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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
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Rim4
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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
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
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Pansauce
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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
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2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
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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
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Superuser Contribution Uploaded mp3 files won't play

DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I've successfully uploaded mp3 files but nothing at all happening when click on them. They're actually files from a Spanish language course dvd so wonder if protected? I'm a tetraple...

asu86h-ig_7d4
Newbie
Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I've successfully uploaded mp3 files but nothing at all happening when click on them. They're actuall...
2018-11-20 2:32:11 AM
2018-12-02 3:56:28 PM
Jemi
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Superuser Contribution Cortana integration

PlanFreeCountry united statedDevicehp envy m7Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Cortana will open spotify but the song won't even be searched let alone played. I've tried reconnecting cortana to spotify a few times. and i know it's set a...

lamaman328
Newbie
Plan Free Country united stated Device hp envy m7 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Cortana will open spotify but the song won't even be searched l...
2018-11-28 3:52:50 AM
2018-12-02 3:44:35 PM
Jemi
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Cortana
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app black

My Question or Issue I just randomly opened my computer a couple of days ago and spotify is blank aside from 3 dots in the top left. I've tried a varity of fixed and the only one that worked was donwloading an old version but spoitfy auto updated and...

Jabakon
Newbie
My Question or Issue I just randomly opened my computer a couple of days ago and spotify is blank aside from 3 dots in the top left. I've tried a varity of fixed and the only one that ...
2018-11-29 7:21:23 AM
2018-12-02 3:33:18 PM
Jemi
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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 - Left corner song banner (pause,stop)

This has been going on for a while, and according to other posts Spotify is "fixing" this since June. Everytime you quit Spotify you have to go into the settings and enable-disable the option "show desktop overlay when using media keys" for this anno...

iglesfe
Newbie
This has been going on for a while, and according to other posts Spotify is "fixing" this since June. Everytime you quit Spotify you have to go into the settings and enable-disable the option "show d...
2018-11-29 3:07:44 PM
2018-12-02 3:19:00 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution cannot add song to playlists

PlanPremiumCountryuk DevicedesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuerecently went from free to premium. have spotify on windows desktop and iphone. now when i try and drag and drop a track to playlists on desktop , just get circle with d...

chas500
Newbie
Plan Premium Country uk Device desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue recently went from free to premium. have spotify on windows desktop and iphone. now when...
2018-11-29 6:20:32 PM
2018-12-02 3:15:39 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Album does not work on Spotify desktop

PlanPremiumDeviceAsus laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I am having issues listening to Harry Styles' album on my laptop, it works perfectly fine on my phone. The song starts and then it cuts to another part and cuts again etc...

leyla_yazami
Newbie
Plan Premium Device Asus laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I am having issues listening to Harry Styles' album on my laptop, it works perfectly fine on ...
2018-11-30 3:46:13 AM
2018-12-02 3:11:35 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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PLEASE ADD AN EQUALIZER TO PC

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicecustom pcOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue

ethanoll
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country USA Device custom pc Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue
2018-12-02 1:11:15 AM
2018-12-02 2:52:32 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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black screen

PlanfreeCountry czech republicOperating Systemwindows 7 ultimate My Question or Issue i have been getting this issue for a few weeks now and im honestly considering quitting spotify altogether because of this, i reinstalled spotify like 15 times (aft...

salatovnik
Regular
Plan free Country czech republic Operating System windows 7 ultimate My Question or Issue i have been getting this issue for a few weeks now and im honestly conside...
2018-12-01 2:23:56 PM
2018-12-02 2:51:49 PM
Loxer
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Superuser Contribution skipping song

PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDevicecustom made desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every time i try to play https://open.spotify.com/track/5nXwGh9Ya2VbPPp5w28nLbit automaticly skips the song after exactly 50 seconds, happens i...

Thalynn
Newbie
Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device custom made desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time i try to play https://open.spotify.com/tr...
2018-11-30 1:50:18 PM
2018-12-02 2:50:03 PM
Jemi
Spotify Legend
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Solved!! Spotify won't stop opening with windows.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issue I disabled Spotify startup in the advanced settings and removed it from window's startup list, but it keeps appearing when I boot up my PC. What can I do ab...

michasng
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue I disabled Spotify startup in the advanced settings and removed it from win...
2018-11-29 9:50:10 AM
2018-12-02 11:31:26 AM
michasng
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Switching devices changes song

Hello all, Spotify has been working without the singlest issue, with my premium account, for about two years. But for the last two months though something came up. I have an old PC (windows XP) which is connected to my TV and i often use it to play m...

Azaleus
Newbie
Hello all, Spotify has been working without the singlest issue, with my premium account, for about two years. But for the last two months though something came up. I have an old PC (w...
2018-12-02 11:31:00 AM
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The spotify reproduction banner (Windows 10) still showing even if i turn off the option.

PlanPremium CountryArgentina DeviceDesktop PC Operating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or IssueThe spotify reproduction banner (Windows 10) still showing even if i turn off the option on the settings. See attached.

elo_joel
Regular
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 x64 My Question or Issue The spotify reproduction banner (Windows 10) still showi...
2018-12-01 5:54:00 PM
2018-12-02 11:16:55 AM
Jollof
Composer
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Issue with library only showing 30 most recently saved songs

I've been having an issue lately where my Spotify library (desktop) is only willing to show the 30 most recent songs I've added to it. I have the latest version and it keeps doing this. If I type a single letter into the search bar it will show resul...

xxcirclepitt
Music Fan
I've been having an issue lately where my Spotify library (desktop) is only willing to show the 30 most recent songs I've added to it. I have the latest version and it keeps doing this. If I type a s...
2018-12-02 4:16:37 AM
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Solved!! Audio Graph making my computer freezing and BSoD

I use the AUDIO GRAPH command so that I can listen to the music on my speakers that are connected to an audio interface, I did the same on my old computer, they were the same peripherals, but in that notebook it stops playing after a while and if I d...

editero
Casual Listener
I use the AUDIO GRAPH command so that I can listen to the music on my speakers that are connected to an audio interface, I did the same on my old computer, they were the same peripherals, but in that...
2018-11-19 12:55:03 AM
2018-12-02 3:38:29 AM
editero
Casual Listener
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Changing playback device adds 3 songs to the queue

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceJBL Link 10, Google Home, Note 9, Windows PCOperating SystemAndroid O, Win10 My Question or Issue Sometimes when I am listening to music I change the playback device to another speaker or connect device. Sometimes when I...

m8377
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Device JBL Link 10, Google Home, Note 9, Windows PC Operating System Android O, Win10 My Question or Issue Sometimes when I am listening to music I ...
2018-12-02 3:09:34 AM
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Cortana doesn't play

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceIntel Core i7-7700HQ 16 GB RAMOperating SystemWindows 10 Home 64-bits My Question or IssueHello. I've linked Cortana with Spotify successfully. When I tell Cortana to open Spotify it works.. but no other command work...

phoenixsm
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Intel Core i7-7700HQ 16 GB RAM Operating System Windows 10 Home 64-bits My Question or Issue Hello. I've linked Cortana with Spotify succe...
2018-10-06 1:09:38 AM
2018-12-02 2:46:26 AM
Jaelan
Music Fan
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Cannot play certain songs on the Desktop Spotify App.

Hi there! I've been encountering this weird issues where I cannot play decent songs on my Laptop from the Spotify App, I've looked up the solutions before opening a topic here (basically I had to find out if the song was broken or was it just me, tur...

user-removed
Visitor
Hi there! I've been encountering this weird issues where I cannot play decent songs on my Laptop from the Spotify App, I've looked up the solutions before opening a topic here (basically I had to fin...
2018-12-01 8:52:14 PM
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Spotify continues playing, but no sound

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceLenovo x230, i5-3320, 6GB RAMOperating SystemWindows 7 x64 (Build 7601 Service Pack 1) My Question or Issue After 10-20 minutes of playing songs just fine, it stops playing the music (in the middle of the song).Event-V...

_GLaD0S
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo x230, i5-3320, 6GB RAM Operating System Windows 7 x64 (Build 7601 Service Pack 1) My Question or Issue After 10-20 minutes of p...
2018-12-01 12:51:30 PM
2018-12-01 6:35:42 PM
_GLaD0S
Casual Listener
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I cant play on any browser

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI can't play musci from any browser, edge, chrome or firefox, why. If I play with the application of Spotify it plays music, but I prefere to use the web version.

Valciu
Newbie
Plan Free Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play musci from any browser, edge, chrome or firefox, why. If I play with the a...
2018-12-01 12:51:18 PM
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Issues playing Spotify on a Microsoft Surface

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMicrosft SurfaceOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Spotify won't play through my laptop speakers but I can listen to music if I plug in headphones. I don't want to wear headphones at my desk though so...

pauljackson100
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Microsft Surface Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Spotify won't play through my laptop speakers but I can listen ...
2018-11-30 11:52:54 AM
2018-12-01 3:50:57 AM
dinomight
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