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Solved!! 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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Superuser Contribution Can I search for a song in my Likes list?

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceWindows & Android Mobile My Question or IssueIs there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand songs and I really don't want to scroll for a particular song/artist if I want just th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Us Device Windows & Android Mobile   My Question or Issue Is there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand so...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify volume won't change

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating Systemwindow 11 My Question or IssueWhen i am using the app on my computer i can't change the audio volume i can't lower it or raise it in any way. I have already try to reinstall the app but it doesn't work....

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  •   Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System window 11   My Question or Issue When i am using the app on my computer i can't change the audio volume i can't lower it ...
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Superuser Contribution Issue with Action Centre Music Display not updating with Windows 11

When I play music on my computer, the Action Centre in Windows is supposed to display a small add-on that allows you to view what's currently playing and control playback, such as pausing, skipping to the previous track or the beginning of the track,...

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  • When I play music on my computer, the Action Centre in Windows is supposed to display a small add-on that allows you to view what's currently playing and control playback, such as pausing, skipping t...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify will not update with elevated admin privileges

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 home My Question or IssueI tell spotify to run as an administrator so that a password is required to run the app.Every week or so the desktop app tries to perform an automatic update, but n...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 home   My Question or Issue I tell spotify to run as an administrator so that a password is required to run the app....
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Repeat more than one song?

Is it possible to select a number of songs from a playlist to repeat, I know I can repeat 1 song or the entire playlist but would like to be able to select a few tracks from the current playlist to repeat.

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  • Is it possible to select a number of songs from a playlist to repeat, I know I can repeat 1 song or the entire playlist but would like to be able to select a few tracks from the current playlist to r...
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I cannot find where to change the playback device.

All the helpful advice on the internet says to click the gear wheel top right, there isn't a gear wheel. All the other buttons, dots, lines and pictures don't lead there either. So desperation leads me here.

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  • All the helpful advice on the internet says to click the gear wheel top right, there isn't a gear wheel. All the other buttons, dots, lines and pictures don't lead there either. So desperation leads ...
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Superuser Contribution Cant Uninstall Spotify

Cant find Spotify in appdata, control panel, the app isn't opening up.I saw the other post about the same problem but I couldn't follow the solution because it is not there in control panelPlanFreeCountryIndia Device(Asus tuf f15)Operating System( Wi...

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  • Cant find Spotify in appdata, control panel, the app isn't opening up. I saw the other post about the same problem but I couldn't follow the solution because it is not there in control panel Plan ...
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Superuser Contribution How do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ?

PlanPremiumDeviceAndroid and PC My Question or IssueHow do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ?Why are we able to like everything so quickly but not able to dislike them ? There is no option to hide/ban the song when I click the 3 dot or right click.I...

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  • Plan Premium Device Android and PC   My Question or Issue How do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ? Why are we able to like everything so quickly but not able to dislike them ?   ...
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Spotify does not play ANY song.

Every time i click to play any song, it just says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I have just fresh installed the application on my desktop, but oddly enough the webpage version of Spotify...

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  • Every time i click to play any song, it just says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I have just fresh installed the application on my deskt...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify (Windows Desktop) Forces Login Through Browser

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login prompt (it had stopped working maybe 2-3 days ago); instead, I receive the pro...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify (Windows Desktop application), I no longer receive the login pr...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly maxes out volume

Every time I change song the volume maxes out including my downloaded songs and also whenever I startup the app.Tried clearing cache, reinstalling, logging out and back in, and messing with the volume normalizer. Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.47.36...

  • Casual Listener
  • Every time I change song the volume maxes out including my downloaded songs and also whenever I startup the app. Tried clearing cache, reinstalling, logging out and back in, and messing with the vol...
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Solved!! Spotify app slow/delayed on windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify app is remarkably slow on Windows 11. There will be a couple of seconds of delay when trying to interact with any of the media controls, such as pausin...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify app is remarkably slow on Windows 11. There will be a couple of seconds of ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Audio Suddenly Extremely Crackly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't pinpoint the exact date when this began happening but as of late my Spotify has been extremely crackly on songs that are bass heavy. I have changed ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't pinpoint the exact date when this began happening but as of late my Spot...
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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop: Missing options to sort music in a playlist?

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceHP laptop, brand newOperating SystemWindows 11 Missing options to sort music on desktopI am trying to sort a playlist by Artist/Title and the options are missing on both the desktop and web apps. It's a brand new lapt...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device HP laptop, brand new Operating System Windows 11   Missing options to sort music on desktop I am trying to sort a playlist by Artist/Title and the...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows Desktop App very slow and lag continuous unsolved issue since 2022

I have tried everything, everything. Unless you have a new command prompt entry for me to make, I have tried it. This is a formal functionality failure report to hand to the devs, not an opportunity to say that I should clean install (which I have do...

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  • I have tried everything, everything. Unless you have a new command prompt entry for me to make, I have tried it.   This is a formal functionality failure report to hand to the devs, not an opp...
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Superuser Contribution "Explore your genres" section bug on the homepage

PlanPremiumCountryGeorgiaOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueOn the homepage, there's this annoying section with image placeholders (with a loading animation), they load infinitely.

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  • Plan Premium Country Georgia Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue On the homepage, there's this annoying section with image placeholders (with a loading animation), they lo...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify asked for permission for my camera but I declined it. Should I be worried it asked this?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  
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Disable media keys for Spotify

I'm using Spotify on my media center, and controlling it with my ipad and android.However, every time I pause my movies with my remote, Spotify reacts to the pause /play button and starts playing music. Even if it's minimized to the task bar. How do ...

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  • I'm using Spotify on my media center, and controlling it with my ipad and android. However, every time I pause my movies with my remote, Spotify reacts to the pause /play button and starts playing m...
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Superuser Contribution Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWindows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find it annoying as I often use the sound mixer for all my applications...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find i...
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