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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 playlist off line

hello, For a party where there is no wifi: can I play a list of favorites from my laptop? I have premium. Do I have to download the whole playlist then and can I do it for all the songs together? Does anybody knows if Spotify and Pioneer DJset work t...

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  • hello,   For a party where there is no wifi: can I play a list of favorites from my laptop? I have premium. Do I have to download the whole playlist then and can I do it for all the songs toge...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify wont play the next song

I will listen to a song and then once it reaches the end it will just stop and wont continue to the next song unless I skip it

  • Visitor
  • I will listen to a song and then once it reaches the end it will just stop and wont continue to the next song unless I skip it
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local File song won't show new name

How can I get Spotify to use the names I've given to Local Files that I own? I have a number of recordings that I own, and I want the song names to be names that I choose when I import them into my private Spotify playlist. E.g., shorter or more mean...

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  • How can I get Spotify to use the names I've given to Local Files that I own?   I have a number of recordings that I own, and I want the song names to be names that I choose when I import them ...
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Superuser Contribution Settings don't appear.

I'm on the desktop version of spotify and I'm trying to access the settings in order for me to use local files. When I go to the top right where my profile is and click on the arrow the only options are account, profile, and logout. I tried seeing if...

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  • I'm on the desktop version of spotify and I'm trying to access the settings in order for me to use local files. When I go to the top right where my profile is and click on the arrow the only options ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When i add a new song to a specific playlist it deletes itself

PlanFreeCountryUruguayOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have tried to add a song to my playlist but it deletes itself almost immediately, but i tried adding it to another playlist and it works alrightvideo link: https://imgur.com/TfVY7...

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  • Plan Free Country Uruguay Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have tried to add a song to my playlist but it deletes itself almost immediately, but i tried adding it to ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Where can I find URI for my account?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) I can't find the URI for my Spotify account. I tried different options, including https;//example.org/callback wh...

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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.)   I can't find the URI for my S...
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Superuser Contribution error Auth:2.

All of a sudden Im getting a auth:2 error. I was authed before. Does anyone know how to fix this???

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  • All of a sudden Im getting a auth:2 error. I was authed before. Does anyone know how to fix this???
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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify block Cloudflare WARP?

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I have enabled Cloudflare WARP, Spotify stops working and all songs are greyed out. This started recently, maybe 2 weeks ago.When I click to play song, it shows "This content is not available".

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  • Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Whenever I have enabled Cloudflare WARP, Spotify stops working and all songs are greyed out. This started recently, maybe 2 weeks a...
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Superuser Contribution Block different song languages

PlanPremiumCountryRUDeviceHonor 8xOperating SystemAndroid 10, Windows 10 My Question or IssueMy library has some tracks and artists with the German artists singing their songs on ENGLISH (like Robin Shulz) . I've banned MANY different songs and artis...

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  • Plan Premium Country RU Device Honor 8x Operating System Android 10, Windows 10   My Question or Issue My library has some tracks and artists with the German artists singing their song...
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Rapidly presses pause/play with no input

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLenovo ThinkPad X1 CarbonOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis has only started today but it has made listening to music, which I do daily and for hours at a time, impossible. Immediately upon opening the deskt...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This has only started today but it has made listening to music, whic...
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"Spotify can't play this right now." and none of the existing solutions work.

Plan: PremiumCountry: CanadaOperating System: Windows 10, Version 20H2, OS build 19042.1415Version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.76.447.g11f432d8My Question or Issue:No songs or anything else can be played from my desktop version of spotify. The error mes...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Canada Operating System: Windows 10, Version 20H2, OS build 19042.1415 Version: Spotify for Windows 1.1.76.447.g11f432d8 My Question or Issue: No songs or anything else ...
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Superuser Contribution Zooming not scaling properly with the new desktop UI

With the new UI, I cannot access my profile while using the Desktop app because the "minimise" button covers it up as it is WAY too large. Zooming in fixes but this shouldn't be an issue for ANY zoom levels as it is inconvenient for users. The "Going...

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  • With the new UI, I cannot access my profile while using the Desktop app because the "minimise" button covers it up as it is WAY too large. Zooming in fixes but this shouldn't be an issue for ANY zoom...
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Superuser Contribution Songs Mass Repeating

I’ve run into an issue on the PC version where a playlist will eventually stop loading properly and will have a single song set to play many times over. Reshuffling works temporarily, but the issue is persistent. It’s not an endless repetition. Once ...

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  • I’ve run into an issue on the PC version where a playlist will eventually stop loading properly and will have a single song set to play many times over. Reshuffling works temporarily, but the issue i...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution UI empty area under tracks list view

CountryFinlandDeviceSurface Pro 9, Mac Mini 2018Operating SystemWindows 11 23H2, MacOS 14.5 My Question or IssueThere is an empty area at the bottom of / under the tracks list view on desktop Spotify apps both on Windows 10 / 11 and MacOS, regardless...

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  •   Country Finland Device Surface Pro 9, Mac Mini 2018 Operating System Windows 11 23H2, MacOS 14.5   My Question or Issue There is an empty area at the bottom of / under the tracks...
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Superuser Contribution Volume resets every time spotify opens with Windows

Volume resets every time Spotify launches with Windows 10. Spotify simply doesn't remember the volume I set, and it blasts my ears every time I start to listening ot music every day. I have crossfade set to 12s, and launch minimized with windows.

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  • Volume resets every time Spotify launches with Windows 10. Spotify simply doesn't remember the volume I set, and it blasts my ears every time I start to listening ot music every day.  I have cr...
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Superuser Contribution Songs don't play on Windows

When trying to play a song on the Desktop application it simply just doesn't play... It doesn't queue, nothing.. I previously had an issue where nothing would load however I had fixed that, but I can't find anything to fix this... I've tried Reinstal...

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  • When trying to play a song on the Desktop application it simply just doesn't play... It doesn't queue, nothing.. I previously had an issue where nothing would load however I had fixed that, but I can...
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Need a button to dismiss content recommendations.

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSurface ProOperating SystemWindows 10 Why can't Spotify let users hide or dismiss content recommendations that we are not interested in!?!?!?It seems like a simple thing to let paying users curate their own home scree...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10   Why can't Spotify let users hide or dismiss content recommendations that we are not interested in!?!?!? ...
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Superuser Contribution How to go back to playlist that is currently playing to know Playlist Name?

PlanFreeCountryPhilippines DeviceLaptop AcerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow do I go back to the playlist that I am currently playing to view the Playlist Name and Songs available?If you can see the image I attached, clicking the ar...

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  • Plan Free Country Philippines   Device Laptop Acer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How do I go back to the playlist that I am currently playing to view the Pla...
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spotify can't play this right now.

Please fix this shitty error, everything works fine... Youtube, Deezer and**bleep** only spotify makes trouble

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  • Please fix this shitty error, everything works fine... Youtube, Deezer and**bleep** only spotify makes trouble      
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