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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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Can't Start Spotify App on Windows 10

I get the following when I try to start the Spotify App on Windows 10 PC. "The procedure entry point GetSecureSystemAppDataFolder could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Windows\System32\daxexec.dll" Any help would be appreciate.

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  • I get the following when I try to start the Spotify App on Windows 10 PC.   "The procedure entry point GetSecureSystemAppDataFolder could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Windows\S...
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Superuser Contribution [desktop] desktop app defaults to web login

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have the spotify desktop app on my school laptop but the school has the spotify website blocked. Since the app requires website login and I am unable to access this, is there...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have the spotify desktop app on my school laptop but the school has the spotify website blocked. Since...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify always skips one specific song

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceBoth laptop and desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 and Windows 10 (respectively) My Question or IssueEvery time I try to listen to the Danger Days album from start to finish, "Jet-Star and the Kobra Kid / Traffic Report" ALW...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Both laptop and desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 and Windows 10 (respectively)   My Question or Issue Every time I try to listen to the Danger Days a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app makes my game stutter/freeze till I tab out

Hello,so I’ve got a new pc around 2-3weeks ago (high end specs). Everytime I listen to Spotify on the app it makes my game stutter really bad and I basically can’t do anything anymore so I have to tab out my game to fix the stutter and tab in again. ...

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  • Hello, so I’ve got a new pc around 2-3weeks ago (high end specs). Everytime I listen to Spotify on the app it makes my game stutter really bad and I basically can’t do anything anymore so I have to ...
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Superuser Contribution Hissing/static when listening.

So I have an issue when listening to the desktop Spotify app I on and off hear hissing/static that follows the bass/melody of the specific song. I am using wireless pro artic Steelseries headphones and the hissing/static is definitely from the spotif...

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  • So I have an issue when listening to the desktop Spotify app I on and off hear hissing/static that follows the bass/melody of the specific song. I am using wireless pro artic Steelseries headphones a...
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Spotify installer - error code: 24

Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Pro My Question or Issue My computer is in a work domain and my domain user can't install from the temp directory so I updated Spotify with a local administator to version 1.0.94.262 (un...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy  Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Pro   My Question or Issue My computer is in a work domain and my domain user can't install from th...
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Superuser Contribution bug with show less

STR:Open spotify on webLoginNavigate to any artist with at least 10 songs in PopularClick on Show moreClick on Show lessObserve behaviorCurrent result:Popular list does not collapse to 5 songsExpected result:Popular list does collapse to 5 songs

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  • STR: Open spotify on web Login Navigate to any artist with at least 10 songs in Popular Click on Show more Click on Show less Observe behavior Current result: Popular list does not collapse...
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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When family member listens on Echo Dot it stops playing on my device

I have a family plan, and everyone has set up their own accounts which I invited.If I am listening to my account on Windows PC at work or Android phone in car and daughter starts playing music on her account on her Echo Dot it takes control and sound...

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  • I have a family plan, and everyone has set up their own accounts which I invited. If I am listening to my account on Windows PC at work or Android phone in car and daughter starts playing music on h...
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Superuser Contribution Playback stops on PC app when I move the mouse

Sometimes when I play a song, and then move my mouse on the PC app the playback stops as soon as I move the mouse. The only way to fix this is to reboot, and it doesn't always work. I've re-installed the app 2x now, and it eventually starts happening...

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  • Sometimes when I play a song, and then move my mouse on the PC app the playback stops as soon as I move the mouse.  The only way to fix this is to reboot, and it doesn't always work.  ...
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Superuser Contribution Possible UX Issue - Three Dots Icon on Top-left is not Responsive when Zoomed Out

Hey there, I don't know if it's solely happening on my end but I randomly realized an unexpected UI behaviour of the desktop app, and I wanted to let you guys know about it as I think it might be unintended. The three dots icon on the top-left side o...

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  • Hey there,   I don't know if it's solely happening on my end but I randomly realized an unexpected UI behaviour of the desktop app, and I wanted to let you guys know about it as I think it mig...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify playing on all devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 22, Windows 11, Android Auto My Question or IssueWhen I play spotify on any device, it starts playing on ALL devices. So if spotify is playing on my desktop then if it also is on my phone. And when get in the...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 22, Windows 11, Android Auto   My Question or Issue When I play spotify on any device, it starts playing on ALL devices. So if spotify is p...
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New Laptop, cannot download playlists

Hi, I have a new laptop, and am trying to download albums/playlistsd but receiving the following error: Device Limit ReachedRemove all downloads from another device to listen offline with this one. How do I do this for my old (now inoperable) laptop ...

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  • Hi,   I have a new laptop, and am trying to download albums/playlistsd but receiving the following error:   Device Limit Reached Remove all downloads from another device to listen offl...
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Superuser Contribution Shortcuts for DELETE, COPY and PASTE don't work

Hi, Since my update earlier today, the shortcuts CTRL + X, CTRL + C, CTRL + V don't work anymore in the desktop app. Please fix this ASAP, I use those shortcuts constantly. Thanks Also, when you right-click an album title in a playlist, the context m...

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  • Hi,   Since my update earlier today, the shortcuts CTRL + X, CTRL + C, CTRL + V don't work anymore in the desktop app. Please fix this ASAP, I use those shortcuts constantly.   Thanks ...
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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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Sound reduced because by google chrome

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I have this annoying issue that my spotify sound is reduced by sounds of my browser. For example when I get a message on facebook, the little sound will reduc...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello,   I have this annoying issue that my spotify sound is reduced by sounds of ...
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When I start the app it also opens spotify.com in the browser. Make it stop!

Every time I start the spotify windows app it also opens the spotify website in my browser. How do I make this stop? PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,et...

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  • Every time I start the spotify windows app it also opens the spotify website in my browser. How do I make this stop?   Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9,...
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Superuser Contribution How to remove a song from local files

I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?

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  • I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?
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Superuser Contribution Hola me gustaria pedir ayuda, vereis escucho spotify desde la web suya inic

Hola me gustaria pedir ayuda, vereis escucho spotify desde la web suya inicio sesion pongo musica hasta hay todo bien, pero al cabo de tres o cuatro canciones se para arriba pone"publicidad" no sale nada y ya no deja reproducir hasta que vuelvo inici...

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  • Hola me gustaria pedir ayuda, vereis escucho spotify desde la web suya inicio sesion pongo musica hasta hay todo bien, pero al cabo de tres o cuatro canciones se para arriba pone"publicidad" no sale ...
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