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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
a week ago
James335
Casual Listener
59130 Views
78 replies
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59130 Views
78 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
yesterday
rednblu
Roadie
82352 Views
278 replies
21 likes

82352 Views
278 replies
21 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
5756 Views
1 replies
6 likes

5756 Views
1 replies
6 likes

[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
146154 Views
0 replies
26 likes
Mac
Windows

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LAST.FM disappeared from Settings

Lately Spotify is giving users ALOT of troubles to scrobble to LAST.FM.After disabling it to try to fix a problem, I now cannot see anywhere in the settings the option to turn LastFM scrobbling back on! It used to be below the Connect to Facebook but...

Funkafonik
Newbie
Lately Spotify is giving users ALOT of troubles to scrobble to LAST.FM. After disabling it to try to fix a problem, I now cannot see anywhere in the settings the option to turn LastFM scrobbling bac...
2018-06-07 9:10:01 PM
2018-07-31 8:30:12 AM
user-removed
Not applicable
42623 Views
6 replies
27 likes

42623 Views
6 replies
27 likes

Superuser Contribution Se detiene la musica justamente en los comerciales

PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceLenovo ideapad320Operating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueEste es mi problema, cuando estoy reproduciendo musica va normal pero justo cuando llegan los comerciales se detiene la reproduccion (solo en los comerciale...

DarkLord234
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Lenovo ideapad320 Operating System Windows10 My Question or Issue Este es mi problema, cuando estoy reproduciendo musica va normal pero justo...
2018-07-18 5:44:33 AM
2018-07-31 8:07:40 AM
mariajoseluva
Music Fan
3922 Views
3 replies
2 likes

3922 Views
3 replies
2 likes

Media Keys Not Working

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have a Corsair Strafe and the play/pause keys do not work, neither do the audio keys. I checked to see if any chrome extensions were taking it up but they weren...

ckalpakis66
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have a Corsair Strafe and the play/pause keys do not work, neither do the ...
2018-07-29 5:17:06 AM
2018-07-30 12:23:00 AM
Jollof
Composer
370 Views
1 replies
0 likes

370 Views
1 replies
0 likes

I can't seem to connect my Spotify account to last.fm?

A couple of hours ago, my Spotify account decided to randomly disconnect from my last.fm account and since that has happened, I can't connect it. I know you can't connect to last.fm from your Spotify account on any electronics anymore, whether it's P...

danielbryan133
Casual Listener
A couple of hours ago, my Spotify account decided to randomly disconnect from my last.fm account and since that has happened, I can't connect it. I know you can't connect to last.fm from your...
2018-07-30 10:51:06 PM
2018-07-30 12:20:31 AM
juntaoyu
Casual Listener
1186 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Connect
last.fm
Spotify

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Is there a way to sort playlist by genre?

Hey everyone, I've seen these question but from 2008, ten years later is there a way to sort by genre?, I often use the genre:rock but it doesn't work inside my playlist, Hopw there's a way now, Regards.

Chocozucaras
Casual Listener
Hey everyone, I've seen these question but from 2008, ten years later is there a way to sort by genre?, I often use the genre:rock but it doesn't work inside my playlist, Hopw there'...
2018-07-30 11:20:06 PM
2018-07-30 11:48:39 PM
Chocozucaras
Casual Listener
25039 Views
2 replies
13 likes
filter
genre

25039 Views
2 replies
13 likes

I can't match the spotify with the musixmatch

Hello good people, I need a help about managing an app to give me the lyrics from the musics played on Spotify. I have a laptop with Windows 8 installed. The Musixmatch app doesn't show the lyrics and that get me annoyed. I look for other apps for Wi...

DuilioCM
Casual Listener
Hello good people, I need a help about managing an app to give me the lyrics from the musics played on Spotify. I have a laptop with Windows 8 installed. The Musixmatch app doesn't show the lyrics an...
2018-07-28 11:57:18 PM
2018-07-30 11:41:45 PM
DuilioCM
Casual Listener
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2 replies
0 likes

2944 Views
2 replies
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Superuser Contribution Recently played and no more songs are added

Hey, since 1-2 months there are 0 songs in my recently played list, mixtapes and radios are also gone. On recently played it says something like "still nothing there,music appears while you listen to songs". I tried to uninstall it and also logged ou...

_03040_
Casual Listener
Hey, since 1-2 months there are 0 songs in my recently played list, mixtapes and radios are also gone. On recently played it says something like "still nothing there, music appears ...
2018-07-28 3:50:18 PM
2018-07-30 9:58:26 PM
SergioDavid
Roadie
382 Views
1 replies
0 likes

382 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Playing library when offline

I have created one big playlist folder called "Library" because the feature to play eerything has been removed a while ago, so usually I go to that folder click Play and it shuffles my library. It also used to work when offline. Upon the click it wou...

edga
Roadie
I have created one big playlist folder called "Library" because the feature to play eerything has been removed a while ago, so usually I go to that folder click Play and it shuffles my library. ...
2018-06-30 5:27:01 AM
2018-07-30 7:04:25 PM
edga
Roadie
372 Views
2 replies
0 likes

372 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Having an issue with one particular song, and only on my home laptop.

PlanPremiumCountry U.S.A.DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play "First" by Cold War Kids on my laptop, it registers the song as being 44 seconds long, and only plays that much. When I'm using my work PC or my p...

stutopian
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play "First" by Cold War Kids on my laptop, it registers the song...
2018-07-24 1:38:35 AM
2018-07-30 3:11:06 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
514 Views
3 replies
0 likes

514 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Can't play any of the songs in the popular section of an artists page or click "show 5 more"

This is on windows with a premium account. I had this issue before and it lasted months before disappearing. On an artists page where it shows the most popular songs from that artist I can't play them. Clicking them does nothing. Clicking the "show 5...

Emintomusic
Casual Listener
This is on windows with a premium account. I had this issue before and it lasted months before disappearing. On an artists page where it shows the most popular songs from that artist I can't...
2018-07-30 9:50:41 AM
2018-07-30 3:02:47 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
1363 Views
1 replies
5 likes

1363 Views
1 replies
5 likes

songs are not saved

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My saved songs will not show up in my library on my laptop. I did not reach the maximum of songs or anything else. When I click on 'save to your library' next ...

ellenhuepohl
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My saved songs will not show up in my library on my laptop. I did not r...
2018-07-30 1:27:07 PM
2018-07-30 1:52:30 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
280 Views
1 replies
0 likes

280 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Friend Activity Not Showing Up in Sidebar

PlanPremiumCountry Canada Operating SystemWindows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueOnce again, having issues with friend activity showing up on the sidebar - I know that a friend is playing music, but only her username (and none of her music) shows up on...

pinseeker
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Once again, having issues with friend activity showing up on the sidebar - I kn...
2018-07-30 4:43:44 AM
2018-07-30 12:40:54 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
1278 Views
1 replies
0 likes

1278 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify broken?

Everytime I go on spotify and press play on a playlist/radio station/song, it skips through a load of songs without playing them before coming up with an error message saying "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer y...

11037tunes
Newbie
Everytime I go on spotify and press play on a playlist/radio station/song, it skips through a load of songs without playing them before coming up with an error message saying "Spotify can't play this...
2018-07-29 5:14:57 PM
2018-07-29 10:37:29 PM
Keanu_C
Community Legend
1096 Views
2 replies
1 likes

1096 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Since which version of Spotify desktop app use the integration with Discord?

My Question or Issue What was the first version of the desktop app in add the function of show the current song playing as status of discord desktop app?

Jorgeapp
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue What was the first version of the desktop app in add the function of show the current song playing as status of discord desktop app?
2018-07-29 9:15:27 PM
2018-07-29 10:33:06 PM
Keanu_C
Community Legend
570 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Discord
integration
version

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No Friends Feed, Discover Weekly, or Radio

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueFor nearly two months, my Spotify hasn't show my friends feed. It just gives me the message "Hm, Friends Feed failed to load" and gives me a button to refresh, which doesn'...

Bergamot
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue For nearly two months, my Spotify hasn't show my friends feed. It just gives me the message...
2018-07-29 4:24:37 PM
2018-07-29 9:50:16 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
359 Views
1 replies
0 likes

359 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Time Zone Error

PlanFreeCountry U.S.Device PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I originally posted this as an 'idea' a few weeks ago and was told to post here instead. As I'm typing this at 1 am ET, spotify is telling me it's been 'Autosaved at 06:15 AM...

pissjug
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I originally posted this as an 'idea' a few weeks ago and was told to post here instead.&n...
2018-07-28 7:10:26 PM
2018-07-29 6:45:01 PM
pissjug
Casual Listener
814 Views
2 replies
0 likes

814 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Follow button changed to heart button

This morning my artist page "Follow" button has turned into a heart button. It does the same thing as Follow did, but it's much harder to quickly see whether I'm following (hearting? liking?) an artist, since the button is very small and doesn't chan...

apemon
Casual Listener
This morning my artist page "Follow" button has turned into a heart button. It does the same thing as Follow did, but it's much harder to quickly see whether I'm following (hearting? liking?)...
2018-07-05 8:47:27 AM
2018-07-29 6:14:00 PM
BuildaLife
Casual Listener
11992 Views
7 replies
19 likes

11992 Views
7 replies
19 likes

Stream Counter is not working

Country Germany Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I have my own music on spotify. The "Spotiy for Artists" app shows me, that I had streams the last 3 days, but the counter doesn't count anything. The number 19,499 isn't changing. N...

djrelaxingsound
Casual Listener
Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I have my own music on spotify. The "Spotiy for Artists" app shows me, that I had stre...
2018-07-25 9:54:44 PM
2018-07-29 6:13:59 PM
Luke
Spotify Star
11784 Views
3 replies
1 likes
artist
Counter
problem
Streams

11784 Views
3 replies
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Why was the follow button removed from artist and album pages?

Country England (UK)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Why was the "Follow" button removed on artist and album pages? It seems odd that features people are used to and use frequently get removed; the same thing happened a few yea...

BlaneWhitehouse
Casual Listener
Country England (UK) Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why was the "Follow" button removed on artist and album pages? It seems odd that fea...
2018-07-29 5:20:09 AM
2018-07-29 12:13:14 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
633 Views
1 replies
1 likes

633 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution [BUG] Desktop client unable to play next song after playing local file

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktop PC running 1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd (Windows Store version)Operating SystemWindows 10 Version 10.0.17134 Build 1713 My Question or Issue Recently I've been having an issue (past one or two months) where Spotify i...

esskay94
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC running 1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd (Windows Store version) Operating System Windows 10 Version 10.0.17134 Build 1713 My Question ...
2018-07-22 4:33:17 AM
2018-07-29 9:09:20 AM
esskay94
Casual Listener
908 Views
2 replies
0 likes

908 Views
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