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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
3 weeks ago
James335
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
2 weeks ago
rednblu
Roadie
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278 replies
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84158 Views
278 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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[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 Plays Local File that's different to the Streamed File

I am a premium user, yet Spotify prevents me from listening to a streamed file, since it believes I have a similar file in my iTunes library. The track in question shares song title and artist name, as well as the track length, yet it is a totally di...

blueblox
Newbie
I am a premium user, yet Spotify prevents me from listening to a streamed file, since it believes I have a similar file in my iTunes library. The track in question shares song title and arti...
2018-02-11 7:22:35 PM
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Top artists not showing up

Hi all, I've been reading extensively in a lot of threads about this topic (dating back all the way to 2012), but I have never read a solution that works for me. There are no 'top artists' that show up in my profile. Strange thing is: in my Tinder pr...

jokerman1985
Newbie
Hi all, I've been reading extensively in a lot of threads about this topic (dating back all the way to 2012), but I have never read a solution that works for me. There are no 'top a...
2018-01-21 4:54:03 PM
2018-02-11 5:32:25 PM
fktr00
Newbie
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1 replies
3 likes

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1 replies
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Song is not available

Hey guys!I just opened up my laptop to play some music on Spotify, and it keeps giving me the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." for every single song that I try to play! I even uninstalled ...

myaguinaldo
Casual Listener
Hey guys! I just opened up my laptop to play some music on Spotify, and it keeps giving me the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." for ever...
2018-02-11 5:17:12 PM
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Popping interference while playing music

Hello,I have Spotify installed on both my Desktop (Windows 10 Home x64) and iPhone 6S Plus (iOS 10.3.3). It is only on my Desktop that I experience these seemingly random popping sounds and it is extremely annoying, I have tried the following, 1 - Tu...

weishengt
Newbie
Hello, I have Spotify installed on both my Desktop (Windows 10 Home x64) and iPhone 6S Plus (iOS 10.3.3). It is only on my Desktop that I experience these seemingly random popping sounds and it is e...
2018-02-11 4:56:04 PM
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0 replies
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276 Views
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Local Files don't show up in search

Hi there!I wanna leave iTunes altogether so I imported all local files. They play and show up well in the "local files" section, but they do not show up if I search for them. Example: When have a **bleep** bootleg of Jefferson Airplane in my local fi...

itzeme
Newbie
Hi there! I wanna leave iTunes altogether so I imported all local files. They play and show up well in the "local files" section, but they do not show up if I search for them. Example: Wh...
2018-02-11 4:22:42 PM
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0 replies
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255 Views
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Wrong language on invite

I live in Hong Kong with my family. I just subscribed to Spotify for family and although my language selection, preferences, everything are all English when I invite a member of my family into the family group the invite is in Chinese not English. .

ianreidhk
Newbie
I live in Hong Kong with my family. I just subscribed to Spotify for family and although my language selection, preferences, everything are all English when I invite a member of my family into the fa...
2018-02-11 3:15:13 PM
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Automatic upstart Spotify

I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to apps on PC´s and how to use them. My only question is: how can I make sure Spotify doesn't automatically open as soon as I start up my laptop? I am sure it is probably easily fixed (tried to figure it out myself)...

kimmonsma
Casual Listener
I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to apps on PC´s and how to use them. My only question is: how can I make sure Spotify doesn't automatically open as soon as I start up my laptop? I am sure it is pr...
2018-02-11 2:53:46 PM
2018-02-11 3:09:36 PM
kimmonsma
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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Spotify download

I got premium so my little boy could download some songs on his mp3 player. Can't figure out how to do it, can you help ?

07civicsi
Newbie
I got premium so my little boy could download some songs on his mp3 player. Can't figure out how to do it, can you help ?
2018-02-11 4:22:04 AM
2018-02-11 11:36:29 AM
IguanaSetup
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Changing tracks without my will

For approximately a week now Spotify has been pausing my songs, skipping songs midway and changing albums to some weird music i've never touched before. It keeps changing album every two minutes.

garra741
Casual Listener
For approximately a week now Spotify has been pausing my songs, skipping songs midway and changing albums to some weird music i've never touched before. It keeps changing album every two minutes.
2018-02-06 7:56:31 AM
2018-02-11 11:19:23 AM
garra741
Casual Listener
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6 replies
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Solved!! Spotify as an alarm clock for PC

I'm trying to set up an alarm clock to play some music to wake up to. I came across a thread that had some people using VBScript to do it, however I don't think those methods work anymore since everything I tried it did not work. The script would ope...

Rsslone
Casual Listener
I'm trying to set up an alarm clock to play some music to wake up to. I came across a thread that had some people using VBScript to do it, however I don't think those methods work anymore since every...
2018-01-05 2:28:50 AM
2018-02-11 10:54:39 AM
Rsslone
Casual Listener
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4 replies
3 likes

25696 Views
4 replies
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Search Function Broken.

Why is the search function broken for Windows Desktop?

artist666
Casual Listener
Why is the search function broken for Windows Desktop?
2018-02-11 9:09:32 AM
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Solved!! Local files won't get updated

Hello, my problem with Spotify is that I add songs to a folder very often, and I want those songs to appear on Spotify's Local Files, but they simply won't update. Neither when I add music or when I delete it. Is there any way to force the applicatio...

joseantoniogzz
Casual Listener
Hello, my problem with Spotify is that I add songs to a folder very often, and I want those songs to appear on Spotify's Local Files, but they simply won't update. Neither when I add music or when I ...
2017-04-23 6:07:01 AM
2018-02-11 4:05:37 AM
NoxiDream
Newbie
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free

i cant launch spotify on my laptop, even thoughits installed. i thought i could play music for free

molly29
Newbie
i cant launch spotify on my laptop, even thoughits installed. i thought i could play music for free
2018-02-10 11:40:59 PM
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Missing playlist made by Spotify, can't remove it from the list

https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWVTiXy8X2RAJ?si=_fidqaJ4T5mpAsYcYfzHZA It doesn't exist anymore. How to remove the suscribtion when it doesn't let me do that?It is just stuck loading forever. When I copy the link, the list is...

Pepcat
Casual Listener
https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWVTiXy8X2RAJ?si=_fidqaJ4T5mpAsYcYfzHZA It doesn't exist anymore. How to remove the suscribtion when it doesn't let me do that? It is...
2018-02-10 7:03:10 PM
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0 replies
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Spotify window does not respond to interaction

Generally, this happens when another window has been fullscreen on my primary display, and Spotify always sits on my secondary monitor. Nothing can be clicked on on the Spotify window, though tracks can still be aused/skipped by the Windows controls.

PJEC
Roadie
Generally, this happens when another window has been fullscreen on my primary display, and Spotify always sits on my secondary monitor. Nothing can be clicked on on the Spotify window, though tracks ...
2018-02-10 6:59:18 PM
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Spotify won't let me log in with Facebook

I'm trying to sign in to Spotify through Facebook on this new laptop I just bought but it keeps on giving me this error:I've tried re-installing the app, but it didn't work Please let me know if you find a solution to this.Thanks!

keira16
Casual Listener
I'm trying to sign in to Spotify through Facebook on this new laptop I just bought but it keeps on giving me this error: I've tried re-installing the app, but it didn't work 😞 Please let me kn...
2018-02-10 5:56:35 AM
2018-02-10 6:31:40 PM
keira16
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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local files

Hi,This is my second post for help. I'm not seeing all my songs in my Local Files. They did not load automatically. How do I load them all?Thanks

Pappy01545
Casual Listener
Hi, This is my second post for help. I'm not seeing all my songs in my Local Files. They did not load automatically. How do I load them all? Thanks
2018-02-10 6:29:51 PM
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Cant login with facebook/standard login

Hi, I'm stucked outside the login page, neither can I login with Facebook or through the Standard 'email' login. What should I do?

Kai_00
Casual Listener
Hi, I'm stucked outside the login page, neither can I login with Facebook or through the Standard 'email' login. What should I do?
2018-02-10 4:23:52 PM
2018-02-10 5:19:01 PM
Kai_00
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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Unavaible in my country

Can someone please tell me when is Spotify going to be avalible in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

MadBeast86
Newbie
Can someone please tell me when is Spotify going to be avalible in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
2018-02-09 11:09:08 PM
2018-02-10 4:57:57 PM
Souliousery
Regular
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2 replies
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338 Views
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Some music unavailable via Windows 10

Greetings, I have a Premium Family membership and I'm having problems accessing some of the Spotify catalog through my Windows 10 app. When I attempt to play certain songs on my desktop they simply won't play. The same songs are available and play ju...

sschiffbauer
Newbie
Greetings, I have a Premium Family membership and I'm having problems accessing some of the Spotify catalog through my Windows 10 app. When I attempt to play certain songs on my de...
2018-02-10 1:51:04 AM
2018-02-10 4:54:27 PM
Souliousery
Regular
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1 replies
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