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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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Superuser Contribution Windows Log In Link, Web Player, and Support Site are all not working

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceComputer DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello so I opened my spotify app on my windows desktop and it prompted me to relogin, so I clicked the login button. I then waited for the l...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Computer Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello so I opened my spotify app on my windows desktop and it prompted ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 2021 GUI Refresh [Friend Activity]

Plan PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice (Windows Desktop)Operating System (Windows 10 Pro) My Question or Issue Hi All, In the new update, a blue dot appears on the top right of the persons profile in the Friend Activity section of the application. See i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device (Windows Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10 Pro)   My Question or Issue   Hi All,   In the new update, a blue dot appears on ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify changes audio level when playing in the background of other apps

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceDesktop (PC)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I hope I can explain my issue correctly: I have Spotify downloaded on my PC. The audio quality of Spotify changes, when the app is either minimized or in...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device Desktop (PC) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I hope I can explain my issue correctly:   I have Spotify downloaded o...
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How do I clear the queue?

There is no clear queue option in the Desktop app or in the iOS app. I want to clear the queue with one click. Now I have to manually clear songs from the queue one by one. And often when I have cleared the queue, the songs automagically appears in t...

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  • There is no clear queue option in the Desktop app or in the iOS app. I want to clear the queue with one click. Now I have to manually clear songs from the queue one by one. And often when I have cle...
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Superuser Contribution Cursor in search field jumps around while typing

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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Superuser Contribution High Ping , when my music change

Everytime my song finish, and another one start, my ping Go from 20-30 to 230-300… I already did a clean installation, reinstalled windowsw and other things, but nothing.

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  • Everytime my song finish, and another one start, my ping Go from 20-30 to 230-300… I already did a clean installation, reinstalled windowsw and other things, but nothing.
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Superuser Contribution Why aren't my bluetooth headphones playing the music that I am playing?

My headphones are connected to my laptop via bluetooth, I have tried many suggested solutions, including attempting to update the drivers, uninstalling the app, clearing the cache, reconnecting my headphones, removing them as a device then reconnecti...

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  • My headphones are connected to my laptop via bluetooth, I have tried many suggested solutions, including attempting to update the drivers, uninstalling the app, clearing the cache, reconnecting my he...
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Superuser Contribution “Download” filter of the Library is activated without being requested

Many times after suspending the computer, the Library appears filtered by “downloads only”. It is a nuisance because I have to remove the filter every time.

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  • Many times after suspending the computer, the Library appears filtered by “downloads only”. It is a nuisance because I have to remove the filter every time.
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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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The extra data on song links breaks the link preview in some apps

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceMacbook Pro M3Operating SystemMacOS Sequoia 15.1.1 When copying a song's link and pasting it into apps(Telegram has been tested), the preview doesn't work, but when I remove the part after the main song's link(in the exam...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Macbook Pro M3 Operating System MacOS Sequoia 15.1.1   When copying a song's link and pasting it into apps(Telegram has been tested), the preview doesn...
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Latest verison of Sopitfy can't play any song.

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceDell Optiplex 3050 MicroOperating SystemWindows 10 Latest version of Spotify (1.2. 48.405.gf2c48e6f) can't play any song. Gives me error when clicking play saying "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Dell Optiplex 3050 Micro Operating System Windows 10   Latest version of Spotify (1.2. 48.405.gf2c48e6f) can't play any song. Gives me error when cli...
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Superuser Contribution Music keeps pausing when Spotify is open on two devices

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceXiaomi Pocophone F1 & Lenovo Thinkpad T14Operating SystemAndroid 10 & Windows 10 My Question or IssueI do not know exactly what is causing my problem. It seems when I have my wireless earbuds (Jabra 65t) connected v...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Xiaomi Pocophone F1 & Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Operating System Android 10 & Windows 10   My Question or Issue I do not know exactly what is ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution app won't let me sign in, but i can sign into desktop

I had been using the app without issue. Suddenly I cannot sign into the app--it brings me to "Allow Spotify to connect to: Spotify for Desktop" and shows me my login name with a "Not you? option underneath and below that there's a button that says "C...

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  • I had been using the app without issue. Suddenly I cannot sign into the app--it brings me to "Allow Spotify to connect to: Spotify for Desktop" and shows me my login name with a "Not you? option unde...
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Song seek lagging?

It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example. Used to be instant. Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone has this. What's up with that?

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  • It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example.  Used to be instant.  Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone ha...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music fades in and out .

Plan: Premium Individual Country: USA Device: laptop PC running Windows 10 Music fades in and out for no particular reason. Crossfade is disabled. Streaming quality is set to very high. It doesn't happen with any particular artist or track. But every...

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  • Plan: Premium Individual   Country: USA   Device: laptop PC running Windows 10    Music fades in and out for no particular reason. Crossfade is disabled. Streaming quality i...
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Superuser Contribution Friends Activity is Blank

PlanPremiumCountryUS DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWithin the past couple weeks, my "Friends Activity" has gone completely blank. I've attached a picture. I can assure you they are listening to something and should be showing...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Within the past couple weeks, my "Friends Activity" has gone completely blank. I've attache...
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Superuser Contribution I can't login into my account on Spotify Desktop app (Error code: desktop_login_accounts:4)

Plan: Free Country: Viet Nam Device: Laptop Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: -Issue: Can't login into my account on Spotify Desktop App -Backstory: Yesterday, I installed and turned on a VPN extension (Touch VPN) to Google Chrome to...

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  • Plan: Free Country: Viet Nam Device: Laptop Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: -Issue: Can't login into my account on Spotify Desktop App -Backstory: Yesterday, I installed and turned...
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Superuser Contribution Albums auto added to playlist though Shuffle and Autoplay both switched off

Spotify PremiumSpotify für Windows (64 Bit) 1.2.50.335.g5e2860a8Windows 10 22H2 Hi,after playing an album, Spotify keeps adding an additional albums of the same artist to the playlist and continues playing. How can I stop Spotify adding albums to the...

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  • Spotify Premium Spotify für Windows (64 Bit) 1.2.50.335.g5e2860a8 Windows 10 22H2   Hi, after playing an album, Spotify keeps adding an additional albums of the same artist to the play...
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