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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
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SaylorDustin
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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
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
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cour10e22
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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
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2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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Superuser Contribution Search for a Song and show playlist its in.

I have hundreds of playlists as I cant filter by anything meaningful I also cant search for songs within the playlists so I have duplicate tracks in unused playlists can you advise on the following and not give some generic answer, please. 1. Can you...

steve99300
Regular
I have hundreds of playlists as I cant filter by anything meaningful I also cant search for songs within the playlists so I have duplicate tracks in unused playlists can you advise on the following a...
2021-08-19 10:29:15 AM
2021-08-20 3:27:03 PM
Elena
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect Issue

My Question or Issue I cant connect my desktop app to anything. Phone app is connecting normally to web player on this same pc but not to the app - i cant even see my desktop on the spotify connect list(basic reinstall doesnt works) PlanPremiumDevice...

kubiantony
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue I cant connect my desktop app to anything. Phone app is connecting normally to web player on this same pc but not to the app - i cant even see my desktop on the spotify ...
2021-04-01 1:02:45 PM
2021-08-20 2:06:52 AM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen Application Sized Wrongly

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceHP PavillionOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe window is improperly sized when uin fullscreen. As you can see there are a few pixels at the bottom of the application above the taskbar that aren't filled ...

matthu2711
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device HP Pavillion Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue The window is improperly sized when uin fullscreen. As you can see there are a few p...
2021-08-18 10:21:07 PM
2021-08-19 10:37:14 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify changes the playing album

PlanPremiumCountryFIDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify changes the album when track choosed to que / playing. Also the artist (may change), album cover etc. Why is that happening ? I would like to see/play the origin...

Blueberry
Roadie
Plan Premium Country FI Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify changes the album when track choosed to que / playing. Also the artist (may c...
2021-08-17 9:17:20 AM
2021-08-19 8:51:58 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Please add new languages to Spotify for Windows

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 IssueHello.I have noticed, that new languages...

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...
2021-08-18 6:22:51 PM
2021-08-19 7:00:00 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Recently played artists

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevice Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Recently played artists doesn´t work. When I have the settings on "show recently artists" other users can not see my recently played artists, and when I log out the set...

Blomma11
Regular
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Recently played artists doesn´t work. When I have the settings on "show recentl...
2018-10-17 6:31:37 PM
2021-08-19 8:17:21 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloaded local files which are not on spotify do not play on other devices

I followed the instructions for making local files (which are NOT available on Spotify) available on mobile devices (article) as provided by Moderator Mario which worked fine. Now the files are downloaded to both desktop and iphone xr. I can play the...

MitchellKivits
Music Fan
I followed the instructions for making local files (which are NOT available on Spotify) available on mobile devices (article) as provided by Moderator Mario which worked fine. Now the files ...
2021-08-17 11:29:13 AM
2021-08-18 12:11:12 AM
Eni
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Friends feed not showing friends

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindowsMy Question or IssueMy "Friends activity" feed on Spotify only shows 1 person. I have my Spotify connected to Facebook and know several people who should be showing up but I only see the 1 frien...

Tonasj
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue My "Friends activity" feed on Spotify only shows 1 person. I have my Spotify connected to Facebook and kn...
2021-08-17 11:43:38 PM
2021-08-18 11:58:18 PM
CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution Can't scroll on full screen mode

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi,I can't scroll through the song while full screen mode is on. There's no moving point on the progress bar, so I can't go back or forth with the mouse. Shift + left/righ...

shanedeether
Roadie
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I can't scroll through the song while full screen mode is on. There's no moving point on t...
2021-07-09 9:09:24 PM
2021-08-18 9:56:36 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify starts muted

PlanPremium CountryNetherlands DeviceDesktop PC Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueEvery time I start my pc, Spotify starts with it's sound muted. I have to manually go to spotify to unmute it which really starts to bother me

BearBuddyCookie
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Every time I start my pc, Spotify starts with it's so...
2018-12-02 1:31:09 PM
2021-08-18 9:32:28 PM
MafeG
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Number of song sin Playlist of songs I liked are not correct

DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11Spotify version1.1.65.643.g2d707698-aMy Question or IssueI liked 1.355 songs in my playlist, but i my windows applications i can only see 353 songs. What can be the problem and how can I solve this? Online an...

MrDeWaal
Casual Listener
Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11 Spotify version 1.1.65.643.g2d707698-a My Question or Issue I liked 1.355 songs in my playlist, but i my windows applications i can only see 353 s...
2021-08-15 9:43:31 AM
2021-08-18 6:03:04 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Right-click menu on songname in lower left corner

Right-clicking on the song - name in lower left corner used to open a menu. I used this a lot of add or remove the current playing song from my playlists, as I have been adding songs in bulk via other playlists, but need to weed them out.For example,...

CassiopeiaGames
Casual Listener
Right-clicking on the song - name in lower left corner used to open a menu. I used this a lot of add or remove the current playing song from my playlists, as I have been adding songs in bulk via othe...
2021-08-16 12:24:07 AM
2021-08-18 3:06:51 PM
CassiopeiaGames
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Local Files show Wrong Playtime

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy S5 NeoOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever i place a Local File Song into a Playlist, it just shows a way longer Playtime than it should, for example a 4 Minute songs, tells me its 7 Minutes...

XEnderFaceX
Regular
Plan Premium Country Device Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever i place a Local File Song into a Playlist, it just ...
2020-05-28 8:44:56 PM
2021-08-18 11:22:13 AM
Elena
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Solved!! Webplayer does not fit screen

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada/ UK DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueHello, I am having issues with the webplayer not fitting the screen in chrome. It just happened all of a sudden one day. I've already tried to clear ca...

WC36
Visitor
Plan: Premium Country: Canada/ UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue Hello, I am having issues with the webplayer not fitting the...
2020-05-17 12:39:26 PM
2021-08-18 10:17:35 AM
Emilia_8
Community Legend
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Can't skip ads on Desktop?

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceDel Inspiron 15000Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan't skip ads on desktop anymore. I used to be able to do this for free but now it won't let me.

Lunar14
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country United States Device Del Inspiron 15000 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Can't skip ads on desktop anymore. I used to be able t...
2018-08-23 5:50:25 AM
2021-08-18 1:44:37 AM
morgan01
Visitor
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Superuser Contribution I can't play music through Echo Dot (3rd G), even though I've linked my Spotify to my Alexa account

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceDell Inspiron 7586Operating SystemWindows 10 It's complicated. I'm not sure how should I explain this. In order for me to play the music through Echo Dot, I need to enable it through Spotify browser. At the same time a...

Teong98
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Dell Inspiron 7586 Operating System Windows 10 It's complicated. I'm not sure how should I explain this. In order for me to play the music through...
2021-08-12 5:51:30 PM
2021-08-17 9:00:44 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Report button greyed out

Latest version, Windows 10 I have a follower who is harassing me and no way of blocking them (thanks spotify). They are now harassing my followers (thanks again, spotify) so id like to report them but, of course, the feature is greyed out. Thoughts? ...

axlegear
Music Fan
Latest version, Windows 10 I have a follower who is harassing me and no way of blocking them (thanks spotify). They are now harassing my followers (thanks again, spotify) so id like to repor...
2019-04-28 9:58:27 AM
2021-08-17 7:58:42 PM
EyAndi
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Can't right click a song.

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceHP PavilionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm really used to right clicking the song that appears on the bar below[See in the image what I mean] to add it to a playlist or anything. Since the last update w...

pepomarquinez
Regular
Plan Premium Country Chile Device HP Pavilion Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm really used to right clicking the song that appears on the bar below[See in the ima...
2021-08-12 9:51:35 PM
2021-08-16 11:16:41 PM
wm17
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Spotify kann dies zur Zeit nicht abspielen

Hallo Community! Folgendes Setup:Spotify Premium Family (seit Jahren ohne Probleme auf allen anderen Geräten inkl Sonos, Android-Phone etc.),neuerdings Windows 10 Home Laptop mit Audio-Interface Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 und Aktivlautsprechern von Fame....

dozer535
Casual Listener
Hallo Community! Folgendes Setup: Spotify Premium Family (seit Jahren ohne Probleme auf allen anderen Geräten inkl Sonos, Android-Phone etc.), neuerdings Windows 10 Home Laptop mit Audio-I...
2020-04-10 10:55:08 AM
2021-08-16 4:26:04 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] make volume persistent across app open/close cycles

Every time I restart my PC, the volume level of Spotify resets to 100%. This is disruptive; volume should stay where it was. it seems to remain persistent when the app is closed & reopened, but not when the PC is rebooted.

Beorn94
Newbie
Every time I restart my PC, the volume level of Spotify resets to 100%. This is disruptive; volume should stay where it was. it seems to remain persistent when the app is closed & reo...
2021-07-27 12:20:49 AM
2021-08-15 8:06:33 PM
Novy
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