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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Solved!! 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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Jenjam

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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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Superuser Contribution Your Library size not remembered after window resize

When I have Spotify Desktop in vertical and expand the window to the right, the Now Playing view automatically appears. When I make the window smaller again, Your Library gets reduced and the Now Playing view stays visible – even if I had set Your Li...

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When I have Spotify Desktop in vertical and expand the window to the right, the Now Playing view automatically appears. When I make the window smaller again, Your Library gets reduced and the No...

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Fixing Windows client missing 'lossless' quality option, visible on Android

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2 26120.6690 My Question or IssueAndroid client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on my Windows desktop using the same premium account. Spotify for Windows (64 ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 24H2 26120.6690   My Question or Issue Android client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on...

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Can't install afte runinstall

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hi, I've been having that" Windows outdated/unable tu update spotify" issue for a long time, didn't care but today, looking for the setting 'HiFi streaming' I decided to u...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Hi, I've been having that" Windows outdated/unable tu update spotify" issue for a long time, di...

Billy-J

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Spotify Lossless is broken - Evidence provided

PlanPremiumDevice(High-End Windows PC)Operating System(Windows 11 24H2) My Question or IssueI have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw the announcement. Which makes me sad to say that in its current state, i...

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Plan Premium Device (High-End Windows PC) Operating System (Windows 11 24H2)   My Question or Issue I have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw ...

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Superuser Contribution Re: The authorize page after clicking log in doesn't load

Trying to do the same, I go to the Rekordbox app, click log in, it takes me to the authorization page, I click authorize, and then I get a prompt that asks to open Rekordbox on behalf of Spotify, I approve it, and then nothing happens. Been doing thi...

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Trying to do the same, I go to the Rekordbox app, click log in, it takes me to the authorization page, I click authorize, and then I get a prompt that asks to open Rekordbox on behalf of Spotify, I a...

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Superuser Contribution Downloading

Hi there ! I'm trying to download playlists from my computer , but each time , I get the .exe but no downloading.Can someone help me please?

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Hi there ! I'm trying to download playlists from my computer  , but each time , I get the .exe but no downloading. Can someone help me please?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app UI feedback about "Related music videos" in fullscreen mode

Hello, I've identified some layout issues with the "Related Videos" section in the full-screen player on the Windows desktop app: Persistent UI Remnant: After the player controls are hidden in full-screen mode, a graphic glitch from the "Related Vide...

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Hello, I've identified some layout issues with the "Related Videos" section in the full-screen player on the Windows desktop app: Persistent UI Remnant: After the player controls are hidden i...

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Spotify Desktop allowing WebUSB to open chromium tabs through Spotify

PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicesMSI Laptop 2016, Lenovo LaptopOperating SystemBoth Windows 11Spotify VersionSpotify voor Windows (64-bits)1.2.72.438.g8c88c31cMy Question or IssueSpotify allows me to open a tab in CEF by plugging in my numworks calcu...

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Plan Free Country Netherlands Devices MSI Laptop 2016, Lenovo Laptop Operating System Both Windows 11 Spotify Version Spotify voor Windows (64-bits) 1.2.72.438.g8c88c31c My Question or Iss...

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Bug when searching for a song in a playlist

I do not know if its a bug or a feature, When I open a playlist and search for a song using find in playlist,and for example if 2 songs come up, and i select one of it, the player starts looping in that two songs instead of the playlist. My motivatio...

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I do not know if its a bug or a feature,  When I open a playlist and search for a song using find in playlist, and for example if 2 songs come up, and i select one of it,    the ...

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Superuser Contribution Browser version play button greyed out

Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify is working on my Phone perfectly fine (Iphoone 14 Pro Max) but on my Computer the Desktop app and the Browser version are both **bleep**ed up. In the Scre...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify is working on my Phone perfectly fine (Iphoone 14 Pro Max) but on my Compu...

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Superuser Contribution Task bar icon low resolution

Windows 11 has a new feature where the taskbar icons can get smaller when the taskbar is full.To enable this, go to "Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar behaviors", and set "Show smaller taskbar buttons" to "When taskbar is full".To experien...

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Windows 11 has a new feature where the taskbar icons can get smaller when the taskbar is full. To enable this, go to "Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar behaviors", and set "Show s...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify not loading on Web Player

Hi, I have the same issue. It does load when I put aeroplane mode on, but doesn't work on web player on my laptop. Please help

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Hi, I have the same issue. It does load when I put aeroplane mode on, but doesn't work on web player on my laptop. Please help

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Fix adding songs to pinned folder on desktop

On the desktop app, whenever I want to add a song to a playlist in a pinned folder, the folder is far down the list instead of at the top. You should fix this.

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On the desktop app, whenever I want to add a song to a playlist in a pinned folder, the folder is far down the list instead of at the top. You should fix this.

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Superuser Contribution Full screen mode still shows text on bottom

PlanPremium CountryGermany DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi everyone,Full screen mode shows remnants of the white text 'Ähnliche Musikvideos' at the very bottom. This is distracting and annoying. A fix would be appreciated. ...

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Plan Premium   Country Germany   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi everyone, Full screen mode shows remnants of the white text 'Ähnli...

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Superuser Contribution Songs (not) added to playlist

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me with this. It's an issue I have with multiple, but not all, songs.I have a song added to a playlist. When I'm in this playlist and click on the song's 'add to playlist' button, it shows me which playlists the s...

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Hi everyone,   I hope someone can help me with this. It's an issue I have with multiple, but not all, songs. I have a song added to a playlist. When I'm in this playlist and click on the song...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Failing after playing 2 songs

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceASUS Laptop - Google ChromeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFirstly, apologies if this is not the correct place for a Web Player issue, but I couldn't find a help category for the Web Player, so I figured selectin...

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Plan Free Country UK Device ASUS Laptop - Google Chrome Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Firstly, apologies if this is not the correct place for a Web Player issue,...

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Superuser Contribution Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues.   Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spo...

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How to prevent Spotify in browser from downloading trash to disk?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceFirefox BrowserOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueHello,How to prevent Spotify in browser from downloading files to the disk? Spotify is downloading each played song, it's bad for SSD shorting it's lifespan and it terr...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Firefox Browser Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Hello, How to prevent Spotify in browser from downloading files to the disk? Spotify i...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not play through Airpod Pros on desktop

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify only plays sound through my speakers, not my Airpod Pros. I have the Airpod Pros connected via bluetooth, and all other sound from my PC such as youtube, games all co...

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Plan Free Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify only plays sound through my speakers, not my Airpod Pros. I have the Airpod Pros connected via...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Background Color Not Updating

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've noticed all my playlist background colors changed to a seemingly random color and no matter what I change in the first 4 songs, the colors st...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently I've noticed all my playlist background colors changed to a see...

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