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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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notworking117
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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
2 weeks ago
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
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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 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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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
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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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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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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
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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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Spotify won't play songs with videos on PC

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceCustom Built PC, i7-8700k, 32gb RAM, GTX 1080Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So, with the windows download version of Spotify, any song with a video will not show the video nor play the song at all, ...

boojayer
Newbie
Plan Free Country United States Device Custom Built PC, i7-8700k, 32gb RAM, GTX 1080 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So, with the windows download versio...
2018-12-16 6:58:16 PM
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The annoying window is back! (BUG?)

The annoying window is back, but its disabled. But it still shows up. This happen after todays update.

agent0range67
Regular
The annoying window is back, but its disabled. But it still shows up. This happen after todays update.
2018-11-13 10:25:19 PM
2018-12-16 3:27:10 PM
vx2
Music Fan
1270 Views
11 replies
7 likes

1270 Views
11 replies
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Can't see pictures / only the left bottom one!

Ahoi there, I looked through all those posts about the missing covers. But it seems that all those reports are always about the left bottom one and in fact that's the only one I can see. If I visit the start page within the desktop windows version (a...

VanFersen
Casual Listener
Ahoi there, I looked through all those posts about the missing covers. But it seems that all those reports are always about the left bottom one and in fact that's the only one I can see. If ...
2018-12-16 2:57:56 PM
2018-12-16 3:04:07 PM
VanFersen
Casual Listener
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Weird audio Windows 10 with Dolby home teather V4

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don't know why but my audio on spotify sound very weird, it's almost composed by only bass and I can barely listen to the lyrics in some tracks. I've tried reinstallin...

Tha-Prophet
Newbie
Plan Free Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I don't know why but my audio on spotify sound very weird, it's almost composed by only ...
2018-12-16 11:18:17 AM
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359 Views
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Spotifyinstaller does not work

Hi,i have truble witrh spotify, i had to reset my computer because of an virus on my pc.Now i can´t install apotify anymor cause i get the message, that the Spotifyinstaller does´t work.I got win 7 on my pc. What can i do to reinstall spotify?

kellykalinka
Newbie
Hi, i have truble witrh spotify, i had to reset my computer because of an virus on my pc. Now i can´t install apotify anymor cause i get the message, that the Spotifyinstaller does´t work. I got w...
2018-12-15 5:16:41 PM
2018-12-16 6:59:22 AM
DennyEMufc
Roadie
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2 replies
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Playlists included in Folder do not play

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I put several playlists in one folder. I open the folder, press button play - nothing happens. Music starts only if I play particularly picked one playlist.

gremlinminsk
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I put several playlists in one folder. I open the folder, press button play - nothing happ...
2018-12-15 10:33:20 PM
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Playlist on Spotify Phone App. No Longer Sorts

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung GalaxyOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue As of, oh, about a week ago, I can no longer sort the playlist I have downloaded to my phone... It shows as the 'Recently Added' sort but I no longer have the opti...

Frostman233
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Operating System Android My Question or Issue As of, oh, about a week ago, I can no longer sort the playlist I have...
2018-12-14 12:21:07 AM
2018-12-15 6:46:16 PM
Frostman233
Music Fan
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Superuser Contribution Spotify local files not working Agin

What do I need to do to spotify to find my local files?why can not my spotify playlists find my local files?but spotify can find them?but when I look in local files on spotify, I can find them.one of the picture shows my playlist.The other shows the ...

Ageofempierswar
Casual Listener
What do I need to do to spotify to find my local files? why can not my spotify playlists find my local files? but spotify can find them? but when I look in local files on spotify, I can find them....
2018-10-14 9:57:47 PM
2018-12-15 6:39:45 PM
Ageofempierswar
Casual Listener
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Buggy Advert for Google Home Hub

Using the desktop app on Windows 7 in the UK, I'm getting an advert for Google Home Hub a lot, and every single time it comes up, the advert doesn't start, and Spotify just stops. i.e. sits there waiting for the advert which never starts. Clicking on...

bp64165285
Music Fan
Using the desktop app on Windows 7 in the UK, I'm getting an advert for Google Home Hub a lot, and every single time it comes up, the advert doesn't start, and Spotify just stops. i.e. sits t...
2018-12-15 2:18:24 PM
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Windows 7 crash

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHi,for about a week my desktop Spotify app is constantly crashing.Suddenly about 1 second of a song is being looped and the app is not really responding to any actions.The same happpens (not a...

markopol
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi, for about a week my desktop Spotify app is constantly crashing. Suddenly about 1 second of a song is being loop...
2018-12-15 1:27:20 PM
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503 Views
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Podcast not showing on Library

EDIT: Great just saw a post with the same problem...PlanPremiumCountryPortugal DeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS Mojave So, since yesterday, under My Library the Podcast option disapeared. I still have the follows on my regular podcasts but I ca...

otherw0rld
Regular
EDIT: Great just saw a post with the same problem... Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Mojave So, since yesterday, under My Library th...
2018-12-06 10:46:34 PM
2018-12-15 8:26:08 AM
blitzerr77
Newbie
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10 replies
6 likes

3275 Views
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