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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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  • James335
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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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  • 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 Recent searches almost never being recorded (desktop W10)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceLaptop running Windows 10My Question or IssueRecently when using the current version of the Spotify desktop app, the 'Recent searches' list on the Search page has stopped updating with whatever I click on in the ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Laptop running Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently when using the current version of the Spotify desktop app, the 'Recent searches' list on the ...
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Superuser Contribution Picture of the playing song stops showing after a local file is played

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAfter playing a local file, or controlling Spotify trough another device on the same network, pictures of the currently playing song stop showing. They show again if you m...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After playing a local file, or controlling Spotify trough another device on the same network, pictures...
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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen does not resize well on untypical aspect ratio!

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 The Spotify-Apps fullscreen mode does not resize as it should when confronted with untypical aspect ratios (like my mini monitor 1280x400), as you can see below.But if I use the Chrome extension f...

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  • Plan Premium Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   The Spotify-Apps fullscreen mode does not resize as it should when confronted with untypical aspect ratios (like my mini monit...
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    second monitor
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Superuser Contribution Connect on Windows Desktop Requiring Premium to play on Echo Dot

Connect on Windows Desktop Requiring Premium to play on Echo Dot PlanFreeCountryUSADevice(Windows Laptop running Desktop App)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueFor the past three days (October 18, 2022), the Spotify Connect feature on t...

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  • Connect on Windows Desktop Requiring Premium to play on Echo Dot   Plan Free Country USA Device (Windows Laptop running Desktop App) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question o...
  • kuchta
  • Casual Listener
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