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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 Subfolders in playlists

A larger playlist with smaller playlists inside of each folder, possibly separating different genres by their mood, subgenre, etc. Abilities would include playing the entire playlist as one, or shuffling all of the songs only inside of one playlist d...

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  • A larger playlist with smaller playlists inside of each folder, possibly separating different genres by their mood, subgenre, etc. Abilities would include playing the entire playlist as one, or shuff...
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Unhappy with how radio/playlist radio has changed.

Allright, I have been holding this back for a while now, but now I'm really wondering what you are doing. First you removed the ability to delete a playlist radio. Then you removed playlist radio or custom radio channels from radio tab. Now playlist ...

  • Music Fan
  • Allright, I have been holding this back for a while now, but now I'm really wondering what you are doing.   First you removed the ability to delete a playlist radio. Then you removed playlist ...
  • dado111
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Repeating four first songs in Spotify station

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.I have noticed another bug on Spot...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify for Vista will not play on device

Up until a few days ago, Spotify for Vista (spotify.com/download/other) would still play music on the local computer. However, in the last few days, the app has become completely nonfunctional. This is very frustrating because I still use this Vista ...

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  • Up until a few days ago, Spotify for Vista (spotify.com/download/other) would still play music on the local computer. However, in the last few days, the app has become completely nonfunctional. This ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't make my collaborative playlist public

I have a playlist that I want to make public and collaborative at the same time. I have several playlists and 4 of the at least is collaborative and public, so it shows on my profile but this one is not. I've read that collaborative playlists cannot ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a playlist that I want to make public and collaborative at the same time. I have several playlists and 4 of the at least is collaborative and public, so it shows on my profile but this one is ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly freezes and won’t reopen

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-Bit My Question or IssueI am having this issue where Spotify randomly freezes, it plays until the end of the song but then I can’t change the song. When I go onto task manager to ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 64-Bit   My Question or Issue I am having this issue where Spotify randomly freezes, it play...
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Superuser Contribution After turning off autoplay several times, it turns itself on again after a while

The autoplay similar songs after finishing a playlist/album feature is not what I want, so it's good that I can turn it off. However, after a while the feature turns itself on again and has done so multiple times. Does anybody experience the same? Ho...

  • Casual Listener
  • The autoplay similar songs after finishing a playlist/album feature is not what I want, so it's good that I can turn it off. However, after a while the feature turns itself on again and has done so m...
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Superuser Contribution Problema con Queue

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSomeone used my account to listen to music other than mine and now every time I want to listen to a playlist it only plays 1 song from my playlist and replays the music...

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Someone used my account to listen to music other than mine and now every time I want to list...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Skipping Ads Clears Play Queue, Ad Is Separate Track

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt seems like a change that just went live, but the ads during a podcast now show as a separate track in spotify, and skipping the ad is effectively skipping a tra...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue It seems like a change that just went live, but the ads during a podcast now show as a ...
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Superuser Contribution Playback delayed on Windows

I'm in the US using Spotify premium, on Windows 11, but also had this issue on Windows 10. When I hit the play button directly on the app, on the windows thumbnail or on my BT headphones, the song begins to show playback, but audio doesn't come throu...

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  • I'm in the US using Spotify premium, on Windows 11, but also had this issue on Windows 10.    When I hit the play button directly on the app, on the windows thumbnail or on my BT headphon...
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Superuser Contribution Weird lyrics placement

CountryBrazilDevice(Spotify Desktop App)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello! As you can see in the image below, sometimes the lyrics for the song I'm listening to starts showing in the bottom of the screen, cutting the latter parts...

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  • Country Brazil Device (Spotify Desktop App) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Hello! As you can see in the image below, sometimes the lyrics for the song I'm listening...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify automatically switch playback to phone sometimes

Hi, I face rather odd issue, and its happening since today, maybe it's some last update.Basically, without any relation to what I play on spotify, it seems to sometimes, after for example 10 minutes, or a hour, randomly, switch to phone and really pl...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi,   I face rather odd issue, and its happening since today, maybe it's some last update. Basically, without any relation to what I play on spotify, it seems to sometimes, after for example ...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Your country does not match the one set in your profile.

PlanFree Country DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I'm having issue "Your country does not match the one set in your profile" while logging into Spotify desktop app. I'm using vpn for a reason and I have been using it si...

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  • Plan Free  Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having issue "Your country does not match the one set in your profile" while lo...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Desktop doesn't Sync

The Spotify-App on my Desktop doesn't Sync my Playlists and everything else anymore. I choose a Playlist i created on my Phone and it's empty. If i change the Name, it changes everywhere, but on the Desktop the Playlist is still empty.I also can't se...

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  • The Spotify-App on my Desktop doesn't Sync my Playlists and everything else anymore. I choose a Playlist i created on my Phone and it's empty. If i change the Name, it changes everywhere, but on the ...
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Superuser Contribution Copy/paste local tracks into playlist

PlanFree/PremiumUSA DeviceWindows 10 desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 desktop My Question or IssueSweet baby Jesus! One year after the introduction of the new desktop app the developers fixed the bug that prevented users from copying and pasting loc...

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  • Plan Free/Premium USA   Device Windows 10 desktop Operating System Windows 10 desktop   My Question or Issue Sweet baby Jesus!  One year after the introduction of the new des...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not sync podcast time between Android and Windows correctly

PlanPremiumCountryCZ DevicePC/Nokia 7 PlusOperating SystemWindows 10/Android 10 My Question or IssueHi, the podcasting experience on Spotify is horrifyingly bad. There's just way too many borderline idiotic issues to list, but here's the latest one I...

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  • Plan Premium Country CZ   Device PC/Nokia 7 Plus Operating System Windows 10/Android 10   My Question or Issue Hi,   the podcasting experience on Spotify is horrifyingly b...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution i earned the 5 topics badge but i have 3 topics (not including this one)

i just got an mail said that i have the 5 topics badge but i only have 3 (with this one it will be 4) its a problem with community page please can you take the badge back al least?

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  • i just got an mail said that i have the 5 topics badge but i only have 3 (with this one it will be 4) its a problem with community page please can you take the badge back al least?
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is trying to play

PlanFreeCountryPakistanDevice(Infinix zero x pro) My Question or IssueMy question is that when i start music it only shows "Spotify is trying to play". Then no other notifications pops up or i should say there is no notification on above panel. Its a...

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  • Plan Free Country Pakistan Device (Infinix zero x pro)   My Question or Issue My question is that when i start music it only shows "Spotify is trying to play". Then no other notification...
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Superuser Contribution Release Radar add ALL songs to new playlist

The WorldAvid daily user DeviceiPhone, PC and ipadsOperating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10m or so So I recently discovered Release RadarWhich shows nice songs - and instantly I'd like to make an entire new playlist of it all, so I can sort later since it ...

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  • The World Avid daily user   Device iPhone, PC and ipads Operating System iOS 10, Windows 10m or so   So I recently discovered Release Radar Which shows nice songs - and instant...
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Please Add Fullscreen Album Art on Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS MonteryMy Question or Issue When you press fullscreen you get an image of the artist and tiny album art in the bottom left. Can there please be a feature to make the ablum art full screen. Ap...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Montery My Question or Issue     When you press fullscreen you get an image of the artist and tiny album art i...
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