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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 Downgrade or switching back UI

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I would like to ask whether I could downgrade the Windows desktop app, or switch back to the previous UI somehow?P.S.: Am I the only one who thinks it was pe...

Visben
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I would like to ask whether I could downgrade the Windows desktop ap...
2021-05-05 10:01:48 PM
2021-05-07 10:42:11 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Installing the previous version (March / April 2021)

I'm now in my ninth year of using Spotify, but the GUI on the desktop version is getting more and more harrowing.Is there any way to go back to the old version (until about April)?Everything runs even slower than before (sometimes very, very extreme)...

Gil
Gig Goer
I'm now in my ninth year of using Spotify, but the GUI on the desktop version is getting more and more harrowing. Is there any way to go back to the old version (until about April)? Everyth...
2021-05-05 10:03:34 PM
2021-05-07 10:23:05 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Spotify has graphical artifacts when using MSI Afterburner

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGTX 1060 3GBOperating SystemWindows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042My Question or IssueI overclock my GPU with MSI afterburner, which has been for a year now. But recently Spotify updated and now I get graphical artifacts...

Davidorino
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device GTX 1060 3GB Operating System Windows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042 My Question or Issue I overclock my GPU with MSI afterburner, which has been for ...
2021-05-07 7:14:42 PM
2021-05-07 7:19:11 PM
AeroZ
Composer
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graphical
MSI Afterburner

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows app scanning hard drive

PlanPremiumDeviceWindows 10 (app) desktop My Question or IssueEverytime the spotify app starts (on start up) I can see it thrashing the hard drive, looking at task manager confirms it's hammering my hard drive. I don't want apps stalking through my h...

ajoh
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device Windows 10 (app) desktop My Question or Issue Everytime the spotify app starts (on start up) I can see it thrashing the hard drive, looking at task manager co...
2019-07-13 3:41:32 PM
2021-05-07 6:40:49 PM
uncajesse
Music Fan
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify unable to play songs (after 1st) from playlist + broken website

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10x64My Question or IssueActual behaviour:When I double click a playlist or open playlist and double click/select one of the songs and press "play", spotify plays songs outside of my playlist...

pas0003
Casual Listener
...laylist before attempting to play similar songs, outside of the playlist. Broken website The second issue is that I cannot get to https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/postpage/board-id/desktop_windows...
2021-04-29 6:12:08 AM
2021-05-07 1:43:29 PM
Elena
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Select All on Liked Songs on Desktop only selects some songs, possibly linked to shuffle issues

Premium, UK, Windows 10 Pro Education version 1903.Spotify version 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6Problem has existed since at least 24th December 2019 When I go into Liked Songs on Spotify Desktop for Windows, then hit Ctrl + A, it only selects the top 100 son...

kpwxx
Music Fan
Premium, UK, Windows 10 Pro Education version 1903. Spotify version 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6 Problem has existed since at least 24th December 2019 When I go into Liked Songs o...
2020-05-14 7:04:43 PM
2021-05-07 1:03:54 PM
kpwxx
Music Fan
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4 replies
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Shuffle Algorithm is not great at all is not great at all

Hi I got three times the same song in less than a couple of hours on an over 7h playlist. It's not limited to web player, it's also Android and iOS. it's the shuffle than need a review. thanks

taupeseacret
Visitor
Hi I got three times the same song in less than a couple of hours on an over 7h playlist. It's not limited to web player, it's also Android and iOS. it's the shuffle than need a review. &nb...
2021-05-06 10:24:33 PM
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Solved!! Hide friends activity right bar

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Is there anyway to hide friends's activity right bar?I haven't connected spotify to facebook and I don`t have prevision to do this, I haven`t FB account in fact...So... t...

xhostar
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Is there anyway to hide friends's activity right bar? I haven't connected ...
2021-05-06 5:53:34 PM
2021-05-06 6:08:40 PM
Ximzend
Rising Star 1
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Superuser Contribution The decline of Spotify

Premium / US Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThanks Billy-JI have been a premium member for over 5 years. About 2500 songs in my songs file. But now content is disapp...

zenman
Regular
...anted to take Spotify public on the NYSE. Subsequently Spotify has been hurt in the market. I have paid Spotify $600.00 since joining ~ not enough money for you? And Billy there is no way to contact S...
2021-05-04 12:37:55 AM
2021-05-06 3:38:11 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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The decline of Spotify

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Superuser Contribution New UI - Only 25 releases appearing when loading Singles and EPs discography

Device - Surface book 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Spotify updated to the new UI this morning. While familiarizing myself with it, I was viewing artists with large discographies and noted that the Singles/EPs are not fully loading, and stop at 25 i...

blahsi
Roadie
Device - Surface book 2 Operating System Windows 10 My Spotify updated to the new UI this morning. While familiarizing myself with it, I was viewing artists with large discographies and no...
2021-05-04 4:26:38 PM
2021-05-06 12:04:48 PM
Xenia
Moderator
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Is it possible to jump to a specific song in a playlist with the new update?

I don't particularly hate the new update but it did remove one feature I use constantly. You used to be able to search within a playlist for a track, click on that track, and then exit search mode to jump to that track's position in the playlist. Thi...

outbreakrt
Newbie
I don't particularly hate the new update but it did remove one feature I use constantly. You used to be able to search within a playlist for a track, click on that track, and then exit search mode to...
2021-05-06 5:08:07 AM
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[Desktop] Bring back the indicator of much of a podcast episode I listened.

I turn off the app once because it doesn't really matter, and I'm welcomed with the new layout, I hate it, please bring the old one back? But if you want to keep it so bad, at least add back that little bar that shows how much of you've listened to s...

sweeth0lic
Casual Listener
I turn off the app once because it doesn't really matter, and I'm welcomed with the new layout, I hate it, please bring the old one back? But if you want to keep it so bad, at least add back that lit...
2021-05-05 9:52:57 PM
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Desktop

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Superuser Contribution Help with desktop spotify app opening the browser version instead in the desktop app.

Everything was fine until today I opened the app and now its a browser player instead of the normal desktop app , it doesn't open the browser version in browser it open the browser version in the desktop app. I tried reinstalling it did nothing.

TheGuestGuyIDK
Visitor
Everything was fine until today I opened the app and now its a browser player instead of the normal desktop app , it doesn't open the browser version in browser it open the browser version in the des...
2021-05-03 9:54:41 PM
2021-05-05 9:38:07 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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[Desktop] idea - fix recently played

my recently played has been broken for months. it is inaccurate. i have never listened to my recently played songs/playlists. it always resets to the same songs/playlist when I exit the app or update it. my idea is to fix this bug. thanks

ppset_with_ui
Newbie
my recently played has been broken for months. it is inaccurate. i have never listened to my recently played songs/playlists. it always resets to the same songs/playlist when I exit the app or update...
2021-05-05 8:49:37 PM
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Desktop

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Superuser Contribution "Add to Playlist" filtering missing in the new UI

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe new app doesn't have the playlist filter functionality when adding a new song to a playlist. When the "Add to Playlist" menu was open I could just type the first lett...

n1kke
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The new app doesn't have the playlist filter functionality when adding a new song to a playlis...
2021-05-04 12:32:53 PM
2021-05-05 8:26:46 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Can't jump to the song that's currently playing. New Update UI.

Before the update, I was able to find the location of tracks in a big playlist by clicking on the album art in the left bottom corner. Now if I click the album art, I'm sent to the top of the playlist its in. How do I find the location of the song cu...

robbygilson
Regular
Before the update, I was able to find the location of tracks in a big playlist by clicking on the album art in the left bottom corner. Now if I click the album art, I'm sent to the top of the playlis...
2021-04-09 6:30:30 PM
2021-05-05 6:57:36 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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3 replies
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bugs
New Update
Playlist Management

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play sound on one specific podcast, everything else works

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI was listening to a podcast on my Android phone while I was out (I wore a mask don't worry), and I came back and opened Spotify on my PC. It had synced the time the...

friccadoodle
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I was listening to a podcast on my Android phone while I was out (I wore a mask don't worry)...
2020-07-07 6:23:59 PM
2021-05-05 6:43:18 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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10 replies
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Superuser Contribution Problem with delete key in playlist

Hello.I have a problem with new interface of Spotify. Due to this, that this interface is accessible to me, as previous, I don't want to return back to previous interface, which wasn't accessible to me.But, I have a problem. I can't delete song as be...

Noguri
Roadie
Hello. I have a problem with new interface of Spotify. Due to this, that this interface is accessible to me, as previous, I don't want to return back to previous interface, which wasn't accessible t...
2021-05-04 12:21:07 PM
2021-05-05 5:59:04 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Spotify for Windows

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Superuser Contribution Windows app breaks after playing album that was not yet released.

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, my Windows Spotify app broke after I tried to play non released album from Coldplay - and that's the first issue, I was able to access it from artist page but ...

poijmc
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Poland Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, my Windows Spotify app broke after I tried to play non released album from Coldplay...
2021-05-03 9:46:42 PM
2021-05-05 4:20:17 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Pressing the favourite button while on the lyrics screen

Spoiler (Highlight to read)Spoiler (Highlight to read)How do i delete this spoiler How do i delete this spoiler PremiumSingapore Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueTo reproduce: View the lyrics of a song while it's playing.Click on the fa...

depressedsheep
Casual Listener
How do i delete this spoiler Premium Singapore Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue To reproduce: View the lyrics of a song while...
2021-04-27 10:06:26 AM
2021-05-05 3:24:33 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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