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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app (Windows) not working, multiple issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify desktop application has been having multiple issues, I have already followed the Help article for a clean reinstall and made sure there were no files/folders on my d...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify desktop application has been having multiple issues, I have already followed the H...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Video Data Usage

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOne JRE podcast has used approximately up to 10-12.5 GB of data in 3 hours after streaming a single episode from the desktop app. This is quite excessive. Why is there not an option to disable video play...

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  • Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue One JRE podcast has used approximately up to 10-12.5 GB of data in 3 hours after streaming a single episode from the desktop app. This is q...
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Superuser Contribution Songs don't start when i click play on pc app ( they are not grey out songs )

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i click play on a song on spotify, it does not start to play song nor give any error messages. It's like completely ignoring clicking. I can listen these songs on my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i click play on a song on spotify, it does not start to play song nor give any error messa...
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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 Use zoom to change font size in full screen

Why does the font size not change in full-screen mode? I like to be able to read it from about 6 feet away which only requires about 18pt size. Instead the artist is in the 10-12 range. The behavior when zooming in and out seems to be small-small-sma...

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  • Why does the font size not change in full-screen mode? I like to be able to read it from about 6 feet away which only requires about 18pt size. Instead the artist is in the 10-12 range. The behavior ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play Windows 11 browser

I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I cannot play anything. When i click on a song or playlist it won't even say that I clicked on it. It doesnt read that i clicked play at all. I can add songs to the queue, make a new playlist etc. and it...

  • Casual Listener
  • I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I cannot play anything. When i click on a song or playlist it won't even say that I clicked on it. It doesnt read that i clicked play at all. I can add ...
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Superuser Contribution Right Side Audio 'Louder'

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePC/HyperX Cloud Revolver S/ASUS Xonar DSXOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCurrently I'm experiencing a strange audio balancing issue that I can't find the answer to elsewhere. What's currently happening is when...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC/HyperX Cloud Revolver S/ASUS Xonar DSX Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Currently I'm experiencing a strange audio balancing issue t...
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Spotify will go Max Volume upon star or switching to bluetooth on Windows 10

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 Since today whenever i switch to bluetooth speaker or bluetooth headphone or pc speaker the ...

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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 Spotify not using correct audio output from the start

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePC + S.M.S.L DL200 DAC via USB (but with the same exact problem via coax connection)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm having troubles with Spotify app output device after every launch. My default device ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC + S.M.S.L DL200 DAC via USB (but with the same exact problem via coax connection) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm having tr...
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Windows App EXE Location

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro: Version 20H2 (latest version) My Question or IssueWhere is the Spotify EXE file location? A simple question but nobody knows... Someone else posted a month ago the same exact question and n...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro: Version 20H2 (latest version)   My Question or Issue Where is the Spotify EXE file location? A simple question but n...
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Superuser Contribution Resume playing on an another device

PlanPremium DuoCountryPoland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there, Until recently, I was able to always pick up the songs I was listening to on any device I would be switching to, be it from one computer to android, or the other w...

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  • Plan Premium Duo Country Poland   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi there,   Until recently, I was able to always pick up the songs I was listeni...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why did the Canvas feature on Spotify desktop suddenly disappear?

I recently had access to the Canvas feature on the Spotify desktop app, but after two days, it suddenly disappeared. Now, I can no longer see Canvases when listening to music that supports it.

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  • I recently had access to the Canvas feature on the Spotify desktop app, but after two days, it suddenly disappeared. Now, I can no longer see Canvases when listening to music that supports it.
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app launching on a black screen

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEvery time I launch the Spotify desktop app, I get greeted by a black screen. Sometimes if I let it sit for a few minutes it will eventually load, but most of the t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I launch the Spotify desktop app, I get greeted by a black screen. Sometimes if I le...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists frequently unplayable on Microsoft desktop app

PlanPremium DuoCountryUSDeviceHP Elitebook laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am using the desktop app for Windows and have periodically and repeatedly been unable to play any playlists (neither my own nor those created by Spotify...

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  •   Plan Premium Duo Country US Device HP Elitebook laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am using the desktop app for Windows and have periodically and repea...
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Spotify PC App Rapidly Skipping Through Songs When Using Media Keys to Skip/Repeat Song

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 (latest and most up to date version) My Question or IssueWhen using my media keys to try to skip to the next song, Spotify PC App will rapidly skip anywhere from 3 to 10 songs before it ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 (latest and most up to date version)   My Question or Issue When using my media keys to try to skip to the next s...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't play selected song, but instead the first one from a selected artist...

Hi guys, I was hoping that you will be able to help me. I have been using Spotify for several months now. Since a couple of days I have the following problem. When I go to one of my artists' directory and try to play one of the songs I saved Spotify ...

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  • Hi guys,   I was hoping that you will be able to help me. I have been using Spotify for several months now. Since a couple of days I have the following problem. When I go to one of my artists'...
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Superuser Contribution no middle panel on desktop app

It flickers on for a second, then blank with an error message "Reload page" button. Click that and it does the same. The same thing happens on the web version, and in different browsers.

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  • It flickers on for a second, then blank with an error message "Reload page" button. Click that and it does the same. The same thing happens on the web version, and in different browsers. 
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Superuser Contribution Full Screen: Read Along

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin11 My Question or IssueEnjoying Read along (beta) for podcasts on desktop - wondering how I can make this full screen or enlarged as at the moment it only takes up a small corner of the scree...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Win11   My Question or Issue Enjoying Read along (beta) for podcasts on desktop - wondering how I can make this full scre...
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