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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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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
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268 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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[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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Google Cast devices don't appear unless I cast from another device first

My Cast Devices don't appear in Desktop unless I cast to them from a different device first. Example: I open Spotify Desktop app in Windows. Only my SONOS devices are visible: There's no sign of my Google Home devices! So I say to Google Home "Play x...

GravyAnecdote
Casual Listener
My Cast Devices don't appear in Desktop unless I cast to them from a different device first. Example: I open Spotify Desktop app in Windows. Only my SONOS devices are visible: ...
2019-06-14 1:19:43 PM
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On a windows 10 desktop downloaded spotify music

PremiumCountry: New Zealand DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question: Spotify downloads are stored in a file in windows explorer, how do you play these music files??

christop881
Newbie
Premium Country: New Zealand Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question: Spotify downloads are stored in a file in windows explorer, how do you play these music files?? &nb...
2019-06-14 6:52:06 AM
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Spotify Overlay

I have a very simple question. How do you enable the Spotify overlay? I have already enabled it in the settings, I just want to know what button combination you have to use in order to enable it in-game. I have tried CTRL+ Left/Right arrow, though th...

Sumfeg
Newbie
I have a very simple question. How do you enable the Spotify overlay? I have already enabled it in the settings, I just want to know what button combination you have to use in order to enable it in-g...
2019-06-13 12:05:05 PM
2019-06-14 6:12:25 AM
NaibElSayel
Regular
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1 replies
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Can't listen to Japanese artists?

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindwos 10 My Question or IssueI've been searching wide and far for a solution for this and I just can't find anything, or nothing fixes the issue. I can't listen to (over 85%) of any Japanese artists ...

HeidiH
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windwos 10 My Question or Issue I've been searching wide and far for a solution for this and I just can't find anything, or no...
2019-06-13 10:20:34 PM
2019-06-14 3:44:47 AM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Weekly released, can it be reversed 1 week?

I forgot to add my songs on the previous week, can i get those songs back?

Zara1987
Casual Listener
I forgot to add my songs on the previous week, can i get those songs back?
2019-06-14 2:38:09 AM
2019-06-14 3:08:55 AM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
197 Views
1 replies
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Spotify switches to chrome browser automatically

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am playing music through the spotify app on windows while sending emails. Each time it seems to switch automatically to playing from browser versus from the app...

kmishraa
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am playing music through the spotify app on windows while sending emails. Each time ...
2019-06-13 9:25:07 PM
2019-06-13 11:50:24 PM
NaibElSayel
Regular
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1 replies
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DATA LOSS from one-click deletion of albums from Your Library

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRead the title.You can remove entire albums from Your Library with one click with no means to undo. I was trying to see what songs I had saved for an artist and deleted them a...

talonj256
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Read the title. You can remove entire albums from Your Library with one click with no means to und...
2019-06-13 8:20:09 PM
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Clicking on album cover(of current playing song) takes you to wrong song.

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.9.383.g9f48828eHardware AccelerationDisabled My Question or IssueI'm playing a song on my playlist. Clicking on the album cover in the bottom left corner takes me to a...

shimii
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828e Hardware Acceleration Disabled My Question or Issue I'm playing a song...
2019-06-13 7:55:10 PM
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0 replies
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Windows 10 Desktop App - Podscasts still gives error message

PlanPremiumCountryUS-FloridaDeviceHP DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIn another forum, you mention that you have fixed the "There is a problem displaying this page" error when trying to play podcasts. You have not. Frustrating. Y...

22rvnz6gtcp373s
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US-Florida Device HP Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In another forum, you mention that you have fixed the "There is a problem displayin...
2019-06-13 6:15:54 PM
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podcast

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Superuser Contribution Spotify changes song constantly and automatically when I press the play button

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago the desktop application for windows changes song constantly when I press the play button, I have the application on android and it does not happen the same, it w...

Tomaspelayo
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Argentina Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A few days ago the desktop application for windows changes song constantly when I press the play button,...
2019-06-08 10:25:44 PM
2019-06-13 4:56:12 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Recent update has broken the ability to find songs or artists in your playlist quickly

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueBefore the most recent update, regardless of how your playlist is sorted (by artist, title etc.) you could click on the playist, not the search bar mind you, but the playlist ...

kayura87
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Before the most recent update, regardless of how your playlist is sorted (by artist, title etc.) yo...
2019-06-11 4:55:18 PM
2019-06-13 4:43:04 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
645 Views
1 replies
2 likes

645 Views
1 replies
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Windows 10 Game Bar Doesn't work with Family Premium Account

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home 1903 May Update My Question or IssueI have found what i suspect is a bug of sorts in the Spotify Widget for the Windows 10 Game Bar. When i'm logged into Spotify wit...

Shemone
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Home 1903 May Update My Question or Issue I have found what i suspect is a bug of sorts in the ...
2019-06-05 3:49:33 PM
2019-06-13 3:39:18 PM
alec2dabreen
Casual Listener
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3 replies
2 likes

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No option to download certain songs/album.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHiI'm downloading a load of songs onto my laptop so I have a big selection when offline. I downloaded about 600 songs form playlists with no issues, but now the bu...

JJJgoodsimpleto
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi I'm downloading a load of songs onto my laptop so I have a big selection wh...
2019-06-13 12:49:34 PM
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Music stops playing after putting aux in

So after 1 hour not hearing music on spotify i put in the aux cable into my pc and everytime i did this, a popup came up which said that the title cannot be played you have to import it, but it is importet. The Support unfortunetely needs hours to wr...

Maximalxxx
Newbie
So after 1 hour not hearing music on spotify i put in the aux cable into my pc and everytime i did this, a popup came up which said that the title cannot be played you have to import it, but it is im...
2019-06-13 11:59:31 AM
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Not synced with Android nor Lastfm since last update

Hello, Since last Spotify desktop update (1.1.8.439.g8502297d) on May 30th, I can't use Spotify Connect to cross listen between my phone and my computer.Also, Lastfm doesn't detect the songs I play on my desktop Spotify since that same update. I trie...

Snowill
Newbie
Hello, Since last Spotify desktop update (1.1.8.439.g8502297d) on May 30th, I can't use Spotify Connect to cross listen between my phone and my computer. Also, Lastfm doesn't detect the son...
2019-06-04 10:10:44 PM
2019-06-13 11:00:17 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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Superuser Contribution Just updated Windows, now every song says "Spotify can't play this right now..."

Spotify Premium - USAHP LaptopWindows 10 Yesterday my system prompted me to update to a new version of Windows, which I did (now running version 10.0.17763). Since the update, every single song on Spotify says "Spotify can't play this right now. If y...

johnh444
Newbie
Spotify Premium - USA HP Laptop Windows 10 Yesterday my system prompted me to update to a new version of Windows, which I did (now running version 10.0.17763). Since the update, ever...
2019-06-04 3:16:36 PM
2019-06-13 9:49:49 AM
NicolasOS
Newbie
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5 replies
1 likes

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5 replies
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Shuffle playing the same artist multiple times in a row, but only backwards from the start

Whenever I start a shuffle play on a playlist, the shuffle looks normal in the queue -- but if I keep moving back to the previous songs, they are almost all by the same artist until after about 20 or so songs when it goes back to a normal shuffle. Th...

manlethamlet
Newbie
Whenever I start a shuffle play on a playlist, the shuffle looks normal in the queue -- but if I keep moving back to the previous songs, they are almost all by the same artist until after about 20 or...
2019-06-13 1:21:08 AM
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bug artist
Bugged playback
Shuffle Algorithm
shuffle bug
Shuffle in playlists

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Empty Roaming directory

PlanPremiumCountryHungary Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I would like to reinstall the program but I cannot find the spotify files. I've checked C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Spotify but it is empty. Also, in the control panel/pr...

mbecom
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Hungary Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I would like to reinstall the program but I cannot find the spotify files. I've checke...
2019-06-12 11:01:26 PM
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No album display in songs

Opening Spotify on my windows desktop today there's no album display in the songs section. Is this a bug or new layout?

qotsairl
Casual Listener
Opening Spotify on my windows desktop today there's no album display in the songs section. Is this a bug or new layout?
2019-06-12 9:36:49 PM
2019-06-12 9:56:14 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Task Bar Mini Widget Player No Longer Shows Up

A week or so I realized that tast bar mini player ws no longer sliding out; rebooted my machine and nothing changed. PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10

nysteve
Roadie
A week or so I realized that tast bar mini player ws no longer sliding out; rebooted my machine and nothing changed. Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10
2019-04-30 3:41:56 PM
2019-06-12 7:32:11 PM
nysteve
Roadie
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2 replies
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Windows 10

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