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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 Music keeps 'jittering' and it nearly crashed my computer

I was playing a game like normal on my computer, listening to my music on the desktop app until my music began jittering (repeating the same segment of the song continuously) and normally I could pause it with my keyboard (gaming keyboard) but this t...

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  • I was playing a game like normal on my computer, listening to my music on the desktop app until my music began jittering (repeating the same segment of the song continuously) and normally I could pau...
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Solved!! Spotify official download link for Windows XP

Does anyone have the official download link for spotify for windows xp? I remember that the link was similar to this: please, if anyone finds out the official link I will be very grateful

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  • Does anyone have the official download link for spotify for windows xp?   I remember that the link was similar to this:   please, if anyone finds out the official link I will be ver...
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Superuser Contribution My Spotify DJ is not showing up on the "made for you" category

Im from Lithuania, so it should be available. I have read somewhere that you should make your playlists public, that didnt work out. Could somebody help?

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  • Im from Lithuania, so it should be available. I have read somewhere that you should make your playlists public, that didnt work out. Could somebody help?
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Superuser Contribution Why doesn't the playlist pick up where it left off when the app is reopened

Why doesn't the playlist pick up where it left off when the app is reopened? When we open the app again, the previous playlist does not continue

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  • Why doesn't the playlist pick up where it left off when the app is reopened? When we open the app again, the previous playlist does not continue
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Superuser Contribution Spotify unable to play music after headphones switch

When I disconnect my wired headphones and use my bluetooth headphone instead Spotify cannot play music anymore. Pressing play does nothing. I have to quit Spotify and restart it again to play music.

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  • When I disconnect my wired headphones and use my bluetooth headphone instead Spotify cannot play music anymore. Pressing play does nothing. I have to quit Spotify and restart it again to play music.
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Superuser Contribution Can't like songs on Windows desktop app when playing through smart shuffle on Android

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePC, Samsung Galaxy 21Operating SystemWindows 11, Android 13 My Question or IssueSongs playing through smart shuffle on the Android app can't be added to liked songs using the Windows desktop app.

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device PC, Samsung Galaxy 21 Operating System Windows 11, Android 13   My Question or Issue Songs playing through smart shuffle on the Android app can't be adde...
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Solved!! Spotify can´t play using NativeInstruments Interface

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNever had Problems with the App but since i´m using Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK3 as my Interface it stopped working. All other Apps/Programms with sound...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Never had Problems with the App but since i´m using Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4...
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Superuser Contribution How do I change the grid you see as soon as you open the app on Desktop?

Just wondering how you can change the grid that you see as soon as you open the app under the announcements section.

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  • Just wondering how you can change the grid that you see as soon as you open the app under the announcements section.
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Superuser Contribution Downloaded music move to cache on windows

PlanPremiumCountryNigeriaDeviceDell latitude 7490Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy downloads keep moving to cache after a certain period of time and I have to redownload them everytime, the files are a lot and it is not nice that I ha...

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  • Plan Premium Country Nigeria Device Dell latitude 7490 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My downloads keep moving to cache after a certain period of time and I have to...
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Superuser Contribution Font Resizes when Returning to Home

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFont automatically reverts to largest option when returning to home. Clicking home in the sidebar, or backing up to the home screen both make this occur. You c...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Font automatically reverts to largest option when returning to home. Clicking home ...
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information on when was an album added to my library

Window laptopI can see when a song was added to a playlist but not when I add a whole albumDated added column not available when whole album is added to library

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  • Window laptop I can see when a song was added to a playlist but not when I add a whole album Dated added column not available when whole album is added to library
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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not appearing in liked playlist

I have songs in a playlist and when I go to the like button it says they are already in my liked songs but I go to my liked songs and they aren't there. If I search the artist/album/song and like from there it does add to the liked playlist but betwe...

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  • I have songs in a playlist and when I go to the like button it says they are already in my liked songs but I go to my liked songs and they aren't there. If I search the artist/album/song and like fro...
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Crossfade playing not working with some songs?

I found a weird bug when crossfade is not working with this album https://open.spotify.com/album/3kaQUt8Mp906u1fI0LDqO6

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  • I found a weird bug when crossfade is not working with this album  https://open.spotify.com/album/3kaQUt8Mp906u1fI0LDqO6
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Superuser Contribution Blue dots won't go away

I read a lot of podcasts and no matter what I do, blue dots next to them won't leave. It is hard to keep track of where I am

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  • I read a lot of podcasts and no matter what I do, blue dots next to them won't leave. It is hard to keep track of where I am
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay setting is ignored when set to 'off'

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceWindows 10, Mac My autoplay setting is set to 'off', but the app is ignoring it and playing random other things after I've finished listening to an album. This is happening on Mac and PC. I've just tested it by listening t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Windows 10, Mac   My autoplay setting is set to 'off', but the app is ignoring it and playing random other things after I've finished listening to an...
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Superuser Contribution How to disable autoplay after album ends?

Whenever I click play on an album, after the last song, Spotify just moves on to something similar instead of ending play. I want it to stop at the end of the album. I'm not seeing any way to stop this other than adding the album to its own playlist,...

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  • Whenever I click play on an album, after the last song, Spotify just moves on to something similar instead of ending play. I want it to stop at the end of the album. I'm not seeing any way to stop th...
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Superuser Contribution download songs from a cd

I would like to download songs from cd's I have. I setup my download to the source where the files are located and nothing gets downloaded.

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  • I would like to download songs from cd's I have. I setup my download to the source where the files are located and nothing gets downloaded.
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Most images won't load, either on desktop app or website

For a few months now, Spotify randomly won't load images: album art, artist profile pictures, video thumbnails, playlist covers. There is apparently no pattern, sometimes a playlist will have every image loaded, but I can close and restart the app an...

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  • For a few months now, Spotify randomly won't load images: album art, artist profile pictures, video thumbnails, playlist covers.     There is apparently no pattern, sometimes a playl...
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Superuser Contribution How do I save my playlist to my music file?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution windows 11; resize window doesn't work properly

Plan;PremiumOperating SystemWindows 11 HomeApp VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.35.663.gb699649eIssueWindow refuses to resize smaller past a certain point. No other program on my computer does this, and it breaks the "Snap to" window behavior f...

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  • Plan; Premium Operating System Windows 11 Home App Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.35.663.gb699649e Issue Window refuses to resize smaller past a certain point. No other program on m...
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