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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 Where to get Fridays playlist of updated artists based on my own liked song

At the end of October, I stumbled across a playlist (updated every Friday) , about new releases from artists based on my own personal liked songs. I could easily keep up with all new releases from my favorite artists based on my personal playlists an...

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  • At the end of October, I stumbled across a playlist (updated every Friday) , about new releases from artists based on my own personal liked songs. I could easily keep up with all new releases from ...
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[Windows 11] Volume Changes between applications

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS TUF F15 (Windows 11 Laptop)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor the past month, whenever I switch to my Spotify window, the system instantly goes up to 67% volume, every time. However, when swit...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS TUF F15 (Windows 11 Laptop) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue For the past month, whenever I switch to my Spotify window...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Main site defaulting to German

I live in the US. I don't use a proxy. My account location says United States. My language in the program and app is set to English. Despite ALL of this, http://www.spotify.com/ still redirects to .com/de/ against my best efforts to prevent it. I can...

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  • I live in the US. I don't use a proxy. My account location says United States. My language in the program and app is set to English. Despite ALL of this, http://www.spotify.com/ still redirects to .c...
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Superuser Contribution Turn OFF Album Art?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there a way to turn off the album art tiles on the playlists that were just added? Because wow, I absolutely HATE THIS, it takes up too much space, I don't want to see ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there a way to turn off the album art tiles on the playlists that were just added? Because w...
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Superuser Contribution The authorize page after clicking log in doesn't load

Trying to log on the windows app. When I click the log in button it takes me to "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize..." but the page never loads. I can't get the web player to load either. I've disabled all ad blockers and reinstalled spotify.

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  • Trying to log on the windows app. When I click the log in button it takes me to "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize..." but the page never loads. I can't get the web player to load either. I've d...
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Superuser Contribution How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen?

How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen? Because I don't want to show Spotify player after screen locked.  

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  • How do I stop Spotify from showing on my computer lock screen? Because I don't want to show Spotify player after screen locked.   
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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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Spotify is the single worst PC app I have ever used.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceEvery PC, doesn't matterOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy issue is that I pay $10 a month for this app and it completely sucks **bleep**. It is such a pain to use. The amount of times I have to clo...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device Every PC, doesn't matter Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My issue is that I pay $10 a month for this app and it com...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Not all Local Files are playable

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue For years now local files have been finicky. I have a folder of roughly 2.3k playable mp3 files that I route to Spotify as my local files. I only see 2,072 songs in Spot...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   For years now local files have been finicky. I have a folder of roughly 2.3k playable mp3 fil...
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Superuser Contribution Larger volume slider on desktop app (ONE topic please to combine all kudos)

On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger. The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 sound bar, to easily adjust/slide the volume. And I think mos...

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  • On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger.   The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 s...
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Superuser Contribution my music keeps pausing for no apparent reason

every time i try to put on some music and alt tab to do whatever, the music keeps pausing by itself every few seconds. i thought it was a temporary thing for a little while but it's still the same and i cannot listen to music properly, both from the ...

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  • every time i try to put on some music and alt tab to do whatever, the music keeps pausing by itself every few seconds. i thought it was a temporary thing for a little while but it's still the same an...
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Superuser Contribution Long map title hinders the "+" desktop

EDIT: If you press arrow you see the whole title and it works!EDIT, AGAIN: If title is extremely long this doesn't work what's mentioned above.As title says if the map title is too long you can't press "+" to create new map or playlist within itJakob

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  • EDIT: If you press arrow you see the whole title and it works! EDIT, AGAIN: If title is extremely long this doesn't work what's mentioned above. As title says if the map title is too long you can...
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Superuser Contribution Can i see my friend's activity

Though 'Share my listening activity on Spotify ' is open I can't see my friends' activity in my Desktop. What can i do about that?

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  • Though 'Share my listening activity on Spotify ' is open I can't see my friends' activity in my Desktop. What can i do about that?
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How do I use the Explicit Content filter on the web player?

I see directions for how to do so on the desktop, but when I go to settings there is no "Explicit Content" section available. This means I have no setting where I can affect the explicit content filter. I have tried using the search function within t...

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  • I see directions for how to do so on the desktop, but when I go to settings there is no "Explicit Content" section available. This means I have no setting where I can affect the explicit content filt...
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Superuser Contribution Web player stuck in 'surround sound', can't turn it off? help!

Situation:I got a new laptop and decided to set up my browser, only to find something strange- spotify's web player uses what sounds like surround sound / immersive audio. nothing else does, and i do not want it to use surround sound, it doesn't soun...

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  • Situation: I got a new laptop and decided to set up my browser, only to find something strange- spotify's web player uses what sounds like surround sound / immersive audio. nothing else does, and i ...
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Spotify in Kiosk Mode

Hi GuysIm want to run Spotify in Kiosk Mode. My PC is running on Windows 10 newest Version. I tried it with the Spotify App but it doesn't work? Can someone pls help me

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  • Hi Guys Im want to run Spotify in Kiosk Mode. My PC is running on Windows 10 newest Version. I tried it with the Spotify App but it doesn't work? Can someone pls help me
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Problem with Bluetooth On PC

PlanFreeCountryCzech RepublicDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi guys, I have a problem with spotify on pc. I once connected a bluetooth speaker to my pc and fine then I disconnected it and wanted to listen to music normally but...

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  • Plan Free Country Czech Republic Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi guys, I have a problem with spotify on pc. I once connected a bluetooth speaker to my p...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Chrome mini player not resizing properly

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceGoogle Chrome browserOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI use spotify exclusively via the web player during work (9-5 m-f), as the sound is louder through chrome. I use the mini player for the convenience and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Google Chrome browser Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I use spotify exclusively via the web player during work (9-5 m-f), as the s...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why won't my Spotify web player page load? It's been weeks.

Whenever I open my Spotify tab, it shows "Something went wrong" or just a loading screen. My internet is stable and my other tabs/apps don't have the same conflict. I have refreshed, re-downloaded, and logged out and logged back in several times. My ...

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  • Whenever I open my Spotify tab, it shows "Something went wrong" or just a loading screen. My internet is stable and my other tabs/apps don't have the same conflict. I have refreshed, re-downloaded, a...
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