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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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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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[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 Songs "Play" but no sound

So, I've been experiencing some problems with Spotify on my iPhone (not my iPhone being broken, stupid problem of the Spotify app itself) and now on my Windows 10, too!The app will say a song is playing, but I have no sound. I tried plugging in and o...

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  • So, I've been experiencing some problems with Spotify on my iPhone (not my iPhone being broken, stupid problem of the Spotify app itself) and now on my Windows 10, too! The app will say a song ...
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Desktop App Not Playing

PlanpremuimCountryukDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918 My Question or IssueSpotify cannot play any tunes through desktop app. Reinstalled, tried the install through Microsoft Store and tried without VPN. I...

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  • Plan premuim Country uk Device PC Operating System Win10   Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918   My Question or Issue Spotify cannot play any tunes through deskt...
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Solved!! Spotify official download link for Windows XP

Does anyone have the official download link for spotify for windows xp? I remember that the link was similar to this: please, if anyone finds out the official link I will be very grateful

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  • Does anyone have the official download link for spotify for windows xp?   I remember that the link was similar to this:   please, if anyone finds out the official link I will be ver...
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Solved!! Minimized Spotify + Hotkeys

PlanDuoCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue:Hi! I've been wondering how to enable hotkeys while Spotify is minimized? My keyboard has no next/previous/play/pause keys so I'd like to be able to use ctrl+arrow to q...

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  • Plan Duo Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue: Hi! I've been wondering how to enable hotkeys while Spotify is minimized? My keyboard has no...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify (Windows Desktop) Forces Login Through Browser

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login prompt (it had stopped working maybe 2-3 days ago); instead, I receive the pro...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login pr...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Group Session From Pc

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue is: i use spotify but when i want to start a Group Session it doesn't show up the impo

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue is: i use spotify but when i want to start a Group Session it doesn't show up the impo &...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Play/Pause keyboard button doesn't work on Spotify

I have been using the play/pause button of my keyboard for Spotify, but a few days ago it just stopped working for Spotify but it works in other platforms like YouTube or any video or song, it only works for Spotify when there are no other active vid...

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  • I have been using the play/pause button of my keyboard for Spotify, but a few days ago it just stopped working for Spotify but it works in other platforms like YouTube or any video or song, it only w...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop App Not Playing

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueSo this started this morning, but my spotify desktop app won't play anything. I can search music just fine, and if I hit play it will show progress on the song, but no audio ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue So this started this morning, but my spotify desktop app won't play anything.  I can search m...
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Superuser Contribution Romanian lowercase letter „ț” is displayed with a cedilla instead of a comma

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueOn the desktop version of Spotify, the lowercase „ț” has a cedilla instead of a comma. This is only for the lowercase letter, as uppercase „Ț” is displayed correct...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Romania Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue On the desktop version of Spotify, the lowercase „ț” has a cedilla instead of a comma....
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding favorites in the windows desktop app doesn't work anymore.

I have a Premium account and have been using the Windows Desktop app for 2 years. For the past week, adding songs to the favorites list has not worked in any way. I have to use my cell phone or the site in Chrome browser. Is there anyone else experie...

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  • I have a Premium account and have been using the Windows Desktop app for 2 years. For the past week, adding songs to the favorites list has not worked in any way. I have to use my cell phone or the s...
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Superuser Contribution High CPU usage on Desktop Windows client when "Now playing view" is visible

I have noticed high CPU usage when the "Now playing view" sidebar is visible, even when no music is actively playing. It is 100% reproducible. Closing the "Now playing view" makes CPU usage go down to 0% while idle.It uses 10% of my CPU (Intel i7-985...

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  • I have noticed high CPU usage when the "Now playing view" sidebar is visible, even when no music is actively playing. It is 100% reproducible. Closing the "Now playing view" makes CPU usage go down t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop hanging/crashing when adding tracks from Smart Shuffle to playlist

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice / OS: PC, Win 11My Question or Issue: I have a large playlist (~2000 tracks); my preferred way to expand it is listening with SmartShuffle and then adding the tracks I like to the list. However, almost every time I add ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: UK Device / OS: PC, Win 11 My Question or Issue: I have a large playlist (~2000 tracks); my preferred way to expand it is listening with SmartShuffle and then adding th...
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Superuser Contribution Failed to load URL at the bottom of Setting Page

PlanFreeCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi there, I was trying to change the advanced setting and faced an error at the bottom of the Setting pageit says "Failed to load URL https://d5ecgvacntsb3.cloudfront.net/test-ads/dyn...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, I was trying to change the advanced setting and faced an error at the bottom of the Setting page ...
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Spotify web not working

I too am getting the same 429, too many request errors from the past two days1. tried after clearing all the cache2. Tried restarting the app3. tried after removing the extension4. tried in incognito5. tried in other browsers also

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  • I too am getting the same 429, too many request errors from the past two days 1. tried after clearing all the cache 2. Tried restarting the app 3. tried after removing the extension 4. tried in i...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win11] Spotify keeps crashing my computer

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIntel® Core™**bleep**NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or Issue[Very lengthy post but the subject is basically the TLDR] 02/28/2022For a couple of months now, Spotify has been freezing...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Intel® Core™**bleep** NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER   Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue [Very lengthy post but the subject i...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop client refuses to use default audio output device

Hey,since the last update my Spotify has been steadily refusing to use my default audio output device. First I put my default output as specific default for Spotify in the sound mixer, then I started disabling the devices Spotify was using instead of...

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  • Hey, since the last update my Spotify has been steadily refusing to use my default audio output device. First I put my default output as specific default for Spotify in the sound mixer, then I start...
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