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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
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Soulnd
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
Monday
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
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 "See All" songs in search stop loading

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen searching for songs on Spotify and choosing to "see all", songs will not load after a certain point. If you scroll down, after 80 songs a loading whee...

SumBuddy
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When searching for songs on Spotify and choosing to "see all", songs will not l...
2019-03-18 10:35:25 PM
2021-10-23 10:23:56 PM
HeliTahvanainen
Music Fan
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Home screen not updating

PlanPremium Country DeviceWindows App Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy home screen hasn't updated my recently played music on the home screen in months, nor most of the home recommendations. I see the same stuff every day and I'm sti...

lindseylikewhoa
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device Windows App Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My home screen hasn't updated my recently played music on the home s...
2020-02-06 5:26:00 PM
2021-10-23 3:49:09 PM
ashbit_
Newbie
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Discovered in listing

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueHey, when you open an artist's page, at the very bottom you will find the information "Discovered in", where you can view playlists that contain music by the curre...

Creatiive
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Notebook Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue Hey, when you open an artist's page, at the very bottom you will find the info...
2021-08-22 1:49:16 AM
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MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Local Files Names Issue

Hi, today I wanted to import my songs to local files in Spotify app on Windows. However when I imported songs, songs names were in chinese. But original names aren´t in chinese.I tried to reinstall app but it wont worked.

NeteX1
Casual Listener
Hi, today I wanted to import my songs to local files in Spotify app on Windows. However when I imported songs, songs names were in chinese. But original names aren´t in chinese. I tried to reinstall...
2019-05-25 11:01:53 AM
2021-10-21 8:38:18 PM
PaveI
Newbie
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Some devices not visible to Windows desktop app

On Windows desktop, my paired speakers aren't appearing in the list of devices. They do appear in the android app and if I cast from there to the speakers, then the desktop app then shows the paired speakers. Is this a bug that the desktop doesn't sh...

siliconglen
Casual Listener
On Windows desktop, my paired speakers aren't appearing in the list of devices. They do appear in the android app and if I cast from there to the speakers, then the desktop app then sh...
2021-10-12 4:27:25 PM
2021-10-21 7:49:53 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution "Albums" path is broken

If you click "Albums" or "Teosluettelo" on an artist, you get the tracks of the newest album, not the albums by that artist. For example, click Voces8 -> Näytä teosluottelo (show the albums) -> you get the tracks of the latest album Infinity. This ha...

t827332
Visitor
If you click "Albums" or "Teosluettelo" on an artist, you get the tracks of the newest album, not the albums by that artist. For example, click Voces8 -> Näytä teosluottelo (show the albums...
2021-10-20 11:41:20 AM
2021-10-21 12:27:15 PM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Desktop app won't play, can't add to queue.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can play spotify just fine with the web player, but when I open the Windows App, then I can't play music on the Windows App or the Web Player.On the Windows app, if I try t...

nobody4567
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can play spotify just fine with the web player, but when I open the Windows App, then I can't pl...
2021-06-22 4:27:36 PM
2021-10-21 9:53:03 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Spotify Overlay not Working in Windows 11 fix.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,Windows 11 etc.) My Question or IssueHello, I have been having a problem with the spotify overlay on windows 11 and I h...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,Windows 11 etc.) My Question or Iss...
2021-10-21 8:42:27 AM
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Premium] Queue Interrupts Playlist, Can't Be Cleared

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(HP Pavilion 2020)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen I start a Playlist, it plays one song and then reverts to the Queue, which has been (astoundingly) filled with a single artist whom I've only listened...

JohnGielgud
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device (HP Pavilion 2020) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue When I start a Playlist, it plays one song and then reverts to the Queue...
2021-10-19 6:54:39 PM
2021-10-20 7:05:18 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
442 Views
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Interrupting
interrupts
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Solved!! Next song button exit the current playlist

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I click the "next song" (while playing screen1.png) button, it leave the current playlist even if the random next song in unselected (see screen2.png).

Biokax
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country France Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click the "next song" (while playing screen1.png) button, it leave the current playl...
2021-10-20 2:09:37 PM
2021-10-20 5:39:40 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Opening browser context menu instead of Spotify context menu in Spotify Web

PlanFreeCountrySerbiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (Web)My Question or IssueFirst of all, why isn't there a section for Web version of Spotify in the community forums?Is there a way to open browser context menu by right click instead of the one ...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Free Country Serbia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (Web) My Question or Issue First of all, why isn't there a section for Web version of Spotify in the community forums? Is ther...
2021-10-09 9:03:31 AM
2021-10-20 2:32:52 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Friend Activity Not Updating

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of America DeviceDell Inpsirion 5410 Operating SystemWindows 10 Spotify Version"Spotify for Windows1.1.70.610.g4585142b" My Question or IssueNormally when I click on a different playlist for Spotify my friend's activit...

foreigncs
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Dell Inpsirion 5410 Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version "Spotify for Windows 1.1.70.610.g4585142b" &nbs...
2021-10-19 12:20:32 AM
2021-10-20 11:43:11 AM
Amayy
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Why can't I remove or exclude an artist in the Windows 10 app or web browser versions?

Plan: PremiumCountry: AustraliaDevice: (Android phone, iPad 4, PCx2, laptop )Operating System: (Android 9.1, iOS, Windows 10 Pro x64 (x3)) My Question or IssueI mostly work from home these days (thanks to COVID) and as I live alone I generally have S...

nzmike
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Country: Australia Device: (Android phone, iPad 4, PCx2, laptop ) Operating System: (Android 9.1, iOS, Windows 10 Pro x64 (x3)) My Question or Issue I mostly work from home...
2021-10-17 5:38:53 AM
2021-10-20 9:27:19 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why I can't see a list of All Songs on each artist Artist page?

I want to see the list of all available tracks from an artist and not just the "most popular songs" on their albums. I recently return to Premium and I remember seeing the whole list of songs. Has this changed? Is there any way to see a list of all t...

jn_mag
Regular
I want to see the list of all available tracks from an artist and not just the "most popular songs" on their albums. I recently return to Premium and I remember seeing the whole list of songs. Has th...
2019-03-20 5:27:44 PM
2021-10-20 1:55:45 AM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Downloading Spotify.exe on PC won't work

I have used Spotify on my PC for around 2 years now and for some reason one day it just decided to stop working properly. Whenever I tried to open it it says that I already had a Windows Store version running. I knew that I never downloaded the Windo...

DaleG317
Visitor
I have used Spotify on my PC for around 2 years now and for some reason one day it just decided to stop working properly. Whenever I tried to open it it says that I already had a Windows Store versio...
2021-09-22 1:46:14 AM
2021-10-19 12:51:00 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] can not play right now

I get often the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it".And the Spotify Connect plays it after all without any issue then

Kalmora
Roadie
I get often the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". And the Spotify Connect plays it after all without any issue then
2021-10-17 6:34:00 PM
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Eni
Moderator
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Playlists

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Superuser Contribution repeat and shuffle

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have noticed that since I upgraded to Win 11 the repeat and shuffle buttons are greyed out. Since they are "active" its no big deal for the moment. I almost always ...

ConnyLindquist
Regular
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have noticed that since I upgraded to Win 11 the repeat and shuffle buttons are greyed o...
2021-10-15 7:57:46 AM
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MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recent Windows 10 Update, now Spotify App won't play music

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecent update 2021-7 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 20H2 for x64 base system(7-16-2021), has affected my ability to use the Spotify App on my PC. It worked right bef...

Veedubs79
Regular
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recent update 2021-7 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 20H2 for x64 base system(7-16-2021), ...
2021-07-18 6:58:40 PM
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Veedubs79
Regular
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] Application interface breakdown (windows 10)

Hello ! Everytime the ad shows up, the application is completely frozen ! I can't do anything for 1 minute until i close the ad. I don't bother having a discreet ad, but it's really annoying when the application is breaking down because of it. The so...

Péon
Visitor
Hello ! Everytime the ad shows up, the application is completely frozen ! I can't do anything for 1 minute until i close the ad. I don't bother having a discreet ad, but it's really annoying when the...
2021-10-16 8:40:51 AM
2021-10-17 5:19:39 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Browse
Desktop

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Superuser Contribution What is wrong with my spotify app for windows?

Plan CountryPremiumDeviceRyzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB DDR4, 1TB HDD, 1TB SSD.Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past two months, my Spotify has not been working at all. When I load up the app, my "Liked Songs" and all of my ...

Jalen2454
Newbie
Plan Country Premium Device Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB DDR4, 1TB HDD, 1TB SSD. Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For the past two months, ...
2021-10-14 12:03:24 AM
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Mihail
Spotify Legend
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