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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
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Rim4
Gig Goer
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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
yesterday
morefluff
Music Fan
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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Solved!! Spotify randomly mutes and plays Weird World by Weird007

When I play music in the background, spotify randomly mutes itself and plays the Album "Weird World" by Weird007. I have never heard of this band and never listened to any of their songs. This happens completely randomly when listening to a playlist.

Y_an_
Casual Listener
When I play music in the background, spotify randomly mutes itself and plays the Album "Weird World" by Weird007. I have never heard of this band and never listened to any of their songs. This happen...
2023-02-25 1:13:26 PM
2023-04-13 8:45:56 PM
Y_an_
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Offlinemodus

Wie kann ich Spotify Offline auf meinem PC hören?

New user
Visitor
Wie kann ich Spotify Offline auf meinem PC hören?
2023-04-12 4:15:44 PM
2023-04-13 5:49:22 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution The language for adding a song that has been added by the "complement" feature to a playlist is wron

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMicrosoft Surface 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs seen in the image below, when I activate the "complement" feature for a playlist, the tooltip for adding this song to this or another playlist is in E...

Lulatsch
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Microsoft Surface 2 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As seen in the image below, when I activate the "complement" feature for a pl...
2023-04-10 9:06:40 AM
2023-04-13 3:27:37 PM
Lulatsch
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Reinstalling Spotify free will my playlists be erased?

I know you lose downloads if you reinstall Spotify, but there are no downloads with the free version, do you lose the playlists?

abf317
Casual Listener
I know you lose downloads if you reinstall Spotify, but there are no downloads with the free version, do you lose the playlists?
2023-04-12 12:23:38 AM
2023-04-13 6:44:58 AM
Amayy
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution [Firefox Web Player] Spotify tab loads endlessly after a while

PlanFreeCountryNorway DeviceHP PavilionOperating SystemWindows 10 Whenever I open a new Spotify tab, it loads. But if I leave it inactive for too long, it starts an endless gray scroll wheel which doesn't fix no matter what I do. Re-inputting the URL...

ayaledoggeth
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Norway Device HP Pavilion Operating System Windows 10 Whenever I open a new Spotify tab, it loads. But if I leave it inactive for too long, it starts an endl...
2023-04-01 5:06:07 PM
2023-04-12 12:53:41 AM
AZXY
Newbie
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Superuser Contribution shuffle button doesn't shuffle

the shuffle button does not shuffle tracks in any of the playlists

New user
Visitor
the shuffle button does not shuffle tracks in any of the playlists
2023-04-11 3:43:55 PM
2023-04-12 4:13:59 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Too many clicks on the Desktop App

It takes far too many clicks to get to certain features on the Desktop app, specifically things like Albums. Currently I need to click on "Your Library" then depending on how large my window is, click on Albums to get to where I want or click on a dr...

Blazbaros
Regular
It takes far too many clicks to get to certain features on the Desktop app, specifically things like Albums. Currently I need to click on "Your Library" then depending on how large my window is, cli...
2023-01-31 11:42:22 AM
2023-04-12 12:51:38 PM
LVJ
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Pc app does not show songs liked by me on the artist page

Like the Spotify mobile app when I open an artist page it shows "Liked Songs" on top but it does not show on the Pc app.

mihirmaru
Newbie
Like the Spotify mobile app when I open an artist page it shows "Liked Songs" on top but it does not show on the Pc app.
2023-04-11 8:28:14 AM
2023-04-12 8:51:00 AM
Lyubka
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify can't add local files anymore

Followed all the guides here on Spotify's website and on other forums. Spotify version 1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d Windows 10, latest build to date (5th april 2023)

T11
Music Fan
Followed all the guides here on Spotify's website and on other forums. Spotify version 1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d Windows 10, latest build to date (5th april 2023)
2023-04-05 5:31:45 AM
2023-04-12 7:39:52 AM
Lyubka
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Playlists won't download

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSuface laptop (Microsoft)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen trying to download any playlists on the spotify app for windows, it just doesn't work. When you click on the download button it shows that it's dow...

Bilbocat
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK Device Suface laptop (Microsoft) Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When trying to download any playlists on the spotify app for windows, it jus...
2023-04-10 9:58:35 PM
2023-04-11 12:06:54 AM
Eni
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution spotify web reconhece meu celular, mas o aplicativo de PC não.

ao tentar conectar um dispocitivo junto ao celular, a versão web reconhece normalmente o celular, porem ao fazer download da versão desktop, o mesmo não reconhece o celular.

igorferreira16
Newbie
ao tentar conectar um dispocitivo junto ao celular, a versão web reconhece normalmente o celular, porem ao fazer download da versão desktop, o mesmo não reconhece o celular.
2023-04-10 7:42:17 PM
2023-04-11 8:32:23 PM
OscarDC
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Search results do not play!

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy search results don't play when clicking them.My playlist work fine also playlists from friends.

gregdei
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My search results don't play when clicking them. My playlist work fine also playlists from friends.
2023-04-09 1:33:44 PM
2023-04-11 6:03:57 PM
Eni
Moderator
338 Views
3 replies
1 likes

338 Views
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Superuser Contribution Can't make Library view fill the window

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can no longer make my library take up the entire view window after the latest spotify update.The new views are cluttered and make it hard for me to find the m...

javaraccoon
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can no longer make my library take up the entire view window after the latest sp...
2023-04-04 9:16:44 AM
2023-04-11 10:48:56 AM
MihailY
Moderator
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3 replies
1 likes

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recent VPN issues using Windows app

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNever had this issue before, and my android phone running the same vpn providers' (Mullvad) app works fine, butrecently my pc app of spotify seems to simply refuse to play...

ibrand
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Never had this issue before, and my android phone running the same vpn providers' (Mullvad) app...
2023-04-09 10:37:42 PM
2023-04-11 8:28:54 AM
Lyubka
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution The website is slightly too wide for the browser window

The website and the PWA are slightly wider than the window, so on a laptop touchpad it scrolls a few pixels left/right instead of navigating forwards or backwards

LetsGoBrandon45
Regular
The website and the PWA are slightly wider than the window, so on a laptop touchpad it scrolls a few pixels left/right instead of navigating forwards or backwards
2023-04-02 4:21:36 PM
2023-04-11 8:11:42 AM
Lyubka
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Problems with Windows app

For a while now, there's been problems with the Windows app. I've tried repairing, resetting and reinstalling, nothing helps, and no other suggested option helps. When i click into an artist, an album or something, it's simply impossible to start a l...

Inbreak
Casual Listener
For a while now, there's been problems with the Windows app. I've tried repairing, resetting and reinstalling, nothing helps, and no other suggested option helps. When i click into an artist, an albu...
2023-04-07 2:49:01 PM
2023-04-10 3:53:12 PM
Inbreak
Casual Listener
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3 replies
1 likes

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Shuffle repeating the same series of songs in a loop

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP Spectre LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have a 3500+ song playlist, when I set it to play on shuffle and let it play it quite often repeats the same series of songs - so if I start it off at the be...

astarn
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Spectre Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have a 3500+ song playlist, when I set it to play on shuffle and let it pl...
2018-07-20 5:04:50 PM
2023-04-10 2:11:57 PM
Sulring11
Visitor
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Superuser Contribution cant add liked songs or albums

reinstalled spotify multiple times no solution, even clean reinstalled. they work fine on my other devices its just a problem on pc

helo246
Regular
reinstalled spotify multiple times no solution, even clean reinstalled. they work fine on my other devices its just a problem on pc
2023-03-29 3:12:35 PM
2023-04-10 7:53:13 AM
MihailY
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Delete the cache in cache_data

Hello,I noticed that a folder take lots of storage, this is where is located: C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Packages\Spotify***.SpotifyMusic_***\LocalCache\Spotify\Browser\***\Cache\Cache_Data But I don't know if I can delete the files in cache data.Tha...

Lazgard
Newbie
Hello, I noticed that a folder take lots of storage, this is where is located: C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Packages\Spotify***.SpotifyMusic_***\LocalCache\Spotify\Browser\***\Cache\Cache_Data&n...
2023-04-08 12:14:34 AM
2023-04-10 1:54:59 AM
AlejaR
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Playlist's background colour won't match new playlist photo.

Whenever I change the photo for a playlist, it never seems to change the background colour of that playlist, it just stays the default colour of grey. No matter how many times I remove and add a different one, it never changes. I've reinstalled spoti...

user-removed
Visitor
Whenever I change the photo for a playlist, it never seems to change the background colour of that playlist, it just stays the default colour of grey. No matter how many times I remove and add a ...
2023-02-10 7:43:50 PM
2023-04-09 2:37:50 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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