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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
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Rim4
Gig Goer
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79 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
morefluff
Music Fan
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282 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
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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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Third Party Playlist Generators (e.g. Spotibot)

I am attempting to use Spotibot - a third party spotify playlist generator. After creating the playlist, I click on "Open in Spotify" but nothing happens. All songs that are generated are based on URIs. Do these third party services no longer with wi...

radbirdz
Casual Listener
I am attempting to use Spotibot - a third party spotify playlist generator. After creating the playlist, I click on "Open in Spotify" but nothing happens. All songs that are generated a...
2019-01-13 4:22:06 PM
2019-01-13 4:50:39 PM
radbirdz
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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Spotify Connect stopped working on streaming device

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop software no longer plays through my streaming device via Connect. The device appears briefly as a Connect option. The software is trying to connec...

thedude
Gig Goer
Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop software no longer plays through my streaming device via C...
2019-01-05 2:05:36 PM
2019-01-13 12:24:25 PM
thedude
Gig Goer
9619 Views
46 replies
8 likes

9619 Views
46 replies
8 likes

cant play music on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince yesterday i get an error on the desktop app. I cant play musik. I have reinstalled the app new.. don´t work. On all my other devices it runs.

coregameactimel
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since yesterday i get an error on the desktop app. I cant play musik. I have rei...
2019-01-13 10:39:37 AM
2019-01-13 11:15:22 AM
coregameactimel
Casual Listener
356 Views
1 replies
0 likes

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Spotify Rapidly Changing Songs Followed By Error Message

PremiumUSADesktop PC Windows 10 HelloI got on Spotify today only to find it completely bugging out. When clicking a song from my playlist, the song displays in the bottom, but then the song wont play. Instead, it switches through several songs on my ...

K1wi1
Casual Listener
Premium USA Desktop PC Windows 10 Hello I got on Spotify today only to find it completely bugging out. When clicking a song from my playlist, the song displays in the botto...
2019-01-13 9:20:21 AM
2019-01-13 9:31:43 AM
K1wi1
Casual Listener
302 Views
1 replies
1 likes

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Playlists won't play in order, keep restarting to other playlist repeatedly

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 10 desktop My Question or Issue Every single day I begin listening to a playlist and after 1 song some other random song starts next that's not even in my playlists.

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 10 desktop My Question or Issue Every single day I begin listening to a playlist and after 1 song some ot...
2019-01-13 4:02:01 AM
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Playlist description not updating - Windows Store Version (w/WORK AROUND)

Voison - 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version)Win10Pro Issue:I go to update the playlist description and it doesn't update the displayed version when I save. Work around:I have determined that it is saving - a parallel web version shows the up...

bellyman6969
Music Fan
Voison - 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version) Win10Pro Issue: I go to update the playlist description and it doesn't update the displayed version when I save. Work ar...
2019-01-11 8:22:22 AM
2019-01-12 9:50:48 PM
bellyman6969
Music Fan
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Downloading old local songs from iPhone to Desktop Windows

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to get some locally downloaded files from my phone to my computer. I used my computer a while back to download some songs onto Spotify and then made them access...

djbar4
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying to get some locally downloaded files from my phone to my computer. I used my comp...
2019-01-12 6:22:15 PM
2019-01-12 7:56:48 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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"Spotify can't play this right now." Another Solution

Hello everyone, I decided to register to the Spotify Community just so I could present a solution to an issue that's usually solved by reinstalling or deleting the Local Files file in your AppData. The issue being the error message ("Spotify can't pl...

MrSnakes
Newbie
Hello everyone, I decided to register to the Spotify Community just so I could present a solution to an issue that's usually solved by reinstalling or deleting the Local Files file in your A...
2019-01-12 5:37:12 PM
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skipping
Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.
track-skipping

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why my spotify dont play the music "hope-xxxtentacion"?

My Question or Issue my spotify dont play the music "xxxtentacion-hope" in my iphone neither in my pc! the spotify uri (spotify:track:2ZRo7axmMPeSVUvDbGkJah)

daniel1807
Newbie
My Question or Issue my spotify dont play the music "xxxtentacion-hope" in my iphone neither in my pc! the spotify uri (spotify:track:2ZRo7axmMPeSVUvDbGkJah)
2019-01-12 4:07:09 PM
2019-01-12 4:25:16 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Last.fm Scrobbling

Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueHello. I'm old Last.FM user and I loved the scrobbling option and the connection between Spotify and Last.fm. My issue is that when I'm listening to songs in Desktop app it just doesn't scrobble songs t...

Belquerst
Casual Listener
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. I'm old Last.FM user and I loved the scrobbling option and the connection between Spotify and Last.fm. My issue is that when I'm list...
2018-10-22 6:51:58 PM
2019-01-12 2:53:19 PM
epe52
Casual Listener
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6 replies
4 likes

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Local Files issue

Hey, I got one Question. I got Spotify on my Mac/Iphone/PC I use Mac OS for adding Local Songs and it works great for Iphone. But at the Spotify App on Windows, they‘re greyed out and unavaliable. Is this normal? Do I have to use Web Version on PC ?

jan1990
Regular
Hey, I got one Question. I got Spotify on my Mac/Iphone/PC I use Mac OS for adding Local Songs and it works great for Iphone. But at the Spotify App on Windows, they‘re gre...
2019-01-12 7:02:25 AM
2019-01-12 12:54:06 PM
jan1990
Regular
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2 replies
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Solved!! Desktop PC Not in Devices List on Mobile Phone

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceOnePlus 3Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify on my mobile phone tells me that I can control playback on my PC by signing into the same account on both (done) and selecting my desktop PC from the ...

bugsie
Regular
Plan Premium Country UK Device OnePlus 3 Operating System Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify on my mobile phone tells me that I can control playback on my PC by s...
2019-01-11 5:17:37 PM
2019-01-12 12:13:33 PM
bugsie
Regular
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2 replies
0 likes

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Daily Mix Functionality Question

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueDoes disliking or removing a song from the daily mix remove it from all future daily mixes or just that specific one. What i mean is i listen to alot of different styles and sometimes spotify hiccups and puts a good son...

Vanador
Newbie
Plan Premium My Question or Issue Does disliking or removing a song from the daily mix remove it from all future daily mixes or just that specific one. What i mean is i listen to alot of different...
2019-01-11 2:48:18 PM
2019-01-12 9:57:36 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
280 Views
1 replies
0 likes

280 Views
1 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows 10 App sporadically offline

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 w/ newest updates Hello dear community,sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. I have the problem that Spotify goes offline sporadically, about 60sec. online, 15sec. ...

RealBemmi
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10 w/ newest updates Hello dear community, sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. &n...
2019-01-04 4:40:38 PM
2019-01-12 7:39:29 AM
Katerina
Spotify Legend
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7 replies
0 likes

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Skipping to next song around half or two thirds through playout

PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice(Samsung Galaxy S8+ and PC)Operating System(Android 8, Windows 10.) My Question or Issue This issue started a week or so ago, and happens on my phone (using phone data and wireless), and I just downloaded the pc...

jamanga
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Device (Samsung Galaxy S8+ and PC) Operating System (Android 8, Windows 10.) My Question or Issue This issue started a week or so ago,...
2019-01-12 5:06:20 AM
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My favorite albums songs are random unavailable

Over the last several days my favorite albums songs have been randomly unavailable. Some returning and some unavailable. The unavailable songs are the same between my phone and desktop Spotify application. See picture below. What's up with this and h...

pecheckler
Casual Listener
Over the last several days my favorite albums songs have been randomly unavailable. Some returning and some unavailable. The unavailable songs are the same between my phone and desktop Spotify applic...
2019-01-12 3:48:15 AM
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Notifications from artists i follow don't appear in the application

Hi, So i follow quite a large amount of artits on spotify (139)And for the longest time ever i have not been getting any notifications at all when it comes to if they released a new song or not. i follow release radar and all of that as well. But a l...

angelboi
Music Fan
Hi, So i follow quite a large amount of artits on spotify (139) And for the longest time ever i have not been getting any notifications at all when it comes to if they released a new song o...
2019-01-12 1:52:26 AM
2019-01-12 3:14:34 AM
katiek_
Composer
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1 replies
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[BUG] Spotify Connect confuses the app about current playlist track

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceAllOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNormally, clicking on the album art for any currently playing track jumps to that track in the playlist. However, if using Spotify Connect from another device, such as Androi...

jayhalderman
Regular
Plan Premium Country US Device All Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Normally, clicking on the album art for any currently playing track jumps to that track in the pla...
2019-01-11 9:54:39 PM
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0 replies
1 likes
bug

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Hello, I have a problem with spotify and chromecast

PlanFreeCountry DenmarkDeviceAcer laptopOperating System Windows 10Hello, I have a problem with spotify and chromecast, when i cast to the tv its stops, saying connection error even though it has internet and chromecast connection, it happens at rand...

MarieLL_Nielsen
Newbie
Plan Free Country Denmark Device Acer laptop Operating System Windows 10 Hello, I have a problem with spotify and chromecast, when i cast to the tv its stops, s...
2019-01-11 2:59:49 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

255 Views
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Superuser Contribution Music not playing when I switch audio output device

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I frequently switch between speakers and headphones (turtle beach stealth 600). My speakers are plugged into the audio jack, and the headphones use a USB. When I turn t...

scrabblenits
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I frequently switch between speakers and headphones (turtle beach stealth 600). ...
2019-01-10 10:42:59 PM
2019-01-11 2:19:05 PM
Testotapsa
Music Fan
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1 replies
3 likes

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