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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
a week ago
James335
Casual Listener
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78 replies
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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
yesterday
rednblu
Roadie
82353 Views
278 replies
21 likes

82353 Views
278 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
5756 Views
1 replies
6 likes

5756 Views
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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Spotify Not Playing

PlanFreeCountry AmericaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the solutions I've seen in the community and none of them work, so I am just gonna ma...

AmRune
Newbie
Plan Free Country America Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the...
2019-02-18 4:02:38 PM
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240 Views
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solved and can be deleted

user-removed
Visitor
solved and can be deleted
2019-02-17 2:27:45 PM
2019-02-18 3:06:22 PM
waterbird
Casual Listener
474 Views
4 replies
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Solved!! This playlist is currently empty

I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs then i search this playlist on the internet (in open sp...

Force_Ninja
Casual Listener
I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs...
2019-02-07 6:49:25 PM
2019-02-18 2:43:25 PM
Bittencourt
Spotify Star
7629 Views
6 replies
1 likes

7629 Views
6 replies
1 likes

Solved!! Music no work :/ HELP ME PLEASE

Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it tells me that it is empty ! Help me I'm in Windows 10* T...

Atiipiik1
Casual Listener
Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French 🙂 For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it te...
2019-02-17 12:46:33 AM
2019-02-18 2:36:35 PM
Atiipiik1
Casual Listener
352 Views
1 replies
1 likes

352 Views
1 replies
1 likes

I can only see my local files on my playlists

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceAsus PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Hello !Since yesterday the PC application only shows my local files and not the entire playlist while I am conne...

Yellow375
Newbie
Plan Premium Country France Device Asus PC Operating System Windows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Hello ! Since yesterday t...
2019-02-18 2:33:48 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

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Favorite songs deleted after reinstall, not playing anything at all

Plan: FreeDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi Short and naive description Today my Spotify stopped playing not-favourite songs [those without heart clicked] and adding any new items to favourites wasn't working as well. Now ...

palindromik
Newbie
Plan: Free Device: PC Operating System: Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi Short and naive description Today my Spotify stop...
2019-02-18 1:22:51 PM
369 Views
0 replies
1 likes

369 Views
0 replies
1 likes

steam x spotify

hello there,yes i kno there is an article on steam intergating with spotifyif you dont know what im talking about here it is:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Partnership-Steam-Integration/idi-p/991917now my question is that do we already h...

suN3
Newbie
hello there,yes i kno there is an article on steam intergating with spotify if you dont know what im talking about here it is:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Partnership-Steam-Integratio...
2019-02-18 1:13:52 PM
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Ruined Song/Album Organisation

Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web?I used to browse my saved/ticked selection of music via albums as I find it's the mos...

STEDMANA
Gig Goer
Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web? I used to browse my ...
2019-02-18 11:16:26 AM
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0 replies
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Force Spotify to display original artist names

Spotify started translating Russian artist names into English. Is there a way to force it to display original names in Cyrillic, or (at least) to send the original artist names to Last.fm?

maniulomaniulo
Newbie
Spotify started translating Russian artist names into English. Is there a way to force it to display original names in Cyrillic, or (at least) to send the original artist names to Last.fm?
2019-02-18 10:46:29 AM
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Spotify wont plau any music/playlists at all on my pc

I have been having a issue with my spotify skipping some songs and now it wont play any music, my playlists are blank as well. I downloaded the spotify app to my pc from the website. I did everything from doing a fresh install, downloading the one fe...

LethalGamezz
Newbie
I have been having a issue with my spotify skipping some songs and now it wont play any music, my playlists are blank as well. I downloaded the spotify app to my pc from the website. I did ev...
2019-02-18 10:37:26 AM
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0 replies
2 likes

311 Views
0 replies
2 likes

Solved!! Spotify does not play certain songs

The desktop version (on Windows 10) of my Spotify does not play some songs, while some others it does. When it happens the name of the song becomes green and the play button turn into pause, but there is no loaded image of the song at the bottom left...

rickyr922
Casual Listener
The desktop version (on Windows 10) of my Spotify does not play some songs, while some others it does. When it happens the name of the song becomes green and the play button turn into pause, but ther...
2019-02-15 6:57:16 PM
2019-02-18 8:30:48 AM
Señorflip
Gig Goer
4553 Views
11 replies
5 likes

4553 Views
11 replies
5 likes

no results when seraching for music

On my windows phone when i search for music there always no result at all. Got this problem for a month. I reinstalled two times... Same problem. I cant search for an artist or a song...

Bozars
Casual Listener
On my windows phone when i search for music there always no result at all. Got this problem for a month. I reinstalled two times... Same problem. I cant search for an artist or a song... &nbsp...
2019-02-09 5:25:22 PM
2019-02-18 5:57:28 AM
smiley_rylee
Newbie
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3 replies
0 likes

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Can't use radio, discovery weekly and release radar are uncomplete

PlanPremiumCountry Germany Operating SystemWindows 10,etcMy Question or IssueHello Spotify Community,I need some help. My Spotify is acting really really weird. I have Premium. I stream music on spotify every day. But for 1 month my Spotify is acting...

Lux0s
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10,etc My Question or Issue Hello Spotify Community, I need some help. My Spotify is acting really really weird. I have Pre...
2019-02-01 4:41:26 PM
2019-02-18 5:36:46 AM
Jeremy1Brusa
Regular
488 Views
5 replies
0 likes

488 Views
5 replies
0 likes

All of the songs in my playlists are gone, including Spotify created playlists.

I recently upgraded to Premium from a free account through a family plan; however, after upgrading and updating on my Windows 10 system, all of the songs in my playlists have ceased to exist. The playlists themselves are still there, but all of the m...

AaronDSmith
Newbie
I recently upgraded to Premium from a free account through a family plan; however, after upgrading and updating on my Windows 10 system, all of the songs in my playlists have ceased to exist. The pla...
2019-02-17 12:02:00 AM
2019-02-18 1:46:55 AM
teddylonglegs
Newbie
225 Views
1 replies
3 likes

225 Views
1 replies
3 likes

All my albums and playlists are GONE

PlanPremium (Part of a Family plan)Country HungaryDevice Operating SystemWIN10 My Question or Issue I had some issues with the client, (Beast in Blacks songs weren't playinh) so I reinstalled it. After I logged in, all my playlists and albums were em...

beruon
Newbie
Plan Premium (Part of a Family plan) Country Hungary Device Operating System WIN10 My Question or Issue I had some issues with the client, (Beast in Blacks...
2019-02-17 4:55:34 PM
2019-02-17 11:43:24 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
414 Views
2 replies
1 likes

414 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Solved!! all favorites gone

PlanPremiumCountry uSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue so i was having some other issues with polaying songs from artist pages/song i dont have saved and after reinstalling to try and fix that issue, ALL my favorite artists/song...

menwanttofearme
Newbie
Plan Premium Country uSA Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue so i was having some other issues with polaying songs from artist pages/song i ...
2019-02-17 11:30:42 PM
2019-02-17 11:41:54 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
1010 Views
1 replies
0 likes

1010 Views
1 replies
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Solved!! Saved songs and playlists empty on the desktop app

I am having an issue with the desktop app where my saved songs and playlists are not showing, however on the web browser version they are still there. I have already tried reinstalling the app with no success. Any help will be appreciated.PlanFree/Pr...

mattjames587
Music Fan
I am having an issue with the desktop app where my saved songs and playlists are not showing, however on the web browser version they are still there. I have already tried reinstalling the app with n...
2019-02-17 9:31:41 PM
2019-02-17 11:33:35 PM
Deribbile
Music Fan
907 Views
5 replies
0 likes

907 Views
5 replies
0 likes

Solved!! Can't play songs from any artist page

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play any songs from an Artist page - I can play songs from playlists, or from saved songs, or on browse, but not on an artists page. When I try play a song ...

Jirpo
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play any songs from an Artist page - I can play songs from playlists, ...
2019-02-15 11:25:11 AM
2019-02-17 11:26:22 PM
Deribbile
Music Fan
6726 Views
2 replies
2 likes

6726 Views
2 replies
2 likes

Spotify Windows App won't display Sonos devices (Sonos App does, Spotify Mac does)

Hi there, We currently have 3 Sonos devices set up. On my Windows 10 (Microsoft Surface Book 2015) laptop through the Spotify app, the devices do not show up in the "Connect to a Device" menu. On the same Windows 10 computer through the Sonos app, I'...

lina123
Casual Listener
Hi there, We currently have 3 Sonos devices set up. On my Windows 10 (Microsoft Surface Book 2015) laptop through the Spotify app, the devices do not show up in the "Connect to...
2019-02-17 9:29:28 PM
2019-02-17 10:34:28 PM
lina123
Casual Listener
818 Views
1 replies
0 likes

818 Views
1 replies
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windows 10 mode s: spotify with edge does not work

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicelaptoopOperating System Windows 10 IMPORTANT: IN MODE S My Question or Issue Not able to get spotify to work in edge (edge is the only browser available in windows 10 mode s) I would prefer to use spotify in edge instead...

marh
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Device laptoop Operating System Windows 10 IMPORTANT: IN MODE S My Question or Issue Not able to get spotify to work in edge (edge is the...
2019-02-17 8:10:16 PM
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0 replies
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