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Solved!! 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
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notworking117
Casual Listener
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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
2 weeks ago
whatintheworldisthis
Visitor
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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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How do you organise your playlists/library?

Hi there all. So, as the subject says, how do you organise your playlists? I find spotify's ability to manage playlist incredibly subpar, and I don't believe they're about to do anything about it soon, instead focusing on crappy social features, rath...

nemof
Roadie
Hi there all. So, as the subject says, how do you organise your playlists? I find spotify's ability to manage playlist incredibly subpar, and I don't believe they're about to do...
2013-10-18 11:50:02 AM
2020-04-29 9:46:26 PM
mindecosta
Regular
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Windows

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Superuser Contribution Why is my Spotify randomly playing music?

PlanPremium CountryFinland My Question or IssueMy Spotify starts randomly playing certain music that I don't listen to, turns the shuffle and repeat buttons on, likes certain songs and follows certain artists and playlists. I know that no one has con...

RikuVeli
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Finland My Question or Issue My Spotify starts randomly playing certain music that I don't listen to, turns the shuffle and repeat buttons on, likes certain ...
2020-02-16 2:00:22 PM
2020-04-29 8:40:33 PM
RPF
Visitor
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Humming is...not fun anymore

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows (App and Web), AndroidOperating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10, Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueHi everyone, I wonder if someone can help me. I don't why but I'm the only one in my friends group that the lyrics ...

patpru
Regular
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows (App and Web), Android Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10, Ubuntu 20.04 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I wo...
2020-04-29 3:56:51 PM
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Can't fix "Error code 4" no matter what I try

PlanPremiumDevicePC (connected to LAN)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello Spotify community, This is the second or third time I am returning to the forum with this issue.My Spotify keeps giving me the famous "No internet connection ...

Palace
Regular
Plan Premium Device PC (connected to LAN) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello Spotify community, This is the second or third time I am returning to ...
2020-04-28 4:07:52 AM
2020-04-29 2:26:20 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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2 replies
1 likes

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Windows 10 app won't update the recently played artists at all.

Windows 10 app (version 1.1.31.703.g256add22) hasn't updated the front-page where it's supposed to show recently listened at all lately (gone actually for many months, I think this started late last year).First of all, whenever I used my iPhone or iP...

Samppa3
Roadie
Windows 10 app (version 1.1.31.703.g256add22) hasn't updated the front-page where it's supposed to show recently listened at all lately (gone actually for many months, I think this started late last ...
2020-04-28 9:07:43 PM
2020-04-29 2:20:05 PM
Samppa3
Roadie
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5 replies
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Spotify Desktop app won't play when music is connected to bluetooth devices

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo Yoga Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen my airpods pro are connected to my Lenovo Yoga 310 running on windows 10 the music on my spotify desktop app will play but without playing the song, m...

loreclash04
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo Yoga Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When my airpods pro are connected to my Lenovo Yoga 310 running on windows...
2020-04-29 1:40:32 PM
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Superuser Contribution 'Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.' Error

So I know a lot of people have encountered this error before and I have checked all the possible solutions online. I hope someone can provide me a new solution that I haven't tried. I really love those songs, they are important to me (actually evey s...

kisc_0522
Casual Listener
So I know a lot of people have encountered this error before and I have checked all the possible solutions online. I hope someone can provide me a new solution that I haven't tried. I really love tho...
2020-04-25 4:48:13 AM
2020-04-29 10:57:23 AM
Elena
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify attempts to open then just shuts down

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 1909 Build 18363.535 My Question or IssueSpotify auto updated yesterday and now it will not run. It attempts to start up then closes down. I uninstalled today and reinstalled v1.1.2...

pcc
Roadie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 10 1909 Build 18363.535 My Question or Issue Spotify auto updated yesterday and now it will not run. It...
2019-12-19 8:04:46 PM
2020-04-29 8:38:01 AM
Xenia
Moderator
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115 replies
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Solved!! Drag songs to sort in own list

PremiumCountryArgentinaDevicewindows 10 My Question or Issuei can t drag songs to order them in my own created list, but in other list that it s mine i can, i don t know why with 1 can do it and with the other not. In both i can arrenge by theme or a...

maurodc84
Casual Listener
Premium Country Argentina Device windows 10 My Question or Issue i can t drag songs to order them in my own created list, but in other list that it s mine i can, i don t know wh...
2020-04-27 11:06:38 PM
2020-04-29 1:15:51 AM
dinomight
Spotify Star
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[Desktop][Connect] Error code while logging in to my desktop app (error code 5)

Hi community!After turning on my PC today I found out that my app on Windows 10 was in "Offline mode" but my internet was okay and everything else ran smoothly. So I've decided to try to re-log into my account. I've logged out but when I've tried to ...

MarciK
Visitor
Hi community! After turning on my PC today I found out that my app on Windows 10 was in "Offline mode" but my internet was okay and everything else ran smoothly. So I've decided to try to re-log int...
2020-04-28 11:04:46 PM
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Connect
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Spotify Issue

PlanFree/Premium Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issue so ive been using spotify for a while now and for the past 3 days the tiny song icon isnt showing up. usually theres a picture on the left to the song. i was wondering if theres a ...

Dislikings
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue so ive been using spotify for a while now and for the past 3 days the tiny song icon isnt showing up...
2020-04-28 5:24:03 PM
2020-04-28 6:24:52 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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song icon
song icon not showing up

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Songs skip to queued songs

PlanPremiumCountryunited kingdom Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen I play a song that is in a playlist or an album it will always stop half way through the first song and skip to my queued songs. When there’s nothing in my queue i...

lowricartwright
Visitor
Plan Premium Country united kingdom Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue When I play a song that is in a playlist or an album it will always stop half way t...
2020-04-28 6:03:50 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify's taskbar icon on the wrong monitor every single time (dual monitors)

We had a five page thread; Spotify closed it because "nobody responded in a long time". That's because, Spotify, ya never fixed it. How to reproduce (you need two monitors): 1. Open Spotify and close it on the second monitor.2. Open Spotify again. Th...

ikjadoon
Roadie
We had a five page thread; Spotify closed it because "nobody responded in a long time". That's because, Spotify, ya never fixed it. How to reproduce (you need two monitors): 1. Open...
2019-02-01 11:45:55 PM
2020-04-28 3:25:37 PM
Xenia
Moderator
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120 replies
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120 replies
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Statistics for local songs I listen to

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi,Spotify unfortunately doesn't provide statistics of your local songs you listen to(those musics that are from your laptop and that you listen on Spotify, but that ain't proposed by Spotify).Do you kno...

Teihju
Regular
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, Spotify unfortunately doesn't provide statistics of your local songs you listen to(those musics that are from your laptop and that you...
2020-04-28 1:35:05 PM
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Superuser Contribution Song Returns to the first song Liked Song after adverts or sometimes after skipping through a song.

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Lachlan338
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2020-04-26 9:54:52 AM
2020-04-28 12:22:28 PM
Katerina
Spotify Legend
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[Desktop] Windows Desktop App Missing All Artwork (except now playing)

Windows desktop is missing all artwork except the now playing artwork. Web browser shows everything. Tried on Windows 7, Windows 10, deleted app and all traces and reinstalled, fresh install on brand new machine that never has Spotify. Nothing makes ...

nomad07
Regular
Windows desktop is missing all artwork except the now playing artwork. Web browser shows everything. Tried on Windows 7, Windows 10, deleted app and all traces and reinstalled, fres...
2020-04-24 9:06:32 PM
2020-04-28 8:58:22 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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Desktop

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Connect] Easy solution to error 4

After looking on google and the community forum to solve the famous error 4, the easiest way in my case, was just to disable the firewall of windows, just go to settings- update and security- windows security- virus protection- firewall and network p...

DeusInNobis
Visitor
After looking on google and the community forum to solve the famous error 4, the easiest way in my case, was just to disable the firewall of windows, just go to settings- update and security- windows...
2020-04-22 7:49:43 AM
2020-04-28 3:28:27 AM
Palace
Regular
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Connect
Desktop

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System Search Broken

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:For some reason, I can't search for the Spotify Desktop App on my Windows Computer. When I type "Spotify" into Windows search, I either get results for a setting in the OS or a web search of th...

D_Chan
Visitor
Plan Free Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: For some reason, I can't search for the Spotify Desktop App on my Windows Computer. When I type "Spotify" into Windows...
2020-04-28 2:31:07 AM
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Superuser Contribution Spotify hangs up on commercials

PlanFreeCountry USDeviceHP DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue Spotify hangs up between the music and commercials. You have to hit 'pause' and 'play' to get it to play the commercial so it will play music afterward. There is...

7t-lu6xx2_6em
Newbie
Plan Free Country US Device HP Desktop Operating System Windows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue Spotify hangs up between the music and commercials. You have to hit 'pause'...
2018-05-30 10:08:56 PM
2020-04-28 1:06:34 AM
dowlingm
Casual Listener
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Spotify can't play this right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I try to play any song. I get the above message "Spotify can't play this right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it." I can't pla...

Smithsan
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play any song. I get the above message "Spotify can't play this right now ...
2020-04-27 8:00:19 PM
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