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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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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
2 weeks ago
rednblu
Roadie
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271 replies
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76068 Views
271 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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Superuser Contribution "Cant Play Current Song" Repeated Error

Plan - I have a premium Plan (family plan). Country - United States Device - MacBook AirOperating System - iOS Catalina My Question or IssueFor about two months now the Spotify MacOS Desktop App has been silencing my music and displaying the error no...

Niles7
Casual Listener
Plan - I have a premium Plan (family plan). Country - United States Device - MacBook Air Operating System - iOS Catalina My Question or Issue For about two months now the S...
2020-05-06 3:08:19 PM
2020-10-11 9:50:02 AM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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bluetooth connection
Cant play current song
reboot

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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working

PlanPremium (Duo)CountryGermanyDeviceHuawei Honor 8, ComputerOperating SystemAndroid Version 7.0 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe autoplay feature does not work for me, despite it being activated. Spotify gave me the prompt it would automatical...

CuddlyGhost
Visitor
Plan Premium (Duo) Country Germany Device Huawei Honor 8, Computer Operating System Android Version 7.0 and Windows 10 My Question or Issue The autoplay feature does not work for me,...
2020-10-04 9:50:42 AM
2020-10-11 9:14:40 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Friends Feed not working

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've seen this issue going on for 2 years. It's been happening to me for about 3 months or more now. The friends feed doesn't work for me. I have two friends on spotify, and...

Ghostb0rk
Regular
Plan Free Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've seen this issue going on for 2 years. It's been happening to me for about 3 months or more n...
2020-10-02 11:21:32 PM
2020-10-10 10:45:48 PM
Ghostb0rk
Regular
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8 replies
2 likes

691 Views
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Disable Local Files

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI want to disable Spotify from accessing my local audio files on the desktop app, but there s...

TheGreatPiggy
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I want ...
2019-07-02 4:15:09 PM
2020-10-10 6:05:03 PM
demodul8
Regular
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Superuser Contribution "The Spotify Application Is Not Responding" when starting up PC

PlanFreeCountry Germany Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello!I've been having this issue for a very long time. Whenever I start up my PC Spotify gives me an Error saying "The Spotify Application Is Not Responding" while Spotify actual...

Hatice_Kara
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello! I've been having this issue for a very long time. Whenever I start up my PC ...
2018-09-23 11:52:10 AM
2020-10-10 5:56:28 PM
TheRubinMusic
Visitor
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17 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution Connect a Device Reshuffles Playlist

When playing a playlist on the desktop with the shuffle option ON then using the "Connect a Device" to connect to a device (Amazon Echo) or back to the desktop, the playlist reshuffles replaying songs already played. It is not brought back to the beg...

ebasham
Newbie
When playing a playlist on the desktop with the shuffle option ON then using the "Connect a Device" to connect to a device (Amazon Echo) or back to the desktop, the playlist reshuffles replaying song...
2020-09-10 5:33:42 PM
2020-10-10 9:21:50 AM
Elena
Moderator
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Keep offline music after reinstalling Windows 10.

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan I backup the offline music folder (or maybe every folder linked to the Spotify app) to a secondary drive so that when I reinstall Windows 10 I just move the fold...

N-ichola-z
Regular
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Can I backup the offline music folder (or maybe every folder linked to the Spotify app) t...
2020-09-09 5:20:09 PM
2020-10-10 6:44:04 AM
N-ichola-z
Regular
391 Views
2 replies
2 likes

391 Views
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding art to local files

I am using Windows 10 Spotify and I added a song to my local files because Spotify doesn't have it but I can't find out how to add art to the song. Does anybody else know what to do?

Le_Alth
Regular
I am using Windows 10 Spotify and I added a song to my local files because Spotify doesn't have it but I can't find out how to add art to the song. Does anybody else know what to do?
2020-09-10 4:46:39 PM
2020-10-09 6:43:21 PM
Elena
Moderator
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1 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution Adding the music within a playlist to my library

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently transferred my music library (nearly 10 000 songs) from Google Play into one big playlist. Is there an easy way for me to add the music therein to...

superjoenaw
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device Desktop app Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently transferred my music library (nearly 10 000 songs) from Google Play in...
2020-09-09 12:38:51 AM
2020-10-09 4:13:16 PM
Elena
Moderator
390 Views
1 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution Foreign language music

I just want to remove the danish music from my Recommended thing because i keep getting flooded with danish songs even though i have NEVER Favorited or saved any danish songs. I mean do i need to buy a VPN to listen to music?And my preferred language...

Lime_Juice
Visitor
I just want to remove the danish music from my Recommended thing because i keep getting flooded with danish songs even though i have NEVER Favorited or saved any danish songs. I mean do i need to buy...
2020-05-11 5:11:49 PM
2020-10-09 4:06:50 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution auto startup won't turn off

I've tried disabling it via spotify and on task manager, but they both say that auto startup is already disabled. I've also tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it which only temporarily fixed it until the next time I turned my laptop on- spotify l...

sleepypeony
Newbie
I've tried disabling it via spotify and on task manager, but they both say that auto startup is already disabled. I've also tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it which only temporarily fixed it u...
2020-09-09 12:31:54 AM
2020-10-09 4:02:26 PM
Elena
Moderator
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1 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution Playback speed for podcast removed

Operating SystemWindows 10Desktop Version1.1.41.634.gc2c73ca7 My Question or IssuePlayback speed is removed for podcast. Please add it back. Every other Podcast app has this feature.

Kasboh
Casual Listener
Operating System Windows 10 Desktop Version 1.1.41.634.gc2c73ca7 My Question or Issue Playback speed is removed for podcast. Please add it back. Every other Podcast app has this feature.
2020-09-09 9:30:23 AM
2020-10-09 1:49:23 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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4 replies
8 likes

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4 replies
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[Desktop][Other] Terrible performance in desktop application

I'm using Spotify since last year, and can't say anything good about desktop app. The performance is terrible on medium PCs (yet with 16GB RAM, i5-6300HQ 2.3 GHz, Win 10). App loading time is awfull - it takes even 2-3 minutes to load -most- of the s...

dorylus87
Casual Listener
I'm using Spotify since last year, and can't say anything good about desktop app. The performance is terrible on medium PCs (yet with 16GB RAM, i5-6300HQ 2.3 GHz, Win 10). App loading time is awfull ...
2020-10-08 11:55:32 AM
2020-10-09 10:39:18 AM
dorylus87
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Desktop app is skipping tracks, while default output device is working properly

PlanPremiumCountryRussian FederationDeviceHome PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Ver. 2004 Build 19041.450My Question or IssueMy desktop app once started to skip all the tracks, reinstall didn't help. I've found a relevant topic (https://community.spotify...

zelekeit
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Russian Federation Device Home PC Operating System Windows 10 Ver. 2004 Build 19041.450 My Question or Issue My desktop app once started to skip all the tracks, reinstal...
2020-09-09 9:38:24 AM
2020-10-09 9:27:58 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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Troubleshooting

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Song not playable

- Premium- Windows desktop app I am playing the album "Friends of Mr Cairo" of "Jon and Vangelis". But it does not allow me to play the second track "State of Independence", it is not enabled. Is everybody seeing this or is it just me? And why would ...

Geedsen1
Newbie
- Premium - Windows desktop app I am playing the album "Friends of Mr Cairo" of "Jon and Vangelis". But it does not allow me to play the second track "State of Independence", it is not enab...
2020-10-07 10:19:09 AM
2020-10-08 7:23:24 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

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Lyrics function

PlanPremium CountryArgentina DeviceComputer Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt's amazing the lyrics function you've added for the computer version. However, I'd like to make a suggestion:When we are watching the lyrics, while we are si...

Nico981
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue It's amazing the lyrics function you've added for the computer...
2020-10-08 7:00:07 PM
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lyrics

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[Desktop][Other] Spotify app problem

When I try to install spotify app it's changing to windows 10 store version without my permission or anything. I tried delete and install again but every time it happened again. Is there a way to change this?

wuuut
Visitor
When I try to install spotify app it's changing to windows 10 store version without my permission or anything. I tried delete and install again but every time it happened again. Is there a way to cha...
2020-10-08 12:38:53 PM
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Desktop
Other

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Superuser Contribution Song stuck in queue

PlanPremiumCountry USA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello! I have recently had an issue where whenever I launch Spotify, it automatically adds a song into my queue. Every single time I launch Spotify. It's a completely rand...

philitup321
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello! I have recently had an issue where whenever I launch Spotify, it automa...
2018-09-22 11:32:37 PM
2020-10-08 9:26:14 AM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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9 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Local data 10GB

HiI change in the option offline storage destination and denied acces to the default folder data in Appdata/Local/Spotify But if i do that, i can't download and store my music offlineIt says to me "Failure to synchronise offline music"

Terminasong
Visitor
Hi I change in the option offline storage destination and denied acces to the default folder data in Appdata/Local/Spotify But if i do that, i can't download and store my music offline It ...
2020-09-08 8:11:43 PM
2020-10-07 8:09:50 PM
Xenia
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Discord problem

PlanPremiumCountryPLDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei conected my account do discord if my friend join to me and music is end he have next song but always its pausedwhat can i do?

jacayogi
Newbie
Plan Premium Country PL Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue i conected my account do discord if my friend join to me and music is end he have next song ...
2020-09-08 7:35:43 PM
2020-10-07 8:01:22 PM
Xenia
Moderator
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