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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
Friday
crawford13x
Regular
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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
Ytse
Casual Listener
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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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Spotify desktop overlay still appears although I disabled it many times!!

Although I disabled this option ((Show desktop overly when using media keys))on Spotify settings but this annoying desktop overlay still appears everytime I click on any media or volume buttons on my laptop and I tried uninstalling Spotify then insta...

tad_tk
Casual Listener
Although I disabled this option ((Show desktop overly when using media keys)) on Spotify settings but this annoying desktop overlay still appears everytime I click on any media or volume buttons on ...
2018-12-14 10:35:16 AM
2018-12-14 4:39:59 PM
tad_tk
Casual Listener
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Web player doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountry ChileDeviceWebOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Some time ago the web player stopped working in my account, in my phone and in the application works well, but on the web does not respond.I've already cleared the cache...

ypex
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Chile Device Web Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Some time ago the web player stopped working in my account, in my phone a...
2018-12-09 12:52:33 AM
2018-12-14 4:32:14 PM
ypex
Casual Listener
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Sorting searches by popularity.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this but here goes. I used to be able to sort songs from artists by popularity (search for artist > see all songs > click on thumbs up icon) , but recently clicking on the icon doesn’t do anything. Anyone kn...

Akashic
Casual Listener
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this but here goes. I used to be able to sort songs from artists by popularity (search for artist > see all songs > click on thumbs up icon) , but rec...
2018-11-23 1:41:58 PM
2018-12-14 3:26:51 PM
coolpanama
Casual Listener
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Sopotify Using Incorrect Resolution

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify for some reason as of late has been fullscreening at an incorrect resolution. I tried uninstalling and resinstalling but that didn't help. This happens on all 3 of my ...

23324154
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify for some reason as of late has been fullscreening at an incorrect resolution. I t...
2018-12-14 7:08:19 AM
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Songs "Unavailable" in playlists

A recent Spotify update has removed the ability to play local files that synced with unavailable songs in playlists. Local files are seen and can be played, but they would usually sync with the "unavailable songs" on playlists. Now it doesn't seem to...

darylfrompulse
Music Fan
A recent Spotify update has removed the ability to play local files that synced with unavailable songs in playlists. Local files are seen and can be played, but they would usually sync with the "unav...
2018-10-12 6:46:55 PM
2018-12-14 3:19:01 AM
darylfrompulse
Music Fan
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Spotify muffles/distores headset when in foreground

Driver issue, check your "profiles" Additional info: Operating SystemWindows 10 PeripheralsLogitech headset (G933) My problem was that the Logitech controller tried changing between profiles based on the open window, also the profile had one of the e...

Johnny_Brooklyn
Newbie
Driver issue, check your "profiles" Additional info: Operating System Windows 10 Peripherals Logitech headset (G933) My problem was that the Logitech contr...
2018-12-14 2:04:06 AM
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No longer select multiple songs??

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Im trying to make a playlist in spotify web player and am adding songs from a mixture of my other playlists and seem to no longer be able to select multiple songs at once, and am stuck to th...

kilchuk
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Im trying to make a playlist in spotify web player and am adding songs from a mixture of my other play...
2018-12-14 2:02:02 AM
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Keeps changing songs by itself

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi!My spotify keeps changing songs by itself to some playlist I've never listened to or followed before. At first I thought someone else accessed my account and switched ...

Skalarer
Regular
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! My spotify keeps changing songs by itself to some playlist I've never listen...
2018-12-12 5:54:25 PM
2018-12-14 1:33:27 AM
user-removed
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Music Stops on PC

Within the Spotify Player on Desktop, the music that I am playing will stop randomly in the middle of a song. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify and still having these issues. What can I do to ensure that this doesn't continue happening...

beautyqueen1027
Casual Listener
Within the Spotify Player on Desktop, the music that I am playing will stop randomly in the middle of a song. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify and still having these issues. Wha...
2018-12-13 6:41:36 PM
2018-12-13 9:03:22 PM
Sebasty
Spotify Star
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Black screen after login

So, I logged in on the spotify program thingy and then it just gave me a black screen with the minimize etc. options plus the three dots in the top right. Rebooting does not help. After reinstalling spotify it works for a few hours but then the same ...

kelvinbouma
Newbie
So, I logged in on the spotify program thingy and then it just gave me a black screen with the minimize etc. options plus the three dots in the top right. Rebooting does not help. After reinstalling ...
2018-12-13 8:56:52 PM
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black screen

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Bug when going back to Overview from About page on artist/band page

Operating SystemWindows 10 (though probably universal issue, works on Linux as well) IssueIf I go to an artist's overview page and then click on their about page and then press the go back button it will start scrolling to the bottom very quickly.Rep...

johnson__
Newbie
Operating System Windows 10 (though probably universal issue, works on Linux as well) Issue If I go to an artist's overview page and then click on their about page and then press the go ba...
2018-12-13 6:10:04 PM
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Superuser Contribution Can't play on phone

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy J1Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I made two playlists on Spotify Desktop App using the local files in my laptop (lenovo) but when I opened the playlist on my phone, the track is unplayable....

shanthigni
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Samsung Galaxy J1 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I made two playlists on Spotify Desktop App using the local files in my lap...
2018-12-01 5:40:58 PM
2018-12-13 6:00:41 PM
Dahnak
Regular
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Podcasts category disappeared from My Lybrary Tab

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since the last update of the Spotify Desktop App, v1.0.94.262.g3d5c231c, the podcast category has disappeared from the "Your Lybrary" tab. Please fix this.

jfcralo
Regular
Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since the last update of the Spotify Desktop App, v1.0.94.262.g3d5c231c, the podcas...
2018-12-05 2:40:24 PM
2018-12-13 3:42:40 PM
Discoxjunkie
Casual Listener
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13 replies
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desktop app
Podcasts

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Playlists] See in which of my Playlists a Song is playing from

Hi, in previous versions of Spotify you could click on the song title that was playing on the bottom left corner and it would take you to the playlist (or artist page/album) where it was being played from. Now when I click on the song name it takes m...

jedmarquez
Casual Listener
Hi, in previous versions of Spotify you could click on the song title that was playing on the bottom left corner and it would take you to the playlist (or artist page/album) where it was being played...
2018-12-06 8:55:08 PM
2018-12-13 7:59:56 AM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
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How can I clear que on a PC. None here show on my Spotify?

Don't we all like to complain even when something is free? I've had PC's since 1987 and at first use this program seems very unfriendly. I cannot find how to select my Artist and their song. Can't find it. Yet if I Google him and that song, select th...

jackdashack
Newbie
Don't we all like to complain even when something is free? I've had PC's since 1987 and at first use this program seems very unfriendly. I cannot find how to select my Artist and their song. Can't fi...
2018-12-09 3:33:02 PM
2018-12-13 7:25:53 AM
DennyEMufc
Roadie
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1 replies
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Win 10 desktop switches to our mobile device used at a dif location.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Samsung galaxy s8, Samsung galaxy 7, Windows 10)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

sueferrier-ca
Casual Listener
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (Samsung galaxy s8, Samsung galaxy 7, Windows 10) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
2018-12-13 6:48:20 AM
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Radio not working

Radio is not working for me. It just says "This radio station cannot be started. Please try again with something else." I tried reinstalling, no luck. Any ideas? PlanFreeCountryUSADevice2014 Macbook Air

Broses
Regular
Radio is not working for me. It just says "This radio station cannot be started. Please try again with something else." I tried reinstalling, no luck. Any ideas? Plan Free Country USA De...
2018-12-13 3:22:35 AM
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[PL/EN]Spotify nie pamięta piosenki sprzed wyłączenia komputera

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssuePLWitam.Mam problem z Spotify,otóż nie pamięta ostatniej piosenki jakiej słuchałem sprzed wyłączenia PC.Za każdym włączeniem aplikacji jest ta sama piosenka z tej samej pla...

miloszhejka
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue PL Witam.Mam problem z Spotify,otóż nie pamięta ostatniej piosenki jakiej słuchałem sprzed wyłączenia ...
2018-12-12 6:51:54 PM
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W10

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Podcast tab in 'Your Library' deleted in new updated

PlanPremiumCountry Canada Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 7.) My Question or Issue:I updated Spotify and it appears the podcast link under 'You Library' has been removed. There is no longer a way of seeing all followed podcasts anywher...

FrenchWill
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 7.) My Question or Issue: I updated Spotify and it appears the podcast link under...
2018-12-11 3:56:18 PM
2018-12-12 6:12:55 PM
AlexNunes
Casual Listener
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4 replies
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Superuser Contribution Overlay problem... still not fixed.

PlanPremium DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemW10 64bit My Question or Issue No matter what I do, I cannot turn off the media key overlay, I have to install a third party program to do this for me. Please fix this spotify! I have been a customer for ye...

Xkalavous
Newbie
Plan Premium Device Windows PC Operating System W10 64bit My Question or Issue No matter what I do, I cannot turn off the media key overlay, I have to install a third...
2018-12-03 4:19:50 PM
2018-12-12 3:50:49 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
4 likes

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