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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...

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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...

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  • cour10e22
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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...

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  • 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...

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    Windows
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Solved!! Keyboard hotkey 'jump to letter' broken (Desktop)

Hi, I have had this problem for a couple of months now, I found an older topic that described the same issue but it seems to be dead. There are 2 playlist functions that seem to have broken/disappeared in an update late 2019. 1.) Previously if I doub...

  • Regular
  • ...ave broken/disappeared in an update late 2019.   1.) Previously if I double clicked on the artwork of the currently playing song it would take me to the playlist the song is in and to its p...
  • superbay_
  • Newbie
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    HotKey
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Superuser Contribution Discord Listening Party Delay

I (used to) frequently use Spotify Listening Party in Discord so I can listen to the same music as my friend. However, as of late, whenever a song ends there is a 30-60 second delay of silence where nothing plays. After the period of silence has pass...

  • Casual Listener
  • I (used to) frequently use Spotify Listening Party in Discord so I can listen to the same music as my friend.   However, as of late, whenever a song ends there is a 30-60 second delay of silen...
  • shortycorgis
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    broken
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    listen along
    listening party
    song delay
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Superuser Contribution Local files is broken, unable to be sent to iPhone (need Spotify staff help)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 11 Pro, Windows laptopOperating Systemidk the new Windows, like whatever it is, 10 or something, maybe 11, who cares My Question or Issue I have spent the last 2 hours attempting to fix my local files issue on Spo...

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  • ...ssue   I have spent the last 2 hours attempting to fix my local files issue on Spotify. I have scoured the internet, looked at forum posts, reddit posts, everything, nothing works. The system is broken...
  • Enigma777
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    Desktop
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    local files
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Solved!! Cannot report offensive Spotify In Solidarity content

PlanPremium (now free, since I cancelled my premium account over Spotify pushing politics)CountrySouth Africa DevicePC, Windows Desktop ClientOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueUsually, users may report offens...

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  • Plan Premium (now free, since I cancelled my premium account over Spotify pushing politics) Country South Africa   Device PC, Windows Desktop Client Operating System (iOS 10, Android&nbs...
  • DarylA
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Very bizarre rendering issues

 PlanPremium (family)CountryUKDeviceAMD CPU and GraphicsOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssuePersisting rendering issue in the programme, screenshot attached. Tried disabling/enabling hardware acceleration, restarting the programme and PC, etc e...

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  •   Plan Premium (family) Country UK Device AMD CPU and Graphics Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Persisting rendering issue in the programme, screenshot attached. Tried di...
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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

So i use spotify like everyday and all of a sudden yesterday every song was being skipped and individual songs get "spotify can't play this right now".I reinstalled it like 4 times now, turned off hardware acceleration, etc etc.The web player works f...

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  •    So i use spotify like everyday and all of a sudden yesterday every song was being skipped and individual songs get "spotify can't play this right now". I reinstalled it like 4 times no...
  • Nykmark
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Volume/mute keys not working when Spotify is the active window on Windows 7 64-bit

I am experiencing this exact issue, so I will just add my own details. I think it's worth noting that I've been using the Spotify desktop client since January this year, and the volume/mute keys on my keyboard have been working up until a day or two ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am experiencing this exact issue, so I will just add my own details. I think it's worth noting that I've been using the Spotify desktop client since January this year, and the volume/mute keys on m...
  • cwsault
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    broken
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    keyboard
    not working
    volume
    Window
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