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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 [Desktop][Other] Some controls not visible with high-contrast black theme on Windows 10

Hello, With the new look/view of the Spotify app for Windows desktop (the one from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10), I've noticed that some controls are not visible while using the Windows 10 high-contrast black theme. Those controls include, but ...

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  • Hello,   With the new look/view of the Spotify app for Windows desktop (the one from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10), I've noticed that some controls are not visible while using the Window...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 ProVersion 10.0.19044 Build 19044 My Question or IssueSince last tuesday 2023/07/18 I keep getting "Spotify can't play this right now" messages whenever I attempt to play a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044   My Question or Issue Since last tuesday 2023/07/18 I k...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Music plays by itself after bluetooth disconnected

Also experience this issue, on one Windows 11 device (other seems fine so far)Device model, OS version and Spotify version: - Dell XPS 15 9530- Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.35.663.gb699649eTime and date of the last occurrence (including your time...

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  • Also experience this issue, on one Windows 11 device (other seems fine so far) Device model, OS version and Spotify version:  - Dell XPS 15 9530 - Spotify for Windows (64 bit) &nbs...
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Superuser Contribution Why am I getting random podcasts instead of the next in the series?

PlanFreeCountryNew ZealandDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not downloaded an app). I'm listening to a single specific podcast. Whenever I ...

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  • Plan Free Country New Zealand Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win 11] Spotify keeps crashing after startup

PlanPremiumCountryGreece DeviceIntel Alder LakeOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open app , wait, app crashes with no error message.Have already contacted support and use...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece   Device Intel Alder Lake Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open a...
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Superuser Contribution 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...

Start Jam Menu - Desktop App.png Queue Right Sidebar.png
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  • Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 🥳 🖥️ 💻 Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify restarts out as an another unpinned tab once the computer is boot up

Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThis isn't really a major issue, but recently I have encountered something. If the Spotify app is pinned on the taskbar and then the PC is restarted (shut down also counts), it just pops the unpinned one...

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  • Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue This isn't really a major issue, but recently I have encountered something. If the Spotify app is pinned on the taskbar and then the PC is ...
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Superuser Contribution Song won't play. Always shows "Spotify can't play this song right now"

PlanPremiumCountryPHDeviceHP DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueI can't play any song on Spotify. I tried install and reinstalling, downloading from the Microsoft Store, clearing cache, disabling Hardware acceleration, all shows the...

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  • Plan Premium Country PH Device HP Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I can't play any song on Spotify. I tried install and reinstalling, downloading from the Microsoft ...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics too fast due to crossfade not being accounted for

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 10 DesktopOperating Systemabove My Question or IssueI have noticed this on the desktop app, as the title says, but it's happening on ios as well. As the song changes, the lyrics are going too fast, I believe this is ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10 Desktop Operating System above   My Question or Issue I have noticed this on the desktop app, as the title says, but it's happening on ios as ...
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Superuser Contribution Remove specific podcasts from home screen

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI almost never listen to podcast. That is why a lot of my recommendations for podcasts are ones I'm not interested in. Could there be an option to hide specif...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I almost never listen to podcast. That is why a lot of my recommendations for podc...
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Superuser Contribution Strange bar at the top

Hello how can I restore the old look of spotify, I recently had to reinstall spotify from scratch and I have this weird bar at the top. Is there any way to restore the tiles on the left side of the window? It looked more aesthetically pleasing and wa...

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  • Hello how can I restore the old look of spotify, I recently had to reinstall spotify from scratch and I have this weird bar at the top. Is there any way to restore the tiles on the left side of the w...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Desktop: Jam now available

Well.. there was a new updated I think yesterday, where it shows "Start a Jam" next to your friends listening activity and now the Jam actually doesn't work. I tried and my friend tried to start one, but the other person doesn't hear the music... Not...

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  • Well.. there was a new updated I think yesterday, where it shows "Start a Jam" next to your friends listening activity and now the Jam actually doesn't work. I tried and my friend tried to start one,...
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Superuser Contribution How do I dislike songs/artists so they don't come up in play lists

I have a very clear 'like' button next to the song. How do I dislike a song or an artist? I don't mind it coming up once on the rotation, but why should I keep on having to listen to something that I dislike? I guess I could always create my own play...

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  • I have a very clear 'like' button next to the song.  How do I dislike a song or an artist?  I don't mind it coming up once on the rotation, but why should I keep on having to listen to some...
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Superuser Contribution api-ms-win-core-console-l3-2-0.dll is missing

Updated Spotify on Win10 and get this message when I try to run it or to uninstall it. Not able to do anything with it. What could I do?

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  • Updated Spotify on Win10 and get this message when I try to run it or to uninstall it. Not able to do anything with it. What could I do?  
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Superuser Contribution Music doesnt play in my headset

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify wont play music in my headset.When i press play on spotify it will only play the sound on my tv screen which is not what i want.I have expereminted and ive fou...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   My spotify wont play music in my headset. When i press play on spotify it will only pl...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics not matching on a specific song

PlanPremiumDevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have noticed, that when listening to ''Time'' by Pink Floyd on Spotify, that the lyrics and the song, are not matching in speed. As in, when you are listening to the song, and you p...

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  •   Plan Premium Device PC  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have noticed, that when listening to ''Time'' by Pink Floyd on Spotify, that the lyrics and the ...
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Customer Support number

Is there a customer support line for paid subscribers? I am unable to post my issue and the steps I've attempted to take to resolve it to this board for some reason, so I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment. I keep getting an error saying Can't play...

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  • Is there a customer support line for paid subscribers? I am unable to post my issue and the steps I've attempted to take to resolve it to this board for some reason, so I'm in a bit of a pickle ...
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Settings menu hardly has any options

I have recently discovered that it is no longer showing my friend's activity in the sidebar. When I went to my Settings menu there were only two options (Language and Display) and nothing else. I remember before there were loads of options for all ki...

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  • I have recently discovered that it is no longer showing my friend's activity in the sidebar. When I went to my Settings menu there were only two options (Language and Display) and nothing else. I rem...
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Superuser Contribution I can't log in on my Desktop (win11) App.

Im always getting the errorcode "auth:1"I checked the router, the firewall and other things i found in the internet. Nothing should disturb the app but it still won't let me log in.

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  • Im always getting the errorcode "auth:1" I checked the router, the firewall and other things i found in the internet. Nothing should disturb the app but it still won't let me log in.
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