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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...
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...
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...
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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Hi All, A bit of a weird one. I've seen at least twice.I don't understand why and what's triggering it. The Spotify app will start sending A LOT (100Mbits/s) of network traffic, all of those tiny packets (between 54 and 60 bytes). This causes my rout...
Hi All, A bit of a weird one. I've seen at least twice. I don't understand why and what's triggering it. The Spotify app will start sending A LOT (100Mbits/s) of network traffic, all of tho...
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My Question or IssueSo, when Im listening to Spotify on my Windows 10 app, it doesn't share my activity to other apps. But when Im using it on Google Chrome, or my phone (Android) everything works well, and data is shared normally. I dont have privat...
My Question or Issue So, when Im listening to Spotify on my Windows 10 app, it doesn't share my activity to other apps. But when Im using it on Google Chrome, or my phone (Android) everythin...
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I recently deleted all songs from a playlist, i want those songs restored in the playlist, is there any way these songs can be recovered as how they were a few days ago
I recently deleted all songs from a playlist, i want those songs restored in the playlist, is there any way these songs can be recovered as how they were a few days ago
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PlanPremiumCountryPLDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm experiencing an issue with my Spotify aplication where I'm unable to adjust the volume as the volume slider appears to be locked. Also I can't change the device I'm playin...
Plan Premium Country PL Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm experiencing an issue with my Spotify aplication where I'm unable to adjust the volume ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows HPOperating SystemWindows 11 Home (OS Build is 26100.3476) My Question or IssueOur app is not catching up to the songs being played, and then completely stops playing music. One song will play, then the app will sta...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows HP Operating System Windows 11 Home (OS Build is 26100.3476) My Question or Issue Our app is not catching up to the songs being played, a...
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I've been having increased sensibility to lights and colors nowadays and the already jarring colors spotify sometimes chooses for the lyrics screen are having worse and worse effects on me. I can't find any settings in the preferences page to adjust ...
I've been having increased sensibility to lights and colors nowadays and the already jarring colors spotify sometimes chooses for the lyrics screen are having worse and worse effects on me. I can't f...
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PlanFreeCountryJapanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11Spotify Version1.2.60.564.gcc6305cbMy Question or IssueRecently, the New Music Friday and Release Radar playlists don’t update immediately. The old playlists from the previous week are always show...
Plan Free Country Japan Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Spotify Version 1.2.60.564.gcc6305cb My Question or Issue Recently, the New Music Friday and Release Radar playlists don’t upd...
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If I go on a discord call while listening to spotify, it will mute spotify. Even if I hit play on the music there is no music. I can see the music is still playing, I just can't hear it. If I exit a discord call, the music will resume.
If I go on a discord call while listening to spotify, it will mute spotify. Even if I hit play on the music there is no music. I can see the music is still playing, I just can't hear it. If I exit a ...
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Hi guys, is their a way to display the lyrics and the playlist at the same time?! It looks like that it is not possible! What brings me to the topic, how shitty can a app in 2025 be, that you cannot adjust it like you want it? @Spotify: Its a shame s...
Hi guys, is their a way to display the lyrics and the playlist at the same time?! It looks like that it is not possible! What brings me to the topic, how shitty can a app in 2025 be...
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue How can we disable spotify from running in the bottom right hand corner, the notification area (system tray) in windows. If the software is running it cannot be removed.
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How can we disable spotify from running in the bottom right hand corner, the notification area (system...
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Dear Spotify Support Team, I am currently managing a Minecraft themed website for a client, where we feature curated Spotify playlists to enhance the user experience while browsing game content. The playlists are updated daily to match specific Minec...
Dear Spotify Support Team, I am currently managing a Minecraft themed website for a client, where we feature curated Spotify playlists to enhance the user experience while browsing game conten...
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My old crappy computer used to play spotify fine when playing full-screen online games. Upgraded my rig last week and now a few days ago I noticed it starts stuttering when I start playing a game and now it not only stutters but also makes the game l...
My old crappy computer used to play spotify fine when playing full-screen online games. Upgraded my rig last week and now a few days ago I noticed it starts stuttering when I start playing a game and...
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I want to upload some music by an artist which is not available on Spotify. It was not officially released. However almost all his albums are already there. I do not want to make money by uploading the music. I want all the revenue generated to go to...
I want to upload some music by an artist which is not available on Spotify. It was not officially released. However almost all his albums are already there. I do not want to make money by uploading t...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThere are too many buttons that do the same thing (at least when playing a video), which makes the interface unnecessarily convoluted and busy. There a...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue There are too many buttons that do the same thing (at least when playing a ...
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I don't have an issue, but instead a thank you to share, and didn't know where else to leave it. I have the new full screen album art feature in the Windows desktop app (1.2.60.564.gcc6305cb). I was waiting for this for a long time, and I am happy th...
I don't have an issue, but instead a thank you to share, and didn't know where else to leave it. I have the new full screen album art feature in the Windows desktop app (1.2.60.564.gcc6...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI'm just here to complain about Spotify on PC in vain hopes that they might one day make it a...
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 I'm jus...
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PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePressing play on a daylist when playing through a connected device causes the daylist that was last started on that device to play, instead of the updated one. Currently...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Pressing play on a daylist when playing through a connected device causes the dayli...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWin11 My Question or IssueSpotify won't play on Windows after installing a new Sound Blaster. The error message is "Spotify can't play this right now (etc..)After researching and trying all the fixes here ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Win11 My Question or Issue Spotify won't play on Windows after installing a new Sound Blaster. The error message is "Spotify can...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop (PotiPlex AIO Plus 7410) Operating SystemWindows 11 24H2 My Question or IssueUsing the desktop app or the browser player (in chrome), in any playlist, whether on shuffle or not, the player on the bottom of the wi...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop (PotiPlex AIO Plus 7410) Operating System Windows 11 24H2 My Question or Issue Using the desktop app or the browser player (in chrome...
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Using a mapped drive as an Offline storage location gets reset to the default location after the computer reboots. Steps to ReproduceMap a Network Drive to a letter.Go to Spotify and change "Offline storage location" to your mapped drive.Wait for all...
Using a mapped drive as an Offline storage location gets reset to the default location after the computer reboots. Steps to Reproduce Map a Network Drive to a letter. Go to Spotify and ch...
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