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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 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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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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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 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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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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Superuser Contribution How to stop smart shuffle from randomly turning on

I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want it on shuffle never mind smart shuffle

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  • I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want i...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to hear Spotify with headphones on Windows 10

PlanFPremiumCountryUSADevicen/aOperating Systemwindows 10 desktop My Question or IssueWhen I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine without headphones but nothing comes through the headphones. I tried setting t...

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  • Plan FPremium Country USA Device n/a Operating System windows 10 desktop   My Question or Issue When I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine wi...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop fails to load when AppData is folder redirected

PlanN/ACountryUnited StatesDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify Windows desktop app fails to load after install when the appdata folder is pointed to a network location via folder redirection. We are in a corporate...

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  •   Plan N/A Country United States Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   The Spotify Windows desktop app fails to load after install when the ap...
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Superuser Contribution dont have a password

PlanPremiumCountrynorwayDevicesamsung s24 My Question or Issuehow can i log onto my account i have on my phone that i logged on using samsung log in? it shows that i got no password and i cant change it or anyting on the account so i cant log in from...

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  • Plan Premium Country norway Device samsung s24   My Question or Issue how can i log onto my account i have on my phone that i logged on using samsung log in? it shows that i got no passw...
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More Ads on PC than mobile? (+feedback)

I've used Spotify on my phone for the past half year or so. I like to listen to it when I go for my walks. I usually get a very reasonable number of ads- about one or two ad breaks per thirty minute block of songs or so. I didn't mind them, and I've ...

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  • I've used Spotify on my phone for the past half year or so. I like to listen to it when I go for my walks. I usually get a very reasonable number of ads- about one or two ad breaks per thirty minute ...
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Nov. 1, 2024 windows 10 desktop premium playlist followers frozen for two months!

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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Superuser Contribution Can't login on Spotify Desktop App Win10 (Error code: accounts:103)

PlanPremium individualCountryArgentinaDeviceWin10 Pro N x64Operating SystemEdition Windows 10 Pro NVersion 20H2 My Question or IssueHi, I got my password changed and now the app can't log in.Backstory: I had to work in-office so I tried to log in at ...

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  • Plan Premium individual Country Argentina Device Win10 Pro N x64 Operating System Edition Windows 10 Pro N Version 20H2   My Question or Issue Hi, I got my password changed and now th...
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