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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
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2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
yesterday
LukaMatsunoki
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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
a week ago
cour10e22
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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 Impossible d'utiliser spotify

Bonjour. Je rencontre depuis hier mon premier problème avec spotify et il m'est impossible de le corriger tout seul. Je suis actuellement sur un compte spotify free. Le problème s'est déclenché lorsque j'ai réinstallé spotify sur mon pc windows 10 su...

Chonchon
Casual Listener
Bonjour. Je rencontre depuis hier mon premier problème avec spotify et il m'est impossible de le corriger tout seul. Je suis actuellement sur un compte spotify free. Le problème s'est déclenché lorsq...
2020-06-23 1:39:22 PM
2020-06-25 7:15:55 PM
Chonchon
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Win7] Cannot play any song on PC only

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWin7 machine that has not been modified or even turned off in weeks. Spotify worked fine a few days ago. Now it will not play a single song with the error "Spotify can't play this rig...

spot_iffy_2020
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Win7 machine that has not been modified or even turned off in weeks. Spotify worked fine a few days ago.&...
2020-06-24 11:01:53 PM
2020-06-25 5:20:05 PM
spot_iffy_2020
Casual Listener
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Spotify from google does not sync with the app spotify

PlanFreeCountryArgentinaDevice()Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue :when I play a song on spotify from google it doesn't get on the app and vice versa, when I put a song on the spotify app on discord it doesn't appear in my status howe...

blody
Visitor
Plan Free Country Argentina Device () Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue : when I play a song on spotify from google it doesn't get on the app and vice versa, when I ...
2020-06-25 4:47:39 PM
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Superuser Contribution [Win10] Spotify not Loading Unless On Restart

My Question or IssueI have a problem with Spotify on Windows 10. If I try to launch the program from the start menu or the applications list, it won't start up at all. My mouse will show the loading symbol, but nothing will show up. The only time I c...

ethanreed517
Visitor
My Question or Issue I have a problem with Spotify on Windows 10. If I try to launch the program from the start menu or the applications list, it won't start up at all. My mouse will show the loadin...
2020-06-24 12:22:49 AM
2020-06-25 1:35:37 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop Won't Hide Songs

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've got some songs in a radio or playlist that it won't allow me to hide, as in I click the button and nothing happens.

ZephM
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've got some songs in a radio or playlist that it won't allow me to hide, as in I click t...
2020-06-22 6:47:31 PM
2020-06-25 10:36:38 AM
Xenia
Moderator
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important monitor flickering caused by fullscreen spotify application on windows

PlanPremiumCountry canada Device(pc)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueimportant monitor flickering caused by spotify application on windows. it took me a long time to figure out and precisely find what's wrong dû to the nature of the pro...

coldybear
Visitor
Plan Premium Country canada Device (pc) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue important monitor flickering caused by spotify application on windows. it took me a ...
2020-06-18 1:20:42 AM
2020-06-25 10:29:54 AM
Dangerbunny81
Visitor
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Superuser Contribution Talk about Deja Vu!

5 years ago I found a hack on the internet which meant I could use the Free v0.9.15.27 version and prevent it auto-updating because everybody was complaining about features being missing in the new versions and it being generally worse each time. I h...

simmotech-premi
Music Fan
5 years ago I found a hack on the internet which meant I could use the Free v0.9.15.27 version and prevent it auto-updating because everybody was complaining about features being missing in the new v...
2020-06-15 11:28:25 AM
2020-06-25 9:39:13 AM
simmotech-premi
Music Fan
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Descobrir meu log in e senha no meu sptify for artist

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountry Brazil Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Windows 7(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueEu usava oSpotify como usuário com meu nome. Depois eu lancei um dis...

FrankAvabash
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Free/Premium Country Brazil Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 7 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Q...
2020-06-24 12:27:33 AM
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Problemas com a instalação no desktop Windows 7

Estou tendo problemas com o Spotify desde a última atualização. Ele tinha simplesmente parado de tocar qualquer música, então fui orientada pelo suporte a reinstalar o aplicativo e instalar de novo, até que me passaram uma conta teste e funcionou. Em...

BrunaLouyse
Visitor
Estou tendo problemas com o Spotify desde a última atualização. Ele tinha simplesmente parado de tocar qualquer música, então fui orientada pelo suporte a reinstalar o aplicativo e instalar de novo, ...
2020-06-24 8:01:32 PM
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transfer information

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 have an old Samsung tablet which does not have any connection ports on which I have a list ...

jgrw-gb
Casual Listener
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 have ...
2020-06-24 5:20:46 PM
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device connect

PlanPremiumCountryEgyptDevicelaptop dell / honor playOperating Systemwindows 10 / android 8.1 My Question or Issuemy laptop and my mobile doesn't connect with each other...if i play a song on mobile i find my laptop doesn't catch it and reverse..i ha...

ddx650
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Egypt Device laptop dell / honor play Operating System windows 10 / android 8.1 My Question or Issue my laptop and my mobile doesn't connect with each other...if...
2020-06-24 4:02:26 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My playlists wont let me change the cover art

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 have just recently got spotify premium and have tried to change the playlist cover art but...

Hippari
Casual Listener
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 ha...
2020-06-23 7:23:16 PM
2020-06-24 3:54:25 PM
Hippari
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Superuser Contribution Music Lagging on Windows 10

My music has been lagging recently, I have a good internet connection and I have hardware acceleration disabled. I tried restarting my pc, but it still lags. Also tried turning proxies off. Even tried web player, same issue. Nothing works so far. Any...

rayojarr
Casual Listener
My music has been lagging recently, I have a good internet connection and I have hardware acceleration disabled. I tried restarting my pc, but it still lags. Also tried turning proxies off. Even trie...
2020-06-23 2:08:57 PM
2020-06-24 3:13:23 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Change speed not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSurface go 2Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I tap the speed change on the player, the speed options open, when I tap a different speed, the speed is highlighted, but it does not change speed nor close t...

Jacubatzi
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Surface go 2 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I tap the speed change on the player, the speed options open, when I tap a di...
2020-05-27 3:12:51 PM
2020-06-24 2:54:41 PM
Jacubatzi
Casual Listener
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Recent update

PlanFreeCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRevert update. In last week i havent seen worse so called "updates" than in my entire life. Why update removes good features? First artists got sorted on followed and not, I would...

Exinus
Newbie
Plan Free Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Revert update. In last week i havent seen worse so called "updates" than in my entire life. Why up...
2019-06-26 1:12:59 AM
2020-06-24 1:00:04 PM
pfcjoshuag
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Unable to connect iPhone to windows anymore

PlanFreeCountryUSADevice(iPhone XR, Windows 10My Question or IssueAs the title says, I can’t connect my phone to my computer anymore. I used to use my computer to play music through speakers, and would relax in my bed and use my phone as a remote. I ...

potatoes120
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country USA Device (iPhone XR, Windows 10 My Question or Issue As the title says, I can’t connect my phone to my computer anymore. I used to use my computer to play music thr...
2020-06-23 10:14:52 PM
2020-06-24 10:59:56 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Songs are being auto-added to my playlist?

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason, spotify is automatically adding songs to one of my playlists. If I listen to my playlist "Retrowave", spotify will "re-add" the song and put it to the top of the lis...

syrus_draco
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For some reason, spotify is automatically adding songs to one of my playlists. If I listen to my playlist "Ret...
2020-06-24 6:19:32 AM
2020-06-24 9:23:51 AM
Elena
Moderator
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Change Album Cover Art

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello everyone, I wanted to change the cover of my single, my distributor confirms that it ha...

soloandre87
Visitor
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 Hello e...
2020-06-23 8:01:10 PM
2020-06-23 12:10:11 AM
Nico
Community Legend
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People can't see what I'm listening to

people who follow me cant see my activity. "publish my activity" setting is on, im not on private session. i reinstalled but still same. my activity only gets updated in like every 20 hours, not live on feed. can't find the solution anywhere on forum...

tapsixx
Newbie
people who follow me cant see my activity. "publish my activity" setting is on, im not on private session. i reinstalled but still same. my activity only gets updated in like every 20 hours, ...
2018-05-31 10:31:54 PM
2020-06-23 10:54:51 PM
equigs
Casual Listener
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activity feed
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Solved!! Desktop looks like web client??

Premium Windows 10 Canada Since a few weks ago, my desktop spotify looks like the web client. I wouldnt mind this because it is visually appealing, but i cannot upload local files, change playlist covers and edit playlists like i normally would. Is t...

jakebrundrett
Casual Listener
Premium Windows 10 Canada Since a few weks ago, my desktop spotify looks like the web client. I wouldnt mind this because it is visually appealing, but i cannot upl...
2020-05-20 10:51:39 AM
2020-06-23 10:32:55 PM
TheVeryBestOf
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