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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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PlanpremiumCountryGreeceDeviceLaptop PC Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IsI log in properly and the app is showing me as offline while I am not therefore I can't play music. I have already unistall and reinstall many times without any chang...

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  • Plan premium Country Greece Device Laptop PC  Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Is I log in properly and the app is showing me as offline while I am not therefore I can...
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Superuser Contribution All album art is missing

PlanPremiumCountryNLDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince a couple of weeks all album art has disappeared in the windows 10 spotify desktop app. See below for an example.Have tried all the regular stuff, like:- re-install- clean...

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  • Plan Premium Country NL Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since a couple of weeks all album art has disappeared in the windows 10 spotify desktop app. Se...
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Superuser Contribution Disable autoplay whenever the app is launched

Whenever the app is launched on desktop now, Spotify starts playing whatever you were last listening to automatically. I'm not a fan of this, especially since it plays before the rest of the app finishes loading, so I can't even pause for the first f...

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  • Whenever the app is launched on desktop now, Spotify starts playing whatever you were last listening to automatically. I'm not a fan of this, especially since it plays before the rest of the app fini...
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Superuser Contribution I can't go back to online mode

PlanPremium (Family)Operating SystemWindows 10Every time I open my desktop app (which I've reinstalled at least five times today), I can see a small, blue line that says I'm in offline mode, but then I check the actual "Offline Mode" in the corner an...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Operating System Windows 10 Every time I open my desktop app (which I've reinstalled at least five times today), I can see a small, blue line that says I'm in offline mode, ...
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Superuser Contribution New Episodes Missing on Desktop for Mac

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemmacOS Monterey My Question or IssueHi guys!I'm following THIS podcast and suddenly the application for desktop (Mac) just stopped showing new episodes in October. The newest episode tha...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System macOS Monterey   My Question or Issue Hi guys! I'm following THIS podcast and suddenly the application for desk...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify is not working properly with Discord

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo recently my Spotify application has not been working properly with my discord application. Songs that I am listening to on the Spotify app does not show up on my disc...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So recently my Spotify application has not been working properly with my discord application....
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ampersands when adding songs to playlist are not parsed correctly

When using the smart shuffle while playing a playlist with ampersands in the name, choosing to add the current playing song will display the ampersands wrong in the snackbar that appears.https://imgur.com/a/lWvyqmT

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  • When using the smart shuffle while playing a playlist with ampersands in the name, choosing to add the current playing song will display the ampersands wrong in the snackbar that appears. https://...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution songs in a playlist don't show up as part of the playlist

So this only happens on the windows app (android app works fine). songs that are in a playlist, if you play them from their artists' profiles or albums, don't show up as part of your playlist, and therefore you can add them again without the usual "i...

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  • So this only happens on the windows app (android app works fine). songs that are in a playlist, if you play them from their artists' profiles or albums, don't show up as part of your playlist, and th...
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Superuser Contribution Forward and Bacward options not working on the web

Every time I'm listening to a podcast on the and I try to rewind with the 15sec backward, it goes all back to the very beginning of the podcast!!So annoying!

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  • Every time I'm listening to a podcast on the and I try to rewind with the 15sec backward, it goes all back to the very beginning of the podcast!! So annoying!
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Superuser Contribution Unable to login into desktop app

The other day, all of a sudden, on my Spotify Windows App, all the tracks turned grey, and the same song kept playing in a loop. I thought it was an Internet issue and changed my network, but no change. I logged out and tried to log back in, but it d...

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  • The other day, all of a sudden, on my Spotify Windows App, all the tracks turned grey, and the same song kept playing in a loop. I thought it was an Internet issue and changed my network, but no chan...
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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Timeline 10 Seconds Ahead when Using Connect

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620M1 iMacOperating SystemWindows 11macOS My Question or IssueWhenever I'm listening to the Spotify app, and I open the Web Player, the song's timeline is usually 10 seconds ahead. Sometimes if I click p...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 M1 iMac Operating System Windows 11 macOS   My Question or Issue Whenever I'm listening to the Spotify app, and I open th...
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How do i let my Collaborators add music on my playlist?

My friends are in my playlisr and i added them all to it, but they cant add music! need help here

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  • My friends are in my playlisr and i added them all to it, but they cant add music! need help here
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Superuser Contribution "Couldn't find that playlist" keeps happening when I click on the Daily Wellness playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLaptop (CHROME)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to open the Daily Wellness podcast on the web player on Chrome, it keeps saying "Couldn't find that playlist.". It was working fine earlier this morn...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Laptop (CHROME) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to open the Daily Wellness podcast on the web player on Chrome, it...
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Superuser Contribution Only playing previously Downloaded music. Home and Search pages won't open.

This situation has occurred twice this month. What's wrong with Spotify? I expect better service for the price!

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  • This situation has occurred twice this month. What's wrong with Spotify? I expect better service for the price!
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong with playback appears everytime

Spotify was working fine yesterday but today keeps giving me this error everytime I try to play anything. I'm using firefox and the web player if it helps.

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  • Spotify was working fine yesterday but today keeps giving me this error everytime I try to play anything. I'm using firefox and the web player if it helps.
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Desktop video quality still is trash.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNetherlandDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueFor months now, the video quality of podcasts remains utter garbage. I have a GoF connection of 50gb up and down, using just one device and still the qualit...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Netherland Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue For months now, the video quality of podcasts remains utter garbage. I have a Go...
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Superuser Contribution Error when playing video podcast on Windows 10 (standalone and MS store)

HelloI've been busy for a few months and some other months without a computer, so I was behind in my podcasts. I listened to all non-video ones and some music with no issues whatsoever, however when I moved to try and catch up with Distractible, my S...

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  • Hello I've been busy for a few months and some other months without a computer, so I was behind in my podcasts. I listened to all non-video ones and some music with no issues whatsoever, however w...
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Superuser Contribution how do I order my play lists and favorit albums in the Library?

Is there any way where I can control the exact order items are displayed, when viewing play lists and favorite albums in the Library in the desktop app?I would really like the ability to order all the entries based on how I like them.

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  • Is there any way where I can control the exact order items are displayed, when viewing play lists and favorite albums in the Library in the desktop app? I would really like the ability to order al...
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