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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
2024-09-03 1:50:30 PM
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
2 weeks ago
rednblu
Roadie
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271 replies
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76122 Views
271 replies
21 likes

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
6 likes

5344 Views
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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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Mac
Windows

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Artist & Song Radio "Follow" removal

Spotify Premium, Web Player, iOS and AndroidI have recently found that the "FOLLOW" feature has been removed for both Artist Radio and Song Radio functions. I was actually showing a friend your neat features compared to your competitors, and to my ut...

mrradicaled
Regular
Spotify Premium, Web Player, iOS and Android I have recently found that the "FOLLOW" feature has been removed for both Artist Radio and Song Radio functions. I was actually showing a friend your n...
2019-01-20 9:14:36 PM
630 Views
0 replies
3 likes
Artist Radio
follow
song radio

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Spotify on Windows 10 with Language English UK

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceSurface LaptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify works well with Cortana voice control when I set my language in Windows 10 to English US. However when I set it to English UK it does not work. Any idea...

xxiainxx
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device Surface Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify works well with Cortana voice control when I set my langua...
2019-01-20 7:51:36 PM
2019-01-20 8:11:25 PM
xxiainxx
Casual Listener
471 Views
1 replies
0 likes
cortana integration
Windows 10

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Private playlists not private

Hi, so i just made a new private playlist, and ive never had this problem before. I was listening to it, not in private mode, but the playlist itself was private and my friend texted and told me he was able to see it, and he showed me how he could cl...

christyrt07
Casual Listener
Hi, so i just made a new private playlist, and ive never had this problem before. I was listening to it, not in private mode, but the playlist itself was private and my friend texted and told me he w...
2019-01-20 6:12:03 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

318 Views
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Music feed stops playing when my screen goes in standby.

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceLenovo Laptop PC (2015)Operating SystemWindows 10 64 bits Home v 1809. My Question or IssueMy spotify music feed stops playing when my screen (and only the screen, not the entire computer) goes in standby.When I increase...

Pi-M-Pi
Newbie
Plan Premium Country France Device Lenovo Laptop PC (2015) Operating System Windows 10 64 bits Home v 1809. My Question or Issue My spotify music feed stops playing when my screen (a...
2019-01-20 5:36:38 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

315 Views
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Wrong Artist linked in a song (Joji/Shamana - Besidju)

Country The NetherlandsOperating SystemWindows 10 Issue:If you search for the song Besidju by Shamana and Joji and click on the featured artist(Joji) it links to the wrong artist. It links to the wrong Joji, the Joji it should be linked to is this on...

Nielsien
Casual Listener
Country The Netherlands Operating System Windows 10 Issue: If you search for the song Besidju by Shamana and Joji and click on the featured artist(Joji) it link...
2019-01-20 2:23:54 PM
476 Views
0 replies
1 likes
Issues
wrong artist

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"Create New Station" disappeared?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn a recent update my "Create New Station" tab disappeared. I still have my radio available with the stations I previously created, but I can't create new ones. I c...

erich157845
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In a recent update my "Create New Station" tab disappeared. I still have my radio a...
2019-01-19 6:09:31 AM
2019-01-20 12:06:15 PM
RoxaneLapa
Casual Listener
2295 Views
4 replies
4 likes
Premium
Radio
Windows

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Syncing local files to mobile

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 13, Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify's back end changes continue to cripple the last, problem-free (for core functionality) version of the Windows client (0.9.15 from 2014) so it looks like I may be...

NeilN
Roadie
Plan Premium Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 13, Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify's back end changes continue to cripple the last, problem-free (for core functionalit...
2019-01-20 3:23:12 AM
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0 replies
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284 Views
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Keyboard shortcuts not working with spotify.

I have a keyboard with play/pause , skip track and previous track buttons. None of them work with spotify even while I am I have the spotify app open. How can I get them to work? These buttons do not work with spotify on any keyboard with them.

cybermistt
Newbie
I have a keyboard with play/pause , skip track and previous track buttons. None of them work with spotify even while I am I have the spotify app open. How can I get them to work? These buttons do not...
2019-01-12 12:54:15 AM
2019-01-20 2:57:58 AM
Anttica
Newbie
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1 replies
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Spotify makes windows crash

For the past months I've had this issue appear randomly (sometimes more often, sometimes it's very rare): I'm listening to spotify and suddenly my song stops playing (no sounds) but the bar keeps going as if the song is still playing but on mute. Pau...

vassil_atn
Newbie
For the past months I've had this issue appear randomly (sometimes more often, sometimes it's very rare): I'm listening to spotify and suddenly my song stops playing (no sounds) but the bar k...
2019-01-19 12:22:48 PM
2019-01-19 6:33:41 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
863 Views
1 replies
1 likes

863 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Spotify Connect Windows 10 Desktop

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceiPohne XSmax, Windows 10 Media Center PC My Question or Issue Good Day, i have got the Problem that i installed Spotify on a Windows 10 PC to act as Media Source for a Home Theater, my Family uses the Famaliy Accounts....

nastalas
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPohne XSmax, Windows 10 Media Center PC My Question or Issue Good Day, i have got the Problem that i installed Spotify...
2019-01-19 5:59:09 PM
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0 replies
1 likes
Connect
iphone
Windows 10

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify setup wont open

PlanFreeCountry TurkeyDevicePCOperating SystemWIN 7 My Question or Issue i tried uninstalling my antivirus but it keeps on not opening or it just opens up a very small error box that sends something to microsoft

saladegg
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Turkey Device PC Operating System WIN 7 My Question or Issue i tried uninstalling my antivirus but it keeps on not opening or it just opens up a...
2018-12-22 12:55:07 AM
2019-01-19 4:59:08 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
4168 Views
10 replies
1 likes

4168 Views
10 replies
1 likes

Why does 'go to song radio' now take me to a playlist?

PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery song I click on 'go to song radio' it now takes me to a playlist with 50 songs in and no option to add or remove. The only radios I can go to are ones I saved. I asked ...

simplestuff
Regular
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every song I click on 'go to song radio' it now takes me to a playlist with 50 songs in and n...
2019-01-18 3:15:46 PM
2019-01-18 10:50:16 PM
jsannn
Community Legend
644 Views
1 replies
3 likes

644 Views
1 replies
3 likes

Solved!! Wrapped 2018 Stats

Hey guys,I really loved Wrapped 2018 stats thing. I have almost closest stats. I've got minor different songs and artists but this isn't problem. I clicked the link on my laptop. I logged in. Then it showed me "how many different sogs and different a...

atasu
Music Fan
Hey guys, I really loved Wrapped 2018 stats thing. I have almost closest stats. I've got minor different songs and artists but this isn't problem. I clicked the link on my laptop. I logged in. Then ...
2018-12-06 6:26:16 PM
2019-01-18 10:43:29 PM
spacyway
Casual Listener
247918 Views
5 replies
3 likes

247918 Views
5 replies
3 likes

Windows 8.1. SpotifySetup.exe does not launch

Operating SystemWindows 8.1, 64bit My Question or IssueSpotifySetup.exe does not launch. After clicking it, the process immediately shuts down, as observed by me several times. No window opens. No process launches subsequently. I already tried : - la...

Nurax
Newbie
Operating System Windows 8.1, 64bit My Question or Issue SpotifySetup.exe does not launch. After clicking it, the process immediately shuts down, as observed by me several times. No window...
2019-01-18 4:24:18 PM
2019-01-18 9:16:10 PM
rpenn
Gig Goer
418 Views
1 replies
0 likes

418 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Black screen

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWin 7 Home Premium My Question or Issue After years of successfully running Spotify on this laptop running WinXP when I received notifications that XP was no longer going to be supported by Spoti...

johnf52
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Laptop Operating System Win 7 Home Premium My Question or Issue After years of successfully running Spotify on this laptop runnin...
2019-01-17 9:09:51 PM
2019-01-18 6:05:40 PM
johnf52
Gig Goer
1533 Views
3 replies
1 likes

1533 Views
3 replies
1 likes

Spotify not working on windows

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I try to login to my spotify account using the application it gives me the error: Service is temporarily unavailable, please try again later. (Error code: 2...

jest-smith
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to login to my spotify account using the application it gives me the ...
2019-01-17 3:55:36 PM
2019-01-18 4:22:57 PM
jest-smith
Casual Listener
759 Views
3 replies
0 likes

759 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Desktop Windows display options

Windows 10 Desktop:Is there a way to further change/modify the display options?...view/width/positioning/location/size of each section columns within Spotify? And also select which sections we want to include in the view? It looks like we have very l...

Lizzardicus-Spork
Music Fan
Windows 10 Desktop: Is there a way to further change/modify the display options?...view/width/positioning/location/size of each section columns within Spotify? And also select which sections we want...
2019-01-17 2:29:26 AM
2019-01-18 2:25:38 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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3 replies
0 likes
display
display screen

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Spotify won't scrobble to Last.fm

I'm encountering an issue where Spotify will not scrobble to Last.fm. Currently, the only way to fix this is to reinstall Spotify, but I have to do so every day as it stops working when I restart my computer. I have been reinstalling Spotify every da...

Everlasting2NE1
Casual Listener
I'm encountering an issue where Spotify will not scrobble to Last.fm. Currently, the only way to fix this is to reinstall Spotify, but I have to do so every day as it stops working when I restart my ...
2019-01-10 1:37:17 AM
2019-01-18 2:07:46 PM
Mauro_maurisio
Casual Listener
5944 Views
6 replies
10 likes
last.fm
scrobbling

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6 replies
10 likes

Nothing happens after opening installer

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyOperating System(Windows 10) When I open installer, nothing happens. When i drag the installer to C:\Program Files (x86) it works, downloads spotify but does not install it. I know the link that installs an old looking spotif...

Whituryd41
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System (Windows 10) When I open installer, nothing happens. When i drag the installer to C:\Program Files (x86) it works, downloads spot...
2019-01-18 11:44:02 AM
2019-01-18 12:50:05 PM
Whituryd41
Casual Listener
477 Views
2 replies
0 likes

477 Views
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Music Stops a little before it ends and says cant play this song on the top

I am on a windows 10 using the Program and every time this happens i have to manually skip and it's annoying so any help is appreciated.

Koshty
Newbie
I am on a windows 10 using the Program and every time this happens i have to manually skip and it's annoying so any help is appreciated.
2019-01-18 1:20:50 AM
2019-01-18 3:48:31 AM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
0 likes

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