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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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Mute Not Persisting While Swiping in Playlist Preview (PC App)

Hey, I noticed that when swiping between videos in playlist preview on the PC app, the current video mutes correctly, but the next one plays unmuted, which doesn't reflect the volume unmute icon. This issue only happens on the PC app, it works fine o...

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  • Hey, I noticed that when swiping between videos in playlist preview on the PC app, the current video mutes correctly, but the next one plays unmuted, which doesn't reflect the volume unmute icon. Thi...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Play only one Song from a List

Hi there,how can I play only one song when i'm e.g. in an album or a playlist?When I doubleclick the song, the rest of the tracks will be played, too.Please don't tell me, it's not possible...

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  • Hi there, how can I play only one song when i'm e.g. in an album or a playlist? When I doubleclick the song, the rest of the tracks will be played, too. Please don't tell me, it's not possible...
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Superuser Contribution Volume control lost support for USB output

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI had not updated my Spotify version since the UI redesign (1.2.8) until yesterday.After installing the newest version, I noticed that through my Razer USB sound card drivers ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I had not updated my Spotify version since the UI redesign (1.2.8) until yesterday. After installi...
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Superuser Contribution 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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  • 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 customiz...
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Spotify Sound Keeps Fluctuating, Getting Louder and Quieter

For a while now, the Spotify program's volume frequently fluctuates from loud to soft throughout all of the songs I try to play. It's gotten to the point where I am unable to listen to music without constantly adjusting my sound.

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  • For a while now, the Spotify program's volume frequently fluctuates from loud to soft throughout all of the songs I try to play. It's gotten to the point where I am unable to listen to music without ...
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Superuser Contribution Screen freeze after dimming and switching devices

Hello,I am experiencing an issue with Spotify on my desktop version (Windows 11). When listening to music in the background and the screen dims, if I switch to another device while the music is still playing, the screen remains black and does not go ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I am experiencing an issue with Spotify on my desktop version (Windows 11). When listening to music in the background and the screen dims, if I switch to another device while the music is sti...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing my display for a few seconds

Hi there, I have the windows store version of spotify and everytime use it I get a small display crash for a few seconds. It seems to mainly effect canvas songs and when this is not enabled I get a small amount of artifacting when opening and closing...

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  • Hi there,   I have the windows store version of spotify and everytime use it I get a small display crash for a few seconds. It seems to mainly effect canvas songs and when this is not enabled ...
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Superuser Contribution Webplayer artist Songs list won't play next automatically

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice: Windows 11 My Question or IssueI want to look up an artist then play all their songs in whatever order Spotify happens to show them in (I don't see a shuffle button there but the songs already look mixed so I just click...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device: Windows 11     My Question or Issue I want to look up an artist then play all their songs in whatever order Spotify happens to show them in (I do...
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Can't play Spotify on my laptop using headphones; speakers work (as does a usb headset).

PlanPaidCountryUS DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify gives me this error message in the subject line *only when I plug in headphones*: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can i...

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  • Plan Paid Country US   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify gives me this error message in the subject line *only when I plug in headphones*: ...
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Superuser Contribution Artist names not showing up in local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have downloaded music on my computer that I listen to through Spotify. Some of the artist names show up in local files, but some of the artist names do no...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have downloaded music on my computer that I listen to through Spotify. Some of...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps checking the "Downloaded" filter in my playlists on its own.

Right below "Your Library" where the filters are, I usually only have "Playlists" checked. Nothing else. I want to be able to see all of my playlist, hence the chosen filter. But. Spotify decides to do things for me and the app continually checks "Do...

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  • Right below "Your Library" where the filters are, I usually only have "Playlists" checked. Nothing else. I want to be able to see all of my playlist, hence the chosen filter. But. Spotify decides to ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't scroll through all podcast chapters

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't seem to scroll through all the chapters in a podcast. It only shows the first 10 and then I can't scroll further. This issue only seems to happen on my PC and not ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't seem to scroll through all the chapters in a podcast. It only shows the first 10 and th...
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Superuser Contribution my spotify wont work with my new headphones (pc)

my Spotify app wont work with my new headphones on pc, ive deleted and downloaded spotify over 6 times now on the microsoft store and on the spotify website. my headphones work every where else but spotify. there is a actual problem with the app and ...

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  • my Spotify app wont work with my new headphones on pc, ive deleted and downloaded spotify over 6 times now on the microsoft store and on the spotify website. my headphones work every where else but s...
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Discord listen along premium

PlanPremium Family Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueEverything used to work fine, but lately when trying to listen to music with a friend via discord it gives this messageevery time it asks for premium even though i have it

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  •   Plan Premium Family   Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue Everything used to work fine, but lately when trying to listen to music with a friend via discord i...
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desktop playlist/album scroll preview limited to 20 songs?

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently noticed that the desktop version now has the preview feature, but whenever i use it, it always stops me 20 songs in. this doesnt happen on my phone, i can listen to 20...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently noticed that the desktop version now has the preview feature, but whenever i use it, it ...
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how do I turn off the queue?

I am trying to listen to an audio book but, instead of going to the next chapter the queue opens up and plays a chapter from a completely different book that I haven't even seen before.

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  • I am trying to listen to an audio book but, instead of going to the next chapter the queue opens up and plays a chapter from a completely different book that I haven't even seen before.
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Superuser Contribution how to connect my air pod to Spotify .

I can get my air pods to connect to Spotify i tried connecting it to the Wi-Fi and via but nothing worked what can i do?

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  • I can get my air pods to connect to Spotify i tried connecting it to the Wi-Fi and via but nothing worked what can i do?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop.

I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop app for windows for almost a week. The app works perfectly fine on my iPhone 11 but I cannot use the desktop app.

  • Casual Listener
  • I keep getting the "something went wrong" error in desktop app for windows for almost a week. The app works perfectly fine on my iPhone 11 but I cannot use the desktop app.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist cover art with transparent background color changes to black after restarting the app.

PlanPremium StudentCountryBrazilOperating System(Windows 10, iOS 17.0.3, macOS Sonoma 14.0)My Question or IssueI have customized several cover arts with transparent backgrounds in PNG format, however after applying them to a playlist the background c...

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  • Plan Premium Student Country Brazil Operating System (Windows 10, iOS 17.0.3, macOS Sonoma 14.0) My Question or Issue I have customized several cover arts with transparent backgrounds in PNG...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify app no longer works on Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSince upgrading to Windows 11, the Spotify app will no longer load. I get the error about the missing Resampledmo.DLL file. The problem is, I have that DLL file, and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Since upgrading to Windows 11, the Spotify app will no longer load. I get the error...
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