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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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Spofity will not stay pinned to Windows 10 Taskbar

At least monthly spotify becomes unpinned from my taskbar. It seems to happen everytime there is a new update to the app ready to install, but before it is installed. It only started happening 6 or so months ago when I switched to the Windows app.No ...

  • Gig Goer
  • At least monthly spotify becomes unpinned from my taskbar. It seems to happen everytime there is a new update to the app ready to install, but before it is installed. It only started happening 6 or s...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Mini Player button not appearing/working

I got a prompt today to try out the mini player that was recently added yet there is no button to enable this feature and after searching around it should be between the volume bar and fullscreen button yet it doesnt appear. I have freshly reinstalle...

  • Casual Listener
  • I got a prompt today to try out the mini player that was recently added yet there is no button to enable this feature and after searching around it should be between the volume bar and fullscreen but...
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Superuser Contribution Tracks are skipping 20-30 seconds ahead and skip to next with 3 minutes

Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the cache and reduced the streaming quality, but nothing ...

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  • Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the ca...
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can't add songs to public playlist

public playlist shared with me via link by a friend i'm following. cannot add songs to the playlist via desktop app or mobile app. no option appears to add to playlist. dragging song to playlist does not work: playlist greys out when attempting this.

  • Visitor
  • public playlist shared with me via link by a friend i'm following. cannot add songs to the playlist via desktop app or mobile app. no option appears to add to playlist. dragging song to playlist does...
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Canvas is crashing my monitor

Hi, every time I open the app on my desktop, it crashes my external monitor. The issue seems tied to the Canvas feature. When a song with Canvas enabled plays, the crash happens immediately. I disabled Canvas for songs, but the home screen also uses ...

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  • Hi, every time I open the app on my desktop, it crashes my external monitor. The issue seems tied to the Canvas feature. When a song with Canvas enabled plays, the crash happens immediately. I disabl...
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Superuser Contribution my home screen is black and my search screen doesn't refresh on windows 11

my search screen only displays my most recent searches, going back about 3 days. My home screen is also not loading at all. I need to force-close the app to get it to reload.

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  • my search screen only displays my most recent searches, going back about 3 days. My home screen is also not loading at all. I need to force-close the app to get it to reload.
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Superuser Contribution Sound issue with some games

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro 64-bit (23H2, Build 22631.4317) My Question or IssueSince update 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f, audio from some games disappear completely when playing a music through de windows App, sound comes b...

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  • Plan Premium Country Japan Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (23H2, Build 22631.4317)   My Question or Issue Since update 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f, audio from some game...
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My spotify suddenly low sound and starts playing a really weird playlist

This is actually very weird and it happens always when i listen to spotify in my pc, suddenly sound goes off and start playin a astist ive never searched before, artist name is Justin.Paris.2222, please solve this i really started thinking my spotify...

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  • This is actually very weird and it happens always when i listen to spotify in my pc, suddenly sound goes off and start playin a astist ive never searched before, artist name is Justin.Paris.2222, ple...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify app crashing my games

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop pc, Intel i7 137000, and a 4070 super gpuOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or Issuewhenever i use spotify, around every 20-30 minutes my spotify will play a repeating 2 seconds on whatever it got glitched on, com...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop pc, Intel i7 137000, and a 4070 super gpu Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue whenever i use spotify, around every 20-...
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Superuser Contribution PC UYGULAMASINDAN ŞARKI AÇMAYA ÇALIŞTIĞIMDA EKRAN KENDİLİĞİNDEN KAPANIYOR

Bilgisayarımda windows uygulaması yüklü ekranı açtığımda sürekli kapandığı için silip tekrar yükledim ancak sorun giderilmedi. Hala uygulamayı açtığımda ekran kendiliğinden kapanıyor.

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  • Bilgisayarımda windows uygulaması yüklü ekranı açtığımda sürekli kapandığı için silip tekrar yükledim ancak sorun giderilmedi. Hala uygulamayı açtığımda ekran kendiliğinden kapanıyor.
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So tired of hearing the same songs over and over

I'm getting more and more bored of Spotify. I feel like i've been hearing the same songs of my favorite artists in the daily mixes. I guess Spotify is more targeted towards people who listen to pop music. Pop music is more a market than an actual art...

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  • I'm getting more and more bored of Spotify. I feel like i've been hearing the same songs of my favorite artists in the daily mixes.   I guess Spotify is more targeted towards people who listen...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to turn off playing now view permanently?

I hate that the playing now view pops up every time I switch playlists. It gets in the way. If I wanna see what's next I'll look at the queue or manually turn it on. The automatic pop-up is soooo irritating!

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  • I hate that the playing now view pops up every time I switch playlists. It gets in the way. If I wanna see what's next I'll look at the queue or manually turn it on. The automatic pop-up is soooo irr...
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Superuser Contribution how do i block an artist on pc

I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop

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  • I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop  
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not import my local files

My local files (LF) are Mp3 format, they are my own productions, not downloaded or copied. There is Spotify running in this Windows 11 PC. My LF are playable by Spotify, they are visible in Local Files folder. I created playlist with my LF to be able...

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  • My local files (LF) are Mp3 format, they are my own productions, not downloaded or copied. There is Spotify running in this Windows 11 PC. My LF are playable by Spotify, they are visible in Local ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceChromebookOperating SystemChromeOS My Question or Issue For the past few days the spotify web player has not been working. When I try to play something it plays then when it finishes it plays 1 second of the next song then ...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Chromebook Operating System ChromeOS   My Question or Issue   For the past few days the spotify web player has not been working. When I try to pla...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Using Discord 'Listen Along' have delay in 46 sec with other user

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello. I've been experiencing a problem with the 'Listen Along' feature on Discord. I'm not sure if it's a specifically a Spotify or a Discord issue. My friend starts off listening...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Russia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. I've been experiencing a problem with the 'Listen Along' feature on Discord. I'm not sure if it's a ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App not working anymore with headset

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past week or two, I’ve been having an issue with the Spotify app on my PC and my headset.I have a HyperX Cloud Flight S that I use for audio, but for some unknown...

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  • Plan Premium Country France   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the past week or two, I’ve been having an issue with the Spotify app on my PC and m...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume slider is unusably small on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen using the app in a small window, the volume slider is so small that we can't use it effectively. The screenshot below shows spotify taking up a little less than half of my mo...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When using the app in a small window, the volume slider is so small that we can't use it effectively. The s...
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Superuser Contribution System try icon disappears when Windows Explorer is restarted (Windows 11)

Every single time without fail on Windows 11, restarting Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) for any reason while Spotify is running will cause the system tray icon for Spotify to disappear. It will not re-appear until I close Spotify fully, which due to...

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  • Every single time without fail on Windows 11, restarting Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) for any reason while Spotify is running will cause the system tray icon for Spotify to disappear.   It ...
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Superuser Contribution New Folder Added All Playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHP Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI try to separate out certain items into folders and today when I created a new folder at the top of my playlist view after a few seconds it had added all 775 playlists to t...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device HP  Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I try to separate out certain items into folders and today when I created a new folder at th...
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