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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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  • MattSuda
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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 Pinned to taskbar issue

Whenever the Desktop Windows app is pinned to the taskbar, opening creates another instance of it instead of opening as the pinned application.

  • Visitor
  • Whenever the Desktop Windows app is pinned to the taskbar, opening creates another instance of it instead of opening as the pinned application.
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Why is my app running so slow

I have performed multiple clean reinstalls of the spotify app, both the windows version and the og version, disabled hardware acceleration, etc. and the spotify app is still incredibly slow. my computer is good and this is the only program that runs ...

  • Visitor
  • I have performed multiple clean reinstalls of the spotify app, both the windows version and the og version, disabled hardware acceleration, etc. and the spotify app is still incredibly slow. my compu...
  • Vasil
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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 ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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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 ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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 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...

  • Newbie
  • 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 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 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 ...
  • roller3e
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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.

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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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) ...

  • Casual Listener
  •   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....
  • DeannaM2
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Superuser Contribution My jam is not working.

PlanPremiumCountryNigeriaDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have been trying to have a jam with my friends, but the problem is that when I invite them, we don't have synced queues, what we're playing is different, ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Nigeria Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been trying to have a jam with my friends, but the problem i...
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Superuser Contribution Cursor in search field jumps around while typing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  
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Superuser Contribution Music randomly stops sound but still says its playing

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe music sound just stops playing but it says the musics is playing but there is no sound. It says its playing from broswer which is correct and don't have this issue with youtube when the sound...

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  • Plan Free Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The music sound just stops playing but it says the musics is playing but there is no sound. It says its playing from broswer wh...
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Superuser Contribution Notifications button missing after update

I just updated the desktop app and have been greeted with the old style UI - where the Search and Home buttons are back to the left panel. Also, the Notifications button is missing. I'm getting really fed up with what appears to be constant changes t...

  • Roadie
  • I just updated the desktop app and have been greeted with the old style UI - where the Search and Home buttons are back to the left panel. Also, the Notifications button is missing.   I'm gett...
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Can we get an equalizer for the desktop app?

PlanPremiumCountryPhobosDevice32 mb ram, 1 petabyte tape drive, Voodoo 3dfx, Gameboy Advanced TV tuner, etcOperating SystemWindows 10 Turbo My Question or IssueCan we get an equalizer for the desktop app? Can we sort by bitrate? Can we get Redbook au...

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  • Plan Premium Country Phobos Device 32 mb ram, 1 petabyte tape drive, Voodoo 3dfx, Gameboy Advanced TV tuner, etc Operating System Windows 10 Turbo   My Question or Issue Can we get an ...
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