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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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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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[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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Spotify cant play songs in my windows app

Suddenly Spotify stopped working on my windows pc. I can play songs int webplayer, on my phone etc, but not my primary workstation. It have worked for years, but suddenly stopped out of nowwhere.I have done full reinstall from both spotify.com and mi...

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  • Suddenly Spotify stopped working on my windows pc. I can play songs int webplayer, on my phone etc, but not my primary workstation. It have worked for years, but suddenly stopped out of nowwhere. ...
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Current app setup is garbage

I am trying to fix the app's setup, but I am not finding anything that works. I want Now Playing in the middle, the Friends list on the right, and the Playlists on the left. Is there any way to make this happen? If not, does anyone know where I can d...

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  • I am trying to fix the app's setup, but I am not finding anything that works. I want Now Playing in the middle, the Friends list on the right, and the Playlists on the left.  Is there any way t...
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Superuser Contribution 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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  • 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 customiz...
  • MasterRagnarok
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playlist trouble

on Chromebook os My Question or Issuethe problem I'm waving is on web player and its weird. I made a playlist with a bunch of songs I like and I click on it on the side bar and it plays the songs but the view of my playlist is not there and is replac...

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  • on Chromebook os   My Question or Issue the problem I'm waving is on web player and its weird. I made a playlist with a bunch of songs I like and I click on it on the side bar and it plays th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution External monitors disconnect when opening Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueWhenever Spotify is active my monitors will constantly disconnect and reconnect (and my bluetooth mouse). This happens with the web player, the desktop app, and on webpages ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue Whenever Spotify is active my monitors will constantly disconnect and reconnect (and my bluetooth mou...
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Superuser Contribution Cant Uninstall Spotify

Cant find Spotify in appdata, control panel, the app isn't opening up.I saw the other post about the same problem but I couldn't follow the solution because it is not there in control panelPlanFreeCountryIndia Device(Asus tuf f15)Operating System( Wi...

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  • Cant find Spotify in appdata, control panel, the app isn't opening up. I saw the other post about the same problem but I couldn't follow the solution because it is not there in control panel Plan ...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode playing the same songs all the time

I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist 24/7 but because the shuffle mode seems to not pic...

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  • I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist...
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Music suddenly paused

i've been using the student premium plan for almost a year, i use the app mostly on my laptop and i connect the account on multiple devices. And there is something strage happening when i'm using the app, it's suddenly paused, when i play it again it...

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  • i've been using the student premium plan for almost a year, i use the app mostly on my laptop and i connect the account on multiple devices. And there is something strage happening when i'm using the...
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Superuser Contribution Long map title hinders the "+" desktop

EDIT: If you press arrow you see the whole title and it works!EDIT, AGAIN: If title is extremely long this doesn't work what's mentioned above.As title says if the map title is too long you can't press "+" to create new map or playlist within itJakob

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  • EDIT: If you press arrow you see the whole title and it works! EDIT, AGAIN: If title is extremely long this doesn't work what's mentioned above. As title says if the map title is too long you can...
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Superuser Contribution Can i see my friend's activity

Though 'Share my listening activity on Spotify ' is open I can't see my friends' activity in my Desktop. What can i do about that?

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  • Though 'Share my listening activity on Spotify ' is open I can't see my friends' activity in my Desktop. What can i do about that?
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Superuser Contribution Black Screen of Death (Windows 11)

A couple of weeks ago, Spotify's Windows 11 desktop app was updated, and since then I haven't been able to use it at all. On launch, I get to see the player's UI for a second, then my PC's screen goes black. Completely. No error messages, nothing. I ...

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  • A couple of weeks ago, Spotify's Windows 11 desktop app was updated, and since then I haven't been able to use it at all. On launch, I get to see the player's UI for a second, then my PC's screen goe...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win 11] Spotify keeps crashing after startup

PlanPremiumCountryGreece DeviceIntel Alder LakeOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open app , wait, app crashes with no error message.Have already contacted support and use...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece   Device Intel Alder Lake Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open a...
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Spotify keeps pausing and skipping forward randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueUsing bluetooth headphones. Spotify will randomly pause and unpause and skip forward a few seconds. I have tried reinstalling spotify multiple times. All drivers are ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Using bluetooth headphones.  Spotify will randomly pause and unpause and skip forward...
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Spotify App will not load or uninstall on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop towerOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueSpotify will not load on my computer. I’m not aware that anything changed over the weekend and now the app will not load.When trying to open Spotify in the app manage...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop tower Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Spotify will not load on my computer. I’m not aware that anything changed over the weekend...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 ProVersion 10.0.19044 Build 19044 My Question or IssueSince last tuesday 2023/07/18 I keep getting "Spotify can't play this right now" messages whenever I attempt to play a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044   My Question or Issue Since last tuesday 2023/07/18 I k...
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Superuser Contribution Can I search for a song in my Likes list?

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceWindows & Android Mobile My Question or IssueIs there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand songs and I really don't want to scroll for a particular song/artist if I want just th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Us Device Windows & Android Mobile   My Question or Issue Is there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand so...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify broken, loads home but can't play

Suddenly the Windows desktop app is broken. First all songs turned gray. I restarted and the home page loads, I see my playlists, recommended stations, etc, but the library on the left is empty. Clicking a playlist from home (my own or recommended) s...

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  • Suddenly the Windows desktop app is broken. First all songs turned gray. I restarted and the home page loads, I see my playlists, recommended stations, etc, but the library on the left is empty. Clic...
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Superuser Contribution Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWindows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find it annoying as I often use the sound mixer for all my applications...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find i...
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How do I use the Explicit Content filter on the web player?

I see directions for how to do so on the desktop, but when I go to settings there is no "Explicit Content" section available. This means I have no setting where I can affect the explicit content filter. I have tried using the search function within t...

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  • I see directions for how to do so on the desktop, but when I go to settings there is no "Explicit Content" section available. This means I have no setting where I can affect the explicit content filt...
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Superuser Contribution Web player stuck in 'surround sound', can't turn it off? help!

Situation:I got a new laptop and decided to set up my browser, only to find something strange- spotify's web player uses what sounds like surround sound / immersive audio. nothing else does, and i do not want it to use surround sound, it doesn't soun...

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  • Situation: I got a new laptop and decided to set up my browser, only to find something strange- spotify's web player uses what sounds like surround sound / immersive audio. nothing else does, and i ...
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