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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
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Rim4
Gig Goer
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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
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
2 weeks ago
ReclaimerNo
Casual Listener
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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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Solved!! Can't sort the Playlist "dancePOP"

Hi Community, normally, I would like to sort the playlists by title, artist or something of the sort.For most playlists it works like a charm, but for this particular playlist:https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcZDD7cfEKhWit do...

draco95
Casual Listener
Hi Community, normally, I would like to sort the playlists by title, artist or something of the sort. For most playlists it works like a charm, but for this particular playlist: https://op...
2017-08-11 9:40:57 AM
2017-09-05 10:26:03 AM
draco95
Casual Listener
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Spotify on more than one Windows profile

Our family have four WIndows profiles on the same computer and one premium membership. I don't want to upgrade to Premium for Family, but use the same Spotify profile on all the windows profiles (on the same computer). But as I can see it now, that m...

larsmell
Newbie
Our family have four WIndows profiles on the same computer and one premium membership. I don't want to upgrade to Premium for Family, but use the same Spotify profile on all the windows profiles (on ...
2017-09-05 9:40:51 AM
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Can't Sort by Album or Artist Anymore

In some recent update the ability to arrange my saved music properly by clicking on the Album or Artist tabs at the top of the screen has disappeared. Now saved songs can only be listened to in the order they were saved in, so if I want to listen to ...

roblikesmusic
Music Fan
In some recent update the ability to arrange my saved music properly by clicking on the Album or Artist tabs at the top of the screen has disappeared. Now saved songs can only be listened to...
2017-06-03 8:07:11 PM
2017-09-05 8:29:04 AM
skelborne
Newbie
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No Daily Mix

I have had Spotify for almost three years (I had a gap where I switched to Apple music for a year) and I don't have a daily mix.

glaguilar96
Newbie
I have had Spotify for almost three years (I had a gap where I switched to Apple music for a year) and I don't have a daily mix.
2017-09-04 11:05:18 PM
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Spotify for Windows won't play local files

I have two albums saved locally on my laptop which I'd like to play through Spotify. One of them plays just fine every time, whether from the "Local Files" section or when in a playlist. In the other album, however, no songs will play and Spotify dis...

cmhainje
Newbie
I have two albums saved locally on my laptop which I'd like to play through Spotify. One of them plays just fine every time, whether from the "Local Files" section or when in a playlist. In the ...
2017-08-15 6:08:41 AM
2017-09-04 10:05:05 PM
gancska
Casual Listener
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622 Views
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Solved!! Can't log into desktop app using XP

I've just upgraded to Premium and Spotify works fine for me in Chrome on XP. It invited me me to download the desptop app which I did, but when I start the app it says I'm not logged in. When open the app it invites me to "Log In With Facebook" (even...

MikeBoilerman
Casual Listener
I've just upgraded to Premium and Spotify works fine for me in Chrome on XP. It invited me me to download the desptop app which I did, but when I start the app it says I'm not logged in. Whe...
2017-09-04 7:59:04 PM
2017-09-04 9:36:45 PM
MikeBoilerman
Casual Listener
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Back-up saves?

Hello, I know you can back-up your playlists, but I'd like to back up my saves. Now I've tried putting my saves in a playlist, and it worked, but then I can't see the date on which I saved the songs. Does someone know how I can back-up (export to exc...

keiito
Newbie
Hello, I know you can back-up your playlists, but I'd like to back up my saves. Now I've tried putting my saves in a playlist, and it worked, but then I can't see the date on which I saved t...
2017-09-04 8:55:03 PM
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Como puedo ver la letra de las canciones en mi pc windows 8

Alguien sabe comover la letra de las canciones en mi pc windows 8, que instaloi, donde lo consigo, como lo enlazo a mi spotify?

alvaroco
Newbie
Alguien sabe comover la letra de las canciones en mi pc windows 8, que instaloi, donde lo consigo, como lo enlazo a mi spotify?
2017-09-04 7:07:25 PM
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Spotify Crashes when trying to open Local Files

I can open the local files tab but if I leave it to try parse all my music (around 25,000 files) spotify will just crash, this never happened in older versions and has only begun to happen recently.The quickest workaround I can think of is to give us...

Dubsys
Music Fan
I can open the local files tab but if I leave it to try parse all my music (around 25,000 files) spotify will just crash, this never happened in older versions and has only begun to happen recently. ...
2016-04-06 5:44:58 PM
2017-09-04 4:45:15 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
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11 replies
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error code: 4

Hi,Please helo me, suddenly my spotify is not working. I've tried to uninstalled and installed it again, check the firewalls, restart my PC and none of them works. It said that there is no internet connection but my internet works fine so i don't kno...

mandriyani
Newbie
Hi, Please helo me, suddenly my spotify is not working. I've tried to uninstalled and installed it again, check the firewalls, restart my PC and none of them works. It said that there is no internet...
2017-09-04 3:52:25 PM
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Latest update I can't scroll playlist nor resize window downwards

Seems UI in the latest update is proper broken; Windows Platform. I can't scroll playlist window on the left, nor can I resize window downwards.

w0lfalot
Regular
Seems UI in the latest update is proper broken; Windows Platform. I can't scroll playlist window on the left, nor can I resize window downwards.
2017-09-04 3:25:09 PM
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Add a specific artist to Daily Mix

I mean artists that have never showed up in the Daily Mix, so I can't click the heart button for them. And I don't mean artists that I have accidentially 'disliked' in the playlist. I have clicked add to library on a majority of said artists albums, ...

ThatOneLegion
Regular
I mean artists that have never showed up in the Daily Mix, so I can't click the heart button for them. And I don't mean artists that I have accidentially 'disliked' in the playlist. I have clic...
2017-01-19 2:05:05 AM
2017-09-04 1:15:15 PM
sharp-spark
Roadie
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1 replies
2 likes
Windows

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Ads

When I play music on my HP laptop, using Spotify, whenever I listen to a song, sometimes it stops just to load an ad on the bottom page. I want it to stop so I could simply listen to my music without it pausing..

fischy1826
Newbie
When I play music on my HP laptop, using Spotify, whenever I listen to a song, sometimes it stops just to load an ad on the bottom page. I want it to stop so I could simply listen to my music without...
2017-09-04 2:53:02 AM
2017-09-04 11:21:19 AM
Quick986
Casual Listener
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Solved!! WHERE ARE MY NOTIFICATIONS (desktop in-app?)

HI So theres in-app notifications in the bottom left of the Web Player, along with my profile, settings and messages. However, in my desktop app (I'm using Windows 10) I can't seem to find it? I have messages next to my profile (top right) , but no n...

liayzabel
Regular
HI So theres in-app notifications in the bottom left of the Web Player, along with my profile, settings and messages. However, in my desktop app (I'm using Windows 10) I can't...
2016-04-29 7:07:07 AM
2017-09-04 9:02:49 AM
teemu76
Newbie
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19 replies
7 likes
Windows

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Can't sort "Artist" songs from "Your Music"!

I just updated to 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 (Win 10) and now I'm not able to sort the songs from my "Artists" in "Your Music" by clicking on the header rows "SONG" or "ALBUM".

Ragd3
Casual Listener
I just updated to 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 (Win 10) and now I'm not able to sort the songs from my "Artists" in "Your Music" by clicking on the header rows "SONG" or "ALBUM".
2017-04-04 5:16:00 PM
2017-09-03 11:43:34 PM
andres12appi
Casual Listener
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3 replies
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[Connect] Sonos devices disappear and don't get rediscovered on PC

On the PC, when I open spotify premium I always see my Amazon Echo devices listed under the "Devices" menu...but most of the time my Sonos devices don't show up. Nothing I do on the desktop fixes this (even opening the Sonos app and playing Spotify s...

DaveUK100
Casual Listener
On the PC, when I open spotify premium I always see my Amazon Echo devices listed under the "Devices" menu...but most of the time my Sonos devices don't show up. Nothing I do on the desktop fixes thi...
2017-05-12 2:32:34 AM
2017-09-03 11:14:34 PM
Rosey001
Casual Listener
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9 replies
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Windows

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Spotify keeps removing my playlist cover

So I created a new cover for a playlist with 31 followers, but after I upload it and restart the client, the old artwork is back. What's going on?

edkode
Music Fan
So I created a new cover for a playlist with 31 followers, but after I upload it and restart the client, the old artwork is back. What's going on?
2017-09-03 11:14:23 PM
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Can't download on Windows 10 app

I have a Spotify family premium account, but i cannot download any songs from my windows 10 app on my computer, why is that? the option is never there!I took a screenshot and attached it

oguicarvalho
Casual Listener
I have a Spotify family premium account, but i cannot download any songs from my windows 10 app on my computer, why is that? the option is never there! I took a screenshot and attached it
2017-08-31 1:45:17 PM
2017-09-03 10:22:16 PM
MauriceMV
Spotify Star
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Related artist

Hi all have sonos and use Spotify, seems related artist function has gone following an update, anyone got any ideas?

paddywhack79
Casual Listener
Hi all have sonos and use Spotify, seems related artist function has gone following an update, anyone got any ideas?
2017-09-01 9:42:52 PM
2017-09-03 8:36:41 PM
paddywhack79
Casual Listener
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2 replies
1 likes

423 Views
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Spotify starts and stopps ad randome times

Hello, my Spotify (opens with windows start) stopps after some tracks and starts again randomly later again. Internet connection seems fine and it also appears with downloaded playlists.I allready made a "clear reinstall" nothing changed, i really ne...

Paranoijaa
Newbie
Hello, my Spotify (opens with windows start) stopps after some tracks and starts again randomly later again. Internet connection seems fine and it also appears with downloaded playlists. I ...
2017-09-03 8:21:07 PM
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