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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
a week 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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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 Music stop playing after 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueMusic stop after playing for a few seconds. I’ve have tried restarting the application, logging ou...

Myyradl
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Music stop a...
2021-05-17 11:55:40 AM
2021-05-18 1:06:40 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Last item of context action menu playlist list is hidden when opened from current track on bottom

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DevicePC, fully maximized (non-fullscreen) window on 1080p display Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I right click the current track at the bottom left of the Spotify Desktop interface and attempt to ...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC, fully maximized (non-fullscreen) window on 1080p display Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I right c...
2021-05-16 7:01:37 PM
2021-05-18 10:25:22 AM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Local files always dissapear

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows My Question or IssueYesterday I deleted Spotify, and made a new installation, because the local files di...

michahb64
Regular
Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows My Question or I...
2021-05-17 7:26:21 AM
2021-05-18 8:54:21 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Changes to UI needed immediately

Please make the following modifications to the UI for Windows. Give us the ability to turn off album art for each song in playlist Give us the ability to have a separate artist column rather than include artist info under song titlePlanFree/PremiumCo...

WMR
Regular
Please make the following modifications to the UI for Windows. Give us the ability to turn off album art for each song in playlist Give us the ability to have a separate artist column rather...
2021-05-16 11:26:16 PM
2021-05-18 8:45:38 AM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Playlists are not viewed to me in My library

Hello.I have a problem. I can't view all playlists in 'Your library', but It shows in some menu at the top. I don't know, if It is due to many playlists, which I have added, but It sometimes show those playlists to me in My library. For explanation, ...

Noguri
Roadie
Hello. I have a problem. I can't view all playlists in 'Your library', but It shows in some menu at the top. I don't know, if It is due to many playlists, which I have added, but It sometimes show t...
2021-05-04 12:34:20 PM
2021-05-17 11:23:13 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Your Library

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Doubleclicking on a playlist won't play a random song from it

Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now if I doubleclick on a playlist, it will just pause t...

starlightof
Casual Listener
Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now i...
2021-05-15 11:27:48 PM
2021-05-17 5:41:53 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Solved!! [Desktop][Friend Feed] I have no friends, how do I turn off the friends list?

The only topics I've found are gushing about how helpful the friends feed is, but I didn't ask for this option, it's currently opened to half of my app window and will not minimize nor turn off. Next time, when you're implementing a community driven ...

1Darkchef
Casual Listener
The only topics I've found are gushing about how helpful the friends feed is, but I didn't ask for this option, it's currently opened to half of my app window and will not minimize nor turn off. &nb...
2021-05-11 12:56:06 AM
2021-05-17 5:00:56 PM
ninotztan
Newbie
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1 replies
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Desktop
Friend Feed

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[Desktop] Cannot opent open spotify

Hi, I created an empty playlist. Then (i think) i tried to queue it while listening and my spotify crashed. Now if I try to open spotify, spotify keeps saying (in vietnamese, because my UI is in vietnamese) " Something went wrongTry reloading the pag...

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sakube
Casual Listener
Hi, I created an empty playlist. Then (i think) i tried to queue it while listening and my spotify crashed. Now if I try to open spotify, spotify keeps saying (in vietnamese, because my UI i...
2021-05-17 12:46:43 PM
2021-05-17 1:06:13 PM
sakube
Casual Listener
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App & Features

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App and Web Player not working

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell Latitude 7300Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNeither the desktop app or web player are loading for me. I have tried completely uninstalling the player and reinstalling from fresh exe files, and there is n...

RobGG
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Latitude 7300 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Neither the desktop app or web player are loading for me. I have trie...
2021-05-13 10:00:24 AM
2021-05-17 10:39:24 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Can't move, rename or delete Windows folders while Spotify is running

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceDell NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 I use Spotify on my Notebook, and since the last update, I can't rename, move or delete Windows folders while Spotify is running. I mean, not Spotify folders but Windows folders...

gonzalojp76
Regular
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Dell Notebook Operating System Windows 10 I use Spotify on my Notebook, and since the last update, I can't rename, move or delete Windows folders...
2021-05-16 5:18:10 AM
2021-05-17 10:05:02 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Missing Features Artist Page

What happened to the artist page? I missSimilar artistsArtist infoDiscovered in playlistsetc.Spotify, what were you thinking with this update that has less and less of the features you are used to? I just want to understand it. The way I have discove...

Gil
Gig Goer
What happened to the artist page? I miss Similar artists Artist info Discovered in playlists etc. Spotify, what were you thinking with this update that has less and less of the features you ...
2021-05-15 11:35:49 PM
2021-05-17 9:16:52 AM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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High ram usage

Why spotify app uses 700-800 MB of ram ? Is that ok? If thats ok may be I should buy a separate computer just for spotify so I can work comfortably

yarmoliq
Visitor
Why spotify app uses 700-800 MB of ram ? Is that ok? If thats ok may be I should buy a separate computer just for spotify so I can work comfortably
2021-05-17 8:21:17 AM
2021-05-17 9:08:31 AM
Blueberry
Roadie
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution i can't sort artists by date on the web app

why

ted_the_farmer
Casual Listener
why
2021-05-15 3:36:33 AM
2021-05-17 2:59:59 AM
ted_the_farmer
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Spotify Windows 10 desktop app's theme became High Contrast

PlanFree/PremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.57.443.ga029a6c4 My Question or IssueIn Windows 10, I'm using a High Contrast theme, which kind of gives me a proper dark theme in every application.Spotify desktop client comes with a very...

fpeti88
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.57.443.ga029a6c4 My Question or Issue In Windows 10, I'm using a High Contrast theme, which kind of gives me ...
2021-04-22 12:03:59 AM
2021-05-16 12:04:39 AM
fpeti88
Casual Listener
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Theme
Windows 10 Application

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Superuser Contribution Pin "Local Files" playlist to Start

With the new update (Win10), the local files playlist is one click further away (it is hiding in the "Your Library" tab). Is there a way of pinning this playlist so it appears among the other playlists in the left pane?

_daniel_
Gig Goer
With the new update (Win10), the local files playlist is one click further away (it is hiding in the "Your Library" tab). Is there a way of pinning this playlist so it appears among the othe...
2021-05-15 2:09:28 PM
2021-05-16 6:36:38 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Sharing in Desktop app

Recently I have noticed that when right clicking a song in the desktop app it no longer as a ton of options. Why has this changed? Is there a way to get back the other options? Seems pretty inconvenient to have to copy and paste a link instead of it ...

EpochLust
Newbie
Recently I have noticed that when right clicking a song in the desktop app it no longer as a ton of options. Why has this changed? Is there a way to get back the other options? Seems pretty inconveni...
2021-05-15 2:57:27 PM
2021-05-16 3:26:28 PM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution How to disable removing tracks dialoge "you'll need to add them again if you change your mind"

Since I got the new update I cannot remove more than one track at a time without getting that pointless dialogue saying "you'll need to add them again if you change your mind". Oh yeah really, what was I thinking when I wanted to remove them in the f...

_daniel_
Gig Goer
Since I got the new update I cannot remove more than one track at a time without getting that pointless dialogue saying "you'll need to add them again if you change your mind". Oh yeah really, what w...
2021-05-09 12:36:59 PM
2021-05-16 2:34:19 PM
_daniel_
Gig Goer
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Superuser Contribution Local files changing language

PlanPremium FamilyCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueMy local files keep changing language from English to what looks like Chinese. It has been happening on my account ever since i opened the Premium ...

yards1
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Family Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android My Question or Issue My local files keep changing language from English to what looks like C...
2021-05-14 8:27:56 PM
2021-05-16 1:09:39 AM
Novy
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution All new music related items gone and queue still only showing 50 songs

PlanPremiumCountryusaDeviceDell TowerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhere did all the new music go? The new music section is completely gone. It is literally missing from the new app update. It's Friday I should have an updated list o...

sprint45_45
Regular
Plan Premium Country usa Device Dell Tower Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Where did all the new music go? The new music section is completely gone. I...
2021-05-14 3:46:27 PM
2021-05-15 11:29:31 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloading playlists broken

EDIT: Found the cause, like right after posting... Apparently Spotify hates VPNs, for downloading songs Never been a problem for me till last update though. PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueSince the re...

MistahZ
Casual Listener
EDIT: Found the cause, like right after posting... Apparently Spotify hates VPNs, for downloading songs 🙄 Never been a problem for me till last update though. Plan Premium Cou...
2021-05-14 3:20:15 PM
2021-05-15 10:03:42 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Download Playlists
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