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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
2 weeks ago
ipanasenko
Newbie
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77 replies
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46766 Views
77 replies
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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
3 weeks ago
cour10e22
Regular
73194 Views
268 replies
21 likes

73194 Views
268 replies
21 likes

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
5141 Views
1 replies
6 likes

5141 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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0 replies
26 likes
Mac
Windows

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Recently Play Artist not showing?

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 Question or Issue My Webplayer on Firefox / Chrome virtually any browser used to display like the last 4 or 5 Artist (Album Cover) on the left under HomeSearchYour library here's where it would display the ...

czarg
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 7 Question or Issue My Webplayer on Firefox / Chrome virtually any browser used to display like the last 4 or 5 Artist (Album Cov...
2019-07-14 8:54:31 PM
2019-07-15 10:41:31 PM
badumtss
Composer
359 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Recently Play

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Upload Musics

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHow i can uploadd song to spotify?

maia93
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue How i c...
2019-07-15 12:53:06 PM
2019-07-15 10:25:35 PM
badumtss
Composer
427 Views
1 replies
0 likes

427 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Volume Slider and Song Seek Slider Won't Work

So for some reason, the volume slider and song seek slider (I never know what to call them) won't work. Whenever I try to drag the dot to the volume slider or the song seek slider, it won't work. Everything else works perfectly fine, but it's those t...

P4r4gr4ph
Casual Listener
So for some reason, the volume slider and song seek slider (I never know what to call them) won't work. Whenever I try to drag the dot to the volume slider or the song seek slider, it won't work. Eve...
2018-06-21 7:43:22 AM
2019-07-15 6:07:18 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
3231 Views
2 replies
1 likes

3231 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Any song I play is added to one of my playlists, even if I’m playing that playlist.

I’m a premium user and while the app for Spotify has been working flawlessly, the desktop app doesn’t. I’m running windows 7 and as you can tell by the subject, any song I play on the desktop app is added to a specific playlist I have. This leads to ...

Obamao
Visitor
I’m a premium user and while the app for Spotify has been working flawlessly, the desktop app doesn’t. I’m running windows 7 and as you can tell by the subject, any song I play on the desktop app is ...
2019-07-15 5:48:15 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

247 Views
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Spotify de escritorio es viejo, no customizable, lento, horrible y poco funcional

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi.The spotify website shows the podcasts that I have scheduled but the desktop application does not do so having them scheduled from the application. Spotify desktop i...

hermannG
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. The spotify website shows the podcasts that I have scheduled but the desktop applicatio...
2019-07-11 5:20:04 PM
2019-07-15 3:42:47 PM
BugsBunny
Music Fan
410 Views
3 replies
0 likes

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3 replies
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Solved!! Desktop overlay shows chrome.exe even if it is turned off

PlanPremiumCountry Finland DevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueIssue #1So after the latest spotify patch 1.1.8.439.g8502297d the overlay that pops up when you switch songs etc. comes on automatically even if it's turned off everytime s...

rampamato
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue Issue #1 So after the latest spotify patch 1.1.8.439.g8502297d the ove...
2019-06-07 1:35:03 PM
2019-07-15 1:01:38 PM
pawraf71
Newbie
7239 Views
7 replies
2 likes

7239 Views
7 replies
2 likes

Application Stuck on a Single Artist/Album

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueA week or so ago, I decided to listen to the whole album of "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds." Ever since then, while I can search for other music and go into my ow...

mahon881
Visitor
Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A week or so ago, I decided to listen to the whole album of "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds." Ever...
2019-07-15 9:05:47 AM
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0 replies
0 likes

460 Views
0 replies
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Uninstalled Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceAcer Aspire E 14Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been dealing with this for weeks now. I've tried clean reinstall, I've tried the Program version, the App version. I've tried disabling hardware ac...

Jeffrey014
Roadie
Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Acer Aspire E 14 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been dealing with this for weeks now. I've tried clean reinstall, I've ...
2019-07-15 6:22:02 AM
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0 replies
1 likes
Desktop
Windows 10

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laptop in bluetooth speaker

PlanPremiumCountryphilippinesDevicepcOperating Systemwindows My Question or Issuemy laptop is connected to a bluetooth speaker. but when i play spotify the sound is not coming out from the bluetooth speaker but from the laptops' speaker. any idea wha...

audt31
Newbie
Plan Premium Country philippines Device pc Operating System windows My Question or Issue my laptop is connected to a bluetooth speaker. but when i play spotify the sound is not comin...
2019-07-07 4:53:56 AM
2019-07-14 9:01:42 PM
badumtss
Composer
480 Views
1 replies
0 likes

480 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify skips every 5-10 seconds.

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell laptop 2017 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the last 2 weeks, when listening to Spotify on a laptop with external speakers, music is skipping every 5-10 seconds. It's not skipping ahead or to anothe...

sternhead
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell laptop 2017 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For the last 2 weeks, when listening to Spotify on a laptop with ext...
2019-07-11 2:35:58 PM
2019-07-14 8:56:17 PM
Keanu_C
Community Legend
3632 Views
4 replies
0 likes

3632 Views
4 replies
0 likes

Windows 10 CLiP device license not found

Hi I'm on windows 10 and sometimes Spotify will refuse to launch and instead show an error message (see below). Sometimes this goes away on it's own but it keeps coming back. I've seen only one post on here and it says the solution was to update my P...

Xabdrol
Casual Listener
Hi I'm on windows 10 and sometimes Spotify will refuse to launch and instead show an error message (see below). Sometimes this goes away on it's own but it keeps coming back. I've seen only one post ...
2019-06-11 5:12:27 PM
2019-07-14 4:10:09 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
9117 Views
6 replies
0 likes

9117 Views
6 replies
0 likes

most songs are greyed out

PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicewindows 10 dekstopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuea lot of songs are unplayable and therefor greyed out. how do i fix this? it started about a moth ago, often daily mix playlists are completely filled wi...

allllah
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Netherlands Device windows 10 dekstop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue a lot of songs are unplayable and therefor greyed out. how do i fix t...
2019-03-21 6:17:05 PM
2019-07-14 2:46:07 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
1306 Views
4 replies
0 likes

1306 Views
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Re: Spotify on my desktop lags when it is the active window

Hi, Comment to an already answered question.https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Spotify-on-my-desktop-lags-when-it-is-the-active-window-Why/m-p/4617416 PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceAcer Aspire GX-781 Desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10...

soundyuan
Casual Listener
Hi, Comment to an already answered question. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Spotify-on-my-desktop-lags-when-it-is-the-active-window-Why/m-p/4617416 Plan Premium ...
2019-07-14 12:20:00 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

447 Views
0 replies
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Spotify is so slow and keeps lagging

PlanPremiumCountryThe netherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince the last update spotify is sooo slow and it just keeps lagging! For example if i search for a song it stays black and if i click on a song it's stuck a...

illionairr
Visitor
Plan Premium Country The netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since the last update spotify is sooo slow and it just keeps lagging! For example...
2019-07-13 12:09:02 AM
2019-07-14 11:07:44 AM
Sebasty
Community Legend
2932 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Lag
slow
Update

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Spotify not changing song immediately in playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueToday I'm listening to some suggested playlists and when I click to go to the next song there's a 1-2 second delay where the song I want to skip keeps playing before starting ...

dubtodaill
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Today I'm listening to some suggested playlists and when I click to go to the next song the...
2019-06-26 8:38:51 PM
2019-07-13 9:41:38 PM
Bittencourt
Spotify Star
1078 Views
3 replies
0 likes

1078 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Playlist Cover changing does not work

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+, ComputerOperating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueSomehow the changing of the cover for my playlists does not work. When I change the cover in my Desktop Application it ...

JONARSCH
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country Switzerland Device Samsung Galaxy S9+, Computer Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Somehow the changing of the cover for ...
2019-07-13 4:58:04 PM
2019-07-13 6:55:11 PM
JONARSCH
Casual Listener
507 Views
3 replies
0 likes

507 Views
3 replies
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Cannot Delete Local files

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePC LaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to delete the local files on my Spotify, I have tried everything. Ive tried going to "%appdata%\Spotify\Users\" and deleting "local-files.bnk". I have tried ...

AlliraB
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Device PC Laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue I am trying to delete the local files on my Spotify, I have tried everything. Iv...
2019-07-13 11:40:36 AM
2019-07-13 4:23:02 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
727 Views
1 replies
0 likes
files
local
local files
remove

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Connecting İssues servers

PlanPremiumCountryTROperating System(windows) My Question or Issuei cant connect spotfy actually i cant listen music firstly i closed firewallthen reinstalled appwhat should i do i cant connect there is screenshot in there look at and pls solve my pr...

Aouda
Visitor
Plan Premium Country TR Operating System (windows) My Question or Issue i cant connect spotfy actually i cant listen music firstly i closed firewall then reinstalled app what ...
2019-07-12 4:09:52 PM
2019-07-13 4:16:31 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
303 Views
1 replies
0 likes

303 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Can't play all songs in library

The Windows desktop player used to have "Songs" under "Library" but this option has disappeared. Do I really need to go through every single album in my library and click "Like"? If so, that's insanely user-hostile. PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10...

user-removed
Visitor
The Windows desktop player used to have "Songs" under "Library" but this option has disappeared. Do I really need to go through every single album in my library and click "Like"? If so, that's insane...
2019-07-12 7:49:29 PM
2019-07-13 6:05:31 AM
musicwheelz
Newbie
398 Views
1 replies
0 likes

398 Views
1 replies
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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHP PavilionOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThat error keeps coming up. I have tried every solution listed so far. I have reinstalled, I have checked the hosts file, I have refreshed the drivers on the computer,...

SLW1980
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device HP Pavilion Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue That error keeps coming up. I have tried every solution listed so far. I have reins...
2019-07-12 8:35:26 AM
2019-07-12 9:15:58 PM
SLW1980
Casual Listener
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2 replies
0 likes

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