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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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SaylorDustin
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
3 weeks ago
cour10e22
Regular
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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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Had to start a new account

i had a system failer on my computer when i got everything back in order my spotify and hulu was gone i cant find it and i already paid for the student discount price for them both. it has been about a week and a half

ketirah3
Newbie
i had a system failer on my computer when i got everything back in order my spotify and hulu was gone i cant find it and i already paid for the student discount price for them both. it has been about...
2018-03-11 9:10:19 AM
2018-03-11 7:57:20 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Solved!! Premium account - tracks with distortion

Dear Spotify Developers, Staff & Money makers, Recently I started noticing distortion in some of the tracks I listen to. This is extremely inconvenient and something I could expect when using a free account, but not when paying for a service at a pre...

Morphevz
Regular
Dear Spotify Developers, Staff & Money makers, Recently I started noticing distortion in some of the tracks I listen to. This is extremely inconvenient and something I could expect when ...
2012-02-26 3:12:39 PM
2018-03-11 6:56:18 PM
Butidontwanna
Newbie
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28 replies
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26459 Views
28 replies
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Search bar broken?

Is it just me och is the serach bar broken?When I try to search it won't even try to load anything, just shows my recent searchs...I tried re-installing, but that didn't help...

silverjacketgir
Newbie
Is it just me och is the serach bar broken? When I try to search it won't even try to load anything, just shows my recent searchs... I tried re-installing, but that didn't help...
2018-03-11 9:58:45 AM
2018-03-11 4:07:57 PM
geneqware
Newbie
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Solved!! Why this song can't be played?

https://open.spotify.com/track/0F0Ix2XwPnAix9rdmSQGSZ is it removed?

MJ01
Casual Listener
https://open.spotify.com/track/0F0Ix2XwPnAix9rdmSQGSZ is it removed?
2018-03-10 6:01:17 PM
2018-03-11 2:55:05 PM
MJ01
Casual Listener
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Spotify Windows does not play music with my Chord Hugo 2 connected

Hello, when I have the Chord Hugo 2 connected and choosen at the sound and start Spotify it won't play the music but instead it is jumping trough the tracks. When I however change it to another sound device and then change back to the Hugo 2 then it ...

123sheep
Casual Listener
Hello, when I have the Chord Hugo 2 connected and choosen at the sound and start Spotify it won't play the music but instead it is jumping trough the tracks. When I however change it to anot...
2018-03-11 11:21:07 AM
2018-03-11 12:43:54 PM
123sheep
Casual Listener
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Playlist keeps playing the new titles

Everytime i want to listen to some music from my playlist and i press on shuffle spotify keeps playing all the new titles I recently added before actually randomly playing all titles. Could need some help.

Alex0203
Newbie
Everytime i want to listen to some music from my playlist and i press on shuffle spotify keeps playing all the new titles I recently added before actually randomly playing all titles. Could need some...
2018-03-11 10:12:04 AM
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[URGENT] playlist time malfunction

recently my spotify playlist time things (where it tells you how long a playlist is) is malfunctioning! this is only for my own playlists as others seem to be looking fine. for example: one of my playlists would say that 78 songs take about 4 hours w...

user-removed
Visitor
recently my spotify playlist time things (where it tells you how long a playlist is) is malfunctioning! this is only for my own playlists as others seem to be looking fine. for example...
2018-03-11 2:21:54 AM
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Playlist got deleted

I need help my playlist I've had for two years was deleted and it wasn't me how can I get it back?

delacruzerwyn
Newbie
I need help my playlist I've had for two years was deleted and it wasn't me how can I get it back?
2018-03-10 11:25:43 PM
2018-03-10 12:13:55 AM
phan_times
Community Legend
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Solved!! Drag and Drop not working in 1.0.75.483 .g7ff4a0dc

Hello,Spotify updated itself and all functionality including drag and drop is not working anymore. It's not possible to rearrange songs nor to drag a song into a playlist. RegardsHeiko

Heikoles
Casual Listener
Hello, Spotify updated itself and all functionality including drag and drop is not working anymore. It's not possible to rearrange songs nor to drag a song into a playlist. Regards Heiko
2018-03-10 11:08:42 PM
2018-03-10 11:42:48 PM
Heikoles
Casual Listener
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Spotify won't pop up in the Control Panel

I got a new harddrive a couple of days ago, and now that I have downloaded spotify, it won't pop up in the Control Panel. I'm unsure of what to do about this issue, since it does show up as an application in my Task Manager. Spotify doesn't seem to h...

nicers
Newbie
I got a new harddrive a couple of days ago, and now that I have downloaded spotify, it won't pop up in the Control Panel. I'm unsure of what to do about this issue, since it does show up as an applic...
2018-03-10 3:35:58 PM
2018-03-10 10:29:25 PM
Opportunist
Roadie
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1 replies
1 likes

7425 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Spotify stops working after leaving a game

Weird problem, it appeared first time today after i ended up a match in a game. I heared a windows sound just like i unpluged something but i didnt, i even heared the ingame sound! Then the music disappeared and after a few mins it went back on? Its ...

Crylia
Regular
Weird problem, it appeared first time today after i ended up a match in a game. I heared a windows sound just like i unpluged something but i didnt, i even heared the ingame sound! Then the music dis...
2018-03-10 9:32:30 PM
2018-03-10 10:17:08 PM
Opportunist
Roadie
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3 replies
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Can Spotify play from local files on my PC?

I am new to spotify, previously I have always used purchaed music on itunes. I have lots of MP3 files on my PC I would like to add to my library, when I told Spotify where they are it added them to 'local files' and not to my list of artists/songs et...

chrislisi1982
Casual Listener
I am new to spotify, previously I have always used purchaed music on itunes. I have lots of MP3 files on my PC I would like to add to my library, when I told Spotify where they are it ...
2018-03-10 6:53:51 PM
2018-03-10 9:06:50 PM
chrislisi1982
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Is Downloading Spotify on alcatel 2067x possible

Hi.. i was just wondering if i could download spotify on an old alcatel 2067x fliptop phone? If so, how?

Ablr78
Casual Listener
Hi.. i was just wondering if i could download spotify on an old alcatel 2067x fliptop phone? If so, how?
2018-03-10 7:16:32 PM
2018-03-10 7:36:04 PM
Maxim
Spotify Star
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Cover art not showing for certain local files.

There is a bug that appeared in the newest version of PC Desktop Spotify (1.0.75.483) that causes the cover art to not show up on certain local files. When playing a song with cover art that doesn't work, Spotify will instead show the cover art of th...

ICELED
Casual Listener
There is a bug that appeared in the newest version of PC Desktop Spotify (1.0.75.483) that causes the cover art to not show up on certain local files. When playing a song with cover art that doesn't ...
2018-03-10 5:16:58 PM
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0 replies
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Song shorter on Windows than Android

I don't know what going on. The same song is longer when I'm listening on my phone.

Pinstripe
Regular
I don't know what going on. The same song is longer when I'm listening on my phone.
2018-03-10 3:38:31 PM
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Huawei P10 lite
Song length
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Devices do not have the same songs in Spotify

I use Spotify on my work laptop, my phone and my private laptop.Work and phone are all good, I added several new songs recently. Coming home, I notice that the last 10 songs I added are nowhere to be found in my list of added songs, any ways to fix t...

Poetologist
Casual Listener
I use Spotify on my work laptop, my phone and my private laptop. Work and phone are all good, I added several new songs recently. Coming home, I notice that the last 10 songs I added are no...
2018-03-10 4:10:00 AM
2018-03-10 3:38:30 PM
user-removed
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5 replies
1 likes

555 Views
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Sporatically pauses, sets itself to shuffle, changes to songs to genres i never listen to

been having this issue after i started sharing my spotify with my family.Now it changes song to generas i never listen to, pauses plays sets to shuffle changes albums, and all on its own.i havent reached the end of an album when it does this, so its ...

tagart3
Casual Listener
been having this issue after i started sharing my spotify with my family. Now it changes song to generas i never listen to, pauses plays sets to shuffle changes albums, and all on its own. i ha...
2018-03-10 3:37:56 PM
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Create a playlist with equivalent songs from local files

I, i was hable to copy my local music to a playlist and it would create a playlist with similar songs from Spotify a few years ago, i can't find how to that now.I don't want to sync/send my local music to the Spotify server, i want to get equivalent ...

MrGikho
Casual Listener
I, i was hable to copy my local music to a playlist and it would create a playlist with similar songs from Spotify a few years ago, i can't find how to that now. I don't want to sync/send my lo...
2018-03-08 12:22:05 PM
2018-03-10 2:29:29 PM
MrGikho
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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Entire 500GB music library lost. Can I get it back on spotify?

Hello, if anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated. So, my itunes application, and all the library files were kept on my SSD (C:) All my music was stored on my HDD (D:). Suddenly, my entire HDD was erased and there was no backup. So:...

aido_anto
Newbie
Hello, if anyone can help with this it would be greatly appreciated. So, my itunes application, and all the library files were kept on my SSD (C:) All my music was stored on my...
2018-03-10 8:06:41 AM
2018-03-10 2:20:04 PM
Opportunist
Roadie
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2 replies
0 likes

364 Views
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Cant find a fix for the volume fluctuations

I can't seem to find a solution to fix the Spotify volume fluctuations on my Windows 10 machine. I've tried turning Beats Audio on and off, turning hardware acceleration on and off, turned "same volume level for all songs" on and off. I've tried rein...

Derek_N
Casual Listener
I can't seem to find a solution to fix the Spotify volume fluctuations on my Windows 10 machine. I've tried turning Beats Audio on and off, turning hardware acceleration on and off, turned "...
2018-03-10 1:32:39 PM
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