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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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Rim4
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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
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Nekse
Casual Listener
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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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Superuser Contribution [windows] logitech mouse next/previous track

DeviceLaptop/DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10, Logitech G203, Logitech Gaming Software My Question or IssueI set up my G203 mouse with bind to next/previous track with up/down mouse button, but last update broke itAny fix?

ajejebrazorf1
Newbie
Device Laptop/Desktop Operating System Windows 10, Logitech G203, Logitech Gaming Software My Question or Issue I set up my G203 mouse with bind to next/previous track with up/down mouse...
2019-06-03 11:49:49 AM
2019-06-11 10:32:05 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Logitech
mouse
Windows

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[Desktop][Other] Spotify is working on everything EXCEPT the desktop!

I use Spotify on my iMac, iPhone, and PC, but whenever I log into my account on my PC, nothing will load. It used to just be a select few songs, but now I can't play anything. I only have this problem with the desktop app on my PC, the web player and...

user-removed
Visitor
I use Spotify on my iMac, iPhone, and PC, but whenever I log into my account on my PC, nothing will load. It used to just be a select few songs, but now I can't play anything. I only have this proble...
2019-06-11 1:31:30 AM
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Collaborate Playlists Follower following without a link

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows Computer, Samsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My IssueI have a Collaborate Playlist with two friends, but someone else followed the playlist without receiving a link. Furthermore you cant see th...

piepchecker
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows Computer, Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Windows 10, Android My Issue I have a Collaborate Playlist with two friends, but someone else...
2019-06-09 2:33:23 PM
2019-06-10 9:08:02 PM
piepchecker
Casual Listener
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Spotify hidden and no Icons.

I can't see the spotify window, I can only see it at taskbar, and no Icons at the notification area, I tried reinstalling and it didn't work, It's been a few days, I can't solve the problem, please help.

macaroni69_
Casual Listener
I can't see the spotify window, I can only see it at taskbar, and no Icons at the notification area, I tried reinstalling and it didn't work, It's been a few days, I can't solve the problem, please h...
2019-06-09 1:00:15 PM
2019-06-10 2:04:59 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Show music

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceWindows 10 ProOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI would like to know if it is possible to show the name of the music that goes on our screen when we play? Without going through software

Atiipiik1
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country France Device Windows 10 Pro Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue I would like to know if it is possible to show the name of the music that goes ...
2019-06-09 11:40:49 PM
2019-06-10 8:00:56 AM
Keanu_C
Community Legend
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Solved!! reinstalled spotify, ui different

i recently reinstalled spotify to try and fix the issue i was having with discord integration (which i still can't figure out) and the album ui was different. i mean sure i dont really care about it beacuse i can still use it but it still annoys me t...

exwum
Regular
i recently reinstalled spotify to try and fix the issue i was having with discord integration (which i still can't figure out) and the album ui was different. i mean sure i dont really care about it ...
2019-06-09 7:26:44 AM
2019-06-10 2:22:52 AM
exwum
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify web player plays a couple of songs but stops, how do I enable continuous play?

PlanPremium for FamilyCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueIn a large playlist of songs spotify web player will only play a couple of songs and keep stopping between songs. How do i get it to continuously pl...

MitchG2
Casual Listener
Plan Premium for Family Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue In a large playlist of songs spotify web player will only play a couple ...
2019-06-01 11:39:41 PM
2019-06-09 11:59:39 PM
MitchG2
Casual Listener
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Stop playing the selected song in Spotify?

Is there a way to stop the music in Spotify so that the "Now Playing" banner at the bottom dissapears? In iTunes, you can do this with the shortcut "CTRL-Period" (or "CMD-Period" if you're on Mac). Is there a similar function on Spotify?

jwg2695
Newbie
Is there a way to stop the music in Spotify so that the "Now Playing" banner at the bottom dissapears? In iTunes, you can do this with the shortcut "CTRL-Period" (or "CMD-Period" if you're on Mac). I...
2019-06-09 3:01:06 AM
2019-06-09 7:54:27 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Is there a way to recover a specific version of a playlist?

Is there a way to recover a specific version of a playlist? I accidentaly deleted all the songs on a playlist but not the playlist itself. I've been working on this playlist for the nearly two years I've had Spotify, so I'm really hoping there's a so...

GeneralZircon
Newbie
Is there a way to recover a specific version of a playlist? I accidentaly deleted all the songs on a playlist but not the playlist itself. I've been working on this playlist for the nearly two years ...
2019-06-09 11:47:58 AM
2019-06-09 6:24:58 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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"All Songs" won't load

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I am attempting to view "all songs" but when I scroll down they won't load. The wheel keeps turning but the songs won't load up. This used to work and I used it from...

alphadoggg
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am attempting to view "all songs" but when I scroll down they won't load...
2019-06-09 2:26:15 PM
2019-06-09 5:54:04 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Problemas con una playlist en la aplicacion

PlanPremiumPaisChileDispositivoComputadorSistema OperativoWindows 10 My Question or IssueTengo un problema que en mi aplicacion de celular tengo mi playlist y me aparecen todas mis canciones, en el sitio web tambien tengo mi playlist con todas mis ca...

euasterisk
Newbie
Plan Premium Pais Chile Dispositivo Computador Sistema Operativo Windows 10 My Question or Issue Tengo un problema que en mi aplicacion de celular tengo mi playlist y me aparecen t...
2019-06-09 5:53:14 PM
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Stuck at Migrating your spotify data.

I've been dealing with this problem, when I accidently installed a virus, but I got it removed. I even tried reinstalling and it still doesn't works, even after days go by i'm still stuck at it, I'm also been waiting for hours for that to be done.I a...

macaroni69_
Casual Listener
I've been dealing with this problem, when I accidently installed a virus, but I got it removed. I even tried reinstalling and it still doesn't works, even after days go by i'm still stuck at it, I'm ...
2019-06-09 1:08:15 PM
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Video Ad loading freezes screen and mouse (Windows 10)

PlanFree/PremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueVideo ads seem to take up so much processing power that the screen freezes for multiple seconds. The sound continues, but the video and my mouse are stuck until it finishes buffering. Is ...

milolo
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Video ads seem to take up so much processing power that the screen freezes for multiple seconds. The sound continues, b...
2019-06-09 1:02:40 AM
2019-06-09 1:05:58 AM
milolo
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution [WINDOWS] Spotify opens automatically even after turning startup settings off.

PlanFree.CountryIndia.DeviceLenovo Ideapad 530s. (i7 8th Gen, 16 gigs.)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo in a nutshell I want a experience like Discord has for the startup behaviour of their application. Even after switching it to NO....

AKSKA
Casual Listener
Plan Free. Country India. Device Lenovo Ideapad 530s. (i7 8th Gen, 16 gigs.) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So in a nutshell I want a experience like Discord has fo...
2019-05-14 4:23:17 PM
2019-06-08 7:41:26 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Superuser Contribution Lost Music

I have recently logged into Spotify using my User Name which is [snip - Community Moderator edit for privacy reasons]. Tried to log in and failed, so I used the reset password option and did as instructed and had email back and to use User Name [snip...

ducati9981
Casual Listener
I have recently logged into Spotify using my User Name which is [snip - Community Moderator edit for privacy reasons]. Tried to log in and failed, so I used the reset password option and did as instr...
2019-05-29 7:18:29 PM
2019-06-08 1:19:04 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Windows 10 app mouse problem

PlanFree/PremiumCountryukDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Windows app has started acting funny. When clicking on most things, like the Home icon, playback controls, foward/back arrows, nothing happens. The scroll bar works, a...

aeowolf
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country uk Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Windows app has started acting funny. When clicking on most things, like the Home icon, pla...
2019-06-08 1:17:46 PM
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Spotify is non-responsive. Plays music but won't pause or change volume.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell Inspiron 5379Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify takes a minute or two to respond to 'pause' or 'change volume' actions. Similar or longer response time to loading playlists.

do_the_thing
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell Inspiron 5379 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify takes a minute or two to respond to 'pause' or 'change volume' actions...
2019-06-08 12:37:58 PM
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Lag
Lagging
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs from albums don't automatically save to My Library when I save an album to My Albums

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I save an album the songs are not saved in the Songs section of My Library. I have notic...

thecolfax
Casual Listener
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 When I ...
2019-05-31 6:23:23 AM
2019-06-08 10:12:21 AM
Katerina
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Bands with "The" in title being sorted with "T" alphabetically

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePrior to this month, when I sorted a playlist alphabetically by Artist, bands with "The" at the beginning of the band name would be sorted with the first letter of the ...

Azzip90
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Prior to this month, when I sorted a playlist alphabetically by Artist, bands with "T...
2019-05-31 2:40:59 AM
2019-06-08 9:00:41 AM
Katerina
Spotify Legend
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Alphabetical
alphabetical sorting
Bands with "the" in name
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Superuser Contribution Found a fix to when Spotify is not working, that i found nowhere on the internet.

I contacted Spotify because my Spotify application was not working on windows 10. I tried literally everything anyone said in this forum and other websites but that did not work for me. This is the fix they gave me and it worked for me: 1. Open Notep...

Mikefromnl
Newbie
I contacted Spotify because my Spotify application was not working on windows 10. I tried literally everything anyone said in this forum and other websites but that did not work for me. This...
2019-05-29 12:34:14 PM
2019-06-08 8:47:35 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Windows 10

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