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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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2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
Monday
pastasås
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
yesterday
tunaman_jim
Gig Goer
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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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[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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Can't login

Spotify Usernamenicolasreinertc.PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't seem to login to my account on Desktop. I type in my correct password, but the login button goes dark when i press it and it just stays that way forev...

MoonRC
Casual Listener
Spotify Username nicolasreinertc. Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't seem to login to my account on Desktop. I type in my correc...
2018-05-23 7:16:13 PM
2018-06-02 11:15:23 PM
MoonRC
Casual Listener
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6 replies
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Can't see Shuffle button

PlanFreeCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't for the life of me find the shuffle button, either on the Web player or my desktop app. I've searched and found the help article saying its at the bottom of the player, ...

ShadowsFell
Newbie
Plan Free Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't for the life of me find the shuffle button, either on the Web player or my desktop app.&...
2018-06-02 10:53:27 PM
2018-06-02 11:11:10 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Song not playing

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been having issues recently with playing You Know You're Right by Nirvana, I've seen other people having the same issues too. A person I'm talking with in the US is a...

LinusMusicTips
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been having issues recently with playing You Know You're Right by Nirvana, I've se...
2018-06-02 11:02:42 PM
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Playing everything in my library

Hey everyone! I was just wondering if there was a simple way to just play everything in my library, or content from every artists I'm following. Searched and couldn't find anything either on the forums or elsewhere. Either there is no features like t...

Astalon
Newbie
Hey everyone! I was just wondering if there was a simple way to just play everything in my library, or content from every artists I'm following. Searched and couldn't find anything either on th...
2018-06-02 4:38:53 PM
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Volume Control way down, but actual volume output quite high

Spotify Premium Family, Windows X, PCEver since I connected a SONOS Player the volume control in the Spotify Dektop App does not represent its actual output. What you see in the picture is the "normal" output, if I move it any higher (by VERY careful...

-njh_a8271aio
Newbie
Spotify Premium Family, Windows X, PC Ever since I connected a SONOS Player the volume control in the Spotify Dektop App does not represent its actual output. What you see in the picture is the "n...
2018-06-02 3:25:05 PM
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Spotify Desktop Windows 10 - Software does not start anymore

Dear All,Suddenly, Spotify for Windows 10 (both the windows store app and the program) does not stary anymore. If I want to start Spotify, only the icon in the taskbar appears. I try to re-install both several times and also start it as an administra...

jkb651
Newbie
Dear All, Suddenly, Spotify for Windows 10 (both the windows store app and the program) does not stary anymore. If I want to start Spotify, only the icon in the taskbar appears. I try to re-...
2018-05-31 9:48:22 AM
2018-06-02 2:12:31 PM
4dp-_xguthncq
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Solved!! Spotify becomes slow when in online mode

PlanPremium Country Sweden DevicePC, Galaxy S8 Operating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue Pretty much, already written this 3 times... Let's go. Whenever I have the spotify app on PC in the "online" mode it lags up really bad. It c...

Marshdeloo
Regular
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC, Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue Pretty much, already written ...
2018-05-31 9:18:51 PM
2018-06-02 12:43:06 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Songs playlist on windows wont sync up with android

Read similiar issues on here, could not fix it with the suggestions. I have not added huge number of songs to my Songs playlist from my android phone, but it does not sync anyway.

BanDan
Newbie
Read similiar issues on here, could not fix it with the suggestions. I have not added huge number of songs to my Songs playlist from my android phone, but it does not sync anyway.
2018-06-02 10:48:58 AM
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Spotify keeps starting with some weird song

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I start up my Spotify, it will always start with this billy idol song. WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE. Is there a way to not start with this song?

Nubbyfish
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I start up my Spotify, it will always start with this billy idol song. WHIC...
2018-06-02 6:39:10 AM
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Release Radar is sorted differently on desktop than mobile

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(LG G6/PC)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I was listening to release radar earlier on my phone and going down the list from the top by the default sort method. It's sorted by "custom" and I'm not sure how t...

stupidu_sername
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device (LG G6/PC) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I was listening to release radar earlier on my phone and going down the list f...
2018-06-02 5:05:53 AM
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[Bug] Artists available but unplayable on any device.

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop, Laptop, Sony Xperia z5 (E6653)Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 7.1.1 My Question or Issue [Songs that were playable a moment ago are locked up the next moment]All of a sudden certain artists have beomce unplayable on all ...

MajorLepra
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device Desktop, Laptop, Sony Xperia z5 (E6653) Operating System Windows 10, Android 7.1.1 My Question or Issue [Songs that were playable a moment ago are locked up t...
2018-05-27 3:34:12 PM
2018-06-01 11:17:44 PM
Luukski
Newbie
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Hit Spotify Song Limit Early

I apparently hit the song limit of 10,000 songs in my library. However, after adding ALL songs to a new playlist to see the total, I have 9,431.How come I'm being told I've hit the limit when there is still space for 569 songs?

Xarene
Newbie
I apparently hit the song limit of 10,000 songs in my library. However, after adding ALL songs to a new playlist to see the total, I have 9,431. How come I'm being told I've hit the limit wh...
2018-06-01 7:43:23 PM
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IDEA: Refresh all portions of Spotify with settings feature

I did a search and seen that a few posts with this idea have been inactive so, I want to post another request for the same thing to keep the idea alive. But I want to take it a few steps further:SECTIONS THAT SHOULD REFRESH:1. Right side playlist nav...

nysteve
Roadie
I did a search and seen that a few posts with this idea have been inactive so, I want to post another request for the same thing to keep the idea alive. But I want to take it a few steps further: SE...
2018-06-01 6:31:47 PM
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BUG: Can't see list of type Radio after closing and restarting Spotify.

When I creat a list of type Radio from a root (song or another list), and then close Spotify, but then come back in the evening and restart Spotify, it will continue playing tracks from that Radio list, but I can't see the list any more! The only way...

nysteve
Roadie
When I creat a list of type Radio from a root (song or another list), and then close Spotify, but then come back in the evening and restart Spotify, it will continue playing tracks from that Radio li...
2018-06-01 6:18:42 PM
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Radio List
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The songs are stopping suddenly

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I listening to some song and I open a game, like, League of Legends, or something like that, the Spotify just say that it can't possible reproduce the song and stop fo...

Viniciusf781
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I listening to some song and I open a game, like, League of Legends, or something like tha...
2018-05-30 4:06:49 AM
2018-06-01 6:05:45 PM
Luke
Spotify Star
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spotify app not receiving wifi

PlanPremiumCountry americaDeviceAsus laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify is not recieveing wifi it gets the error code:4 and i can't play any of my playlists and i get this banner that says no internet connections even thoug...

ijustneedhelpok
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country america Device Asus laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify is not recieveing wifi it gets the error code:4 and i can't play ...
2018-06-01 3:14:28 AM
2018-06-01 2:14:27 PM
Sebasty
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Friend activity

Having a similar problem that I had a few weeks ago. The friend feed/ follower activity is glitching. One friend in particular has been on almost every day yet his activity doesn't even show up. We've talked and tried to figure it out, when he came t...

CptSherlockWho
Music Fan
Having a similar problem that I had a few weeks ago. The friend feed/ follower activity is glitching. One friend in particular has been on almost every day yet his activity doesn't even show up. We'v...
2018-05-18 6:32:22 PM
2018-06-01 2:00:15 PM
cerealgm
Casual Listener
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6 replies
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follower activity
Friend Feed
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What websites do I need to allow if I am blocking all other websites?

My 11 year old son loves to listen to Spotify, and he has it on his computer, but I use proxy settings to block access to all websites except those I specifically allow. I had added spotify.com to the list and it used to work. Now when he opens Spoti...

6-kq_bpotn04n
Newbie
My 11 year old son loves to listen to Spotify, and he has it on his computer, but I use proxy settings to block access to all websites except those I specifically allow. I had added spotify.c...
2018-05-31 8:08:20 PM
2018-06-01 1:58:54 PM
Sebasty
Spotify Star
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Music stopping, not restarting

Hi there, I have free Spotify, it plays a few songs from an album i choose, then stops & wont start again. I think what is happening is that when it is time for an add, the add dosent start, so the music dosent start again. Is my computer blockig the...

5_7n-2oaliakc
Newbie
Hi there, I have free Spotify, it plays a few songs from an album i choose, then stops & wont start again. I think what is happening is that when it is time for an add, the add dose...
2018-06-01 10:13:20 AM
2018-06-01 10:44:08 AM
Skalpinocore
Gig Goer
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Make a This Is: Billy Joel

Several great artists have received "This Is " Spotify albums/playlists. (Examples include This Is: Queen or This Is: Panic! At The Disco) I think that Billy Joel should have one of these. He is one of the most talented artists on Spotify and very de...

melinavassallo
Newbie
Several great artists have received "This Is " Spotify albums/playlists. (Examples include This Is: Queen or This Is: Panic! At The Disco) I think that Billy Joel should have one of these. He...
2018-06-01 5:16:43 AM
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