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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
2 weeks ago
ipanasenko
Newbie
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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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Solved!! Can't Open Spotify or Uninstall

I have an issue... it is getting me mad.. I start up my spotify, nothing shows up, I go to my task manager, spotify is a background proccess, I was listening to it when I went to bed, then I came home from school and it was closed. so I opened it up,...

Dayten
Newbie
I have an issue... it is getting me mad.. I start up my spotify, nothing shows up, I go to my task manager, spotify is a background proccess, I was listening to it when I went to bed, then I came hom...
2017-01-27 6:18:02 AM
2017-01-28 4:40:01 PM
violetpicasso
Casual Listener
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Icons in sidebar missing

Noticed after update to 1.0.47.13.gd8e05b1f that icons of functions like "Browse", "Radio" and "Your music" are missing in the left sidebar in windows desktop client. Is that a bug or is it a feature implemented intentionally in the newer version? I ...

nmnd92
Newbie
Noticed after update to 1.0.47.13.gd8e05b1f that icons of functions like "Browse", "Radio" and "Your music" are missing in the left sidebar in windows desktop client. Is that a bu...
2017-01-27 7:33:49 PM
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Windows

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Clicking artist says "Can't be found" but I can play their music saved in my playlist just fine

So I was trying to look up some of the artists whose songs I've saved to some playlists. I was mainly curious to see if their Spotify artist page would name the genre of music they make. So I clicked ODESZA from who I saved a few songs, but Spotify t...

s1h4d0w
Casual Listener
So I was trying to look up some of the artists whose songs I've saved to some playlists. I was mainly curious to see if their Spotify artist page would name the genre of music they make. So ...
2017-01-27 1:17:17 PM
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Problem with finding songs in playlist when there is a song named asterisk.

If you have a called '*' in a playlist, it acts as a "catch-all" when typing to find tunes. This means that you cannot find any songs that are located beneath the '*' song in the playlist. This can be recreated by adding the album "Before the Dawn He...

spikensbror
Casual Listener
If you have a called '*' in a playlist, it acts as a "catch-all" when typing to find tunes. This means that you cannot find any songs that are located beneath the '*' song in the playlist. T...
2017-01-27 1:08:50 PM
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Spotify don't remember last played song or queue list on restart

When I've a long list of queued songs and/or playing from a playlist and I turn off Spotify or my computer and the app won't remember the queue or the last song in a playlist I played from recently.Sometimes it starts up with a song and queue that I ...

McNord
Casual Listener
When I've a long list of queued songs and/or playing from a playlist and I turn off Spotify or my computer and the app won't remember the queue or the last song in a playlist I played from recently. ...
2016-12-04 10:48:50 AM
2017-01-27 10:38:01 AM
Blueberry
Roadie
3142 Views
3 replies
11 likes
Windows

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Windows app crashing upon launch

Hi. Recently Spotify has started crashing on launch on one of my PCs.. App starts up - but screen stays black and eventually program shuts down.Windows 10. Account is OK as works fine on other devices.Just tried logging all other devices off and rein...

DBMTB
Newbie
Hi. Recently Spotify has started crashing on launch on one of my PCs.. App starts up - but screen stays black and eventually program shuts down. Windows 10. Account is OK as works fine on other de...
2017-01-26 1:50:20 AM
2017-01-27 4:16:41 AM
nurshyuhaida
Newbie
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Windows

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Local MP3 file "not available".

Hey guys. I downloaded Princess Nokia's free mixtape and would love to add some of the songs to my playlists. The songs are in MP3 format. However, whenever I try to play the songs in Spotify, I get the following error message: I don't have this issu...

la_badasse
Newbie
Hey guys. I downloaded Princess Nokia's free mixtape and would love to add some of the songs to my playlists. The songs are in MP3 format. However, whenever I try to play the songs in Spotif...
2017-01-27 1:35:37 AM
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Odd window resolution

Brief description of the issue:Using spotify in full screen has and odd resolution of 1936x1066, on a 1920x1080 display, seems to have some weird effects.Effects include:Fullscreening while hovering on both monitors will create a small line on the ot...

jsilverstreak
Gig Goer
Brief description of the issue: Using spotify in full screen has and odd resolution of 1936x1066, on a 1920x1080 display, seems to have some weird effects. Effects include: Fullscreening while ho...
2017-01-26 12:45:46 AM
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All songs not showing under a saved album.

The Spotify client updated today to 1.0.47.13 and now when I click on any saved album, it's not showing the full track listing. It's doing this for all of them. An example is in the attachment. Oops! Nevermind. I restarted the client and that helped....

faerydreaming
Gig Goer
The Spotify client updated today to 1.0.47.13 and now when I click on any saved album, it's not showing the full track listing. It's doing this for all of them. An example is in the att...
2017-01-26 12:21:27 AM
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Problem downloading songs in windows 10

I'm a premium user but the "download" switch doesnt appear in "Your Music" > Songs. I want to download the songs from the the songs i clicked "Save to Your Music", cut the **bleep** about making the songs i want to download into a playlist and downlo...

SassiEduardo
Newbie
I'm a premium user but the "download" switch doesnt appear in "Your Music" > Songs. I want to download the songs from the the songs i clicked "Save to Your Music", cut the **bleep** about...
2017-01-24 3:31:07 PM
2017-01-26 11:43:29 PM
itu_
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Windows

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Solved!! removal of devices tab

i have spotify premium and read that i can sync all my music into my ipod third generation. what i read said that to sync the music to the ipod the devices tab needed to be oppened i looked and looked and cant find it. is there any other way i can sy...

santana12311222
Newbie
i have spotify premium and read that i can sync all my music into my ipod third generation. what i read said that to sync the music to the ipod the devices tab needed to be oppened i looked and looke...
2017-01-26 7:48:34 AM
2017-01-26 6:38:13 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
940 Views
2 replies
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Windows

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Saving Songs vs Saving Albums

This only seems to happen on the windows desktop client for me (i havent tested this from my Mac), but songs that are part of albums that I have saved dont appear in my saved songs list. Example: I want to add a full album to my library, so I click t...

hoosierjoe
Newbie
This only seems to happen on the windows desktop client for me (i havent tested this from my Mac), but songs that are part of albums that I have saved dont appear in my saved songs list. Exampl...
2017-01-26 5:26:10 PM
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0 replies
1 likes
Windows

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Play all songs

So, a month ago before an update I could click on an artist on my saved artists and it would display only the songs and/or albums I saved for said artist. Now if I click on any artist it takes me directly to the artists page (which of course I don't ...

neocero
Regular
So, a month ago before an update I could click on an artist on my saved artists and it would display only the songs and/or albums I saved for said artist. Now if I click on any artist it takes me dir...
2017-01-26 1:17:16 PM
522 Views
0 replies
1 likes
Windows

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suddenly 2 ps4s on my devices list??

Today when I started playing music on spotify I noticed 2 playstation 4s available under devices named "PS4-233" and "PS4-392". I have never used a ps4 in my life. I am using facebook to login on my spotify and have 2 step verification on my facebook...

whatever565656
Newbie
Today when I started playing music on spotify I noticed 2 playstation 4s available under devices named "PS4-233" and "PS4-392". I have never used a ps4 in my life. I am using facebook to lo...
2017-01-26 12:50:19 PM
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Windows

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Volume control with active speakers

Hi, I've got active/self-powered speakers, which are connected to my pc via USB. Changing the volume with my media buttons on the keyboard does not work, as the windows volume is triggered, which has no effect on my speaker's volume. However, when ch...

wally_118
Newbie
Hi, I've got active/self-powered speakers, which are connected to my pc via USB. Changing the volume with my media buttons on the keyboard does not work, as the windows volume is triggered, ...
2017-01-26 11:37:34 AM
2017-01-26 12:45:03 PM
itu_
Community Legend
513 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Playist Recommended Songs Problem.

Hello everybody, i have a problem about which is defined at title. I have created too much playists. Only one of my playist, i can not see the recommended songs in this playist. Other playists there have Recommended Song Optional. For instance K O R ...

resatkoksal
Casual Listener
Hello everybody, i have a problem about which is defined at title. I have created too much playists. Only one of my playist, i can not see the recommended songs in this playist. Other playists there ...
2017-01-21 6:01:34 PM
2017-01-26 12:43:56 PM
Test89
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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Windows

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Playlist sorting options

Playlists cannot be dragged into a new playlist folder unless it already contains a playlist Steps to reproduce on Windows1. Create a new playlist folder2. Attempt to drag an existing playlist into this folder3. Playlist is not moved Not, this bug ca...

dntbrsnbl
Newbie
Playlists cannot be dragged into a new playlist folder unless it already contains a playlist Steps to reproduce on Windows 1. Create a new playlist folder 2. Attempt to drag an existing pl...
2017-01-25 10:01:57 PM
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Solved!! Spotify plays all local files songs that I just added, then doesn't play them at all

I have a playlist of 100+ songs and when I put new local files songs in it and sync them to my iPad spotify plays all of them randomly, and once I skip through them it dosen't play them at all when I hit shuffle, it only plays other songs in my playl...

OrangeLord
Casual Listener
I have a playlist of 100+ songs and when I put new local files songs in it and sync them to my iPad spotify plays all of them randomly, and once I skip through them it dosen't play them at all when I...
2017-01-25 11:07:19 AM
2017-01-25 10:01:34 PM
OrangeLord
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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Windows

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CANT FIND A SONG

I can't find the song Teach Me How by Dirt Poor Robins. Its on the CD The Cage, but it isnt of spotify or anywhere else really. Can anyone help?

Raoden5
Newbie
I can't find the song Teach Me How by Dirt Poor Robins. Its on the CD The Cage, but it isnt of spotify or anywhere else really. Can anyone help?
2017-01-25 3:05:47 PM
2017-01-25 9:22:21 PM
nsmith1
Roadie
248 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Server zusammenbruch ?

Hallo, Kann seid etwa 13 Uhr kein Spotify mehr hören, es meint immer ich sei Offline.Meine Internet Verbindung besteht aber ganz normal, und da die Spotify.com/de Seite 3 Minuten braucht um zu laden (jede andere unter 3 Sekunden) würde ich mal an ein...

Patrickweb91
Newbie
Hallo, Kann seid etwa 13 Uhr kein Spotify mehr hören, es meint immer ich sei Offline. Meine Internet Verbindung besteht aber ganz normal, und da die Spotify.com/de Seite 3 Minuten braucht um zu lade...
2017-01-25 6:53:19 PM
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