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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
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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 My "Podcasts New Episodes" list is empty when I click

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceLenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueHello, I'm on on Windows Desktop app, and when I click on link for my podcasts "New Episodes" there is just a blank screen that comes up. This has been an is...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Hello,   I'm on on Windows Desktop app, and when I click on link for ...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Genre links in other genres pages doesn't work

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a strange issue. I can't press Ge...

  • Roadie
  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...
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Socks5 proxy does not work with default settings

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 21H2 19044.1645Spotify Version1.1.81.604.gccacfc8c with clean reinstall My Question or IssueWhen I set up the socks5 proxy through the client's built-in proxy function, it wouldn't work. I checked and fou...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 21H2 19044.1645 Spotify Version 1.1.81.604.gccacfc8c with clean reinstall   My Question or Issue When I set up the socks5 p...
  • Patys1
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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle doesn't work

I've been using the smart shuffle option on mobile for a while and I've liked it a lot so it's pretty much on most of the time. But a problem surfaced when I tried turning it on on PC. Whenever I turn smart shuffle on, no recommendations appear on qu...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been using the smart shuffle option on mobile for a while and I've liked it a lot so it's pretty much on most of the time. But a problem surfaced when I tried turning it on on PC. Whenever I tur...
  • Vasil
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Shuffle playing a couple songs (or more) from an artist too close together

Summary of the problem: shuffle tends to play two or more songs in a row by the same artist when it should be avoiding that. PlanPremiumCountryIcelandDevicePC & Samsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemWindows 7 & Android Pie My Question or IssueI have post...

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  • Summary of the problem: shuffle tends to play two or more songs in a row by the same artist when it should be avoiding that.   Plan Premium Country Iceland Device PC & Samsung Galaxy ...
  • clemmok
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Probability

Spotify Shuffle is neither a shuffle nor a randomizer.Like carlcanyon explains in his post on the matter, a randomizer picks out of a set list, giving each item the same probability every time, and does not discriminate based on any facts/statistics....

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  • Spotify Shuffle is neither a shuffle nor a randomizer. Like carlcanyon explains in his post on the matter, a randomizer picks out of a set list, giving each item the same probability every time, and...
  • clemmok
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop: Persistent Lag Across the Client

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 Virtual Environment, Bluestacks Pie 64, Samsung S23+Operating SystemWindows 10 22H2, Windows 10 21H2, Android 9 Pie, Android 13 Tiramisu (OS is respective of Device) My Question or Is...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 Virtual Environment, Bluestacks Pie 64, Samsung S23+ Operating System Windows 10 22H2, Windows 10 21H2, Android 9 Pie, A...
  • Vasil
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app closes after like 4 seconds of me doing something

Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify app closes after like 4 seconds of me doing somethingI've done a clean installation and i've restarted my computer??

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  •   Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify app closes after like 4 seconds of me doing something I've done a clean installation and i've restarted my computer??
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Superuser Contribution windows app plays only mono (web app play stereo in the same computer)

re-installed the appweb version plays stereo in te same computermono toggle is not ONit's been happening since a cuple of versions ago

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  • re-installed the app web version plays stereo in te same computer mono toggle is not ON it's been happening since a cuple of versions ago
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Superuser Contribution Problem Bluetooth and Spotify on Windows.

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHP laptopWindows 11 My Question or Issue).In the past I could select my VAGNER 940DAB stereo in Spotify (Bluetooth).Now VAGNER is not present in Spotify.Still I can play music on my VAGNER by selecting "This computer" an...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device HP laptop Windows 11   My Question or Issue). In the past I could select my VAGNER 940DAB stereo in Spotify (Bluetooth). Now VAGNER is not present in...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working

My Spotify autoplay is not working even after reinstalling it multiple times. It always ends up a the first song of playlist

  • Casual Listener
  • My Spotify autoplay is not working even after reinstalling it multiple times. It always ends up a the first song of playlist
  • Eni
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Pause Media Key pauses Youtube instead of Spotfy

I have owned my Dell XPS 15 for 2 years. Today when I turn my laptop on and launch spotfy whilst watching a youtube video, my pause media key starts pausing youtube instead of spotfy (I have never been able to pause youtube before with media keys so ...

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  • I have owned my Dell XPS 15 for 2 years. Today when I turn my laptop on and launch spotfy whilst watching a youtube video, my pause media key starts pausing youtube instead of spotfy (I have never be...
  • norsewulf
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Superuser Contribution Pausing Spotify Playback Mutes ALL Audio Playback On My Computer

PlanPremiumCountryLithuaniaDeviceDellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuehttps://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Pausing-spotify-mutes-audio-on-entire-computer-when-using/m-p/4535280#M533820https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Win...

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  • Plan Premium Country Lithuania Device Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Pausing-spotify-mutes-audio-on-entire-compute...
  • norsewulf
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Superuser Contribution Slow Windows 10 app.

Hello,My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t load either, nothing at all. This started from nowhere, real...

  • Music Fan
  • Hello, My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t lo...
  • jacobhanson1010
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Superuser Contribution Playing/pausing a song laggy (10+ seconds), slow app load times, only works after a clean reinstall.

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen playing or pausing a song, it usually takes 10 seconds or more for the button to register no matter how many times I click on it. It's just plain unresponsive. Ne...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When playing or pausing a song, it usually takes 10 seconds or more for the button t...
  • jacobhanson1010
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I make the web version default behaviour be random order like the mobile app is?

First things first: this forum is confusing. It took me way too long to figure out how to create a new post... So, how can I make the playlist order be random by default in the web version? I like that it is like that by default on mobile, but on web...

  • Roadie
  • First things first: this forum is confusing. It took me way too long to figure out how to create a new post...   So, how can I make the playlist order be random by default in the web version? ...
  • Darth_GTB
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Windows 10 Spotify Grey/black screen

It's just recently started to happen but when my Spotify opens, nothing shows up just a grey/black screen. ( see attachment )I've looked on other support threads and nothing has helped and yes I have reinstalled multiple times.please help

  • Casual Listener
  • It's just recently started to happen but when my Spotify opens, nothing shows up just a grey/black screen. ( see attachment ) I've looked on other support threads and nothing has helped and yes...
  • Woohoojin
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Superuser Contribution Song restarting when pausing during Jam

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceXPS 15 9510Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I invite to a jam and another user joins the songs restarts whenever something is done like pausing or jumping to a specific segment of the song, for the ot...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device XPS 15 9510 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I invite to a jam and another user joins the songs restarts whenever some...
  • Novy
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Superuser Contribution Web browser is playing random content, Says its playing what you click on

Been having random issues where when you click on specific content and it will play other random things you follow. IE; on my home page in the top section for new episodes it will say it's playing "life Kit" but on the play bar it is something comple...

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  • Been having random issues where when you click on specific content and it will play other random things you follow. IE; on my home page in the top section for new episodes it will say it's playing "...
  • Ivelina
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Superuser Contribution Clear queue button

Looked at the FAQ.  Can't see it in my Windows desktop app.

  • Casual Listener
  • Looked at the FAQ.  Can't see it in my Windows desktop app.
  • Vasil
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