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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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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
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271 replies
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75598 Views
271 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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1 replies
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5291 Views
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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 won't open after update

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceHP EliteBookOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional My Question or Issue I updated yesterday after a computer restart the application opens but the song will not play and I cannot go into any other screens/playlists. If I cl...

jchite84
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device HP EliteBook Operating System Windows 7 Professional My Question or Issue I updated yesterday after a computer restart the application open...
2018-12-14 3:49:25 PM
2018-12-18 3:14:07 PM
jchite84
Casual Listener
463 Views
2 replies
1 likes

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Superuser Contribution "Aktivität deiner Freunde" laden nicht

Im Aktivität deiner Freunde Tab steht, das die Liste deiner Freunde nicht geladen werden kann. Was kann ich dagegen tun?

habu1802
Casual Listener
Im Aktivität deiner Freunde Tab steht, das die Liste deiner Freunde nicht geladen werden kann. Was kann ich dagegen tun?
2018-12-04 8:09:49 PM
2018-12-18 2:44:01 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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3 replies
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Spotify plays songs that is not on my playlist

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDeviceOmen laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue Okay so i just deleted a couple of songs on my downloaded playlist... then when i use shuffle the songs i deleted start playing? Help please?

derpkittenmc
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Omen laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue Okay so i just deleted a couple of songs on my downloaded playlis...
2018-12-18 12:56:24 PM
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Superuser Contribution Fix playlist rendering issues

It seems that Spotify Windows has an rendering issues showing the playlists. Many are not displayed, only the playlist creator is shown, if mouse hovers over

Kalmora
Roadie
It seems that Spotify Windows has an rendering issues showing the playlists. Many are not displayed, only the playlist creator is shown, if mouse hovers over
2018-09-22 9:59:14 AM
2018-12-18 12:21:36 PM
Kalmora
Roadie
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4 replies
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"Show desktop overlay when using media keys" on Windows still showing after being disabled

Hello Everyone, when i'm creating multiple desktops on windows the function for disabling the desktop overlay when using media keys is not working properly.In order to make it work i have to got to the setting page switch it on and then off.Can you f...

neomorina
Newbie
Hello Everyone, when i'm creating multiple desktops on windows the function for disabling the desktop overlay when using media keys is not working properly. In order to make it wo...
2018-12-11 10:06:27 AM
2018-12-18 12:10:48 PM
jkildedal
Newbie
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3 replies
7 likes

815 Views
3 replies
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Song list (full) disappeared

Plan FreeCountry UKDevice desktop pcOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue:Within library my full song list has disappeared.It seems to have been replaced with favourite songs.My problem with this is that 'my songs' contained hundreds more ...

wiseboatmaker
Newbie
Plan Free Country UK Device desktop pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: Within library my full song list has disappeared. It seems to have been replaced with favou...
2018-12-18 11:14:27 AM
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0 replies
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Viewing Albums

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueOriginally raised back in Feb, no reply and now it's locked as old, so re-posting...---Some of us who grew up listening to CDs like to listen to full albums. I've in fact ...

crdunst
Regular
Plan Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Originally raised back in Feb, no reply and now it's locked as old, so re-posting... --- ...
2018-12-18 10:29:27 AM
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0 replies
1 likes

398 Views
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Sort playlist alphabetically

Hi. Since 2012 people have asked to implement this SIMPLE basic function, i.e. being able to sort playlists alphabetically. Nothing happened and this is getting very annoying. I have a premium subscription and using the desktop client on linux and wi...

Shaikailash
Casual Listener
Hi. Since 2012 people have asked to implement this SIMPLE basic function, i.e. being able to sort playlists alphabetically. Nothing happened and this is getting very annoying. I have a premium subscr...
2018-12-15 10:38:26 AM
2018-12-18 10:11:49 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Deleted All Songs

PlanPremiumCountry NZDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I accidentally deleted all my Songs under my library. Luckily they are a playlist. I was wondering how I would transfer the songs from my playlist to my library. copy/paste ...

camwoo123
Newbie
Plan Premium Country NZ Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I accidentally deleted all my Songs under my library. Luckily they are a playlist. I wa...
2018-12-18 4:09:50 AM
2018-12-18 6:12:58 AM
Jᴀᴄᴋ
Roadie
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1 replies
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Unable to Delete Local Files

Plan PremiumCountry UKDevice Macbook Pro 2011Operating System OS X El Capitain My Question or Issue**Sighs*** I have read so many solutions to this and for me NONE have worked. I'm using the Spotify Desktop App and I cannot ......CANNOT remove any lo...

benpunter
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro 2011 Operating System OS X El Capitain My Question or Issue **Sighs*** I have read so many solutions to thi...
2018-12-18 1:01:20 AM
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Delete Song
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Problems with Windows 7?

I've seen multiple user's having complications using Windows 7. Anyone else running spotify on Windows 7 having issues at all?

jaiwareham
Composer
I've seen multiple user's having complications using Windows 7. Anyone else running spotify on Windows 7 having issues at all?
2018-12-16 1:34:56 AM
2018-12-17 12:44:41 AM
AndresQQ
Newbie
557 Views
1 replies
2 likes

557 Views
1 replies
2 likes

Spotify won't download

PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been using Spotify for over a half of a year now. Recently, everytime I boot my computer, and start Spotify it tells me that updater had problems start...

UncleDomek
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Czechia Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been using Spotify for over a half of a year now. Recently, everytime I boot ...
2018-12-17 6:38:56 PM
2018-12-17 11:00:44 PM
UncleDomek
Casual Listener
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Why isn't "Popular" sorted by popularity????

This has stumped me from the beginning of Spotify, and yet still remains an obvious question years later. On each artist page there is a "Popular" section, listing (presumably) the most popular/streamed songs by the artist. It's in some random order,...

MaxieWoxy
Roadie
This has stumped me from the beginning of Spotify, and yet still remains an obvious question years later. On each artist page there is a "Popular" section, listing (presumably) the m...
2018-12-17 7:49:45 PM
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0 replies
3 likes

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iTunes library to Spotify

Hi Guys, I have just signed up to Spotify after being a iTunes user for many years. I have over 10,000 song in iTunes which I wish to transfer over to Spotify but when going to local files nothing copies over... Please help as i am not sure where i a...

5rivers79
Newbie
Hi Guys, I have just signed up to Spotify after being a iTunes user for many years. I have over 10,000 song in iTunes which I wish to transfer over to Spotify but when going to loca...
2018-12-16 12:42:50 AM
2018-12-17 7:04:27 PM
blahsi
Roadie
5163 Views
1 replies
0 likes

5163 Views
1 replies
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Unknown Error (Error Code 24) on Win7

Hello, My Question or IssueI've small problem Problem with the app on my PC. On my PC are two accounts, admin and guest without admin rights. Normally I use the last one.Since a week or so I get the Error Code 24 when I try to start the program, and ...

zeroDPT
Casual Listener
Hello, My Question or Issue I've small problem Problem with the app on my PC. On my PC are two accounts, admin and guest without admin rights. Normally I use the last one. Since a week or ...
2018-12-09 12:50:54 PM
2018-12-17 6:29:09 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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3 replies
0 likes

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Start on windows, always starting with the SAME song.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have set that Spotify starts with windows. However it always starts up with the SAME song in the queue. On my phone (Android Samsung S9) for example, if I pa...

St3fanNL
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have set that Spotify starts with windows. However it always starts u...
2018-12-17 5:29:56 PM
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Media overlay won't go away + other problems

I'm currently using the newest version of spotify premium (1.0.95.289.g342899da) on Windows 10. I've been experiencing some problems with spotify for the last month or so. I started noticing that the media overlay won't go away even when i turn it of...

Rank0
Regular
I'm currently using the newest version of spotify premium (1.0.95.289.g342899da) on Windows 10. I've been experiencing some problems with spotify for the last month or so. I started noticing that the...
2018-12-16 11:56:56 AM
2018-12-17 11:38:54 AM
stilitzkin
Casual Listener
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2 replies
1 likes

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2 replies
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How do I change the Discover Weekly playlist?

Hi there! I'm a little annoyed by the Discover Weekly playlist currently. At night, when I'm sleeping i have my instrumental playlist I made on all night (it helps me sleep) I have a few other playlists that are completely different, with songs with ...

helloitstaylor
Casual Listener
Hi there! I'm a little annoyed by the Discover Weekly playlist currently. At night, when I'm sleeping i have my instrumental playlist I made on all night (it helps me sleep) I have a few othe...
2018-12-17 8:01:48 AM
2018-12-17 9:30:20 AM
Bethany_Dawn
Community Legend
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How can I play just one song!?!?

[The original post has been inexplicably locked - see the numerous messages there]The biggest problem with the unmanageable Spotify player is that I am just not in control of what is being played: it decides what is "up next".I have taken to playing ...

jasjas
Music Fan
[The original post has been inexplicably locked - see the numerous messages there] The biggest problem with the unmanageable Spotify player is that I am just not in control of what is being played: ...
2018-12-16 11:38:53 AM
2018-12-17 7:39:30 AM
jasjas
Music Fan
388 Views
4 replies
1 likes

388 Views
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Songs stop during the listening and play the next one

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, everything is in the title a song stops after a minute or so and automatically play the next one. I didn't see any subject like this one so if...

Bibi11
Newbie
Plan Premium Country France Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, everything is in the title a song stops after a minute...
2018-12-16 9:47:17 PM
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