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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps playing songs from a different playlist

I have two Playlists in this scenario: Playlist A and Playlist B. If I start playing Playlist A, and then start playing Playlist B after, Playlist B starts playing songs from Playlist A. These playlists do not share any songs. This is happening to me...

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  • I have two Playlists in this scenario: Playlist A and Playlist B. If I start playing Playlist A, and then start playing Playlist B after, Playlist B starts playing songs from Playlist A. These playli...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win 11] Spotify keeps crashing after startup

PlanPremiumCountryGreece DeviceIntel Alder LakeOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open app , wait, app crashes with no error message.Have already contacted support and use...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece   Device Intel Alder Lake Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open a...
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Superuser Contribution Who can view private collaborative playlists on friend activity?

Hi, I made a collaborative playlist for me and a friend. Then I made the playlist private, I can see if they are listening to our playlist in the friend activity and I am wondering if other people can also see the playlist on their activity or is it ...

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  • Hi, I made a collaborative playlist for me and a friend. Then I made the playlist private, I can see if they are listening to our playlist in the friend activity and I am wondering if other people ca...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify behaving remarkably slow on Windows 11

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue My Spotify app has an extreme delay to media controls. Playing a song on Spotify takes excruciatingly long, and this happens in bursts it seems. I click ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue   My Spotify app has an extreme delay to media controls. Playing a song ...
  • nem333
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Superuser Contribution there is no crossfade feature on my laptop

on my phone i can go into playback settings and adjust crossfade and automix. when on my laptop, these features do not show up atall and i eed to use spotify on my laptop during zoom.

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  • on my phone i can go into playback settings and adjust crossfade and automix. when on my laptop, these features do not show up atall and i eed to use spotify on my laptop during zoom.
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Superuser Contribution Cannot play album on repeat

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10 desktop app, from the storeOperating SystemWindows 10, fully updated My Question or IssueI often listen to albums, and often when I do, I want the album to play on repeat. However, some time ago the album repeat fu...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Windows 10 desktop app, from the store Operating System Windows 10, fully updated   My Question or Issue I often listen to albums, and often when I d...
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Solved!! This content is not Available

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue3-4 Days ago my Spotify started to show the message "This content is not Available" every time i try to play ANY music from ANY playlist and ANY artist, it's not a region lock or ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue 3-4 Days ago my Spotify started to show the message "This content is not Available" every time i try to pla...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop stealing control of sound from all devices

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle Pixel 7a, Desktop, LaptopOperating SystemAndroid OS 13, Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueAny time I listen to music on my desktop at home via the app, the following day when I drive to work and tr...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 7a, Desktop, Laptop Operating System Android OS 13, Windows 10, Windows 11   My Question or Issue Any time I listen to music on m...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Videos Play on Mobile App But Not On Desktop App

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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Desktop - Double clicking "Add to liked songs" button plays the song

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop - Alienware Aurora R16Operating SystemWindows 10VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.45.454.gc16ec9f6 IssueDouble clicking the "Add to liked songs" / "Add to playlist" (+) button (a common operation when you wa...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop - Alienware Aurora R16 Operating System Windows 10 Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.45.454.gc16ec9f6   Issue Double clicking t...
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Superuser Contribution Music pausing after 20-35 seconds each time after pressing play

PlanPremium Device(PC and iPhone 12)Operating System(Windows 11, iOS 15) My Question or IssueEvery time I press play on a song whether it's a single song, playlist, or artist song it pauses after 20-35 seconds. I've tried restarting the app, restarti...

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  • Plan Premium   Device (PC and iPhone 12) Operating System (Windows 11, iOS 15)   My Question or Issue Every time I press play on a song whether it's a single song, playlist, or art...
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problems play songs with web player

9 songs out of 10 gets the following message, "Spotify can't play this right now". Works fine when I play on mobile with app. Same wireless network

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  • 9 songs out of 10 gets the following message, "Spotify can't play this right now". Works fine when I play on mobile with app. Same wireless network
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Superuser Contribution How to fix "127.0.0.1 refused to connect." when trying to log in

I launch spotify and when I try to log in, it opens a window in my browser, when I click on "Continue to the app", it opens a new tab saying "This site can’t be reached127.0.0.1 refused to connect.Try:Checking the connectionChecking the proxy and the...

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  • I launch spotify and when I try to log in, it opens a window in my browser, when I click on "Continue to the app", it opens a new tab saying "This site can’t be reached 127.0.0.1 refused to connec...
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Solved!! Spotify after purchasing premium not working :D

PlanPremiumCountryIndia DeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueWhy Spotify doesn't work when I purchased the premium plan? It was working with free plan. I think that I should be happy with free one

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  • Plan Premium Country India   Device MacBook Pro Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue Why Spotify doesn't work when I purchased the premium plan? It was working with free...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error code auth 2 when login in Windows 10 Spotify App

PlanPremiumDeviceWindows ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 1909 My Question or IssueI couldn't sign in Spotify via Facebook on Windows 10, it showed "The username or password is incorrect(Error code:auth:2)". It worked fine before I reinstalled ...

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  •   Plan Premium Device Windows Computer Operating System Windows 10 Pro 1909   My Question or Issue I couldn't sign in Spotify via Facebook on Windows 10, it showed "The username or...
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Superuser Contribution How to stop smart shuffle from randomly turning on

I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want it on shuffle never mind smart shuffle

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  • I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want i...
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Superuser Contribution Can't add local files to an existing Spotify playlist.

The issue is adding local files to an existing Spotify playlist. I noticed that when adding local files to specific playlists it works as expected. I assume it's because the playlist is smaller. However, if I attempt to add a local file to a larger p...

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  • The issue is adding local files to an existing Spotify playlist. I noticed that when adding local files to specific playlists it works as expected. I assume it's because the playlist is smaller. Howe...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceChromebookOperating SystemChromeOS My Question or Issue For the past few days the spotify web player has not been working. When I try to play something it plays then when it finishes it plays 1 second of the next song then ...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Chromebook Operating System ChromeOS   My Question or Issue   For the past few days the spotify web player has not been working. When I try to pla...
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