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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 Why does Spotify keeps skipping my podcasts back by 5-10 seconds?

Hi, I'm using the Spotify Web Player, and this issue only affects my laptop - I haven't noticed it happening on my iPad where I use the app.I usually listen to podcasts on 1.1-1.2x speed, but the issue persists on normal speed. Spotify randomly skips...

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  • Hi, I'm using the Spotify Web Player, and this issue only affects my laptop - I haven't noticed it happening on my iPad where I use the app. I usually listen to podcasts on 1.1-1.2x speed, but the i...
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Superuser Contribution unable songs

i want to listen to some songs of an artist but they dont show up for me, but for my friends it shows everything

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  • i want to listen to some songs of an artist but they dont show up for me, but for my friends it shows everything
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution empty song in queue when dragging from now playing

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceGeneric desktop & laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I drag the currently playing song into the queue below it, the queue interface refreshes, but the song is not added in the interface. Howev...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Generic desktop & laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I drag the currently playing song into the queue below it, ...
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Solved!! Spotify cannot play this right now, but works fine with different outputs

About a week ago, my spotify no longer plays through my headset. It works fine through the speakers and even when i use the headset without the mic, but as soon as i use a splitter it no longer works. Ive tried reinstalling spotify, making sure spoti...

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  • About a week ago, my spotify no longer plays through my headset. It works fine through the speakers and even when i use the headset without the mic, but as soon as i use a splitter it no longer works...
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Superuser Contribution I don't see one specific person in my friends activity

I don't see one specific person in my friends activity even though I don't have them blocked, we both use facebook, and we follow each other. I've already done the following and nothing...- restarted the device- I logged out and logged in- reinstalle...

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  • I don't see one specific person in my friends activity even though I don't have them blocked, we both use facebook, and we follow each other. I've already done the following and nothing... - resta...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop App Not Playing

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueSo this started this morning, but my spotify desktop app won't play anything. I can search music just fine, and if I hit play it will show progress on the song, but no audio ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue So this started this morning, but my spotify desktop app won't play anything.  I can search m...
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Superuser Contribution Ads are still too loud - Using Spotify is damaging to hearing

Why are the ads so loud? Can't Spotify do something to correct the obvious difference in volume between streaming music?Everyone reading this has likely noticed that you can have your volume (either on your desktop or the app) set very low and the BA...

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  • Why are the ads so loud? Can't Spotify do something to correct the obvious difference in volume between streaming music? Everyone reading this has likely noticed that you can have your volume (eit...
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Superuser Contribution Web Player Sound Quality Bad/Terrible

I'm listening to Spotify for the Web in Chrome on my Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows 10, and the sound quality is terrible - almost like I'm listening to a recording from a flip phone from 2002. This problem exists specifically for my JBL Tune 770NC ...

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  • I'm listening to Spotify for the Web in Chrome on my Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows 10, and the sound quality is terrible - almost like I'm listening to a recording from a flip phone from 2002. &nb...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Canvas is not working on my desktop app

Hello.My Spotify on desktop (windows 11) is not working properly. I cannot seem to use the canvas function on my laptop. I've checked the settings and the canvas option is there, however it is greyed out and I cannot toggle it on or off. What is weir...

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  • Hello. My Spotify on desktop (windows 11) is not working properly. I cannot seem to use the canvas function on my laptop. I've checked the settings and the canvas option is there, however it is grey...
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Superuser Contribution Local files option doesn't appear in my settings/privacy list

I want to be able to see the local music files on my hard drive in my Spotify account but my settings/privacy list no longer shows the local files option and one track I linked into the account a few days ago is now greyed out.

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  • I want to be able to see the local music files on my hard drive in my Spotify account but my settings/privacy list no longer shows the local files option and one track I linked into the account a few...
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Superuser Contribution Serious Audio Stuttering/Glitching

Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023) Hi all, I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days.My audio is stuttering/glitching/making strange sounds while listening to music or podcasts, however ...

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  • Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023)     Hi all,   I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days. My audio is stuttering...
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Superuser Contribution Only Filter in Your Library is for Playlists

I have installed the Windows desktop app and I cannot see anything in the Your Library section except for Playlists. The only available filter is also for Playlists. When I try and view any of these playlists, there are no songs displayed in any of t...

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  • I have installed the Windows desktop app and I cannot see anything in the Your Library section except for Playlists. The only available filter is also for Playlists. When I try and view any of these ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app closing immediately

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify desktop app is closing immediately after login on Windows 10. This occurs when opening the application after installation and login with the window sho...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop app is closing immediately after login on Windows 10. This occurs w...
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Superuser Contribution Why am I getting random podcasts instead of the next in the series?

PlanFreeCountryNew ZealandDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not downloaded an app). I'm listening to a single specific podcast. Whenever I ...

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  • Plan Free Country New Zealand Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not...
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my computer crashed. Had to put in anew hard drive. how do i get my premium account back onto my com

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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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Why cant my friends listen to the public playlists I send them

This has been an ongoing issue for 3 or 4 months now. Whenever I send a friend a playlist I've made, they're completely unable to access them despite being public and displayed on my profile. Which brings me to my next issue, I tried to troubleshoot ...

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  • This has been an ongoing issue for 3 or 4 months now. Whenever I send a friend a playlist I've made, they're completely unable to access them despite being public and displayed on my profile. Which b...
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Superuser Contribution Pause button doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DevicePC Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.55.235.g5eaa0904Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen playing a song the pause button stops the playing, but within a second it automatically resumes.Even when I pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device PC  Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.55.235.g5eaa0904 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When playing a song the ...
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Superuser Contribution Navigation broken after search

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Whenever you use the search on the top with the desktop app, the search result page overrides your current page.Examples:You are listening your playlist and use search, then try to navigate ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Whenever you use the search on the top with the desktop app, the search result page overrides your current page. ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Web Player stops playing songs after 2 songs

I am on a DOD computer and am trying to play spotify web player in the background while I work. After like 2 songs, the web player stops playing music and I need to reload the page just to keep listening because everything becomes unusable. I cannot ...

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  • I am on a DOD computer and am trying to play spotify web player in the background while I work. After like 2 songs, the web player stops playing music and I need to reload the page just to keep liste...
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