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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
yesterday
LukaMatsunoki
Visitor
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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
a week ago
cour10e22
Regular
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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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Sorting in Search Results

PlanUnlimited.Country USADevice(PC Computer)Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why is the sort (by title/artist/album/time, etc.) within searches no longer working? Also, what about filtering results...? It worked yesterday - then a new...

artist666
Casual Listener
Plan Unlimited. Country USA Device (PC Computer) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why is the sort (by title/artist/album/time, etc.) within search...
2019-02-24 11:42:11 PM
2019-02-25 3:33:25 AM
Maixxi
Regular
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1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!! My playlists on my phone is now more up to date that the one on my two pc's.

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue my playlist only has a couple of songs in it after i reinstalled spotify on my computer! Somehow i only have a couple of songs on my other computer as well even though i ...

Soddis
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue my playlist only has a couple of songs in it after i reinstalled spotify on my computer! ...
2019-02-24 7:49:55 PM
2019-02-24 11:27:42 PM
RICARDO1231
Newbie
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Playlists
Troubleshooting

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[Windows] Universal App for Windows 10 (UWP)

Hello i have problem with my spotify Yesterday i was listening music and suddenly when i restarted my PC for a reason my songs doesn't appear in Favorite songs neither they were playing.It happens only on my PC app when im in my IOS App on Iphone 6 i...

dafbg2
Newbie
Hello i have problem with my spotify Yesterday i was listening music and suddenly when i restarted my PC for a reason my songs doesn't appear in Favorite songs neither they were playing.It hap...
2019-02-24 1:34:55 PM
2019-02-24 9:01:57 PM
A_Musicophile
Community Legend
1438 Views
1 replies
1 likes

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1 replies
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spotify lag

PremiumCountry CanadaDeviceDesktopOperating Systemwindows 7 My Question or Issuei dont know why but my spotify is looping every random 3 seconds of any song Plan

kifou26
Casual Listener
Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System windows 7 My Question or Issue i dont know why but my spotify is looping every random 3 seconds of any s...
2019-02-24 6:23:49 PM
2019-02-24 7:35:18 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
788 Views
4 replies
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Spotify song list on the PC fails to update when new favourite songs are added via the Spotify Web P

When I fave a song on the Spotify Web Player it doesn't update my favorite songs list of Spotify on PC.

Kittypurr28
Newbie
When I fave a song on the Spotify Web Player it doesn't update my favorite songs list of Spotify on PC.
2019-02-24 5:27:46 PM
2019-02-24 7:10:21 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
794 Views
3 replies
1 likes

794 Views
3 replies
1 likes

"Favorite Songs" disappeared

Hello, All of my "Favorite songs" playlist disappeared, along with the possibility of "loving" specific songs in Spotify, after an update.Is there a way to recover those features? Now I can only "add" songs but it's not as intuitive as before. PlanPr...

raphaelhuleux
Regular
Hello, All of my "Favorite songs" playlist disappeared, along with the possibility of "loving" specific songs in Spotify, after an update. Is there a way to recover those features? Now I ca...
2019-02-24 5:10:57 PM
2019-02-24 6:02:57 PM
raphaelhuleux
Regular
645 Views
7 replies
0 likes

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Spotify still uses bandwidth after Offline Mode is turned on

Plan Premium Country Norway Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My IssueMy internet is really bad, so while watching video tutorials with music in the background I didn't want Spotify to use up any bandwidth. So I switched on Offline Mode to o...

Svish
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Issue My internet is really bad, so while watching video tutorials with music in...
2019-02-24 3:15:01 PM
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0 replies
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Some songs do not work on PC but works on Phone

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can not play some songs on my PC but works fine on my Phone (my friend have the same problem) Example On PC:I see the new Album an artist posted and I press play ...

KrisSs
Regular
Plan Premium Country Norway Device iPhone XS Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can not play some songs on my PC but works fine on my Phone (my friend have the same p...
2019-02-10 8:59:16 PM
2019-02-24 1:39:36 PM
KrisSs
Regular
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20 replies
9 likes

3652 Views
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Can no longer play music on Windows 10 :(

I get 2 different errors when I try to play a song. Mostly I get "Spotify canot play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." but sometimes it jumps from song to song to song too fast for them to begin playing (not ev...

jenn5175
Casual Listener
I get 2 different errors when I try to play a song. Mostly I get "Spotify canot play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." but sometimes it jumps from song to song...
2019-02-23 2:26:06 PM
2019-02-24 1:26:59 PM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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3 replies
0 likes

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Spotify GUI stuttering

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro, version 1809NVIDIA Display driver version: 419.17Spotify client version: 1.1.0.237.g378f6f25 My Question or Issue The Spotify client window, when moved, stutters and moves in a blocky f...

spede
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro, version 1809 NVIDIA Display driver version: 419.17 Spotify client version: 1.1.0.237.g378f6f25 My Questi...
2019-02-24 12:43:08 PM
364 Views
0 replies
1 likes

364 Views
0 replies
1 likes

spotify no me reproduce algunas canciones en windows (NaN)

tengo cuenta premium, en la aplicacion del telefono no tengo ningun problema, en la pc hay canciones que no se reproducen, les doy play a es como si no existieran en la lista de reproduccion aparaece el simbolo "NaN" en la parte del tiempo de duracio...

PsychoBorder
Newbie
tengo cuenta premium, en la aplicacion del telefono no tengo ningun problema, en la pc hay canciones que no se reproducen, les doy play a es como si no existieran en la lista de reproduccion aparaece...
2019-02-23 9:49:19 PM
2019-02-24 11:18:30 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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1 replies
1 likes

3695 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Lost all my song

Hey so i star my computer opened spotify and all my song and song in my playlist are gone but i can see the playlist name etc. On my phone i have all my song and everything works fine.I tried uninstallig spotify and reinstalling it and it didnt work....

D4rkAnge
Casual Listener
Hey so i star my computer opened spotify and all my song and song in my playlist are gone but i can see the playlist name etc. On my phone i have all my song and everything works fine. I tried unins...
2019-02-20 8:29:13 PM
2019-02-24 7:59:56 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
379 Views
3 replies
1 likes

379 Views
3 replies
1 likes

Can't play particular song.

Country DenmarkDeviceSpotify apps across all platforms. PC/Mobile etc. My Question or Issue I haven't been able to play "Vicetone - Walk Thru Fire" for the last couple of months. It displays the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If yo...

C-Lind
Newbie
Country Denmark Device Spotify apps across all platforms. PC/Mobile etc. My Question or Issue I haven't been able to play "Vicetone - Walk Thru Fire" for the last cou...
2019-02-23 1:38:40 AM
2019-02-24 7:28:55 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
336 Views
1 replies
0 likes

336 Views
1 replies
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Solved!! Desktop Spotify can't play any songs (mobile works)

Plan - Premium Country - US Devices - iPhone 10s (works perfectly fine, has all songs) and Windows (doesn't work)Operating Systems - (iOS 12.1.4, Windows 10,) My Issue - The desktop version of my Spotify randomly stopped working, I can't play any mus...

twitaker
Casual Listener
Plan - Premium Country - US Devices - iPhone 10s (works perfectly fine, has all songs) and Windows (doesn't work) Operating Systems - (iOS 12.1.4, Windows 10,) ...
2019-02-24 2:55:33 AM
2019-02-24 4:23:47 AM
twitaker
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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No songs in playlist

Hi, my spotify started by not playing any songs that weren't in my playlist and wouldn't add songs that I would add to my playlists on my PC but would add on my phone. A few days ago, no songs would show up in any playlist I would open. I have tried ...

kpplejuice
Newbie
Hi, my spotify started by not playing any songs that weren't in my playlist and wouldn't add songs that I would add to my playlists on my PC but would add on my phone. A few days ago, no songs would ...
2019-02-24 2:57:35 AM
2019-02-24 3:48:42 AM
A_Musicophile
Community Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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Solved!! Nothing loads or plays

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDevicePCOperating System Windows 10My Question or Issue I have been having this issue for a while but its been getting really annoying, It started off a couple months ago when i first got premium anything added to my p...

nick23king9
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have been having this issue for a while but its been getting reall...
2019-02-23 11:28:57 PM
2019-02-23 12:03:12 AM
nick23king9
Casual Listener
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Songs wont load at all and wont play

PlanFreeCountry IsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy issue is simple, spotify wont play any songs, buffers all of the time before displaying this. AND always shows this on pc. How ever i tried playing it on mutliple other n...

nkl157
Newbie
Plan Free Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My issue is simple, spotify wont play any songs, buffers all of the time before displaying t...
2019-02-23 9:48:27 PM
2019-02-23 11:18:04 PM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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2 replies
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Solved!! Not playing any song.

Hi! I use the free version of Spotify on a Windows 10 Pro PC. Whenever I tryed to play some songs nothing happened and they had no title or artist, as shown in the pic below. Now it happens on every song that I play, after reinstalling Spotify.

Rares15
Newbie
Hi! I use the free version of Spotify on a Windows 10 Pro PC. Whenever I tryed to play some songs nothing happened and they had no title or artist, as shown in the pic below. Now it happens o...
2019-02-23 8:31:31 PM
2019-02-23 8:56:46 PM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
497 Views
1 replies
1 likes

497 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Solved!! Not playing songs, Going from bad to worse

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceBrand new Windows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOriginally my windows spotify app was randomly not playing certain songs, after doing some google fu i tried a few troubleshooting suggestions. I did ...

br4d24
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Brand new Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Originally my windows spotify app was randomly not playing certain...
2019-02-18 4:47:32 AM
2019-02-23 8:33:04 PM
br4d24
Casual Listener
876 Views
2 replies
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Solved!! Spotify Opening at Start Up...

PlanPremium CountryCanada DeviceMacBook Pro Mid-2012Operating SystemWindows 10 via BootCamp My Question or Issue Starting yesterday (Feb 22, 2019), Spotify has been opening on it's own when I start my computer even though I have it set to not open an...

LeroyDartagnan
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device MacBook Pro Mid-2012 Operating System Windows 10 via BootCamp My Question or Issue Starting yesterday (Feb 22, 2019), Spotify...
2019-02-23 4:16:21 PM
2019-02-23 5:34:10 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Startup Bug

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