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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 My liked songs got reset

I've had more than 4k liked songs and they just disappeared to less than a hundred overnight.

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  • I've had more than 4k liked songs and they just disappeared to less than a hundred overnight.
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Superuser Contribution Re: Music available on mobile app but not on desktop version.

Did not work for me. I cleared the sites cache on my browser and still I get the error that it cannot play what is available... the only **bleep** it plays is CNN??? I can play the songs on my phone... I have Premium... so what is the point if I cann...

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  • Did not work for me. I cleared the sites cache on my browser and still I get the error that it cannot play what is available... the only **bleep** it plays is CNN??? I can play the songs on my phone....
  • Maria
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution BUG: Spotify mini player works incorrectly

1. Favicon icon does not display on Spotify mini playerPrint screen: https://prnt.sc/1CMvtw3fvyJr2. Windows nav bar overlays Spotify mini player.Print screen: https://prnt.sc/vfW5wlYR3kDNSteps: 1. open Spotify2. open Mini player3. move Mini player to...

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  • 1. Favicon icon does not display on Spotify mini player Print screen: https://prnt.sc/1CMvtw3fvyJr 2. Windows nav bar overlays Spotify mini player. Print screen: https://prnt.sc/vfW5wlYR3kDN Step...
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I've bought premium, but ads still appear on my laptop

I've bought premium several times for my laptop, but ads still appear and I can't see the lyrics. This is not just once, I have experienced it many times and I feel disturbed

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  • I've bought premium several times for my laptop, but ads still appear and I can't see the lyrics. This is not just once, I have experienced it many times and I feel disturbed
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Superuser Contribution radio shuffles songs even if shuffle is disabled

I'm using Spotify on my PC (Win 11) in the Chrome browser. Radio just randomly shuffles songs even if shuffle is turned off. I have tried to turn it on and off again but no luck. I even added a song to a Queue if that would reset it but no.

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  • I'm using Spotify on my PC (Win 11) in the Chrome browser. Radio just randomly shuffles songs even if shuffle is turned off. I have tried to turn it on and off again but no luck. I even added a song ...
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How can i deactivate the "Now playing view", not to open automatically?

Even though i close the "Now playing view", it annoyingly automatically opens whenever i click to start a new playlist or song.Please make it stop doing this automatically.

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  • Even though i close the "Now playing view", it annoyingly automatically opens whenever i click to start a new playlist or song. Please make it stop doing this automatically.
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Solved!! my spotify simply wont play anything

Today i woke up to my laptop not playing any sound at all, i fixed it, every other app is working properly but spotify. I think I've tried almost every possible solution, the one with the notepad, I've deleted all the files related to spotify, I've u...

  • Casual Listener
  • Today i woke up to my laptop not playing any sound at all, i fixed it, every other app is working properly but spotify. I think I've tried almost every possible solution, the one with the notepad, I'...
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Superuser Contribution App won't play at all. Win 10

Plan:PremiumCountry: United State DeviceBrand New Computer:Operating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issue: Bought the premium because a good friend suggested it. The app won't even work. Now, it opens up I can tinker with settings but no matter what I d...

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  • Plan:Premium Country: United State   Device Brand New Computer: Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue: Bought the premium because a good friend suggested it. The app won'...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop icon not showing

PlanFreeCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have an issue with the Spotify icon not showing on my desktop, instead of the Spotify icon it's just a white sheet of paper. How do I get the Spotify icon?

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  • Plan Free Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have an issue with the Spotify icon not showing on my desktop, instead of the Spotify icon it's ...
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Superuser Contribution Block song on Spotofy Desktop PC

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovoOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow can you block ( ausblenden ) Songs on the Spotify Windows 10 PC App? There is no "-" or Dislike Button available

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How can you block ( ausblenden ) Songs on the Spotify Windows 10 PC App? There is no "-" o...
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Superuser Contribution Make a floating Spotify bubble

Make a floating bubble that you can maximize and minimize where u can skip songs and all that by just clicking the Spotify bubble. Without having to scroll ur screen down or open up the whole Spotify app.

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  • Make a floating bubble that you can maximize and minimize where u can skip songs and all that by just clicking the Spotify bubble. Without having to scroll ur screen down or open up the whole Spotify...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play Taylor Swift's music

PlanPremiumCountryEcuadorDeviceiPhone 7+ and Hp PavilionOperating System(iOS 17.7.1 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I can't play any Taylor Swift's songs. They are there but I can't play them. When I touch them nothing happens. I tried creatin...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ecuador Device iPhone 7+ and Hp Pavilion Operating System (iOS 17.7.1 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I can't play any Taylor Swift's songs. They are the...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify says I have 0 facebook friends on Spotify

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, disconnecting from facebook, removing and regranting permissions on facebook, rebooting my computer and just about every combination of the above one could conceive of. But every single time the outcome is ...

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  • I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, disconnecting from facebook, removing and regranting permissions on facebook, rebooting my computer and just about every combination of the above one could...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't reconnect after my internet comes back up

For some unknown reason my internet goes down sometimes, and when it comes back up everything except Spotify work as normal. Restarting Spotify won't work, everything is still greyed out and can't be played. I've tried going offline in Spotify and on...

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  • For some unknown reason my internet goes down sometimes, and when it comes back up everything except Spotify work as normal. Restarting Spotify won't work, everything is still greyed out and can't be...
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Superuser Contribution Relatorio de contas da empresa spotify tecnologia SA

boa tarde, venho por este meio pedir se conseguem disponibilizar o relatório de contas da empresa spotify tecnologia SA

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  • boa tarde, venho por este meio pedir se conseguem disponibilizar o relatório de contas da empresa spotify tecnologia SA
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Superuser Contribution Clicking album art to jump to song in playlist

PlanFamilyCountryIrelandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently (maybe 6 weeks) a feature I used a lot seems to have broken. I listen to music from a large playlist (~3,000 songs) which is sorted by Recently Added. I used to be able t...

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  • Plan Family Country Ireland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently (maybe 6 weeks) a feature I used a lot seems to have broken. I listen to music from a large playli...
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Superuser Contribution Cant create folder and immediately disappear

PlanFamily PremiumCountrySingaporeDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIt's 2024 and the problem still hasn't resolved. Whenever I create a folder in my p...

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  •   Plan Family Premium Country Singapore Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or I...
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Superuser Contribution COMO PASAR MUSICA A UN AURICULAR PARA CUANDO NADO EN LA PISCINA

EL AURICULAR ES DE MARCA TAYOGO.Y NO VEO MANERA DE PASAR LA MUSICA QUE TENGOYO TENGO CON USTEDES PREMIUM INDIVIDUAL

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  • EL AURICULAR ES DE MARCA TAYOGO. Y NO VEO MANERA DE PASAR LA MUSICA QUE TENGO YO TENGO CON USTEDES PREMIUM INDIVIDUAL
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