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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 I have spotify premium. How do I tell spotify I don't like a song?

I'm in a Daily Mix. I don't like a song, but when I click on the three dots next to the song, the only options I have are: Add to playlist; Save to your Liked Songs; Add to queue; Go to song radio; Go to Artist; Go to album; Show credits; and Share. ...

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  • I'm in a Daily Mix. I don't like a song, but when I click on the three dots next to the song, the only options I have are: Add to playlist; Save to your Liked Songs; Add to queue; Go to song radio; G...
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Superuser Contribution Autocomplete stops after typing a single letter

Plan PremiumCountryUSADeviceLatitude 5450Operating SystemWindows 11 Enterprise My Question or IssueAfter the most recent Spotify app update for Windows (desktop), the search bar seems to be broken. Whenever I try to type in the name of an artist, it ...

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  • Plan  Premium Country USA Device Latitude 5450 Operating System Windows 11 Enterprise   My Question or Issue After the most recent Spotify app update for Windows (desktop), the se...
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Superuser Contribution add hide song option on spotify pc

This button is available in spotify android but I can't hide song in spotify windows

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  • This button is available in spotify android but I can't hide song in spotify windows
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Superuser Contribution Canvas feature doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or Issue:While browsing Spotify on my computer, I noticed the canvas feature. Unfortunately, even though it is available, the ca...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue: While browsing Spotify on my computer, I no...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify loses connection after waking computer from sleep

Looks like there is a bug in version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78. Frequently, Spotify fails to reconnect with the internet after I wake my computer from sleep (Windows 10). Repro steps:Open Spotify and play musicShut or "lock" laptopOpen and/or log back int...

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  • Looks like there is a bug in version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78. Frequently, Spotify fails to reconnect with the internet after I wake my computer from sleep (Windows 10).   Repro steps: Open...
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Superuser Contribution Don't have an equalizer

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 pro My Question or IssueWhy don't I have an equalizer in my desktop version of Spotify?I tried deleting the "prefs" folder and the "Users" subfolder - it didn't help!

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country India Device PC Operating System Windows 10 pro   My Question or Issue Why don't I have an equalizer in my desktop version of Spotify? I tried de...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify offline (error code 4)

I've been unable to use spotify on my PC since upgrading to windows 10 about a week ago. Sometimes I get an error code 4, other times I get no error, just no connection. This is very frustrating, as I've tried ALL solutions described on the forums to...

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  • I've been unable to use spotify on my PC since upgrading to windows 10 about a week ago. Sometimes I get an error code 4, other times I get no error, just no connection. This is very frustrating, as ...
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Superuser Contribution Error code: accesspoint:34

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceOMEN 25L DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I try to log in to Spotify, I get this error, "A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. Additionally you cou...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device OMEN 25L Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to log in to Spotify, I get this error, "A firewall may be blocking Spotif...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop App so buggy

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Desktop App is so buggy. It installs everytime I have to open it (long term issue, never fixed). Today, I could not play a lot of song as apparently they were ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Desktop App is so buggy. It installs everytime I have to open it (long te...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify changes audio level when playing in the background of other apps

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceDesktop (PC)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I hope I can explain my issue correctly: I have Spotify downloaded on my PC. The audio quality of Spotify changes, when the app is either minimized or in...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device Desktop (PC) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I hope I can explain my issue correctly:   I have Spotify downloaded o...
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Superuser Contribution Why does the music fade in and out?

When music is playing it will "randomly" fade up and down in volume. At one point the music will sound just fine. Then it will fade to 25% volume and just as randomly slowly comes back to normal volume.

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  • When music is playing it will "randomly" fade up and down in volume. At one point the music will sound just fine. Then it will fade to 25% volume and just as randomly slowly comes back to normal volu...
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Switches from podcast to random, unfamiliar music

Plan: FreeCountry: USAOS: Windows 10Every so often, my podcast will stop and a song I've never heard before will begin to play. I haven't used Spotify for music in ages, let alone the genre of the songs that begin to play. This has happened when the ...

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  • Plan: Free Country: USA OS: Windows 10 Every so often, my podcast will stop and a song I've never heard before will begin to play.  I haven't used Spotify for music in ages, let alone the g...
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Superuser Contribution How to fix Spotify when it keeps saying 'error-dialog.generic.body'?

Windows 10 Spotify appBasically, after I download Spotify and log in, it will say 'error-dialog.generic.header', with 'error-dialog.generic.body' under it. There is also a green box saying 'fatal-error.generic-label' which I can click, but when I do ...

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  • Windows 10 Spotify app Basically, after I download Spotify and log in, it will say 'error-dialog.generic.header', with 'error-dialog.generic.body' under it. There is also a green box saying 'fatal...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Multiple skipping

Multiple songs are skipping when I click "NEXT" button. It was happening once in 2 or 3 days, but it's happening daily.

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  • Multiple songs are skipping when I click "NEXT" button. It was happening once in 2 or 3 days, but it's happening daily. 
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Playback Problems

So for months now, despite doing multiple rounds of troubleshooting, my desktop app won't play/work. Either it doesn't respond or it says "Spotify cannot play this right now. And the browser app isn't any better, it either starts the song and just re...

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  • So for months now, despite doing multiple rounds of troubleshooting, my desktop app won't play/work. Either it doesn't respond or it says "Spotify cannot play this right now. And the browser app isn'...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops whenever Windows plays a notification sound

G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyone else come across this problem and found a fix for it? I ha...

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  • G'Day from Australia,   I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyon...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Keyboard light turning off

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMSI cyborg 15 A12VOperating Systemwin 11My Question or IssueWhen I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn back on when I switch to another app, it does that since I got my accou...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device MSI cyborg 15 A12V Operating System win 11 My Question or Issue When I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn ba...
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