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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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Windows windows control buttons now are not aligned to the border.

Kinda dumb, but after an update the windows controls are aligned above the edge, when maximized I usually drop the cursor on the top edge to close the program (minimize when closed activated) but now i need to place the cursor in the close button tha...

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  • Kinda dumb, but after an update the windows controls are aligned above the edge, when maximized I usually drop the cursor on the top edge to close the program (minimize when closed activated) but now...
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a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para y no se escucha nada ,cambias de cancion y lo mismo 5 segundos y se va la voz

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  • a los 5 segundos de la reproducion de una cancion automaticamente se para y no se escucha nada ,cambias de cancion y lo mismo 5 segundos y se va la voz
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stuck in Offline mode

Periodically, on Windows 10, spotify believes that there is no internet connection when there is. This is abolutely infuriating, as the only way to fix it is to restart my PC. Has anyone else had this issue?

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  • Periodically, on Windows 10, spotify believes that there is no internet connection when there is.   This is abolutely infuriating, as the only way to fix it is to restart my PC. Has anyone els...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error Code:2 attempting to login

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reinstalled but now recive the attached error when logging in (Service is unavailable, pl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia  Device PC Operating System Windows 8   My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reins...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All songs greyed out

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issuefor a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC.The webplayer is working fine on the same machine, mobile version is working as well and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue for a few weeks now, all my songs are greyed out on the windows app on my main PC. The webpla...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs automatically stop playing after hitting "play"

PlanPremium StudentCountryUSADeviceASUS ZenBook Pro15Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAfter the most recent Spotify player update, every time I leave a song paused for more than a few minutes and then hit "play" the song automatically p...

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  • Plan Premium Student Country USA Device ASUS ZenBook Pro15 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue After the most recent Spotify player update, every time I leave a song pau...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps checking the "Downloaded" filter in my playlists on its own.

Right below "Your Library" where the filters are, I usually only have "Playlists" checked. Nothing else. I want to be able to see all of my playlist, hence the chosen filter. But. Spotify decides to do things for me and the app continually checks "Do...

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  • Right below "Your Library" where the filters are, I usually only have "Playlists" checked. Nothing else. I want to be able to see all of my playlist, hence the chosen filter. But. Spotify decides to ...
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Solved!! Is there a way to move playback backwards or forwards by 10 or 20 seconds?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) PCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows app.My Question or IssueIs there a way to move playback backwards or forwards by 10 or 20 seconds?

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)  PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows app. My Question or Iss...
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Superuser Contribution Whenever I download a podcast episode, the video won't play anymore.

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceAsusOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueWhenever I play a podcast episode, the video plays fine. Then when I "download" it and try to continue watching later (no matter whether I'm offline or online), the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Asus Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue Whenever I play a podcast episode, the video plays fine. Then when I "download" it and tr...
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Solved!! Spotify not playing through my speaker.

I am BEYOND frustrated at this point. My speaker works perfectly fine. Youtube videos and even Spotify's online player works fine. When I try to play music from the Spotify app, nothing plays. Yes, my volume is up within the app. Yes, I have tried re...

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  • I am BEYOND frustrated at this point. My speaker works perfectly fine. Youtube videos and even Spotify's online player works fine. When I try to play music from the Spotify app, nothing plays. Yes, m...
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Superuser Contribution The spotify web player is bugging

I tried contacting support on this, so far to no avail. The Spotify web player won't play because it says it's playing in another tab, when I have no other tabs with spotify open. I've tried logging out of everywhere, and trying to switch where it's ...

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  • I tried contacting support on this, so far to no avail. The Spotify web player won't play because it says it's playing in another tab, when I have no other tabs with spotify open. I've tried logging ...
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Superuser Contribution Opening an album from the Friends tab will automatically play that album

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceWindows 64-bit, x64Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhenever I open an album from the Friends tab, that album will automatically be played after around 30 seconds, even I left the album without playing/liking ...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Windows 64-bit, x64 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Whenever I open an album from the Friends tab, that album will automatically be p...
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Superuser Contribution Queue gets deleted when switching devices

Dear Spotify, I live in constant fear of losing my queue. I use Spotify Premium on three devices: A stationary computer at home with Win10 that is connected to hifi-speakers, a laptop with Win10 which I carry to work and university and an Android cel...

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  • Dear Spotify,   I live in constant fear of losing my queue.   I use Spotify Premium on three devices: A stationary computer at home with Win10 that is connected to hifi-speakers, a lapt...
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Superuser Contribution Images (album art, artist pictures) frequently do not load

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAlbum art and artist pictures often (50-75% of the time) just don't load and the default placeholder is shown. I have done the full clean reinstall process several times. Thi...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Album art and artist pictures often (50-75% of the time) just don't load and the default placehold...
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Book issue

How do I listen to my book on my computer? I can listen to it on my phone. When I try to listen on the computer, it wants me to buy the book. I'm using Windows 10

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  • How do I listen to my book on my computer? I can listen to it on my phone. When I try to listen on the computer, it wants me to buy the book.   I'm using Windows 10  
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Solved!! Can't here voice track !

Hi all, Since this morning, on the windows desktop app, I can't hear anymore voice track for almost each music.I only hear the instrumental track and chorus track.It seems that's the main voice track has a very low sound. Is there a way to correct th...

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  • Hi all,   Since this morning, on the windows desktop app, I can't hear anymore voice track for almost each music. I only hear the instrumental track and chorus track. It seems that's the mai...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't login at desktop ( windows 8.1 pro) but i can at web

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGreeceDevicePCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)windows 8.1 pro 64My Question or IssueLast days was trying to login at the Desktop Spotify program but i got this :The username or password is incorrect. (Err...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Greece Device PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) windows 8.1 pro 64 My Question or Issue Last days was trying to login at the Desktop...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify takes ages to pause, skip, change song ect.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Using latest spotify downloaded off of the website. Spotify takes around 10 seconds, sometimes considerably longer, to respond to things like pausing or changing song. Navigating the menus also s...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Using latest spotify downloaded off of the website.   Spotify takes around 10 seconds, sometimes considerably long...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't play song on PC but works on Phone

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueI am trying to listen to some songs on spotify but whenever I go to play one on my computer I get this message "Spotify can't play this song right now. If you have t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue I am trying to listen to some songs on spotify but whenever I go to play one on m...
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Superuser Contribution Is there a simple way to prevent a song from ever playing?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Operating SystemiOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhether I'm listening to some electronic playlist, some electronic artist's radio, it never fails that Jon Hopkins - Immunity will eventually play. I swear it ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Operating System iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whether I'm listening to some electronic playlist, some electronic artist's...
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