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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 [Desktop][Playlists] Move songs within the playlist

Since the very last update (last couple of days!) I'm no longer able to move songs within my playlist! Pls fix that bug asap!!!

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  • Since the very last update (last couple of days!) I'm no longer able to move songs within my playlist! Pls fix that bug asap!!!
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Spotify playing doesn't sync on desktop?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I play something on my phone or my laptop (not the pc I'm having problems with), the desktop app does not register that I am using another device, and on the wor...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I play something on my phone or my laptop (not the pc I'm having problems wit...
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Superuser Contribution Social tab glitched

Plan: Premium FamilyCountry: India Device: PCOperating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issuemy social tab shows as if its loading the three people I have on there the entire time. i have linked and unlinked facebook. (these are people I followed fr...

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  • Plan: Premium Family Country: India   Device: PC Operating System: Windows 11   My Question or Issue my social tab shows as if its loading the three people I have on there the e...
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Superuser Contribution constantly switches to desktop app and has queued music I do not want

PlanPremiumCountryMalalaysiaDevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueConstantly switches to the desktop app (which I have not installed). How do I stop it from doing this? From somewhere I have queued music by someone I have never h...

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  • Plan Premium Country Malalaysia Device laptop Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue Constantly switches to the desktop app (which I have not installed). How do I stop...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is completely blank

DeviceiMac My Question or IssueI open Spotify, and this is all I see. And I am not able to select anyhing in File, Edit etc. I have tried to re-install.

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  • Device iMac    My Question or Issue I open Spotify, and this is all I see. And I am not able to select anyhing in File, Edit etc. I have tried to re-install.
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Superuser Contribution Certain ads stop playlist and won't continue

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 ProSpotify VersionSpotify for Windows1.1.70.610.g4585142b Real Canadian Superstore ad (in my case) halts all playlist progress. The ad never loads, and I just get a static image with no video or...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro Spotify Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.70.610.g4585142b   Real Canadian Superstore ad (in my case) halts all playl...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Not playing a song

My app on windows 10 is not playing any songs. It shows them in the now playing spot for a split second and moves to the next repeatedly. it also throws up a message which i will attach. I have done multiple clean installs and it works in the web bro...

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  • My app on windows 10 is not playing any songs. It shows them in the now playing spot for a split second and moves to the next repeatedly. it also throws up a message which i will attach. I have done ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sometimes spotifys background/small window/close buttons does not work

PlanFreeCountryTurkey Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueHello! the window buttons on up right does not work sometimes all of the backgroud/small window/close buttons stop responding if i click them very fast window goes small by itse...

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  • Plan Free Country Turkey   Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Hello! the window buttons on up right does not work sometimes all of the backgroud/small window/cl...
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Skip media key fast forwarding instead of skipping

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I press the Skip media key, the song fast forwards by 5 seconds when Spotify is my active window. When it is not the active window, the Skip button does nothing.

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I press the Skip media key, the song fast forwards by 5 seconds when Spotify is my active wind...
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Liked song appears as unliked in daily mix playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLenovo Legion Y520 15IKBNOperating SystemWindows 10 HomeMy Question or Issue The song 'Gutted' by Burial I liked a while ago, and is saved to my library. I was listening to a Daily Mix and the song appeared in my Daily Mix, ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device Lenovo Legion Y520 15IKBN Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue   The song 'Gutted' by Burial I liked a while ago, and is saved t...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] In the Windows 10 app blends don't show that a song was added by both people

Made my first blend using the 2021 wrapped blend thing from the email, and on my android app, some songs are shown as being from both of us, but in the windows 10 app, the "added by" tab only shows one person for each song, so the ones from both of u...

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  • Made my first blend using the 2021 wrapped blend thing from the email, and on my android app, some songs are shown as being from both of us, but in the windows 10 app, the "added by" tab only shows o...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Crash Cause Identified - Moving My Documents & Associated Folders

Operating SystemWindows 10 VersionSpotify for Windows1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad My Question or IssueAs mentioned in this post a cause of crashes has been identified and a solution is available. The crash would happen randomly but within 5 to 10 minutes of ...

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  • Operating System Windows 10   Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.74.631.g0b24d9ad   My Question or Issue As mentioned in this post a cause of crashes has been identified and a sol...
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Re: Friend feed empty - only shows "Connect with Facebook"

This is ridiculous - I'll connect Facebook again & again, this problem persists. Still wants me to connect facebook when I log out & back in. No friends show up, only a couple of the most recently followed accounts from Spotify direct. Spotify for Wi...

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  • This is ridiculous - I'll connect Facebook again & again, this problem persists. Still wants me to connect facebook when I log out & back in. No friends show up, only a couple of the most rec...
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How to hide this bar?

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11 21h2Spotify for Windows Store My Question or Issue A strange panel appeared in the menu favorite music, how to fix it?Reinstallation doesn't work.

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  • Plan Free Operating System Windows 11 21h2 Spotify for Windows Store   My Question or Issue   A strange panel appeared in the menu favorite music, how to fix it? Reinstallation...
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Spotify stops playing when playing games

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueMy issue is that suddenly 2 days ago spotify decided to stop playing a few seconds after i hit play when i play a game.Example: I start the game, open spotify...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue My issue is that suddenly 2 days ago spotify decided to stop playing a few sec...
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Superuser Contribution Searching option not working when ofline

PlanSpotify Premium for FamilyCountryBelgiumDeviceLenovo Thinkpad T495Operating SystemWindows 11 Home 21H2My Question or IssueWhen using the Spotify app on my laptop without being connected to wifi, the searching option will simply not work. If I sea...

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  • Plan Spotify Premium for Family Country Belgium Device Lenovo Thinkpad T495 Operating System Windows 11 Home 21H2 My Question or Issue When using the Spotify app on my laptop without being c...
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Superuser Contribution Can't remove unknown empty playlist from my Library

PlanFree/PremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere's a playlist that is empty but I can't remove it somehow. When I right-click it, nothing happens. I have no idea what playlist is this, since I just c...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Philippines Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There's a playlist that is empty but I can't remove it somehow. When I right-cli...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

PlanPremium 5+ yearsCountryUSDevicePC with Focusrite 2i4 and Rokit 8 monitorsOperating SystemWin 11, updated as of 12/10/2021gigabit internetall audio components verified as working (cables, monitors, system settings, audio interface) My Question or ...

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  • Plan Premium 5+ years Country US Device PC with Focusrite 2i4 and Rokit 8 monitors Operating System Win 11, updated as of 12/10/2021 gigabit internet all audio components verified as working...
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Superuser Contribution Nothing is being displayed

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello People of the Spotify Community,I cant see anything when I log into my account. I have a blank screen. I dont see any songs or playlists. I don't know how long this ha...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Windows Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello People of the Spotify Community, I cant see anything when I log into my account. I have a blank s...
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Solved!! Missing: --enable-audio-graph has stopped giving option to select audio output device.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been successfullly using the command line option "--enable-audio-graph" to select a different audio output device. The feature has been working for months. That f...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been successfullly using the command line option "--enable-audio-graph" to select a di...
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