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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...

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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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Create keyboard shortcut for connecting to a device FEATURE REQUEST

Hi - Don't know if I should be posting this as an idea/feature request, but couldn't see how to do that anyway. In the Windows app I would like a keyboard shortcut for connecting to a Wifi speaker. "Ctrl + Whatever key" to open up the 'Connect to a d...

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  • Hi - Don't know if I should be posting this as an idea/feature request, but couldn't see how to do that anyway.   In the Windows app I would like a keyboard shortcut for connecting to a Wifi s...
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Superuser Contribution Application not working correctly? (Desktop)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify application, previously completely fine, has stopped working today. It was unable to play my music so I tried re-logging. Then it wouldn't log me in, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify application, previously completely fine, has stopped working today. It was...
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Trojan in Spotify folder! False positive?

Windows defender found this today. I have not downloaded anything on my computer recently. Did a full scan on windows defender and one on malwarebytes and nothing gets detected anymore. Is there a chance this was a false positive? Thanks!

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  • Windows defender found this today. I have not downloaded anything on my computer recently.   Did a full scan on windows defender and one on malwarebytes and nothing gets detected anymore. &nb...
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Solved!! Stopping Auto update

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm wondering how to stop Spotify from auto updating. I got a file to install older version of software since I didn't like the June update, and It auto updated when I restart...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm wondering how to stop Spotify from auto updating. I got a file to install older version of soft...
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Did they move the Niche mixes category?

It disappeared a couple days ago. Used to be inside the Made for You section.

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  • It disappeared a couple days ago. Used to be inside the Made for You section.
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics stop scrolling when Your Library is collapsed/hidden

Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.65.255.g85e641b4Cache was cleared and app was reloaded from troubleshooting menu. App data was also reset and the app restarted from the troubleshooting menu. After Spotify automatically updated to the above version, s...

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  • Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65.255.g85e641b4 Cache was cleared and app was reloaded from troubleshooting menu. App data was also reset and the app restarted from the troubleshooting menu. &n...
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why does it say illegal scope when i try to login to the spotify app

when i try to login on the spotify app on windows 10 it redirects me to a page that says illegal scope and nothing else. i tried changing my default browser from opera gx to google chrome and it still says illegal scope

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  • when i try to login on the spotify app on windows 10 it redirects me to a page that says illegal scope and nothing else. i tried changing my default browser from opera gx to google chrome and it sti...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was add...
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Superuser Contribution Experiencing Lag While Streaming Spotify with GTA San Andreas

Hello everyone!I’ve been facing an issue when playing GTA San Andreas gtandreaspro.com while streaming music on Spotify, and I’m hoping someone can shed some light on this. Every time I try to play GTA San Andreas and listen to music on Spotify at th...

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  • Hello everyone! I’ve been facing an issue when playing GTA San Andreas gtandreaspro.com while streaming music on Spotify, and I’m hoping someone can shed some light on this. Every time I try to p...
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Superuser Contribution some local files stop autoplaying

hello, i have some interesting issue i have shared with a couple other users and has happened right out of the blue with no change of mine.sometimes when playing some tagged local files in any playlist and any order, right before some of them, the tr...

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  • hello, i have some interesting issue i have shared with a couple other users and has happened right out of the blue with no change of mine. sometimes when playing some tagged local files in any play...
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Superuser Contribution No sound from Nvidia Shield to TV; tracks appear to be playing

Although tracks appear to be playing, I get no sound from Nvidia Shield to TV. Have uninstalled and reinstalled but no change. All other apps work

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  • Although tracks appear to be playing, I get no sound from Nvidia Shield to TV. Have uninstalled and reinstalled but no change. All other apps work
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CROSSFADE BUG

PlanPremium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 Issue: When having crossfade ON & repeat current song OFF and i try to restart the song , the ending part of the previous song plays again at the start and it's really annoying. please try to fix th...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   Issue:  When having crossfade ON & repeat current song OFF and i try to restart the song , the ending part...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution songs play only 10 seconds

songs play for a couple of seconds and then stop playing without pausing and the error “Cant play the current track” pops up. The error appeared after the last update, no problems in the Web Player, tried to log in from another account, there are no ...

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  • songs play for a couple of seconds and then stop playing without pausing and the error “Cant play the current track” pops up. The error appeared after the last update, no problems in the Web Player, ...
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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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Superuser Contribution Opening open.spotify links automatically plays the linked song

Previously, when opening an open.spotify link, it would show the album view, but not automatically play the song, allowing for any music experience to stay interrupted and to allow the song to be added to queue.A few days ago, this has changed to the...

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  • Previously, when opening an open.spotify link, it would show the album view, but not automatically play the song, allowing for any music experience to stay interrupted and to allow the song to be add...
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Superuser Contribution Volume Control Does not work

Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is to open spotify in my web browser and play it from ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is ...
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Solved!! Disable the smart shuffle.

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin11 64bit My Question or IssueCould you please disable the smart shuffle feature? This is the worst feature since I started using Spotify nine years ago.Could you add a toggle button in the setti...

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  • Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device Desktop Operating System Win11 64bit   My Question or Issue Could you please disable the smart shuffle feature? This is the worst feature since I sta...
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Superuser Contribution How to stop smart shuffle from randomly turning on

I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want it on shuffle never mind smart shuffle

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  • I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want i...
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Superuser Contribution Smart Shuffle turning itself on on Desktop

PlanPremium CountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away, it switches from normal shuffle over to smart shuffle and I have to turn it off again...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away,...
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