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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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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...
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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...
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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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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

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  • 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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On startup, the app reports "Page not found".

Every time that I start up Spotify, whether it was after a computer restart or just from closing the app, it says "Page not found" and clicking "Home" doesn't solve the issue.

  • Casual Listener
  • Every time that I start up Spotify, whether it was after a computer restart or just from closing the app, it says "Page not found" and clicking "Home" doesn't solve the issue.
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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify keep playing ads when i have a premium subscription?

Spotify keeps interrupting the podcasts with ads in italian language, while I have a premium subscription and default language French.

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  • Spotify keeps interrupting the podcasts with ads in italian language, while I have a premium subscription and default language French.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Multiple Playback Issues with Dirty Genes Podcast

PlanFree/PremiumCountryMexicoDevicePC (Chrome)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have tried to listen to the Dirty Genes Podcast on my PC and there are multiple issues:- At first it just wouldn't play even when clicking the play button;...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country Mexico Device PC (Chrome) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have tried to listen to the Dirty Genes Podcast on my PC and there are ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution List of liked Songs by a specific Artist can not be sorted

When trying to sort the list of the liked songs of a specific artist you cannot sort them by 'Title', 'Album', or 'Date added'.

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  • When trying to sort the list of the liked songs of a specific artist you cannot sort them by 'Title', 'Album', or 'Date added'.
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Superuser Contribution Çalma listemin isimi fotoğrafı ve açıklaması sürekli kayboluyor

Çalma listemin isimi fotoğrafı ve açıklaması sürekli kayboluyorsürekli adı gitmiş mi diye bakmaktan sıkıldım artık bunun çözümü yok mu

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  • Çalma listemin isimi fotoğrafı ve açıklaması sürekli kayboluyor sürekli adı gitmiş mi diye bakmaktan sıkıldım artık bunun çözümü yok mu
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Superuser Contribution Family member invite won't allow

Just signed up for Premium Family membership.Send invite to daughter and it won't allow.

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  • Just signed up for Premium Family membership. Send invite to daughter and it won't allow.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug Report - Incorrect Date Added

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom - LondonDevice(Windows 11 - Home)My Question or IssueWhen viewing a playlist that has been enhanced by Spotify, the "Date Added" time is incorrect and is showing as "in 0 seconds".

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom - London Device (Windows 11 - Home) My Question or Issue When viewing a playlist that has been enhanced by Spotify, the "Date Added" time is incorrect and i...
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Superuser Contribution Ability to install to the Program Files folder on Windows

Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssuePlease add ability to the installer to install to the Program Files folder.

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  •   Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Please add ability to the installer to install to the Program Files folder.
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