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Solved!! 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
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songcat1
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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
2025-04-07 12:28:40 AM
whatintheworldisthis
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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 - Freezing entire Windows computer

Hi, I've been experiencing really bad issues with the Spotify app on my Windows computer. Everytime I want to play or listen to music, it keeps freezing my entire computer and I have to reboot it everytime which is really annoying. The music sound do...

Sabrinajenney
Newbie
Hi, I've been experiencing really bad issues with the Spotify app on my Windows computer. Everytime I want to play or listen to music, it keeps freezing my entire computer and I have to rebo...
2017-10-15 12:01:17 AM
2017-10-16 2:05:22 AM
Nickolay
Composer
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Problemas con Búsqueda

Hola, tengo problemas con la caja de búsqueda de Spotify PC en Windows 7 64bits, cualquier cosa que busque no pasa nada y se queda ahí, ya probé reinstalando la aplicación y no funcionó. Ayuda porfavor, gracias!

trays
Newbie
Hola, tengo problemas con la caja de búsqueda de Spotify PC en Windows 7 64bits, cualquier cosa que busque no pasa nada y se queda ahí, ya probé reinstalando la aplicación y no funcionó. Ayuda porfav...
2017-10-15 11:34:39 PM
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Ed Sheeran's Divide Album won't play

I wanted to listen to the album, but it won't play. Whenever I try to launch it, it says 'This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.' Does anyone know how to fix it?

notanoob2k
Newbie
I wanted to listen to the album, but it won't play. Whenever I try to launch it, it says 'This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.' Does anyone know how to...
2017-09-12 1:02:14 AM
2017-10-15 9:01:35 PM
Metallicalabran
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Solved!! This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

Spotify is not allowing me to play any songs from my desktop. The error message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." pops up in blue at the top of the screen. I am able to play from my phone's spotify...

drewsullivan87
Casual Listener
Spotify is not allowing me to play any songs from my desktop. The error message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." pops up in blue at the top of th...
2017-08-07 2:09:01 PM
2017-10-15 5:10:34 PM
grantpav
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Certain bands unavaible on my spotify but not for others

I cant play the songs of Imagine Dragons, Nickleback or Fall out Boy, wich is rly annoying. Ive asked my friend wich confirms that they actually are able to play these 3 bands. So im desperatly trying to find out **bleep** is wrong. its the same for ...

torepaasporet
Casual Listener
I cant play the songs of Imagine Dragons, Nickleback or Fall out Boy, wich is rly annoying. Ive asked my friend wich confirms that they actually are able to play these 3 bands. So im desperatly tryin...
2017-10-15 3:02:16 AM
2017-10-15 5:05:30 PM
torepaasporet
Casual Listener
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9:16 resolution

I installed my second monitor today, and put it in portrait mode(normal monitors lay horizontaly, and this one stands vertically. However, the Spotify player only goes half way my screen if I put it on full screen on my second monitor. (PNG in the at...

Kuunnn
Casual Listener
I installed my second monitor today, and put it in portrait mode(normal monitors lay horizontaly, and this one stands vertically. However, the Spotify player only goes half way my screen if I put it ...
2017-10-15 2:15:48 PM
2017-10-15 4:16:01 PM
Kuunnn
Casual Listener
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Shuffled playlist not really shuffled

So slightly odd and really really annoying. I have this happening in 2 ways.1. On Windows Universal and Full Fat Client, shuffle isn't really shuffled, it shuffles the titles and stuff but all the artists start with "A" so as a shuffle it is pointles...

errkal
Music Fan
So slightly odd and really really annoying. I have this happening in 2 ways. 1. On Windows Universal and Full Fat Client, shuffle isn't really shuffled, it shuffles the titles and stuff but a...
2017-10-13 10:47:15 AM
2017-10-15 8:32:34 AM
bytebodger
Music Fan
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Problems with the playlist picture

My problem is, when I set a playlist picture, this disappear when I restart Spotify. What´s the problem? Thanks

tobarreh
Newbie
My problem is, when I set a playlist picture, this disappear when I restart Spotify. What´s the problem? Thanks
2017-10-15 2:17:19 AM
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Spotify connecting to a browser playing and playing playlists randomly?

For a few days, sometimes, mid-listening, Spotify swaps to playing a random playlist (usually from the featured ones), and it shows that it's playing it on a Web Player. Any idea what might be happening? The only different place I accessed Spotify wi...

ShinoWasTaken
Casual Listener
For a few days, sometimes, mid-listening, Spotify swaps to playing a random playlist (usually from the featured ones), and it shows that it's playing it on a Web Player. Any idea what might be happen...
2017-10-14 5:47:33 PM
2017-10-14 12:50:54 AM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Solved!! Media Keys Don't Work Sometimes

Hello. I love Spotify. But there's a very strange bug that is reproducable, but I do not know the cause. There seems to be no reason for this to be happening, so I don't know. The issue is that my media keys on my G710 keyboard, G930 headset and even...

user-removed
Visitor
Hello. I love Spotify. But there's a very strange bug that is reproducable, but I do not know the cause. There seems to be no reason for this to be happening, so I don't know. The i...
2017-08-26 6:13:55 AM
2017-10-14 10:54:11 PM
MeanBoy
Newbie
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Artist won't disappear

I have unsaved all the music i had saved, i am no longer following the artist yet they are still appearing in my artist list. how do i remove them?

ZombieParty
Newbie
I have unsaved all the music i had saved, i am no longer following the artist yet they are still appearing in my artist list. how do i remove them?
2017-10-14 7:35:28 PM
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Client connects to other clients from different accounts in the same network

Hello, my firewall said that my spotify client exchanges data with the spotify client and iPhone app of a flatmate. Why does it do that? greetings

LordWaldemar
Newbie
Hello, my firewall said that my spotify client exchanges data with the spotify client and iPhone app of a flatmate. Why does it do that? greetings
2015-11-08 1:34:55 PM
2017-10-14 3:14:49 PM
St4nley
Newbie
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Ich kann bei "songs" die Titel, die ich mag und angehakt habe, nicht mehr sehen.

Ich wollte meine neulich als Favoriten gespeicherten Lieder anhören, jedoch ist meine Liste "songs" sowie "Alben" komplett leer. Wenn ich auf Künstler gehe, sehe ich dort angehakte lieder. Haken wegmachen und neu hinmachen fügt sie meiner Liste nicht...

naresnyan
Newbie
Ich wollte meine neulich als Favoriten gespeicherten Lieder anhören, jedoch ist meine Liste "songs" sowie "Alben" komplett leer. Wenn ich auf Künstler gehe, sehe ich dort angehakte lieder. Haken wegm...
2017-10-14 1:44:49 PM
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Solved!! Spotify not responding to media keys?!

My Asus R453L notebook has Fn media buttons on the arrow keys, but spotify doesn't respond to them.Neither does Itunes or Windows Media playerThe Chrome solutions doesn't work, my chrome has no extensions and it still doesn't work.Any tips or solutio...

KrisKraanen
Regular
My Asus R453L notebook has Fn media buttons on the arrow keys, but spotify doesn't respond to them. Neither does Itunes or Windows Media player The Chrome solutions doesn't work, my chrome has no e...
2016-08-09 7:47:50 PM
2017-10-14 1:10:52 PM
Sandro88
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Can't play Daft Punk on PC

Hello, I have a strange problem. On my PC I suddenly can't play anything by Daft Punk, which is very annoying. I've tried most/all of their singles and tried songs on every album but it always says that the song is not available. I tried playing a lo...

gesturernir
Newbie
Hello, I have a strange problem. On my PC I suddenly can't play anything by Daft Punk, which is very annoying. I've tried most/all of their singles and tried songs on every album but it always says t...
2017-10-11 9:35:35 PM
2017-10-14 10:05:06 AM
Citizen_Erased
Casual Listener
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PC app not loading properly.

Hi, spotify is set to open automatically when i log onto my PC (windows 8). However it comes up with a partial menu bar but does not fully load. I am not sure it even logs in. I have no problem getting it on my phone or through a web browser. The cur...

azzawebb
Newbie
Hi, spotify is set to open automatically when i log onto my PC (windows 8). However it comes up with a partial menu bar but does not fully load. I am not sure it even logs in. I have no problem getti...
2017-09-02 4:45:21 AM
2017-10-14 8:21:41 AM
IguanaSetup
Community Legend
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Desktop not syncing

I upgraded to Spotify Premium. I added all my local files to my Spotify and I created a playlist and made in public so I can share it with friends. So I wanted to listen to it on my PS4 so I went on the app it shows my playlist and everything but eve...

user-removed
Visitor
I upgraded to Spotify Premium. I added all my local files to my Spotify and I created a playlist and made in public so I can share it with friends. So I wanted to listen to it on my PS4 so I went on ...
2017-10-14 7:28:22 AM
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Spotify loads forever

Hi, I already installed/uninstalled 3 times and disabled my Kaspersky antivirus, but everytime I try to open Spotify on my Windows 10 it just won't stop loading. I can't do anything the whole program is a black screen with the cursor showing that it'...

user-removed
Visitor
Hi, I already installed/uninstalled 3 times and disabled my Kaspersky antivirus, but everytime I try to open Spotify on my Windows 10 it just won't stop loading. I can't do anything the whole program...
2017-10-14 5:18:36 AM
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sort music by duration

How spotify does sort the song list ?By example:If i wrote on the search "Taylor Swift" and choose see all songs,After that i click on the clock to sort the song from long to short, the first song is "All to well"But the most long song from T.S. is "...

little_tear
Newbie
How spotify does sort the song list ? By example: If i wrote on the search "Taylor Swift" and choose see all songs, After that i click on the clock to sort the song from long to short, the first s...
2017-10-13 10:44:51 PM
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[podcasts][desktop][windows]

I believe this has been a problem in the past, and though wading through the vast number of threads here and elsewhere on the 'net might yield some answers, I am just going to ask here: is there something I can do so that my favourite podcasts will p...

marienique1
Newbie
I believe this has been a problem in the past, and though wading through the vast number of threads here and elsewhere on the 'net might yield some answers, I am just going to ask here: is there some...
2017-10-13 10:41:23 PM
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