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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
a week ago
James335
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
yesterday
rednblu
Roadie
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278 replies
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82279 Views
278 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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5753 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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Superuser Contribution Please add option to sort all playlists by date added to save changing every playlist I use

Please add option to sort all playlists by date added by default to save changing every playlist I use on PC and mobile app.

matt4121
Regular
Please add option to sort all playlists by date added by default to save changing every playlist I use on PC and mobile app.
2020-03-28 6:10:25 PM
2020-03-29 11:10:20 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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sorting

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Solved!! Can't open links in Artist's page

Operating System Windows 10/ Desktop App My Question or IssueWhen on any artist's page, when clicking link to Instagram/Twitter etc. nothing happens? No Link gets opened. Same thing when clicking any "Buy" merch button. Is it Spotify? Or my browser m...

1000pictures
Casual Listener
Operating System Windows 10/ Desktop App My Question or Issue When on any artist's page, when clicking link to Instagram/Twitter etc. nothing happens? No Link gets opened. Same thing...
2020-03-26 11:00:41 PM
2020-03-29 10:10:34 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
706 Views
5 replies
0 likes

706 Views
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Spotify pauses and skips all listed songs

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSince last night, Spotify stops playing the first song I choose and skips all the rest in the queue. I tried to unistall and reinstall it but the problem is still there.Thi...

stepallas
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Greece Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Since last night, Spotify stops playing the first song I choose and skips all the rest in the qu...
2020-03-25 3:38:20 PM
2020-03-29 10:08:26 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
424 Views
3 replies
0 likes

424 Views
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Error 30

Tengo error numero 30 a la hora de iniciar sesion, ya borre el spotify lo limpie, borre todo lo que tenga que ver con spotify en host y sigue pasandome alguna solucion'

Strangle
Casual Listener
Tengo error numero 30 a la hora de iniciar sesion, ya borre el spotify lo limpie, borre todo lo que tenga que ver con spotify en host y sigue pasandome alguna solucion'
2020-03-27 11:59:12 PM
2020-03-28 11:08:43 PM
Strangle
Casual Listener
880 Views
2 replies
1 likes

880 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Spotify won't play

EDIT: Spotify is working now, so this issue is closed. I have a premium plan and I get this problem on the Desktop application (Windows 10) and on the Android application.I open the Spotify app. I go to any "made for you daily mix" playlist and I cli...

nobody4567
Regular
EDIT: Spotify is working now, so this issue is closed. I have a premium plan and I get this problem on the Desktop application (Windows 10) and on the Android application. I open the Spot...
2020-03-28 7:00:14 PM
803 Views
0 replies
1 likes

803 Views
0 replies
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Audible clipping/distortion only when volume normalize is turned OFF

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceAcer Swift SF314-52Operating SystemWindows 10 Home v1909 My Question or IssueThere is very audible clipping distortion on some tracks when the volume normalize feature is turned off. The most obvious example is this...

tonio97
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device Acer Swift SF314-52 Operating System Windows 10 Home v1909 My Question or Issue There is very audible clipping distortion on some tracks when ...
2020-03-13 7:25:15 PM
2020-03-28 6:21:29 PM
tonio97
Casual Listener
2641 Views
2 replies
1 likes
clipping
Desktop
distortion
Windows

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Desktop overlay on when using media keys despite being off in the settings.

The desktop overlay when using the media button keys has turned itself on again (despite being off in the settings) Tried restarting the app and PC and it's still there. It's really, really annoying and it's not even showing the song name so it must ...

w48_pszg-6g1
Newbie
The desktop overlay when using the media button keys has turned itself on again (despite being off in the settings) Tried restarting the app and PC and it's still there. It's really, really ...
2020-03-28 3:37:00 PM
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Spotify Connect doesnt connect to new Denon device anymore

Dear Spotty, I've recently bought a Denon AVR-2600H, which is compatible with you. So, this worked for 1 month, but now suddenly I can't use spotify connect anymore on this device. I've checked the wifi connection from the Denon device: thats okay. I...

Ewoutxx
Visitor
Dear Spotty, I've recently bought a Denon AVR-2600H, which is compatible with you. So, this worked for 1 month, but now suddenly I can't use spotify connect anymore on this device. I've chec...
2020-03-28 12:41:06 PM
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0 replies
1 likes

271 Views
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Solved!! Can't vote/rate songs.

Hello for everyone!PlanPremium for university studentsCountryHungaryDeviceDesktop version 1.1.3.259.g8172f63a (I think...)Operating SystemWindows 10 (pro) My Question or IssueI can't vote/rate songs individually (what I like), but I see others votes ...

0018andrew
Casual Listener
Hello for everyone! Plan Premium for university students Country Hungary Device Desktop version 1.1.3.259.g8172f63a (I think...) Operating System Windows 10 (pro) My Question ...
2019-03-31 12:04:12 AM
2020-03-27 12:59:21 PM
0018andrew
Casual Listener
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2 replies
0 likes
rate
Vote

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Solved!! Can't log in: "A Firewall may be blocking Spotify"

I can't seem to log in to Spotify Desktop app anymore, I keep getting the message "A firewall may be blocking Spotify". What I've tried to solve it: 1. Reinstall Spotify2. Check firewall settings 3. Restart PC4. Checked country settings5. Disabled VP...

BobSlee
Casual Listener
I can't seem to log in to Spotify Desktop app anymore, I keep getting the message "A firewall may be blocking Spotify". What I've tried to solve it: 1. Reinstall Spotify 2. Check firewall s...
2020-03-27 11:51:16 AM
2020-03-27 12:40:40 PM
BobSlee
Casual Listener
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1 replies
0 likes
firewall
Log-in

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Bug: Constant writes for creating download and user directories, cpu usage and unable to close

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceAsus Republic of GamersOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm using the windows desktop app. For the last 3 years it has taken a constant 10% of my cpu, even when idle, or the app is closed. Closing the app keeps th...

Radderz
Newbie
Plan Free Country UK Device Asus Republic of Gamers Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm using the windows desktop app. For the last 3 years it has taken a constant 1...
2020-03-27 11:57:41 AM
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0 replies
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BUG no Windows 10 - Músicas Pulando

PlanFree/PremiumOperating SystemWindows 10Tenho o Spotify instalado no meu PC, porém as músicas ficam pulando simultâneamente o tempo todo e sozinhas, em uma velocidade muito rápida. A interface do windows que aparece no canto superior esquerdo fica ...

EliasSales
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 10 Tenho o Spotify instalado no meu PC, porém as músicas ficam pulando simultâneamente o tempo todo e sozinhas, em uma velocidade muito rápida. A interf...
2020-03-24 7:37:06 PM
2020-03-27 9:25:08 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

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Finding artists

PlanFreeCountry DeviceanyOperating Systemany My Question or IssueI'm looking for albums from John Zorn. I first search via Google and that gave me several links. However if i open Spotify (desktop and Android) and i search for John Zorn i do not find...

marcoponte
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Device any Operating System any My Question or Issue I'm looking for albums from John Zorn. I first search via Google and that gave me several links. However...
2020-03-26 2:34:26 PM
2020-03-26 8:03:04 PM
AeroZ
Composer
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3 replies
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Superuser Contribution One song always stuck in the top

Plan - PremiumCountry - Israel Device - Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I am sorting by date (last that added)i have one song that is in the top of the list that was added 4 years ago

uskatin
Casual Listener
Plan - Premium Country - Israel Device - Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I am sorting by date (last that added) i have one song that is in the top of the l...
2020-03-25 10:52:05 AM
2020-03-26 2:08:37 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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Friends activity only shows 3 friends

Hey guys, what's up?So, my "friend activity" bar only shows 3 friends when I am actually following 7 people, and I'm pretty sure they're not on "off-line mode" 24/7. It doesn't even have the option "show more friends", it says "find friends" instead....

sluiza
Newbie
Hey guys, what's up? So, my "friend activity" bar only shows 3 friends when I am actually following 7 people, and I'm pretty sure they're not on "off-line mode" 24/7. It doesn't even have the option...
2018-02-14 12:21:01 AM
2020-03-26 1:39:28 PM
melshahat
Visitor
2209 Views
2 replies
1 likes

2209 Views
2 replies
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Spotify keeps crashing when I open it

PlanFreeCountryEnglandDeviceHPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I try and run Spotify it crashes upon opening. I've ran it as administrator and it still wouldn't open. I reinstalled Spotify, but it did the same thing. What shoul...

CJtheDJDJDJ
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country England Device HP Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try and run Spotify it crashes upon opening. I've ran it as administrator and it still...
2020-03-26 10:56:26 AM
2020-03-26 1:03:31 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
743 Views
1 replies
1 likes

743 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution I can't remove a podcast from my playlist.

I've got a playlist with 230 followers. But i also got a problem with editing songs. I added some podcasts in this playlist but then they are deleted from spotify, now i cant remove them from my playlist. They are just appearing in desktop app i cant...

Wholce
Visitor
I've got a playlist with 230 followers. But i also got a problem with editing songs. I added some podcasts in this playlist but then they are deleted from spotify, now i cant remove them from my play...
2020-03-24 5:01:44 PM
2020-03-26 12:10:57 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playing music on the installed Spotify app crashes and reboots computer

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceWindows 10, 16 Ram, Ryzen 5My Question or IssueWhenever I use the Spotify App(from windows store or the installer) and I play a song, it plays for several seconds before everything freezes, makes a buzzing noise and reb...

memmorex
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Romania Device Windows 10, 16 Ram, Ryzen 5 My Question or Issue Whenever I use the Spotify App(from windows store or the installer) and I play a song, it plays for several...
2020-03-24 4:30:05 PM
2020-03-26 12:07:17 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
0 likes
Crash
windows10

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Superuser Contribution Spotify plays one random song which cannot be switched

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Hi,I have a problem that one specific random song , let me call it X , cannot be switched, or turned off. As I said, no matter which song I choose to play, no matter which playlist it is fro...

shibyy
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Hi, I have a problem that one specific random song , let me call it X , cannot be switched, or turne...
2019-01-17 12:34:12 PM
2020-03-26 11:36:23 AM
Mario
Spotify Legend
628 Views
3 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution Computer crashes when spotify is opened

Hey. For the past week my computer crashed 3-4 times a day. Yesterday I found that spotify was causing the computer to crash. I saw some other threads about this problem but I couldn't fix it. I tried reinstalling spotify and installing the pc versio...

aimdeep
Casual Listener
Hey. For the past week my computer crashed 3-4 times a day. Yesterday I found that spotify was causing the computer to crash. I saw some other threads about this problem but I couldn't fix it. I trie...
2020-03-15 3:46:38 PM
2020-03-26 11:14:46 AM
Elena
Moderator
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