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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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  • 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 My Recent Search Gone

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDevice(Samsung Galaxy A51, Windows Desktop)Operating System(Android 11, Windows 10) My Question or IssueAfter the last update and the change of the UI I lost all my recent search song and it happend in both of my phone and ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device (Samsung Galaxy A51, Windows Desktop) Operating System (Android 11, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue After the last update and the change of the...
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Superuser Contribution Volume, Loop and Shuffle Resetting

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell G315Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever Spotify is opened after turning on the PC, my volume is reset to maximum and my loop and shuffle are both reset to off. Just logging out and back in saves thes...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell G315 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever Spotify is opened after turning on the PC, my volume is reset to maximum and my loo...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Playlist Folders

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe latest UI update has totally messed up my playlist cataloguing system. I had a series of ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue The lat...
  • MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution See all songs on the artist page

Device(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10, Ubuntu Linux) My Question or IssueHello, dear community. I have seen the issues regarding the new design, however I couldn't find the thing I'm concerned about. This is the songs of the particular artist. I...

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  • Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10, Ubuntu Linux)   My Question or Issue Hello, dear community. I have seen the issues regarding the new design, however I couldn't find the thin...
  • MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution Blend playlist name is missing in "Friends activity" feed

Plan Premium Country Russia Device HUAWEI MateBook D 15 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Not a big deal, but I wanna inform that since we are able to create "Blend" playlists, the album or playlist name will be missing in "Friends act...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device HUAWEI MateBook D 15 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Not a big deal, but I wanna inform that since we are able to create...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect Can't Play Playlists Over 5000 Songs

Spotify Connect will not play a playlist with over 5000 songs on another device, regardless of the device. Super annoying, still happening in the latest Windows app!

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  • Spotify Connect will not play a playlist with over 5000 songs on another device, regardless of the device. Super annoying, still happening in the latest Windows app!
  • CarlosE
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Shuffle seems very predictable

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsMy Question or IssueIt seems as if shuffle always creates a similar playlist, regardless of whether I turn it on after starting the playlist or not. For example, I listen to the Spotify playlist "Werkdag FM" often and...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands My Question or Issue It seems as if shuffle always creates a similar playlist, regardless of whether I turn it on after starting the playlist or not. For exa...
  • Mihail
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 10 desktop app recently starting crashing.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHomebuilt Desktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis whole week (today is 5/14 and I first noticed the issue on 5/10) Spotify will start playing a song and then just go away. (it crashes) nothing el...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Homebuilt Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This whole week (today is 5/14 and I first noticed the issue on 5/10) Spot...
  • Mihail
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Superuser Contribution syncing local files

Hey everyone, So I've seen this problem before, and I've tried the solutions and it hasn't worked. I add my local files to a playlist and then download it. Then I go on my phone (iOS) and download the playlist, yet the songs do not show up. I tried t...

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  • Hey everyone,   So I've seen this problem before, and I've tried the solutions and it hasn't worked.   I add my local files to a playlist and then download it. Then I go on my phone (iO...
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Superuser Contribution Scroll wheel no longer adjusts volume

>Windows 10Used to be able to hover over the volume bar and scroll to adjust volume. new update has taken this away

  • Roadie
  • >Windows 10 Used to be able to hover over the volume bar and scroll to adjust volume. new update has taken this away
  • CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution How to view all followed artists (only 400 displayed) ?

PlanPremiumCountryNODeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I click on "My library" and click on "Artists", the list of artists displayed seemed to be limited to a random selection of 400 1000artists, but I follow around 2600-...

  • Roadie
  • Plan Premium Country NO Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I click on "My library" and click on "Artists", the list of artists displayed seemed to be...
  • Mihail
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Solved!! Can't find URI after Spotify desktop update

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the Spotify Desktop update I can't find the playlist URI option? It isn't under the "share" option like it used to be.

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After the Spotify Desktop update I can't find the playlist URI option? It isn't under the "share" option like it used to be....
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Superuser Contribution Meaning of Blue Dots in Podcast-Lists

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhat the **bleep** do the blue dot's stand for? They make no sense. I have full blue dots for Podcasts I haven't started, for some I started and for some I finished. How hard can...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue What the **bleep** do the blue dot's stand for? They make no sense. I have full blue dots for Podcasts I h...
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Superuser Contribution Horrible new desktop update

Looks like the desktop application changed drastically, and not only it all looks bad, with smaller covers and worst quality, but it also became pathetic for navigation. Before this horrendous update I was able to access everything I wanted on a band...

  • Roadie
  • Looks like the desktop application changed drastically, and not only it all looks bad, with smaller covers and worst quality, but it also became pathetic for navigation. Before this horrendous update...
  • CarlosE
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[Desktop] A Switch on and off button for explicit on computer

I know on phone there is a button for turning on and off explicit content, but i do not see one for computer. I think that here should be a on and off for desktop also so you can control it from anywhere on your computer, and if something ever happen...

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  • I know on phone there is a button for turning on and off explicit content, but i do not see one for computer. I think that here should be a on and off for desktop also so you can control it from anyw...
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'Can't play this right now'

PlanPremiumCountryukDevicepcOperating SystemWindows 10 and Google Chrome My Question or Issue'Can't play this right now'It continually stop the music and gives a warning 'Can't play this right now' Making the entire service unusable it works fine on ...

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  • Plan Premium Country uk Device pc Operating System Windows 10 and Google Chrome   My Question or Issue 'Can't play this right now' It continually stop the music and gives a warni...
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[Desktop][Playlists] Making emojis visible as name of playlist

Playlists that were named on mobile devices often include or only consist of emojis. It would be nice i fthey could also appear on desktop playlists!Much obliged,

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  • Playlists that were named on mobile devices often include or only consist of emojis. It would be nice i fthey could also appear on desktop playlists! Much obliged,
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Superuser Contribution Songs in Playlist Displaying Oddly

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueFor the last week or two, my playlists have been displaying like this. Is there any way to change it back to the view I had before with each song in a narrower ro...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue For the last week or two, my playlists have been displaying like this.  Is there ...
  • CarlosE
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Close Button on Spotify Window is on Wrong Display when Dragged to Another Display

DeviceWindows 10 - Using Twomon App to have an Extended Display on my Android tablet.Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I drag my Spotify window from my main display to my virtual extended display, the close button remains on my main...

  • Roadie
  • Device Windows 10 - Using Twomon App to have an Extended Display on my Android tablet. Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I drag my Spotify window from my main display...
  • CarlosE
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