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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
2 weeks ago
Rim4
Gig Goer
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79 replies
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64748 Views
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
a month ago
rednblu
Roadie
85524 Views
278 replies
22 likes

85524 Views
278 replies
22 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

6155 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
26 likes
Mac
Windows

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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
679 Views
1 replies
0 likes

679 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
650 Views
2 replies
0 likes

650 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
1732 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
2073 Views
2 replies
1 likes

2073 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
274 Views
0 replies
0 likes

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0 replies
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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
318 Views
0 replies
0 likes

318 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
1688 Views
1 replies
7 likes

1688 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
593 Views
2 replies
1 likes

593 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
556 Views
6 replies
1 likes

556 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
517 Views
1 replies
1 likes

517 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
507 Views
0 replies
2 likes
Discord
last.fm
scrobbling

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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
316 Views
0 replies
0 likes

316 Views
0 replies
0 likes

[Radio] 'Ban' Artist from Radio

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device My Question or Issue my question is why can I ot get the album station to know what songs are playing?

chappie60
Music Fan
Plan Free/Premium Country Device My Question or Issue my question is why can I ot get the album station to know what songs are playing?
2019-01-06 3:21:14 PM
267 Views
0 replies
0 likes

267 Views
0 replies
0 likes

All songs In library come up as "unavailable" and won't play

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceAsus (Microsoft, Windows 10)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since Christmas everytime I go into my library then click on "Songs" and try to play ANY song in my songs list, it comes up with a message s...

IJustWantMySong
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Asus (Microsoft, Windows 10) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since Christmas everytime I go into my library then cl...
2019-01-06 1:41:37 AM
2019-01-06 1:34:33 PM
IJustWantMySong
Casual Listener
575 Views
2 replies
0 likes

575 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Can't Find Friends to follow or new Facebook contacts

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I am unable to add new Facebook friends, even though I have recently added new friends on Facebook they are not coming up on the Spotify app (desktop or android)

Vinnynoel33
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am unable to add new Facebook friends, even though I have rece...
2019-01-06 6:24:50 AM
465 Views
0 replies
1 likes
Friends

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0 replies
1 likes

Problem with Installation

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Rep Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHey guys, I have problem with installing Spotify. Before when I started app, it said that "SpotifyInstaller has crashed" but I got annoyed so I decided to uninstall and reinsta...

tee_gee
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Czech Rep Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hey guys, I have problem with installing Spotify. Before when I started app, it said that "...
2019-01-02 4:34:35 PM
2019-01-06 2:20:11 AM
Andresst613
Newbie
341 Views
1 replies
0 likes

341 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify doesn't show any device listed

PlanPremiumCountry USA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently my "Devices available" doesn't show any devices listed. Before it used to show about 3-4 device listed using my spotify and now there isn't any. I did a unisntall and rein...

xIcee
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently my "Devices available" doesn't show any devices listed. Before it used to show about 3-...
2019-01-05 12:49:32 AM
350 Views
0 replies
3 likes

350 Views
0 replies
3 likes

Connection between Iphone and windows

PlanpremiumCountry USDeviceIphone8 My Question or Issue My IPhone keeps appearing and disappearing from my connections list on Spotify both in the app and on my PC. If I play a song on my pc it will randomly connect and update the play bar on my phon...

Syzmik
Newbie
Plan premium Country US Device Iphone8 My Question or Issue My IPhone keeps appearing and disappearing from my connections list on Spotify both in the app and on my...
2019-01-05 10:40:47 PM
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0 replies
0 likes

493 Views
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Radio from Song is not longer infinite

PlanPremium CountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Radio from a song is no longer infinite. Before when the visible list would reach the last track, the rest of the tracks would nobe un-fade and it would continue. Now it's finite....

nysteve
Roadie
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Radio from a song is no longer infinite. Before when the visible list would re...
2019-01-05 10:27:22 PM
470 Views
0 replies
8 likes

470 Views
0 replies
8 likes

Solved!! No Sound and rapid skipping - USB sound device

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify skips every song before displaying "Spotify can't play this right now. ...". Every other program works fine. It seems like Spotify is unable to use the USB Soundcard (FiiO K3 U...

Keydo
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify skips every song before displaying "Spotify can't play this right now. ...". Every other program works f...
2019-01-05 3:50:24 PM
2019-01-05 8:27:02 PM
Keydo
Casual Listener
7322 Views
5 replies
1 likes

7322 Views
5 replies
1 likes

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