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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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268 replies
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72910 Views
268 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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1 replies
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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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Mac
Windows

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Memory leak on importing local files

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceA PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs the title says, I'm getting memory leaks and eventual crashes (around 3.5GB of memory usage) when importing my local music directory that's 168 Gigs. Just started happen...

Slendermang
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device A PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As the title says, I'm getting memory leaks and eventual crashes (around 3.5GB of memory usage) ...
2020-07-11 9:54:24 PM
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Spotify connect

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevice(LENONO )Operating System(Window 10 Pro) My Question or IssueSpotify connect ne fonctionne pas complètement... en effet, l'ordinateur est le seul qui n'est pas reconnu / affiché par mes autres appareils... Et l'ordinateu...

Ricky_67
Newbie
Plan Premium Country France Device (LENONO ) Operating System (Window 10 Pro) My Question or Issue Spotify connect ne fonctionne pas complètement... en effet, l'ordinateur est le seu...
2020-07-11 9:20:17 PM
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Liked Songs Does not appear in Desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryGreece (Ελλάδα)DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter performing the latest update on the Spotify app for windows desktop, I noticed that the "Songs you like" playlist is empty, but everything is workin...

Takistakis105
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Greece (Ελλάδα) Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After performing the latest update on the Spotify app for windows desktop, I n...
2020-07-11 7:38:16 PM
2020-07-11 8:05:45 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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1 replies
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Desktop

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Superuser Contribution High CPU usage on some album pages

DeviceDell XPS 15 9750Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've found on some album pages that I'm encountering sky high CPU and GPU usage when scrolled right down and having suggested albums in view. I've browsed through my library and fou...

SamM_
Visitor
Device Dell XPS 15 9750 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've found on some album pages that I'm encountering sky high CPU and GPU usage when scrolled right down and havi...
2020-04-27 11:22:40 PM
2020-07-11 4:58:48 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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all liked songs are gone

PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64 bit My Question or IssueI tried to play my liked songs but spotify said my go to browse. And then i reinstalled the spotify to my pc, all my liked songs are gone

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64 bit My Question or Issue I tried to play my liked songs but spotify said my go to browse. And then i ...
2020-07-11 1:58:11 PM
2020-07-11 3:05:49 PM
aamanda
Visitor
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2 replies
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Can't see my liked songs

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, Desktop app My Question or IssueI haven't been able to access my liked songs from my pc. If I open the liked songs tab it says "your liked songs will appear here" an then there is a button "go to browse". A...

JollyBanny
Newbie
Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10, Desktop app My Question or Issue I haven't been able to access my liked songs from my pc. If I open the liked songs tab it says "your l...
2020-07-11 2:16:09 PM
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0 replies
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Solved!! Ugly Username

I understand that the username and display name are two different things and i have no control over what my username is. What I wanted to make this post about is the ugly looking username that sits in the top right of my desktop window at all times. ...

ThatGuyElf
Visitor
I understand that the username and display name are two different things and i have no control over what my username is. What I wanted to make this post about is the ugly looking username that sits i...
2020-07-11 9:08:09 AM
2020-07-11 12:18:57 PM
SoundShots
Composer
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1 replies
1 likes

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Some songs are greyed out and can't play!!

Can't play greyed out songs on Spotify! But yet if I go to WMP, You tube, Real Player, iTunes or Amazon Music and look up the same song it usually can be played in ai least 2 or more of them! So the bs of it has issues being played in "your" country ...

Ragingwolftears
Visitor
Can't play greyed out songs on Spotify! But yet if I go to WMP, You tube, Real Player, iTunes or Amazon Music and look up the same song it usually can be played in ai least 2...
2020-07-11 3:15:01 AM
2020-07-11 11:14:21 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
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Greyed songs

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Spotify will skip songs immediately when Scarlett 2i4 is connected

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceOrigin EON-17Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I connect my Scarlett 2i4 to my laptop, it will either 1.) only play songs through the left stereo channel in my headphones or; 2.) make no attempt ...

TacoJohnson
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device Origin EON-17 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I connect my Scarlett 2i4 to my laptop, it will either 1.) only play son...
2020-07-11 6:49:06 AM
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Moods & Genre Comedy genre replaced by Podcast Comedy section

PlanPremiumCountryPuerto RicoDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I used to visit the Comedy section quite a bit but as of late go to Browse > Genres & Moods > Comedy and I get only podcasts. Then I go to Browse > Podcasts > C...

Dreth363
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Puerto Rico Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to visit the Comedy section quite a bit but as of late go to Browse &g...
2020-07-10 12:41:17 AM
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Comedy
PC
Web Player
Windows

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every so often after a song, my playlist pauses how can I fix this?

PlanFreeCountryNorth AmericaDevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue

Bowandogs
Newbie
Plan Free Country North America Device laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue
2020-07-10 9:41:15 PM
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miniatures in playlists

Why does in the playlist doesn`t have miniatures like in the Artists profiles.This really annoy me because it have in IOS but not in the desktop mode Hope Spotify change this some day

wheezyi
Casual Listener
Why does in the playlist doesn`t have miniatures like in the Artists profiles. This really annoy me because it have in IOS but not in the desktop mode Hope Spotify change this some day 🙂
2020-07-10 5:55:12 PM
2020-07-10 6:19:35 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
505 Views
1 replies
2 likes
None

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1 replies
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Problem with editing playlist

PlanPremium FamilyCountry Czech RepublicDevice Dell Vostro 5490Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 x64 I can not move songs in my playlist in the desktop application. On another device with the same version of operating system, works everything fine. App...

Daniel_Mandinec
Visitor
Plan Premium Family Country Czech Republic Device Dell Vostro 5490 Operating System Windows 10 1909 x64 I can not move songs in my playlist in the desktop application. On ...
2020-07-10 12:30:30 PM
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Weird connection issue

CountryUSADeviceHP notebookOperating SystemWindows 10 2004 My Question or IssueAfter the typical involuntary full version update of windows, my computer says it's not connected even though it is. I can browse, I can download, I can upload videos to Y...

TRAtheist
Visitor
Country USA Device HP notebook Operating System Windows 10 2004 My Question or Issue After the typical involuntary full version update of windows, my computer says it's not con...
2020-07-10 7:41:21 AM
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Storage

Plan PremiumCountry UK Device Lenovo Laptop/iphone 5s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I for some reason decided to change the storage location for offline use while not really knowing how (stupid I know) Now the location that was use...

Steve698
Visitor
Plan Premium Country UK Device Lenovo Laptop/iphone 5s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I for some reason decided to change the storage loca...
2020-07-09 10:02:31 PM
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Desktop app stops responding

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 PC My Question or IssueDownloaded the desktop app yesterday. Every time I open it I'm able to browse and listen to music for about 2 minutes, after which the app stops responding: I can't pause or play any song,...

noambd
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 PC My Question or Issue Downloaded the desktop app yesterday. Every time I open it I'm able to browse and listen to music for about...
2020-07-09 6:18:51 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How can I remove unwanted greyed out songs in favorite songs list?

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceWindows 10 Computer 64bitOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,as you can see because of the screenshot, I can not remove any greyed out songs in my favorite songs list. These songs are added to the list...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows 10 Computer 64bit Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, as you can see because of the screenshot, I can not rem...
2020-07-09 4:20:01 PM
2020-07-09 4:51:47 PM
user-removed
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Desktop
Help
Windows

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Local files unable to find japanese titles anymore

The issue is with the search function of japanese language. It stopped working for me as. The files only show up now if any of the name or artist/album metadata contain english which they can be searched by but japanese language results in 0 results....

rinjyu
Casual Listener
The issue is with the search function of japanese language. It stopped working for me as. The files only show up now if any of the name or artist/album metadata contain english which they can be sear...
2020-07-09 1:44:20 PM
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bug
Japanese
local file
Search

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Superuser Contribution I can't see specific local files on Spotify

PlanFreeCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every other local file on my computer shows on Spotify, but for some reason only the files from this one specific album do not show, no matter what I do. (the album is "Walk...

namelessliberty
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every other local file on my computer shows on Spotify, but for some reason only the...
2020-06-12 4:48:29 AM
2020-07-09 1:34:02 PM
rinjyu
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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Spotify won't play Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8, and 2 different PCs on different locationsOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueFor the last week, every time I've tried listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, it just won't start play...

Alendo
Regular
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S8, and 2 different PCs on different locations Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue For the last week, every time I've tried ...
2019-07-05 2:31:31 PM
2020-07-09 1:16:02 PM
6charliebrownsp
Visitor
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3 replies
1 likes

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