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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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Superuser Contribution Page Not Loading in Web Player/Desktop App Ongoing Issue

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceAcer Spin 5Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I try to log in or load Spotify web player or the desktop app, the icons for songs and everything pulses white, then a message that says "This page is hav...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Acer Spin 5 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every time I try to log in or load Spotify web player or the desktop app, the icons for s...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Audio Suddenly Extremely Crackly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't pinpoint the exact date when this began happening but as of late my Spotify has been extremely crackly on songs that are bass heavy. I have changed ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't pinpoint the exact date when this began happening but as of late my Spot...
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desktop app won't play. No problem with phone or browser.

For some reason my app on my laptop has decided not to work. My phone app works and if I use the browser it works but not the app on my computer. I have uninstalled and reinstalled but still no go.

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  • For some reason my app on my laptop has decided not to work. My phone app works and if I use the browser it works but not the app on my computer. I have uninstalled and reinstalled but still no go.
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Superuser Contribution Cannot Scroll While Reordering Song in Playlist

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro M2 Operating SystemmacOS Sonoma 14.1 My Question or IssueWhen I am dragging a song in a playlist, I cannot use the scroll wheel to scroll the playlist. This used to work as recently as around a month or two ag...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Macbook Pro M2   Operating System macOS Sonoma 14.1   My Question or Issue When I am dragging a song in a playlist, I cannot use t...
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Superuser Contribution Volume rises when connecting headphones/ speakers

Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Volume issues began 10/12/24. My volume becomes much louder when I plug my earphones in while music is playing. Have to adjust the volume slider to get it back to norm...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Volume issues began 10/12/24. My volume becomes much louder when I plug my earphones in w...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify (Windows Desktop) Forces Login Through Browser

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login prompt (it had stopped working maybe 2-3 days ago); instead, I receive the pro...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login pr...
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Superuser Contribution I can't see the lyrics

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't press mic button to see the lyrics even tho i'm premium user, but i can see it on my phone. how to fix it?

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't press mic button to see the lyrics even tho i'm premium user, but i can see it on my phone. how ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [BUG] Spotify Home Page no loading

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows Desktop AppOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueI'm using Spotify version 1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 on Windows 11 Pro (the app provided from the Microsoft Store). I'm finding that when I wake my PC from...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows Desktop App Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify version 1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 on Windows 11 Pro (the app...
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong try reloading the page

Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueEvery page I go to in the Spotify app just wont work and say "Something went wrong try reloading the page" but music still plays and I have connection. It's been happening for 3 days. apparen...

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  •   Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue Every page I go to in the Spotify app just wont work and say "Something went wrong try reloading the page" but musi...
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how can i import a playlist?

I can't find an answer to what seems to be a simple question: can i import a playlist (from itunes)? i see many Google articles that say "go to File--> playlists --> import playlist" but that option doesn't exist in my desktop Spotify.I use Family Pr...

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  • I can't find an answer to what seems to be a simple question:  can i import a playlist (from itunes)?  i see many Google articles that say "go to File--> playlists --> import playlist...
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Superuser Contribution Volume adjust delayed

When adjusting the volume on the Spotify app, it no longer changes instantly like it used to. Instead it now is delayed by 3-4 seconds

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  • When adjusting the volume on the Spotify app, it no longer changes instantly like it used to. Instead it now is delayed by 3-4 seconds
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Superuser Contribution Spotify sound so quiet all of a sudden (Win 11)

Plan: PremiumCountry: PHDevice: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.52.442.g01893f92Operating System: Win 11Speaker: Edifier r1380db Issue:All of the sudden my Spotify sound in my speaker is quiet. Normally my volume is only at 20% in the application, n...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: PH Device: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.52.442.g01893f92 Operating System: Win 11 Speaker: Edifier r1380db   Issue: All of the sudden my Spotify sound...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution i cant play videos on my laptop

when i want to play a video on my laptop on spotify, an error message appears(image below). I can watch videos on my phone with no issues, but not on my laptopPlanPremium DuoCountrySerbiaDevicethinkpad x1 yogaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or...

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  • when i want to play a video on my laptop on spotify, an error message appears(image below). I can watch videos on my phone with no issues, but not on my laptop Plan Premium Duo Country Serbia De...
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Superuser Contribution Why can't I see my time capsule anymore?

I found out on both the mobile and web player versions of Spotify that I can no longer access my time capsule, especially when I looked at the "made for you" section. Going to the time capsule pages now redirects you to a 404.

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  • I found out on both the mobile and web player versions of Spotify that I can no longer access my time capsule, especially when I looked at the "made for you" section. Going to the time capsule pages ...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Can no longer use ctrl + a to select all songs of a playlist/liked songs

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueAs of today there has been an update that has removed the ability to select multiple songs at once.I've tried ctrl + a, left-mouse clicking a song and shift clicking to select a region, and ctrl ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Issue As of today there has been an update that has removed the ability to select multiple songs at once. I've tried ctrl + a, l...
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Superuser Contribution Serious Audio Stuttering/Glitching

Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023) Hi all, I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days.My audio is stuttering/glitching/making strange sounds while listening to music or podcasts, however ...

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  • Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023)     Hi all,   I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days. My audio is stuttering...
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Search shows a massive amount of irrelevant results and there is no order of relevance

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe search is really broken. Here is an example:I want to listen to a song called Frida (by BEHM but let's pretend I don't remember) So I put Frida (or "Frida" doesn't see...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The search is really broken. Here is an example: I want to listen to a song called Frida (by B...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify can not play this right now. if you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanFreeCountryEgyptDevicedesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify can not play this right now. if you have the file on your computer you can import it. This happens with the Windows app while using computer speakers or headphone...

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  • Plan Free Country Egypt Device desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify can not play this right now. if you have the file on your computer you can import it. ...
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong Try reloading the page

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice, Operating SystemWindows 11 23H2 PC My Question or IssueI'm at my wit's end, this is only happening on Windows Desktop / Windows 11 23H2ChromeEdgeDesktop App(Firefox works!)I suspect there is some Windows API that these bro...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device, Operating System Windows 11 23H2 PC   My Question or Issue I'm at my wit's end, this is only happening on Windows Desktop / Windows 11 23H2 Ch...
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