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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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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
Monday
rednblu
Roadie
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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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Songs don't play in correct order when ordering them

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I order my liked songs and I play one of them, the next song is wrong, because the app is playing the next song like there is no order.I tried reinstalling the app, an...

Scienziatogm
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I order my liked songs and I play one of them, the next song is wrong, because the ...
2019-09-22 10:53:43 AM
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Songs Wrongly Marked As explicit but explicit ones are not marked

PlanFreeCountryNew ZealandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueQuite a few songs are either wrongly marked or not marked. for reference, I've had to modify host file in hosts/etc/drivers/system32/windows or something to even use Spotify. I'...

Jetgamz
Regular
Plan Free Country New Zealand Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Quite a few songs are either wrongly marked or not marked. for reference, I've had to modify host...
2019-09-21 9:37:08 AM
2019-09-21 11:38:49 PM
Jetgamz
Regular
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Control and Shift Keys

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI need to remove an entire album from a playlist and it contains about 30+ tracks. I tried using the Control and Shift keys to do this but it does not work. Is there another...

dklsierisasdfas
Music Fan
Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue I need to remove an entire album from a playlist and it contains about 30+ tracks. I tried using ...
2019-09-21 6:56:35 PM
2019-09-21 8:02:29 PM
Shuidong
Roadie
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3 replies
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Won't Stay in Playlist

Hello All, New Spotify user here and I've searched for an answer to this problem but can't find it. When I play a playlist, one song plays from the playlist then it plays songs outside the playlist, specifically modern pop songs. I'll try to explain ...

GenoS1
Regular
Hello All, New Spotify user here and I've searched for an answer to this problem but can't find it. When I play a playlist, one song plays from the playlist then it play...
2019-09-21 7:00:28 PM
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Download quality on desktop

Hello, on the desktop spotify client there seems to be only an option called streaming quality. I have that set to normal. However on my phone I do have the downloading quality set to very high. As far as downloading on the desktop client since there...

Francesco10
Music Fan
Hello, on the desktop spotify client there seems to be only an option called streaming quality. I have that set to normal. However on my phone I do have the downloading quality set to very high. As f...
2019-09-21 4:26:34 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to view friend activity on Windows 10 laptop after switching from MacBook?

I used to be able to view friend activity on my Macbook, but after having the fully updated version on my Windows 10 laptop, am unable to see it (even with it turned on in settings).

jing345
Casual Listener
I used to be able to view friend activity on my Macbook, but after having the fully updated version on my Windows 10 laptop, am unable to see it (even with it turned on in settings). &...
2019-04-17 2:21:30 AM
2019-09-21 4:01:54 PM
Katerina
Spotify Legend
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Spotify immediately shuts down

Spotfiy keeps crashing, just after I launch the program. Operating system: windows 8.1, 64-bits spotifuggle version: 0.9.7.16.g4b197456 I already did a clean reinstallation of Spotify and then rebooted my computer.

pnanning
Casual Listener
Spotfiy keeps crashing, just after I launch the program. Operating system: windows 8.1, 64-bits spotifuggle version: 0.9.7.16.g4b197456 I already did a clean reinstallation of Spotify and then ...
2014-03-04 2:17:19 PM
2019-09-21 3:24:31 PM
scander1005
Newbie
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Stop recommending me this one song.

Operating System(Android, Windows 10) My Question or IssueSo I'm quite fond of the normal songs that Spotify recommends to me. HOWEVER! within this lists there are 2 or 3 songs that I absolutely hate and have to skip past every time. Which is especia...

heart2handle
Casual Listener
Operating System (Android, Windows 10) My Question or Issue So I'm quite fond of the normal songs that Spotify recommends to me. HOWEVER! within this lists there are 2 or 3 songs that I ab...
2019-09-19 1:37:31 PM
2019-09-21 2:29:43 PM
heart2handle
Casual Listener
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Re: Playlists appear empty on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptop (HP)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed today that my entire Spotify on my computer has empty library and playlists! Even playlists from other people are empty! I had the Windows 10 app, and...

Evilynn
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop (HP) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just noticed today that my entire Spotify on my computer has empty library and playlist...
2019-09-19 9:22:25 AM
2019-09-21 1:33:32 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
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436 Views
1 replies
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Friend Feed Not Updating

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy friends feed isn't updating. It was working yesterday, but today when I log on, my friend feed has reverted back to what everyone was listening to 3 days ago even though I ...

dll062387
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My friends feed isn't updating. It was working yesterday, but today when I log on, my friend f...
2019-09-19 3:34:03 PM
2019-09-21 11:08:18 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
392 Views
1 replies
1 likes

392 Views
1 replies
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Let me configure media keys in spotify settings to control volume/play pause/etc

I've been trying to post this suggestion in these forums and I got directed here. I still do not know if this is the correct place to post it, these forums are really confusing. Anyway Spotify has a major inconvenience explained below: A very importa...

Jamiboy
Casual Listener
I've been trying to post this suggestion in these forums and I got directed here. I still do not know if this is the correct place to post it, these forums are really confusing. Anyway Spoti...
2019-09-20 8:06:55 AM
2019-09-21 11:01:01 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

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1 replies
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[Desktop] "Something went wrong, try again later" error when disliking songs/artists

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWhen I try to dislike songs or artists in my Discover Weekly or Release Radar, I always get the error "something went wrong, try again later" and the same songs/arti...

Luzenshade
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue When I try to dislike songs or artists in my Discover Weekly or Release...
2019-09-21 1:22:38 AM
2019-09-21 10:57:11 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

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Cant sort some playlists

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 10, installed app, not web app.My Question or IssueI like sorting playlists by recently added. I am able to do that on all of my own and other users playlits. But I have narrowed it down to Spotifys own...

bobinush
Regular
Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10, installed app, not web app. My Question or Issue I like sorting playlists by recently added. I am able to do that on all of my own and ...
2019-09-21 8:23:01 AM
2019-09-21 10:44:30 AM
Emilia_8
Community Legend
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Windows 7 Blue Screen When Song Ends

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium My Question or IssueSpotify causes my computer to crash with a BSOD at the end of a song. This problem is intermittent, but when it occurs, it will continue to occur. As far ...

prb1222
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium My Question or Issue Spotify causes my computer to crash with a BSOD at the end of a song. This pro...
2019-08-05 8:07:51 AM
2019-09-21 4:38:02 AM
prb1222
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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Streaming to Echo Stereo Pair

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Note 10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSo I have 3 amazon echo devices and one iLive Concierge which is like a cheap echo. I also have a tv and AV receiver that can be streamed to and 2 of my echos ar...

LorenzenRobert
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Note 10+ Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue So I have 3 amazon echo devices and one iLive Concierge which is like a cheap echo....
2019-09-21 3:23:32 AM
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Release Radar - Wrong Artist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceWindows 101.1.15.448.g00fba0e3Really all devices (the problem appears to be in release radar/spotify backend) My Question or IssueFrom time to time, some artists with the same name as another artist are wrongfull...

Leona23
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows 10 1.1.15.448.g00fba0e3 Really all devices (the problem appears to be in release radar/spotify backend) My Question or Issue ...
2019-09-20 10:18:09 PM
2019-09-20 10:27:47 PM
Emilia_8
Community Legend
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1 replies
2 likes

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Solved!! Is there a way to rearrange tracks of an entire playlist without doing it manually for each song?

PlanPremiumCountryAllDevicePC application and possibly Web too?Operating SystemWin 10 +...?My Question or Issue Is there a way to rearrange track of an entire playlist without doing it manually for each song?

Auxley
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country All Device PC application and possibly Web too? Operating System Win 10 +...? My Question or Issue Is there a way to rearrange track of an entire playlist withou...
2019-09-20 7:53:47 PM
2019-09-20 8:10:06 PM
Shuidong
Roadie
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1 replies
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Error submitting my playlist, pls help! (Playlist Exchange)

Hi, I tried posting my playlist in Playlist Exchange several times now. When i put in the URL (spotify:playlist:4D9WbLWQ4dRX9mBxTlbtGi) I get an error saying that i have to use a valid URL but im 100% sure this link is valid.Because it also show the ...

cgvandoorn
Regular
Hi, I tried posting my playlist in Playlist Exchange several times now. When i put in the URL (spotify:playlist:4D9WbLWQ4dRX9mBxTlbtGi) I get an error saying that i have ...
2019-09-20 10:58:41 AM
2019-09-20 5:19:16 PM
Emilia_8
Community Legend
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6 replies
1 likes

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Clicking on album returns reverse order of playlist when playlist is sorted by 'Recent'.

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueClicking on the album art so it returns to the song in the playlist I'm listening from is really handy, but now it doesn't work anymore.Let's say a song playing is the third most ...

SodaParty
Regular
Plan Premium Country Norway Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Clicking on the album art so it returns to the song in the playlist I'm listening from is really handy, but...
2019-09-20 11:16:42 AM
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0 replies
1 likes

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Spotify skips all the songs

PlanPremiumCountryFIDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSuddenly Spotify skips all the songs in que with no sound, re-populates the album that I have played some time a go, goes through that album, and finally "que" is empty....

Blueberry
Roadie
Plan Premium Country FI Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Suddenly Spotify skips all the songs in que with no sound, re-populates the album tha...
2019-09-19 8:07:22 PM
2019-09-20 11:04:55 AM
Emilia_8
Community Legend
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1 replies
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