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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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Don_D
Music Fan
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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
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
3 weeks ago
Ytse
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
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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!! Drag and Drop not working in 1.0.75.483 .g7ff4a0dc

Hello,Spotify updated itself and all functionality including drag and drop is not working anymore. It's not possible to rearrange songs nor to drag a song into a playlist. RegardsHeiko

Heikoles
Casual Listener
Hello, Spotify updated itself and all functionality including drag and drop is not working anymore. It's not possible to rearrange songs nor to drag a song into a playlist. Regards Heiko
2018-03-10 11:08:42 PM
2018-03-10 11:42:48 PM
Heikoles
Casual Listener
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Spotify won't pop up in the Control Panel

I got a new harddrive a couple of days ago, and now that I have downloaded spotify, it won't pop up in the Control Panel. I'm unsure of what to do about this issue, since it does show up as an application in my Task Manager. Spotify doesn't seem to h...

nicers
Newbie
I got a new harddrive a couple of days ago, and now that I have downloaded spotify, it won't pop up in the Control Panel. I'm unsure of what to do about this issue, since it does show up as an applic...
2018-03-10 3:35:58 PM
2018-03-10 10:29:25 PM
Opportunist
Roadie
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1 replies
1 likes

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Spotify stops working after leaving a game

Weird problem, it appeared first time today after i ended up a match in a game. I heared a windows sound just like i unpluged something but i didnt, i even heared the ingame sound! Then the music disappeared and after a few mins it went back on? Its ...

Crylia
Regular
Weird problem, it appeared first time today after i ended up a match in a game. I heared a windows sound just like i unpluged something but i didnt, i even heared the ingame sound! Then the music dis...
2018-03-10 9:32:30 PM
2018-03-10 10:17:08 PM
Opportunist
Roadie
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Can Spotify play from local files on my PC?

I am new to spotify, previously I have always used purchaed music on itunes. I have lots of MP3 files on my PC I would like to add to my library, when I told Spotify where they are it added them to 'local files' and not to my list of artists/songs et...

chrislisi1982
Casual Listener
I am new to spotify, previously I have always used purchaed music on itunes. I have lots of MP3 files on my PC I would like to add to my library, when I told Spotify where they are it ...
2018-03-10 6:53:51 PM
2018-03-10 9:06:50 PM
chrislisi1982
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Is Downloading Spotify on alcatel 2067x possible

Hi.. i was just wondering if i could download spotify on an old alcatel 2067x fliptop phone? If so, how?

Ablr78
Casual Listener
Hi.. i was just wondering if i could download spotify on an old alcatel 2067x fliptop phone? If so, how?
2018-03-10 7:16:32 PM
2018-03-10 7:36:04 PM
Maxim
Spotify Star
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Cover art not showing for certain local files.

There is a bug that appeared in the newest version of PC Desktop Spotify (1.0.75.483) that causes the cover art to not show up on certain local files. When playing a song with cover art that doesn't work, Spotify will instead show the cover art of th...

ICELED
Casual Listener
There is a bug that appeared in the newest version of PC Desktop Spotify (1.0.75.483) that causes the cover art to not show up on certain local files. When playing a song with cover art that doesn't ...
2018-03-10 5:16:58 PM
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Song shorter on Windows than Android

I don't know what going on. The same song is longer when I'm listening on my phone.

Pinstripe
Regular
I don't know what going on. The same song is longer when I'm listening on my phone.
2018-03-10 3:38:31 PM
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Huawei P10 lite
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Devices do not have the same songs in Spotify

I use Spotify on my work laptop, my phone and my private laptop.Work and phone are all good, I added several new songs recently. Coming home, I notice that the last 10 songs I added are nowhere to be found in my list of added songs, any ways to fix t...

Poetologist
Casual Listener
I use Spotify on my work laptop, my phone and my private laptop. Work and phone are all good, I added several new songs recently. Coming home, I notice that the last 10 songs I added are no...
2018-03-10 4:10:00 AM
2018-03-10 3:38:30 PM
user-removed
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5 replies
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538 Views
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Sporatically pauses, sets itself to shuffle, changes to songs to genres i never listen to

been having this issue after i started sharing my spotify with my family.Now it changes song to generas i never listen to, pauses plays sets to shuffle changes albums, and all on its own.i havent reached the end of an album when it does this, so its ...

tagart3
Casual Listener
been having this issue after i started sharing my spotify with my family. Now it changes song to generas i never listen to, pauses plays sets to shuffle changes albums, and all on its own. i ha...
2018-03-10 3:37:56 PM
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Create a playlist with equivalent songs from local files

I, i was hable to copy my local music to a playlist and it would create a playlist with similar songs from Spotify a few years ago, i can't find how to that now.I don't want to sync/send my local music to the Spotify server, i want to get equivalent ...

MrGikho
Casual Listener
I, i was hable to copy my local music to a playlist and it would create a playlist with similar songs from Spotify a few years ago, i can't find how to that now. I don't want to sync/send my lo...
2018-03-08 12:22:05 PM
2018-03-10 2:29:29 PM
MrGikho
Casual Listener
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Entire 500GB music library lost. Can I get it back on spotify?

Hello, if anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated. So, my itunes application, and all the library files were kept on my SSD (C:) All my music was stored on my HDD (D:). Suddenly, my entire HDD was erased and there was no backup. So:...

aido_anto
Newbie
Hello, if anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated. So, my itunes application, and all the library files were kept on my SSD (C:) All my music was stored on my...
2018-03-10 8:06:41 AM
2018-03-10 2:20:04 PM
Opportunist
Roadie
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2 replies
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Cant find a fix for the volume fluctuations

I can't seem to find a solution to fix the Spotify volume fluctuations on my Windows 10 machine. I've tried turning Beats Audio on and off, turning hardware acceleration on and off, turned "same volume level for all songs" on and off. I've tried rein...

Derek_N
Casual Listener
I can't seem to find a solution to fix the Spotify volume fluctuations on my Windows 10 machine. I've tried turning Beats Audio on and off, turning hardware acceleration on and off, turned "...
2018-03-10 1:32:39 PM
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it's bleeped

So i recently changed from Premium to Free because my phone broke and I don't really use Spotify anymore.. anyways when I do use it I will try to play a song from a specific playlist and after the song is finished, it just skips to a whole other play...

gracenicole
Newbie
So i recently changed from Premium to Free because my phone broke and I don't really use Spotify anymore.. anyways when I do use it I will try to play a song from a specific playlist and after the so...
2018-03-10 12:12:58 PM
2018-03-10 12:30:34 PM
Sebasty
Spotify Star
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1 replies
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Cross country listening restrictions

Hello, I use spotify pretty much everyday and I use discord to link up mine and my girlfriends music so we can listen together, she lives in the US and im from the UK some songs just arent avaliable for her is there anyway she can get past the countr...

Goaterino
Newbie
Hello, I use spotify pretty much everyday and I use discord to link up mine and my girlfriends music so we can listen together, she lives in the US and im from the UK some songs just arent avaliable ...
2018-03-10 4:36:34 AM
2018-03-10 12:25:23 PM
Sebasty
Spotify Star
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Login button isn't working

Today when I logged into the new version of Spotify...I entered my name and password and clicked login and the login button doesn't work. Please help. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and that stiil didn't work.

Jasonc126
Roadie
Today when I logged into the new version of Spotify...I entered my name and password and clicked login and the login button doesn't work. Please help. I tried uninstalling and reinstallin...
2017-03-10 11:21:42 AM
2018-03-10 11:48:46 AM
user-removed
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6 replies
1 likes
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automatically cange songs

When i play a song on my computer's spotify (the song's name is "Jet"), it say me i'm plaing the same song but it start another song (start "Trapano")The link this song (jet) is this:https://open.spotify.com/track/0WqZO2B7m44ig4kwLvToYt?si=8vyFV2rDSq...

Cromoray
Newbie
When i play a song on my computer's spotify (the song's name is "Jet"), it say me i'm plaing the same song but it start another song (start "Trapano") The link this song (jet) is this: https://open...
2018-03-10 11:17:45 AM
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Cant Find the import option anymore

Hello i want to import my windows media playlist to spotify but i cant find the import files option anymore.

Matz848
Newbie
Hello i want to import my windows media playlist to spotify but i cant find the import files option anymore.
2018-03-09 1:30:33 AM
2018-03-10 10:33:46 AM
user-removed
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Solved!! Synchronize the status of a podcast

I found after a long search unfortunately nothing relevant, therefore this post:Is there the possibility to synchronize the status of a podcast (not yet heard, partly heard, completely listened) between the devices of a user?All podcasts, which I lis...

stundent
Newbie
I found after a long search unfortunately nothing relevant, therefore this post: Is there the possibility to synchronize the status of a podcast (not yet heard, partly heard, completely listened) be...
2017-09-15 10:14:30 AM
2018-03-10 10:31:18 AM
user-removed
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3 replies
9 likes

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Songs Not Importing Properly into Spotify

Hi, So I recently started using Spotify for my music. Before this I was using iTunes, so naturally I imported a lot of the music that I already had on iTunes into Spotify. But....it doesn't seem to be importing some songs properly? For example, one s...

oElectronic
Regular
Hi, So I recently started using Spotify for my music. Before this I was using iTunes, so naturally I imported a lot of the music that I already had on iTunes into Spotify. But....it...
2018-03-09 2:17:51 PM
2018-03-10 9:12:50 AM
user-removed
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Playlist Discrepancy Between App and Browser Spotify

Hello, I have a public playlist called "Honorable Mentions" that has 86 songs. In the software it shows it by that name in the menu on the left sidebar, but then I click on it and it instantly switches back to its former name "Runner- Ups" and drops ...

crowradio
Casual Listener
Hello, I have a public playlist called "Honorable Mentions" that has 86 songs. In the software it shows it by that name in the menu on the left sidebar, but then I click on it and i...
2018-03-10 4:23:10 AM
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