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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
2 weeks ago
Rim4
Gig Goer
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79 replies
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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 month ago
rednblu
Roadie
85499 Views
278 replies
22 likes

85499 Views
278 replies
22 likes

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
6 likes

6152 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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Superuser Contribution Spotify shows on different taskbar than the window is after restart

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueI start the desktop client. Move it to the second screen from my main screen.I restart the PC.A...

jakubsuchybio
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version) My Question or Issue I ...
2018-07-24 12:23:12 PM
2018-08-11 2:24:58 PM
ToggoStar
Newbie
2010 Views
6 replies
3 likes

2010 Views
6 replies
3 likes

Cant I play right now

Okay I'm trying to get BBC podcast to play and it keeps giving me the message below on three of podcastAugust 10th and August 9th and one on the August 11th also won't play Plan PremiumCountry usaDeviceAndroid nougat 7.1 1 Windows 10 laptop i7 16 gig...

trucking172000
Casual Listener
Okay I'm trying to get BBC podcast to play and it keeps giving me the message below on three of podcast August 10th and August 9th and one on the August 11th also won't play Plan Premium C...
2018-08-11 6:47:58 AM
2018-08-11 10:52:14 AM
jprgsilva
Newbie
402 Views
2 replies
1 likes

402 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Spotify keep deleting my offline playlists at every update

Guys, everytime the spotify app on windows 10 updates it delete my offline saved playlists, wich is very annoying. it will not be a big deal if this thing did not update all the time blaahh)What should I do?

arebello34
Casual Listener
Guys, everytime the spotify app on windows 10 updates it delete my offline saved playlists, wich is very annoying. it will not be a big deal if this thing did not update all the time blaahh...
2018-08-11 4:06:12 AM
2018-08-11 6:47:14 AM
DennyEMufc
Roadie
223 Views
1 replies
0 likes

223 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!! Daily Mix isn't available after a month of listening.

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceHP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I had two Spotify accounts and I recently merged and closed one. On the one that I am now using, I don't have Daily Mixes available o...

Xixix17
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Windows 10, Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I had two Spotify accounts and I recently...
2018-08-09 5:19:11 PM
2018-08-11 4:06:38 AM
user-removed
Not applicable
830 Views
3 replies
1 likes

830 Views
3 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution Local Files not in Shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have added local files to my spotify on PC then added them to a playlist I created that has normal spotify songs. The problem is that it seems the local f...

zaacoh
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have added local files to my spotify on PC then added them to a playlist ...
2018-08-08 8:20:22 AM
2018-08-11 3:27:26 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
728 Views
1 replies
1 likes
local files

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Trouble syncing local files .

Okay. So I have a desktop computer (Windows) which I have audiobooks on. I put them on a playlist and I can play them on my desktop computer from Spotify. I can play them on my cell phone (Iphone 6) and I just recently got a MacbookPro. For whatever ...

RcknDisturbed1
Casual Listener
Okay. So I have a desktop computer (Windows) which I have audiobooks on. I put them on a playlist and I can play them on my desktop computer from Spotify. I can play them on my cell phone (Ip...
2018-08-03 2:55:52 AM
2018-08-11 2:06:34 AM
RcknDisturbed1
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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Cannot find a list of all my songs.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter, what I believe to be a spotify update, I cannot find the songs category. How do I resolve this?

Somedude3
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After, what I believe to be a spotify update, I cannot find the songs category. Ho...
2018-08-09 12:13:00 AM
2018-08-10 4:06:45 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
371 Views
2 replies
0 likes

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What's new in 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc?

Spotify just updated to 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc. Where's the change log?

user-removed
Visitor
Spotify just updated to 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc. Where's the change log?
2018-08-08 3:06:03 PM
2018-08-10 3:59:13 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
840 Views
2 replies
1 likes

840 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Solved!! How to hide/remove ratings on songs

PlanFree DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to albums, there are ratings for each track on the right. How do I hide or remove this feature?

Tigerhawk
Newbie
Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I listen to albums, there are ratings for each track on the right. How do I hide or remove this fea...
2018-08-09 2:17:51 AM
2018-08-10 3:55:43 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
1497 Views
1 replies
0 likes

1497 Views
1 replies
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Persistent pdh.dll issue

PlanFreeCountry United States of AmericaDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 Home edition My Question or IssueSo, I've reinstalled spotify about four times now and tried every form of uninstallation I possibly could. Manual, Add and remov...

Ivilliana
Regular
Plan Free Country United States of America Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10 Home edition My Question or Issue So, I've reinstalled spotify about four...
2018-07-31 3:34:50 AM
2018-08-10 3:10:03 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
1657 Views
10 replies
0 likes

1657 Views
10 replies
0 likes

Progress indicator in task bar icon is stuck

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindow 7 Professional SP 1Spotify version1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd My IssueSpotify seems to be using the task bar icon to show progress, as indicated by the green line to the left of the Spotify ic...

iaoth
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Dell laptop Operating System Window 7 Professional SP 1 Spotify version 1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd My Issue Spotify seems to be using the task ba...
2018-07-16 12:51:21 PM
2018-08-10 1:44:28 PM
iaoth
Music Fan
3756 Views
21 replies
0 likes

3756 Views
21 replies
0 likes

Songs Not Showing Up on Windows

PlanPremiumCountry United Sates DeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, My Spotify is not showing my songs under "Your Library". It shows all the Albums, Artists, Recently Played, etc. but when I go to the "Songs" folder...

kristen_om
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United Sates Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, My Spotify is not showing my songs under "Your Lib...
2018-08-09 10:38:59 PM
2018-08-10 5:01:32 AM
user-removed
Not applicable
4418 Views
1 replies
0 likes

4418 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Desktop noise during the playback

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, at least two weeks past, the Spotify started to show a weird problem. During the playback, a noise is interrupting the transmission. I already check my computer and nothing i...

Raphael_Paula
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, at least two weeks past, the Spotify started to show a weird problem. During the playback, a nois...
2018-08-09 12:46:44 AM
2018-08-10 2:15:37 AM
user-removed
Not applicable
515 Views
1 replies
0 likes
bad transmission
noise

515 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!! Spotify pauses song every 30 seconds

PlanPremiumCountry IrrelevantDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey there everyone, so I've been having issues the past couple days. The problem is that my Spotify keeps pausing my music every 30 seconds or so. I have trie...

Mythiuz
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Irrelevant Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey there everyone, so I've been having issues the past couple days. The prob...
2018-08-09 11:39:53 PM
2018-08-09 12:04:05 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
18767 Views
3 replies
0 likes

18767 Views
3 replies
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[ALL DEVICES/PLATFORMS] - Podcast playback resets whenever stopped.

This seems like a new bug. That started sometime around January. Whenever I pause, swap devices or do anything that doesn't complete an episode 100%, it seems like my position is lost. If it were a song, no big deal. On 90minute long podcast episodes...

phaymous
Casual Listener
This seems like a new bug. That started sometime around January. Whenever I pause, swap devices or do anything that doesn't complete an episode 100%, it seems like my position is lost. If it were a s...
2018-02-19 9:02:49 PM
2018-08-09 10:14:51 PM
iammikedotorg
Casual Listener
4706 Views
14 replies
25 likes

4706 Views
14 replies
25 likes

Can't connect to Facebook

Using windows store version of spotify. Can't connect spotify to facebook via settings. When I click on "Connect to facebook" nothing happens. Well, when I press ALT+TAB I can see a login to facebook windows. But I can't click on it. I can't access t...

trsnhrstf
Newbie
Using windows store version of spotify. Can't connect spotify to facebook via settings. When I click on "Connect to facebook" nothing happens. Well, when I press ALT+TAB I can...
2018-06-01 5:00:44 PM
2018-08-09 7:52:26 PM
iam_nalin
Roadie
861 Views
5 replies
2 likes

861 Views
5 replies
2 likes

Can't connect with Facebook/Window won't pop up

PlanPremiumCountry SwitzerlandDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there. I can't seem to connect to my facebook at all. the window "appears" but only when Alt-tabbin. And when I click on it nothing ever happens. I already t...

iey50m93-w_zr
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there. I can't seem to connect to my facebook at all. the window "appea...
2018-06-20 6:47:52 PM
2018-08-09 3:58:07 PM
stevenpgrey
Casual Listener
430 Views
2 replies
0 likes

430 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Solved!! Cannot sync local files from phone to computer.

Hello, i have 2 desktops - one in my work and one at home, they both contain different songs.i was able to sync songs to my android device from both computers. however, i did later try to sync songs from my android device to the computer with the mis...

arielb135
Casual Listener
Hello, i have 2 desktops - one in my work and one at home, they both contain different songs. i was able to sync songs to my android device from both computers. however, i did ...
2018-08-09 9:52:27 AM
2018-08-09 12:08:01 PM
arielb135
Casual Listener
4119 Views
2 replies
0 likes

4119 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Deleted playlist still on follower's profile

I deleted a playlist a while back, but it still appears on the playlist follower's profile (and I really DON'T want this person to be able to see it). I've tried restoring it, changing it to secret, then deleting it again -but it didn't work.

thalitaiha
Newbie
I deleted a playlist a while back, but it still appears on the playlist follower's profile (and I really DON'T want this person to be able to see it). I've tried restoring it, changing it to secret, ...
2018-08-09 6:50:45 AM
2018-08-09 10:02:25 AM
Keanu_C
Community Legend
4032 Views
1 replies
1 likes

4032 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Solved!! Spotify problems on windows 10

Hi, It started as me realizing that spotify was opening on the startup of my computer for no apparent reason mainly as i never truly had an interest in spotify and never downloaded it or created an account for it. Earlier today i kind of got tired of...

ShyGuy123
Regular
Hi, It started as me realizing that spotify was opening on the startup of my computer for no apparent reason mainly as i never truly had an interest in spotify and never downloaded it or cre...
2018-08-08 5:19:45 AM
2018-08-09 6:52:30 AM
Keanu_C
Community Legend
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9 replies
0 likes
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