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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] Playback scrubber when window shrunk

When the Spotify window is full screen, the playback scrubber shows up as expected.However, I shrink the window vertically. The playback scrubber now disappears.This used to work in an older version.

  • Casual Listener
  • When the Spotify window is full screen, the playback scrubber shows up as expected. However, I shrink the window vertically. The playback scrubber now disappears. This used to work in an older vers...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify plays songs very late and revinding and forwarding is also slow

Hello.After updating Spotify I have following problem:Songs are sometimes played lately after pressing play button and same is with fast forward or revind, It is very slow. I must sometimes wayt one time to again revind or forward. I don't know, if Y...

  • Roadie
  • Hello. After updating Spotify I have following problem: Songs are sometimes played lately after pressing play button and same is with fast forward or revind, It is very slow. I must sometimes wayt ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution HOW TO BLOCK ARTISTS / SONGS?

PlanPremium (unless I don't get a proper answer on this)CountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindowsMy Question or Issue

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  • Plan Premium (unless I don't get a proper answer on this) Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution Bizarre Behaviour / Terrible Album Cover Preview Quality

Current app version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.68.632.g2b11de83System: PC with a Windows 10, version 21H1, build 19043.1237 Greetings.Ever since Spotify's update to a new UI, the album cover preview feature has shown images in a absolutely atrocious qu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Current app version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.68.632.g2b11de83 System: PC with a Windows 10, version 21H1, build 19043.1237   Greetings. Ever since Spotify's update to a new UI, the albu...
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Superuser Contribution Something Went Wrong

Plan: PremiumCountry: TurkeyDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10My Question or IssueI don't have internet access on my pc due to infrastructure works. I want to listen my playlist (already downloaded for offline play) but I can't even open the app....

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Country: Turkey Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue I don't have internet access on my pc due to infrastructure works. I want to listen...
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seeing "content not available" too often

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuenew user seeing "content not available" too often

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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 new use...
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Superuser Contribution [APP CRASH] 3 Dots + Resize - RESOLVED

This is a NON-issue and is being cause by third party software. Please see my own reply below. Plan: Premium/FamilyCountry: AustraliaDevice: Desktop PCOperating System: Microsoft Windows 10 - Home Edition (21H1)Spotify Version: Spotify for Windows 1....

  • Casual Listener
  •   This is a NON-issue and is being cause by third party software. Please see my own reply below.   Plan: Premium/Family Country: Australia Device: Desktop PC Operating ...
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Sound Quality goes down after 15 seconds in a song

Hello community, I'm using Spotify desktop app in a HP elitebook running Windows 10 at 64 bit.I have Family plan and my settings are set to maximum sound quality. I tried both wifi and land connectivity and my connection is Fiber 300MB.I used the bui...

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  • Hello community,  I'm using Spotify desktop app in a HP elitebook running Windows 10 at 64 bit. I have Family plan and my settings are set to maximum sound quality.  I tried both wifi an...
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Can't Play Current Song Error Message

HP Laptop. Purchased Premium.The song will play for 5-7 seconds, and then will stop. An error message will pop up saying that Spotify "Can't play the current song". Super annoying considering that I am paying for this service and it doesn't work to t...

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  • HP Laptop. Purchased Premium. The song will play for 5-7 seconds, and then will stop. An error message will pop up saying that Spotify "Can't play the current song". Super annoying considering tha...
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"Song Radio" from app or browser frequently does not work

From Android app, when I click "Go to song radio", it always works. From Chrome on Windows or the Full Spotify Windows app, when I right click a song, and select "Go to song radio", four different things happen: #1 Go to the song radio station (half ...

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  • From Android app, when I click "Go to song radio", it always works.   From Chrome on Windows or the Full Spotify Windows app, when I right click a song, and select "Go to song radio",  ...
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Superuser Contribution Top Result Doesn't Show Song

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceLenovo Ideapad 3 Slim 14"Operating SystemWindows 10 Spotify AppMy Question or IssueThis has been bugging me for a while now. Whenever I go to search for a song the top result shows either the Artist, Playlist or Album an...

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  • Plan Free Country Australia Device Lenovo Ideapad 3 Slim 14" Operating System Windows 10 Spotify App My Question or Issue This has been bugging me for a while now. Whenever I go to search fo...
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Superuser Contribution mass delete playlist, reset account , anything...

PlanPremiumCountryEUDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI had an issue with software related to a new mouse and keyboard. While I was away from my PC, a bug caused my mouse and keyboard to start creating playlists. I now have more ...

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  • Plan Premium Country EU Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I had an issue with software related to a new mouse and keyboard. While I was away from my PC, a bu...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Something went wrong try reloading page"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADevice(Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows 10 PC)Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHaving trouble logging into spotify PC app and webplayer.When I log in on PC app it says something about it being blo...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device (Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows 10 PC) Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Having trouble logging into spotify ...
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Superuser Contribution Why don't any of my public playlists show up when others search for it?

Hi,I have several public playlists who each have 3-6 followers and they have a lot of interaction. But why don't any of them show up when others search for it? I have one magical forest type of playlist with 3 followers, but it doesn't show up in the...

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  • Hi, I have several public playlists who each have 3-6 followers and they have a lot of interaction. But why don't any of them show up when others search for it? I have one magical forest type of pla...
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[BUG] Removing song from queue in windows

PlanPremium (probably doesn't matter)CountrySweden DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10VersionSpotify for Windows1.1.68.628.geb44bd66 My Question or IssueIf I add the same song to my queue 3 times (or any other number > 2) and right click -> Re...

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  • Plan Premium (probably doesn't matter) Country Sweden   Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.68.628.geb44bd66   My Question or Issue I...
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Superuser Contribution Music not avaible

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello I was in my windows and when I tried to hear music it showed up this “This contend is not available” with every song and I can’t hear to anything, I already logged out...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello   I was in my windows and when I tried to hear music it showed up this  &n...
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Superuser Contribution 12th track of 12-track albums not appearing properly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceOne of PCsOperating SystemWindows 7 Service Pack 1Version of Desktop player (Windows)1.1.64.561.g71bd09eb-a (latest AFAIK) My Question or IssueEvery 12th track of any 12-track album/compilation release either does...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device One of PCs Operating System Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Version of Desktop player (Windows) 1.1.64.561.g71bd09eb-a (latest AFAIK)   My Question ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Corrupted playlist search

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueHello. I found a strange issue of Windows app. While I try to search through the playlists - after typing keyword I got blank playlist cover arts and I simply cannot ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue Hello. I found a strange issue of Windows app. While I try to search through the playlists...
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Superuser Contribution Dragging local files is broken

PlanPremiumCountryUruguayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify just updated to version 1.1.68.628.geb44bd66 The only thing I noticed is that, in the queue list, dragging local files is broken: If I try to drag a local file so...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uruguay Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify just updated to version 1.1.68.628.geb44bd66   The only thing I noticed is that...
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Superuser Contribution App is completely broken. Takes forever to load, cannot play music, playlists can’t load.

PlanPremium StudentCountryUSADeviceGaming computer, IntelOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I cannot use my desktop app at all.So I’ve pretty much run out of ideas here. My desktop app for Spotify has not been working for the last week. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Student Country USA Device Gaming computer, Intel Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I cannot use my desktop app at all. So I’ve pretty ...
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