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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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notworking117
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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
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
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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!!Superuser Contribution Home page, Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening shows unrefreshed content

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevice(Samsung Galaxy A51, Lenovo ideapad 330)Operating System(Android 11, Windows 10) My Question or IssueGood evening, At the home page, where the Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening thing is, it shows unrefreshed conten...

Guillemfc18
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Plan Premium Country Spain Device (Samsung Galaxy A51, Lenovo ideapad 330) Operating System (Android 11, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Good evening, At the home page, whe...
2021-07-15 10:54:34 PM
2023-09-15 12:27:44 PM
jthistl3
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Feature Request: Synchronize currently playing music between devices

Hi, one of my daily use cases is the following:I am driving to work, using spotify on android to listen to music in my carI am sitting in the office, using the windows desktop application to listen to musicI am driving home, again using the android a...

pmattke
Music Fan
Hi, one of my daily use cases is the following: I am driving to work, using spotify on android to listen to music in my car I am sitting in the office, using the windows desktop applicati...
2018-02-20 6:13:42 PM
2023-09-15 4:42:59 AM
jeffjones22
Music Fan
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Desktop app not working with Discord, or showing up on my iPhone.

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceiPhone SE 2nd Generation, Custom Desktop (Ryzen 5 3600, GeForce GTX 1660 ti) Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy computer does not show up as a device on my Wi-Fi network, and I am unable to contr...

rayven2
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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone SE 2nd Generation, Custom Desktop (Ryzen 5 3600, GeForce GTX 1660 ti) Operating System Windows 11 My Questi...
2023-02-03 2:27:16 AM
2023-09-14 11:40:04 PM
LightSeize
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I do not want the programm starts automatically on my desktop.How can I change this?PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

pietje5
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I do not want the programm starts automatically on my desktop. How can I change this? Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating Sys...
2023-09-13 5:21:14 PM
2023-09-13 6:17:13 PM
Prague
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How I can activate the new design in beta ?

I would like to see again the design, I've got a 'preview' at the end of 2022. He is very nice ! But now, I've got the actual design (2021)

thomasbnt
Regular
I would like to see again the design, I've got a 'preview' at the end of 2022. He is very nice ! But now, I've got the actual design (2021)
2023-03-01 3:57:10 AM
2023-09-13 3:31:21 PM
thomasbnt
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Black bar obscuring app player, occuring on spotify app

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11(use the spotify app) My Question or IssueHii A black bar obscures the bottom part of the Spotify app it so annoying and it's not showing the songs column fully also the lyrics shows not fully as the older version th...

OOPlayer
Newbie
Plan Free Operating System Windows 11(use the spotify app) My Question or Issue Hii A black bar obscures the bottom part of the Spotify app it so annoying and it's not showing th...
2023-09-12 11:17:32 AM
2023-09-13 9:53:08 AM
Joan
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify cannot load anything or play any songs

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i can't open playlists, i can't check my profile and i cannot even see my playl...

adam1136912
Regular
Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue i can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i c...
2023-08-20 4:23:39 PM
2023-09-13 8:21:42 AM
adam1136912
Regular
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Liked songs sorted by genre

Hello!If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the "Liked" songs can be sorted into genres. I would prefe...

adrigram
Newbie
Hello! If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the...
2020-04-11 3:46:24 PM
2023-09-12 5:59:31 AM
howaboutno
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing on startup without an error message (Windows 10).

I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC. There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it. I've tried clearing my temporary files in Windows 10's settings, but t...

duckman1981
Casual Listener
I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC. There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it. I've tr...
2023-09-11 1:42:54 AM
2023-09-11 3:14:15 PM
duckman1981
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Superuser Contribution Where to find total playlist length on desktop

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

dandre0162
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Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
2019-08-28 10:51:42 AM
2023-09-11 1:09:59 PM
Yordan
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add to Queue button Missing now

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile still but I do not know how to add them to queue any more. The button is not in the ri...

BITEPEOPLE
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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile st...
2021-12-18 4:00:51 AM
2023-09-11 12:55:15 PM
Joan
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Superuser Contribution how to add friends to spotify without facebook and username

I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do that by adding them to my friends list. i have done it...

New user
Visitor
I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do tha...
2023-09-10 12:39:47 PM
2023-09-11 11:31:36 AM
Yordan
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Desktop app and web player

My dear friends at Spotify, I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service available. However, I'd like to share some (hopefully) constr...

angelina0236
Casual Listener
My dear friends at Spotify, I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service a...
2023-09-10 3:33:21 AM
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Superuser Contribution Audio cutting out midplay

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell Laptop / ASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 / Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio for Spotify just seems to cut-out. No warning, no indication, no specific time-laps...

jaredgrimes1192
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Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Laptop / ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 7 / Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio...
2019-10-14 7:56:59 PM
2023-09-08 1:15:45 PM
MihailY
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Superuser Contribution move songs from iphone to PC

I have songs in an iPhone downloaded library. I want them to appear in my PC library, too. How do I accomplish this?Thanks

llo9999
Newbie
I have songs in an iPhone downloaded library. I want them to appear in my PC library, too. How do I accomplish this? Thanks
2023-09-06 7:03:00 PM
2023-09-07 12:22:29 PM
Yordan
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution spotify not getting the blue dot wheh i open it

i don't have any detail to put down

New user
Visitor
i don't have any detail to put down
2023-09-05 6:12:19 AM
2023-09-05 6:27:21 PM
Eni
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Back button on an album needs two clicks to work

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop, Web UIOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back" button won't work on the first time (it does nothing). It only works when presse...

jakestyles
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Plan Premium Country Device Desktop, Web UI Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back"...
2023-07-13 11:11:34 AM
2023-09-05 2:19:34 PM
jakestyles
Regular
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Superuser Contribution Pressing the Shift, Control, or Alt Keys Restarts the Song/Plays the Previous Song

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing song or plays the previous song if it's already at the beginning. This...

alexmorain98
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing s...
2020-05-16 5:57:58 AM
2023-09-04 1:52:07 AM
cohub77
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Superuser Contribution Search changes next from queue

as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the queue is no longer my playlist, only the search result...

Conclavice
Newbie
as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the que...
2023-09-02 10:56:47 PM
2023-09-03 3:42:33 PM
Yordan
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New Releases / What's New not shown on Windows app

Dear folks,for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app. I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the Android app (where I can find that bell) because I am a more comput...

LitusMayol
Newbie
Dear folks, for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app. I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the...
2022-03-29 10:18:00 AM
2023-09-02 2:33:57 PM
Bryneth
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