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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app starts playing with a Teams Incoming Call

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell Latitude 9420Operating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueSpotify Desktop app is open but not playing. I receive an incoming phone call on my Teams app and Spotify starts playing music! This is the wrong time for music...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Latitude 9420 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify Desktop app is open but not playing.  I receive an incoming phone call on my T...
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Superuser Contribution Doubleclicking on a playlist in the menu for adding songs makes the current song play from the start

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceIdeaPad Gaming 2 15ACH6Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueWhen clicking on the new menu for adding songs more easily (screenshot below) and accidentality double-clicking on one of the playlists where t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device IdeaPad Gaming 2 15ACH6 Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue When clicking on the new menu for adding songs more easily (screens...
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Superuser Contribution Album Cover Art super blurry/low quality

This has been an issue for a while and it seems many others are having the same issue, yet it isn't being fixed. This happens when you large out the album cover on Spotify Windows. This happens with *every* album art, not just some. Internet connecti...

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  • This has been an issue for a while and it seems many others are having the same issue, yet it isn't being fixed. This happens when you large out the album cover on Spotify Windows. This happens with ...
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spotify does not play over audio interface

hi there, i have a Focusrite 2i4 USB audio interface, which i use to work with programs like sibelius and ableton. Problem is that whenever it's connected, spotify wont play. this is of course very annoying. Any one experienced problems like this? be...

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  • hi there,   i have a Focusrite 2i4 USB audio interface, which i use to work with programs like sibelius and ableton. Problem is that whenever it's connected, spotify wont play. this is of co...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Doesn't work PC

PlanFreeCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating System WindowsMy Question or Issue My Spotify Hasn't been working for one or two months and when i try to reinstall it, its still the same problem also web player doesn't work. All of the songs are gone, i can...

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  •   Plan Free Country  Germany Device PC Operating System  Windows My Question or Issue  My Spotify Hasn't been working for one or two months and when i try to reinstall i...
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profile changes to facebook 'default' profile picture

when i delete my profile on dekstop, it changes to facebook 'default' profile. i remove the spotify connections from my facebook account and it work on mobile. but when i tried it on yhe dekstop version is still the facebook default one even when i r...

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  • when i delete my profile on dekstop, it changes to facebook 'default' profile. i remove the spotify connections from my facebook account and it work on mobile. but when i tried it on yhe dekstop vers...
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Superuser Contribution How can I set up Spotify to not stop playing?

Is there a way to set up Spotify to run independently from other devices, or change settings so that it does not stop playing no matter what might happen with other apps, screen locks, etc? For example, I will be listening to Spotify on my desktop co...

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  • Is there a way to set up Spotify to run independently from other devices, or change settings so that it does not stop playing no matter what might happen with other apps, screen locks, etc? For examp...
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Superuser Contribution merge playlists

Add a feartue that allows user to merge mulitiple playlists together because it is annoying to have to add each song one by one. can be playlists that user has personally made and ones they have liked from other users, however, when merged the merged...

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  • Add a feartue that allows user to merge mulitiple playlists together because it is annoying to have to add each song one by one. can be playlists that user has personally made and ones they have like...
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Logitech Options - can't set up mouse buttons for Spotify Microsoft Store version

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.I was wondering to whom write with this problem (Logitech or Spotify), but I think that is something wrong with Spotify Windows software, not Logitech software. To the point: the problem is that in...

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  • Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello. I was wondering to whom write with this problem (Logitech or Spotify), but I think that is something wrong with Spotify Windows sof...
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Superuser Contribution Discord staus shows only when i listen on web player but not in Spotify app

PlanFree/Premium DevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueOk so i connected discord to my spotify account and when i listen to music on spotify app , discord doesnt show my status , but when i open spotify web player it works and discord sho...

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  • Plan Free/Premium   Device PC Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Ok so i connected discord to my spotify account and when i listen to music on spotify app , discord does...
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Superuser Contribution How to reach support when community can't help (app bug) and you don't have a social media account?

Dear Spotify.I am a paid subscriber and encounter what looks like a bug with the window application, where I can't play anything (the play button on search results, library, or suggestions is inactive). Only the web browser works. I rebooted many tim...

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  • Dear Spotify. I am a paid subscriber and encounter what looks like a bug with the window application, where I can't play anything (the play button on search results, library, or suggestions is inact...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Pauses randomly

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueWhen gaming my spotify app will randomly pause and then unpause a bit after or I have to alt tab and manually click the play button. However instead of pausing som...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue When gaming my spotify app will randomly pause and then unpause a bit after or I have to alt t...
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Superuser Contribution It won't stop playing ads.

PlanFreeCountryFrom America but set location to Japan DeviceSurface laptop proOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueOk so when I click a song it says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" t...

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  • Plan Free Country From America but set location to Japan   Device Surface laptop pro Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Ok so when I click a song it says "Spotify ca...
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Superuser Contribution I can't find Spotify in the Windows Volume Mixer

I want to change my Spotify's output device on my Windows Volume Mixer, but Spotify doesn't show up in the Mixer (I am on Windows 11 and I'm using the Microsoft Store version).Can you help me to solve this issue please?Edit: Spotify appeared without ...

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  • I want to change my Spotify's output device on my Windows Volume Mixer, but Spotify doesn't show up in the Mixer (I am on Windows 11 and I'm using the Microsoft Store version). Can you help me to so...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Daily mix playlists in wrong language + Some playlits have no cover picture

PlanPremium Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueAfter the last update, some of the daily mix playlists made by Spotify, are showing in the wrong language. It is supposed to be in english, but it is showing in russian or somethi...

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  •   Plan Premium   Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue After the last update, some of the daily mix playlists made by Spotify, are showing in the w...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution On exit, Spotify starts 3 processes.

These processes do not terminate, and one of the processes takes almost 30% of the CPU on a Quad Core machine. In trying to restart Spotify, a new process appears in the Task Manager, but it never completes. It stalls. Windows comes back with an erro...

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  • These processes do not terminate, and one of the processes takes almost 30% of the CPU on a Quad Core machine.   In trying to restart Spotify, a new process appears in the Task Manager, but it...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?

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  • I'm getting this error on my PC but none of the 3 suggested fixes which are restarting the PC, perform an entirely clean reinstall or updating sound drivers has fixed it. Anyone got any ideas?
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