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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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  • ipanasenko
  • Newbie
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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...

  • Spotify Star
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  • rednblu
  • Roadie
  • 76268 Views
  • 271 replies
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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 Star
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  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
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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...

  • Spotify Legend
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    Windows
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Superuser Contribution Volume resets every time spotify opens with Windows

Volume resets every time Spotify launches with Windows 10. Spotify simply doesn't remember the volume I set, and it blasts my ears every time I start to listening ot music every day. I have crossfade set to 12s, and launch minimized with windows.

  • Music Fan
  • Volume resets every time Spotify launches with Windows 10. Spotify simply doesn't remember the volume I set, and it blasts my ears every time I start to listening ot music every day.  I have c...
  • babycakes_ch
  • Casual Listener
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    Spotify
    volume
    volume issues
    Volume Levels
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Superuser Contribution Discord staus shows only when i listen on web player but not in Spotify app

PlanFree/Premium DevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueOk so i connected discord to my spotify account and when i listen to music on spotify app , discord doesnt show my status , but when i open spotify web player it works and discord sho...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free/Premium   Device PC Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Ok so i connected discord to my spotify account and when i listen to music on spotify app , discord d...
  • robotdrew
  • Newbie
  • 1669 Views
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  • Discord
    Spotify
    Status
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Can't play albums/individual songs on Spotify Windows app

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi all, I am unable to play any albums or individual songs, other than in playlists of mine, on the Spotify windows app. Both the direct from Spotify version and on th...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...laylists of mine, on the Spotify windows app. Both the direct from Spotify version and on the Windows store.   Clicking play just see's absolutely nothing happen. And before Spotify tech replies, y...
  • kelsh003
  • Casual Listener
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    Windows
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop only uses the 2 front speakers on a 5.1 setup

I have 5.1 audio with my windows but Spotify only uses the 2 front speakers, how do I get it to use ALL of the speakers? Speaker fill makes NO DIFFERENCE!

  • Newbie
  • I have 5.1 audio with my windows but Spotify only uses the 2 front speakers, how do I get it to use ALL of the speakers?   Speaker fill makes NO DIFFERENCE!
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
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    Desktop
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    speaker fill
    Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after login

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify application on my desktop pc started crashing a few weeks ago after an update. My other devices work just fine (Android Phone, laptop). Other accounts also...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify application on my desktop pc started crashing a few weeks ago after an update....
  • Eni
  • Moderator
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    Crash
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Escuchar todas las ads de Spotify

Existe alguna playlist donde pueda encontrar todas las publicidades de Spotify? estoy necesitando escucharlas todas.

  • Casual Listener
  • Existe alguna playlist donde pueda encontrar todas las publicidades de Spotify? estoy necesitando escucharlas todas.
  • guillemurto
  • Casual Listener
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    spot
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discord only shows up music played from the web player and not the desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueToday I noticed that my music played from the Spotify Desktop App isn't showing up on discord anymore. So I immediately unlinked Spotify from discord and removed permissi...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Today I noticed that my music played from the Spotify Desktop App isn't showing up on d...
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    Spotify
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution arkadaşlarımın dinleme aktivitesi görünmüyor

Merhaba, windows 8 laptob üzerinen spotify kullanıyorum. Arkadaş dinleme aktivitesi görünmüyor, arkadaşım açık olduğunu söylüyor ama göremiyorum.Ne yapabilirim?Premıum hesap kullanıyorum.

  • Visitor
  • Merhaba, windows 8 laptob üzerinen spotify kullanıyorum. Arkadaş dinleme aktivitesi görünmüyor, arkadaşım açık olduğunu söylüyor ama göremiyorum. Ne yapabilirim? Premıum hesap kullanıyorum.
  • Eni
  • Moderator
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    sorun
    Spotify
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Spotify is muted in sound mixer, and cant unmute.

PlanPremium DeviceLenovo Ideapad S340 Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe spotify app mutes after sometime. The song continues to play, but nothing is heard. Other apps can be heard with no issues. In the volume mixer, spotify is muted...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium   Device Lenovo Ideapad S340   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The spotify app mutes after sometime. The song continues to play, but nothing i...
  • Sebasty
  • Community Legend
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    mute
    not working on pc
    Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 app icon in white theme

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSurface Pro (5th Gen)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWindows 10 has a white theme since version 1903, because of that some icons change their color between black or white to contrast the whole UI color. Spotify...

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  • Casual Listener
  • ...cons change their color between black or white to contrast the whole UI color. Spotify has an old squared icon on the white theme that has nothing to do with the black theme icon.   I've reported t...
  • chiacchierone
  • Casual Listener
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  • 7 replies
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    Spotify
    uwp
    white theme
    Windows 10
    windows 10 app
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Solved!! new version 1.1.53.608 app desktop spotify

Hello What new features for app desktop spotify for version 1.1.53.608 ?

  • Composer
  • Hello   What new features for app desktop spotify for version 1.1.53.608 ?    
  • Loxer
  • Community Legend
  • 676 Views
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  • Desktop
    Spotify
    updates
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Superuser Contribution Spotify taking up alot of space.

My Question or IssueI need some help. spotify is for some reason taking up 46 gbs on my ssd which to me seems like a lot? mercury files are taking up 27 gbs, data is taking up 9.1 gbs and then browser is taking up 8.8. Then there are other smaller fi...

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  • Newbie
  •   My Question or Issue I need some help. spotify is for some reason taking up 46 gbs on my ssd which to me seems like a lot? mercury files are taking up 27 gbs, data is taking up 9.1 gbs and t...
  • Ivan
  • Spotify Legend
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    problem
    space
    Spotify
    SSD
    storage
    Windows 10
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Solved!! Discover Weekly - will not update

PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue: My Spotify weekly playlist isn't updating. I performed a clean uninstall of Spotify, reinstalled, unsubscribed to the playlist, resubscribed. It will not update. I am not liste...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue:   My Spotify weekly playlist isn't updating. I performed a clean uninstall of Spotify, r...
  • hussotters
  • Casual Listener
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  • Discover Weekly
    Spotify
    Update
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spotify sorting stuck on album order

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.1.42.622.gbd112320 (latest version as of now, 9/16/20) My Question or Issuetried to fix my issue of local file songs not playing in order (some would play but then skip over...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.1.42.622.gbd112320 (latest version as of now, 9/16/20)   My Question or Issue tried to fix my i...
  • br053ph
  • Casual Listener
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    Desktop
    ongoing
    Spotify
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Autoplay is having issues

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify does not autoplay random songs at the end of the playlist, even though it's checked. i've reinstalled spotify, i've reset my hosts file, i've checked a...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify does not autoplay random songs at the end of the playlist, even though i...
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Discord Not Displaying Spotify Song As Status

Plan: Premium StudentCountry: USA Device2017 Macbook ProOperating SystemNewest iOS. My Question or IssueI've linked my Spotify account to Discord to display my current listening as my Discord status. However, I have had no success. It worked in the p...

  • Visitor
  • Plan: Premium Student Country: USA   Device 2017 Macbook Pro Operating System Newest iOS.   My Question or Issue I've linked my Spotify account to Discord to display my c...
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  • Discord
    not working
    Spotify
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Cortana - no "play next track", "skip track" or "play next" command for Spotify?

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue:Cortana does not recognise "play next track", "play next" or "skip track" commands for Spotify on my PC (Spotify integration with Cortana is otherwise working fine).I...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Cortana does not recognise "play next track", "play next" or "skip track"  commands for Spotify...
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    Cortana
    Play Next
    play next track
    skip track
    Spotify
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Spotify is Crazily Slow and I'm Microsoft Windows Whizz Kid...

My Question or Issue The latest version of Spotify is Crazily Slow and I'm Microsoft Windows Whizz Kid... It also often just gives a permanent black screen at start-up too. The Microsoft Store version is also even more buggy than the Windows standalo...

  • Roadie
  • My Question or Issue   The latest version of Spotify is Crazily Slow and I'm Microsoft Windows Whizz Kid...   It also often just gives a permanent black screen at start-up too. &n...
  • OneByBoo
  • Roadie
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    Spotify
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Problem Between Google Maps & Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryAE DeviceHuawei 10 plusOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issuein googl maps when i press over spotify popup icon gives me this error ( To play music , you need to connect to spotify when it's safe to do so ) could someone hel...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country AE   Device Huawei 10 plus Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue in googl maps when i press over spotify popup icon gives me this error ( To p...
  • Kareem_Figo
  • Casual Listener
  • 1116 Views
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    google maps
    problem
    Spotify
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Spotify Does Not Open

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueHello,Up until a few months ago, the Spotify Player (Windows 10) was working fine. However, now when I try to open it, nothing happens. There are no tasks with "Spotify" in it running in the Task Manager.I have already ...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium My Question or Issue Hello, Up until a few months ago, the Spotify Player (Windows 10) was working fine. However, now when I try to open it, nothing happens. There are no tasks w...
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    Spotify
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