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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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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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Why does the online player stop playing after 10 seconds?

I am listening to the online web player. I am using windows 11 operating system. Commercials play in their entirety- even up to 30 seconds or 1 minute, however my music always cuts of after 10 seconds.

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  • I am listening to the online web player. I am using windows 11 operating system. Commercials play in their entirety- even up to 30 seconds or 1 minute, however my music always cuts of after 10 secon...
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Superuser Contribution Suddenly have poor audio quality on Spotify Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceHP Pavilion G6 (Purchased in 2012; HDD replaced with SSD a few years back)Intel(R) Core(TM) **bleep** GHz6.00 GB RAMOperating SystemWindows 10 HomeMy Question or IssueSpotify Desktop has suddenly started working rea...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device HP Pavilion G6 (Purchased in 2012; HDD replaced with SSD a few years back) Intel(R) Core(TM) **bleep** GHz 6.00 GB RAM Operating System Windows 1...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify web refreshes page as I'm typing in the search bar

Operating SystemWin 11, Chrome My Question or IssueThis seems to be a new problem where the spotify web player refreshes as I'm typing, and is super aggressive about searching before I'm done typing. E.g. I tried searching for "DJ Got Me" by Maeta. B...

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  • Operating System Win 11, Chrome   My Question or Issue This seems to be a new problem where the spotify web player refreshes as I'm typing, and is super aggressive about searching before I'm...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why won't my Spotify web player page load? It's been weeks.

Whenever I open my Spotify tab, it shows "Something went wrong" or just a loading screen. My internet is stable and my other tabs/apps don't have the same conflict. I have refreshed, re-downloaded, and logged out and logged back in several times. My ...

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  • Whenever I open my Spotify tab, it shows "Something went wrong" or just a loading screen. My internet is stable and my other tabs/apps don't have the same conflict. I have refreshed, re-downloaded, a...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume wont adjust on desktop.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAs stated, the volume won't adjust at all on desktop, neither the app slider or the volume mixer via Windows affects the volume. Universal volume adjustments do work, but tha...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue As stated, the volume won't adjust at all on desktop, neither the app slider or the volume mixer v...
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Desktop app playing different songs than what's clicked on

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I click on a song in a playlist, a different song on that playlist plays. WHen I click to play a song on an album, a different song by the artist (sometimes not...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I click on a song in a playlist, a different song on that playlist plays. WHen I cli...
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The volume of the music goes down and up by itself

PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueThe volume of the music goes down and up by itself. This is despite volume normalization being turned off in the settings. It happens all the time.

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  • Plan Premium Country Türkiye Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue The volume of the music goes down and up by itself. This is despite volume normalization b...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not using correct audio output from the start

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePC + S.M.S.L DL200 DAC via USB (but with the same exact problem via coax connection)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm having troubles with Spotify app output device after every launch. My default device ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC + S.M.S.L DL200 DAC via USB (but with the same exact problem via coax connection) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm having tr...
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Superuser Contribution Album art for local files + remote playback

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PC, Notebook, Apple iPhone 12Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro & iOS 15 My Question or IssuesI genuinely tried searching as suggested but could not find my exact "issue". MY SCENARIO:I have a desktop PC which I u...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC, Notebook, Apple iPhone 12 Operating System Windows 10 Pro & iOS 15   My Question or Issues I genuinely tried searching as suggeste...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Skips playlist in reverse and Loops the First Two Seconds of the Song

Hello! This issue began last night and has continued into today. I've cleared my browser cache on both Chrome and Firefox, updated both browsers to the latest version, and I have restarted my PC several times. I'm having no luck on my own, unfortunat...

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  • Hello! This issue began last night and has continued into today. I've cleared my browser cache on both Chrome and Firefox, updated both browsers to the latest version, and I have restarted my PC seve...
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Spotify won't work with USB audio interface (Behringer UMC204HD)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 Pr 64bit My Question or IssueI'm running studio monitors connected to this interface. Whenever I select the interface in Windows as output Spotify keeps skipping songs not playing anything. Rein...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Win 10 Pr 64bit   My Question or Issue I'm running studio monitors connected to this interface. Whenever I select the interface ...
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Superuser Contribution can't rate podcast after listening for 2 years

after listening to a podcast for about 2 years, i want to give it a rating, but it says i can't rate it until i listen to a few more episodes. this is ridiculous obviously

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  • after listening to a podcast for about 2 years, i want to give it a rating, but it says i can't rate it until i listen to a few more episodes. this is ridiculous obviously
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Does anyone know why I can't hear anything from Spotify through wired and wirless devices?

Does anyone know why I can't hear anything from Spotify through anything? It's not working through the laptop speakers, a wireless headset, 7 sets os wireless earbuds, or a wired headset. I asked people from Spotify but they had no clue about anythin...

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  • Does anyone know why I can't hear anything from Spotify through anything?  It's not working through the laptop speakers, a wireless headset, 7 sets os wireless earbuds, or a wired headset. ...
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Superuser Contribution Why does my computer crash when I open the Spotify web player?

When I try to open the Spotify web player by running open.spotify.com, my computer just turns off immediately. Web browser is Google Chrome and my computer's OS is Windows 11.

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  • When I try to open the Spotify web player by running open.spotify.com, my computer just turns off immediately. Web browser is Google Chrome and my computer's OS is Windows 11.
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Superuser Contribution Desktop app not playing through bluetooth headphones

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePC LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just bought a new pair of bluetooth headphones (Sony h.ear2 WH-H900N). I can pair them with my laptop, but I cannot listen to the Spotify desktop app with them....

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  • Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device PC Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I just bought a new pair of bluetooth headphones (Sony h.ear2 WH-H900N). I c...
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