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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 Re: Songs going silent on desktop (web browser version)

Moderator edit: Asus x415 Operating System Windows 11 I've seen this exact issue talked about on the android app, but nothing on desktop. Whilst playing songs, the audio will randomly stop, whilst the bar below the pause button acts like the audio is...

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  • Moderator edit: Asus x415 Operating System Windows 11   I've seen this exact issue talked about on the android app, but nothing on desktop. Whilst playing songs, the audio will ran...
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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Tiesto not being showen right

 Plan: PremiumCountry: NetherlandsDevice: Dell XPSOperating System: Windows 11Issue:When playing a song from Tiësto, the 'ë' is being replaced with a strange string. This issue only occurs in the 'what is playing now' section.Proof of Concept (PoC):

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  •   Plan: Premium Country: Netherlands Device: Dell XPS Operating System: Windows 11 Issue: When playing a song from Tiësto, the 'ë' is being replaced with a strange string. This issue only occ...
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Solved!! Spotify after purchasing premium not working :D

PlanPremiumCountryIndia DeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueWhy Spotify doesn't work when I purchased the premium plan? It was working with free plan. I think that I should be happy with free one

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  • Plan Premium Country India   Device MacBook Pro Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue Why Spotify doesn't work when I purchased the premium plan? It was working with free...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode playing the same songs all the time

I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist 24/7 but because the shuffle mode seems to not pic...

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  • I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist...
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Superuser Contribution Xbox Spotify App Stereo / 5.1 toggle

Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of the front speakers. I've played with every setting, b...

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  • Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error code auth 2 when login in Windows 10 Spotify App

PlanPremiumDeviceWindows ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 1909 My Question or IssueI couldn't sign in Spotify via Facebook on Windows 10, it showed "The username or password is incorrect(Error code:auth:2)". It worked fine before I reinstalled ...

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  •   Plan Premium Device Windows Computer Operating System Windows 10 Pro 1909   My Question or Issue I couldn't sign in Spotify via Facebook on Windows 10, it showed "The username or...
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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

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now...
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Superuser Contribution Block Joe Rogan Podcast

PlanPremium CountryAll DeviceAll Operating SystemAll My Question or IssueJoe Rogan is not for me, and I can't get his podcasts Off of my recommendations. Not interested. Never will be. The fact that Spotify thinks "Oh This is PERFECT For YOU!" consta...

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  • Plan Premium   Country All   Device All   Operating System All   My Question or Issue Joe Rogan is not for me, and I can't get his podcasts Off of my recommendations....
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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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Spotify doesn't show as a status on discord

PlanPremium My Question or IssueHello, when I listen to music in spotify windows app it doesn't show as a status on discord, but when I use web player it does.I have tried reinstalling both programs completely, reconnecting spotify to discord, enable...

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  •   Plan Premium   My Question or Issue Hello, when I listen to music in spotify windows app it doesn't show as a status on discord, but when I use web player it does. I have tried rein...
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Superuser Contribution using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue

using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue. my friend was using mobile app, i was join with mobile app but adding song with desktop. so probably this is the reason but need to be fixed

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  • using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue. my friend was using mobile app, i was join with mobile app but adding song with desktop. so probably this is the reason but need to be ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't remove songs from daily mix playlists

For some reason, users are unable to remove songs from daily mixes, or from playlists created from them. As far as I can tell this is by design, and not a bug. I'm honestly not sure what the thought process was here - if the point of a daily mix is t...

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  • For some reason, users are unable to remove songs from daily mixes, or from playlists created from them. As far as I can tell this is by design, and not a bug. I'm honestly not sure what the thought ...
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Superuser Contribution the browser doesn't pop up when trying to login on the spotify app

When I try to log in on a windows pc, I'm prompted to login through my browser but it will never open no matter how many times I click the retry button

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  • When I try to log in on a windows pc, I'm prompted to login through my browser but it will never open no matter how many times I click the retry button
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Superuser Contribution Pinned to taskbar issue

Whenever the Desktop Windows app is pinned to the taskbar, opening creates another instance of it instead of opening as the pinned application.

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  • Whenever the Desktop Windows app is pinned to the taskbar, opening creates another instance of it instead of opening as the pinned application.
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Superuser Contribution Why is my app running so slow

I have performed multiple clean reinstalls of the spotify app, both the windows version and the og version, disabled hardware acceleration, etc. and the spotify app is still incredibly slow. my computer is good and this is the only program that runs ...

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  • I have performed multiple clean reinstalls of the spotify app, both the windows version and the og version, disabled hardware acceleration, etc. and the spotify app is still incredibly slow. my compu...
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Superuser Contribution Not auto playing similar songs when music ends.

Usually when after the last song in a playlist is done playing it will autoplay similar songs. Well its not doing that it automatically go's back to the first song in the playlist and stops playing altogether. Also when i try and change where my offl...

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  • Usually when after the last song in a playlist is done playing it will autoplay similar songs. Well its not doing that it automatically go's back to the first song in the playlist and stops playing a...
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Please add 32bit/384kHz device support! Creative Soundblaster AE-9

PlanFamily Premium CountrySweden DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGuys please, please please please add 32bit/384kHz device support. To be 100% clear, I am not asking for higher music bitrate quality. I am asking for you to sup...

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  • Plan Family Premium   Country Sweden   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Guys please, please please please add 32bit/384kHz device suppor...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] Some controls not visible with high-contrast black theme on Windows 10

Hello, With the new look/view of the Spotify app for Windows desktop (the one from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10), I've noticed that some controls are not visible while using the Windows 10 high-contrast black theme. Those controls include, but ...

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  • Hello,   With the new look/view of the Spotify app for Windows desktop (the one from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10), I've noticed that some controls are not visible while using the Window...
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