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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 Music will stop playing and freeze on an ad

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows DesktopsOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueFor the past two months, when I play music on my HP desktop the music will stop and freeze on an ad. This happens every 3 songs and it is becoming very anno...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Windows Desktops Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For the past two months, when I play music on my HP desktop the music will stop and fre...
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Superuser Contribution Suddenly have poor audio quality on Spotify Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceHP Pavilion G6 (Purchased in 2012; HDD replaced with SSD a few years back)Intel(R) Core(TM) **bleep** GHz6.00 GB RAMOperating SystemWindows 10 HomeMy Question or IssueSpotify Desktop has suddenly started working rea...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device HP Pavilion G6 (Purchased in 2012; HDD replaced with SSD a few years back) Intel(R) Core(TM) **bleep** GHz 6.00 GB RAM Operating System Windows 1...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify not letting me loop one song

PlanFreeCountryBelgiumDeviceOpera GX PlayerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo. I like to listen to the exact same song, on repeat, for hours on end while I do stuff. Sometimes a certain song just really scratches that mental itch ya kn...

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  • Plan Free Country Belgium Device Opera GX Player Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So. I like to listen to the exact same song, on repeat, for hours on end while I do ...
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Superuser Contribution Serious Audio Stuttering/Glitching

Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023) Hi all, I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days.My audio is stuttering/glitching/making strange sounds while listening to music or podcasts, however ...

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  • Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023)     Hi all,   I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days. My audio is stuttering...
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Superuser Contribution How do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ?

PlanPremiumDeviceAndroid and PC My Question or IssueHow do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ?Why are we able to like everything so quickly but not able to dislike them ? There is no option to hide/ban the song when I click the 3 dot or right click.I...

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  • Plan Premium Device Android and PC   My Question or Issue How do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ? Why are we able to like everything so quickly but not able to dislike them ?   ...
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Poor video quality on PC (360p or 480p)

I've seen several threads with similar complaints. But most of the time it comes down to “don't limit bandwidth”, “video will be in poor quality at first, but after a couple seconds it will get better”, “speed on wi-fi connection is insufficient, try...

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  • I've seen several threads with similar complaints. But most of the time it comes down to “don't limit bandwidth”, “video will be in poor quality at first, but after a couple seconds it will get bette...
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Superuser Contribution Mis canciones favoritas han desaparecido

PlanFreeCountrySpain Operating SystemWindows 10, My Question or IssueEn los últimos tiempos Spotify me estaba dando errores. Había muchas canciones que por algún motivo no reproducía. Cuando dabas al play para escucharla el programa se quedaba parali...

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  • Plan Free Country Spain   Operating System Windows 10,   My Question or Issue En los últimos tiempos Spotify me estaba dando errores. Había muchas canciones que por algún...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify plays on the wrong device

When I get into my car and my phone connects to bluetooth, my account starts to play at my work computer. I can't reach my phone in my car to fiddle with device settings, so it won't stream to my car audio system at all. When I get back to my desk, i...

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  • When I get into my car and my phone connects to bluetooth, my account starts to play at my work computer. I can't reach my phone in my car to fiddle with device settings, so it won't stream to my ca...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume adjust delayed

When adjusting the volume on the Spotify app, it no longer changes instantly like it used to. Instead it now is delayed by 3-4 seconds

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  • When adjusting the volume on the Spotify app, it no longer changes instantly like it used to. Instead it now is delayed by 3-4 seconds
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Superuser Contribution Spotify installs every time I open the app.

I want to start this off with the fact that I did read this post and attempted to use the fix that was stated there. However, I ran into an issue with it. My Issue:Every time I open the Spotify app, it "re-installs" and then loads up with no problem....

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  • I want to start this off with the fact that I did read this post and attempted to use the fix that was stated there. However, I ran into an issue with it.   My Issue: Every time I open the Sp...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error in Finnish translation

I have problem with translation. Poor customer service on email, no answer. Plan Premium Country Finland Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The followers and folloeimg is wrong in Finnish on profile. When first, fo...

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  • I have problem with translation. Poor customer service on email, no answer.   Plan Premium Country Finland Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Quest...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution SPOTIFY keeps playing songs that are not on my playlist.

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung A52/ PCOperating SystemAndroid latest, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThis has been happening for long time, but after being on premium for long time I think I have a right to complain.Spotify keeps playing songs that...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung A52/ PC Operating System Android latest, Windows 10   My Question or Issue This has been happening for long time, but after being on premium ...
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Solved!! No sound coming from spotify

IssueBasically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The thing is, if I use spotify on the google browser it wor...

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  • Issue Basically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The th...
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Superuser Contribution How do I browse English podcasts when my country is the Netherlands?

I live in the Netherlands. However, I prefer listening to English music and podcasts. When I try to find podcasts the explore page shows mostly Dutch podcasts. Is there a way to browse the English podcast?

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  • I live in the Netherlands. However, I prefer listening to English music and podcasts. When I try to find podcasts the explore page shows mostly Dutch podcasts. Is there a way to browse the English po...
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Can't play Spotify on my laptop using headphones; speakers work (as does a usb headset).

PlanPaidCountryUS DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify gives me this error message in the subject line *only when I plug in headphones*: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can i...

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  • Plan Paid Country US   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify gives me this error message in the subject line *only when I plug in headphones*: ...
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Superuser Contribution My Spotify (Windows 11) stops working after one Song

I've performed several clean reinstalls and even tried downloading from different sources, but after restarting Spotify once after the download, it stops playing songs as soon as the first song ends.

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  • I've performed several clean reinstalls and even tried downloading from different sources, but after restarting Spotify once after the download, it stops playing songs as soon as the first song ends.
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Superuser Contribution Artist names not showing up in local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have downloaded music on my computer that I listen to through Spotify. Some of the artist names show up in local files, but some of the artist names do no...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have downloaded music on my computer that I listen to through Spotify. Some of...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps connecting to other devices

PlanPremium Family CountryUnited StatesDeviceexperienced on IOS and Windows.Operating SystemIOS 1.10-∞ and windows everything. My Question or IssueWhen I try to play songs on one of my devices while another device connected to my wifi is playing, it ...

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  • Plan Premium Family  Country United States Device experienced on IOS and Windows. Operating System IOS 1.10-∞ and windows everything.   My Question or Issue When I try to play son...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No sound in spotify for Windows

Hello, problem with my Spotify for Windows. No sound is produced by the software, while in other applications of the PC in question, the sound works normally. Acer Laptop Windows 10 Pro x64. If anyone would have solutions to this problem? Good day to...

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  • Hello, problem with my Spotify for Windows. No sound is produced by the software, while in other applications of the PC in question, the sound works normally. Acer Laptop Windows 10 Pro x64.   ...
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Superuser Contribution Download playlist onto PC

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell PcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have downloaded the app onto my desktop just now and I cannot download a playlist. I do not have the download icon at all.

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have downloaded the app onto my desktop just now and I cannot download a playlist. I do not ...
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