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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
3 weeks ago
cour10e22
Regular
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268 replies
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72973 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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5126 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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Superuser Contribution Library Recently Played is Empty on Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUS Device(Windows 10)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Using either downloaded Desktop app or the Windows Store version, my Recently Played (Library link) isn't working for the past week suddenly.I have restarted my ...

Crazy-Maisy
Roadie
Plan Premium Country US Device (Windows 10) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Using either downloaded Desktop app or the Windows Store version, my Re...
2018-12-04 8:54:47 PM
2022-02-02 8:20:24 AM
Kiril
Moderator
486 Views
2 replies
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486 Views
2 replies
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Superuser Contribution Overlay problems windows 11

Spotify for Windows 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9adPlanPremiumCountryPanamaDeviceAcer Spin 3Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't see the spotify overlay, the one that works to skip track or pause/play that can be controled from the volume keys...

bratzmagazine
Casual Listener
Spotify for Windows 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad Plan Premium Country Panama Device Acer Spin 3 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I can't see the spotify overlay, the one tha...
2021-12-21 9:33:07 PM
2022-02-02 1:39:00 AM
bratzmagazine
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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overlay
Windows

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution PC and Android will not sync to each other

PlanPremiumDeviceLenovo Thinkpad, Samsung Galaxy S21 UltraOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 12 My IssueI first noticed this issue on October 18, 2021. I am unable to sync my phone and my PC local files with each other - the download shows as comple...

smallgremlin
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device Lenovo Thinkpad, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Operating System Windows 10, Android 12 My Issue I first noticed this issue on October 18, 2021. I am unable to sync my ph...
2022-01-28 7:18:55 PM
2022-02-01 12:56:01 AM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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1994 Views
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Superuser Contribution Can't sort playlists in reverse order + scroll issue when dragging songs in Queue

- Can't sort playlists in reverse order- The decision to remove the artists column is just bizarre- No longer scrolls up or down whilst dragging tracks around the play queue, which is deceptively infuriating. - No search bar - Inability to scroll thr...

Eddie2112_
Visitor
- Can't sort playlists in reverse order - The decision to remove the artists column is just bizarre - No longer scrolls up or down whilst dragging tracks around the play queue, which is deceptively...
2021-03-27 9:03:39 PM
2022-02-01 10:52:49 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
1095 Views
5 replies
19 likes

1095 Views
5 replies
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Superuser Contribution Bad design of Desktop lyrics feature

PlanPremium FamilyCountrySerbiaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWe've recently gotten the lyrics feature and it was partially good. Of course, the idea is excellent and the functionality is decent, but the Desktop variation...

Ognjen1
Regular
Plan Premium Family Country Serbia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue We've recently gotten the lyrics feature and it was partially good. Of course, the ...
2021-12-24 12:27:26 PM
2022-02-01 4:46:26 PM
Veroneca
Newbie
1559 Views
4 replies
16 likes
Desktop
lyrics

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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Can't play album on web player

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have this bizarre issue. I can't play the album "Tramp" by the artist "Volor Flex" on the web player. I have no issue playing it on the desktop app or mobile app. Whenever I...

plath
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have this bizarre issue. I can't play the album "Tramp" by the artist "Volor Flex" on the web pla...
2022-01-30 10:18:28 PM
2022-02-01 1:05:04 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Recently played not updating

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe recently played list on the Windows 10 app is not updating since my first Spotify use (more or less 3 weeks ago). This is very annoying. How can I solve this issue?

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Portugal Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The recently played list on the Windows 10 app is not updating since my first Spotify use (more or l...
2020-01-03 11:55:30 AM
2022-02-01 3:59:06 AM
WhitePine
Casual Listener
3746 Views
11 replies
15 likes

3746 Views
11 replies
15 likes

Solved!! Windows 10 background/small window/close buttons change themes by itself

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceAcer Aspire E1-572GOperating SystemWindows 10 for workstations My Question or IssueWell, its hard to explain by words but, i had another problem with these buttons,after that problem solved, this started to occur.

unclerk
Roadie
Plan Free Country Turkey Device Acer Aspire E1-572G Operating System Windows 10 for workstations My Question or Issue Well, its hard to explain by words but, i had another prob...
2022-01-27 9:04:27 AM
2022-01-31 2:30:23 PM
unclerk
Roadie
489 Views
4 replies
0 likes

489 Views
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Song Information output for Visualizers

I've been using the Rainmeter Monstercat Visualizer pretty much since i got Spotify, mostly without a Problem. But since an Update maybe a month ago the Song and Artist Name and Cover don't get displayed anymore, and the cover is stuck to the last so...

AMLAPPTOPP
Newbie
I've been using the Rainmeter Monstercat Visualizer pretty much since i got Spotify, mostly without a Problem. But since an Update maybe a month ago the Song and Artist Name and Cover don't get displ...
2018-08-21 11:17:01 AM
2022-01-31 1:22:35 AM
naviii
Newbie
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2 replies
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Superuser Contribution [Other] Desktop app - Low volume on startup

When opening the desktop (Windows 10) Spotify application, the the volume is always turned almost all the way down - about 10-15% of max volume. Is this a bug with the application, or have I accidentally changed a setting in Windows? This does not oc...

achiggins10
Newbie
When opening the desktop (Windows 10) Spotify application, the the volume is always turned almost all the way down - about 10-15% of max volume. Is this a bug with the application, or have I...
2020-11-03 4:14:01 PM
2022-01-30 8:41:58 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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2 replies
2 likes
Other

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Superuser Contribution Songs are greyed out but are still able to play

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 11 So, for some reason, in playlists, some songs are grayed out in the web player, but you're still able to play them on albums, if you search them and if you have the desktop app installed

RansomGhost
Music Fan
Plan Free Country United States Operating System Windows 11 So, for some reason, in playlists, some songs are grayed out in the web player, but you're still able to play them on...
2022-01-25 5:07:33 PM
2022-01-29 11:10:01 PM
Eni
Moderator
1387 Views
5 replies
2 likes

1387 Views
5 replies
2 likes

Spotify Lyrics not syncing with the song

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines DevicePC, AndroidOperating SystemWindows 10, android 5.1 Is there any solution to manually sync lyrics inside spotify app?

janruzel
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Philippines Device PC, Android Operating System Windows 10, android 5.1 Is there any solution to manually sync lyrics inside spotify app?
2020-09-17 1:23:11 PM
2022-01-29 4:21:13 PM
OwKoot
Newbie
7262 Views
2 replies
7 likes

7262 Views
2 replies
7 likes

Tracks unavailable in Desktop app that are available in Android

PlanFamilyCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSome tracks are unavailable in Desktop but available in Android. See the album "Back to the Mono Kero" by eX-Girl. On Desktop, all tracks are unavailable. On Android, they are ...

RonMoses
Music Fan
Plan Family Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Some tracks are unavailable in Desktop but available in Android. See the album "Back to the Mono Kero" by e...
2022-01-27 3:29:56 PM
2022-01-28 11:25:45 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
430 Views
3 replies
0 likes

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bleep

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been trying to listen to Take Me To Your Leader by King Geedorah on my PC, but when I go to his songs they are greyed out and trying to play them incurs the message "This...

omku2ly7lc5c0p5
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been trying to listen to Take Me To Your Leader by King Geedorah on my PC, but when I go to hi...
2022-01-27 3:28:45 PM
2022-01-28 11:22:59 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
278 Views
1 replies
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278 Views
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Certain artists unavailable

PlanFreeCountryFranceOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.77.643.g3c4c6fc6 Certain artists are partially or completely unavailable, looking for a solution, I found a lot of threads around the same issue from 2017. Some of the examples they ga...

Soky_Fishy
Newbie
Plan Free Country France Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.77.643.g3c4c6fc6 Certain artists are partially or completely unavailable, looking for a solution, I found a lo...
2022-01-27 4:51:00 PM
2022-01-28 11:22:15 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution I have Premium but hear adds?

PlanFamily PremiumCountryUSADevice Macbook Pro Running WIndows Operating System(iOS 10, My Question or IssueI have family premium, why do I hear adds when I listen to a podcast on Spotify?

kbpfister
Newbie
Plan Family Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro Running WIndows Operating System (iOS 10, My Question or Issue I have family premium, why do I hear adds when I listen ...
2022-01-27 1:37:53 AM
2022-01-28 9:52:13 PM
Eni
Moderator
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1 replies
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Apps & Features

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Sorting: Date Added descending

When I use spotify I like to sort my "To Check" playlist by Date Added descending, so that the most recently added music will always be at the top of the playlist. The new Windows app update has meant that it is no longer possible to sort playlists t...

NeoTokyo404
Casual Listener
When I use spotify I like to sort my "To Check" playlist by Date Added descending, so that the most recently added music will always be at the top of the playlist. The new Windows app update has mean...
2021-04-08 10:14:16 PM
2022-01-27 10:15:48 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
9433 Views
19 replies
17 likes

9433 Views
19 replies
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Superuser Contribution Mini Player missing and can't skip songs when Spotify is minimized

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: PC, Win 10 My Question or IssueMy mini player has been gone for weeks. This allowed me to skip songs with hot keys while Spotify was minimized. There's no option in settings to restore the mini player, and now I can o...

jillianmadison
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: PC, Win 10 My Question or Issue My mini player has been gone for weeks. This allowed me to skip songs with hot keys while Spotify was minimized. The...
2021-01-15 11:32:26 PM
2022-01-27 8:49:08 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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0 likes
hot keys
Mini player
skip songs

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[Desktop][Playlists] Remove from Playlist Delay

The remove from playlist option is amazing. The problem is there is a delay. I'll explain. Start playing a song in a playlist.Hit the ... to the right of the song.Notice how all the menu options pop up right away, but "Remove from Playlist" takes an ...

zenubio
Composer
The remove from playlist option is amazing. The problem is there is a delay. I'll explain. Start playing a song in a playlist. Hit the ... to the right of the song. Notice how ...
2022-01-27 7:34:50 PM
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0 replies
1 likes
Desktop
Playlists

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution A firewall may be blocking. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. (Error code: auth:15)

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue My issue is that I cannot log in to my Spotify, I tried everything to checking my country, delete Spotify, and all of Spotify's files (cache, etc...) Restart my computer and update my c...

kodpluto
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My issue is that I cannot log in to my Spotify, I tried everything to checking my country, delete Spotify, and all o...
2021-06-11 6:15:28 PM
2022-01-27 7:29:20 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Windows

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