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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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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 Spotify runs slow and randomly crashes windows 10

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremium(student bundle) Country DeviceCustom build amd 5950x 3090 Fe 1 tb ssd nvme on mobob550 f gaming WiFi board I believe 4 s...

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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(student bundle)  Country   Device Custom build&nbs...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The font used for lyrics displays foreign characters incorrectly.

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DeviceA LenovoOperating SystemWindows 11 Insider Preview My Question or IssueThe font used for lyrics does not display certain characters correctly. Note that this isn't an issue with iOS and Android Spotify. It seems like...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore   Device A Lenovo Operating System Windows 11 Insider Preview   My Question or Issue The font used for lyrics does not display certain characters c...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Some songs from My Library won't play properly

I have a lot of songs that are from my library since Spotify doesn't have them, and some of them are grey-ed. If I click them, they will play it; but when they are on the playlist and when it's the next song Spotify skips the song and play a one next...

Newbie

  I have a lot of songs that are from my library since Spotify doesn't have them, and some of them are grey-ed. If I click them, they will play it; but when they are on the playlist and when it...

Alex

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This should be in "Ideas"

But after the danged thing refused to let me submit it 15 times in a roll I decided to chuck it here.May we please get an option to copy an artists name? Sometimes they're in foreign languages that I can't spell out to find them in google and learn m...

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But after the danged thing refused to let me submit it 15 times in a roll I decided to chuck it here. May we please get an option to copy an artists name? Sometimes they're in foreign languages th...

Arikabeth

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Superuser Contribution Podcast titles with '/& showing html numeric codes (i.e. &) when embedded

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceSurface Pro TabletOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI embed my podcast episodes from Spotify on my WordPress blog and I'm noticing that apostrophes and ampersands are showing up as HTML codes in the titles. It's ...

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Plan Free Country USA   Device Surface Pro Tablet Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I embed my podcast episodes from Spotify on my WordPress blog and I'm noticin...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Window 10 Black Screen

Window 10 Black ScreenI need help with itPlanFreeCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindow 10 I am using Microsoft store that Spotify App and there have a black screen when I opened it and I tried lots of ways but still cannot solve it (like Window...

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Window 10 Black Screen I need help with it Plan Free Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Window 10   I am using Microsoft store that Spotify App and there have a black screen wh...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Local files not working

Hello, I am trying to upload my test music onto spotify, but the local files "tab" is not appearing on the left side.

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Hello, I am trying to upload my test music onto spotify, but the local files "tab" is not appearing on the left side.

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Connecting to other device

I have problem with PC application on Windows 10. We are using Family plan. The problem start when another use from family plan (my wife) connect her mobile to android auto my PC application start to play on her phone. I have only this problem on PC ...

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    I have problem with PC application on Windows 10. We are using Family plan. The problem start when another use from family plan (my wife) connect her mobile to android auto my PC appl...

CarlosE

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Severe RAM Usage

Spotify uses extreme amounts of Ram, and it gets worse the more I use it. I'm thinking some of the reason is because I'm running a 32bit app on a 64bit device, Changing Hardware Acceleration, restarting my laptop, reinstalling spotify, logging out an...

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Spotify uses extreme amounts of Ram, and it gets worse the more I use it. I'm thinking some of the reason is because I'm running a 32bit app on a 64bit device,   Changing Hardware Acceleration...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 2021 year playlists are not showing

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't find My playlists of 2021 years. I know, that there are created playlists with songs, which are listened in a year. I don't know, what is name of this...

Roadie

  Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't find My playlists of 2021 years. I know, that there are created pl...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problems with Desktop reappeared

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 IssueI have a problem with My Spotify for Win...

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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...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs not playing

PlanPremiumCountry Canada Operating SystemWindows 10Internet ProviderVideotron My Question or IssueSpotify will not stream any song that is not on the local disc or cached and the web player doesn't work. There is a now playing icon on the song but t...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country  Canada   Operating System Windows 10 Internet Provider Videotron   My Question or Issue Spotify will not stream any song that is not on ...

Kiril

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Why is the UWP (Win10) version of Spotify so resource heavy?

Running the latest build of Windows 1909, I recently "upgraded" to the UWP version of Spotify from the Microsoft Store. It looks and acts identically, but uses 60-70% of my CPU and the UI is super slow. For reference, the version downloaded from Spot...

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Running the latest build of Windows 1909, I recently "upgraded" to the UWP version of Spotify from the Microsoft Store. It looks and acts identically, but uses 60-70% of my CPU and the UI is super sl...

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics are noticeably ahead when a song plays back-to-back to another

PlanPremiumCountryFinland DeviceDesktop, Galaxy S10Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro, Android 11Spotify VersionSpotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (desktop), 8.6.80.1014 (phone) My Question or IssueWhen a song is played manually, its lyrics are syn...

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Plan Premium Country Finland   Device Desktop, Galaxy S10 Operating System Windows 10 Pro, Android 11 Spotify Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e (desktop), 8.6.80.1014 (p...

CarlosE

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ads not playing?

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50/PCOperating SystemAndroid 11/Win 10My Question or IssueHello, i recently got my account here and i didnt upgrade it to the premium or free trial, but despite that i didnt get any ads (on phone and PC whil...

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Plan Free Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy A50/PC Operating System Android 11/Win 10 My Question or Issue Hello, i recently got my account here and i didnt upgrade it to the premium or f...

marcin16

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 client black screen

Windows home 10 fully updated. Internet connection on monday - Spotify client updated and playlists synced to be available when no internet connection.Wednesday and i get the full black screen with no interent connection. What gives? I guess I can cl...

Music Fan

Windows home 10 fully updated. Internet connection on monday - Spotify client updated and playlists synced to be available when no internet connection. Wednesday and i get the full black screen with...

drblodski

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Enable Lyrics for Kenya

PlanPremiumCountryKenyaDeviceHP LaptopSpotify Version1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-aOperating SystemWindows 10 Kindly enable lyrics for Kenya. Prior to Spotify being available in Kenya, my Spotify had lyrics enabled, though I had a US subscription. However, t...

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Plan Premium Country Kenya Device HP Laptop Spotify Version 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a Operating System Windows 10   Kindly enable lyrics for  Kenya.  Prior to Spotify being ava...

MattSuda

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[Desktop][Other] Less advertising in balance with how many songs are played

This is a problem: more and more, spotify has been playing advertisement between the songs. This is how it's going in my account:Song playedAdvertisementSong playedAdvertisement.And so on and on. It's an abuse, in my perspective, since I use the plat...

Visitor

This is a problem: more and more, spotify has been playing advertisement between the songs. This is how it's going in my account: Song played Advertisement Song played Advertisement. And so on a...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Collapsed Chrome tab group prevents playback after song ends

When I add the Spotify Web Player to a Tab Group in Chrome and collapse it, playback ends at the end of the current track.

Newbie

When I add the Spotify Web Player to a Tab Group in Chrome and collapse it, playback ends at the end of the current track. 

MafeG

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Superuser Contribution Spotify PC stops when selecting song from "Liked songs" playlist on Android

Hello guys, I tried my best to find a similiar problem to mine, but couldn't find anything remotely related. Quite a strange problem: Whenever I play music via Spotify on PC, if I try to change the song through my phone by selecting manually from my ...

Casual Listener

Hello guys,   I tried my best to find a similiar problem to mine, but couldn't find anything remotely related.   Quite a strange problem: Whenever I play music via Spotify on PC, if I t...

Alex

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