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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 Intermittent playback on high speed connection

Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time this has happened. I have the Spotify app on my Sa...

  • Gig Goer
  • Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time...
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spotify on laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local files being enabled

Planfamily PremiumCountryBelgiumDevicelenovo legion pro 5Operating Systemwindows 11 spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local files being enabled and set to the correct foldersit's been happening for d...

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  • Plan family Premium Country Belgium Device lenovo legion pro 5 Operating System windows 11   spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local f...
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Solved!! Playlists Not Showing Up // Faulty App

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLenovo Ideapad LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app had not been working properly for the last few days, where it would randomly list songs across all playlists and albums as "unavai...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Lenovo Ideapad Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My Spotify app had not been working properly for the last few days, w...
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Ads That Do Not Interest Me

PlanFree/Premium CountryUnited States of America DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI would like for Spotify to stop showing a particular ad that I do not find amusing or appealing in any way, shape or form. That would be the Sta...

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  • Plan Free/Premium   Country United States of America   Device PC   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I would like for Spotify to stop showing a parti...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Deleted playlist still show ups after being deleted from account

I deleted some playlists I made but they are still showing up on the home page, I've tried deleting them again but I always get an error saying something went wrong. I've tried listening to a bunch of playlists to see if they go away but nope they ar...

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  • I deleted some playlists I made but they are still showing up on the home page, I've tried deleting them again but I always get an error saying something went wrong. I've tried listening to a bunch o...
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Like a whole playlist

My Question or IssueI am after a button to like an entire playlist. This already exists for an entire album but not for a playlist. I basically want to combine all my playlists into my liked songs section and it will take ages to do eah song individu...

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  • My Question or Issue I am after a button to like an entire playlist. This already exists for an entire album but not for a playlist. I basically want to combine all my playlists into my liked songs ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect - App showing wrong song or not showing anything

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicesOnePlus 8 Pro & Desktop PCOperating SystemAndroid 11 (latest Update on March 1st) & Windows 10 2004 My Question or IssueWhen Playing songs on my Desktop PC via Spotify, my phone either shows the wrong song playing and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Devices OnePlus 8 Pro & Desktop PC Operating System Android 11 (latest Update on March 1st) & Windows 10 2004   My Question or Issue When Playing...
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Superuser Contribution Changing output device breaks playback functionality

On Windows 10, when changing the audio output for Spotify to something other than the windows default device audio playback completely stops working in the desktop app. This seems like an important capability for an application centered around listen...

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  • On Windows 10, when changing the audio output for Spotify to something other than the windows default device audio playback completely stops working in the desktop app.   This seems like an im...
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Yellow Text Appearing for Songs Instead of White Text (Windows 10 Desktop)

I noticed in my Desktop that some songs have been appearing with a yellow text color instead of the traditional white that is used everywhere else. Is there any reason for this? I've noticed this quite frequently with regards to Japanese being stream...

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  • I noticed in my Desktop that some songs have been appearing with a yellow text color instead of the traditional white that is used everywhere else. Is there any reason for this? I've noticed this qui...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music comes from wrong speaker on desktop

In Windows 10, I use a headset wich my laptop sees as another speaker. Normally my Spotify would would go through my headset when i plugged it in but now it stopped doing that and it keeps going through my laptop's speakers. I can't find anything in ...

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  •   In Windows 10, I use a headset wich my laptop sees as another speaker. Normally my Spotify would would go through my headset when i plugged it in but now it stopped doing that and it keeps go...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play any song on the desktop app, "can't play this right now"

I've tried reinstalling, disabled hardware acceleration, deleted the local files file, checked the hosts file, checked my drivers, nothing works

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  • I've tried reinstalling, disabled hardware acceleration, deleted the local files file, checked the hosts file, checked my drivers, nothing works
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HowToPlay on multipleSpeakersSimultaneously? HowToChooseMoreThanOne spkr?

In Listening On part of screen I see all of my Spotify speakers, but I can choose only one. How to select more speakers and listen to music in multiroom environment? Or listen Left channel on one speaker and Right channel on another and get stereo?

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  • In Listening On part of screen I see all of my Spotify speakers, but I can choose only one. How to select more speakers and listen to music in multiroom environment? Or listen Left channel on one spe...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now.

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 64bit My Question or IssueI try to play any song on the app and I get this message:Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 11 64bit   My Question or Issue I try to play any song on the app and I get this message: Spotify can't play this right ...
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Superuser Contribution [Xbox] album art quality and compression

PlanPremium duoCountryUSADeviceXbox series S and XOperating SystemXbox series S and X latestMy Question or IssueWhen using the Xbox app on series S and series X the album art looks terrible and is very low resolution along with very high compression ...

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  • Plan Premium duo Country USA Device Xbox series S and X Operating System Xbox series S and X latest My Question or Issue When using the Xbox app on series S and series X the album art looks ...
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Superuser Contribution No audio after trying to swap listening device, even after reinstall.

Listening on mobile with bluetooth headset. Walked to my PC, and tried the Spotify Connect button to swap to PC audio. It appeared to do so, but no sound at all. All other apps work except Spotify. I rebooted, reinstalled Spotify, etc... and still no...

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  • Listening on mobile with bluetooth headset.  Walked to my PC, and tried the Spotify Connect button to swap to PC audio.  It appeared to do so, but no sound at all.  All other apps work...
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Superuser Contribution How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen?

How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen? Because I don't want to show Spotify player after screen locked.  

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  • How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen? Because I don't want to show Spotify player after screen locked.   
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Superuser Contribution Spotify restarting songs, skipping songs, playing random songs

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Client Version1.1.86.857.g3751ee08 My Question or Issue Spotify keeps restarting, skipping and playing random songs. I've done the following: signed out on all devicesreinstalledMy internet i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Client Version 1.1.86.857.g3751ee08   My Question or Issue   Spotify keeps restarting, skipping and playing r...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist order and Queue order shuffles on PC when using Spotify Connect

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceOnePlus 11 and Windows PC Operating SystemAndroid 14 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueI listen to Spotify on my phone but I use Spotify Connect on my PC to control it so I can put my phone away. While listenin...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country United States   Device OnePlus 11 and Windows PC   Operating System Android 14 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue I listen to Spotif...
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Solved!! cache

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issuehow can I delete the cache? it's about 7 giga

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue how can I delete the cache? it's about 7 giga
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