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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
Monday
pastasås
Casual Listener
21736 Views
66 replies
23 likes

21736 Views
66 replies
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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
Tuesday
darkyoda1138
Regular
57231 Views
247 replies
21 likes

57231 Views
247 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
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1 replies
6 likes

3624 Views
1 replies
6 likes

[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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0 replies
26 likes
Mac
Windows

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only one friend shows up on friend activity

I used to have a whole list of around 7 or 8 people on my friend activity showing what they listened to, now only one of the people show up on the list, even though the other people are still using spotify, it dosent show them. what do i do to get th...

williammcmullan
Casual Listener
I used to have a whole list of around 7 or 8 people on my friend activity showing what they listened to, now only one of the people show up on the list, even though the other people are still using s...
2021-04-02 8:54:31 PM
2022-10-04 9:19:14 PM
ShaunDave
Casual Listener
538 Views
1 replies
7 likes
Friend Activity
Friend Activity Feed
Friend Activity some friends missing
Friend feed fails.
Friends

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1 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Radio And Friend Feed Are Missing. I've Tried A Reinstall. Why?

Plan Premium Country BR Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My radio just doesn't work, and my "friends activity" doesn't work either, i have already reinstalled but it didn't solve my problem.

LouisCzix
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country BR Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue My radio just doesn't work, and my "friends activity" doesn't work eit...
2018-11-26 7:43:34 PM
2021-12-21 5:43:35 PM
Eni
Moderator
1342 Views
6 replies
0 likes
Friend Activity
PC
Radio

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Superuser Contribution Can friends see me listening to their collaborative playlist?

Plan: PremiumCountry: AustraliaDevice: Surface Pro 4 My Question or IssueMy friend has a private collaborative playlist between my friend and I. The playlist is private so I understand that no one else can listen to it but us, but when I am listening...

isabxxlla
Visitor
Plan: Premium Country: Australia Device: Surface Pro 4 My Question or Issue My friend has a private collaborative playlist between my friend and I. The playlist is private so I under...
2020-10-06 5:50:26 AM
2021-10-12 12:32:56 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
8603 Views
3 replies
0 likes
Collaborative playlist private public
collaborative playlists
Friend Activity

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Superuser Contribution Users Not Showing Up on Friend Activity Feed While Listening to Blend Playlists

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceGalaxy S20 and a Windows DesktopOperating SystemAndroid 11 and Windows 10 My issue is that If I am listening to a playlist created by the Blend function, only me and the person whom I blended with can see my activities o...

joaobaran
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Galaxy S20 and a Windows Desktop Operating System Android 11 and Windows 10 My issue is that If I am listening to a playlist created by the Ble...
2021-09-03 7:07:27 PM
2021-09-06 6:42:54 PM
CarlosE
Moderator
1915 Views
4 replies
1 likes
Blend
blend playlist
Friend Activity
Friend Activity Feed

1915 Views
4 replies
1 likes

Solved!! 2021 Update Redesign [Friend Actvity]

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThey announced the new update and redesign for the desktop and Web App, but I don't see friend activity anywhere... did they remove this feature? Seeing friends listening activity wa...

mberkhof
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue They announced the new update and redesign for the desktop and Web App, but I don't see friend activity anywhe...
2021-03-26 7:37:18 PM
2021-03-27 1:23:05 AM
mberkhof
Casual Listener
3273 Views
2 replies
2 likes
Desktop
Friend Activity
Update

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2 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Friend feed still not updating for Windows 10

PlanPremium (Family)CountryWales, United Kingdom DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (x64) Spotify Version1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc (Microsoft Store version) My Question or IssueHey, I've looked around the help boards but I haven't found a solution that ha...

olismith04
Newbie
Plan Premium (Family) Country Wales, United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (x64) Spotify Version 1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc (Microsoft Store version) My Que...
2020-07-14 10:49:09 PM
2021-01-07 10:12:46 PM
helenacapriati
Music Fan
1164 Views
7 replies
4 likes
Friend Activity
Friend Activity Feed
Friend Feed

1164 Views
7 replies
4 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Friend Activity - Not recorded when output via Sonos from Spotify app.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell Windows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey Team, I love the friend activity feature, I use it to see what family/friends are listening too, and some do with me. I noticed recently, members of my ho...

Twitcherz90
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey Team, I love the friend activity feature, I use it to see what family...
2020-08-11 3:02:28 PM
2020-08-14 9:41:20 AM
Twitcherz90
Casual Listener
1866 Views
2 replies
4 likes
Friend Activity

1866 Views
2 replies
4 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Lost Features, no friend tab, etc.

Since a few days i lost a few features which i would like to have back.PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy Desktop Version got updated all of a sudden and now i got a completely different look....

mcoutlook
Roadie
Since a few days i lost a few features which i would like to have back. Plan Premium Country Austria Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Desktop Version...
2020-03-16 8:07:59 PM
2020-07-01 9:42:51 PM
user-removed
Not applicable
35929 Views
344 replies
120 likes
Desktop
Friend Activity
Windows 10

35929 Views
344 replies
120 likes

Friends are not showing on Friend Activity

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceDell XPS 13 9380Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJust today when I got on the desktop app, I could only see one of my friends on friend activity. Just last night when I went on the app I could see ...

bsarrasin1
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell XPS 13 9380 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Just today when I got on the desktop app, I coul...
2020-05-06 8:15:57 PM
2020-05-07 7:28:11 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
928 Views
1 replies
4 likes
Friend Activity

928 Views
1 replies
4 likes

Solved!! Window Pane Sizing: Friend Activity pane missing with 175% Scaling

PlanPremiumDevice1920x1080 DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 (tested with Sizer 4.0) My Question or Issue With a resolution of 1920x1080 and 175% scaling, the Friend Activity pane does not display. Compromise by adjusting to 150% scaling.According to...

JoDo_
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Device 1920x1080 Desktop Operating System Windows 10 (tested with Sizer 4.0) My Question or Issue With a resolution of 1920x1080 and 175% scaling, the Friend Activit...
2018-12-22 6:27:33 AM
2019-08-31 4:53:25 AM
vedevese
Newbie
2622 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Friend Activity
Interface
pixels
scaling
viewport
window pane size

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2 replies
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Friend Activity not Updating - Missing Friends

Half of my friends have dissapeard from my friend activity again. I've tried restarting and uninstall/reinstall. Version: 1.1.12.451.gdb77255fPlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 computerMy Question or Issue

Astronomerc
Casual Listener
Half of my friends have dissapeard from my friend activity again. I've tried restarting and uninstall/reinstall. Version: 1.1.12.451.gdb77255f Plan Premium Country USA ...
2019-08-20 3:21:16 PM
2019-08-21 12:33:33 PM
OneByBoo
Roadie
528 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Friend Activity

528 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Friend activity still not updating

I am using the Spotify desktop app (Windows 10) and I only just downloaded the app onto my pc today. My friend activity will not update no matter what I do. So far I have tried:Re-installing SpotifyRestarting my pc Logging in and out of my Spotify ac...

noobella
Visitor
I am using the Spotify desktop app (Windows 10) and I only just downloaded the app onto my pc today. My friend activity will not update no matter what I do. So far I have tried: Re-installing...
2019-07-22 12:01:20 PM
349 Views
0 replies
0 likes
Friend Activity
not updating
not working

349 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Friend Activity on Spotify App

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(Google Pixel 3, MacBook Pro 2018, Windows 10 HP ProDesk)Operating System(Android 9 Pie, MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 Enterprise) My Question or IssueHello! I've noticed that my Friend Activity hasn't updated in some ...

iceagecomet
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device (Google Pixel 3, MacBook Pro 2018, Windows 10 HP ProDesk) Operating System (Android 9 Pie, MacOS Mojave, Windows 10 Enterprise) My Question o...
2019-06-20 7:42:45 PM
391 Views
0 replies
0 likes
Friend Activity
macOS
windows10

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0 replies
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Find Friends stuck loading

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDell / Surface BookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don't know if I've ever been able to use the "see what your friends are playing" or "find friends" feature on Spotify. I click find friends and ...

ejparchment
Regular
Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell / Surface Book Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I don't know if I've ever been able to use the "see what your fri...
2018-11-29 12:24:15 AM
2019-03-13 3:53:39 PM
ajacobmiller
Casual Listener
3985 Views
20 replies
17 likes
Friend Activity
Friend Feed
Friends
unresolved

3985 Views
20 replies
17 likes

Friend Activity Limit

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 PC My Question or Issue So I feel like most people can share the sentiment that the Friend Activity has been a bit wonky over the past few months. However, I have one issue that cropped up that does not seem to h...

NickXitco
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 PC My Question or Issue So I feel like most people can share the sentiment that the Friend Activity has been a bit wonky over the pas...
2019-01-06 7:48:38 PM
2019-02-20 7:23:48 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
3664 Views
2 replies
3 likes
Desktop
Facebook
Friend Activity

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2 replies
3 likes

[All platforms] A thread of all the features Spotify USED to have that we want back. Go.

I'll start; I've got tons. Personal messages/send songs among usersArtist pages showing which of your friends listens to that artistPlaylists showing you which of your friends follows itUser playlists in the Discovered On... of the artist pageArtist ...

shelbyyvonnee
Music Fan
I'll start; I've got tons. Personal messages/send songs among users Artist pages showing which of your friends listens to that artist Playlists showing you which of your friends follows i...
2019-01-10 1:51:55 AM
399 Views
0 replies
2 likes
dislike
features
Friend Activity
personal messages
Radio
removed features

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0 replies
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