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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
2 weeks ago
ipanasenko
Newbie
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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
4 weeks ago
cour10e22
Regular
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268 replies
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73423 Views
268 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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[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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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

Hi, Whenever I try to play music in the Windows desktop app (Store) I get the message "Spotify can't play this right now". I have a Premium Family account in the UK. Im on a Dell Alienwarere A13 with Windows 11 and trying to play locally.

mrhinsh
Newbie
Hi, Whenever I try to play music in the Windows desktop app (Store) I get the message "Spotify can't play this right now". I have a Premium Family account in the UK. Im o...
2022-12-07 2:10:54 PM
2022-12-08 4:19:50 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Foreign language ads driving me nuts!!

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceDell laptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueFor about two or more months now I've been getting indonesian ads on my spotify account and it's driving me nuts. I've unintsalled and reintalled the app. Used d...

DW2111
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Australia Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For about two or more months now I've been getting indonesian ads on my spotify ...
2019-06-21 8:20:05 AM
2022-12-08 11:02:19 AM
Ziggy79
Casual Listener
511 Views
3 replies
1 likes

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Solved!! Can't go forward or back while playing a song

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDell G15 5520Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't go back or forward while playing a song in my Windows device. I already tried to do a fresh reinstall of Spotify, i rebooted my device and still doesn't...

danilomadsee
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Dell G15 5520 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I can't go back or forward while playing a song in my Windows device. I already trie...
2022-12-06 11:05:53 PM
2022-12-08 1:26:35 AM
danilomadsee
Casual Listener
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3 replies
4 likes

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Superuser Contribution Weird message pops up and playlist changes!!

My Question or IssueI have been having some issues lately. I am listening to a song, it comes to an end. Song changes to some playlist I don't even have and message pops up saying "spotify can't play this right now. if you have the file on your compu...

Brunekk
Newbie
My Question or Issue I have been having some issues lately. I am listening to a song, it comes to an end. Song changes to some playlist I don't even have and message pops up saying "spotify can't pl...
2022-12-06 9:59:31 PM
2022-12-07 10:14:42 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Help! web player greyed out

On the web player all the playback controls are greyed out.No song plays from my recents either.It's the same on edge, firefox and chromeI've tried log out from all devices as wellMy app on phone works fine and the mobile web player also works fine.

Roshan_99
Casual Listener
On the web player all the playback controls are greyed out. No song plays from my recents either. It's the same on edge, firefox and chrome I've tried log out from all devices as well My app on p...
2022-11-29 8:21:37 AM
2022-12-07 5:49:41 PM
OscarDC
Moderator
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Issue with desktop app, it doesn't fit to the screen when i re-open it.

PlanPremium CountryArgentina DeviceDesktop PC on 1920x1080 screenVideo-card: GTX 1050 Ti Operating SystemWindows 10 (x64) My Question or IssueAlways, when i re-open the windows desktop spotify app, the app loses the screen fit, doesn't fit the screen...

elo_joel
Regular
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Desktop PC on 1920x1080 screen Video-card: GTX 1050 Ti Operating System Windows 10 (x64) My Question or Issue Always, w...
2018-11-28 3:55:23 PM
2022-12-07 4:36:26 PM
Lampakusz
Newbie
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8 replies
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fit
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now. Windows 11.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI just got a PC a couple days ago and the first thing I downloaded was Spotify. Went to their website and downloaded the most recent version for Windows. When I tried ...

OGWileyG
Visitor
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I just got a PC a couple days ago and the first thing I downloaded was Spotify. Wen...
2022-12-05 11:02:00 AM
2022-12-07 9:26:31 AM
Dian
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution PC and Android Phone won't sync properly

My Question or IssueI was trying to play music on my PC recently, and I decided to try to control the music with my phone, when I saw that my phone didn't think I was playing any music on any device. This wouldn't really be a problem, until I had tri...

pikaIsaac
Newbie
My Question or Issue I was trying to play music on my PC recently, and I decided to try to control the music with my phone, when I saw that my phone didn't think I was playing any music on any devic...
2022-12-05 6:45:27 AM
2022-12-07 9:22:32 AM
Dian
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution remove recently played list from spotify desktop application

i dont see any option for removing recently played songs from spotify desktop application. there are no three little dots and when i right click, the menu does not have remove from recently played option anywhere.please help.

umarfarooqj
Casual Listener
i dont see any option for removing recently played songs from spotify desktop application. there are no three little dots and when i right click, the menu does not have remove from recently played op...
2022-04-25 4:27:24 PM
2022-12-06 12:52:33 AM
TwistedD85
Newbie
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6 replies
2 likes

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Superuser Contribution All tracks fail when app is started with System default audio set to 32bit 384khz

PremiumCountryUSDevicePC - SMSL Sanskrit MKII DAC, XMOS USB audio driver v5.50.0Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When the spotify desktop app is started, and system Default sound format is set higher than 32bit 192khz, all tracks fail ...

Iormungand21
Newbie
Premium Country US Device PC - SMSL Sanskrit MKII DAC, XMOS USB audio driver v5.50.0 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When the spotify desktop app is s...
2022-12-01 7:21:34 PM
2022-12-06 4:24:19 PM
Yordan
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle sucks, avoiding a certain artist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLenovo Thinkpad, Iphone 6, Roku TVOperating SystemIOS 13, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have a playlist that consists of all of my favorite artists, I recently added a new bands songs to the playlist. However w...

gargoyleteeth
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device Lenovo Thinkpad, Iphone 6, Roku TV Operating System IOS 13, Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have a playlist that consists of all of my fav...
2020-01-26 3:06:24 AM
2022-12-06 1:23:33 PM
Viirock
Casual Listener
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shuffle

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Raspberry Pi with Moode Audio

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice Operating System Android 12, Windows 11 My Question or IssueI play Spotify on my Raspberry Pi 4 using Moode Audio. I have Spotify Connect integrated in Moode Audio, so I can click "Play on other device" on the bott...

Peterman45
Regular
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Operating System Android 12, Windows 11 My Question or Issue I play Spotify on my Raspberry Pi 4 using Moode Audio. I have S...
2022-08-01 5:49:29 PM
2022-12-06 5:01:29 AM
Double_Dutch
Casual Listener
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23 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bad image issue

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueCant install Spotify, tried deleting and reinstalling from both app store and as a program but still this issue persists. I need help. Thanks

thedesertedfox
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Pro My Question or Issue Cant install Spotify, tried deleting and reinstalling from both app store and as a ...
2022-11-24 4:24:37 PM
2022-12-05 2:42:43 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Bug: Searching certain characters breaks Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSo I happened to be in the settings on the PC version of Spotify, and happened to accidentally press \ into the settings search bar. It then popped up the "Something ...

TG-PrimisRulz
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue So I happened to be in the settings on the PC version of Spotify, and happened to accident...
2022-12-05 6:46:18 AM
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bug

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution A bunch of songs got removed from my playlist when moving songs between playlists on windows 7

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI usually listen to Spotify on my phone or through the Web player on my work computer. Today I wanted to rearrange some songs in a playlist so opened Spotify on my des...

Sirenson
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I usually listen to Spotify on my phone or through the Web player on my work computer. Toda...
2022-12-01 5:39:41 PM
2022-12-04 8:50:27 PM
Eni
Moderator
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local files won't play, even with local files turned on and locations being correct

PlanPremiumOperating Systemwindows 11My Question or Issuejust redownloaded spotify, all my files are in the right location, but all of them are grey and won't play. I have local files turned in, and all the sources are correct. I can't uninstall and ...

HollowLugia
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System windows 11 My Question or Issue just redownloaded spotify, all my files are in the right location, but all of them are grey and won't play. I have local files turne...
2022-12-04 1:44:04 AM
2022-12-04 8:36:00 AM
HalfNathan
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Play button instead of numbered playlist

First photo is mine, second photo is from another’s Spotify. After speaking with an Agent I was told this (removing the numbers) is a recent change Spotify is trying out, and was told to come here to post about it if I have feedback. I can definite...

reprobiangelus
Newbie
First photo is mine, second photo is from another’s Spotify. After speaking with an Agent I was told this (removing the numbers) is a recent change Spotify is trying out, and was told to co...
2022-11-30 12:04:03 AM
2022-12-03 5:26:45 PM
Vasil
Moderator
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Play Button
Update
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Windows 11 App

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Superuser Contribution Error Code: Auth16

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueI started getting Error Code: Auth16 for no reason, about 3 weeks ago. I have no idea why. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, disabling firewall, and I don't use a proxy...

midniqht
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue I started getting Error Code: Auth16 for no reason, about 3 weeks ago. I have no idea why. I've ...
2022-11-30 4:51:46 AM
2022-12-03 10:21:18 AM
MihailY
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Some songs not playing on Windows Application.

I have Windows 10 and after a few hours some songs stop playing then restarting my computer will resolve the issue. When I click on a song, there will be no album cover nor name of the song. One example is the song "Something stupid" by Frank Sinatra...

xman_octopus6969
Casual Listener
I have Windows 10 and after a few hours some songs stop playing then restarting my computer will resolve the issue. When I click on a song, there will be no album cover nor name of the song. On...
2022-11-24 8:03:45 AM
2022-12-03 6:53:24 AM
xman_octopus6969
Casual Listener
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Enable videos of my playlist using Spotify on my laptop?

Plan PremiumCountry: Ivory CoastDevice: LenovoOperating System: Windows 10 E My Question or IssueI am using Spotify on my PC and I want to see the videos associated to the songs of my playlist. I can see videos on my phone, but not on my laptop. How ...

Sergivoire
Visitor
Plan Premium Country: Ivory Coast Device: Lenovo Operating System: Windows 10 E My Question or Issue I am using Spotify on my PC and I want to see the videos associated...
2022-11-30 12:11:40 AM
2022-12-02 2:31:14 PM
Taylith
Community Legend
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1 replies
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