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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
a week 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
yesterday
rednblu
Roadie
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278 replies
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82337 Views
278 replies
21 likes

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
5754 Views
1 replies
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5754 Views
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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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Friend activity not showing

Hi I recently updated my spotify and now can no longer view friends activity on the right sidebar... any solutions?

Davali
Casual Listener
Hi I recently updated my spotify and now can no longer view friends activity on the right sidebar... any solutions?
2014-05-22 12:24:18 PM
2014-07-09 7:42:17 PM
giuliana_leone
Casual Listener
1943 Views
4 replies
1 likes
Windows

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Lost playlist

Hi, I deleted by mistake the spotify application on my facebook account. Since then I lost all my playlist and my starred playlist. I used the recover option but it says I haven't any deleted playlist. Can someone help me ? Thanks a lot

Bidgy93
Casual Listener
Hi, I deleted by mistake the spotify application on my facebook account. Since then I lost all my playlist and my starred playlist. I used the recover option but it says I haven't any deleted playl...
2014-07-09 9:38:56 AM
2014-07-09 6:42:07 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
575 Views
3 replies
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Windows

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doesnt show the song playing in the album after playlist

i found a error in spotify desktop and we player, when i select a song of a playlist, whole playing i click on the artist of the song and when it redirect to the artist and the album where is included the song it doesnt show the song playing in the a...

user-removed
Visitor
i found a error in spotify desktop and we player, when i select a song of a playlist, whole playing i click on the artist of the song and when it redirect to the artist and the album where...
2014-07-08 6:12:22 PM
2014-07-08 6:45:36 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
417 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Issues with playlist

I'm having some issues with my playlist. Not the one that you can make from spotify, but ones that you can transfer from either itunes and windows media. For the past month or two, the 3 playlist that I have from itunes have either gone completely ou...

atb224155
Gig Goer
I'm having some issues with my playlist. Not the one that you can make from spotify, but ones that you can transfer from either itunes and windows media. For the past month or two, the 3 playlist tha...
2014-07-08 10:30:04 AM
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Windows

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How to manually organise Spotify playlists

My current issue is that I am trying to organise my playlists into genres i.e. hip-hop, pop etc, but I don't want to drag my playlists one by one. I had the clever idea that I could export my playlists, edit it the way I wanted then import it back, s...

amarcolino
Regular
My current issue is that I am trying to organise my playlists into genres i.e. hip-hop, pop etc, but I don't want to drag my playlists one by one. I had the clever idea that I could expor...
2014-07-07 9:55:12 PM
2014-07-07 10:18:54 PM
amarcolino
Regular
414 Views
2 replies
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Windows

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Spotify not playing through center speakers/subwoofer

About two weeks ago, Spotify stopped playing music through my center speakers/subwoofer channel, though it still plays music fine through the front stereo speakers. The problem is not with the system settings, as all of my local files (various formas...

thellillking
Casual Listener
About two weeks ago, Spotify stopped playing music through my center speakers/subwoofer channel, though it still plays music fine through the front stereo speakers. The problem is not with the s...
2014-01-28 3:52:54 AM
2014-07-06 10:35:16 PM
Sjoerd303
Casual Listener
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5 replies
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How do I reset personalization?

I've created a playlist of tunes that I like to hear...probably about half of them I brought over from my Pandora "likes". The more I personalized Spotify radio (I primarily listen to the "alternative" radio station), the more it just plays the same ...

dfreem01
Casual Listener
I've created a playlist of tunes that I like to hear...probably about half of them I brought over from my Pandora "likes". The more I personalized Spotify radio (I primarily listen to the "alte...
2014-07-05 4:48:00 PM
2014-07-06 5:03:21 PM
Peter__
Community Legend
17215 Views
3 replies
1 likes
Windows

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Solved!! Several Songs start on iphone but not on desktop?!

Hey there, i've got a problem since more than a week and i dont know what to do. i want to listen to the new album "cro - melodie" and i can find and start the first 2/3 songs. when i want to hear the songs from "erinnerung" up to the end of the albu...

ck9
Casual Listener
Hey there, i've got a problem since more than a week and i dont know what to do. i want to listen to the new album "cro - melodie" and i can find and start the first 2/3 songs. when i want to hear th...
2014-07-05 5:55:09 PM
2014-07-05 8:18:49 PM
ck9
Casual Listener
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7 replies
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Spotify doesnt start, no error, so splash

Hello, since i had some grafic driver problems (they are all fixed now) spotify doesnt start anymore. It doesnt even show the splash. The only thing that happens is that one "SpotifyWebHelper" task opens. What ive already tried: -Start Spotify.exe as...

Benjirich
Music Fan
Hello, since i had some grafic driver problems (they are all fixed now) spotify doesnt start anymore. It doesnt even show the splash. The only thing that happens is that one "SpotifyWebHel...
2014-07-03 1:01:25 PM
2014-07-03 6:43:41 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
672 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Can't Search/Clicking on Artist's Name Does Nothing

Since I upgraded to the newest Spotify about a week ago (0.9.10.22.gf8788f9), I've been having problems searching and clicking on band's names. Everything works just fine for about five minutes, then all of a sudden when I try and search, I just get ...

kevinisaname
Music Fan
Since I upgraded to the newest Spotify about a week ago (0.9.10.22.gf8788f9), I've been having problems searching and clicking on band's names. Everything works just fine for about five minutes, then...
2014-06-30 9:36:45 AM
2014-07-02 9:49:19 AM
smidny
Roadie
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5 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Keyboard Play/Pause button no longer functioning since last update

I have a Microsoft keyboard with 4 multimedia buttons: 1. play/pause 2. volume down 3. volume up 4. mute The play/pause button had always worked in Spotify, but now it doesn't. I just updated to version 0.9.10.22.gf87988f9.

75mph
Casual Listener
I have a Microsoft keyboard with 4 multimedia buttons: 1. play/pause 2. volume down 3. volume up 4. mute The play/pause button had always worked in Spotify, but now it doesn't. &nb...
2014-06-30 4:16:41 PM
2014-06-30 5:08:24 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
1363 Views
3 replies
1 likes
Windows

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3 replies
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When will the songs on Maroon 5s album Overexposed be available in Sweden?

Since nobody can really explain to me why an album's that have been available for at least a year suddenly stops being available, while I might add the commentary on the songs are still available, I'd like to know when the whole album - songs and com...

Thillia
Casual Listener
...'d like to know when the whole album - songs and commentaries included - will once more be available for the Swedish public. I think it would be a courtesy from Spotify to answer this and t...
2014-06-26 3:35:46 PM
2014-06-26 4:30:00 PM
Joe
Community Legend
371 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Solved!! Do activity sharing preferences affect statistics on your profile?

If I change my preferences so that I'm not sharing my activity with Spotify followers, will the statistics on my profile (top artists, playlists) still change to reflect my current music taste, or will they just remain static or disappear after a whi...

scarletmiri
Music Fan
If I change my preferences so that I'm not sharing my activity with Spotify followers, will the statistics on my profile (top artists, playlists) still change to reflect my current music taste, or wi...
2014-06-25 12:54:20 AM
2014-06-26 3:51:39 AM
Joe
Community Legend
318 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Recently Played empty

I have looked been searching for a resolution to my problem, but can't find anything. 1) There is not any content under my Recently Played Artists and my activity is not showing up in feeds. My settings are set for my activity to show, but nothing is...

hterlesky
Casual Listener
I have looked been searching for a resolution to my problem, but can't find anything. 1) There is not any content under my Recently Played Artists and my activity is not showing up in...
2014-06-25 3:45:05 AM
2014-06-25 1:22:45 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Windows

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Starring Songs with TuneWiki

Use the tunewiki app click the tiny star next to the song title and it will move automatically to your starred folder

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Fraciscv
Casual Listener
Use the tunewiki app click the tiny star next to the song title and it will move automatically to your starred folder
2014-06-25 4:52:04 AM
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Premium account hacked

Somebody has hacked my spotify account and changed my email address to their own and changed my password. I can't change the password back because it keeps asking me for current password (i do not know this because the hacker set it) and sending a pa...

Bummen
Newbie
Somebody has hacked my spotify account and changed my email address to their own and changed my password. I can't change the password back because it keeps asking me for current password (i do not kn...
2014-06-24 11:02:39 PM
2014-06-24 11:04:12 PM
Joe
Community Legend
543 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Why Spotify?

Okay, I'll try this again (I thought for sure I posted a message about this, but in my posts lists I don't see one -- it's heck to get old). I'm about a week away from the end of my free Premium trial and at this point I can't see any reason to conti...

Kelleytoons
Regular
Okay, I'll try this again (I thought for sure I posted a message about this, but in my posts lists I don't see one -- it's heck to get old). I'm about a week away from the end of my free P...
2014-06-23 5:51:03 PM
2014-06-24 12:30:16 PM
Kelleytoons
Regular
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3 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Spotify has changed a song to a spanish cover version

Hello! I logged onto spotify, and started to play the album Franz Ferdinand, by Franz Ferdinand. Suddenly, when it reached "The dark of the matinée", the original version didn't play, but instead a spanish cover version. I simply cannot get the origi...

henrikfolleso
Casual Listener
Hello! I logged onto spotify, and started to play the album Franz Ferdinand, by Franz Ferdinand. Suddenly, when it reached "The dark of the matinée", the original version didn't pl...
2014-06-23 5:59:20 PM
2014-06-24 11:41:09 AM
henrikfolleso
Casual Listener
304 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Playlists, radio and duplicates

Hi, I have a question to team/users: I play radio based on playlist. Lets say that I like some song and want to add it to my playlist. I click Add to -> playlist, and yes, its there. Nice. But very often Spotify radio keeps looping around the same se...

ParanolmArt
Music Fan
Hi, I have a question to team/users: I play radio based on playlist. Lets say that I like some song and want to add it to my playlist. I click Add to -> playlist,...
2014-06-09 9:04:02 AM
2014-06-24 10:29:48 AM
ParanolmArt
Music Fan
435 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Windows

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Solved!! Spotify forcing itself to desktop foreground?

I have never, EVER, had this problem before but here goes: Here I am playing my good ol' World of Warcraft, really quiet like, and I think to myself, "darn, I'd really like to listen to some music." So I do as I always do, and start up spotify, throw...

JBWLMS
Casual Listener
I have never, EVER, had this problem before but here goes: Here I am playing my good ol' World of Warcraft, really quiet like, and I think to myself, "darn, I'd really like to listen to so...
2013-11-10 3:45:13 PM
2014-06-21 11:17:17 PM
8520123
Casual Listener
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3 replies
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