

Hey all, My spotify app on my windows desktop isn't linking to my clock app. This is an app i use where in my focus sesssions, the app auto plays my music and stops when time is up. It previously was working and linked fine until i had to reset my pa...

Vathix
Regular
Hey all, My spotify app on my windows desktop isn't linking to my clock app. This is an app i use where in my focus sesssions, the app auto plays my music and stops when time is up. It previously w...
2023-02-23 3:42:30 AM
2023-05-24 4:01:12 AM
apmykt
Casual Listener
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25 replies
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8202 Views
25 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Issues with Desktop app on Windows 10

My Question or IssueHi, everyoneI've been having some issues with the Desktop app and the Web player. None of them let me play my liked songs. The only way I can listen to music is by clicking on my playlist, radios, etc (but just on the Web Player, ...

borboletableue
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue Hi, everyone I've been having some issues with the Desktop app and the Web player. None of them let me play my liked songs. The only way I can listen to music is by clicking on...
2023-05-16 1:56:21 AM
2023-05-24 3:09:53 AM
borboletableue
Casual Listener
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desktop app
empty
liked songs
Web Player

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App - Web Based Login (Network Whitelist)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PC(s)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have seen recently that Spotify login via the desktop app now forces users to login via a web browser link out of app. Other forum posts suggest this is a staged ...

mukeanythin
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC(s) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have seen recently that Spotify login via the desktop app now forces users to login vi...
2023-05-17 12:13:39 PM
2023-05-23 3:48:23 PM
Lyubka
Moderator
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2 replies
1 likes

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Firewall blocking spotify Error Code auth:16

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows 10 pc, AMD Build (Ryzen 5 5600x, Radeon 580)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently realised that I couldn't use the desktop app of Spotify anymore. Nothing was loading properly. I tried to rei...

franzderpalme
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows 10 pc, AMD Build (Ryzen 5 5600x, Radeon 580) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently realised that I couldn't use the ...
2022-02-23 6:48:26 PM
2023-05-23 9:56:59 AM
Travellur
Regular
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Help

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Migrating from the Windows Store to the downloaded client

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've got the Windows Store version of Spotify installed. I have multiple playlists that include local files, each one of which took hours to sort.I want to switch to the downloaded cli...

Greybird
Regular
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've got the Windows Store version of Spotify installed. I have multiple playlists that include local file...
2023-05-15 10:38:31 PM
2023-05-22 7:17:15 PM
Greybird
Regular
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume bar larger in Desktop app

On a Windows machine and the Spotify app, can the volume bar just be a little bigger, so that is is easier to control the music sound (and percentage increase) by mouse? (instead of the current small bar) There is plently of space in the bar...

kiddingguy
Music Fan
On a Windows machine and the Spotify app, can the volume bar just be a little bigger, so that is is easier to control the music sound (and percentage increase) by mouse? (instead of the current small...
2018-03-09 10:54:21 AM
2023-05-22 5:35:20 AM
keeny
Casual Listener
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New Now Playing -- Annoying and Unnecessary

I really just want to know what is currently playing. I really don't need to know more information about most artists and I most certainly don't want to buy their merch. The Now Playing now takes up a third of the screen if I want to size it to hide ...

mattkrieg
Casual Listener
I really just want to know what is currently playing. I really don't need to know more information about most artists and I most certainly don't want to buy their merch. The Now Playing now takes up ...
2023-05-22 3:02:33 AM
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Now playing
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Superuser Contribution cannot connect, keeps saying another version is running, have removed all

have removed all spotify apps cannot reconnect spotify to my premium account!

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have removed all spotify apps cannot reconnect spotify to my premium account!
2023-05-20 12:08:59 AM
2023-05-21 12:29:01 AM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Weird skip loop thing Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy app just randomly skips to other songs mid song without me clicking skip. Sometimes it pauses or plays randomly. When it's in this skip thing it doesn't allo...

janiswit19
Newbie
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My app just randomly skips to other songs mid song without me clicking skip. Sometim...
2023-05-20 3:44:58 PM
2023-05-21 4:01:15 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Sort Followed Artists and Playlists into folders

My Spotify has become rather cluttered lately and I think it's because I can't sort all of my followed playlists and artists into folders so they just hang out there in the root of my library. I wish I could sort everything in my library into a folde...

jexness
Regular
My Spotify has become rather cluttered lately and I think it's because I can't sort all of my followed playlists and artists into folders so they just hang out there in the root of my library. I wish...
2023-05-17 6:56:12 PM
2023-05-21 1:14:21 PM
Yordan
Moderator
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1 replies
2 likes

613 Views
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Superuser Contribution Can't install Spotify on my laptop

I can't understand the problem!Plan You need to solve that puzzle from Spotify with me because he don't want to instal on my laptop FreeCountryUkraineDevice(Lenovo B570e)Operating System(Windows 10 Pro(1607)) My Question or IssueSo, the story started...

TheUkrainianHelper
Music Fan
I can't understand the problem! Plan You need to solve that puzzle from Spotify with me because he don't want to instal on my laptop 😞 Free Country Ukraine Device (Lenovo B570e) Operating S...
2023-05-19 6:35:44 PM
2023-05-21 12:23:39 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Starts Playing on Windows Sign-in After Sleeping

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada/MexicoDevice: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Strix 15 GL503GE 1.0Operating System: WIndows 10 ungraded to the latest Win 11 with updates currentMy Question or Issue: I listen to Spotify sometimes and then stop the playback for som...

allendick
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Country: Canada/Mexico Device: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Strix 15 GL503GE 1.0 Operating System: WIndows 10 ungraded to the latest Win 11 with updates current My Question or Issue:&...
2023-05-19 6:10:22 PM
2023-05-21 11:47:53 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Error 409

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

Redcroft
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
2023-01-29 5:21:32 PM
2023-05-20 5:29:02 PM
OscarDC
Moderator
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5 replies
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Superuser Contribution why cant i expand the album cover in the bottom left corner?

i cant expand the album cover in the bottom left corner anymore - instead when i click expand it opens up the "now playing" section. i dont want to see it in the now playing section i want to see the album cover in the bottom left corner. is there a ...

embragge
Casual Listener
i cant expand the album cover in the bottom left corner anymore - instead when i click expand it opens up the "now playing" section. i dont want to see it in the now playing section i want to see the...
2023-04-14 5:37:39 AM
2023-05-20 3:46:06 PM
ziljon
Casual Listener
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2 likes

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Superuser Contribution Windows App stops responding

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell G7 7700Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei've installed the Spotify app, but it stops working within minutes of using it. Some of the options still respond when i click on them, but their functionality does...

5against4
Regular
Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell G7 7700 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue i've installed the Spotify app, but it stops working within minutes of using it. Some of ...
2023-05-15 5:20:19 PM
2023-05-20 12:48:58 PM
MihailY
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Randomly got logged off

I have an random issue I wanted to log in today, but it did not work even tho my password was correct, so I had to make a new password. Spotify worked for 2 hours after I got the new password, however I was gone to the kitchen to grab food and when I...

yaquyphdwrto0erjguid
Roadie
I have an random issue I wanted to log in today, but it did not work even tho my password was correct, so I had to make a new password. Spotify worked for 2 hours after I got the new passwor...
2023-05-19 11:06:30 AM
2023-05-20 11:23:13 AM
Lyubka
Moderator
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Solved!! Spotify Windows app not playing at all

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueToday my Spotify app on my PC gave me Error 409 so I tried redownloading it. Now I cannot play anything at all, see the video I attached. I have reinstalled many times I don't know what t...

Spageti
Casual Listener
Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Today my Spotify app on my PC gave me Error 409 so I tried redownloading it. Now I cannot play anything at all, see...
2023-05-17 5:43:33 AM
2023-05-20 5:31:39 AM
kaworu_bloodpaw
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Muffled Playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueAll of a sudden, the playback on my desktop is muffled and with heavy bass. I have made no changes to the desktop or Spotify and have the latest Spotify update. Playback on my iPhone i...

JJLjr
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 Desktop My Question or Issue All of a sudden, the playback on my desktop is muffled and with heavy bass. I have made no changes to the ...
2023-05-18 8:37:22 PM
2023-05-20 1:43:01 AM
Susan_GP
Moderator
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Playlists in Friend Activity?

Does friend activity show the public playlist you are listening to?

sydpea
Visitor
Does friend activity show the public playlist you are listening to?
2023-05-19 6:40:56 PM
2023-05-19 7:06:03 PM
kaworu_bloodpaw
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution I can’t no longer download liked songs

At the start of the year I was capable listen my favourite song offline, but like a month ago when I was offline a wasn’t able to play any liked song and the download button for liked songs also disappeared. There is no other problem download anythin...

Vallis_54
Newbie
At the start of the year I was capable listen my favourite song offline, but like a month ago when I was offline a wasn’t able to play any liked song and the download button for liked songs also disa...
2023-05-17 5:38:48 PM
2023-05-18 8:05:54 PM
Susan_GP
Moderator
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