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Solved!! 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
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2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
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songcat1
Casual Listener
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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
2025-04-07 12:28:40 AM
whatintheworldisthis
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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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Installer crashes on windows 7 x64 sp1

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 x64 Sp1 My Question or Issue I set my system up. now i cant install Spotify. in my account i deleted my old sytem that was attached to Spotify.Got ideas?

Bluescreen2801
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 7 x64 Sp1 My Question or Issue I set my system up. now i cant install Spotify. in my account i delet...
2019-01-23 9:47:01 PM
2019-01-23 10:05:22 PM
Bluescreen2801
Casual Listener
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Desktop-Overlay permanently

Is it possible to permanently (or at least while playing) show the overlay that pops up when you use media keys? I really like it, and would like to keep it there permanently.

drebin991
Newbie
Is it possible to permanently (or at least while playing) show the overlay that pops up when you use media keys? I really like it, and would like to keep it there permanently.
2019-01-23 6:21:01 PM
2019-01-23 8:20:54 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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No applicable app licenses found

Not much else to say about this one, I was listening to music, went to bed, got up , put music back on only spotify refuses to load because of the error message in the title. Ive tried the obvious uninstall reinstall so no need to waste your time typ...

Shelecktra
Newbie
Not much else to say about this one, I was listening to music, went to bed, got up , put music back on only spotify refuses to load because of the error message in the title. Ive tried the o...
2019-01-23 12:37:17 PM
2019-01-23 7:05:30 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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1 replies
1 likes

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Solved!! SpotifyInstaller has stopped working

Hello, I've been unable to install Spotify for Windows 7 for 2 months. Everytime I launched Spotify it said an update is avaliable, so I clicked yes, update. And each time it said: SpotifyInstaller has stopped working, so I just closed the window and...

Atesz
Regular
Hello, I've been unable to install Spotify for Windows 7 for 2 months. Everytime I launched Spotify it said an update is avaliable, so I clicked yes, update. And each time it said: SpotifyInstaller h...
2019-01-22 7:15:33 PM
2019-01-23 2:05:57 PM
Atesz
Regular
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Superuser Contribution Spotify podcasts wont play on laptop

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDell laptop - 5510 Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue When I try to play a podcast on my laptop the timer does not move and the podcast does not play. This has happened over multiple podcasts now. I do not have th...

ScottyD_
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device Dell laptop - 5510 Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue When I try to play a podcast on my laptop the timer does not mov...
2018-11-29 9:10:00 AM
2019-01-23 1:47:40 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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11 replies
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6247 Views
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Windows 8.1 Spotify Yüklenmiyor

Selamlar, Başlıkta da belirttiğim üzere Spotify'ı bilgisayarıma yükleyemiyorum sorunu Windows 8.1 İşletim sisteminde kullanıyorum bütün programlarım güncel.

user-removed
Visitor
Selamlar, Başlıkta da belirttiğim üzere Spotify'ı bilgisayarıma yükleyemiyorum sorunu Windows 8.1 İşletim sisteminde kullanıyorum bütün programlarım güncel.
2019-01-21 12:01:14 AM
2019-01-23 11:53:33 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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Unable to see songs in Collaborative Playlist/Not Updating songs in Collab Playlist

So recently I made a new collaborative playlist so my friends in my band could add songs that we want to do play in the band, and for a little while it worked fine. However, after a while it stopped updating so I thought one of the guys had simply st...

casin0r0yale7
Newbie
So recently I made a new collaborative playlist so my friends in my band could add songs that we want to do play in the band, and for a little while it worked fine. However, after a while it ...
2019-01-23 8:32:48 AM
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Offline Sync (Downloads) Doesn't work

PlanPremium My Question or Issue Hello, On my windows desktop my songs won't download (It only says "Waiting" next to the green bar), and neither will my playlists, even though there is an active internet connection. I've recently reinstalled the app...

247yukon
Casual Listener
Plan Premium My Question or Issue Hello, On my windows desktop my songs won't download (It only says "Waiting" next to the green bar), and neither will my playlists, even th...
2019-01-14 7:45:05 AM
2019-01-23 5:28:36 AM
M-arahuyo
Newbie
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BUG: "Songs" list on Windows is days out of date behind actual library

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone X, Windows 10Operating SystemiOS, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've added may songs to my library in the past several days from my iPhone. On Spotify on Windows, they don't show up in my library, and the most recently added...

DrewGottlieb
Regular
Plan Premium Device iPhone X, Windows 10 Operating System iOS, Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've added may songs to my library in the past several days from my iPhone. On Spot...
2019-01-23 2:40:13 AM
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Spotify won't open. I double click the desktop app and it does nothing.

I installed Spotify and it won't open. It doesn't show up in the task manager either (not for a second). When I double click it the only thing that happens is my mouse cursor goes "loading" for a split second. I tried changing compatibility mode, run...

backdown1
Casual Listener
I installed Spotify and it won't open. It doesn't show up in the task manager either (not for a second). When I double click it the only thing that happens is my mouse cursor goes "loading" for a spl...
2019-01-17 11:50:58 PM
2019-01-22 11:02:58 PM
backdown1
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Spotify wont scrobble downloaded songs to Last.FM anymore and they dont show up as my Discord status

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs said in the title, for probably a week now Spotify hasn't been scrobbling downloaded songs to Last.FM and downloaded songs don't show up as my Discord status anymo...

Kahnichiwa
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As said in the title, for probably a week now Spotify hasn't been scrobbling downloaded so...
2019-01-20 8:17:17 AM
2019-01-22 7:26:08 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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3 replies
1 likes

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Album Artwork?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceDell DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Intel Core i7 My Question or IssueI recently have been using a desktop for my spotify use as my laptop is currently unusable, however I've noticed I haven't been able to upl...

joyfullyabigail
Regular
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Intel Core i7 My Question or Issue I recently have been using a desktop for my spotify use ...
2019-01-22 5:43:07 PM
2019-01-22 5:45:19 PM
joyfullyabigail
Regular
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Spotify adding songs from another playlist to another playlist without me doing anything

The issue is very simple;I have a main playlist that I often listen to. I update it semi-frequently, but in the last couple months, I've noticed a strange error that is kind of frustrating to deal with. Firstly, I'll be listening to a completely diff...

user-removed
Visitor
The issue is very simple; I have a main playlist that I often listen to. I update it semi-frequently, but in the last couple months, I've noticed a strange error that is kind of frustrating to deal ...
2019-01-22 10:47:11 AM
2019-01-22 5:45:13 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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3 replies
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No music will play on Spotify

My Question or IssueHi, I have Spotify Premium on a Lenovo laptop. When I started Spotify, the app, this morning and tried to click on a song, immediately came "Spotify can not play this song." I thought it was my internet but it was not and I've tri...

Huskubbe
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue Hi, I have Spotify Premium on a Lenovo laptop. When I started Spotify, the app, this morning and tried to click on a song, immediately came "Spotify can not play t...
2019-01-22 2:04:56 PM
2019-01-22 4:02:51 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Added to playlists and Spotify for artist ain't showing the playlists

Hello guys,Recently I released my song called "Unbreak" by Tâylör. I've been getting emails that am added to 4 playlists already but the issue is, even after being verified and stuff I log in to Spotify for artists and the playlists segment is empty.

tropicalmonroe
Casual Listener
Hello guys, Recently I released my song called "Unbreak" by Tâylör. I've been getting emails that am added to 4 playlists already but the issue is, even after being verified and stuff I log in to Sp...
2019-01-21 6:54:46 PM
2019-01-22 9:23:10 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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ain't showing
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Unbreak

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repeat and shuffle buttons disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicehpOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue The shuffle and repeat buttons disappeared

kileyk
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device hp Operating System Windows My Question or Issue The shuffle and repeat buttons disappeared
2019-01-21 6:22:56 PM
2019-01-21 10:37:26 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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adds to loud

PlanFreeCountry HereDevicePC / MobilePhoneOperating SystemWindows 10/ Fedora / Android 9 My Question or Issue Add are way to loud compared to the music volume this needs to be fixed (no turning down the volume for adds is not a solution)

Y0urPcisSl0w
Newbie
Plan Free Country Here Device PC / MobilePhone Operating System Windows 10/ Fedora / Android 9 My Question or Issue Add are way to loud compared to the music volume this ...
2019-01-21 8:10:56 PM
2019-01-21 10:31:19 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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List Radio is Infinite but Song Radio is Not?

I just noticed that Rooting a radio station from a List gives infinite songs in that radio station, but rooting a radio station form a single song gives you a finite list. I tried on multiple songs and restarted my device, still one is infinite and t...

nysteve
Roadie
I just noticed that Rooting a radio station from a List gives infinite songs in that radio station, but rooting a radio station form a single song gives you a finite list. I tried on multiple songs a...
2019-01-21 10:06:53 PM
2019-01-18 8:30:12 PM
scuzzy1517
Casual Listener
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Radio

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Spotify just stops playing.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGL62M 7RD | MSI LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI used to not have this problem but I have no idea what's causing it. Whenever I have Spotify playing and I launch a game that's set to full...

CoolHomieGuy
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device GL62M 7RD | MSI Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to not have this problem but I have no idea what's causing it....
2019-01-21 4:51:42 PM
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0 replies
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481 Views
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Spotify won't start at all Win 7

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 The issue started when i tried updating spotify manual because it always started with the same song which i didn't listen to when i close the application. I had V 1.0.94 (something like that)...

fred-ftw
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 7 The issue started when i tried updating spotify manual because it always started with the same song whic...
2019-01-10 12:12:41 PM
2019-01-21 3:54:14 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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4 replies
1 likes

982 Views
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