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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
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pastasås
Casual Listener
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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
4 hours ago
Edwardont
Casual Listener
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251 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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[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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ASCII characters in playlist descriptions

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I click on the playlist description it displays lots of ASCII codes that put it over the character limit. I can exit out without having to change anything, but if I...

sgjohnson1981
Visitor
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click on the playlist description it displays lots of ASCII codes that put it over the...
2020-12-27 10:49:35 PM
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Can no longer create radio stations

Plan:Family PremiumCountry:AustraliaOperating System:Windows 10 1809 October 2018 Update/ Spotify App from Microsoft StoreIssue:There is no 'Create New Station +' button in the Radio category in the desktop app. Furthermore, creating a playlist based...

katakunazu
Newbie
Plan: Family Premium Country: Australia Operating System: Windows 10 1809 October 2018 Update/ Spotify App from Microsoft Store Issue: There is no 'Create New Station +' button in the Radio ca...
2019-01-06 7:48:19 AM
2020-12-27 9:08:23 PM
moderndrummer44
Casual Listener
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54 replies
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Radio
Windows 10 October update

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Superuser Contribution Spotify shows as Discord status when listening on mobile but not on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i'm listening to music on my phone it shows as a Discord status but when i'm listening to music on my computer it shows nothing, not to mention that i can't find my...

MochiMai
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When i'm listening to music on my phone it shows as a Discord status but when i'm listening...
2020-12-26 1:13:42 AM
2020-12-27 10:33:45 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution to move the songs does not scroll up, but if it works to go down in a playlist

PlanFreeCountryEcuadorDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueTo move the songs it does not move up, but it does work to move down in a playlistin the video you can see what I mean

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Free Country Ecuador Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue To move the songs it does not move up, but it does work to move down in a playlist in the video y...
2020-12-14 10:58:14 PM
2020-12-26 12:20:46 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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10 replies
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984 Views
10 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play any music with my DAC plugged in

I saw some threads about a similar issue, but couldn't find an answer there. Spotify just won't play a thing. It shows an error message saying "spotify can't play that now". Other applications play sounds just fine. I've already tried reinstalling th...

totalniak
Visitor
I saw some threads about a similar issue, but couldn't find an answer there. Spotify just won't play a thing. It shows an error message saying "spotify can't play that now". Other applications play s...
2020-12-24 11:17:29 PM
2020-12-26 9:58:47 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Going from playlist to album makes the desktop app stop playing anything at all

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 On my Spotify desktop app, I can go from one of my playlists to another with no problem. But at least once a day, usually twice, I'll start playing an album while a playlist of mine is already...

sosa_batman
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 On my Spotify desktop app, I can go from one of my playlists to another with no problem. But at least once a day, usually ...
2020-12-24 7:30:02 AM
2020-12-26 8:44:39 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 app doesn't load, can't repair or uninstall

Hi - I'm making this post as a last resort as I'm not sure what else to do to solve this issue, and I can no longer listen to Spotify on my desktop; hoping someone can point me in the right direction... Ever since my Spotify desktop app was "updated"...

helios_
Newbie
Hi - I'm making this post as a last resort as I'm not sure what else to do to solve this issue, and I can no longer listen to Spotify on my desktop; hoping someone can point me in the right direction...
2020-12-24 1:39:46 AM
2020-12-26 8:28:37 AM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
1 likes

500 Views
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Superuser Contribution Local files not ordered by track

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 20H2 My Question or IssueHello,On Spotify 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a, I have a problem with local files, now when ordering local files by album, the track order is not respected, so local...

caquisse
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country France Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 20H2 My Question or Issue Hello, On Spotify 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a, I have a problem with local files, now ...
2020-12-23 9:30:26 PM
2020-12-26 1:46:55 AM
caquisse
Gig Goer
870 Views
4 replies
1 likes

870 Views
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Superuser Contribution Local files total tracks/total duration not shown anymore

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 20H2 My Question or IssueOn Spotify (desktop app 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a), the total number of local files along with the total duration is not shown anymore, which is really annoying ...

caquisse
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country France Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 20H2 My Question or Issue On Spotify (desktop app 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a), the total number of local files a...
2020-12-23 9:34:17 PM
2020-12-25 10:37:12 PM
caquisse
Gig Goer
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2 replies
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312 Views
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Superuser Contribution Spotify ads

PlanFreeCountryPoland Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn spotify i get my language ads, but sometimes i get some Ad about cream in spanish or some other language idk.

koziox
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Poland Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue On spotify i get my language ads, but sometimes i get some Ad about cream in spa...
2020-12-23 1:41:11 AM
2020-12-25 6:18:19 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution There are no songs to play in the queue

Plan UnlimitedFree/PremiumCountry UKDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Windows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have been getting the message in the header about every 50-60 tracks...

johnnythefish
Gig Goer
Plan Unlimited Free/Premium Country UK Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question o...
2020-12-23 10:52:55 PM
2020-12-25 5:47:27 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Spotify Becomes Slow or Unresponsive While Using Search Bar

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueFor about a week now every time I would use the desktop Spotify's search bar it would take an unbearable time to load up the results. Before that it used to giv...

SixOClockBoos
Regular
Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue For about a week now every time I would use the desktop Spotify's search bar it woul...
2020-08-05 9:07:33 AM
2020-12-25 4:29:52 AM
EvenChiu
Casual Listener
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7 replies
4 likes

3014 Views
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Superuser Contribution Using desktop app but it changes to web player even with no tabs open

DeviceSurface BookOperating SystemWindows 10,etc. My Question or IssueI start a playlist in the desktop app, but after a short period it stops playing there, and tells me it's playing in the web app instead even though it is not open or available. It...

meljammin
Newbie
Device Surface Book Operating System Windows 10,etc. My Question or Issue I start a playlist in the desktop app, but after a short period it stops playing there, and tells me it'...
2020-12-23 8:05:48 PM
2020-12-24 11:32:45 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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web app

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Superuser Contribution Playlist section is too small to view

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs seen in the screenshot, I can hardly see what's in the playlist, making it impossible to use.I'm using 200% on the ease of access in Windows 10. But I need it in order to see ...

Pineapple30
Regular
Plan Premium Country Israel Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As seen in the screenshot, I can hardly see what's in the playlist, making it impossible to use. I...
2020-12-14 10:31:18 AM
2020-12-24 10:48:47 PM
Novy
Moderator
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3 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Daily mix after finishes the list does not show new items

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. Before the last updates I could play the Daily Mix and, after the list was played, new songs were added and the new list with new items was shown but now I can´t. If I...

Shavea
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. Before the last updates I could play the Daily Mix and, after the list was played, n...
2020-12-23 6:15:33 PM
2020-12-24 7:54:42 PM
Novy
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution equalizer

is there a equalizer in spotify pc

ponz1
Visitor
is there a equalizer in spotify pc
2020-12-23 4:28:35 PM
2020-12-24 5:39:09 PM
Novy
Moderator
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1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify does not mute

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify windows 10 desktop app does not get muted when I play a youtube video on chrome. How can I activate this feature? Attached are some Sound Settings I use. Tha...

sakospot
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify windows 10 desktop app does not get muted when I play a youtube video on chrome. ...
2020-12-22 12:44:01 AM
2020-12-24 3:38:37 PM
sakospot
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Multimedia keys unresponsive in Windows 10

This is more of a bug report I guess, but on Windows 10 (1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7) until I cycle the "show desktop overlay when using media keys" setting the global keyboard hook (or however they're being handled) isn't working... even with the applicati...

opellotune
Visitor
This is more of a bug report I guess, but on Windows 10 (1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7) until I cycle the "show desktop overlay when using media keys" setting the global keyboard hook (or however they're bein...
2020-12-11 5:01:13 PM
2020-12-24 10:37:50 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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Desktop
Other

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Superuser Contribution Can't change downloads folder in Spotify new UI

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe previous version let me change the path to my HDD, now that I can't find the setting in the new UI, by default it goes the SSD, which would greatly decrease the life expectancy since I am ...

MoeHoward
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The previous version let me change the path to my HDD, now that I can't find the setting in the new UI, by default it goes...
2020-12-22 6:44:52 PM
2020-12-23 8:54:12 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Desktop app vs Web player with Alexa

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceVariousOperating SystemVarious My Question or IssueHave 2 Android Echo Dot with linked Spotify premium accounts connected. When I want to change the playback device in the desktop app one of the dots seems unavailable. ...

waces
Roadie
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Various Operating System Various My Question or Issue Have 2 Android Echo Dot with linked Spotify premium accounts connected. When I want to chang...
2020-12-22 8:15:16 AM
2020-12-23 10:08:01 AM
waces
Roadie
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