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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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How do I find specific tracks in a Playlist

PremiumWindows 10 What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version?It's there on the phone, but not as far as I can see on desktop.So if I have a playlist with 2000 songs and I want to find a specific song, how do I go about it. Am ...

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  • Premium Windows 10   What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version? It's there on the phone,  but not as far as I can see on desktop. So if I have a playlist with ...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] cant sort by recent date added on new may spotify desktop update

Problem: you cant sort by recent date added, the oldest songs added are now topbefore you could choose between oldest and most recent added songs please fix this, it was in the version before this may one took screenshothttp://piclair.com/u8nli

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  •   Problem: you cant sort by recent date added, the oldest songs added are now top before you could choose between oldest and most recent added songs   please fix this, it was in the ver...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Closes After 1-2 Songs.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have had Spotify for a long time and it has worked near perfectly but a couple of days ago I upgraded to premium and then after about one to two songs my Spotify will rando...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have had Spotify for a long time and it has worked near perfectly but a couple of days a...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop queue 50 track limit

I used to be able to see more then 50 tracks in my queue, now anything queued up after 50 is just invisible, i cant manage it. this essential creates a 50 track limit on creativity for crafting a playlist or setting a vibe. I've been paying for spoti...

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  • I used to be able to see more then 50 tracks in my queue, now anything queued up after 50 is just invisible, i cant manage it. this essential creates a 50 track limit on creativity for crafting a pla...
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Superuser Contribution Video player enhancements

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIs it possible to implement a medium video player size? I know there is full screen, but I don't often want full screen and the default size is a bit too small for m...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Is it possible to implement a medium video player size? I know there is full screen, but...
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Superuser Contribution Why is my Username a number?

Hello, On the Spotify Desktop app on my windows 10 device it is showing my username as a number. However on my app on my iphone it shows my name as the username? How can two devices be showing a different username even though their logged into the sa...

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  • Hello,   On the Spotify Desktop app on my windows 10 device it is showing my username as a number. However on my app on my iphone it shows my name as the username?   How can two devices...
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Play a song with cmd in a specific time

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi,i tell you my situation. Before updating the spotify desktop application, I used a code in cmd to open spotify and it would automatically play a song of my choice a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi,i tell you my situation.   Before updating the spotify desktop applicati...
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Superuser Contribution Media keys no longer work

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceWindows systems including: self-built and Surface Pro 7Operating SystemWindows 10 20H2 (both devices) My Question or IssueMedia keys DO NOT work. I am not able to go forward, backward or play/pause a song. At first...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Windows systems including: self-built and Surface Pro 7 Operating System Windows 10 20H2 (both devices)   My Question or Issue Media k...
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Superuser Contribution Can not view podcast video at reasonable size without going fullscreen

PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI do not understand why the Spotify podcasting experience has to continue to be so insanely shitty even almost a year after JRE podcast has been taken hostage by Spotify....

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  •   Plan Premium Country Czechia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I do not understand why the Spotify podcasting experience has to continue to be so ins...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing after seconds due to advertising domain requirements on premium account

Hi!PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 10 custom build My Question or IssueEvery few songs, spotify just stops when I'm at work and behind a corporate firewall (of which I'm an admin). At home it's absolutely fine on the same device.None of the main su...

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  • Hi! Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10 custom build   My Question or Issue Every few songs, spotify just stops when I'm at work and behind a corporate firewall (of which I'm ...
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Superuser Contribution The bugs never end.

I have suffered from what would easily be nearing a hundred unique bugs, in the last few years alone. I've had them across devices; from broken functionality to critical bugs, bad design and busted installations, and even a hacked account. Some plagu...

  • Roadie
  • I have suffered from what would easily be nearing a hundred unique bugs, in the last few years alone. I've had them across devices; from broken functionality to critical bugs, bad design and busted i...
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Superuser Contribution Web Player stopped working

PlanFree/remiumCountry DeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify stopped working. The web player receives this error, "Enable secure playback in your browser". I use Firefox as my default browser, and I have chec...

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  • Plan Free/ remium Country     Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify stopped working.  The web player receives this erro...
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Superuser Contribution Let me **bleep** suggestions from the app

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been presented with a suggested podcast that contains a word that isn't allowed on this forum in the title. This word is not safe for work, and isn't acceptabl...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been presented with a suggested podcast that contains a word that isn't allo...
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Superuser Contribution Recommended songs based on playlist missing

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceLenovo G710 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThe recommended songs bar at the bottom of my playlist has disappeared, but is still present on all my other playlists. I uninstalled & re-installed the app on...

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  • Plan Free Country Turkey Device Lenovo G710 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The recommended songs bar at the bottom of my playlist has disappeared, but is still prese...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Profile Picture and Spotify Playlist Images Vanished

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop, Samsung S20+, Chrome Webplayer My Question or IssueAs the title says, my images for my playlists have dissapered, aswell as my profile picture.

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop, Samsung S20+, Chrome Webplayer   My Question or Issue As the title says, my images for my playlists have dissapered, aswell as my prof...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist Order mixed up

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question/IssueSo since the Big Update, I have the problem that when I add new songs(multiple) to a Playlist the order is not correct or mixed up on the Desktop app.You see in the Pictures...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question/Issue So since the Big Update, I have the problem that when I add new songs(multiple) to a Playlist the...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files gone from the sidebar

Premium Spotify v1.1.1.348.g9064793a, Windows 10. title. Why? before anyone asks, 'songs' doesn't list all of my files (it lists ~30 out of the 3000 I have oh I'm sorry, it actually doesn't list any local files, only the songs that I actually use fro...

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  • Premium Spotify v1.1.1.348.g9064793a, Windows 10.   title. Why?   before anyone asks, 'songs' doesn't list all of my files (it lists ~30 out of the 3000 I have oh I'm sorry, it actually...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot Uninstall Spotify from Windows 10

Installed Desktop version of Spotify from official website (not windows store) long ago.Accidentally installed Spotify app from windows store and uninstalled it. Then began to receive error message "Spotify failed to migrate some of your data" every ...

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  • Installed Desktop version of Spotify from official website (not windows store) long ago. Accidentally installed Spotify app from windows store and uninstalled it. Then began to receive error message...
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Superuser Contribution Inconsistency with rounded icons

PlanPremium (Family)CountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe icons for Liked Songs and Create Playlist are not rounded, while the Your Episodes icon is rounded.

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The icons for Liked Songs and Create Playlist are not rounded, while the Your Episod...
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Superuser Contribution How to fix error, "Something went wrong, try reloading the page"?

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHey! So whenever I try to open my Spotify Desktop Application, it prompts me with the error, "Something went wrong, try reloading the page". I was wondering if there is a...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Hey! So whenever I try to open my Spotify Desktop Application, it prompts me with the error, "...
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