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Solved!! 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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notworking117
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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
2 weeks ago
whatintheworldisthis
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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
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2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
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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 Discord Listening Party

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 I've been having issues with listening parties and discord. When I try to join, it says that I'm already listening along but the song itself doesn't play. The songs updates with the other person ...

Ken_z
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 8 I've been having issues with listening parties and discord. When I try to join, it says that I'm already listening along ...
2021-06-27 6:26:30 AM
2021-06-28 8:56:02 AM
Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle play stacking duplicates together every time.

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen Shuffling multiple playlists together by use of folders, i am getting duplicate songs stacked together one after the other. I know that the song should be there multiple times i...

EvilPlushToy
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When Shuffling multiple playlists together by use of folders, i am getting duplicate songs stacked tog...
2021-06-24 7:01:19 PM
2021-06-28 8:46:40 AM
Ver
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When viewing playlists the "sort" filter returns to top of page when clicked

PlanIssue occur on both Free & PremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen trying to view playlists in the Desktop App the "sort" drop down menu does not drop down but instead returns to the top of the page when click...

ChildeRoland
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Plan Issue occur on both Free & Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When trying to view playlists in the Desktop App the "sort" drop do...
2021-06-24 10:24:59 PM
2021-06-27 11:52:35 PM
Novy
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[Desktop][Connect] Samsung galaxy book pro 360 crash

The app downloaded from samsung galaxy book pro 360 doesn't work. It's a black window without anything when opened. The same goes to both Microsoft Shop or web download. Anyone experiencing the same?

TeddyTo
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The app downloaded from samsung galaxy book pro 360 doesn't work. It's a black window without anything when opened. The same goes to both Microsoft Shop or web download. Anyone expe...
2021-06-27 6:14:17 PM
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Windows] There is no scrollbar for bad synchronized lyrics from musixmatch

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI like to use lyrics in some songs, and I prefer the current provider (2021-06), "musixmatch", over the last one, "genius". I prefer just to see lyrics without interruptions. But...

augustosisa
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Colombia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I like to use lyrics in some songs, and I prefer the current provider (2021-06), "musixmatch", over the last one,...
2021-06-25 10:54:20 PM
2021-06-26 11:36:05 PM
Eni
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app won't play local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 The desktop app won't play my local files anymore. Every time I try to play any of them I get an error message that says "This content is not available." I have checked to make sure that local...

gothtiefling
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 The desktop app won't play my local files anymore. Every time I try to play any of them I get an error message that says "...
2021-06-25 7:47:08 PM
2021-06-26 9:10:09 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Discover Weekly Not Playing Tracks in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10, My Question or IssueMy 'Discover Weekly' playlist is not playing in it's entirety. It will play one of the tracks that I double click on in the playlist, but instead of going onto the ne...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10, My Question or Issue My 'Discover Weekly' playlist is not playing in it's entirety. It will play one of t...
2021-06-26 2:15:43 PM
2021-06-26 6:27:58 PM
dinomight
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Default name for playlist created from album doesn't include artist name anymore

Before the UI change when you created a playlist from an album the default name would be "Album name - Artist name" (at some point in the past, it used to be "Artist name - Album name" which I liked even more, but I can live with the other option as ...

lila-blume
Newbie
Before the UI change when you created a playlist from an album the default name would be "Album name - Artist name" (at some point in the past, it used to be "Artist name - Album name" which I liked ...
2021-06-15 7:41:03 PM
2021-06-25 10:52:40 AM
maxhoyer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop client not playing any songs

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince a few days, every single song in every public or private playlist is greyed out, as if it was removed. Doubleclicking on a greyed out song yields the familiar "This...

schindlabua
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since a few days, every single song in every public or private playlist is greyed out, as if i...
2021-06-24 10:00:38 AM
2021-06-25 10:07:43 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Fehlercode 4 trotz bestehender Internetverbindung -Ursache IPv6??

PlanPremiumCountryDeutschlandDeviceDektopOperating SystemWin 10 Prof My Question or IssueGuten Tag,seit einiger Zeit versuche ich, den von der Desktop-App verursachten Fehlercode 4 zu beheben, So gut wie alle erreichbaren (hier und im Internet) Tipps...

Horsti47
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Deutschland Device Dektop Operating System Win 10 Prof My Question or Issue Guten Tag, seit einiger Zeit versuche ich, den von der Desktop-App verursachten Fehl...
2020-04-30 10:36:29 PM
2021-06-25 2:08:16 AM
Bachsau
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Interface bugged on startup

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueWhen I start up my machine I am always having issues with the interface on spotify. I can for example press play and listen to the last song that was playing but I cant search for ...

Jumax
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue When I start up my machine I am always having issues with the interface on spotify. I can for ex...
2021-06-16 12:17:56 PM
2021-06-24 11:16:06 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Friend Feed] UI issue: Friends list on right covering the scroll bar

title says it all, I'm probably not the only one to notice. Trying to scroll through anything is a nightmare now, thanks to the friends list popping up over the scroll bar on the right. Please fix this. Also, if I'm paying for premium, why am I seein...

djwish
Visitor
title says it all, I'm probably not the only one to notice. Trying to scroll through anything is a nightmare now, thanks to the friends list popping up over the scroll bar on the right. Please fix th...
2021-05-17 3:58:51 PM
2021-06-24 10:22:09 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Friend Feed

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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong Try reloading the page

Hello, i tried using the app on my new laptop but got an error that said :a fire wall maybe blocking spotify. i tried several guids to solve this issue but nothing worked so i decided to use the web player , there i got a "Something went wrong Try re...

shifkaofficial
Newbie
Hello, i tried using the app on my new laptop but got an error that said :a fire wall maybe blocking spotify. i tried several guids to solve this issue but nothing worked so i decided to use the web ...
2021-06-23 1:16:52 AM
2021-06-24 8:25:59 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Solved!! [Desktop][Playlists] Sort songs by date added on the top of the playlist

When you choose the sort option "date added" on the desktop app the songs show in order from the first song you added in the playlist. It should be an option to reverse that function so the songs last added to the playlist is at the top. It is really...

pizzha
Newbie
When you choose the sort option "date added" on the desktop app the songs show in order from the first song you added in the playlist. It should be an option to reverse that function so the songs las...
2021-06-16 5:48:29 PM
2021-06-23 10:50:53 PM
AdamDamon
Spotify Star
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Desktop
Playlists

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User Interface Bug on Windows Desktop App

Hi, I just wanted to report this, i don't know if this is a UI bug or something Everytime i maximize the size of the desktop app and i want to add a song to my playlist, i cannot see my playlist. I have a lot of playlist from different artist and eve...

c-yx_dhi1odb4
Newbie
Hi, I just wanted to report this, i don't know if this is a UI bug or something Everytime i maximize the size of the desktop app and i want to add a song to my playlist, i cannot see my play...
2021-06-07 6:38:33 AM
2021-06-23 8:08:55 PM
dinomight
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution How to see the entirety of the "Appears on" section from an artist?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFranceDeviceASUSTek Computer Inc.Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAnybody has a solution to see the entirety of "Appears on" section from an artist like before? With the update it only shows randomly chosen albums...

rnartin
Regular
Plan Free/Premium Country France Device ASUSTek Computer Inc. Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Anybody has a solution to see the entirety of "Appears on" section from...
2021-06-18 10:00:43 PM
2021-06-23 6:41:43 PM
Novy
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts are not displaying

PlanPremiumCountrySaudi ArabiaDeviceAsus ROGOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to listen to podcasts but whenever I click on the podcasts tab, it does not show any results. Or when I click on a link provided by a podcast publi...

AbdullahRaed
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Saudi Arabia Device Asus ROG Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am trying to listen to podcasts but whenever I click on the podcasts tab, it does...
2019-06-13 6:01:40 AM
2021-06-23 3:05:30 PM
abu_3adel
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Superuser Contribution Here's how to fix the - "NaN instead of 0:00" and songs not playing - problem!

[NOTE: THIS IS A WINDOWS 10 FIX, TRYING FIX THIS ON AN OLDER VERSION MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS, TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK] (My windows 10 currently is Italian based so I'm just guessing all the text based on my English level, but don't worry, just pay enough at...

JckerMusic
Visitor
[NOTE: THIS IS A WINDOWS 10 FIX, TRYING FIX THIS ON AN OLDER VERSION MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS, TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK] (My windows 10 currently is Italian based so I'm just guessing all the text ba...
2021-06-22 11:53:37 AM
2021-06-23 12:26:06 PM
Ver
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Fix
Problem Fix

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Superuser Contribution Drag and drop, Cut & paste

Premium Windows 10 How or how do I reorder my Playlists without cut and paste? Playlist with 500 songs. Want to get song 499 to position 7. I tried select and drag, but Spotify's new scrolling function is tectonically slow and I would die of old age ...

MarkWilliams123
Roadie
Premium Windows 10 How or how do I reorder my Playlists without cut and paste? Playlist with 500 songs. Want to get song 499 to position 7. I tried select and drag, ...
2021-06-22 10:35:17 AM
2021-06-23 11:00:16 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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How do I find specific tracks in a Playlist

PremiumWindows 10 What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version?It's there on the phone, but not as far as I can see on desktop.So if I have a playlist with 2000 songs and I want to find a specific song, how do I go about it. Am ...

MarkWilliams123
Roadie
Premium Windows 10 What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version? It's there on the phone, but not as far as I can see on desktop. So if I have a playlist with ...
2021-06-22 12:02:57 PM
2021-06-22 2:29:00 PM
MarkWilliams123
Roadie
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