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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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My music keeps on pausing.

My music keeps on pausing, both on my computer and phone.

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  • My music keeps on pausing, both on my computer and phone.
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Superuser Contribution How do I play a cd (And nothing else)

PlanPremium My Question or IssueHow do I play a cd from an artist? I click the artist and then show albums and then I can see all the albums from the artist. So far so good.The obvious way to play an album is then to just click the play icon which co...

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  • Plan Premium   My Question or Issue How do I play a cd from an artist?   I click the artist and then show albums and then I can see all the albums from the artist. So far so good. ...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Only playing first song of an album on Discography View

Hello Yordan, I have some new issues popin' up in my Desktop player. *Autoplay is not working in my Discovery Weekly playlist and Release Radar playlist. My player just stops at the end of the playlist. *In Artist's Discography section, not every Alb...

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  • Hello Yordan, I have some new issues popin' up in my Desktop player.      *Autoplay is not working in my Discovery Weekly playlist and Release Radar playlist. My player just stops a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify installs every time I open the app.

I want to start this off with the fact that I did read this post and attempted to use the fix that was stated there. However, I ran into an issue with it. My Issue:Every time I open the Spotify app, it "re-installs" and then loads up with no problem....

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  • I want to start this off with the fact that I did read this post and attempted to use the fix that was stated there. However, I ran into an issue with it.   My Issue: Every time I open the Sp...
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Solved!! Spotify desktop seems incompatible with Focusrite scarlett 4i4 external audio interface

PlanPremium familyCountryFranceDeviceLenovo thinkcenter i5-4570T , 8Gb + Focusrite scarlett 4i4Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro 22H2 My Question or IssueI was so happy to receive my new USB external audio device Focusrite Scarlett 4i4, but this one doe...

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  • Plan Premium family Country France Device Lenovo thinkcenter i5-4570T , 8Gb + Focusrite scarlett 4i4 Operating System Windows 10 Pro 22H2   My Question or Issue I was so happy to ...
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export playlists to .doc

hello, i see a few threads dealing with similar tasks, but nothing this specific. i want to create a list of the songs on my playlist. i want actual text (artist-song) or some similar format. thank you

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  • hello,    i see a few threads dealing with similar tasks, but nothing this specific.    i want to create a list of the songs on my playlist.   i want actual text (artis...
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Superuser Contribution Romanian lowercase letter „ț” is displayed with a cedilla instead of a comma

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueOn the desktop version of Spotify, the lowercase „ț” has a cedilla instead of a comma. This is only for the lowercase letter, as uppercase „Ț” is displayed correct...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Romania Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue On the desktop version of Spotify, the lowercase „ț” has a cedilla instead of a comma....
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Superuser Contribution Issue with Action Centre Music Display not updating with Windows 11

When I play music on my computer, the Action Centre in Windows is supposed to display a small add-on that allows you to view what's currently playing and control playback, such as pausing, skipping to the previous track or the beginning of the track,...

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  • When I play music on my computer, the Action Centre in Windows is supposed to display a small add-on that allows you to view what's currently playing and control playback, such as pausing, skipping t...
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Spotify App can play 0.5% songs on IPv6. It seems to be App UI bug.

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceIntel NUCOperating SystemWindows 11 64bitMy Question or IssueWindows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918I'm using Spotify App on IPv6 only network. (IPv4 network is broken by me ) When I click song title I can alwa...

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  • Plan Premium Country South Korea Device Intel NUC Operating System Windows 11 64bit My Question or Issue Windows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918 I'm using Spotify App on IPv6 only netw...
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Superuser Contribution Bring back the option to report explicit content

Plan: FamilyCountry: USADevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I really don't like having multiple songs dropping F-bombs around my kids, especially when those songs aren't marked "Explicit." There used to be an option to report...

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  • Plan: Family Country: USA Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue: I really don't like having multiple songs dropping F-bombs around my kids, especially when tho...
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no sound on my computer

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceLaptop DellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere is no sound on Spotify on my computer. Everything is fine when I use my phone. The volume level is ok in my computer and in the app as well. The speakers ar...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Laptop Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There is no sound on Spotify on my computer. Everything is fine when I use my phone. T...
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Superuser Contribution lyrics not auto scrolling

PlanFreeCountryEngland DeviceHP Pavilion Laptop Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy spotify app or browser does not scroll down in sync with the lyrics it stays at the beginning. I have deleted and reinstalled the app, it is updated and ...

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  •   Plan Free Country England  Device HP Pavilion Laptop  Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify app or browser does not scroll down in sync with the lyric...
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Superuser Contribution I can no longer dislike songs on my Discover Weekly after archiving it

Every week, before I start listening to the new DW songs and reject the ones I dislike, I save the entire 30 songs to a separate playlist for archival. Did all 52 weeks last year, and haven't missed a week this year neither. Besides enjoying the coll...

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  • Every week, before I start listening to the new DW songs and reject the ones I dislike, I save the entire 30 songs to a separate playlist for archival. Did all 52 weeks last year, and haven't misse...
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Superuser Contribution Cant buy prem for students

Every time when i try to open a payment to students prem its said just 404 error

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  • Every time when i try to open a payment to students prem its said just 404 error
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App and my phone application aren't connecting

I believe this is an issue with my Desktop application. When I login into the web browser it connects to my phone application. However, whenever I login to my desktop app it isn't linked to my phone application. I've tried speaking to the live chat b...

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  • I believe this is an issue with my Desktop application. When I login into the web browser it connects to my phone application. However, whenever I login to my desktop app it isn't linked to my phone ...
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Superuser Contribution Volume mixer bugs

When you go to the volume mixer, Spotify (only the Microsoft Store version) has a weird white background which looks off. Sometimes it also shows 2 Spotify apps, while there is only one running.

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  • When you go to the volume mixer, Spotify (only the Microsoft Store version) has a weird white background which looks off. Sometimes it also shows 2 Spotify apps, while there is only one running.
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Superuser Contribution Re: Certain ads stop playlist and won't continue

Three years later and this still happens. I had a paid account for awhile and am now back to the free account and some ads will not forward back to a playlist or album.

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  • Three years later and this still happens. I had a paid account for awhile and am now back to the free account and some ads will not forward back to a playlist or album. 
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Superuser Contribution spotify plays blocked artist.

I blocked an artist from my mobile device but while listening to music on my pc spotify still played that artist.

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  • I blocked an artist from my mobile device but while listening to music on my pc spotify still played that artist.
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