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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 my home screen is black and my search screen doesn't refresh on windows 11

my search screen only displays my most recent searches, going back about 3 days. My home screen is also not loading at all. I need to force-close the app to get it to reload.

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  • my search screen only displays my most recent searches, going back about 3 days. My home screen is also not loading at all. I need to force-close the app to get it to reload.
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Superuser Contribution How do I fix Spotify not letting me change songs and restarting the song?

Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when using Apple Carplay or the Desktop App. This makes the ...

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  • Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when usin...
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Various features not working on desktop app.

List of things not working:Syncing activity between devicesDownloading songsDiscord Rich PresenceSyncing local files across devicesLast.fm scrobbling not working (this is 3rd party but relates to above issues)I have premium, and the only sign of spot...

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  • List of things not working: Syncing activity between devices Downloading songs Discord Rich Presence Syncing local files across devices Last.fm scrobbling not working (this is 3rd party but rela...
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Superuser Contribution Web player unresponsive

At the end of approximately every third song, the web player will be completely unresponsive and won't switch to the next song. This while just playing a playlist. It can be fixed by reloading, but it's becoming very frustrating to have the music cut...

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  • At the end of approximately every third song, the web player will be completely unresponsive and won't switch to the next song. This while just playing a playlist. It can be fixed by reloading, but i...
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Ridiculous on so many levels

I upgraded to Family on to have my kids no longer mess up my algorythm. Problems- Spotify Kids doesnt run on PC- Searching Spotify kids database doesnt work with radio plays. The results are completely messed up- Spotify itself doesnt allow simple sw...

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  • I upgraded to Family on to have my kids no longer mess up my algorythm. Problems - Spotify Kids doesnt run on PC - Searching Spotify kids database doesnt work with radio plays. The results are comp...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playback freezes at the end of songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWithin the last 5 or so seconds of a song, the playback will stop, and it will stay at the duration it stopped at but will still say the song is playing. You then have to manually c...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Within the last 5 or so seconds of a song, the playback will stop, and it will stay at the duration it...
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Superuser Contribution My spotify desktop app is not working, I click on play and nothing happens.

It was working normally 2 days ago, but yesterday some songs and episodes didn't play and today nothing plays at all.

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  • It was working normally 2 days ago, but yesterday some songs and episodes didn't play and today nothing plays at all.
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Superuser Contribution Can't see Sonos speakers

I'm using a Windows 10 Laptop and I have Spotify Premium. My wireless network is setup using Google WiFi. The only thing that I can consistently see when trying connect to a device are my Google Chromecast. Every so often if I get disconnected from m...

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  • I'm using a Windows 10 Laptop and I have Spotify Premium. My wireless network is setup using Google WiFi. The only thing that I can consistently see when trying connect to a device are my Google Chro...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify no longer works on Windows desktop after installing my DAC drivers.

I've recently bought an iFi Zen V2 DAC. After plugging it in for the first time, Spotify stopped working for a while but I found a similar post to the one I'm making now, and the fix for that worked fine.However, after installing the latest drivers, ...

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  • I've recently bought an iFi Zen V2 DAC. After plugging it in for the first time, Spotify stopped working for a while but I found a similar post to the one I'm making now, and the fix for that worked ...
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Superuser Contribution In-app internet issues

Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Software Desktop App My Question or Issue After putting PC to sleep and then waking it up Spotify can't access online information like lyrics, non-downloaded albums, search, home page. Despite that music still pl...

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  • Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Software Desktop App   My Question or Issue After putting PC to sleep and then waking it up Spotify can't access online information like lyr...
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Superuser Contribution New releases for you section disappeared

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerland DevicePOCO X3 NFCOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueMy "new releases for you" section has disappeared. How can I restore this?I already reinstalled Spotify on my device. No success. Thx

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland   Device POCO X3 NFC Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue My "new releases for you" section has disappeared. How can I restore this...
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Superuser Contribution Why doesnt spotify show lyrics on my account anymore

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issuewhy doesent spotify show lyrics on my account anymore? it now tells me to get premium where it used to show the lyrics, it still works on my alt account and on my friend's account but it does no...

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  • Plan Free   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue why doesent spotify show lyrics on my account anymore? it now tells me to get premium where it used to show the lyrics,...
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Superuser Contribution "Unable to update" - Spotify desktop app, despite meeting system requirements

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 22H2 My Question or IssueSince yesterday, this thing shows whenever I open the profile menuAnd whenever I click the "unable to update" option it shows me this(in Polish, couldn't catch an English screensh...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 22H2   My Question or Issue Since yesterday, this thing shows whenever I open the profile menu And whenever I click the "unable to...
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My device is skipping part of my song. Other devices don't.

The playlist "Hotline Maimi Soundtrack (1 & 2)" has a fairly, but not entirely, consistent issue: when I play it on my computer, about forty five seconds before the end of the song "Frantic Aerobics," spotify suddenly ends that track and starts "Elec...

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  • The playlist "Hotline Maimi Soundtrack (1 & 2)" has a fairly, but not entirely, consistent issue: when I play it on my computer, about forty five seconds before the end of the song "Frantic Aerob...
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Superuser Contribution Why You Can't See Hidden Songs On Spotify Desktop anymore?

Why You Can't See Hidden Songs On Spotify Desktop anymore in search ? I even have saved hidden song in playlist and can only find them there.. and now even the option is gone.

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  • Why You Can't See Hidden Songs On Spotify Desktop anymore in search ? I even have saved hidden song in playlist and can only find them there.. and now even the option is gone.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing an album or a playlist after one song and then switches to play something else

PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueReally just the title. I can't seem to find a solution for this.

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Really just the title. I can't  seem to find a solution for this.
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Superuser Contribution Spotify if taking 1.3GB of memory on Windows

Plan: PremiumCountry : IndiaDevice: Lenovo Legion LaptopOperating System: Windows My Question or Issue: Spotify is taking up way too much memory. All the sudden my computer froze and when I checked the task manager and I found that it was using 1.3GB...

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  • Plan: Premium Country : India Device: Lenovo Legion Laptop Operating System: Windows   My Question or Issue: Spotify is taking up way too much memory. All the sudde...
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Superuser Contribution New episodes are not viewed in My library

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt is a long issues. Both on Spotify's w...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...
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Can't play podcast on computer

I can play music on computer but no podcast

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  • I can play music on computer but no podcast
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