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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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Rim4
Gig Goer
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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
Saturday
Pansauce
Casual Listener
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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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No longer able to stream to Musicast speakers "Can't play this right now"

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceWindows + iPhoneOperating SystemWindows 10 and iOS 13.4.1 My Question or IssueSpotify seems to have lost its ability to stream to the Musicast devices I have which has been working fine for a couple of years now. Ther...

M_F_K
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Windows + iPhone Operating System Windows 10 and iOS 13.4.1 My Question or Issue Spotify seems to have lost its ability to stream to the...
2020-04-22 9:24:03 AM
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Musicast
Yamaha

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Superuser Contribution Windows Desktop player always starts my Liked songs from recently added regardless of sort order

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: desktop computerOperating System: Windows 7/10 My Question or IssueI have more than 1000 songs in my Liked list. I can sort the list by tittle, artist, album, time added and duration. Desktop player keeps playing song...

Alexey_Ustinov
Newbie
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: desktop computer Operating System: Windows 7/10 My Question or Issue I have more than 1000 songs in my Liked list. I can sort the list by tittle, ar...
2020-04-22 2:36:05 AM
2020-04-22 8:48:06 AM
Elena
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution problem with ads on spotify web player

PlanFreeCountryEurope Device(Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello, I have a problem with spotify web player..I'm a FREE user and i'm using a laptop windows 10...I have tried every available browser (chrome,mozilla,opera,drago...

verygoodnews201
Regular
Plan Free Country Europe Device (Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I have a problem with spotify web player..I'm a FREE user and...
2020-04-18 2:45:18 PM
2020-04-21 11:52:10 PM
verygoodnews201
Regular
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7 replies
1 likes
banner
free account

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WIndows desktop app gets stuck: won't play complete song, won't change songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell workstation, dual Xeon E5-2663, 2.8 GHz, 64 GB RAM, 1.5 TB free disk spaceOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI can use the spotify android app on my phone and spotify web player on my desktop computer (...

nobody4567
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell workstation, dual Xeon E5-2663, 2.8 GHz, 64 GB RAM, 1.5 TB free disk space Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue I can use the...
2020-04-21 4:58:07 PM
643 Views
0 replies
3 likes

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'Hide this song' is not consistent with the IOS smartphone version

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy is 'Hide this song' not consistent with the IOS smartphone version, e.g. on Iphone > 'Your Library' > 'Albums' tab > any song > '...' icon gives the option to 'Hid...

skind56
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why is 'Hide this song' not consistent with the IOS smartphone version, e.g. on Iphone >...
2020-04-21 3:30:45 PM
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0 replies
2 likes

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Superuser Contribution Playlists not syncing across multiple devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice2 Windows PCs, iPhone8Operating SystemWindows 10, iOS13 My Question or IssueI use Spotify on two Windows 10 PCs and iPhone. All the 40+ playlists Ive created in the past 7+ years are visible on all devices. My main personal...

jokelly22
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device 2 Windows PCs, iPhone8 Operating System Windows 10, iOS13 My Question or Issue I use Spotify on two Windows 10 PCs and iPhone. All the 40+ playl...
2020-04-21 3:46:08 AM
2020-04-21 2:16:28 PM
Xenia
Moderator
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1 replies
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Unable to play music due to ads not playing

I use the windows 10 desktop app and recently whenever I get an ad (I use the free version) the ad will NOT play, this means that in order to resume my music I have to completely restart Spotify to continue playing my music. The ad timer displays 0:0...

Zaharlangan
Newbie
I use the windows 10 desktop app and recently whenever I get an ad (I use the free version) the ad will NOT play, this means that in order to resume my music I have to completely restart Spotify to c...
2020-02-07 6:24:47 PM
2020-04-21 1:42:10 PM
RTWBart
Visitor
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2 replies
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Playlist mudando sozinha

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBRAZILDeviceNotebook WIN10 Operating SystemWindowsMy Question or IssueOlá,Preciso de ajuda a respeito da reprodução de playlists. Diversas vezes, quando estou ouvindo qualquer playlist salva, ela muda para uma playlist que não ...

LukAguiar
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country BRAZIL Device Notebook WIN10 Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Olá, Preciso de ajuda a respeito da reprodução de playlists. Diversas vezes, quand...
2020-04-20 7:38:19 PM
2020-04-21 1:34:22 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution How can I prevent a playlist from auto playing when clicking it

I don't know if it's a new 'feature' or bug, but when I click a playlist it automatically starts playing from start, even if another playlist is already playing. How can I prevent this?

mst69
Casual Listener
I don't know if it's a new 'feature' or bug, but when I click a playlist it automatically starts playing from start, even if another playlist is already playing. How can I prevent this?
2020-04-19 8:18:45 PM
2020-04-21 1:27:26 PM
esault05
Regular
628 Views
5 replies
1 likes

628 Views
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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Dot menu overlays other windows

DeviceWindow 10 PC in the Spotify Application My Question or IssueThe little 3-dot menu in the top left of the Spotify app (contains File, Edit, View, Playback, Help) will persist over other windows, see picture. When it does this, the menu can still...

Magicdoer1
Visitor
Device Window 10 PC in the Spotify Application My Question or Issue The little 3-dot menu in the top left of the Spotify app (contains File, Edit, View, Playback, Help) will persist over o...
2020-04-20 7:50:00 PM
2020-04-21 11:38:20 AM
Elena
Moderator
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1 replies
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bug

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Profile name

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to change this to display my exact username because I find it's very annoying , or is this a feature I have to live with as a Premium user ?

onebyone
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How to change this to display my exact username because I find it's very annoying , or is this a featu...
2020-04-21 6:59:43 AM
2020-04-21 8:49:05 AM
Mario
Spotify Legend
464 Views
3 replies
0 likes

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When selecting a song or playlist the music will skip repeatedly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I click a song the song skips repeatedly. For example, in a playlist each song will be listed for less than a second before moving to the next one. Yes, I've resta...

coogy
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I click a song the song skips repeatedly. For example, in a playlist each song ...
2020-04-20 4:49:06 PM
2020-04-21 8:25:46 AM
TaTHEj
Composer
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6 replies
0 likes

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Whenever I press fn+f12 to skip a song, windows media overlay breaks

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, 1909 My Question or IssueWhenever I press fn+f12 to skip a song, windows media overlay breaks.spotify cycles through every single song in the playlist rapidly before stopping on a song. Aft...

Yosemitree
Visitor
Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10, 1909 My Question or Issue Whenever I press fn+f12 to skip a song, windows media overlay breaks. spotify cycles th...
2020-04-21 2:40:01 AM
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0 replies
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Spotify won't open or install

Suddenly the app stopped working, I'm using Win10, it just doesn't open, even after reinstalling, uninstalling, many times (including the windows store and the website). I tried deleting the app folders in "appdata" and stuff, but it still doesn't wo...

imd
Visitor
Suddenly the app stopped working, I'm using Win10, it just doesn't open, even after reinstalling, uninstalling, many times (including the windows store and the website). I tried deleting the app fold...
2020-04-20 10:31:16 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

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Windows Media Hotkeys Only Work With Windows Media Player

PlanFamily PremiumCountryU.S.DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey all,So I have an issue with my media hotkeys where they are only opening Windows Media Player. The hotkeys used to work with Spotify/YouTube/etc. however, the...

mikepags
Newbie
Plan Family Premium Country U.S. Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey all, So I have an issue with my media hotkeys where they are only opening Windows...
2020-04-20 6:07:39 PM
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Spotify desktop rapidly skipping songs when launching a game

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFinlandDeviceLenovo ideapad 510sOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify desktop either skips the current songs, or starts rapidly skipping songs when I load up the game League of Legends. I've updated my audio...

Allko
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Finland Device Lenovo ideapad 510s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify desktop either skips the current songs, or starts rapidly ski...
2020-04-20 3:09:48 PM
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0 replies
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bug
Troubleshooting

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Solved!! Desktop App [Windows 7] NOT PLAYING ANY SONGS

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDell VostroOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI have been using the desktop app since I've started using Spotify and I've never had any issue before. But now the desktop app just won't play any song! I've trie...

carolinamaciel
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Dell Vostro Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I have been using the desktop app since I've started using Spotify and I've never had a...
2020-02-12 2:30:13 AM
2020-04-20 3:08:14 PM
be_quick
Visitor
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desktop app issue

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution FN Media Launch to Spotify

Hello.I wanted to ask, whether there is a possibility when I press my FN Media Launch botton to start Spotify instead of Windows Media Player. Thanks for help

Mimec
Casual Listener
Hello. I wanted to ask, whether there is a possibility when I press my FN Media Launch botton to start Spotify instead of Windows Media Player. Thanks for help 🙂
2020-04-20 12:55:13 PM
2020-04-20 2:41:11 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Spotify stubbornly shuffles

I prefer to listen to music as the artis intended - that is, whole album in the designed order from the beginning to the end. From time to time Spotify goes stubborn on shuffling, even though shuffle and repeat are both turned off and the option to k...

heipat
Casual Listener
I prefer to listen to music as the artis intended - that is, whole album in the designed order from the beginning to the end. From time to time Spotify goes stubborn on shuffling, even though shuffle...
2020-04-20 2:28:16 PM
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Superuser Contribution Skipping songs rapidly with no playback. Windows PC

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUpon hitting a play icon Spotify will rapidly skip through dozens of songs with no playback. I have removed and reinstalled the program but same issue continues. Plays just ...

soggycyclist
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Upon hitting a play icon Spotify will rapidly skip through dozens of songs with no playback....
2020-04-18 8:30:32 PM
2020-04-20 1:48:48 PM
Elena
Moderator
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1 replies
1 likes
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playback
skipping
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