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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
2 weeks 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 Sometimes When Opening Spotify, The Windows App will play the last played song, can't change songs

PlanPremiumCountryUS DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Occasionally when booting my computer, Spotify will run into this weird bug where it'll start playing the last played song, usually from my liked music, I can go back, but I ...

NaturalKnight
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Occasionally when booting my computer, Spotify will run into this weird bug where it'll sta...
2020-11-16 1:41:18 PM
2020-11-21 1:54:09 PM
Jeremy
Spotify Legend
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Not all of my local files will add to Spotify

I'm using a Windows 10 Desktop and for this past week I haven't been able to play most of my local files on Spotify (Only lets me play 25/72). I've gone through many different posts, trying out different solutions and none of them work (I've tried de...

idontrllycare
Visitor
I'm using a Windows 10 Desktop and for this past week I haven't been able to play most of my local files on Spotify (Only lets me play 25/72). I've gone through many different posts, trying out diffe...
2020-11-21 12:09:12 PM
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop slow after after a few minutes of heavy use

So I've had this problem for a while (at least 2 years), and it doesn't seem to get fixed. I couldn't find this specific slowing problem on any other topic. So my spotify gets very slow after about 10 minutes of heavy use. I'm searching new music for...

stijnvankampen
Casual Listener
So I've had this problem for a while (at least 2 years), and it doesn't seem to get fixed. I couldn't find this specific slowing problem on any other topic. So my spotify gets very slo...
2020-08-19 12:46:12 PM
2020-11-21 11:47:07 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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[Desktop][Playlists] Control C/P/V and delete no longer work with new upgrade

I manipulate the order in my playlists and what used to take a few moments now takes 15 minutes. Why?

mattkelsey00
Music Fan
I manipulate the order in my playlists and what used to take a few moments now takes 15 minutes. Why?
2020-11-21 1:05:44 AM
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Desktop
Playlists

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Spotify app skipping all music with 348000Hz audio settings

Hello, i've got a trouble with listening music (in title). What i did (for repeat a bug): i'm connect Samsung Type-C to 3.5pi gender adapter to my PC with HyperX Cloud Flight headphones (OS automatically choosed "2 channel 32bit 348000Hz" format), th...

tppomidorka
Visitor
Hello, i've got a trouble with listening music (in title). What i did (for repeat a bug): i'm connect Samsung Type-C to 3.5pi gender adapter to my PC with HyperX Cloud Flight headphones (OS automatic...
2020-11-20 4:01:09 PM
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Superuser Contribution Spotify search broke.. again

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueas soon as I try to type in a song in the search bar, spotify instantly crashes. reinstalling doesn't work, deleting cache doesn't work. In a previous topic some ...

Plexson
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue as soon as I try to type in a song in the search bar, spotify instantly crashes. reins...
2020-11-16 2:20:29 AM
2020-11-20 12:07:54 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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Filtering and sorting by song name

PlanPremiumCountryFIDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue1) how to find exactly a named song, like "pools", result should not contain, "poolside", "black pools", "Hot Grooves" (=totally unrelated), etc .1b) I tried to use the also t...

usspit
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country FI Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue 1) how to find exactly a named song, like "pools", result should not contain, "poolside", "...
2020-11-19 7:37:30 PM
2020-11-19 8:48:38 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Solved!! Album Cover

Plan : FreeDevice : Windows 10Hi,For some time, I noticed that there are no more images of album covers or even photos of the groups for most of the artists. I did not change anything it appeared like that. Are there a few things I can do ? Thank you...

slashbouch
Casual Listener
Plan : Free Device : Windows 10 Hi, For some time, I noticed that there are no more images of album covers or even photos of the groups for most of the artists. I did not change anything i...
2020-11-18 7:50:51 PM
2020-11-19 8:32:04 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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5 replies
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Superuser Contribution Can't delete local files

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceAcer Nitro N50-600Operating SystemWindows 10 Family (updated to the last version) My Question or IssueThis problem's here from 2 years and I don't find the solution. I have many local files (as shown on the screen) in my...

Feyli
Visitor
Plan Premium Country France Device Acer Nitro N50-600 Operating System Windows 10 Family (updated to the last version) My Question or Issue This problem's here from 2 years and I don...
2020-11-14 2:22:44 PM
2020-11-19 2:59:43 PM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps getting slower

Device8700K @ 5.2ghz, 64gb DDR4 3200mhz C16, Adata XPG SX8200 M.2 and Ryzen 7 3800X, 32GB, Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB M.2.Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro and Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 My Question or IssueSptofy keeps becoming slower and not using the ...

snovvdog
Music Fan
Device 8700K @ 5.2ghz, 64gb DDR4 3200mhz C16, Adata XPG SX8200 M.2 and Ryzen 7 3800X, 32GB, Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB M.2. Operating System Windows 10 Pro and Win 10 Enterpr...
2020-08-04 10:40:39 AM
2020-11-19 2:57:49 PM
delysid23
Music Fan
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11 replies
5 likes

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Superuser Contribution Why are local files suddenly distorted?

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueRecently, some of my local files sound distorted. I know for sure this is Spotify's fault because they play just fine on other apps. The bass has a bubble wrap noise to it...

GT_77
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Romania Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently, some of my local files sound distorted. I know for sure this is Spotify's fault because they...
2020-10-14 8:17:56 PM
2020-11-19 2:25:02 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution skipping through songs without playing

plan- family premiumwindows 10 I was listening to my music just fine but had to pause for whatever reason, and when I unpaused it wouldn't play anymore. It froze on a song for a few seconds then skipped onto the next one, didn't do anything then star...

Maihood
Newbie
plan- family premium windows 10 I was listening to my music just fine but had to pause for whatever reason, and when I unpaused it wouldn't play anymore. It froze on a song for a few second...
2020-05-22 9:38:40 PM
2020-11-19 12:20:11 PM
Ver
Spotify Legend
1052 Views
2 replies
7 likes

1052 Views
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't Work

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify won't start the music. I already tried to reinstall i even have my windows up to date, but i can't start the music. I even have the problem on my pc if i watch...

W4stedarr0w
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify won't start the music. I already tried to reinstall i even have my windows up to da...
2020-11-14 8:35:17 PM
2020-11-19 9:36:01 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution Homepage is bugged

Device info- premium plan;- version: 1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version);- o. s. version: 64-bit Windows 10 Home;- screen: 1920x1080 screen scaled in Windows settings by 125%, thus effectively 1536x864 as this website shows https://bestfir...

Anon230
Regular
Device info - premium plan; - version: 1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version); - o. s. version: 64-bit Windows 10 Home; - screen: 1920x1080 screen scaled in Windows settings by 125%,...
2020-11-14 1:13:49 PM
2020-11-19 8:43:12 AM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
0 likes
black screen
bug
cut
Homepage
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Solved!! About Page Image Carousel

If I go to an artist's About page and there are multiple images, the buttons to go the next/previous image do not work. They always used to but stopped some time ago (months?) Is anyone else experiencing this? PlanUnlimitedCountryEnglandDeviceHP Lapt...

fletcherarnold
Casual Listener
If I go to an artist's About page and there are multiple images, the buttons to go the next/previous image do not work. They always used to but stopped some time ago (months?) Is anyone else experien...
2020-11-18 3:13:38 PM
2020-11-19 8:18:12 AM
fletcherarnold
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Will the desktop version of spotify work on microsoft surface pro 6/7

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicecurrently using it on my iphone 12 pro, might be getting a surface pro 6 or 7 for christmas and use spotify on thatOperating SystemWindows 10, version 1709 build 16299 and later versions are the systems in question My Quest...

Xxcookieking
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device currently using it on my iphone 12 pro, might be getting a surface pro 6 or 7 for christmas and use spotify on that Operating System Windows 10, version...
2020-11-18 4:37:55 AM
2020-11-18 10:14:41 PM
Xxcookieking
Regular
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Spotify not detecting files randomly

I have a few mp3 files in a folder. That folder is selected as local files library and for some reson it stops detecting these files. Somtimes few, somtimes all of them, and somtimes its fine.

DrunkMouse7
Casual Listener
I have a few mp3 files in a folder. That folder is selected as local files library and for some reson it stops detecting these files. Somtimes few, somtimes all of them, and somtimes its fine.
2017-03-06 2:43:30 PM
2020-11-18 9:28:00 PM
noah82
Visitor
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect doesnt work on the windows app

PlanFamily PremiumCountryTurkey DeviceMonster Tulpar T5 v19.1Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify Connect doesn't work on the windows app, but it works with the Spotify web player and my tablet. I tried reinstalling Spotify after de...

lilyildiz
Casual Listener
Plan Family Premium Country Turkey Device Monster Tulpar T5 v19.1 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify Connect doesn't work on the windows app, but it wor...
2020-09-10 11:59:16 PM
2020-11-17 11:59:01 AM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly pausing following Windows 10 update & Spotify update

Spotify is randomly pausing during playback. I've used the log-out on all devices fix suggested on the forum which does not solve the issue.I'm using an Acer laptop on Windows 10. I've never had the problem until today.

andrewhodgson
Visitor
Spotify is randomly pausing during playback. I've used the log-out on all devices fix suggested on the forum which does not solve the issue. I'm using an Acer laptop on Windows 10. I've ...
2020-11-15 4:38:56 PM
2020-11-17 8:58:21 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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[Desktop][Playlists] Calander-Alarmed Playlists

Our Home Office has a very strict Gotta Have Fun Exercise Policy! We would like Spotify to play specific sets of three song playlists at regular intervals. We start at 9am after a 1.5 hour dog walk. So at 10:30am we want a 3 song dance play to go off...

HappyBali
Casual Listener
Our Home Office has a very strict Gotta Have Fun Exercise Policy! We would like Spotify to play specific sets of three song playlists at regular intervals. We start at 9am after a 1...
2020-11-16 11:57:24 AM
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