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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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Home page and friends activity are blank

Everything on my desktop app (Windows) are blank, except for my libraries on the left tab. That includes my profile, home page, and friend activity. I've tried to restart my device, interne connection, and even reinstalling it. But nothing works

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  • Everything on my desktop app (Windows) are blank, except for my libraries on the left tab. That includes my profile, home page, and friend activity. I've tried to restart my device, interne conne...
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Superuser Contribution Volume cannot be changed

Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueVolume mixer and changing the volume with the in-app slider doesn't actually affect the volume, even when muted it's still set to max. The only way to adjust the volume is by changing my actual PC volume...

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  • Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Volume mixer and changing the volume with the in-app slider doesn't actually affect the volume, even when muted it's still set to max. The ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to login into desktop app

The other day, all of a sudden, on my Spotify Windows App, all the tracks turned grey, and the same song kept playing in a loop. I thought it was an Internet issue and changed my network, but no change. I logged out and tried to log back in, but it d...

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  • The other day, all of a sudden, on my Spotify Windows App, all the tracks turned grey, and the same song kept playing in a loop. I thought it was an Internet issue and changed my network, but no chan...
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Superuser Contribution Local files are only playing on the left headphone (Spotify app for Windows

Greetings. Songs on the Spotify site play fine on both sides of the headphones, but local .WAV files are only playing on the left side . . . no sound on the right side. These files play fine in stereo on both sides of the headphones using a different...

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  • Greetings. Songs on the Spotify site play fine on both sides of the headphones, but local .WAV files are only playing on the left side . . . no sound on the right side. These files play fine in ste...
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Superuser Contribution "Couldn't find that playlist" keeps happening when I click on the Daily Wellness playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLaptop (CHROME)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to open the Daily Wellness podcast on the web player on Chrome, it keeps saying "Couldn't find that playlist.". It was working fine earlier this morn...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Laptop (CHROME) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to open the Daily Wellness podcast on the web player on Chrome, it...
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Superuser Contribution lyrics not auto scrolling

so im using the app on my laptop and have a premium subscription in case that matters. My issue is that when im trying to view any song lyrics, the lyrics dont auto scroll and sync to the song, im not pressing any lyrics or any other buttons, just th...

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  • so im using the app on my laptop and have a premium subscription in case that matters. My issue is that when im trying to view any song lyrics, the lyrics dont auto scroll and sync to the song, im no...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't login using email and password on Windows

I have tried to login to my Spotify account on Windows for the past few days using the email and password that always usually works however this time I get an error message saying:"Oops! Something went wrong, please try again or take a look at our he...

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  • I have tried to login to my Spotify account on Windows for the past few days using the email and password that always usually works however this time I get an error message saying: "Oops! Something ...
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Superuser Contribution "spotify can't play this right now" browser issue

Spotify just at random moments suddenly skips all the tracks to the end of the album/playlist and refuses to play anything doing this loop if tried to play from any place. 75 % of told fixes work only for desktop app, I use browser.No, I won't switch...

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  • Spotify just at random moments suddenly skips all the tracks to the end of the album/playlist and refuses to play anything doing this loop if tried to play from any place. 75 % of told fixes work onl...
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Superuser Contribution Prevent Spotify playing on another device than the one I am using

I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want control over this. I should be able to prevent this f...

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  • I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want co...
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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanPremium CountryUSDeviceHP LaptopProcessor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM)**bleep** 3.00 GHzInstalled RAM 8.00 GB (7.65 GB usable)System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor- Im using and audio interface (focusrite 3rd gen)Operating System...

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  •   Plan Premium  Country US Device HP Laptop Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM)**bleep** 3.00 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.65 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-b...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Searching in my playlist changes my whole queue

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEver since the new UI came out my queue has been completely **bleep** up. If I search for a song in my playlist, let's say one called "Runner" and I play it, rather t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Ever since the new UI came out my queue has been completely **bleep** up. If I sea...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify no reproduce mis canciones en PC

PlanPremiumCountryEcuador DeviceLaptop Windows 10Que tal amigo tengo un problema muy grande cuando entro a la APP de Spotify en mi laptop no me reproduce ninguna cancion sale como que si se estara reproduciendo pero no suena ya la reinstale , borre e...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ecuador   Device Laptop Windows 10 Que tal amigo tengo un problema muy grande cuando entro a la APP de Spotify en mi laptop no me reproduce ninguna cancion sale como ...
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working on Desktop

PlanPremium CountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro Additional InfoIt works, when i start a track on my mobile phone.But when i start a track on my Desktop (to play on my mobile phone or on my desktop), it does not work...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Germany   Operating System Windows 10 Pro   Additional Info It works, when i start a track on my mobile phone. But when i start a track on my Desktop ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Glitching

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy spotify keeps glitching whenever I use multiple apps, for example if I use "Blender" and a game or another app at the same time the songs will keep pausing randomly and I'll get an ...

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  •   Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My spotify keeps glitching whenever I use multiple apps, for example if I use "Blender" and a game or an...
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Local files with same title and runtime won't appear

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(ASUS TUF GAMING A17)Operating System(Windows 11 Home) My Question or IssueHello. My issue is that in the Windows app, local files that have the same title and runtime won't show up under local files, despite havi...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device (ASUS TUF GAMING A17) Operating System (Windows 11 Home)   My Question or Issue Hello. My issue is that in the Windows app, local files that h...
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Superuser Contribution O Spotfy não consegue tocar isso no momento. Se você tiver o arquivo no computador é possível import

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueO Spotify não consegue tocar isso no momento. Se você tiver o arquivo no computador é possíve...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue O Spoti...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

The windows spotify app will only let me play local files, if I switch the output device to digital audio instead of my headphones it works but I can't hear it, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling and nothing worked

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  • The windows spotify app will only let me play local files, if I switch the output device to digital audio instead of my headphones it works but I can't hear it, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalli...
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Superuser Contribution Songs won't play songs off an album.

So, I'm trying to play an album. All the songs play perfectly fine... except for one song. One song on the album won't play, and when I press the song, it plays a completely different song. And when this different song plays, the repeat and shuffle b...

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  • So, I'm trying to play an album. All the songs play perfectly fine... except for one song. One song on the album won't play, and when I press the song, it plays a completely different song. And when ...
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The play/pause button overlaps when scrolling down

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe play/pause button overlaps when scrolling down.I haven't found a report on this problem so I'm taking the liberty of bringing it up here as I doubt it's a desired...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The play/pause button overlaps when scrolling down. I haven't found a report on this prob...
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