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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
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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
rednblu
Roadie
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271 replies
21 likes

75598 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
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1 replies
6 likes

5291 Views
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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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The Mystical 1%

Does anybody else here think that the "1%" of users that Spotify spokespeople keep referencing is a flat-out lie? This "1%" is continually referenced as to why the devs refuse to consider features. Some features get hundreds of votes - even hundreds ...

swanky-n-spanky
Roadie
...etail; an excuse that which customers will never be able to check for authenticity. Even if they know it's untrue. Sadly, Spotify seems to have a terrible record of public r...
2020-05-18 7:50:04 AM
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0 replies
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1%
devs
features

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Spotify plays on my headphones but not on speakers

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey there. I have been looking over this issue that I have to no solution. Here is how my PC is set up: Headphones are connected through the front panel (so is the mic) and the...

kaisharga
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey there. I have been looking over this issue that I have to no solution. Here is how ...
2020-05-17 11:18:34 PM
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0 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution No way to dislike / block a song on a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI wanted something to listen to this afternoon while doing some work, and started a suggested playlist the fit the bill - Canadian Weekend At one point it started playing a song t...

ZanThrax
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I wanted something to listen to this afternoon while doing some work, and started a suggested playlist the ...
2020-05-16 10:20:45 PM
2020-05-17 7:01:57 PM
Dreamspirals
Newbie
459 Views
2 replies
5 likes

459 Views
2 replies
5 likes

[Windows 10] Playlist Cover/discription

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've recently started a weekly playlist and I create graphics for the playlist cover art weekly using Photoshop with my logo. For whatever reason, this week th...

BenBig
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've recently started a weekly playlist and I create graphics for the playlist cove...
2020-05-17 10:26:41 AM
2020-05-17 4:14:31 PM
AeroZ
Composer
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1 replies
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cover
Cover Art

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Solved!! Family Mix options for the Desktop Version

Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to see those different options for the "Family Mix" playlist in the desktop app? On my phone I can choose between "chill" and "upbeat" but I can't find it on my laptop for example.

ninab62
Casual Listener
Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to see those different options for the "Family Mix" playlist in the desktop app? On my phone I can choose between "chill" and "upbeat" but I can't find...
2019-10-10 11:57:10 AM
2020-05-17 12:26:05 PM
Georgioooo
Visitor
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4 replies
2 likes

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4 replies
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Superuser Contribution Playlist stops after a few songs...

often in the middle of a song as well... i tried the sign everyone out "solution" but it didn't make the least bit of difference.... setup - pc (windows 10), spotify desktop, pc connected to avr... how do i fix this?

aeneas1
Music Fan
often in the middle of a song as well... i tried the sign everyone out "solution" but it didn't make the least bit of difference.... setup - pc (windows 10), spotify desktop, pc connected to...
2020-05-13 11:21:50 PM
2020-05-17 9:06:43 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
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Clicking on like from spotify pc does not work when song is playing on LG webos TV

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was playing spotify on my LG WebOS TV (Model no: 43UJ75). At the same time, I was working on Windows laptop. So was trying to control spotify from my laptop. While ne...

shankru85
Visitor
Plan Premium Country India Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I was playing spotify on my LG WebOS TV (Model no: 43UJ75). At the same time, I was working ...
2020-05-17 7:33:16 AM
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0 replies
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[Windows] Spotify jump from one song to the next song

PlanPremium Family CountrySwitzerland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueif i click on play, Spotify jump from one song to the next and to the next, till the playlist or Radio is finished, after a few seconds i reinstalled Spotify and cle...

joshburkard
Newbie
Plan Premium Family Country Switzerland Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue if i click on play, Spotify jump from one song to the next and to the next, til...
2020-05-15 7:35:14 AM
2020-05-17 7:13:23 AM
Ulises2
Visitor
258 Views
1 replies
1 likes

258 Views
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Friend Activity displaying wrong information

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I've noticed as of recently that the playlist/artist/album, the 3rd line below every friend in the Friend Activity is sometimes displaying just outright wrong informat...

Emryss
Regular
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I've noticed as of recently that the playlist/artist/album, the 3rd line below every friend...
2020-05-01 12:58:26 AM
2020-05-17 2:05:55 AM
Emryss
Regular
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2 replies
2 likes

1423 Views
2 replies
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New folder not adding to local files

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have had no issue adding songs to local files in the past, and yesterday tried to add another album. Unfortunately, it just doesn't seem to want to go into local f...

4-u_5hevsor1
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I have had no issue adding songs to local files in the past, and yesterday tried to add a...
2020-05-16 11:51:39 PM
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Superuser Contribution Developers really follow troubles here?

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceHP desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs it true that developers follow the issues presented here? I'm asking because after TWO MONTHS the same problem continues.A strange update took place in the app ...

ItzhakHotz
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device HP desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Is it true that developers follow the issues presented here? I'm asking beca...
2020-05-11 8:00:06 PM
2020-05-16 8:08:38 PM
ItzhakHotz
Gig Goer
627 Views
3 replies
10 likes
alphabetical sorting
desktop update for windows
disappearing features
search for songs inside a playlist

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Local Files show wrong Playtime

Whenever i place a Local File Song into a Playlist, it just shows a way longer Playtime than it should, for example a 4 Minute songs, tells me its 7 Minutes long How can i fix this? also, can only official Artists set a Playlist into an Album? Thank ...

XEnderFaceX
Regular
Whenever i place a Local File Song into a Playlist, it just shows a way longer Playtime than it should, for example a 4 Minute songs, tells me its 7 Minutes long How can i fix this? ...
2020-05-16 7:08:25 PM
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Bullet Records

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Cannot add songs from a OneDrive folder

Spotify cannot read files (local files) from OneDrive folder. It used to work and it's still working with other folders (e.g. DropBox) but not OneDrive. It has stopped working for a few weeks now. The songs imported earlier are still there but new fi...

varootp
Regular
Spotify cannot read files (local files) from OneDrive folder. It used to work and it's still working with other folders (e.g. DropBox) but not OneDrive. It has stopped working for a few weeks now. Th...
2017-11-02 6:28:28 PM
2020-05-16 6:14:28 PM
bartm
Casual Listener
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11 replies
12 likes
Windows

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11 replies
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Superuser Contribution Ich kann keine Quellen hinzufügen.

LandÖsterreichGerätDesktop-PCBestehtWindows 10 Meine Frage lautet: Warum sind bei mir so viele Einstellungen weck?Ich habe meine Einstellungen auch mit einem Freund verglichen und wir haben gesehen, dass bei mir verlorenen Einstellungen bei ihm vorha...

__Donnix__
Casual Listener
Land Österreich Gerät Desktop-PC Besteht Windows 10 Meine Frage lautet: Warum sind bei mir so viele Einstellungen weck?Ich habe meine Einstellungen auch mit einem Freun...
2020-05-15 3:31:50 AM
2020-05-16 2:56:01 PM
__Donnix__
Casual Listener
637 Views
4 replies
0 likes

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4 replies
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Superuser Contribution Unable to edit any of my own playlists

PlanPremium CountryIndia DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUnable to do the following: 1) Select all songs in a playlist for bulk actions via Edit --> Select All / Ctrl + A2) Change the order of the songs in any playlists of my ...

psnair
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country India Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Unable to do the following: 1) Select all songs in a playlist for...
2020-05-11 2:26:37 PM
2020-05-16 2:46:35 PM
hashtagbirdman
Visitor
757 Views
5 replies
1 likes
Desktop
edit

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Superuser Contribution Songs wont show up in playlist/no songs play

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue No songs searched up will play and absolutely nothing shows up in my playlists. Ive have many songs in each of my playlists, theyre now all empty. I've tried reinstalli...

666roach
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue No songs searched up will play and absolutely nothing shows up in my playlists.&nb...
2019-02-24 10:27:09 PM
2020-05-16 2:44:15 PM
Xenia
Moderator
8155 Views
9 replies
2 likes

8155 Views
9 replies
2 likes

[BROWSE] Browse menu doesn't load anything

PlanFamily PremiumCountryIndonesiaDevicePC (Desktop)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo it happened since 8 days ago. My Browse menu didn't load anything. I checked my internet connection and it was fine. I've tried to reinstall it a fe...

exo005
Casual Listener
Plan Family Premium Country Indonesia Device PC (Desktop) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So it happened since 8 days ago. My Browse menu didn't load anythin...
2020-05-15 3:43:22 PM
2020-05-16 11:25:24 AM
exo005
Casual Listener
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4 replies
0 likes
Browse

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Solved!! What is wrong with the latest Spotify version?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAlright guys, the latest Spotify version seems like a bit of a late April Fool joke, it looks absolutely bad, most features are gone, can't even create collaborat...

snup
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Alright guys, the latest Spotify version seems like a bit of a late April Fool joke, i...
2020-05-15 8:45:39 PM
2020-05-16 9:10:44 AM
AeroZ
Composer
1140 Views
1 replies
3 likes

1140 Views
1 replies
3 likes

Spotify desktop app stops playing when entering games

So I've been using Spotify for ages now, never had any problems with it. Since yesterday, whenever Spotify is playing and I enter a fullscreen game, the track stops and then proceeds to stutter-skip through songs until I pause it. The app works fine ...

FrameSticker
Visitor
So I've been using Spotify for ages now, never had any problems with it. Since yesterday, whenever Spotify is playing and I enter a fullscreen game, the track stops and then proceeds to stutter-skip ...
2020-05-15 9:36:31 PM
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0 replies
1 likes

1008 Views
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Artist removed from 'listers also like' similar artists

My artist 'Ben Potter' shares similar artists to a large number of artists in the same genre. So if you go here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MgoxvbWh0Svv2Yqt0V2iX?si=aVXNxKRZTFq1nYjM0_rkAg and click on 'fans also like' you'll see that my most re...

benjaminpotter
Visitor
My artist 'Ben Potter' shares similar artists to a large number of artists in the same genre. So if you go here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MgoxvbWh0Svv2Yqt0V2iX?si=aVXNxKRZTFq1nYjM0_rkAg&...
2020-05-15 9:26:04 PM
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