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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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Can't play songs from albums, specifically.

I can play a given song off of any playlist. I can play a given song off of a search. I can play all of my liked songs, "radio" stations, etc. Everything works, EXCEPT:If I go directly to a specific album and play it, or try to play any song individu...

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  • I can play a given song off of any playlist. I can play a given song off of a search. I can play all of my liked songs, "radio" stations, etc. Everything works, EXCEPT: If I go directly to a speci...
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i cannot move all my liked songs into a playlist

i am on desktop and i want to create a playlist of all my liked songs so my friends can listen to them. when i select all my liked songs (using the command ctrl+a) and put them into a playlist i would get sent to the playlist but once i'd go to share...

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  • i am on desktop and i want to create a playlist of all my liked songs so my friends can listen to them. when i select all my liked songs (using the command ctrl+a) and put them into a playlist i woul...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to play the Morbid podcast on phone or desktop.

I've uninstalled/re-installed the app on both my phone (Android Galaxy S22) and both of my computers (Dell & Macbook). I still can't get the Morbid podcast to play. I've also tried downloading the episodes but get nothing. No other artists or podcast...

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  • I've uninstalled/re-installed the app on both my phone (Android Galaxy S22) and both of my computers (Dell & Macbook). I still can't get the Morbid podcast to play. I've also tried downloading th...
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Superuser Contribution When I try to listen to a podcast it will bounce to other episodes? why?

I try to listen to any podcast and it jumps to other episodes and then doesn't play. Restarted the app, logged out of other devices, nothing works

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  • I try to listen to any podcast and it jumps to other episodes and then doesn't play. Restarted the app, logged out of other devices, nothing works
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Superuser Contribution UI Frequently freezes and buttons become unusable

When using the application for 15 minutes or so all the buttons freeze up and I am longer able to skip or pause any song, nor play any other song. I have to shutdown Spotify and it's process via task manager in order to use it again. I tried using co...

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  • When using the application for 15 minutes or so all the buttons freeze up and I am longer able to skip or pause any song, nor play any other song. I have to shutdown Spotify and it's process via task...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why aren't my local files playing on desktop

I have some local files on my phone, there they play just fine. I put them in a playlist, downloaded that playlist on my desktop and restarted both spotify and my PC as a whole, but it still will not allow me to play the songs. I know for sure that t...

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  • I have some local files on my phone, there they play just fine. I put them in a playlist, downloaded that playlist on my desktop and restarted both spotify and my PC as a whole, but it still will not...
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Superuser Contribution aparece que tengo spotify premium en la app pero en la pagina web no

en la app de Spotify me aparece que soy premium pero en la pagina web me aparece que tengo plan free, lo que no me deja agregar miembros a mi plan familiar

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  • en la app de Spotify me aparece que soy premium pero en la pagina web me aparece que tengo plan free, lo que no me deja agregar miembros a mi plan familiar
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Superuser Contribution Can you link Spotify playlist to Instagram stories specifically through PC?

I know this works through the phones apps. Can you link playlist to IG stories through the PC (Windows) Application?

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  • I know this works through the phones apps. Can you link playlist to IG stories through the PC (Windows) Application?
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My spotify desktop app doesn't connect with my phone

My spotify desktop app doesn't connect to my phone..doesn't let me listen along with my friends on discord and doesn't appear as activity on discord.

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  • My spotify desktop app doesn't connect to my phone..doesn't let me listen along with my friends on discord and doesn't appear as activity on discord.
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My spotify for windwos is turning the volume down by itself.

The volume is turned down by itself. I don't know what to do. I tried restarting the app but it still doesn't work.

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  • The volume is turned down by itself. I don't know what to do. I tried restarting the app but it still doesn't work.
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can't play songs from artist pages or albums on pc (windows 10)

Hey there, I've been having this problem for a long time now, throughout different versions and reinstalling sessions:When I'm on Spotify on the laptop, I can only play songs from playlists or from the queue. As soon as I want to listen to an artist ...

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  • Hey there, I've been having this problem for a long time now, throughout different versions and reinstalling sessions: When I'm on Spotify on the laptop, I can only play songs from playlists or from...
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Superuser Contribution App stops playing randomly.

I've had this problem for at while. Sometimes when i use the app, it just stops the music, then i press play, and it stops it at a random time again soon after. I use an android phone, but it is also a problem on my computer (windows). I was wonderin...

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  • I've had this problem for at while. Sometimes when i use the app, it just stops the music, then i press play, and it stops it at a random time again soon after. I use an android phone, but it is also...
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Superuser Contribution 電腦沒接耳機時會顯示無法撥放此內容，接上耳機後才可正常使用

電腦是windows，硬體都符合要求，權限都有開，也試過重新安裝但還是沒有改善

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  • 電腦是windows，硬體都符合要求，權限都有開，也試過重新安裝但還是沒有改善
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Superuser Contribution Why cant I install spotify, when I dont have it?

I just deleted spotify on my PC, I cant find any left behind files from it - Now when I go to install it again, it says that it is already installed - What can I do to fix this?

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  • I just deleted spotify on my PC, I cant find any left behind files from it - Now when I go to install it again, it says that it is already installed - What can I do to fix this?
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Superuser Contribution PLEASE FINALLY ADDRESS THE HISTORY ISSUE!!!!

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue: Are you EVER going to fix the history issue that has been around for at least 4 years? For YEARS now, users have complained about their listening history being empty on the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Are you EVER going to fix the history issue that has been around for at least 4 years?   ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify windows app its not playing specific artists and albums

Mötley Crue and Def Leppard.I try through Android App and it's working fine, I restarted the application and didn't work.My windows app version is:Spotify for Windows1.1.98.691.gf759311c

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  • Mötley Crue and Def Leppard. I try through Android App and it's working fine, I restarted the application and didn't work. My windows app version is: Spotify for Windows 1.1.98.691.gf759311c
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Superuser Contribution Put the Playlist, Podcasts, Artists and Albums back in the sidebar

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 6S PlusOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor a long time I managed to avoid getting the UI updates because I really disliked how many extra clicks it required me to get to where I wanted to go. Unfort...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 6S Plus Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For a long time I managed to avoid getting the UI updates because I really disliked...
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Superuser Contribution Wrong screentrasition for collapsing image of currently playing song

On the Desktop app and Web player, you can expand and collapse the image of the currently playing song, if you expand the image it smoothly slides out left of the now playing bar and up to the navigation page. However, when collapsing it does still s...

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  • On the Desktop app and Web player, you can expand and collapse the image of the currently playing song, if you expand the image it smoothly slides out left of the now playing bar and up to the naviga...
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Spotify randomly crashes after 2-3 songs

I open the app, and it works totally fine and does what it needs to... until I play something. It sounds great and works fine for the first 2 maybe even 3 songs, but then the app will exit itself out of nowhere and crash. Been going on for quite some...

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  • I open the app, and it works totally fine and does what it needs to... until I play something. It sounds great and works fine for the first 2 maybe even 3 songs, but then the app will exit itself out...
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