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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 Stops Playing Immediately [Desktop]

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince earlier today, Spotify has begun refusing to play songs. I hit play, and it immediately stops playing.I have tried the standard troubleshooting steps in t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since earlier today, Spotify has begun refusing to play songs. I hit play, and it im...
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Superuser Contribution White bar when full screen - windows - bug

I use downloaded Spotify Premium, not the pre-installed Spotify with Windows 10. I have Spotify on a portrait mode 1080p monitor and sometimes when it is full-screen a white bar appears on my main 1440p landscape monitor. If I unmaximize the window a...

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  • I use downloaded Spotify Premium, not the pre-installed Spotify with Windows 10. I have Spotify on a portrait mode 1080p monitor and sometimes when it is full-screen a white bar appears on my main 14...
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Solved!! Spotify Sound Won't Transfer Through HDMI Cable

So I'm connecting my laptop to my TV, and I cannot get the sound from Spotify to play through the TV and just comes out of my laptop speakers as though the HDMI cable isn't plugged in at all. Youtube, DVD's, everything else plays the sound through th...

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  • So I'm connecting my laptop to my TV, and I cannot get the sound from Spotify to play through the TV and just comes out of my laptop speakers as though the HDMI cable isn't plugged in at all. Youtube...
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Superuser Contribution Can my friend in my private collaborative playlist as a collaborator see that playlist on their....

Can my friend in my private collaborative playlist as a collaborator see that playlist on their library as you can see on the screenshot?

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  • Can my friend in my private collaborative playlist as a collaborator see that playlist on their library as you can see on the screenshot?
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Can't share/send track to firends

In the past I was able to send tracks/playlist to a specifc friend/follower. In the curent Windows Desktop version, I'm only be able to share songs/tracks/playlists throug thrid party messangers like Facebook Messanger, Telegramm... or at last but no...

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  • In the past I was able to send tracks/playlist to a specifc friend/follower. In the curent Windows Desktop version, I'm only be able to share songs/tracks/playlists throug thrid party messangers like...
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Superuser Contribution First song of Liked Songs unplayable with shuffle engaged

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen shuffle is engaged, attempting to play the first song in the Liked Songs playlist will return the error: "Spotify can't play this right now. etc..."Bug ReductionIs...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When shuffle is engaged, attempting to play the first song in the Liked Songs playlist will return ...
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Listening Activity

Hi - my friend's listening activity is not showing on any of my devices. Meaning, I cannot see what my friends are listening to. It is not an issue of updating updates or logging in and logging out. On the right side it says to share listening activi...

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  • Hi - my friend's listening activity is not showing on any of my devices. Meaning, I cannot see what my friends are listening to. It is not an issue of updating updates or logging in and logging out. ...
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Superuser Contribution Ridiculously slow start-up.

The screen stays like this for half an hour! Worst of all, it slows down my HDD reading speed to a crawl. Windows 10. Everything updated. Local files disabled. Hardware acceleration on and off, it doesn't make a difference. I'm going to uninstall**bl...

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  • The screen stays like this for half an hour! Worst of all, it slows down my HDD reading speed to a crawl.   Windows 10. Everything updated. Local files disabled. Hardware acceleration on and o...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scrollbar can't be dragged in search songs view when searching keyword

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceIntel NUCOperating SystemWindows 11 64bitMy Question or IssueWindows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb App scrollbar in search result view work well with mouse wheel. But this scrollbar does not drag with left mou...

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  • Plan Premium Country South Korea Device Intel NUC Operating System Windows 11 64bit My Question or Issue Windows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb App scrollbar in search result view work ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't work: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file... "

PlanPremium CountryPoland DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro I have a problem with Spotify. After changing my sound card, it stopped working. There are some occasions that it will work, but it is very rare. I have tried every solutions provided:...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Poland   Device PC   Operating System Windows 11 Pro   I have a problem with Spotify. After changing my sound card, it stopped working. There ar...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't retrieve song info and Home page

PlanPremiumCountryChile DeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago I have been experiencing strange behavior with the Windows application. And it does not obtain information about the current song (artist profile, lyr...

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile   Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few days ago I have been experiencing strange behavior with the Windows applicat...
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Superuser Contribution Functional App Design

Yeah crazy idea here, how about when i click an album for the artist TOOL in the desktop app. What if it loaded like every other artist on the platform instead of forcing me to restart the app? Why only one artist, I can click like 500 other names an...

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  • Yeah crazy idea here, how about when i click an album for the artist TOOL in the desktop app. What if it loaded like every other artist on the platform instead of forcing me to restart the app? ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to play most music on desktop.

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10. My Question or IssueAs of today I am unable to play a wide selection of music on my desktop. However the symptoms are really odd.- I can play all my podcasts.- Certain music plays from the...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10.   My Question or Issue As of today I am unable to play a wide selection of music on my desktop. However the ...
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Windows 11 Desktop App not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, I am having issues with the desktop app loading properly. I have been able to sign in but after signing in through the browser, the app gets stuck on a black scr...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, I am having issues with the desktop app loading properly. I have been able to sign in...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app shows up as "Chrome" in Volume Mixer

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAs title says, Spotfy shows up as "Chrome" in Volume Mixer. I have experienced this issue before when using the Spotify app from Microsoft Store, but switching to the standalone app do...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue As title says, Spotfy shows up as "Chrome" in Volume Mixer. I have experienced this issue before when using the ...
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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Smart Shuffle is turning off after I ignore multiple songs

Hello, I am writing to report an issue with the Smart Shuffle feature of Spotify. For more than around two weeks now or even since I've been using it whenever I ignore a song multiple time it turns off smart shuffle or atleast breaks it on the app it...

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  • Hello, I am writing to report an issue with the Smart Shuffle feature of Spotify. For more than around two weeks now or even since I've been using it whenever I ignore a song multiple time it turns o...
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How to skip songs automatically after set time?

Would it be possible (through add-on or script) to automatically skip Spotify songs after a set time or once past 50% of their length? I often get recommended the same songs by Spotify even if I tell it I don't like them. Usually I get the gist of a ...

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  • Would it be possible (through add-on or script) to automatically skip Spotify songs after a set time or once past 50% of their length?   I often get recommended the same songs by Spotify even ...
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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle for liked songs on windows 10

Plan: PremiumCountry: FranceDevice: HP ProBook 450 g7Operating System: Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045 My Question or IssueHello, it appears that I cannot turn on smart shuffle for the "Liked Songs" playlist, I can, however, do it for o...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: France Device: HP ProBook 450 g7 Operating System: Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045   My Question or Issue Hello, it appears th...
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