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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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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 Can I somehow hide songs in the web version?

PlanPremium DuoCountryPolandDeviceDesktop ChromeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, Is it somehow possible to hide songs of others' playlist on the web version? I can do it on my mobile but when i play the playlist in web, then the hid...

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  • Plan Premium Duo Country Poland Device Desktop Chrome Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi,  Is it somehow possible to hide songs of others' playlist on the web ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Lyrics feature unavailable

Hey Community! Just a heads up that our Lyrics feature on desktop is currently unavailable as we're making some big improvements to the feature. We'll share more updates soon. We can also confirm our partnership with Musixmatch is ending. It was a gr...

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  • Hey Community!   Just a heads up that our Lyrics feature on desktop is currently unavailable as we're making some big improvements to the feature. We'll share more updates so...
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Superuser Contribution My Library won't load (Web)

My Library was showing.I went to sort it alphabetically, and it disappeared, saying 'Something went wrong, Try reloading your library'I've tried doing that for the past two weeks. I've cleared caches, I've deleted the saved tab, I've logged out. Noth...

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  • My Library was showing. I went to sort it alphabetically, and it disappeared, saying 'Something went wrong, Try reloading your library' I've tried doing that for the past two weeks. I've cleared c...
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Superuser Contribution my friend activity list doesn't appear

i use spotify free at my pc and there seems to be a problem with my friend activity list since there's nothing there, it's just black. i've tried everything, but nothing is working. any help?

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  •   i use spotify free at my pc and there seems to be a problem with my friend activity list since there's nothing there, it's just black. i've tried everything, but nothing is working. any help?
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Superuser Contribution the setting for making playlists private by default is not working

https://prnt.sc/vgHkGjFezHYjI have the setting for publish playlists by default off but they are still published automatically whenever I create a playlist. Please fix this issue

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  • https://prnt.sc/vgHkGjFezHYj I have the setting for publish playlists by default off but they are still published automatically whenever I create a playlist. Please fix this issue
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How do I block an artist or stop a song from being played?

There are certain songs that I don't like, by artists that I like, that you insist on shoving at me when I'd rather be listening to other tracks by that artist. And there are some artists that I don't want to hear at all, but when I turn my back to w...

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  • There are certain songs that I don't like, by artists that I like, that you insist on shoving at me when I'd rather be listening to other tracks by that artist. And there are some artists that I don...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify show the remote playing bar on desktop, if the device is the desktop computer

As of the latest update, Spotify on desktop shows the green bar to indicate it is playing music through another device - even if the device is that current computer. This is really annoying and distracting, and honestly unnecessary when my default au...

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  • As of the latest update, Spotify on desktop shows the green bar to indicate it is playing music through another device - even if the device is that current computer. This is really annoying and distr...
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Superuser Contribution Why can't I change my email?

I haven't signed up with Facebook or anything but I have signed up with my student email and I'm trying to change it to my personal email. I tried to change it yet it won't let me.

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  • I haven't signed up with Facebook or anything but I have signed up with my student email and I'm trying to change it to my personal email. I tried to change it yet it won't let me.
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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 sleep mode causes Spotify app to not work upon waking

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Dell PC)Operating System(Windows 10)Spotify App My Question or IssueIf I put close Spotify, then my PC to sleep (Windows sleep mode), and then awaken my PC, and then double click on the Spotify app to restart it, I get the...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (Dell PC) Operating System (Windows 10) Spotify App   My Question or Issue If I put close Spotify, then my PC to sleep (Windows sleep mode), and then a...
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Disable the smart shuffle.

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin11 64bit My Question or IssueCould you please disable the smart shuffle feature? This is the worst feature since I started using Spotify nine years ago.Could you add a toggle button in the setti...

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  • Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device Desktop Operating System Win11 64bit   My Question or Issue Could you please disable the smart shuffle feature? This is the worst feature since I sta...
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Superuser Contribution Meaning of Blue Dots in Podcast-Lists

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhat the **bleep** do the blue dot's stand for? They make no sense. I have full blue dots for Podcasts I haven't started, for some I started and for some I finished. How hard can...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue What the **bleep** do the blue dot's stand for? They make no sense. I have full blue dots for Podcasts I h...
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Superuser Contribution Bug Fix missing search filters

Convenient sorting filters in search are gone in "Your Library" on Spotify Web PlayerFilters by Playlist, Albums, Artists P.S. and it's still not fixed Keyboard Shortcuts https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Bug-Fix-Keyboard-Shortcuts/m-p...

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  • Convenient sorting filters in search are gone in "Your Library" on Spotify Web Player Filters by Playlist, Albums, Artists   P.S. and it's still not fixed Keyboard Shortcuts 🙂 https://...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Desktop app stuck on black screen

Spotify won't start even though I have internet and I've already reinstalled the app.OS:Windows 11.Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.39.578.g0ea3f38bWeb version is working, and app on MacOS also works fine.

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  • Spotify won't start even though I have internet and I've already reinstalled the app. OS: Windows 11. Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.39.578.g0ea3f38b Web version is working, and app on MacOS ...
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everytime i try to play a song a notice comes up that spotify can't play it

it plays for about 5 seconds then a notice comes up that spotify can't play that right now. no matter where you select it from. i have both good internet and cell service here.

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  • it plays for about 5 seconds then a notice comes up that spotify can't play that right now. no matter where you select it from. i have both good internet and cell service here.
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Superuser Contribution UI scrollbar bug Windows 11 Desktop App(Only visual)

Low Priority!PlanPremiumCountryseDevicePC Dell laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro, Version 23H2 My Question or IssueI noticed when you expand the new album cover sidebar the scrollbar gets overlaped over the buttons. Its just a minor visual bug, ok...

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  • Low Priority! Plan Premium Country se Device PC Dell laptop Operating System Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2   My Question or Issue I noticed when you expand the new album cover sideba...
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Solved!! I am over my device limit, but I don't have 5 devices with downloads.

I went to my spotify app to download some songs to get a error that said that I had reached my device limit. I don't have 5 devices with downloads on them (My Samsung, iPhone, and one of my watches) but I still get this error. Is there any way to fix...

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  • I went to my spotify app to download some songs to get a error that said that I had reached my device limit. I don't have 5 devices with downloads on them (My Samsung, iPhone, and one of my watches) ...
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Solved!! Spotify skips every song instantly.

I deinstalled and reinstalled spotify, but the issue is still occuring on windows. I never had any problems before on windows and i didn't changed anything. It works on my android smartphone.

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  • I deinstalled and reinstalled spotify, but the issue is still occuring on windows. I never had any problems before on windows and i didn't changed anything. It works on my android smartphone.
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Superuser Contribution Playing song not showing as green

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi! This started a few days ago; When I'm scrolling on a playlist the currently playing song is no longer highlighted in green. This is not an issue on mobile, nor is it an is...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi! This started a few days ago; When I'm scrolling on a playlist the currently playing song i...
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Superuser Contribution How do I delete account data without deleting my spotify account?

Hello, my spotify account was stolen today and the people who played it listened to a lot of songs, but I was disturbed when I saw that I was not listening. I want to reset my spotify data.

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  • Hello, my spotify account was stolen today and the people who played it listened to a lot of songs, but I was disturbed when I saw that I was not listening. I want to reset my spotify data.
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Superuser Contribution can't hear from Spotify desktop app when using headphones sony WH-1000XM5

from same PC using web browsing spotify sound works well. Using desktop Spotify app (set with play in this device) I can't hear nothing with headphones Sony WH-1000XM5. Any idea?

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  • from same PC using web browsing spotify sound works well. Using desktop Spotify app (set with play in this device) I can't hear nothing with headphones Sony WH-1000XM5. Any idea?
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