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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 Local files work until app is closed

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 (Non-Microsoft Store version)My Question or IssueWhen I open the app local files in a playlist are all greyed out. I have the correct location set under settings for local files. I go to the l...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 (Non-Microsoft Store version) My Question or Issue When I open the app local files in a playlist are all greyed out. I have the c...
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Superuser Contribution Where are the stats that show from what country and city people listen to the artist?

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWidnows 10 My Question or IssueI can't find the stats that show listeners' cities and countries

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Widnows 10   My Question or Issue I can't find the stats that show listeners' ci...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Major bug in remote listening.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XR / Windows DesktopOperating SystemiOS 14.2.1 / Windows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042My Question or Issue Remote listening has always been buggy since it's introduction, but now it straight up doesn't work anymo...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR / Windows Desktop Operating System iOS 14.2.1 / Windows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042 My Question or Issue   Remote listening has always b...
  • Mihail
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Maximized window broke after minimize to tray

To reproduce:1. Turn on option "Close button should minimze the Spotify window to the tray"2. Click "maximize window" button3. Click "close window"4. Double click spotify icon on tray. The result is not maximized window. Will show in screencastPlanPr...

  • Casual Listener
  • To reproduce: 1. Turn on option "Close button should minimze the Spotify window to the tray" 2. Click "maximize window" button 3. Click "close window" 4. Double click spotify icon on tray. &nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify constantly flashes three times and closes.

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify constantly flashes three times and closes. Reinstalling Spotify, Spotify from the MS Store, or even reinstalling Windows 10 doesn't help. Please help.

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify constantly flashes three times and closes. Reinstalling Spotify, Spotify from the MS St...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is becoming super sluggish and unresponsive in big playlists

So, I'm currently sitting on a few playlists, one of them at 3.2k, and I've noticed over the last months (progressively adding new music on and on), it's become unbearably slow and sluggish to navigate on the Windows Desktop app. Once the music plays...

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  • So, I'm currently sitting on a few playlists, one of them at 3.2k, and I've noticed over the last months (progressively adding new music on and on), it's become unbearably slow and sluggish to naviga...
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[Desktop][Playlists] i want to put my songs on the bottom but of my plalist but can't

it its hard if you have a large plalist to move the songs about. spotify used to put the new songs at the bottom but now puts them at the top and on my laptop at least it basically makes it impossable to put the new songs were I like them at the bott...

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  • it its hard if you have a large plalist to move the songs about. spotify used to put the new songs at the bottom but now puts them at the top and on my laptop at least it basically makes it impossabl...
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[Desktop][Developer] New Update - Late November

The new update sucks ass. Everything is hidden behind 2 or more extra clicks. I.e, New Releases used to be on side bar. Now it's Search>New Releases>Scroll Down> See All. And still doesn't show if its a single or an album. The search bar is hidden ex...

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  • The new update sucks ass.    Everything is hidden behind 2 or more extra clicks. I.e, New Releases used to be on side bar. Now it's Search>New Releases>Scroll Down> See All. And ...
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Superuser Contribution Local file playback has really bad crackling/noise

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC Windows 10 My Question or IssueSome local files appear to playback with audio crackling. I have a lot of electronic music I've purchased from iTunes and added to Spotify, and in some of the bassier tracks I'm getting som...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some local files appear to playback with audio crackling. I have a lot of electronic music I've purchased fro...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files not showing (all of my) songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceASUS ROG Zephyrus G14Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago I learned about Local Files and thus uploaded a couple of songs that I liked to my existing playlist. After having no issues for around half...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few days ago I learned about Local Files and thus uploaded a couple of songs ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't jump from song to playlist

If I start playing a playlist, then click on a few other playlists, do some searching etc, how can I jump from the song that is playing to the playlist it is playing from? (I could perhaps press the back button until I find the playlist, but if the s...

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  • If I start playing a playlist, then click on a few other playlists, do some searching etc, how can I jump from the song that is playing to the playlist it is playing from?   (I could perhaps p...
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Superuser Contribution Some local files greyed out but still saved on PC

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCWindows 10My Question or IssueSince last week, after I bought a new iPhone (been Android user before), I recognized after syncing a few local files from my PC to my phone, that most of them were suddenly greyed out an...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since last week, after I bought a new iPhone (been Android user before), I recognized after syncing a few local files fr...
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Superuser Contribution spotify won't play anything

PlanFreeCountryItalyDevicepc tower I builtOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issueafter having some problems with the Microsoft store version of Spotify I decided to uninstall that version in favor of the standalone windows version of Spotify...

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  •   Plan Free Country Italy Device pc tower I built Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue after having some problems with the Microsoft store version of Spotify ...
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Superuser Contribution [Bugreport] [Windows] Bug is appearing when you are selecting a track in a playlist.

PlanPremium CountryRussian Federation DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueЗдравствуйте! На днях нашел маленький баг: если нажать на картинку трека, то он выделяется ведь в плейлисте синей рамкой. Так вот, к примеру, я слушаю 5 по ...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Russian Federation   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Здравствуйте! На днях нашел маленький баг: если нажать на к...
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Songs from Local Files disappearing every time you turn on the device (Win 10)

A few days ago, most of my synced local songs on my laptop suddenly turned gray (unavailable). On the other hand, the ones that are on my phone works perfectly normal just like downloaded songs. A simple solution I found, is to replace the files with...

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  • A few days ago, most of my synced local songs on my laptop suddenly turned gray (unavailable). On the other hand, the ones that are on my phone works perfectly normal just like downloaded songs. A si...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop vs iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone XROperating SystemWindows 7 I know it is possible to import songs from my desktop computer to Spotify desktop app through local files. But, will I be able to listen to them in the Spotify app on my iPhone even if...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone XR Operating System Windows 7   I know it is possible to import songs from my desktop computer to Spotify desktop app through local files. But...
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Superuser Contribution Low volume after changing audio output

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueLow volume after changing audio output, this only happens for spotify.

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Low volume after changing audio output, this only happens for spotify.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Player at the lock screen

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceHuawei MatebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to make a player appear as in the photo, in the right corner? It works with other music platforms, so the issue is in Spotify.

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Huawei Matebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How to make a player appear as in the photo, in the right corner? It works with ot...
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Problem sharing a playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi folks - My question is that when I share a playlist via email with a friend, she does see ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi folk...
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