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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...

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liliabern

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Everything is broken

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDell PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAt first the only problem was not being able to search or filter inside playlist. I'm not sure why you guys removed that feature but it was completely gone for me on the w...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country   Device Dell PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue At first the only problem was not being able to search or filter inside playlist. I'm not ...

Puyo

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10, Android MIUI My Question or IssueSpotify keeps pausing sometimes. It doesnt happens everytime but when it happens it keeps pausing too many times. When i switch to offline mode or turn off mobile data/wifi it d...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10, Android MIUI    My Question or Issue Spotify keeps pausing sometimes. It doesnt happens everytime but when it happens it keeps pausin...

Novy

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[Desktop] Bring back recently played's own page

Recently played is currently limited to 8 entries. In the previous version, recently played had its dedicated page where you could see the last 25 (?) artists/albums/playlists played and you were able to remove entries from this page.My request is to...

Casual Listener

Recently played is currently limited to 8 entries.  In the previous version, recently played had its dedicated page where you could see the last 25 (?) artists/albums/playlists played and you w...

NaniAlves

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "open.spotify" links stopped working entirely

PlanFreeCountryCataloniaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Hello!So some weeks ago I came across an issue that's been driving me crazy since a while ago.I like sharing and receiving songs. The problem is that recently all open.spotify links are not w...

Music Fan

Plan Free Country Catalonia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Hello! So some weeks ago I came across an issue that's been driving me crazy since a while ago. I like sharing and ...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution spotify bugging out after few minutes

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, like a month ago I started to have multiple issues with my spotify dekstop apliccation and it has gone to point when I cant handle it no more.Everytime I run spoti...

Casual Listener

  Plan Premium Country Czech Republic   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, like a month ago I started to have multiple issues with my spotify dekstop a...

Underbus

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Spotify Recently Played Keeps resetting

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop/AndroidOperating SystemWindows 10 & Android 11 My Question or IssueSo my recently played keeps resetting to numbers i listened to a long time ago and it resets when i shut off the device i used to listen with (web pla...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop/Android Operating System Windows 10 & Android 11   My Question or Issue So my recently played keeps resetting to numbers i listened t...

AeroZ

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Latest windows app update is broken

Yesterday spotify was running fine but the update I got today seems to just crash the app after a few minutes of use. I've followed all the solutions in other threads but nothing worked. Please revert the latest update.

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Yesterday spotify was running fine but the update I got today seems to just crash the app after a few minutes of use. I've followed all the solutions in other threads but nothing worked. Please rever...

MauriceMV

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Superuser Contribution Keeps changing from "This Computer" for audio, to "Listening on Web Player" - of which I cannot hear

My Question or IssueUsing my desktop computer, I can hear Spotify on "Listening on this computer", but after 5-10seconds, it jumps to "Listening On Web Player (Chrome)" of which I have no sound. I keep changing it back to "This computer", but it keep...

Newbie

My Question or Issue Using my desktop computer, I can hear Spotify on "Listening on this computer", but after 5-10seconds, it jumps to "Listening On Web Player (Chrome)" of which I have no sound. I ...

Xenia

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When I click the history tab...

Hello dear friends, fellow developers. When I click the play history, this message pops up. Thank you.ps: warn me if I posted these posts in the wrong place   

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Hello dear friends, fellow developers.   When I click the play history, this message pops up.   Thank you. ps: warn me if I posted these posts in the wrong place       

MauriceMV

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Do Spotify no longer want us to use their service? Windows Store Download not Downloading!

Windows Store Download not Downloading - says I am Offline when I am Online! (Just like Spotify did before I uninstalled it!)

Roadie

Windows Store Download not Downloading - says I am Offline when I am Online! (Just like Spotify did before I uninstalled it!)

MauriceMV

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Time remaining in song not sticking on close and reopen

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYou open Spotify and play a song, to the right of the track length bar is a set of numbers that show the song length in minutes and seconds. When you click on it, it shows the...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue You open Spotify and play a song, to the right of the track length bar is a set of numbers that sho...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Bug: 'Open Spotify' stopped allowing users to select / play from the 'Recommended' list

Premium, USA, Dell Desktop, WindowsISSUE:Perhaps it was yesterday ~4/28/2021, 'Open Spotify' stopped allowing users to play a song of their choice from the list of 'Recommended' songs. For example, my playlist 'Piano' has a 'Recommended' list at the ...

Newbie

Premium, USA, Dell Desktop, Windows ISSUE: Perhaps it was yesterday ~4/28/2021, 'Open Spotify' stopped allowing users to play a song of their choice from the list of 'Recommended' songs.  For ...

Eni

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Missing short cut key to navigate back and forth in the browse history

On my Windows desktop application. Since a while back I can no longer use the short cut key command Alt + Arrow left and Arrow right to navigate back and forth in my browse history. Is there another key combination that I have missed or am I forced t...

Newbie

On my Windows desktop application. Since a while back I can no longer use the short cut key command Alt + Arrow left and Arrow right to navigate back and forth in my browse history. Is there another ...

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Superuser Contribution How to turn on the new Layout of Spotify?

Plan: Family PremiumCountry: GermanyDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueHello Community,i have a problem to find the beta switch or something like that.My Girlfriend got one day a Update and got a completely newLayout and behav...

Casual Listener

Plan: Family Premium Country: Germany Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello Community, i have a problem to find the beta switch or something ...

AeroZ

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Superuser Contribution Mix playlists get updated unexpectedly

PlanPremiumCountryRussian FederationDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 20H2 (build 19042.870)Client version1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de (Microsoft Store version) Hello. For a couple of weeks, I've been having this issue when playlists from 'Made for you ...

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Plan Premium Country Russian Federation Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro 20H2 (build 19042.870) Client version 1.1.56.595.g2d2da0de (Microsoft Store version)   Hello. For a c...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Can't continue to listen to podcast episode after switch, can't listen to all albums of artist

My Question or Issue:Since the last update when I listen to a Podcast, stop and listen to something else and click the episode again it starts all over again, before the update it would resume the podcast episode where I stopped. Another problem is b...

Regular

My Question or Issue: Since the last update when I listen to a Podcast, stop and listen to something else and click the episode again it starts all over again, before the update it would resume the ...

Metaltop

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Superuser Contribution Why can't I Listen to a few songs from local files when I'm in offline mode?

I can listen to almost all of my songs from local files except for a few, I can listen to these on my phone but not on windows. This started after I got a new Spotify update that looks like this

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I can listen to almost all of my songs from local files except for a few, I can listen to these on my phone but not on windows. This started after I got a new Spotify update that looks like this ...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist name & word wrapping

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've noticed with the last updates for windows that word wrapping for the playlist names does not work anymore (I say it doesn't because this didn't happen in the past). I...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've noticed with the last updates for windows that word wrapping for the playlist names does n...

Mihail

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[Desktop][Your Library] Can't get the new Spotify UI

I've noticed that everyone around me is getting a new update that changes the user interface of Spotify. I don't have this update. I updated Spotify on my Microsoft store and nothing changed. I uninstalled it and downloaded it from my web browser, st...

Visitor

I've noticed that everyone around me is getting a new update that changes the user interface of Spotify. I don't have this update. I updated Spotify on my Microsoft store and nothing changed. I unins...

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Superuser Contribution On Win 10, Bluetooth going into standby causes paused Spotify to play again as audio device changes

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI listen through a bluetooth speaker connected to my laptop. If I press pause in Spotify and leave it, after 10 minutes the speaker enters standby. When this happens Spotify detects a switch i...

Visitor

Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I listen through a bluetooth speaker connected to my laptop. If I press pause in Spotify and leave it, after 10 minutes the ...

Alex

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