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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
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pastasås
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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
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
5 hours ago
Edwardont
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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
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MattSuda
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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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Solved!! Daily Mixes does not have dislike button

PlanPremiumCountryLVDevice(Samsung Galaxy S10e, Lenovo Legion Y-720, HP Elitebook G5)Operating System(Android 10, Windows 10) My Question or IssueFirst on desktop dislike button disappears for daily mixes, now laso for android disappears. "Release Ra...

Kopw
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Plan Premium Country LV Device (Samsung Galaxy S10e, Lenovo Legion Y-720, HP Elitebook G5) Operating System (Android 10, Windows 10) My Question or Issue First on desktop dislik...
2020-01-03 12:56:28 PM
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Emilia_8
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Connect spotify to facebook to find friends?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryMXDevice(App desk)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI still have the same problem for two years. To find friends on spotify I must connect it to my Facebook account, after that I get a connection error message th...

user-removed
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Plan Free/Premium Country MX Device (App desk) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I still have the same problem for two years. To find friends on spot...
2020-01-02 8:56:21 PM
2020-01-03 9:13:17 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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Spotify redownloading somgs

I have a usb hard drive and a ssd. The ssd is the main storage device, but doesn';t have a lot of space. i have about 500 songs downloaded, which would take up more space on the ssd than i am comfortable giving. occasionally the hard drive gets disco...

Addthissetting
Newbie
I have a usb hard drive and a ssd. The ssd is the main storage device, but doesn';t have a lot of space. i have about 500 songs downloaded, which would take up more space on the ssd than i am comfort...
2020-01-03 5:02:18 AM
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Solved!! Spotify stopped working and usual fixes do not resolve problem

I've been using Spotify on my laptop through my Behringer Audio system (USB box with ASIO drivers) and external speakers for more than a year. Nothing has changed on my system. The device still works with music production software. But, Spotify no lo...

daudvyd
Casual Listener
I've been using Spotify on my laptop through my Behringer Audio system (USB box with ASIO drivers) and external speakers for more than a year. Nothing has changed on my system. The device still works...
2019-12-27 4:32:00 PM
2020-01-02 8:55:07 PM
daudvyd
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2020-01-02 8:20:12 PM
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dele

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Playback / Skip issues.

PlanFree Premium trialCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHaving strange playback issues after about a week of using spotify on my PC. Cannot change the track to what I want with a premium trial account (It used to wo...

Mykeh
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Plan Free Premium trial Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Having strange playback issues after about a week of using spotify on my PC. Cannot...
2020-01-02 3:11:03 PM
2020-01-02 5:35:12 PM
Mykeh
Casual Listener
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playback skip issue

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Album artwork won't display when I'm on employer's network, but I can stream audio...what to do?

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell laptop. 32 gigs of ram, i7 processor, 1TB SSHD with only 176 GB usedOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to use the windows PC app to stream while at work and it will not display album artwo...

nocomply65
Gig Goer
Plan Free Country United States Device Dell laptop. 32 gigs of ram, i7 processor, 1TB SSHD with only 176 GB used Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying t...
2020-01-02 3:06:14 PM
2020-01-02 5:07:54 PM
nocomply65
Gig Goer
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album artwork
networking
streaming

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Spotify Starts even though its already been disabled in advanced options.

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceCustom BuildOperating SystemWindow 10 Pro N for Workstations 1909My Question or IssueI'm having an issue where no matter what I do Spotify starts when the computer starts. Love Spotify, just one of those things I cant l...

BeastRecruit
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Custom Build Operating System Window 10 Pro N for Workstations 1909 My Question or Issue I'm having an issue where no matter what I do Spotify starts when...
2020-01-01 10:24:39 PM
2020-01-02 4:32:30 PM
thomasabowden
Newbie
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Podcasts will stop playing randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I listen to podcasts using spotify it will randomly stop playing and give me a blue error message saying "Can't play the current song." The time it ta...

VerdiBirdy
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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I listen to podcasts using spotify it will randomly stop playing and give ...
2020-01-02 3:04:10 PM
2020-01-02 4:27:05 PM
MamaHarrell
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Superuser Contribution ''Spotfy nao consegue tocar isso no momento''

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrasilDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAlgumas das minhas músicas estão com os seus nomes mais escurinhos e,além disso,ao invés...

Kawades
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Brasil Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Algumas...
2019-12-21 3:28:17 AM
2020-01-02 3:21:32 PM
Peter
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop windows does not respond when open, ram consumption increases and closes by itself

PlanoPremiumPaísBrasil DispositivoNotebook DellSistema operacionalWindows 10 Minha pergunta ou problemaWhen trying to open the spotify application on my computer, it already opens with black screen and "not responding" information, a few seconds late...

Vidalblackmore
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Plano Premium País Brasil Dispositivo Notebook Dell Sistema operacional Windows 10 Minha pergunta ou problema When trying to open the spotify application on my computer, it a...
2019-12-20 5:07:44 PM
2020-01-02 2:11:11 PM
Peter
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Radio autoplay after a playlist is finished

Plan:PremiumDevice(iPhone 6S, Ipad mini, Desktop, Laptop)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10,etc .) My Question or IssueA setting was removed a while ago where i could stop music from playing on the radio after my playlist has finished why was it rem...

DJShyGuy
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Plan: Premium Device (iPhone 6S, Ipad mini, Desktop, Laptop) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10,etc .) My Question or Issue A setting was removed a while ago where i could stop music...
2020-01-01 4:52:22 PM
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Superuser Contribution How can you change Email. When I click on edit profile, it is not editable.

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2020-01-01 2:26:21 AM
2020-01-01 12:26:15 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Local Files Lag

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I put my local files my Spotify takes so long to load them in. Sometimes it just crashes. Yes, I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify. I tried delet...

tokiioKH
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I put my local files my Spotify takes so long to load them in. Sometimes it just cra...
2020-01-01 2:13:21 AM
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LocalFiles

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Embedded player not working

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've embedded some tracks using Spotify player on my blog. They show up fine, but even if I am logged in to Spotify, it will only play a 30 second sample, then...

FaizalAli
Visitor
Plan Premium Free/Premium Country Canada Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've embedded some tracks using Spotify player on my blog. They show u...
2020-01-01 1:22:51 AM
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Pausing ads

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceDesktop appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever the New Seasons Market ad pops up, it pauses and won't play. I have to close Spotify and re-open it for play music again.

Alassea
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Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop app Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever the New Seasons Market ad pops up, it pauses and won't play. I have to clos...
2019-12-31 10:38:16 PM
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Superuser Contribution How can I stop Spotify showing me a playlist in my "heavy rotaion" that I've never played?

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Xenogenesis
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Also it's called **bleep** lounge 😕 Plan Premium Country N/A Device PC Operating System Windows 10
2019-12-21 10:26:59 AM
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Mario
Spotify Legend
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Spotify Using Entire Internet Bandwidth

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently Spotify started using my entire download bandwidth to stream songs.The best way i can describe it is, instead of loading the song while it plays like it used to, i...

RandomUsername44
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently Spotify started using my entire download bandwidth to stream songs. The best way i can...
2019-12-31 5:13:43 AM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Chromebook] Song stops randomly

Plan Free Country USA Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS My Question or Issue My song will play regularly, but stops at 9 seconds, pauses for like 5 seconds, then plays again. I've tried signing out, restarting my computer, even using a who...

Zepzzzy
Newbie
Plan Free Country USA Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS My Question or Issue My song will play regularly, but stops at 9 seconds, pauses for like 5 seco...
2019-07-03 1:54:37 AM
2019-12-30 8:28:05 PM
1247102994
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Superuser Contribution Moving single tracks in already sorted playlist?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceAcer Aspire 7, 2018Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI tend to keep most of my playlist sorted by recently added. In past, I was able to move single tracks freely up and down this already date-oriented playl...

drezewski
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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Acer Aspire 7, 2018 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I tend to keep most of my playlist sorted by recently added. In past, I was ab...
2019-12-28 8:27:41 PM
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Mario
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