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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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Spotify is preventing Windows from sleeping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop, iPhone 11 Pro Max, Macbook Air, Roku w/ SpotifyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen playing Spotify on another device, my Desktop will no longer sleep due to Spotify claiming there is "Back...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop, iPhone 11 Pro Max, Macbook Air, Roku w/ Spotify Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When playing Spotify on another de...
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Can't play any song in Spotify from my Windows Desktop machine

PlanPremiumDevice(Desktop Computer)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueI get the following error whenever I try to play any song from the Spotify desktop app on Windows 11. See attached screenshot. I have tried uninstalling and reinstall...

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  • Plan Premium Device (Desktop Computer) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue I get the following error whenever I try to play any song from the Spotify desktop ap...
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change a music via the task barr on windows

Hello when i am on the web page and i want to change a music without to go on the application i haven't the fonctionality for change a music quikly Thanks

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  • Hello when i am on the web page and i want to change a music without to go on the application i haven't the fonctionality for change a music quikly   Thanks
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Solved!! How to get this spotify layout?

I had this spotify layout where my library would be visible on left, the song icon enlarged and the current playlist playing on my left. I have an image of it too but it does not let me post an image of it. this happened on desktop and i really like ...

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  • I had this spotify layout where my library would be visible on left, the song icon enlarged and the current playlist playing on my left. I have an image of it too but it does not let me post an image...
  • MattSuda
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[Desktop] Ability to adjust album artwork size

Since the latest update changing the general layout of the Desktop app, we do not have the ability anymore to resize the album artwork to our liking by pulling it from the sides. It makes it hard to really appreciate the artwork on certain screen siz...

  • Newbie
  • Since the latest update changing the general layout of the Desktop app, we do not have the ability anymore to resize the album artwork to our liking by pulling it from the sides. It makes it hard to ...
  • MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution Windows Desktop Full Screen

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA while ago, when going into full screen mode in Windows, this was changed from the album cover, to the artists picture/profile or whatever.I did not agree with this, b...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A while ago, when going into full screen mode in Windows, this was changed from the album co...
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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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  • 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 ...
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Solved!! Não consigo alterar a capa de uma playlist

Olá! Estou tentando alterar a imagem de capa de algumas playlists, porém não funciona. Retorna o erro "Falha ao tentar carregar a imagem. Tente de novo." Já tentei alterar a imagem, diminuir a qualidade mas nada está funcionando. Não encontrei nenhum...

  • Casual Listener
  • Olá!   Estou tentando alterar a imagem de capa de algumas playlists, porém não funciona. Retorna o erro "Falha ao tentar carregar a imagem. Tente de novo."   Já tentei alterar a imagem,...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song won't play after Advertisement.

PlanFreeCountry DevicePersonal computer.Intel i7-7700k, GTX 1080 TiOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueAfter a sequence of ad's the next song in the album or playlist will not play. If you go to click on it a blue box at the top of the screen appears ...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Personal computer. Intel i7-7700k, GTX 1080 Ti Operating System Windows 10   My Issue After a sequence of ad's the next song in the album or playlist w...
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How can I remove forever the new useless Now Playing View trash?

We just got another problem with the windows client. Now for some weird reason we get a hideous "Now Playing View" thing that closes our friend activity every time a new track starts. It's really stupid, and I can't even understand what's that trash ...

  • Roadie
  • We just got another problem with the windows client. Now for some weird reason we get a hideous "Now Playing View" thing that closes our friend activity every time a new track starts. It's really stu...
  • ben0012
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New Folders don't appear in the new version

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAny new folders I create don't show up since the update, I see that a folder has been created because the number of folders goes up but the folders can't be se...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Any new folders I create don't show up since the update, I see that a folder has be...
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Superuser Contribution Windows app won't play music

This has been ongoing for a week now. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app on Windows 11 multiple times. It will play music normally for a few days and then suddenly won't play any songs. Warning message is just "Spotify can't play this content r...

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  • This has been ongoing for a week now. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app on Windows 11 multiple times. It will play music normally for a few days and then suddenly won't play any songs. Warning...
  • AlejaR
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Solved!! When I spam shuffle it just shows the same list of songs each time

I used to always click shuffle a few times until I got a nice queue of songs. However now that smart shuffle has been implemented, each time I click shuffle it toggles between how my playlist lists the song and a random shuffled list that never chang...

  • Casual Listener
  • I used to always click shuffle a few times until I got a nice queue of songs. However now that smart shuffle has been implemented, each time I click shuffle it toggles between how my playlist lists t...
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Superuser Contribution Correct alphabetic playlist order (new interface 2023)

Hi,I just noticed that my maps starting with Swedish "Ö" is sorted before "P" and not in the bottom of my playlist. I'm guessing diacritical letters isn't interpreted correctly. I've tested it with both playlist, playlist folders and playlists inside...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I just noticed that my maps starting with Swedish "Ö" is sorted before "P" and not in the bottom of my playlist. I'm guessing diacritical letters isn't interpreted correctly. I've tested it wit...
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Spotify stops responding

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicepcOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or Issue Sometimes when i try to switch song spotify stops responding. If close the app and reopen it i get "the spotify application is not responding" All i can do is open up the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device pc Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue   Sometimes when i try to switch song spotify stops responding. If  close the app an...
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[premium version][windows] I can't click any song.

Even if i go through my liked ones, or when I search for new song. I can't by clicking on the green play button or also when I click on the title directly. I already unlog and reloged myself, deleted and redownloaded the app but nothing helped. You'r...

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  • Even if i go through my liked ones, or when I search for new song. I can't by clicking on the green play button or also when I click on the title directly. I already unlog and reloged myself, deleted...
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How to get the new desktop UI?

Last week, I got the new Spotify desktop UI (Windows 10) and loved it so much. I've been using it everyday since then, but this morning when I opened Spotify, I'm reverted back to the old UI. I have tried reinstalling, but it doesn't help. What shoul...

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  • Last week, I got the new Spotify desktop UI (Windows 10) and loved it so much. I've been using it everyday since then, but this morning when I opened Spotify, I'm reverted back to the old UI. I have ...
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Spotify app in Windows stops

Spotify often stops by itself for no reason. I want the music to play as much as I want. I am not satisfied with how the application works. I don't know what I'm paying for

  • Visitor
  • Spotify often stops by itself for no reason. I want the music to play as much as I want. I am not satisfied with how the application works. I don't know what I'm paying for
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song won't play unless in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicedesktop windowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song after searching, it won't play unless I first move it to a playlist. This just started a couple of months ago.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device desktop windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to play a song after searching, it won't play unless I first move it to a ...
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Superuser Contribution Quiero eliminar un programa que hice en spotify

Intente eliminar el programa "los ganadores no abandonan" porq quiero resubirlo con mejor calidad, pero no me deja eliminarlo, ya lo elimine desde spotify y desde el hosting que lo tenia alojado, pero me sigue apareciendo

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  • Intente eliminar el programa "los ganadores no abandonan" porq quiero resubirlo con mejor calidad, pero no me deja eliminarlo, ya lo elimine desde spotify y desde el hosting que lo tenia alojado, per...
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