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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 does not play with external speakers (desktop)

PlanFreeCountryBelgiumDeviceAsus Rog Strix GOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi,my spotify starts skipping every song when i have my desktop connected to an external speaker system, when i play it with the built in speaker prom my asus ...

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  •   Plan Free Country Belgium Device Asus Rog Strix G Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, my spotify starts skipping every song when i have my desktop connected...
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Superuser Contribution All songs skipping. cannot play music. web browser

On my laptop, spotify has started skipping every song after a short while, and when it stops, the song it lands on becomes silent. Ads still function fine. This issue is only on my laptop, my desktop still works fine. I use the web player on both dev...

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  • On my laptop, spotify has started skipping every song after a short while, and when it stops, the song it lands on becomes silent. Ads still function fine. This issue is only on my laptop, my desktop...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Does Spotify count Local files as listened to?

I have whole mixtapes and albums which aren't on Spotify otherwise. Does anyone know if these actually get counted in places like Spotify.me and 20XX wrapped. So far from what I can see, they don't go on the 2018 wrapped playlist and they aren't anyw...

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  • I have whole mixtapes and albums which aren't on Spotify otherwise. Does anyone know if these actually get counted in places like Spotify.me and 20XX wrapped. So far from what I can see, they don't g...
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Superuser Contribution Explicitly removed songs returning to queue

PlanFreeCountryUSA DevicePC, browserOperating SystemWindows 10, Edge Version 108.0.1462.54 (Official build) (64-bit) My Question or IssueI started my queue with an album that I finished listening to. I added the album Aretha - Who's Zoomin' Who to my...

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  • Plan Free Country USA   Device PC, browser Operating System Windows 10, Edge Version 108.0.1462.54 (Official build) (64-bit)   My Question or Issue I started my queue with a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Breaks after ad plays

PlanFreeCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceAcer LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi! I use Spotify on Web browser because I would like to NOT download the app, it's too stressful on my computer and too much clutter for me to han...

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  • Plan Free Country United States of America Device Acer Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi! I use Spotify on Web browser because I would like to NOT download t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify: A firewall may be blocking spotify. Please update your firewall to allow spotify.

PlanFreeCountry Canada DeviceWindows 10 My Question or IssueEverytime i try to login my spotify account, the firewall issue keeps on coming up. Ive tried to delete it, check if my country is still the same, tried a different account, tried a vpn, eve...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada   Device Windows 10   My Question or Issue Everytime i try to login my spotify account, the firewall issue keeps on coming up. Ive tried to delete it, check...
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Superuser Contribution Happy holidays hub isn't viewed

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.I don't know, why a hub Happy holi...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play a large playlist

Windows 10. Premium. Latest Spotify.I have a playlist with around 6,000 songs in it. I can no longer play any songs in it.

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  • Windows 10. Premium. Latest Spotify. I have a playlist with around 6,000 songs in it. I can no longer play any songs in it.  
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Superuser Contribution My app won't open on windows 11 - urgent fix!!!!

I have tried reinstalling spotify multiple times, but it just won't open. When I click on the app, nothing happens. It comes up as a background task for about a second which then immediately is gone. Please fix this!!!

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  • I have tried reinstalling spotify multiple times, but it just won't open. When I click on the app, nothing happens. It comes up as a background task for about a second which then immediately is gone....
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Superuser Contribution Album won't play

PlanPremiumCountryEstoniaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I go to an album and click on play or click on an individual song, nothing happens. However, if I click on download then it plays. It happens on all albums. Play...

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  • Plan Premium Country Estonia Device PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue Whenever I go to an album and click on play or click on an individual song, nothing ha...
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Bonsoirc'est normal je ne trouve pas mon lycée ? ( premium étudiant )

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  • Bonsoir c'est normal je ne trouve pas mon lycée ? ( premium étudiant )
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play songs not saved to my library

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceInspiron 15 7000Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify desktop won't play songs not saved to my library. It works perfectly fine on my android and my iPad. It also works fine on Spotify web however I would p...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Inspiron 15 7000 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify desktop won't play songs not saved to my library. It works perfectly fine on...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify PC app tries to load and then crashes

OS - Windows 10 Professional 19043Spotify - Premium, 1.1.97Country - PolandHi, so my Spotify app on Windows 10 just doesn't want to start. Below is a video showing exactly what is happening, as it's hard to describe precisely.https://youtu.be/e7LGrFM...

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  • OS - Windows 10 Professional 19043 Spotify - Premium, 1.1.97 Country - Poland Hi, so my Spotify app on Windows 10 just doesn't want to start. Below is a video showing exactly what is happening, ...
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Superuser Contribution When I open Settings, all I see is the Language option

I use 1. Spotify Premium 2. in Chrome 3. on a PC.I'm trying to normalize the volumes across all tracks I play, but when I open Settings, all I see is the Language option (see below or attachment).

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  • I use 1. Spotify Premium 2. in Chrome 3. on a PC. I'm trying to normalize the volumes across all tracks I play, but when I open Settings, all I see is the Language option (see below or attachment).&...
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Superuser Contribution Can't manually play a song that comes from Enhance

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen you enhance a playlist on desktop Spotify adds similar songs as expected.However, if you want to click play on one of those songs that came from enhance, it just says something li...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When you enhance a playlist on desktop Spotify adds similar songs as expected. However, if you want to click pl...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics not automatically scrolling when title is floating (too long to fit without scrolling)

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueWhen song title is too long and is floating on the left from progress bar, lyrics page is not automatically scrolling when song is playing

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When song title is too long and is floating on the left from progress bar, lyrics page is not automatically scrolli...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify playing every other song on playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemW10Spotify version 1.1.2.285.ga97985efMy Question or IssueAs explained in the title, every other song in a playlist is playing. Eg. I start a playlist and it plays the first song fine then jumps to the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System W10 Spotify version 1.1.2.285.ga97985ef My Question or Issue As explained in the title, every other song in a playlist is playing...
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Superuser Contribution Change Local Files' Metadata Without Greying Out?

I have hundreds of old local files in my Liked Songs, and with a lot of them I didn't set up the metadata properly, so they don't have artist names, albums, album art, etc. However, in the past, when I've tried to modify these, it greys out the song ...

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  • I have hundreds of old local files in my Liked Songs, and with a lot of them I didn't set up the metadata properly, so they don't have artist names, albums, album art, etc. However, in the past, when...
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