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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...

MattSuda
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SaylorDustin
Casual Listener
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
2 weeks ago
cour10e22
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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Superuser Contribution 100% Disk at Startup

PlanPremium CountryUSA Device(Desktop) Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue:Every time I launch Spotify my computer is pretty much frozen for up to a minute. I have local files turned off (all my music is from Spotify). I opened the task...

efish15
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue: Every time I launch Spotify my computer is pretty much frozen fo...
2020-06-15 5:50:52 PM
2020-11-03 9:21:02 AM
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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5 replies
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Spotify opens Automatically!!

I have windows 10, and whenever I turn my computer on Spotify opens automatically. I already checked Advanced Settings. How can I disable that?

ilaydacan
Visitor
I have windows 10, and whenever I turn my computer on Spotify opens automatically. I already checked Advanced Settings. How can I disable that?
2020-11-01 8:48:52 AM
2020-11-03 5:25:10 AM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution local files arent playing

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 I use local files a lot and about 2 weeks ago they just stopped playing out of nowhere. Whenever I try to play a local file I don't get any error messages but it the audio doesnt play and the song is stuck at 0:0...

weed_snorkeler
Regular
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 I use local files a lot and about 2 weeks ago they just stopped playing out of nowhere. Whenever I try to play a local file I don't get any error ...
2020-10-14 10:18:39 PM
2020-11-02 10:44:10 PM
weed_snorkeler
Regular
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Homepage is bugged

Premium plan/Windows 10 My Question or IssueA few of lists (recently played, new podcasts episodes, discover...) are bugged - the album covers are cut and then there is just a black screen. What did not help:- restarting PC, logging in/out;- clean re...

Anon230
Regular
Premium plan/ Windows 10 My Question or Issue A few of lists (recently played, new podcasts episodes, discover...) are bugged - the album covers are cut and then there is just a black scre...
2020-10-31 6:11:45 PM
2020-11-02 5:59:16 PM
Anon230
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Homepage
Recently Played
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Superuser Contribution RANDOM SONGS NOT IN MY PLAYLIST KEEP PLAYING

PlanFreeCountryROMANIADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI made a playlist with 6 songs as you can see in the picture. Spotify keeps playing random songs out of nowhere. The only songs I have liked are the songs in my...

KELZAR55
Visitor
Plan Free Country ROMANIA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android My Question or Issue I made a playlist with 6 songs as you can see in the picture. Spotify keeps playing ...
2020-10-13 3:24:33 PM
2020-11-02 4:46:38 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Premium Family: Firefox stopps after every track

Plan Premium FamilyCountry Germany Device Win 10 / Web Player / Firefox 82 Spotify stopps playing after every track in my tracklist.To continue, i have to klick on the next track & on play.How can I set Spotify to play continuously?

User242
Music Fan
Plan Premium Family Country Germany Device Win 10 / Web Player / Firefox 82 Spotify stopps playing after every track in my tracklist. To continue, i have to klick on the next ...
2020-11-02 4:27:41 PM
2020-11-02 4:37:38 PM
Billy-J
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Spotify taking up so much space I can't even use it.

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueOkay, so, I decided to download Spotify so I can listen to music while playing games. I had 2GB left and I assumed it'd just be like, 200mb since it's mostly just streaming things (my pl...

robbieradiant
Visitor
Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Okay, so, I decided to download Spotify so I can listen to music while playing games. I had 2GB left and I assumed it'd j...
2020-10-15 8:36:48 PM
2020-11-02 2:07:48 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app randomly freezing and not responding

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify desktop app often freezes on my PC. While frozen, it will be in a not responding mode, but it will continue to play music, it will just have a non responsi...

Synthz0rz
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop app often freezes on my PC. While frozen, it will be in a not responding mode,...
2020-10-23 3:44:20 PM
2020-11-02 1:55:37 PM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Reinstalls on Startup

I got Spotify premium and was stoked the first day I used it. But then I quickly learned that Spotify reinstalls everytime I restart my device, which I suppose means everytime I reopen Spotify. The reinstall doesn't even work properly, so then I have...

user-removed
Visitor
I got Spotify premium and was stoked the first day I used it. But then I quickly learned that Spotify reinstalls everytime I restart my device, which I suppose means everytime I reopen Spotif...
2020-10-15 4:20:30 PM
2020-11-02 12:59:30 PM
Alex
Spotify Legend
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[Desktop] How do I disable downloading of songs in Desktop application? Add an option please

1. Who knows how many songs I have tagged for downloading and how much space they would take up on my drive if downloaded to my local storage?2. It is impossible to disable the downloading of songs in Desktop App, don't know about other platforms but...

thedrummergus
Visitor
1. Who knows how many songs I have tagged for downloading and how much space they would take up on my drive if downloaded to my local storage? 2. It is impossible to disable the downloading of songs...
2020-11-02 12:51:27 PM
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Superuser Contribution Some downloaded music cannot be played or are not shown when I am move abroad

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(laptop, huawei P30)Operating System( Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I was in central America before the corona outbreak then comeback to Germany. Some songs (downloaded ones) or even artist or podcast I...

atelopus13
Regular
Plan Premium Country Germany Device (laptop, huawei P30) Operating System ( Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I was in central America before the co...
2020-10-23 11:46:07 AM
2020-11-02 11:58:51 AM
Ivan
Spotify Legend
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Solved!! Premium, Web Player: How to change Spotify settings?

Hello!Win 10 / Firefox / OperaSpotify Premium Family How can I change the settings (autoplay etc) in the web-player?

User242
Music Fan
Hello! Win 10 / Firefox / Opera Spotify Premium Family How can I change the settings (autoplay etc) in the web-player?
2020-11-02 11:01:49 AM
2020-11-02 11:46:20 AM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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Superuser Contribution I can't play an album

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2016Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi guys. I've got a strange isse with a single album, called "Diamonds" by the band Enforcer. I simply cannot play any songs from that LP, if i click o...

nighthawk989
Roadie
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi guys. I've got a strange isse with a single album, called "Diam...
2019-11-04 1:49:48 AM
2020-11-02 7:12:53 AM
Alsweider
Gig Goer
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16 replies
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2927 Views
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Superuser Contribution How to Change Username on PC

PlanPremiumCountry Device(PC, Google Pixel 3a)Operating System(Windows 10, Android) My Question or IssueCan we start a vote or get some technical support so that users on PC don't have to have the random string of numbers and letters assigned to them...

Briznent33
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Device (PC, Google Pixel 3a) Operating System (Windows 10, Android) My Question or Issue Can we start a vote or get some technical support so that users o...
2020-10-15 12:13:55 PM
2020-11-01 5:51:49 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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Offline music downloads quality question

Windows 10 PRO desktop using premium accountI understand it’s possible to download music to play offline later, however it also says this can’t be done with the app, so I assume I have to use the web player to download music for offline playing, but ...

Reddwarf4ever
Newbie
Windows 10 PRO desktop using premium account I understand it’s possible to download music to play offline later, however it also says this can’t be done with the app, so I assume I have to use...
2020-11-01 1:02:47 PM
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Superuser Contribution Sort Playlist By Newest Added To Oldest Added?

I follow some playlists and they're sorted by what's added recentlty to what was added first. I want to make my playlist set this way. However, whenever I share my playlist with friends, they see the very first songs I added at the top instead of the...

Meshblorg
Casual Listener
I follow some playlists and they're sorted by what's added recentlty to what was added first. I want to make my playlist set this way. However, whenever I share my playlist with friends, they see the...
2015-07-15 8:42:37 PM
2020-11-01 9:35:58 AM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Jumps to unknown playlist

So recently I have had the issue where after a random amount of time listening to my music on my computer, Spotify will stop what ever playlist I am listening, and play the same few songs over and over. I have no Idea what these songs are, I never li...

ajdealey
Visitor
So recently I have had the issue where after a random amount of time listening to my music on my computer, Spotify will stop what ever playlist I am listening, and play the same few songs over and ov...
2020-04-14 4:47:35 AM
2020-11-01 8:17:39 AM
Xenia
Moderator
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spotify pauses on its own every 1 minute

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceRealme 5 and DesktopOperating SystemAndroid 10, Windows 10 My Question or Issuespotify pauses on its own every 1 minuteit do this on my phone and on my computer

Carlito53
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country France Device Realme 5 and Desktop Operating System Android 10, Windows 10 My Question or Issue spotify pauses on its own every 1 minute it do this on my phon...
2020-10-31 7:58:42 PM
2020-10-31 11:08:21 PM
Carlito53
Casual Listener
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INAPPROPRIATE ads...

I listen to spotify all day, erryday at work, but... it sure is uncomfortable with my boss walks in to an ad about birth control and **bleep** dryness. PlanFreeCountry - USA DeviceWindows desktopOperating Systemwindows 10 ish. My Question or IssueIs ...

amw
Newbie
I listen to spotify all day, erryday at work, but... it sure is uncomfortable with my boss walks in to an ad about birth control and **bleep** dryness. Plan Free Country - USA Dev...
2020-10-26 8:57:42 PM
2020-10-31 9:04:02 PM
MauriceMV
Spotify Star
465 Views
1 replies
1 likes

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Desktop app hasn't played music for over a month now

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceRyzen 7 2700; 16GB DDR4 3200Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm able to play music from my phone and any device in my house just fine but I can't play music on the desktop app. When I start it up, whatever wa...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device Ryzen 7 2700; 16GB DDR4 3200 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm able to play music from my phone and any device in my house just fin...
2020-10-30 4:20:46 PM
2020-10-31 8:41:28 PM
MauriceMV
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