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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
2024-09-03 1:50:30 PM
ipanasenko
Newbie
49576 Views
77 replies
27 likes

49576 Views
77 replies
27 likes

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
a week ago
rednblu
Roadie
75509 Views
271 replies
21 likes

75509 Views
271 replies
21 likes

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
5291 Views
1 replies
6 likes

5291 Views
1 replies
6 likes

[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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0 replies
26 likes
Mac
Windows

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Superuser Contribution Problem with an artist

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I click on the artist name at the bottom left, it doesn't bring anything back, but when I click on the artist name after clicking on the music name it worksVideo...

Louis40
Visitor
Plan Premium Country France Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click on the artist name at the bottom left, it doesn't bring anything back, but wh...
2020-08-11 4:32:42 PM
2020-08-14 11:34:08 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
751 Views
2 replies
0 likes

751 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Friend Activity - Not recorded when output via Sonos from Spotify app.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell Windows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey Team, I love the friend activity feature, I use it to see what family/friends are listening too, and some do with me. I noticed recently, members of my ho...

Twitcherz90
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey Team, I love the friend activity feature, I use it to see what family...
2020-08-11 3:02:28 PM
2020-08-14 9:41:20 AM
Twitcherz90
Casual Listener
1950 Views
2 replies
4 likes
Friend Activity

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Issues with the Spotify app on Windows

Hey, I've experienced so many issues with the Spotify app on Windows 10 and would really appreciate help. The first issue is that sometimes, I can't view what all of or some of my friends are listening to. Second of all, sometimes, when I try to open...

Chestellea
Visitor
Hey, I've experienced so many issues with the Spotify app on Windows 10 and would really appreciate help. The first issue is that sometimes, I can't view what all of or some of my friends are listeni...
2020-08-13 1:38:17 PM
2020-08-13 3:57:15 PM
robigouk
Composer
444 Views
1 replies
0 likes

444 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Artist's Popular list doesn't show likes

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSurface Book 3Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a song in my Liked Songs list, I can see it in the playlist I put it in, but when I'm on the artist's page looking at his Popular songs, there is...

midoriha_senpai
Regular
Plan Premium Country United States Device Surface Book 3 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have a song in my Liked Songs list, I can see it in the playlist I put it ...
2020-08-05 1:43:57 AM
2020-08-13 12:54:47 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
382 Views
2 replies
0 likes

382 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution [Desktop] App crashes every 2nd song + monitor goes off

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify ALWAYS crashes at 2nd song and my HDMI screen goes off (reset), and when I turn in back on, the app still running and skipping all songs without playing it...

quotnoras
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify ALWAYS crashes at 2nd song and my HDMI screen goes off (reset), and when I turn...
2020-08-13 7:52:24 AM
2020-08-13 12:02:18 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
558 Views
1 replies
2 likes
Crash
Desktop
Windows 10

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Superuser Contribution Skipping song with canvas album art opens a new audio stream.

When I skip songs sometimes a song with the canvas moving album art comes up. if I skip that before it has a chance to load the moving image it will start a new audio stream and play that song. I can then continue using the program as normal and play...

XNE3392
Casual Listener
When I skip songs sometimes a song with the canvas moving album art comes up. if I skip that before it has a chance to load the moving image it will start a new audio stream and play that song. I can...
2020-08-11 4:44:33 PM
2020-08-13 10:34:56 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
755 Views
3 replies
0 likes

755 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Spotify skips songs twice ingame

PlanFreeCountryChileDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 version 1909 My Question or IssueHello, I'm having an issue when I'm playing games on my pc. For some reason when I press the function key on my keyboard, Spotify skips two times instead ...

Marok2020
Visitor
Plan Free Country Chile Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 version 1909 My Question or Issue Hello, I'm having an issue when I'm playing games on my pc. For some reason wh...
2020-08-12 6:00:13 PM
2020-08-12 12:55:36 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
400 Views
1 replies
0 likes

400 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Sorting Collab Playlist by User is Buggy

PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen sorting a collaboration playlist by user the player does not play the next track as shown in the list. It seems to shuffle through one user before moving to another rand...

AlexNiftyG
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When sorting a collaboration playlist by user the player does not play the next track as sh...
2020-08-12 7:14:01 PM
236 Views
0 replies
0 likes

236 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Awful and after some time maddening behaviour of Spotify startup functionality.

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYes, I searched and this seems to be a reappearing issue.No matter how many times I set Spotify NOT to run on Windows start, it will not startup maybe a few times, but t...

doC33
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Yes, I searched and this seems to be a reappearing issue. No matter how many times I set Spo...
2020-08-12 9:07:02 AM
2020-08-12 3:23:51 PM
doC33
Casual Listener
689 Views
6 replies
0 likes
bug

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Superuser Contribution Discover weekly not discovering anything new

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(Laptop, spotify connect on various devices)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI see this is marked as fixed but mine has not updated for 16 days now after previously working fine for years. Have tried the sugg...

thepossumjenkin
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device (Laptop, spotify connect on various devices) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I see this is marked as fixed but mine has not updated ...
2020-08-10 10:21:22 PM
2020-08-12 3:22:23 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
431 Views
1 replies
0 likes

431 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify 'Charts' dissapeared from Desktop Windows 10

I can't see the charts into the search page (when there is not a current search). PlanFreeCountryMaltaDevice(Fujitsu Lifebook A Series)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI can't see the charts into the search page (when there is not a c...

acperezp
Casual Listener
I can't see the charts into the search page (when there is not a current search). Plan Free Country Malta Device (Fujitsu Lifebook A Series) Operating System (Windows 10) ...
2020-08-12 9:39:47 AM
2020-08-12 10:05:37 AM
robigouk
Composer
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1 replies
0 likes

942 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution My Desktop version only comes up as a black window

I'm not sure what is going on, but when I open my desktop version of Spotify, all that opens is a black window with only three white dots in the top left corner that are clickable, and then the minimize, maximize and close icons in the top right. Tha...

rustofish
Casual Listener
I'm not sure what is going on, but when I open my desktop version of Spotify, all that opens is a black window with only three white dots in the top left corner that are clickable, and then the minim...
2018-04-18 5:16:02 PM
2020-08-11 4:57:42 PM
Petya
Community Legend
1460 Views
4 replies
1 likes

1460 Views
4 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution I cant play any music on spotify

About a day ago i opened up Spotify and tried to play some song but but nothing worked i couldn't see the album art in the bottom left corner, the name of the song currently playing didn't show up, the song timer was not a the bottom, and i couldn't ...

gibby23r
Visitor
About a day ago i opened up Spotify and tried to play some song but but nothing worked i couldn't see the album art in the bottom left corner, the name of the song currently playing didn't show up, t...
2020-08-08 12:05:16 AM
2020-08-11 2:50:35 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
453 Views
1 replies
0 likes

453 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Desktop app don't show lyrics

Plan: PremiumCountry: BrasilDevice: DesktopOperating System: Windows 10 My desktop app don't show music lyrics, neither WinApp or desktop app. The app don't show the button to see lyricsDon't show the key button to see lyrics

Roni1986
Visitor
Plan: Premium Country: Brasil Device: Desktop Operating System: Windows 10 My desktop app don't show music lyrics, neither WinApp or desktop app. The app don'...
2020-08-08 11:48:28 PM
2020-08-11 1:44:47 PM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
7734 Views
1 replies
2 likes
Desktop
lyrics

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Superuser Contribution No sound in Spotify for Windows 10 ...

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGood evening. I encounter a problem on Spotify on my main computer which is on Windows 10: No sound on the software, no matter what music I select, despite a cl...

elmahdi316hd
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country France Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Good evening. I encounter a problem on Spotify on my main computer which is on Windows...
2020-08-06 6:28:50 PM
2020-08-11 11:52:01 AM
Elena
Moderator
497 Views
2 replies
0 likes

497 Views
2 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Suchfunktion geht nicht

PlanPremiumCountrySchweiz Operating SystemWindows 10 Die Suchfunktion bei Spotify geht nicht - es erscheint gar nichts, egal wonach ich suche. Habe die App in Windows Store heruntergeladen -> Fehler, habe die App über die Website Installiert -> Fehle...

Kharg
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Schweiz Operating System Windows 10 Die Suchfunktion bei Spotify geht nicht - es erscheint gar nichts, egal wonach ich suche. Habe die App in Windows Store ...
2020-08-11 11:29:12 AM
2020-08-11 11:46:30 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
4193 Views
1 replies
0 likes

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0 likes

Superuser Contribution spotify disappears

Hi, everytime I type anything in the search bar of spotify, it disappears, same behaviour since multiple times I updated or reinstalled the program...on Win10 desktop

phlib
Visitor
Hi, everytime I type anything in the search bar of spotify, it disappears, same behaviour since multiple times I updated or reinstalled the program... on Win10 desktop
2020-08-11 9:56:23 AM
2020-08-11 10:20:56 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
510 Views
1 replies
1 likes
program crash

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1 replies
1 likes

Solved!! Windows 10 Spotify keeps crashing immediately after playing a song.

I never had any issues running spotify before, but i recently upgraded with the new creators update and am unable to use spotify at all. It opens fine but as soon as i select a song and hit play the app instantly closes. Ive gone through task manager...

Ub3rr4v3
Newbie
I never had any issues running spotify before, but i recently upgraded with the new creators update and am unable to use spotify at all. It opens fine but as soon as i select a song and hit play the ...
2017-05-07 8:31:32 PM
2020-08-11 5:20:42 AM
RohitKmrSaxena
Visitor
25480 Views
3 replies
2 likes
Windows

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Superuser Contribution I can't play any song with spotify on PC.

Can't play any song on PC.PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play any song with spotify on my PC, but on phone I can.I deleted the app from PC and logged out from everywhere and then I'm only logged in ...

MrGucci
Casual Listener
Can't play any song on PC. Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play any song with spotify on my PC, but on phone I c...
2018-10-18 5:00:15 PM
2020-08-11 2:39:23 AM
nrloucks
Visitor
2777 Views
4 replies
1 likes

2777 Views
4 replies
1 likes

Spotify sound fades out and stops playing while in-game

I was playing f1 2020 on PC and, all of a sudden, the music stopped playing.The issue is that it fades out before stopping, but the music still plays in the background, I just can't hear it.I've checked my pc status but everything was normal, meaning...

Deskrah
Casual Listener
I was playing f1 2020 on PC and, all of a sudden, the music stopped playing. The issue is that it fades out before stopping, but the music still plays in the background, I just can't hear it. I've ...
2020-08-09 2:25:02 AM
2020-08-10 11:00:36 PM
YulTheWizard
Composer
1519 Views
3 replies
1 likes

1519 Views
3 replies
1 likes

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