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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
Spotify Star
2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
Monday
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
Visitor
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106193 Views
291 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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7864 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 Opens Up Automatically Even After Turning Off Auto Open On Startup

Hi, Spotify has been opening up on start-up automatically for NO REASON. I have turned off the setting ( http://prntscr.com/krpzxf ) but it still opens up on start up and its getting annoying, my pc is already not that fast on start up but with spoti...

Yusuf1237
Casual Listener
Hi, Spotify has been opening up on start-up automatically for NO REASON. I have turned off the setting ( http://prntscr.com/krpzxf ) but it still opens up on start up and its getting an...
2018-09-07 3:29:05 PM
2018-09-08 7:48:18 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Playing stops after a long track

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 desktop Spotify stops playing after a long track (over 10 minutes) and empties the queue and history.Restarting shows the queue again. I reinstalled but that did not help.

decu
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 desktop Spotify stops playing after a long track (over 10 minutes) and empties the queue and history. Restarting shows the queue again. I reinsta...
2018-09-07 2:28:51 PM
2018-09-07 7:41:25 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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still facing lots and lots of problems with ads on my premium account

i always enjoyed the notification bell to track my favorite bands. a few years ago it disappeared and it was replaced for a pathetic section on discover and it never stopped getting worst, now i get advertisement everywhere, even the "new releases fo...

Paulgi
Roadie
i always enjoyed the notification bell to track my favorite bands. a few years ago it disappeared and it was replaced for a pathetic section on discover and it never stopped getting worst, now i get ...
2018-08-27 9:31:28 PM
2018-09-07 1:33:15 AM
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Playlists Help Help Help

PlanPremiumUk DeviceSamsung LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 Hi do you need to keep Spotify App open (Online etc) for other users to hear/play your playlist ?????

Bimbam1
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Uk Device Samsung Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Hi do you need to keep Spotify App open (Online etc) for other users to hear/play your playlist ?????
2018-09-06 9:58:19 PM
2018-09-06 11:03:18 PM
Nico
Community Legend
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3 replies
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Glitched out local file, can't remove

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've run into a strange issue, where a local file that I previously had imported, and then removed, stayed in my library as a ghost file of sorts. I've reinstalled spot...

gpgrocker
Regular
Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've run into a strange issue, where a local file that I previously had imported, ...
2018-09-06 9:35:10 AM
2018-09-06 8:42:15 PM
gpgrocker
Regular
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music label search doesnt work?

PremiumCountry NL Device(iPhone 10 & DesktopOperating System(iOS 10,Windows 10,etc.) Music label search doest work?

sharazad
Regular
Premium Country NL Device (iPhone 10 & Desktop Operating System (iOS 10,Windows 10,etc.) Music label search doest work?
2018-06-27 7:08:43 PM
2018-09-06 4:27:13 PM
sqorda
Music Fan
2798 Views
16 replies
14 likes

2798 Views
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Spotify Windows App has Malware/Adware

PlanPremium DeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 64Bit My Question or IssueI've been using Spotify app for a while now, with no issues, two days ago, I loaded up the Spotify Web Player to see if it was easier to add/delete playlists etc. Ever sin...

noobcake
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 64Bit My Question or Issue I've been using Spotify app for a while now, with no issues, two days ago, I lo...
2018-09-06 12:26:01 PM
2018-09-06 4:26:14 PM
noobcake
Casual Listener
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adware
malware
Virus

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my spotify username is a bunch of random numbers

hello, i've been spotify member for years and i noticed my username is bunch of random numbers. how can i change my profile name ?

samko
Newbie
hello, i've been spotify member for years and i noticed my username is bunch of random numbers. how can i change my profile name ?
2018-09-05 7:15:24 PM
2018-09-06 11:03:02 AM
Sebasty
Community Legend
518 Views
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Solved!! Friend Feed not working

PlanPremiumCountry MalaysiaDeviceLenovo G40-70Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.88.353.0 (From Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Friend feed column is showing but not working. "Hmm, the friend feed failed to load" but retries never work....

FateGasm
Regular
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Lenovo G40-70 Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.88.353.0 (From Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Friend feed column...
2018-09-01 12:57:14 PM
2018-09-06 10:58:46 AM
rutger9800
Regular
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Friend Feed not working at all on my account

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceCustom built computer Specs: https://pastebin.com/XE1Q3g2aOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64 Bit My Question or Issue After seeing a thread that this issue is fixed, it was not fixed.

Minorbreak
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Custom built computer Specs: https://pastebin.com/XE1Q3g2a Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit My Question or Issue After seeing a t...
2018-09-05 9:22:41 PM
2018-09-06 10:53:26 AM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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DRM protected local files playback on Spotify

Is there any way to get Spotify to play local files I've purchased from iTunes that are randomly DRM protected? Not all of my iTunes purchases are this way, but a decent amount of them are and won't connect with Spotify. I figured a work around would...

acatron2
Newbie
Is there any way to get Spotify to play local files I've purchased from iTunes that are randomly DRM protected? Not all of my iTunes purchases are this way, but a decent amount of them are and won't ...
2018-09-05 12:18:31 AM
2018-09-06 10:34:08 AM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Web player is not working

Spoiler (Highlight to read)Spoiler (Highlight to read)PlanFree PlanFree Country ROmania Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For some days now, the web player doesn't work. It looks like an advert is about to start, but the play button is ...

Daene
Newbie
Plan Free Country ROmania Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For some days now, the web player doesn't work. It looks like an advert is about to start...
2018-09-06 10:08:27 AM
2018-09-06 10:21:50 AM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Queue from desktop doesn't sync to mobile; Songs playlist from mobile doesn't sync to desktop.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicesiPhone XPCOperating SystemsiOS 11.4.1 (8.4.**bleep**.787)Windows 10 (1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 (Windows Store version)) My Question or IssueDuring the day I listen to Spotify on my phone, but have the Windows desktop ...

DrewGottlieb
Regular
Plan Premium Country United States Devices iPhone X PC Operating Systems iOS 11.4.1 (8.4.**bleep**.787) Windows 10 (1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 (Windows Store version)) My Question or Issu...
2018-09-06 2:36:32 AM
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0 replies
5 likes

655 Views
0 replies
5 likes

The friend feed failed to load

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since yesterday, my friend feed has stopped working. It says ''the friend feed failed to load.'' I can use my radio and daily mix, therefore, my hosts file is clear. I cannot se...

tahirt71
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since yesterday, my friend feed has stopped working. It says ''the friend feed failed to load...
2018-09-04 10:37:50 AM
2018-09-05 12:27:57 AM
tahirt71
Casual Listener
912 Views
10 replies
1 likes

912 Views
10 replies
1 likes

[Music] Filter out Live Songs

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceallOperating Systemall My Question or Issue Is there a way to filter out live music from autoplay, and from artists' pages? I love live music at concerts and shows. The problem is, I don't enjoy recordings of live music whe...

mahermp1
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device all Operating System all My Question or Issue Is there a way to filter out live music from autoplay, and from artists' pages? I love&...
2018-09-05 10:27:42 PM
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1032 Views
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"Dieser Song kann nicht abgespielt werden"

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Nach einigen Songs bekomme ich die Fehlermeldung "Dieser Song kann nicht abgespielt werden". Dann kann ich keinen Song mehr abspielen. Nach einem Neustart funktio...

lb9_m-szkuubp
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Nach einigen Songs bekomme ich die Fehlermeldung "Dieser Song kann nicht a...
2018-09-05 4:40:12 PM
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1 likes

870 Views
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Can't play music from certain artist.

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10/Android My Question or IssueHello, I can't play any song by Pendulum band either on windows app, web player and my phone. What's strange if i try on another account it works.

WooleS
Regular
Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10/Android My Question or Issue Hello, I can't play any song by Pendulum band either on windows app, web player and my phone. ...
2018-09-05 3:16:06 PM
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Crossfade not working?

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktop PC, playing through various Sonos speakersOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few months ago Crossfade was working perfectly for me when switched on through Spotify settings on the desktop PC, but now i...

JenBot
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC, playing through various Sonos speakers Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A few months ago Crossfade was workin...
2018-09-05 1:11:43 PM
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609 Views
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Windows 10 App Cant play the current song

PlanPremiumCountry Uk Device(HP EliteBook)Operating System(windows 10 ) My Question or Issue since upgrading my system spotify has started pausing the end of songs and saying cant play the current song in a blue banner along the top. This seems to be...

AndrewDuncan14
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Uk Device (HP EliteBook) Operating System (windows 10 ) My Question or Issue since upgrading my system spotify has started pausing the end of s...
2018-09-05 12:36:39 PM
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314 Views
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My friend feed "failed to load"

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy friends feed isn't showing. I've tried searching around the spotify community looking for solutions, and tried a couple of them, but they haven't seemed to work. I ...

krispytoast107
Newbie
Plan Free Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My friends feed isn't showing. I've tried searching around the spotify community looking fo...
2018-09-05 4:10:08 AM
2018-09-05 9:52:15 AM
Nico
Community Legend
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