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Solved!! 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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  • notworking117
  • Casual Listener
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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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  • whatintheworldisthis
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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 Right-clicking multiple songs selects just one

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceLenovo Legion S7Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSometimes when I select multiple songs and right-click them the drop-down menu changes after a second and starts behaving as if I'd only selected one song....

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  • Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Lenovo Legion S7 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Sometimes when I select multiple songs and right-click them the drop-down menu ...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Glitching while playing

Hi,There are periodical glitches while I am playing Spotify on Windows 11. Does anyone know what may be causing it?thx! My Question or Issue

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  • Hi, There are periodical glitches while I am playing Spotify on Windows 11.  Does anyone know what may be causing it? thx!     My Question or Issue  
  • SparklesTheNightPony
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Superuser Contribution Glitching playback

Windows 11, Dell Precision 555oI experience playback glitches (irregular intervals but constant) and performed some device test (results are attached). The issue is present on the windows app as well as on the web version of Spotify. Any suggestions ...

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  •   Windows 11, Dell Precision 555o I experience playback glitches (irregular intervals but constant) and performed some device test (results are attached). The issue is present on the windows a...
  • SparklesTheNightPony
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Suddenly NO AUDIO using PC app!

PlanFree/PremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYesterday I was listening via the PC app on my Windows 10 machine, when all of a sudden the songs looked like they were playing, but there was no audio. I decided to wait and see if it fi...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Yesterday I was listening via the PC app on my Windows 10 machine, when all of a sudden the songs looked like t...
  • NellsMusic
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Superuser Contribution Add volume controller on Spotify player that's embeded on my website

My Question or Issue:I have added a Spotify player onto my Wix website to play music along with my exercise videos. But the music plays too loudly and drowns out my voice in the video.The player does not have a volume control.I have adjusted my voice...

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  • My Question or Issue: I have added a Spotify player onto my Wix website to play music along with my exercise videos. But the music plays too loudly and drowns out my voice in the video. The player ...
  • joonty
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Search history is not synced accross devices (Desktop, Mobile)

Search history is not synced accross devices which makes it hard to find a previous research on Desktop on mobile, and vice versa.

  • Casual Listener
  • Search history is not synced accross devices which makes it hard to find a previous research on Desktop on mobile, and vice versa.
  • dinomight
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Desktop App (Windows) will not display home or any searched music/artist

When I open the App, the Home page fails to open.If I search for a song/album/artist - again an error is displayed ("Something went wrong") or remains blank. Nothing in Error logs.However I can view my Liked songs and any playlists I created (and lis...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I open the App, the Home page fails to open. If I search for a song/album/artist - again an error is displayed ("Something went wrong") or remains blank. Nothing in Error logs. However I can...
  • MateusM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop App Lag/Delay Windows 11

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro 21H2 22000.527Spotify1.1.79.763.gc2965cdf IssueWhen I interact with the player, every action comes with a delay. Video attached. Web version works fine.Few days ago I reinstalled Windows 11 and update...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Pro 21H2 22000.527 Spotify 1.1.79.763.gc2965cdf     Issue When I interact with the player, every action comes with a ...
  • tonize
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Samsung TV does not proceed to next song, playlist plays fine on Windows PC and Android phone

Plan - PremiumCountry - USADevice/Operating System[fail] - Samsung TV Neo QLED Model code: QN75QN85DAFXZA - Spotify version 2.1.51 (latest version - updated in Dec 2023) - Spotify playlist plays current song to end, but does NOT proceed to next song ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan - Premium Country - USA Device/Operating System [fail]  - Samsung TV Neo QLED Model code: QN75QN85DAFXZA - Spotify version 2.1.51 (latest version - updated in Dec 2023) - Spoti...
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Superuser Contribution spotify jam is not working between two desktop apps

My girlfriend and i want to listen to spotify while we work, we do not live together, we both have spotify premium. when we connect and start a jam on the desktop apps, spotify does not play the same song for each of us, but instead continues to play...

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  • My girlfriend and i want to listen to spotify while we work, we do not live together, we both have spotify premium. when we connect and start a jam on the desktop apps, spotify does not play the same...
  • Elena
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why can't I log into my account on my laptop?

It wont let me login to my account on the app on my laptop. Every time I enter my username and password (I've also attempted using the email in place of the username,) there is a pop up that reads "This app is restricted to Premium users only. Error ...

  • Visitor
  • It wont let me login to my account on the app on my laptop. Every time I enter my username and password (I've also attempted using the email in place of the username,) there is a pop up that reads "T...
  • dinomight
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Superuser Contribution multiple output audio interface

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevice(Asus ZenBook)Operating System(iWindows 11) My Question or IssueIm using a high end audio Device connected to my Laptop - RME Babyface.It allows multiple outputs.Spotify Desktop app outputs by default to wherever i outpu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device (Asus ZenBook) Operating System (iWindows 11)   My Question or Issue Im using a high end audio Device connected to my Laptop - RME Babyface. It allo...
  • OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution why ı cant see the decoding of podcasts ?

ı want to see the wrştten version of the podcasts like lyrics? many web side and program does this with AI .

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  • ı want to see the wrştten version of the podcasts like lyrics? many web side and program does this with AI .
  • OscarDC
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Mini Player not showing most buttons in shorter formats

DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI want to be able to have the mini bar on my taskbar. However, when I shorten the height enough for it to fit, almost all the buttons disappear except play/pause and skip forward.There's ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I want to be able to have the mini bar on my taskbar. However, when I shorten the height enough for it to fit, almost a...
  • ribezaz
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution consistent delay/desync between devices

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicedesktop (win10), netbook (win 10), lg m250 (android 7.0)Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 7.0 My Question or Issuewhen playing a song on my desktop, my netbook shows the timestamp as -1:0-6 , when in the desktop is ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device desktop (win10), netbook (win 10), lg m250 (android 7.0) Operating System Windows 10, Android 7.0   My Question or Issue when playing a song on my...
  • TheBango
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Solved!! Spotify won't output through audio interface? Need answers by tommorow please!

I have a Gemini G2V and for the past few months I have used it no problem as an audio through/audio interface for my computer while I'm not DJ'ing. Spotify used to work fine with this but now it doesn't seem to want to play at all when my controller ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a Gemini G2V and for the past few months I have used it no problem as an audio through/audio interface for my computer while I'm not DJ'ing. Spotify used to work fine with this but now it does...
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Superuser Contribution Disable videos

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI would like to have the option to disable videos. I do not watch them, and from what I...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I woul...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows PC app, adjusts overall PC volume settings when minimized

Whenever my Spotify desktop app is minimized or not longer in focus, it reduces the volume for everything on my PC.For example if normally, my volume mixer is set to 100%. When spotify is in focus it's reduced to 65%The inverse is also true and if I ...

  • Visitor
  • Whenever my Spotify desktop app is minimized or not longer in focus, it reduces the volume for everything on my PC. For example if normally, my volume mixer is set to 100%. When spotify is in focu...
  • OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution the right-hand side of my web players are unresponsive.

I have taken a screenshot that shows a white vertical line. The webplayer is unresponsive to mouse click to the right of that line

  • Roadie
  • I have taken a screenshot that shows a white vertical line. The webplayer is unresponsive to mouse click to the right of that line
  • OscarDC
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