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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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77 replies
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49669 Views
77 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
a week ago
rednblu
Roadie
75600 Views
271 replies
21 likes

75600 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
5291 Views
1 replies
6 likes

5291 Views
1 replies
6 likes

[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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Solved!! Podcasts disappearing from "Your Library" menu

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceASUS VivoBook Pro17Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I enjoy listening to a wide range of podcasts and enjoy using Spotify as my primary podcast platform, due to the ease of using Spotify Connect to str...

dk45-au
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Australia Device ASUS VivoBook Pro17 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I enjoy listening to a wide range of podcasts and enjoy using S...
2018-11-28 9:37:11 AM
2019-01-08 8:48:54 AM
mireczatko
Newbie
8824 Views
21 replies
9 likes

8824 Views
21 replies
9 likes

Windows App changes volume on iOS device when transferring playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone X iOS 12.1.2App version 8.4.79.933 Operating SystemWindows 10 build 18091.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueWhen transferring playback from my phone to my desktop, Spotify will change th...

jw2k_fr
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X iOS 12.1.2 App version 8.4.79.933 Operating System Windows 10 build 1809 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version) My Que...
2019-01-06 6:19:46 PM
2019-01-08 6:01:56 AM
jw2k_fr
Regular
665 Views
1 replies
1 likes
iOS
volume
Windows

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1 replies
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Spotify won't open, tried to delete but now I can't even do that

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly stopped working. It wouldn't open so I tried to delete everything but I can't delete spotify.exe, I don't know why. A photo is attached with the message I get.

carsontodd
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly stopped working. It wouldn't open so I tried to delete everything but I can't delete spotify.exe, I d...
2019-01-07 12:18:29 AM
244 Views
0 replies
1 likes

244 Views
0 replies
1 likes

Disconnected External HD cause redownloading

PlanPremiumCountry TRDevice(Dell Latitude)Operating System(Windows 7) My Question or Issue I have a premium account for a long time,I use my external WD HDD for offline storage but sometimes it disconnects and even though directory still exists it is...

yetkind
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country TR Device (Dell Latitude) Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue I have a premium account for a long time, I use my external WD HDD...
2019-01-07 10:39:45 PM
2019-01-07 12:03:56 AM
rpenn
Gig Goer
315 Views
1 replies
0 likes

315 Views
1 replies
0 likes

PC version won't connect to phone or scrobble to Last.fm

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMedion Razer Laptop, Google Pixel PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 9 My Question or IssueThe version of Spotify on my laptop has suddenly become disconnected from my phone via Connect, and Last.fm. Spotify on my lapt...

Wilftest
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Medion Razer Laptop, Google Pixel Phone Operating System Windows 10, Android 9 My Question or Issue The version of Spotify on my laptop has suddenly be...
2019-01-07 1:42:08 AM
2019-01-07 10:00:00 PM
rpenn
Gig Goer
879 Views
3 replies
2 likes

879 Views
3 replies
2 likes

Thanks for forcing me to install your bloatware on my PC

Thanks for forcing me to install your bloatware only to edit playlist name.Every other music service allows to edit playlist name from any browser.Only Spotify forces its users to install useless applications.When my 1$ premium ends in 3 months I am ...

Zeev86
Newbie
Thanks for forcing me to install your bloatware only to edit playlist name. Every other music service allows to edit playlist name from any browser. Only Spotify forces its users to install...
2019-01-06 12:25:53 AM
2019-01-07 6:36:22 PM
matthewoli98
Gig Goer
636 Views
1 replies
0 likes

636 Views
1 replies
0 likes

nothing works

PlanFreeCountry polandDevicepcOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuespotify just doesn't work. i cannot download it, register a new account, or do anything related to the site, because my access is denied. i cannot play music, because spotif...

wypierdalaj
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country poland Device pc Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue spotify just doesn't work. i cannot download it, register a new account, or do anything rela...
2019-01-06 10:50:42 PM
2019-01-07 6:35:36 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
1105 Views
7 replies
0 likes

1105 Views
7 replies
0 likes

Spotify won't play song

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won't play this one specific song for me, and has being doing this for a little over a month. ("Unity" - by the fatrat). I have tried reinstalling s...

Yadralf
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won't play this one specific song for me, and has being doing this ...
2019-01-07 10:36:21 AM
2019-01-07 6:27:20 PM
matthewoli98
Gig Goer
255 Views
1 replies
0 likes

255 Views
1 replies
0 likes

How to update (old spotify version)?

PlanFreeCountry BrazilDevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been experiencing an issue where I could not update spotify. Today I uninstalled it and downloaded the setup from the website (in order do get the latest version)....

haaidan
Newbie
Plan Free Country Brazil Device laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been experiencing an issue where I could not update spotify. Today I uninstal...
2019-01-07 2:19:10 PM
2019-01-07 6:24:58 PM
matthewoli98
Gig Goer
610 Views
1 replies
0 likes

610 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Enable Explicit Songs by disabling 'Hardware acceleration"?!

Spotify premium on Windows 7I had a weird problem with Spotify doesn't playing any songs with explicit content, and there was nowhere in the settings where I could turn it on/off.Then I read on another thread that people who had problems with Spotify...

Kaya77
Regular
Spotify premium on Windows 7 I had a weird problem with Spotify doesn't playing any songs with explicit content, and there was nowhere in the settings where I could turn it on/off. Then I read on...
2019-01-04 8:26:47 PM
2019-01-07 6:22:54 PM
Kaya77
Regular
623 Views
2 replies
0 likes

623 Views
2 replies
0 likes

White bar on top of maximized Spotify app on Windows 10 after update

PlanPremiumCountry South AfricaDeviceDell XPS 13 1970Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issue Hi, since I updated Spotify on Windows, it now has a white bar on top of the window when the window is maximized. I can see part of the unstyled...

oerman
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Dell XPS 13 1970 Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue Hi, since I updated Spotify on Windows, it now has a white...
2019-01-07 10:12:00 AM
2019-01-07 4:45:58 PM
oerman
Casual Listener
1702 Views
2 replies
2 likes
Desktop
maximized
Windows

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2 replies
2 likes

Spotify Cant play this right now (Every single song on desktop app)

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(PCOperating System(Windows 10,) My Question or Issue Every single song on desktop app gives "Spotify can't play this right now message". I can play them on all other devices. I have uninstalled, deleted profile and cache,...

tracepete
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device (PC Operating System (Windows 10,) My Question or Issue Every single song on desktop app gives "Spotify can't play this right now message"...
2019-01-07 2:08:34 PM
2019-01-07 3:57:42 PM
tracepete
Casual Listener
2047 Views
2 replies
1 likes

2047 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Whenever I try to uninstall Spotify it says that the file is missing from the directory

PlanPremiumCountry Greece Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've tried multiple times to unistall Spotify manually and through the control panel but my PC just says that no files linked to it exist in the system and when I find the file...

Wilhlm
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Greece Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've tried multiple times to unistall Spotify manually and through the control panel bu...
2019-01-07 1:41:36 PM
262 Views
0 replies
0 likes

262 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Cant install a thing aka Spotify vs Local Sybols

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 with all the published (and installed) updates My Question or Issue Hello everybody, So, I'm here to address the issue I've been having recently with Spotify's desktop app, which I've been u...

pusjel
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1 with all the published (and installed) updates My Question or Issue Hello everybody, So, I'm...
2019-01-07 1:24:54 PM
286 Views
0 replies
0 likes

286 Views
0 replies
0 likes

What happened to the "create playlist radio" feature?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PC)Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThis is really quite strange and unusual. One of my most used features, in fact, one of the features that pushed me to sta...

Amacar123
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device (Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PC) Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue This is really quite strange and unu...
2019-01-07 8:58:03 AM
2019-01-07 10:15:17 AM
ARFrostByte
Newbie
1642 Views
1 replies
7 likes

1642 Views
1 replies
7 likes

Discord won't show what music I am playing?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue How do I fix this error. I want my spotify on pc to sync with discord, meanwhile when I am on ps4 it shows my status on discord.

cybernatorrr
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue How do I fix this error. I want my spotify on ...
2019-01-04 2:38:14 AM
2019-01-07 9:53:16 AM
Milkiz
Newbie
579 Views
2 replies
1 likes

579 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Spotify can't play this song right now

ould PlanStudentCountryUK Device(iPhone 6, PC and laptop)Operating System(iOS 11, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHave a problem where I can't play a specific artist (While She Sleeps) on any of my devices.My friends can all play them without any pro...

user-removed
Visitor
ould Plan Student Country UK Device (iPhone 6, PC and laptop) Operating System (iOS 11, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Have a problem where I can't play a specific arti...
2019-01-06 11:52:19 PM
2019-01-06 12:35:31 AM
htzo
Composer
531 Views
6 replies
1 likes

531 Views
6 replies
1 likes

Local files?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryPortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows Since last update the local files tab disappeared from the pc app as a user of those files on some playlists can you tell me how to add local files to a playlist?

choks
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows Since last update the local files tab disappeared from the pc app as a user of those files on some playlists can ...
2018-12-20 10:11:14 PM
2019-01-06 8:21:02 PM
mashby97
Newbie
501 Views
1 replies
1 likes

501 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Spotify for Windows 10 not scrobbling and not displaying current song as Discord status

My device is a laptop, with Windows 10 as the operating system. I've tried reinstalling the Spotify app multiple times and it doesn't fix the issue mentioned on the subject.

user-removed
Visitor
My device is a laptop, with Windows 10 as the operating system. I've tried reinstalling the Spotify app multiple times and it doesn't fix the issue mentioned on the subject.
2019-01-06 5:03:03 PM
486 Views
0 replies
2 likes
Discord
last.fm
scrobbling

486 Views
0 replies
2 likes

can't listen one song on Spotify Desktop.

PlanPremiumCountryItaly Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHi, i can't listen one song on spotify, i tried disabling hw accelleration, but nothing. Also, on PC i can't see the song on my library.

Dank_meth
Regular
Plan Premium Country Italy Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi, i can't listen one song on spotify, i tried disabling hw accelleration, but noth...
2019-01-06 4:10:02 PM
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0 replies
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