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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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  • rednblu
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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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  • MattSuda
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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 My Spotify is (almost) Completely broken.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSelf made Computer & Samsung Galaxy A51Operating SystemWindows 11 & Android 13 My Issue:I'm just gonna do this timeline wise.So about a week and a half ago i noticed my mobile app and desktop app stopped syncing. comple...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Self made Computer & Samsung Galaxy A51 Operating System Windows 11 & Android 13   My Issue: I'm just gonna do this timeline wise. So a...
  • Ivelina
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  • Account issue
    black screen
    connection issue
    Grey screen
    idk what this is help
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Superuser Contribution [Win10] Blank Screen On Start-up after Windows Reinstall

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHave been using Spotify desktop app for quite a while with no issue. Recently, I have reinstalled Windows 10 on my laptop for better performance. After re...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Have been using Spotify desktop app for quite a while with no issue. Recently,...
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    Window
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Superuser Contribution Video Podcasts make the screen go black

I've tried with and whiteout hardware acceleration. every time i turn on joe rogan the whole screen goes black and i have to CTRL+ALT+Delete out of it. very annoying, basically i can't watch video podcasts on desktop for some reason PlanPremiumCountr...

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  • I've tried with and whiteout hardware acceleration. every time i turn on joe rogan the whole screen goes black and i have to CTRL+ALT+Delete out of it.  very annoying, basically i can't watch vi...
  • Alex
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    Podcast Video
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Superuser Contribution Homepage is bugged

Device info- premium plan;- version: 1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version);- o. s. version: 64-bit Windows 10 Home;- screen: 1920x1080 screen scaled in Windows settings by 125%, thus effectively 1536x864 as this website shows https://bestfir...

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  • Device info - premium plan; - version: 1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version); - o. s. version: 64-bit Windows 10 Home; - screen: 1920x1080 screen scaled in Windows settings by 125%,...
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    bug
    cut
    Homepage
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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Desktop app black screen only

Have reinstalled a number of times (from Spotify AND Windows Store) and tried all the solutions on here but the desktop app only opens with a black screen, as below :-This seems fairly common and has been happening for some time, but nothing appears ...

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  • Have reinstalled a number of times (from Spotify AND Windows Store) and tried all the solutions on here but the desktop app only opens with a black screen, as below :- This seems fairly common a...
  • Alex
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    Windows 10
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Black screen after login

So, I logged in on the spotify program thingy and then it just gave me a black screen with the minimize etc. options plus the three dots in the top right. Rebooting does not help. After reinstalling spotify it works for a few hours but then the same ...

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  • So, I logged in on the spotify program thingy and then it just gave me a black screen with the minimize etc. options plus the three dots in the top right. Rebooting does not help. After reinstalling ...
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