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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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Don't play this song anymore

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindowsMy Question or IssueI'd like to select the option to stop a certain song from being played on my account, but I don't see the option in the drop down menu. I swear, I used to have this option and I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue I'd like to select the option to stop a certain song from being played on my account, but I don't see the opt...
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Automatic Queue

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceSurface ProOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I know that changes have been made to Spotify Free in the last year, but I've been having a hard time finding out exactly what changed and why. I am in the middle of a ...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I know that changes have been made to Spotify Free in the last year, but I've been ha...
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Crossfade Issue

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceOmen Gaming LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI have crossfade enabled and Automix off. There is only a crossfade on my songs whenever I queue them. When they're just playing normally in a playlist, it...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Omen Gaming Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have crossfade enabled and Automix off. There is only a crossfade on my...
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New releases not updating

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNew ZealandDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueUnder the main Browse page there is a tab for New Releases.Up until a few weeks ago the new release albums etc were updated.This has now stopped updating.Tri...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country New Zealand Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Under the main Browse page there is a tab for New Releases. Up until a few weeks...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify constantly skipping songs

Spotify will constantly skip song when i set my audio output device to my wireless corsair headphones. This has happened after a driver update, i didn't know if i should delete the driver, how would it reinstall etc. Spotify works fine when set to my...

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  • Spotify will constantly skip song when i set my audio output device to my wireless corsair headphones. This has happened after a driver update, i didn't know if i should delete the driver, how would ...
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Superuser Contribution Random device does not disconnect from my Spotify account after logging off ALL

So out of NOWHERE some random song started playing on my spotify. I stopped it. It continued playing. Suddenly I see that a new device is logged in named "PS4-239". So I changed password and after that I made "log off all" so all devices would log ou...

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  • So out of NOWHERE some random song started playing on my spotify. I stopped it. It continued playing. Suddenly I see that a new device is logged in named "PS4-239". So I changed password and after th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Opens on startup no matter what

PlanPremiumCountryEstoniaOperating SystemWindows 10 (Version 1909)My Question or IssueSpotify opens on startup no matter what I do. I have disabled it in the task manager, I have changed the advanced settings and another solution which tells me to di...

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  • Plan Premium Country Estonia Operating System Windows 10 (Version 1909) My Question or Issue Spotify opens on startup no matter what I do. I have disabled it in the task manager, I have change...
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Spotify using excessive Disk IO when playing via Sonos

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceDesktop Windows 10 & Sonos speakersOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been playing Spotify today via my Sonos speakers.. Thus all the music playing shouldn't be going through my desktop computer, as Sonos c...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US   Device Desktop Windows 10 & Sonos speakers Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been playing Spotify today via my Sonos s...
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Windows 10: On startup, Spotify starts taking 3.5 GB of RAM, then crashes

PlanPremiumrecently upgraded from Free and never had any problems beforeCountryGermanyDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently upgraded from Spotify free where I never had any problems. When I upgraded (in December) I m...

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  • Plan Premium recently upgraded from Free and never had any problems before Country Germany Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently upgraded from ...
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windows show same song when different song is playing

PlanFree/PremiumCountrycanadaDevicecomputerOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issueplaying spotify on the google home and then control it from the computer. it shows same song that was playing when i opened it and plays a different song. i re...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country canada Device computer Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue playing spotify on the google home and then control it from the computer. it s...
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Solved!! [Desktop] Album art disappared from the playing track and doesn't want to show again

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFirst the album art was blank on desktop when playing a track, and would only show when you minimized it. Now the little arrow is gone and the album art won't show at all....

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue First the album art was blank on desktop when playing a track, and would only show when you min...
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Sound stops when volume is too low

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevice PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen my volume is quite low, it seems like spotify doesn't recognize the sound at all. It just stops playing the sound, for example in some low volume parts of s...

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  •   Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device  PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When my volume is quite low, it seems like spotify doesn't recognize the...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop app loses synchronization with other players

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.29.592.gf0779179My Question or IssueI use the desktop Spotify application to control Spotify on another device . Lately the desktop player has stopped synchronizing and no longer shows ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.29.592.gf0779179 My Question or Issue I use the desktop Spotify application to control Spotify on another device ....
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Stop Spotify PC turning on computer

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XR and Windows PCOperating SystemLatest iOS & Windows Release My Question or IssueI was wishing to find a setting to stop my PC Spotify app from waking up my computer from sleep when I play Spotify from my phone. For...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR and Windows PC Operating System Latest iOS & Windows Release   My Question or Issue I was wishing to find a setting to stop my PC Spotify ...
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Superuser Contribution Local file adds/deletes/changes don't get updated in my Spotify Local Files list any more.

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Win10 64-bit desktop My Question or Issue:Local file adds/changes don't get updated in my Spotify Local Files list anymore. I have tried adding and removing the source folder, deleting the DAT file, deleting the BNK fi...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Win10 64-bit desktop   My Question or Issue: Local file adds/changes don't get updated in my Spotify Local Files list anymore. I have tried adding and...
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Superuser Contribution Fix volume for commercials!

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Eqalizer

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't publish my activity when playing on Google Home

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceGoogle Home My Question or IssueHi,When i'm playing Spotify on Google Home my friends can't see what i'm playing on the friends activity tab.It works only when i'm playing music straight from my phone or laptop.

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device Google Home   My Question or Issue Hi, When i'm playing Spotify on Google Home my friends can't see what i'm playing on the friends activity tab. It ...
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Superuser Contribution Missing Media buttons in the Task bar

Hi everybody Im using Spotify as a Desktop Version on my Windows 10. Since always I had some media buttons like "Play" and "Next" when I go with the mouse over the Spotify-Icon (in the Task bar). But now when Im doing the same, the buttons are not sh...

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  • Hi everybody   Im using Spotify as a Desktop Version on my Windows 10. Since always I had some media buttons like "Play" and "Next" when I go with the mouse over the Spotify-Icon (in the Task ...
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Desktop app overheating gpu

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJust opening the app makes the graphics card start to overheat, without opening anything else.

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Just opening the app makes the graphics card start to overheat, without opening anything...
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