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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
2024-09-03 1:50:30 PM
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
2 weeks ago
rednblu
Roadie
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271 replies
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75841 Views
271 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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5316 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 Hissing on SONGS

Premium User - Win11USA Why is it suddenly I'm getting a terrible hissing sound on songs! I.E. - A Horse With No Name - America, Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Year of The Cat - Al Stewart This is very annoying since I like to stream music. If this continu...

artful_dodger59
Roadie
Premium User - Win11 USA Why is it suddenly I'm getting a terrible hissing sound on songs! I.E. - A Horse With No Name - America, Black Dog - Led Zeppelin ...
2022-01-17 12:04:03 AM
2022-01-19 4:10:02 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Different album and album cover in playing now (bottom left) and playlist

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSometimes when playing songs from a playlist the actual song playing is the same song, but from a different album. Also showing album cover for another album.Why is this ha...

gfredhei
Roadie
Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Sometimes when playing songs from a playlist the actual song playing is the same song, but from a diffe...
2022-01-18 10:46:09 AM
2022-01-19 3:46:52 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution All songs grayed out while online, but playlists can still be played

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been having this problem since yesterday, for some reason on desktop specifically (not on mobile) every single individual song is grayed out, but when I click ...

royalpanmeister
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been having this problem since yesterday, for some reason on desktop specifically (...
2022-01-17 8:35:17 AM
2022-01-18 4:11:10 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Xbox Game Bar Spotify Glitch

PlanFreeDeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have enjoyed using Xbox game bar Spotify feature. It has been good to use except one issue. The playlists on my recently played are things I haven't listened to recently. I have ...

CCM2
Music Fan
Plan Free Device Custom PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have enjoyed using Xbox game bar Spotify feature. It has been good to use except one issue. The playlists ...
2021-01-31 12:34:49 AM
2022-01-17 7:13:36 PM
Jakeythewolf5
Newbie
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Changing the Music volume INGAME

Sometimes you need to hear staps of the enemy ingame... but dont like to altways pause your musik. The should be the possibility to change the SPOTIFY VOLUMEN with a Hotkey. But only the volumen of spotify.

Derjijnon
Visitor
Sometimes you need to hear staps of the enemy ingame... but dont like to altways pause your musik. The should be the possibility to change the SPOTIFY VOLUMEN with a Hotkey. But only the vo...
2022-01-14 11:11:23 PM
2022-01-17 6:40:41 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Desktop
Other

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Minimize restore animations Windows 10

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice PCOperating System Windows 10 Pro 1809 My Question or Issue I have searched and search and found only ONE bite at this issue and though it may seem trivial at most, I think in terms of consistency and flow it would be ni...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro 1809 My Question or Issue I have searched and search and found only ONE bite at this issue and though...
2019-03-27 6:15:08 AM
2022-01-17 6:37:55 PM
BramboXO
Newbie
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9 replies
12 likes
Animations
minimizing
Windows 10

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Superuser Contribution Something Went Wrong PC Windows 10

its been months since this happening, i tried everything in the community suggested but nothing works but only on this Device i can't actually login both in app and websites, but when i tried using different device, i can listen to spotify like usual...

WinterJi
Regular
its been months since this happening, i tried everything in the community suggested but nothing works but only on this Device i can't actually login both in app and websites, but when i tried using d...
2021-07-29 7:32:42 PM
2022-01-17 6:16:22 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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13 replies
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Superuser Contribution Sharing

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell 15-7000 series (7586)Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueWhy can't I share to social media apps such as Facebook directly through the share option in the hamburger menu like on my Android app?

Dell_Ray
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell 15-7000 series (7586) Operating System Windows 11 Pro My Question or Issue Why can't I share to social media apps such as Facebook direct...
2021-12-24 11:57:51 AM
2022-01-17 7:22:07 AM
Dell_Ray
Gig Goer
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Superuser Contribution Deleted playlists

I couldn't figure out how to update this issue, so I created this one. I play Spotify on my TV (sound is much better than my PC speakers) and the deleted playlists are still available and actually play. Is there a way to recover/save them from the TV...

bmtrygar
Music Fan
I couldn't figure out how to update this issue, so I created this one. I play Spotify on my TV (sound is much better than my PC speakers) and the deleted playlists are still available and actua...
2022-01-15 8:26:41 PM
2022-01-16 12:10:10 AM
Eni
Moderator
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1 replies
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Playlists

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Superuser Contribution I just wanna listen to music..

PlanPremiumCountrySWE Device(Samsung Galaxy, PC, RPI)Operating Systemwin10/ubuntu/android/debian/etc My Question or IssueThe UI is annoyingly childish, ugly and ineffective.Is there anyway you can mod/hack spotify to your liking?Spotify Clones? Anyth...

wagopusher
Newbie
Plan Premium Country SWE Device (Samsung Galaxy, PC, RPI) Operating System win10/ubuntu/android/debian/etc My Question or Issue The UI is annoyingly childish, ugly and ineffe...
2022-01-15 1:46:22 PM
2022-01-16 3:14:00 PM
Kiril
Moderator
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1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify kann diesen song nicht abspielen . Wenn sich die Datei auf deinem Computer befindet , kannst

du sie importieren . Ich weiß einfach nicht was ich machen soll , ich kann einfache keine songs hören .Wenn ich auf play drücke kommt immer wieder die gleiche nachricht"spotify kann diesen song nicht abspielen . Wenn sich die Datei auf deinem Compute...

NexusPrime1
Casual Listener
du sie importieren . Ich weiß einfach nicht was ich machen soll , ich kann einfache keine songs hören . Wenn ich auf play drücke kommt immer wieder die gleiche nachricht "spotify kann dies...
2019-04-05 12:02:19 PM
2022-01-16 3:13:59 PM
LeaKathinka
Newbie
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23 replies
2 likes

30064 Views
23 replies
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Superuser Contribution Unable to link account via Game bar

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I am unable to link my Spotify account via Game bar on Windows 10. When I press link account a new pop-up appears which loads for a moment and then stays blank white.I ha...

PeterLP123
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am unable to link my Spotify account via Game bar on Windows 10. When I press link account a...
2021-03-13 6:38:44 PM
2022-01-16 11:33:30 AM
Kiril
Moderator
836 Views
3 replies
2 likes

836 Views
3 replies
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Superuser Contribution Sync issue on Windows 10/11 Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceDesktop PC & Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemWindows 11 & Android 9 My Question or IssueI use the Spotify app on both Windows and Android, and I noticed a perpetual bug where my liked songs do not correctly sync between the...

Ivan-K
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Israel Device Desktop PC & Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Windows 11 & Android 9 My Question or Issue I use the Spotify app on both Windows and Android, ...
2022-01-11 1:41:12 AM
2022-01-16 11:15:31 AM
Kiril
Moderator
1134 Views
5 replies
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Desktop
liked songs
Sync issue
Windows 10 Application

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Superuser Contribution Local files disappeared in search section

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice(iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook 2019)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIn the seach section the local files disappeared in the new spotify version. In the search secti...

SandyNL
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device (iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook 2019) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue In the seach se...
2021-04-10 11:34:26 AM
2022-01-16 10:39:27 AM
Sourcethree
Regular
974 Views
7 replies
4 likes

974 Views
7 replies
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Superuser Contribution Removed Essential Features

Why would spotify remove essential features from their desktop app UI? to try and make it sleeker? It looks like garbage now! You cant change the playlist picture, or sort and filter playlists. Those are EXTREMELY basic features for a music app that ...

bclatt1
Regular
Why would spotify remove essential features from their desktop app UI? to try and make it sleeker? It looks like garbage now! You cant change the playlist picture, or sort and filter play...
2020-05-12 5:03:32 AM
2022-01-15 12:19:40 AM
Dietrichias
Music Fan
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7 replies
5 likes
Desktop
Feature
filter
UI

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Superuser Contribution LOCAL FILES NOT SHOWING-Have tried everything

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to cry. I have been at this for 2 hours.My local files won't show. I have done 3 clean reinstalls of the spotify app (deleted out of the local app data etc..) my file...

lmldgs
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to cry. I have been at this for 2 hours. My local files won't show. I have done 3 cl...
2022-01-14 5:32:47 AM
2022-01-15 4:14:53 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify no longer working on Windows 10 after latest update

Hi, Spotify stopped working right after installing the latest Windows 10 update (January 11, 2022—KB5009543 (OS Builds 19042.1466, 19043.1466, and 19044.1466)) "Cumulative update for Win10 V 20H2 " I've done multiple clean installs both from the Spot...

zev
Casual Listener
Hi, Spotify stopped working right after installing the latest Windows 10 update (January 11, 2022—KB5009543 (OS Builds 19042.1466, 19043.1466, and 19044.1466)) "Cumulative update for W...
2022-01-13 6:52:20 PM
2022-01-14 9:29:15 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify muted in Volume Mixer and cannot unmute

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(Windows Laptop (Lenovo)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueFor some reason, Spotify decides to mute itself in the volume mixer and I cannot unmute it. It has done this a few times but all I had to do was restar...

ItSaulGoodMan
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device (Windows Laptop (Lenovo) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue For some reason, Spotify decides to mute itself in the volume mixer and I c...
2020-05-07 1:12:27 PM
2022-01-14 7:37:15 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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12 replies
2 likes

9411 Views
12 replies
2 likes

Superuser Contribution Full Screen Mode

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe recent updates to the app available from Spotify (not windows store) have slowly been ironing out problems that first occurre...

Rigsby1
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue The recent updates to the app available from S...
2022-01-09 9:32:47 PM
2022-01-13 10:01:15 PM
Eni
Moderator
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3 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution Video not working on Windows app or in browser (works fine on Android)

PlanPremiumCountrySlovenia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueVideos won't load in Windows app or in any browser, it starts loading but never loads and after a second or two it just stops. Music works fine. I've tried different br...

AuroraPolaris
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Slovenia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Videos won't load in Windows app or in any browser, it starts loading but never loads...
2020-09-01 7:50:32 PM
2022-01-13 6:14:09 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
12723 Views
23 replies
5 likes

12723 Views
23 replies
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