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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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liliabern

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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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whatintheworldisthis

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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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MattSuda

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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 Re: Please remove left Menu options

REMOVE THESE we don't want them, we don't need them. Search could be fine, but in years, i have never clicked on home or library. Just give me My playlists and search, that's it!!!! I tried to post this earlier but i get an error without knowing why ...

Music Fan

REMOVE THESE  we don't want them, we don't need them. Search could be fine, but in years, i have never clicked on home or library. Just give me My playlists and search, that's it!!!! ...

XMS3D0

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Superuser Contribution Spotify playing random songs not in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PC and iPhone 13Operating SystemWindows 10, IOS 15 My Question or IssueWhen playing a song in my playlist, the next songs to play after are not in the playlist nor in the recommended. I have turned off autopla...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC and iPhone 13 Operating System Windows 10, IOS 15   My Question or Issue When playing a song in my playlist, the next songs to play aft...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs stated in the title I cannot play any music and get an error saying Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it. I have del...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As stated in the title I cannot play any music and get an error saying Spotify can...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Still Unable to Dislike Songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWin11 It's been over two years since I had first seen this issue addressed. It has been at least that long since I had last brought it up. And yet, there has been no change in this disparity between the mo...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Win11   It's been over two years since I had first seen this issue addressed. It has been at least that long since I had last brought...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution the year 2022 still playing random song

The WorldOperating SystemWindows 10 I think I've never had this issue before but now my spotify is playing random song totally out of nowhere, its not from the bottom list with recommandations. As I have written to youtube, google, facebook- sorry me...

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The World Operating System Windows 10 I think   I've never had this issue before but now my spotify is playing random song totally out of nowhere, its not from the bottom list with recommand...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution can not remove song from i liked

PlanPremium Operating Systemwin10My Question or Issuei have some local songs,now i deteled these local songs from my pc,and i want to remove it from i liked songs.but when i do that.is says something went wronghow i fix that?i dont have same problem ...

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  Plan Premium     Operating System win10 My Question or Issue i have some local songs,now i deteled these local songs from my pc,and i want to remove it from i liked songs.but...

Kiril

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Superuser Contribution Can't play local songs from Android on PC if they have bitrate below 192kb/s

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was adding my local songs to favourites on my phone with Android when I realised that I can't play some songs. Both PC and Android have the exactly same audio file in local files.After chec...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was adding my local songs to favourites on my phone with Android when I realised that I can't play some songs. Bot...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Album cover art quality is awful

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceASUS Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I've seen that since the latest design/UI update the quality of the album covers art in the desktop app is awful.I listen a lot of music on Spotify from desktop, whe...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device ASUS  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I've seen that since the latest design/UI update the quality of the album covers art...

evydaemon

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Spotify pauses in web player or app

Plan- PremiumCountry- USA Device- PC Google Chrome/Desktop AppOperating System- Windows 10 I have found that if I am watching a Podcast that every thirty seconds or so the video pauses and is not able to be restarted . I have reinstalled the desktop ...

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Plan- Premium Country- USA  Device- PC Google Chrome/Desktop App Operating System- Windows 10    I have found that if I am watching a Podcast that every thirty seconds or so the v...

Amay

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Dropdown menu not scrollable - cropped

PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDeviceLenovo ThinkPad T490Operating SystemWindows 10 21H1 My Question or IssueI have stumbled upon an issue with the dropdown menu in the desktop app when I try to share a song. Have to close it, scroll the inner section and ...

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Plan Premium Country Czechia Device Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Operating System Windows 10 21H1   My Question or Issue I have stumbled upon an issue with the dropdown menu in the desktop app...

Amay

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Lyrics display on PC very unpleasant, only 3 lines that jump halfway.

Plan: PremiumCountry: NetherlandsDevice: PCOperating System: Win11 My Question or Issue:The new Lyrics option does not work good on pc...it works great on android as there it shows the lyrics as a whole and in some cases even highlights (approximatel...

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Plan: Premium Country: Netherlands Device: PC Operating System: Win11   My Question or Issue: The new Lyrics option does not work good on pc ...it works great on android as...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Inability to change Offline Storage Location

PlanPremium CountryMalaysia DeviceInspiron 5570 Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am unable to change the offline storage location. After attempting to change it, it shows the default location after restarting the application. I have p...

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Plan Premium   Country Malaysia   Device Inspiron 5570   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am unable to change the offline storage location. After ...

JacobLJL

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Friend Feed] remove facebook tab on pc Version

Why can we not remove the big black bar thats just taking away space!?I dont have facebook and dont want to look att friends tab when i have spotify open... add more social media and make it possible to hide it!!!!

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Why can we not remove the big black bar thats just taking away space!? I dont have facebook and dont want to look att friends tab when i have spotify open...  add more social media and make it...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Fix shift select

Using shift to select multiple tracks in a playlist or album has been absolutely broken on the desktop PC for months if not years at this point. How is this viewed as acceptable?

Music Fan

Using shift to select multiple tracks in a playlist or album has been absolutely broken on the desktop PC for months if not years at this point. How is this viewed as acceptable?

Jeremy

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Solved!! I Followed a Tutorial to block ads on spotify. Now it wont work on my device.

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 So a while back i was getting tired of spotify ads, so i decided to follow a guide on how to block them. After a while where i didn't use spotify, I came back and now my device cant connect. It can...

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Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   So a while back i was getting tired of spotify ads, so i decided to follow a guide on how to block them. After a while wher...

vrabaci

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Superuser Contribution Everytime I try to log in on my Desktop, I get auth:16 or client_token:101

So when I try to log in using my email, I have the error code auth:16 and when I try with my Facebook account, I get the error code client_token:101 I don't have this problem with the web player. Here are the steps I already did:-Restarting PC-Restar...

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So when I try to log in using my email, I have the error code auth:16 and when I try with my Facebook account, I get the error code client_token:101 I don't have this problem with the web player. ...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Windows 11 app very buggy

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app that I have downloaded from the Microsoft Store on my laptop is being very buggy. Like for example a lot of features are not syncing correctly. Like...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My Spotify app that I have downloaded from the Microsoft Store on my laptop is being ve...

Kiril

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Developer] Screen resizes incorrectly when using dynamic scaling

Applies to: When running the desktop Spotify app, on a PC with multiple monitors in use, where there are multiple DPI profiles in use. Issue: When resuming focus of the desktop app (opening from task bar), the app seems to resize itself to conform to...

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Applies to: When running the desktop Spotify app, on a PC with multiple monitors in use, where there are multiple DPI profiles in use.   Issue: When resuming focus of the desktop app (opening ...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Volume up and down keys actually mute spotify

Hello, I'm running Spotify under windows 11 on a new Asus Vivobook. Whenever Spotify if playing in the background, pressing the volume up key (f3) or vol down (f2) actually mutes Spotify, and the song keeps playing. This has only recently started hap...

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Hello,   I'm running Spotify under windows 11 on a new Asus Vivobook.   Whenever Spotify if playing in the background, pressing the volume up key (f3) or vol down (f2) actually mutes Sp...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Strange behavior of Spotify in My computer

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 - 64 bit My Question or IssueHello.I have noticed a followin...

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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...

Kiril

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