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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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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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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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Superuser Contribution RE: New Desktop Experience, reverted to old?

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was very much enjoying the new desktop experience although it has been reverted back suddenly to the old experience when I logged out into a new account? Now I can...

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  Plan Premium Country England Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was very much enjoying the new desktop experience although it has been reverted...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I would like to report 3 bugs

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilOperating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueHello Spotify Team,1º Bug: When app starts, shows "NaN" on times of the music below 2º Bug: The link redirect from menu, goes to 404 page (Página não encontrada - Spotify)( 3 dot...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello Spotify Team, 1º Bug: When app starts, shows "NaN" on times of the music below   2º Bug: The li...

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Superuser Contribution Popping/Static Sound When Streaming to Receiver Over WiFi

I have the premium plan and normally stream Spotify to my Denon AVR-S710W receiver over my WiFi through my iPhone. Never had any issues before, but recently every song is now playing with static and pops in it (I’ve tried playing from my Wife’s iPhon...

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I have the premium plan and normally stream Spotify to my Denon AVR-S710W receiver over my WiFi through my iPhone. Never had any issues before, but recently every song is now playing with static and ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stop playing after about 30 seconds

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDevice Z390 AORUS ELITE Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.[01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Genuine Intel ~3696 MHZBIOS Version: American Megatrends Inc. F6Total Physical Memory: 32,700 MBAvailable Physica...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device  Z390 AORUS ELITE  Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. [01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Genuine Intel ~3696 MHZ BIOS Version:...

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Show albums and songs

Hey, There used to be an option to display all artist's albums and also see all songs under those albums. Now the only option is to display albums but not with songs. Any reason why this feature was removed? It was quite convenient to search for song...

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Hey,   There used to be an option to display all artist's albums and also see all songs under those albums. Now the only option is to display albums but not with songs. Any reason why this fea...

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Play random all artists

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I have a lot of artists added to my library and I can't see a way to play songs from all artists randomly. If I create a playlist, I have to select the songs myself and I can't add them al...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I have a lot of artists added to my library and I can't see a way to play songs from all artists randomly. If I create a...

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hide a song

When I hide a song in the Android app. Why is the song not hidden in the Windows 10 app. It needs to be synced.

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  When I hide a song in the Android app. Why is the song not hidden in the Windows 10 app. It needs to be synced.

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution local files public for new songs

Plan/PremiumCountrynetherlandsDevice SamsungOperating Systemimac windows My Question or IssueIf I put my local files music in my public playlists, can they be listen by others? It's be really nice if that happens.

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Plan/Premium Country netherlands Device  Samsung Operating System imac windows   My Question or Issue If I put my local files music in my public playlists, can they be listen ...

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Songs liking score

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (20H2) My Question or IssueOne of the features I liked about the spotify desktop app was the ability to see the liking score for each song.In which version this killer feature was removed?? I 'd like to d...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (20H2)   My Question or Issue One of the features I liked about the spotify desktop app was the ability to see the liking score for eac...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding friends

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicedesktopOperating SystemWin10 64 My Question or IssueCan't connect to facebook and besides that, how to even add friend who doesn't have facebook account but use spotify?

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device desktop Operating System Win10 64   My Question or Issue Can't connect to facebook and besides that, how to even add friend who doesn't have facebo...

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded songs are glitchy and wont play properly offline

Hey guys, So I’m a premium user on desktop and my school has a system that blocks Spotify from accessing the internet. So, I downloaded my songs and I was all happy with myself but when I went to listen to my music on my computer while doing some sch...

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Hey guys,  So I’m a premium user on desktop and my school has a system that blocks Spotify from accessing the internet. So, I downloaded my songs and I was all happy with myself but when I went...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't detect external speakers unplug on laptop Realtek HD audio

Spotify version1.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a (Microsoft Store version) DeviceMSI GS66 laptop with Realtek HD audio chispethttps://www.msi.com/Laptop/GS66-Stealth-10SX/Specification Operating SystemWindows 10 20H2 (19042.844)Realtek HD Audio Codecs 6.0.9102 My...

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Spotify version 1.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a (Microsoft Store version)   Device MSI GS66 laptop with Realtek HD audio chispet https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GS66-Stealth-10SX/Specification   Ope...

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Superuser Contribution "Next Up" list automatically refreshes upon deletion

Hi, I'm streaming Premium Duo on Windows 10 on an Asus Zenbook.If I try to clear out the entirety of the "Next Up" list -- either by using shift + scrolling to the end if there's something big in there (a multi-part album or playlist), or just manual...

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Hi, I'm streaming Premium Duo on Windows 10 on an Asus Zenbook. If I try to clear out the entirety of the "Next Up" list -- either by using shift + scrolling to the end if there's something big in t...

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Superuser Contribution app desktop spotify is very slow

PlanFreeCountryFranceDevicelaptop HPOperating SystemWindows 10 20h2 OS 19042.844 My Question or IssueI'm tired of spotify being very slow. how come spotify is so slow to:start;Navigate between pagesLiked songs is not displayed to disconnect, spotify ...

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Plan Free Country France Device laptop HP Operating System Windows 10 20h2 OS 19042.844   My Question or Issue I'm tired of spotify being very slow.   how come spotify is so slo...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Skips every song

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop + topping MX3 DAC/AMPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery song get skipped from the desktop application with the error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop + topping MX3 DAC/AMP Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every song get skipped from the desktop application with the error "...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to stream podcasts to hifi

Plan - PremiumCountry - UKDeviceDesktop PCOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI can stream artist albums to my hifi just fine, but not podcasts. My list of available devices shows hifi unavailable.Switch back to artist albums, streams to...

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Plan - Premium Country - UK Device Desktop PC Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I can stream artist albums to my hifi just fine, but not podcasts. My list of availab...

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[Desktop][Connect] Streaming Spotify to my TV, with Chromecast

Hello, Since some time, I can't stream Spotify from my laptop to my TV (via Google's Chromecast). Normally, I can choose via "Connect with a device" my Chromecast. But the Chromecast I normally use, can't be selected. I can't see it in that list. I t...

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Hello,   Since some time, I can't stream Spotify from my laptop to my TV (via Google's Chromecast).   Normally, I can choose via "Connect with a device" my Chromecast. But the Chromecas...

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Superuser Contribution Larger volume slider on desktop app (ONE topic please to combine all kudos)

On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger. The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 sound bar, to easily adjust/slide the volume. And I think mos...

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On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger.   The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 s...

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[Desktop] Autoplay doesn't work

My autoplay function is activated, however my music keeps ending when the playlist is over. Please help!

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My autoplay function is activated, however my music keeps ending when the playlist is over. Please help!

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Superuser Contribution all other music says "content not available" after selecting a playlist

PlanIt's a free plan but I created my account back in the invite-only days so I have the ability to freely pick songs and playlists un-shuffled but have commercials. DeviceFirefox on PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been having ...

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Plan It's a free plan but I created my account back in the invite-only days so I have the ability to freely pick songs and playlists un-shuffled but have commercials.   Device Firefox on PC ...

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