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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 No duplication warning when adding a song to playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceLenovo Legion Y520TOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have been having problem with getting the warning that the song I'm about to add to my playlist already is on the playlist. The playlist is a shared pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Lenovo Legion Y520T Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have been having problem with getting the warning that the song I'm about to...
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Can’t delete other people’s deleted playlists

I have a lot of blank playlists in my library because I saved/liked some playlists other people made and they have either privated them or deleted them. However, Spotify doesn’t let me delete them from my library. If I open one up on the browser vers...

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  • I have a lot of blank playlists in my library because I saved/liked some playlists other people made and they have either privated them or deleted them. However, Spotify doesn’t let me delete them fr...
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Superuser Contribution AI DJ Problems

premiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Windows 10, IOS(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHas there been a recent update to the BETA DJ? Recently, on both the Windows Desktop app and the iOS a...

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  • premium Country UK Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Windows 10, IOS (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Has there been a recent...
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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Heavy Lagging/Delay Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows 10 Desktop, i9-10900K, RTX 4080Operating SystemWindows 10, Standalone app My Question or IssueHello! I've been tracking down this issue for a few months now, trying various different solutions to no avail. I'm not ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Windows 10 Desktop, i9-10900K, RTX 4080 Operating System Windows 10, Standalone app   My Question or Issue Hello! I've been tracking down this i...
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How to turn on Cinema mode?

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanOperating SystemWin11My Question or Issue(First, I'm using SpotX and Spicetify.)When using Fullscreen mode, it will have an art cover in the background, and u can switch between it and only lyrics with colored background like(...

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  • Plan Premium Country Taiwan Operating System Win11 My Question or Issue (First, I'm using SpotX and Spicetify.) When using Fullscreen mode, it will have an art cover in the background, a...
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Superuser Contribution Plugging headphones in while using the desktop app skips the current song or crashes it

PlanFreeCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones, one of 3 things happens (ordered them based on the frequency the bugs h...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones,...
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Superuser Contribution Why is my Spotify not working in Opera browser?

I just migrated from Chrome to Opera and my Spotify (in the regular tab and in the side app of the browser) is completely crazy. All songs play for 9 seconds (more or less) and then suddenly stop, no more sound pops up. Then, to make matters worse, I...

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  • I just migrated from Chrome to Opera and my Spotify (in the regular tab and in the side app of the browser) is completely crazy. All songs play for 9 seconds (more or less) and then suddenly stop, no...
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Superuser Contribution Cracking, Popping sounds

PlanfreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueHello, I'm experiencing playback issues since last week.When listening to any song I get constant cracking and popping sounds. It happens when listening just on Spotify! All of my wi...

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  • Plan free Country UK Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm experiencing playback issues since last week. When listening to any song I get constant cracki...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Casting from PC stops when inserting headphone jack

PlanPremiumCountryHolland DeviceW10 Spotify app and android phones (Apple might have the same problem) My Question or IssueWhenever I plug my headset in to my phone Spotify stops casting to my Chromecast. I find the trigger: 'switch to android phone ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Holland   Device W10 Spotify app and android phones (Apple might have the same problem)   My Question or Issue Whenever I plug my headset in to my phon...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All songs greyed out

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issuefor a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC.The webplayer is working fine on the same machine, mobile version is working as well and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue for a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC. The webpla...
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Change to English

I am in Belgium so I get messages from spotify in Dutch but I need Engish

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  • I am in Belgium so I get messages from spotify in Dutch but I need Engish
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Superuser Contribution Can't log into the app

I logged out from the app a few days ago and I cannot get back in. Upon opening the Spotify app I have the option to "Login" but upon clicking on it it tells me to log in through the browser, so I did. I am signed in to my Spotify through the browser...

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  • I logged out from the app a few days ago and I cannot get back in.   Upon opening the Spotify app I have the option to "Login" but upon clicking on it it tells me to log in through the browser...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Music won't play, button greyed out.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHP Envy x360Operating SystemWindows 11 App version: 1.1.94.870.gf994cb0b My Question or IssuePlay button is greyed out. Still allows me to play some playlist and podcasts (streamed and definitely not downloaded) ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device HP Envy x360 Operating System Windows 11   App version: 1.1.94.870.gf994cb0b   My Question or Issue Play button is greyed out....
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[Windows 11] Volume Changes between applications

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS TUF F15 (Windows 11 Laptop)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor the past month, whenever I switch to my Spotify window, the system instantly goes up to 67% volume, every time. However, when swit...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS TUF F15 (Windows 11 Laptop) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue For the past month, whenever I switch to my Spotify window...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app no longer works on Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(MS Windows 11 Desktop PC)Operating System(MS Windows 11 Home Edition, 64 bit, v.23H2) My Question or Issue The Spotify app on MS Windows 11 no longer plays any songs. Please see the attached screenshot to that effect.

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device (MS Windows 11 Desktop PC) Operating System (MS Windows 11 Home Edition, 64 bit, v.23H2)   My Question or Issue   The Spotify app on MS Windows 11 ...
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Superuser Contribution Can we get an answer why VPN services are not supported by the desktop app (anymore)?

Using a VPN service in today's online world is a given if you want to protect your privacy (and I'm not talking about skirting region restrictions, but using a VPN server that's in the same region). Why is it that Spotify does not support VPN (when c...

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  • Using a VPN service in today's online world is a given if you want to protect your privacy (and I'm not talking about skirting region restrictions, but using a VPN server that's in the same region). ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify songs freeze and go silent

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop / Web PlayerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, Spotify is literally un-usable on my PC, for some reason when I'm playing a song it will just randomly go silent but the play bar continues t...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop / Web Player Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi,   Spotify is literally un-usable on my PC, for some reason...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I am on Spotify Premium on a laptop - where would I find the crossfade?

I am using a laptop. I go into my account but can't seee ay DJ funtions or Playback in the menu? \What have I missed?Thanks

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  • I am using a laptop. I go into my account but can't seee ay DJ funtions or Playback in the menu? \What have I missed? Thanks
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