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Solved!! 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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2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
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songcat1
Casual Listener
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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
2025-04-07 12:28:40 AM
whatintheworldisthis
Visitor
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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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Macros no longer working

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have just recently noticed that my Play/Pause multimedia key is being hijacked by something. I have seen other threads here talking about google music stealing it but...

Applefury
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have just recently noticed that my Play/Pause multimedia key is being hijacke...
2019-03-17 12:46:17 AM
2019-03-21 4:34:20 PM
Applefury
Casual Listener
1900 Views
4 replies
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1900 Views
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Deluxe/Expanded Edition Albums Replacing Originals

Is anyone else annoyed when an "Expanded" or "Delux Edition" shows up in an aritist's discography and replaces the orignal verion of the album? I rarely (if ever at all) want to add the Expanded Edition to my library, with all the extra demo tracks a...

kinzr13
Music Fan
Is anyone else annoyed when an "Expanded" or "Delux Edition" shows up in an aritist's discography and replaces the orignal verion of the album? I rarely (if ever at all) want to add the...
2019-02-08 5:35:01 PM
2019-03-21 3:38:04 PM
honuswagner
Newbie
6048 Views
1 replies
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6048 Views
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Playlist Images and Text Reverting

PremiumWindows 10 So for probably over a month now, images and descriptions for both of my two (yes, just two) playlists have been reverting to either blank images even when I've repeatedly uploaded the cover photo I'd prefer (exhibit A) or previousl...

gemj
Regular
Premium Windows 10 So for probably over a month now, images and descriptions for both of my two (yes, just two) playlists have been reverting to either blank images even when I've repeatedl...
2019-03-17 12:24:33 PM
2019-03-21 3:23:57 PM
gemj
Regular
2270 Views
7 replies
1 likes

2270 Views
7 replies
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Playback doesn't sync PC to phone (but does the opposite way)

Premium member. Windows 10 and iPhone 5. When I'm listening on my phone and I open Spotify on my PC, it shows the current track playing and lets me control resuming it on PC, pause/play etc. But - more importantly - when I'm playing on my PC and I go...

raze4daze
Newbie
Premium member. Windows 10 and iPhone 5. When I'm listening on my phone and I open Spotify on my PC, it shows the current track playing and lets me control resuming it on PC, pause/pla...
2019-03-21 1:27:37 PM
2019-03-21 3:06:05 PM
Nico
Community Legend
792 Views
1 replies
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792 Views
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Playlists blank and songs not playing

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently moved to a Windows 10 machine, since then have had constant playback issues for most songs. Playlists open blank, although adding songs to then can provide the duplicate mess...

worthlessdaisey
Regular
Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently moved to a Windows 10 machine, since then have had constant playback issues for most songs. Playlists ...
2019-03-21 1:24:25 PM
2019-03-21 2:53:20 PM
worthlessdaisey
Regular
467 Views
2 replies
0 likes

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Search for my own playlists no longer working in Windows 10 desktop app.

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceWindows 10 desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Search for my own playlists no longer working. A search used to list my playlist first, now my playlist is not included at all among the others. Has the process to locate your ...

alkaplan
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 desktop Operating System Windows 10 Search for my own playlists no longer working. A search used to list my playlist first, now my pl...
2019-03-20 7:26:35 PM
2019-03-21 1:57:20 PM
alkaplan
Casual Listener
445 Views
2 replies
1 likes

445 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Windows 10 App won't launch

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice2016 Razer Blade 14Operating SystemWindows 10 - latest version My Question or IssueI am running the microsoft store version of Spotify. Since about a week ago, the app won't launch. Both the app and windows 10 are up to date...

originalmin
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device 2016 Razer Blade 14 Operating System Windows 10 - latest version My Question or Issue I am running the microsoft store version of Spotify. Since about ...
2019-03-17 11:15:57 PM
2019-03-21 1:25:48 PM
Nico
Community Legend
582 Views
1 replies
0 likes

582 Views
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Local files aren't appearing on Desktop app

Hi! I have a Premium account. I'm playing Spotify on my Windows Laptop, and I don't see where I can add local files to my player. I have screengrabbed where my local files would normally be. Now, this is a new laptop, and I recently transferred some ...

Indieethos
Newbie
Hi! I have a Premium account. I'm playing Spotify on my Windows Laptop, and I don't see where I can add local files to my player. I have screengrabbed where my local files would normally be....
2019-03-21 12:03:18 PM
2019-03-21 12:14:53 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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I can't get my local files on my iPhone

So none of my songs will sync to my iPhone from my computer and it is extremely annoying because spotify still won't put any of Lil Peep's old music on here but thats besides the point. I do not have a WiFi adapter on my computer so I use ethernet, h...

james_neis
Newbie
So none of my songs will sync to my iPhone from my computer and it is extremely annoying because spotify still won't put any of Lil Peep's old music on here but thats besides the point. I do not have...
2019-03-21 6:01:35 AM
2019-03-21 9:23:19 AM
mosohodPeti
Composer
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1 replies
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Skipping songs and generally acting weird

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 The issues started a few days ago. Basically, whenever I click on a song in an album or playlist when I first log on, it'll play and skip a few songs in the album/playlist that I was listening to...

jhm01
Newbie
Plan Free Country United States Operating System Windows 10 The issues started a few days ago. Basically, whenever I click on a song in an album or playlist when I first log on, it'll p...
2019-03-20 10:48:20 PM
2019-03-21 9:17:01 AM
mosohodPeti
Composer
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1 replies
0 likes

1636 Views
1 replies
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Cover art bug

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceAndroid 8.0.0 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe cover art for my latest playlist are bugged. I've provided some screenshots. So Spotify can create automatic cover art for you, it basically takes the...

JoeyDas
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Android 8.0.0 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The cover art for my latest playlist are bugged. I've provided some scree...
2019-03-20 11:32:39 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

316 Views
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"Spotify can't play this right now." error message

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Desktop)Operating System(Windows) I can't play random songs/podcasts on my work computer. I get an error message at the top of the window that say "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your compute...

cristalopez
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows) I can't play random songs/podcasts on my work computer. I get an error message at the top of the window th...
2019-03-20 4:31:26 PM
2019-03-20 8:20:35 PM
cristalopez
Casual Listener
576 Views
2 replies
0 likes

576 Views
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Spotify Shuffle is terrible and needs re-development

Does anyone here besides me think that the Spotify shuffle method is complete **bleep**? I have a total of 36 songs, however, the shuffle only plays songs at the beginning of the list of songs that I have. It never plays the songs towards the end of ...

Cowboy-Bebop
Casual Listener
Does anyone here besides me think that the Spotify shuffle method is complete **bleep**? I have a total of 36 songs, however, the shuffle only plays songs at the beginning of the list of songs t...
2019-03-01 1:56:56 PM
2019-03-20 5:10:33 PM
mynewplugbing
Composer
11831 Views
3 replies
34 likes

11831 Views
3 replies
34 likes

Re: Playlists appear empty on desktop app

Hi everyone, I have the same problem, the last weeks I figure that I can't play some songs in Desktop app in Windows, like that files are corrupted, but all works fine in my phone app, now I tried to reinstall the Desktop app and now all my playlists...

metalmario
Newbie
Hi everyone, I have the same problem, the last weeks I figure that I can't play some songs in Desktop app in Windows, like that files are corrupted, but all works fine in my phone app, now I...
2019-03-20 9:58:26 AM
2019-03-20 1:12:25 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
587 Views
2 replies
0 likes

587 Views
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Spotiamb 2.1.5 stopped working

Plan PremiumCountry CanadaDevice Compac PCOperating System Windows 7My Question or IssueI use Spotiamb in conjunction with the Spotify Windows Application. I found the Spotiamb had a much better sound quality and I could control it with global hotkey...

pboom2
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Compac PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I use Spotiamb in conjunction with the Spotify Windows Application. I found the Spotiamb had a mu...
2019-03-14 12:28:16 PM
2019-03-20 6:31:01 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
624 Views
3 replies
0 likes

624 Views
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Recommended Songs way off

Whenever I open up one of my playlists (one comprised entirely of Protest The Hero) the recommended section on the bottom of the list will contain literally nothing but Ed Sheeran songs.. I have to hit refresh a few times to eventually filter all of ...

MootedMan
Casual Listener
Whenever I open up one of my playlists (one comprised entirely of Protest The Hero) the recommended section on the bottom of the list will contain literally nothing but Ed Sheeran songs.. I have to h...
2019-03-19 6:49:57 AM
2019-03-20 1:50:45 AM
MootedMan
Casual Listener
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2 replies
0 likes

409 Views
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Click-Searching in my Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI used to be able to click the thumbnail of the song currently playing and it would go directly to where this song was located in my playlist. Now, when I click the thumbnail, it see...

Frostman233
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to be able to click the thumbnail of the song currently playing and it would go directly to where this ...
2019-03-19 5:35:21 PM
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0 likes

387 Views
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Lost "My Stations'

PlanFree CountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAll of the Stations that I created have all disappeared - over time the 'stations' were modified with songs I enjoyed - now they are all gone! Can I get them back?

devon680
Visitor
Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue All of the Stations that I created have all disappeared - over time the 'stations' w...
2019-03-08 10:36:56 PM
2019-03-19 3:09:47 PM
Nico
Community Legend
315 Views
1 replies
0 likes

315 Views
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Question about use of media keys with spotify.

PlanFreeCountry USDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, i know theres other posts similar to this, but i couldnt find any that could answer my questions. Anyways i was just wondering if the volume media keys could be used to...

gyn5o-oy_dxj7
Newbie
Plan Free Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So, i know theres other posts similar to this, but i couldnt find any that could answer my ...
2019-03-17 10:08:11 PM
2019-03-19 11:18:23 AM
Nico
Community Legend
463 Views
1 replies
0 likes

463 Views
1 replies
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Spotify stops playing after two tunes

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify suddenly stops playing after two tunes.

Lixen
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify suddenly stops playing after two tunes.
2019-03-18 12:32:51 PM
2019-03-19 10:22:19 AM
Nico
Community Legend
252 Views
1 replies
0 likes

252 Views
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