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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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73508 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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1 replies
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5150 Views
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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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Mac
Windows

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When browsing Singles and EPs section, when entering a single and leaving, goes back to show albums

Everytime I am checking an artist's singles and EPs section, I want to click on a EP and put it on queue, and then when i click on the left pointer to go back, it goes back to show Albums on the top, I don't want to click to choose to show singles an...

user-removed
Visitor
Everytime I am checking an artist's singles and EPs section, I want to click on a EP and put it on queue, and then when i click on the left pointer to go back, it goes back to show Albums on the top,...
2021-06-09 8:46:35 PM
2022-10-05 10:19:25 PM
user-removed
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Spotify App won't download

The app on my computer crashed. So I deleted it and have been trying to reinstall it for two days, trying multiple times a day but it keeps giving me errors and asks me tro try again.

Debbieorah
Casual Listener
The app on my computer crashed. So I deleted it and have been trying to reinstall it for two days, trying multiple times a day but it keeps giving me errors and asks me tro try again.
2022-10-05 7:23:04 PM
2022-10-05 9:55:05 PM
unclerk
Roadie
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Friends Activity on Windows Desktop

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceHP OmenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, for some time now in the "Friends activity" I can only see the activity of those friends with whom I have a collaborative playlist. But I can't see the activity of...

Rojas7350
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Spain Device HP Omen Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, for some time now in the "Friends activity" I can only see the activity of those friend...
2022-09-19 12:11:30 PM
2022-10-05 12:30:46 PM
Lyubka
Moderator
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only one friend shows up on friend activity

I used to have a whole list of around 7 or 8 people on my friend activity showing what they listened to, now only one of the people show up on the list, even though the other people are still using spotify, it dosent show them. what do i do to get th...

williammcmullan
Casual Listener
I used to have a whole list of around 7 or 8 people on my friend activity showing what they listened to, now only one of the people show up on the list, even though the other people are still using s...
2021-04-02 8:54:31 PM
2022-10-04 9:19:14 PM
ShaunDave
Casual Listener
603 Views
1 replies
7 likes
Friend Activity
Friend Activity Feed
Friend Activity some friends missing
Friend feed fails.
Friends

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I cant download the latest Update

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI cant download the latest Update with for example the search bar in the top middle. It isn’t shown in the top right of the app. Even when I reinstall Spotify the issue remains.Th...

Welshos
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I cant download the latest Update with for example the search bar in the top middle. It isn’t shown in the top ri...
2022-10-03 8:28:31 PM
2022-10-04 7:20:20 PM
Amayy
Spotify Star
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Daily mix updating multiple times a day since lastest update

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 15.4Windows 7 Desktop client Spotify for Windows1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c My Question or IssueSo, today since the lastest update, my daily mixes will update almost every hour so what is playing on my d...

Morningstar976
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 15.4 Windows 7 Desktop client Spotify for Windows 1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c My Question or Issue So, today since the lastest...
2022-10-03 5:07:29 PM
2022-10-04 5:52:50 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly and Daily mixes gone

Made For section on the home page, which includes Discover Weekly and Daily mixes has dissappeared. PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyOperating SystemWindows 10

uju
Newbie
Made For <User Name> section on the home page, which includes Discover Weekly and Daily mixes has dissappeared. Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 10
2022-10-03 11:05:35 AM
2022-10-04 1:02:28 PM
Lyubka
Moderator
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1 replies
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Daily Mixes
Discover Weekly

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Superuser Contribution Lyric isnt syncing. It gets stopped and goes down

PlanFreeCountryBangladeshDeviceSony VaioOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLyric isnt syncing. It gets stopped and goes down

Kihifa
Visitor
Plan Free Country Bangladesh Device Sony Vaio Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Lyric isnt syncing. It gets stopped and goes down
2022-10-03 4:42:56 AM
2022-10-04 9:19:46 AM
Lyubka
Moderator
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App keeps crashing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemLatest version of Win10 (as of 13/05/2020) My Question or IssueThe app will start up fine and everything works as it should. However, after a while, e.g 15 minutes, the app will just close itsel...

vqeav_-5wy148
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Latest version of Win10 (as of 13/05/2020) My Question or Issue The app will start up fine and everything works as it s...
2020-05-13 8:47:19 PM
2022-10-03 8:26:31 PM
DarkLinkMS
Visitor
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29 replies
6 likes
Crash

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Superuser Contribution Time Bar Stuck at 0:00

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceCustom Built PCRyzen 5 160016gb RAM 3200mhz1tb ssdRtx 3060Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueRandomly every 3-5 songs ish, my time bar will be locked to 0:00 and won't show me the progress of the song playin...

iue-o9p800_ib
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Custom Built PC Ryzen 5 1600 16gb RAM 3200mhz 1tb ssd Rtx 3060 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Randomly every 3-5 song...
2022-10-01 5:56:02 AM
2022-10-03 5:39:56 PM
AlejaR
Moderator
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3 replies
1 likes

652 Views
3 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't stop opening browser tabs, spawns hundreds of them

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceP.C.Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify for Windows1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c My Question or IssueSince the most recent update Spotify has started randomly spawning hundreds of Chrome tabs to "accounts.spotify.com/en/login/ott/v2#...

sangre
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device P.C. Operating System Windows 10 Spotify for Windows 1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c My Question or Issue Since the most recent update Spotify has started ran...
2022-10-02 2:04:18 PM
2022-10-03 5:07:14 PM
Lyubka
Moderator
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1 replies
2 likes

1030 Views
1 replies
2 likes

Superuser Contribution Friend Feed not Updating

Hello, I have Spotify premium and am using it on Desktop for Windows 10 and am having the issue of being unable to see Friend Feed Activity. I tried following some other posts for their solutions but nothing has worked. I have version 1.1.51.382.g8e3...

batbutt
Visitor
Hello, I have Spotify premium and am using it on Desktop for Windows 10 and am having the issue of being unable to see Friend Feed Activity. I tried following some other posts for their solutions but...
2021-02-01 4:07:01 PM
2022-10-03 1:33:55 AM
OscarDC
Moderator
2308 Views
20 replies
2 likes

2308 Views
20 replies
2 likes

Solved!! Where is the search option?

PlanPremiumCountryDEDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhere is the search option in Windows 11 app?

Naxterra
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country DE Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Where is the search option in Windows 11 app?
2022-10-01 8:44:51 PM
2022-10-02 6:29:10 PM
Amayy
Spotify Star
291 Views
1 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution Strange issue with recently played

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have encountered today following issue...

Noguri
Roadie
None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...
2022-09-25 9:09:06 PM
2022-10-02 5:22:06 PM
OscarDC
Moderator
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7 replies
0 likes
Desktop
Playlists
Recently Played
Windows

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Superuser Contribution Album cover disappears after listening to a local file song

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueThe album covers for songs disappear after listening to local file songs in my playlist. This started happening about a week or two ago and I have no clue why. I've...

kfcmayn
Regular
Plan Premium Country Australia Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue The album covers for songs disappear after listening to local file songs in my playlist....
2022-09-17 8:41:13 AM
2022-10-02 8:28:07 AM
Dian
Spotify Legend
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Solved!! User Interface (UI) - Show 'Now Playing'

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceCustom DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA navigational issue - if I start playing someone else's playlist (incl. Spotify's), there isn't a way for me to see which playlist I'm playing. I can s...

paulrichardcook
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country United States Device Custom Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A navigational issue - if I start playing someone else's playlist (incl. Spo...
2020-03-20 5:36:10 PM
2022-10-02 2:28:58 AM
superiorfcs
Visitor
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Interface
Now playing
queue
UI

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Superuser Contribution blocking songs / artists function is not appearing

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueability to block songs is ONLY appearing on the discovery playlists, not in any other public playlists. whilst the function to block an artist as described in help does not appear in ...

MankyHamster
Visitor
Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue ability to block songs is ONLY appearing on the discovery playlists, not in any other public playlists. w...
2022-09-30 3:28:27 PM
2022-10-01 8:31:20 PM
OscarDC
Moderator
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1 replies
0 likes

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Cant Play This Right Now...

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEverytime I try to play something on the Spotify Desktop App, I get a message saying Spotify can't play this right now. I have Reinstalled, Cleared AppData Folders and restar...

puaa9hk4a7zp3z39ai43
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Everytime I try to play something on the Spotify Desktop App, I get a message saying Spotify can't...
2022-09-29 6:20:33 PM
2022-10-01 9:11:24 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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2 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution Tooltip duplicated

PlanPremiumCountryCzechia (CZ) DevicePCOperating System10 21H1 Issue (minor)New UI layout - when I hover on my profile, tooltip is duplicated. First shows the ui styled, second windows default styled tooltip.

aamp91
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Czechia (CZ) Device PC Operating System 10 21H1 Issue (minor) New UI layout - when I hover on my profile, tooltip is duplicated. First shows the ui style...
2022-09-28 10:31:55 AM
2022-09-30 8:54:12 PM
OscarDC
Moderator
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3 replies
0 likes
Tooltip

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Superuser Contribution songs keep getting duplicated, but i'm on web browser.

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceDell computerOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issuebasically, my songs keep getting duplicated, or taken out of the playlist, and to add songs back into it i have to add them 3 times before they show up. it won...

dfgdjgbdbjfhs
Regular
Plan Free Country Australia Device Dell computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue basically, my songs keep getting duplicated, or taken out of the playlist, and...
2022-04-20 4:26:42 PM
2022-09-30 3:03:55 PM
Vasil
Moderator
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