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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 Windows app permanently in offline mode, but all other devices work. Help?

When I login to Spotify on the Windows app, it always tells me I'm in offline mode even though I am not. I made sure to uncheck the "offline mode" box in Files. All the songs are grayed out and it will not show me friend status. However, Spotify will...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I login to Spotify on the Windows app, it always tells me I'm in offline mode even though I am not. I made sure to uncheck the "offline mode" box in Files. All the songs are grayed out and it wi...
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Superuser Contribution Windows 11: can't change songs and won't stop unless I kill all the processes in the task manager

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAfter running for a while, I cannot start a new song (it just keeps playing the current song) and I cannot close the app, unless I kill every Spotify process...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue After running for a while, I cannot start a new song (it just keeps playing the c...
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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen on desktop app not available

I don't know why because i have seen people access this feature but for some reason i cant play my songs in Fullscreen.

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  • I don't know why because i have seen people access this feature but for some reason i cant play my songs in Fullscreen.
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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Search function not working

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Using two different browsers, the search function on Web Player is not showing any results when I search popular terms of bands or songs that are inputted correctly. I have l...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Using two different browsers, the search function on Web Player is not showing any results ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play anything on Spotify

Having issues playing anything on Spotify for several weeks now. Tryed logging out, reopen it and switched from my phone to my pc but nothing works. I can't even delete it bc it doesn't show on the control panel. not even in the microsoft store. Same...

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  • Having issues playing anything on Spotify for several weeks now. Tryed logging out, reopen it and switched from my phone to my pc but nothing works. I can't even delete it bc it doesn't show on the c...
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Escuchar todas las ads de Spotify

Existe alguna playlist donde pueda encontrar todas las publicidades de Spotify? estoy necesitando escucharlas todas.

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  • Existe alguna playlist donde pueda encontrar todas las publicidades de Spotify? estoy necesitando escucharlas todas.
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Superuser Contribution Keep getting logged out and downloads deleted

I keep getting logged out of my Spotify desktop app after a restart (not always, but most of the time). This has been happening for a while now, but it never bothered me that much because I can just log back in. That was until now, when I have some s...

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  • I keep getting logged out of my Spotify desktop app after a restart (not always, but most of the time). This has been happening for a while now, but it never bothered me that much because I can just ...
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Spotify on browser getting crashed when turning on a song

Recently when I'm turning on a song on Spotify in wweb browser, the web page just likes getting crashed and lagged. I've tried to restore my PC as well as reinstall my web browser but I can't fix it ( my web browser is Chrome version 103). Thanks a l...

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  • Recently when I'm turning on a song on Spotify in wweb browser, the web page just likes getting crashed and lagged. I've tried to restore my PC as well as reinstall my web browser but I can't fix it ...
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when i log into an account spotify doesnt work anymore

hey,i have the problem, that when i log open spotify on my pc it work fine until i log into an account (it doesnt matte which account i use) then there is an error message and nothing works anymore. also i cant log out of my account because everythin...

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  • hey, i have the problem, that when i log open spotify on my pc it work fine until i log into an account (it doesnt matte which account i use) then there is an error message and nothing works anymore...
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Search results problems

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceDellOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueEver since some changes in search, it seems to misbehave more often than not. First of all there are no results for very common words:Second of all, clicking on headers Play...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Dell Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Ever since some changes in search, it seems to misbehave more often than not.   First of a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Pauses after 30 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 Desktop (Store App + Desktop), Android App (Samsung S9)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen playing Spotify on any of my devices, the song pauses after exactly 30 seconds of playing. If I play the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 Desktop (Store App + Desktop), Android App (Samsung S9) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When playing Spotify on any of my ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify this content is not available/ missing folder

When I try to play music from my files on my desktop, I just get the message: "This content is not available". I was looking for solutions and read, that I'm supposed to clear the cache, but there is no Spotify folder at %appdata% > roaming. I didn't...

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  • When I try to play music from my files on my desktop, I just get the message: "This content is not available". I was looking for solutions and read, that I'm supposed to clear the cache, but there is...
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Superuser Contribution "Settings" is not currently available to me.

Just recently started using Spotify and am trying to find the 'Settings' option. Looking at this help article from Spotify, the "Settings" options should be in the top left drop-down, but mine only lists "Account, Profile, Support, Download & Log-Out...

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  • Just recently started using Spotify and am trying to find the 'Settings' option. Looking at this help article from Spotify, the "Settings" options should be in the top left drop-down, but mine only l...
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Spotify Enhanced playlists have trouble with Play Everywhere and queue

My situation is like this:I have a public Spotify playlist of mine which I am enhancing on my Android phone (OnePlus 9, latest OS update, latest Spotify update). I am playing the music on my Windows 10 desktop (latest Windows update, latest Spotify a...

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  • My situation is like this: I have a public Spotify playlist of mine which I am enhancing on my Android phone (OnePlus 9, latest OS update, latest Spotify update). I am playing the music on my Window...
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Superuser Contribution podcast not playing

My music is working fine, but not the podcasts. None of them play, have tried emptying cache and what not

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  • My music is working fine, but not the podcasts. None of them play, have tried emptying cache and what not
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Superuser Contribution No audio on podcast

I click play on this podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fUjhGoqbcQenMV9Ana8Fh?si=ad65f02f06914890 but there is no audio. This is the third time this issue has happened for this particular podcast over the past 3 months. The only way I have fo...

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  • I click play on this podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fUjhGoqbcQenMV9Ana8Fh?si=ad65f02f06914890 but there is no audio. This is the third time this issue has happened for this particular p...
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Superuser Contribution Despite LTE module, there's no internet network on Win11app

Ausgangssituation ist, das ich per Webplayer, die LTE Verbindung vom Laptop nutzen kann, in der Winn1-App nicht.Also ich habe einen Laptop, der im jetztigen Moment aktiv seine eigene LTE Verbindung nutzt. Über diese Verbindung kann ich Spotify nicht ...

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  • Ausgangssituation ist, das ich per Webplayer, die LTE Verbindung vom Laptop nutzen kann, in der Winn1-App nicht. Also ich habe einen Laptop, der im jetztigen Moment aktiv seine eigene LTE Verbindu...
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Superuser Contribution skipping songs

The program skips songs and changes the output device on its own.

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  • The program skips songs and changes the output device on its own.
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Superuser Contribution How do I disconnect Sonos?

Hello, I'm trying to disconnect a Sonos speaker, or make it so that pressing play on the speaker will not play my content when I am not listening on the speaker. However, I can't find any way to do this! I can switch "listening on" but the speaker ta...

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  • Hello,   I'm trying to disconnect a Sonos speaker, or make it so that pressing play on the speaker will not play my content when I am not listening on the speaker. However, I can't find any wa...
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