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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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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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Superuser Contribution Any attempt results in "Spotify can't play this now" alert

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceApp & webOperating SystemWindows 11 ver 10.0.22631 build 22631 My Question or IssueWindows is updated, app reinstalled, PC is rebooted. Works fine on android device. EDIT: The cache is also cleared, and Spotify is in the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device App & web Operating System Windows 11 ver 10.0.22631 build 22631   My Question or Issue Windows is updated, app reinstalled, PC is rebooted....
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Expanding Album Art Eliminates Friend Activity

Expanding the album artwork opens the album art in the right-side panel. This causes the Friend Activity panel - normally in that spot - to completely go away. Even when the album art is minimized, the Friend Activity panel does not reappear. When I ...

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  • Expanding the album artwork opens the album art in the right-side panel. This causes the Friend Activity panel - normally in that spot - to completely go away.    Even when the album art ...
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Fix your AWFUL UI

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10/11 Your UI is actually just a joke at this point.It is clear to me that you do not care about your users feedback and insist on making changes that dont need to be made. The now playing bar is still as obstructi...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10/11   Your UI is actually just a joke at this point. It is clear to me that you do not care about your users feedback and insist on making c...
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Superuser Contribution [BUG] smart shuffle button doesn't display shuffle state correctly

Spotify für Windows (64 Bit)1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 The shuffle button is desynced from it's current state.If I minimize and reopen Spotify on Windows, then smart shuffle shows as turned on, but it could be set to off, shuffle or smart shuffle instead....

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  • Spotify für Windows (64 Bit) 1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1   The shuffle button is desynced from it's current state. If I minimize and reopen Spotify on Windows, then smart shuffle shows as tur...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs won't play with sound settings at 384000 Hz

Plan - PremiumUnited States Device - Custom PC Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster AE-5Operating System - Windows 10 (1903) Issue/bug (?) More wanted to bring this up as not sure if anyone else has this issue or a work around. I noticed when I did 32...

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  • Plan - Premium United States   Device - Custom PC  Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 Operating System - Windows 10 (1903)   Issue/bug (?)   More wanted t...
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Superuser Contribution Daily mixes inconsistent on different devices

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePhone 8 PlusChromebook/Web connectionOperating SystemiOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser My Question or IssueDaily mixes are not showing the same songs on different devices.This has been reported before:https://community.spotif...

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  •   Plan Premium Country England Device Phone 8 Plus Chromebook/Web connection Operating System iOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser   My Question or Issue Daily mixes are not showing the ...
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Superuser Contribution Daylists not updating nicely when listening on a connected device.

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePressing play on a daylist when playing through a connected device causes the daylist that was last started on that device to play, instead of the updated one. Currently...

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  • Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Pressing play on a daylist when playing through a connected device causes the dayli...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution song lyrics only scroll when i'm not on the spotify tab

When I click lyrics for a song the lyrics don't scroll with the song (it's synced). This only happens when I open the tab but if i switch to another tab before returning to the spotify tab (without closing it) the lyrics seemed to have been scrolling...

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  • When I click lyrics for a song the lyrics don't scroll with the song (it's synced). This only happens when I open the tab but if i switch to another tab before returning to the spotify tab (without c...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local File song won't show new name

How can I get Spotify to use the names I've given to Local Files that I own? I have a number of recordings that I own, and I want the song names to be names that I choose when I import them into my private Spotify playlist. E.g., shorter or more mean...

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  • How can I get Spotify to use the names I've given to Local Files that I own?   I have a number of recordings that I own, and I want the song names to be names that I choose when I import them ...
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Superuser Contribution Equalizer Problems

PlanPremiumDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueRecently I noticed lots of crackling, almost sounding like audio clipping. I listened to the same song from youtube, and found that it was not my headphones. I tried a bunch of...

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  • Plan Premium Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Recently I noticed lots of crackling, almost sounding like audio clipping. I listened to the same song f...
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Superuser Contribution How to drag playlist over to excel and get [playlist name + playlist creator name] as output?

PlanPremiumCountryNODeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePreviously, when I dragged a playlist over to a cell in excel, it would result in the the following text: "[Playlist Name] - [playlist creator]" with a hyperlink to the pl...

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  • Plan Premium Country NO Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Previously, when I dragged a playlist over to a cell in excel, it would result in the the follo...
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Superuser Contribution Dekstop App Will Play a Couple Podcasts and Nothing Else

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify will play JRE and Club Random with Bill Maher and nothing else. I've tried other podcasts. I've tried music. They don't work. I get the attached error mes...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify will play JRE and Club Random with Bill Maher and nothing else. I've tried oth...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to hear Spotify with headphones on Windows 10

PlanFPremiumCountryUSADevicen/aOperating Systemwindows 10 desktop My Question or IssueWhen I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine without headphones but nothing comes through the headphones. I tried setting t...

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  • Plan FPremium Country USA Device n/a Operating System windows 10 desktop   My Question or Issue When I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine wi...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files Become Unavailable in Offline Mode

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceLegion Y540Operating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-aMy Question or IssueI am experiencing an issue where, if the client is set to offline mode, tracks that are stored locally on my computer will become f...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Legion Y540 Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-a My Question or Issue I am experiencing an issue where, if the client is set to ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify full screen doesn't fit on monitor and hangs off the bottom

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI was planning on using a mini LCD monitor type thing I have as a dedicated Spotify display, however, when I press the fullscreen button it hangs off of the edge of the display meanin...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I was planning on using a mini LCD monitor type thing I have as a dedicated Spotify display, however, when I pr...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Now Playing view doesn't work without direct Internet access behind a proxy

PlanPremiumCountryUkraine, Estonia, SwedenDeviceLaptops with MS Windows. Vendor independent. Operating System(Windows 10, Windows 11) My Question or IssueI noticed that the Now Playing view doesn't show the current song/active device when a Windows d...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ukraine, Estonia, Sweden Device Laptops with MS Windows. Vendor independent.  Operating System (Windows 10, Windows 11)   My Question or Issue I noticed that ...
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Superuser Contribution Following Artist, but not showing up

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktop/PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI follow a lot of artists (it says 1300+), but despite it saying I'm following on the artists individual page, some do not show up in my list of artists ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Desktop/Phone Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue I follow a lot of artists (it says 1300+), but despite it saying I'm f...
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Superuser Contribution Intermittent playback on high speed connection

Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time this has happened. I have the Spotify app on my Sa...

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  • Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time...
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spotify on laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local files being enabled

Planfamily PremiumCountryBelgiumDevicelenovo legion pro 5Operating Systemwindows 11 spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local files being enabled and set to the correct foldersit's been happening for d...

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  • Plan family Premium Country Belgium Device lenovo legion pro 5 Operating System windows 11   spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local f...
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