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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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Superuser Contribution Bring back the freaking noice aesthetic full-window "Now Playing View"

I swear that this this feature was removed in an update in the last 24 hours or close to it because I was just using it yesterday. I will call it the full-window "Now playing view". I just barely started using this feature a few weeks ago, and let me...

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  • I swear that this this feature was removed in an update in the last 24 hours or close to it because I was just using it yesterday. I will call it the full-window "Now playing view". I just barely sta...
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Superuser Contribution Smart playlists repeating the same song multiple times in a Row

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11IssueWhen listening to a smart playlist (like a Daily Mix), I encountered a strange issue where a song is repeating multiple times (in my case, 29 times in a row) before the playlist returned ...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Issue When listening to a smart playlist (like a Daily Mix), I encountered a strange issue where a song is repeating multipl...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recent Searches do not show songs anymore.

PlanFreeCountryIndia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue1 month ago I updated my Spotify on my pc and my android phone and recent searches do not show songs anymore. I can search and play the songs but it is not stored in the rece...

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  • Plan Free Country India   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue 1 month ago I updated my Spotify on my pc and my android phone and recent searches do not s...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song counter does not match playlist vs. add to a playlist view

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceWindows laptop and Android phoneOperating SystemAndroid 14 and Windows 11 My Question or IssueSong counter does not match in one of my playlists. All unavailable songs are shown. In a playlist view it says clearly 7738 ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device Windows laptop and Android phone Operating System Android 14 and Windows 11   My Question or Issue Song counter does not match in one of my playlist...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists and lyrics not displaying (it shows "couldn't find playlist")

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution Typing into search bar pause the song

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceHPOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSince 2 or 3 days I have a super annoying issue on Desktop App:basically everytime I am typing in the search bar, the song paused.It makes my user experience terrible.

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany   Device HP Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Since 2 or 3 days I have a super annoying issue on Desktop App: basically e...
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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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How to install Spotify machine wide from powershell?

I would like to be able to push the Spotify install to users trough our RMM system, this as users are not allowed to install software them selves.I have basically tried everything, and from our standpoint right now, the installer is getting run by "N...

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  • I would like to be able to push the Spotify install to users trough our RMM system, this as users are not allowed to install software them selves. I have basically tried everything, and from our s...
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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Settings menu and Explicit Content option removed in new web player

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10,web playerMy Question or IssueThe new web player has removed the Settings menu and it now appears there is no way to control the Explicit content option. How do I do this now?

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10,web player My Question or Issue The new web player has removed the Settings menu and it now appears there is no way to control the Explicit content optio...
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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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Superuser Contribution No duplication warning when adding a song to playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceLenovo Legion Y520TOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have been having problem with getting the warning that the song I'm about to add to my playlist already is on the playlist. The playlist is a shared pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Lenovo Legion Y520T Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have been having problem with getting the warning that the song I'm about to...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playback Issues: Songs Going Silent On Windows App

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceAcer AspireOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro For Workstations My Question or IssueIt's the same thing with the ongoing issue reported by Android device users, the progress bar of a song keeps moving but there's no soun...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Acer Aspire Operating System Windows 11 Pro For Workstations   My Question or Issue It's the same thing with the ongoing issue reported by Andro...
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Superuser Contribution Weird dips and fluctutations in audio

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHelloI have a weird issue where it seems that Spotify try to decrease intrument volume and increase vocal volume under a song. It does a terrible job, and it's super annoy...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello I have a weird issue where it seems that Spotify try to decrease intrument volume ...
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Superuser Contribution How to Move (Up/Down) Liked Songs Playlist

PlanPremium MonthlyCountryBangladeshDeviceiPhone SE 2 (15.1)Operating SystemWindows 10 (21H1)macOS BigSur 11.6.1 My Question or IssueLike my own Created Playlist, is it possiable to move 'Liked Songs' playlist Up/Down as my Order? If so, How?Sorry fo...

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  • Plan Premium Monthly Country Bangladesh Device iPhone SE 2 (15.1) Operating System Windows 10 (21H1) macOS BigSur 11.6.1   My Question or Issue Like my own Created Playlist, is it pos...
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Superuser Contribution Music videos autoplay

PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEvery time I click on the songs it starts with the video then I have to click "switch to audio" to skip it. The volume in videos is lower. Additionally, there may be diff...

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  • Plan Premium Country Türkiye Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Every time I click on the songs it starts with the video then I have to click "switch to audio...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Attempting to reorder tracks in a playlist, each new track is added instead

Using Premium Spotify, Windows 11. If I attempt to change the order of tracks in a playlist by dragging and moving, each moved track instead wants to be added (I get the "it's already on this playlist, are you sure you want to add?). So the only way ...

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  • Using Premium Spotify, Windows 11.   If I attempt to change the order of tracks in a playlist by dragging and moving, each moved track instead wants to be added (I get the "it's already on thi...
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Superuser Contribution Authors Direct code won't redeem

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been sent a couple of audiobook codes to redeem via Authors Direct, but whenever I try to redeem it I get the account verifications screen (is this you? continue...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been sent a couple of audiobook codes to redeem via Authors Direct, but whenever I tr...
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Superuser Contribution [Not urgent] Discord Local Files

PlanFreeCountryUnited States of America DeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 Problem/QuestionThis isn't super important (hence the non urgent in the title) but whenever I play local files on Spotify the cover doesn't show up in my Discord status....

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  • Plan Free Country United States of America   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   Problem/Question This isn't super important (hence the non urgent in the title) ...
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