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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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73010 Views
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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1 replies
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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
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Solved!! The spotify application is not responding.

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueWhenever spotify app autolaunch after booting windows 10 it always gives this error "The spotify application is not responding". And even after that it launches without loading the c...

Yashbhan1994
Newbie
Plan Free Country India Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Issue Whenever spotify app autolaunch after booting windows 10 it always gives this error "The spotify applicati...
2019-04-09 12:39:48 PM
2019-04-09 12:51:40 PM
Nico
Community Legend
4267 Views
1 replies
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Solved!! [Desktop] Select default Sound Device

--enable-audio-graph command line option stop workinghow to open output sound device selection in advanced settings now?PremiumWindows 10

mprussia
Newbie
--enable-audio-graph command line option stop working how to open output sound device selection in advanced settings now? Premium Windows 10
2019-04-08 10:53:41 PM
2019-04-09 12:44:21 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
46244 Views
1 replies
3 likes

46244 Views
1 replies
3 likes

followed playlists do not update correctly

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI follow a few Spotify playlists. When Spotify updates them, they do not get updated correctly in my Spotify on WIndows 10. Some strage things happen:I click on a song an...

sinmax
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Romania Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I follow a few Spotify playlists. When Spotify updates them, they do not get updated correctly...
2019-04-09 11:32:39 AM
2019-04-09 12:14:09 PM
Nico
Community Legend
400 Views
1 replies
0 likes

400 Views
1 replies
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Spotify Skipping intros?

PlanPremiumCountry - Canda DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhy is Hiphop Central skipping intros of songs? is there a setting to turn this off?None of my other playlists are doing this.

theretrocaribou
Visitor
Plan Premium Country - Canda Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why is Hiphop Central skipping intros of songs? is there a setting to turn this of...
2019-03-12 10:18:12 PM
2019-04-09 11:40:16 AM
jameslomax2
Newbie
1560 Views
1 replies
2 likes

1560 Views
1 replies
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Can't play MP3 local files

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Hello, I tried to add MP3 files inside Spotify, but only other formats work. I tried installing QuickTime, K-Lite Codecs, removing ID3 tags, but nothing works.

Scienziatogm
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Hello, I tried to add MP3 files inside Spotify, but only other formats work. I tried installing QuickTime, K-L...
2019-04-08 7:02:30 PM
2019-04-09 11:16:21 AM
Scienziatogm
Casual Listener
646 Views
4 replies
1 likes

646 Views
4 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution iOS app saves only full albums, not the songs I need

PlanPremium (Family)CountryHungaryDevice(iPhone 5S)Operating System(iOS 12.1.4) My Question or Issue I use spotify for years in desktop and in my phone. The saved albums and songs were the same until now but today I reinstalled the Spotify iOS app be...

bodibuilder
Casual Listener
Plan Premium (Family) Country Hungary Device (iPhone 5S) Operating System (iOS 12.1.4) My Question or Issue I use spotify for years in desktop and in my phone. The saved albu...
2019-03-21 9:47:34 AM
2019-04-09 9:17:00 AM
bodibuilder
Casual Listener
840 Views
3 replies
0 likes
application
iOS
Mobile

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Error 18 and force install at launch

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 IssueSo after using spotify and closing out of it spotify.exe is still being used by System and not properly being terminated by windows 10 causing error 18 to occur forcing a restart just to update. This being the ...

PiReX
Newbie
Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Issue So after using spotify and closing out of it spotify.exe is still being used by System and not properly being terminated by windows 10 c...
2019-04-09 7:16:37 AM
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0 replies
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241 Views
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[Desktop] Equalizer for the Desktop Version

I have Acer swift PC with windowa 10 pro and Spotify premium.And I CANT FIND a equalizer (or like it) that works. Prefferably free.Please helpjonasPlanPremiumCountrysweden

vedholmen
Casual Listener
I have Acer swift PC with windowa 10 pro and Spotify premium. And I CANT FIND a equalizer (or like it) that works. Prefferably free. Please help jonas Plan Premium Country sweden &nbs...
2019-04-08 12:37:22 AM
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Equalizer help

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Search bar is gone

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe search bar has disappeared from my Spotify (UWP version). The only way to search is through a button in the sidebar. How can I fix this?

supertanno
Regular
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The search bar has disappeared from my Spotify (UWP version). The only way to search is th...
2019-04-08 10:48:39 PM
472 Views
0 replies
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Re-Installed Spotify on Win7 PC - cannot listen choppy playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWin7 My Question or IssueWhenever I play a song, it plays for about 7 seconds, then it starts jumping back and forth between its current time and about 30 seconds forward making playback horrible, choppy, a...

Gunnr
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Win7 My Question or Issue Whenever I play a song, it plays for about 7 seconds, then it starts jumping back and forth between its c...
2019-04-08 9:16:02 PM
2019-04-08 10:47:57 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
331 Views
1 replies
0 likes

331 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!! We can't play this until you allow this track in the spotify phone app.

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceIphone xs / Windows appOperating SystemIOS 12 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a select few songs, i get this error message saying "We can't play this until you allow this track in the spotify phone app." When I go t...

KetchupInMilk
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Iphone xs / Windows app Operating System IOS 12 My Question or Issue When I try to play a select few songs, i get this error message saying "W...
2019-03-18 12:04:51 AM
2019-04-08 8:59:42 PM
stumptownandy1
Newbie
97712 Views
5 replies
6 likes

97712 Views
5 replies
6 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify on Windows Desktop doesn't work anymore

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Hello, Since about 3 weeks Spotify doesn't work on my desktop anymore. After fiddling around a bit (uninstalling Spotify, installing from both download on website and ap...

dukeofharen
Regular
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Hello, Since about 3 weeks Spotify doesn't work on my desktop anymore. After fiddli...
2019-02-21 10:34:54 PM
2019-04-08 8:02:20 PM
dukeofharen
Regular
2941 Views
7 replies
2 likes

2941 Views
7 replies
2 likes

First song on spotify

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceAsus ZenbookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy do my spotify on laptop not play the last song I've listened to but always show the same song that is not even liked?

Kell_123
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Asus Zenbook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why do my spotify on laptop not play the last song I've listened to but always sho...
2019-04-07 4:45:10 AM
2019-04-08 5:44:19 PM
Jollof
Composer
366 Views
1 replies
0 likes

366 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify opens automatically

Spotify opens automatically when I start my computer even though my settings say it shouldnt.

Dramex
Newbie
Spotify opens automatically when I start my computer even though my settings say it shouldnt.
2019-04-08 3:10:12 PM
2019-04-08 5:30:28 PM
Jollof
Composer
417 Views
1 replies
0 likes

417 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!! local files do no longer show up

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hey,i just wanted to listen to some local files, but they do no longer show up in Spotify. those that i put once in a playlist are still there, but all others can n...

groove2spotify
Roadie
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey, i just wanted to listen to some local files, but they do no longer sh...
2019-04-07 12:09:28 PM
2019-04-08 4:58:36 PM
groove2spotify
Roadie
1099 Views
2 replies
0 likes
local files

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I Have a Problem with a Artist

PlanPremiumCountryChileDevicePCOperating SystemWINDOWS 10 My Question or IssueI cant find where fix this

Alexison90
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Chile Device PC Operating System WINDOWS 10 My Question or Issue I cant find where fix this
2019-04-08 3:24:37 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

183 Views
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Not all saved albums appearing in desktop client

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceGalaxy Note8Operating SystemAndroid (P) & Windows 10 My Question or IssueToday I installed the desktop client on my laptop and everything seemed fine at first. However, when I go to my library, and the albums section,not all...

mrtristan
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country UK Device Galaxy Note8 Operating System Android (P) & Windows 10 My Question or Issue Today I installed the desktop client on my laptop and everythin...
2019-04-02 1:52:03 AM
2019-04-08 12:01:06 PM
mrtristan
Music Fan
378 Views
3 replies
1 likes

378 Views
3 replies
1 likes

My activity not showing in last.fm and discord

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLast.fm and Discord can't see what music I'm playing, other users can see my activity, but I suspect that not for long. I've been listening to music pretty much nonstop al...

Pablo1337
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Last.fm and Discord can't see what music I'm playing, other users can see my activity, but I su...
2019-04-07 7:55:56 PM
2019-04-08 9:04:08 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
2137 Views
1 replies
0 likes

2137 Views
1 replies
0 likes

[FIX] Spotify doesn't show friends activity or doesn't play new songs

Recently, my Spotify got some problems like: i wasn't able to see what my friends were listening to, or the biggest one, i couldn't listen to other songs if they weren't in my library.I fixed it by sending tickets to the Spotify support, after some d...

FelipeAmarante
Newbie
Recently, my Spotify got some problems like: i wasn't able to see what my friends were listening to, or the biggest one, i couldn't listen to other songs if they weren't in my library. I fixed it by...
2019-04-08 5:06:49 AM
868 Views
0 replies
1 likes

868 Views
0 replies
1 likes

Can't listen some artists on PC

PlanFreeCountryFrance DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI discover new artists and I just want to listen and add them to my playlist, but the songs doesn't play, even if I play an album if I pass to next song I can see it's chang...

wox9
Newbie
Plan Free Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I discover new artists and I just want to listen and add them to my playlist, but ...
2019-04-07 8:53:51 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

248 Views
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