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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 Spotify doesn't work with VPN, even connected through a US>US server

Add VPN support or provide a business case why VPNs are blacklisted. PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePC - Win 10

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  • Add VPN support or provide a business case why VPNs are blacklisted.   Plan Premium Country US Device PC - Win 10    
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Superuser Contribution Cannot play ANY song?! - Windows Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHi there. I use the Spotify desktop app on Windows every day. All of a sudden, I'm unable to play any song! Nothing works. No updates to my PC, no updates to Spotify. Nothin...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Hi there. I use the Spotify desktop app on Windows every day. All of a sudden, I'm unable to play...
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Desktop - Double clicking "Add to liked songs" button plays the song

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop - Alienware Aurora R16Operating SystemWindows 10VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.45.454.gc16ec9f6 IssueDouble clicking the "Add to liked songs" / "Add to playlist" (+) button (a common operation when you wa...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop - Alienware Aurora R16 Operating System Windows 10 Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.45.454.gc16ec9f6   Issue Double clicking t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Help with Sorting Songs Alphabetically

PlanPremiumPCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm having trouble sorting my songs alphabetically in my music library. This issue is making it hard to find and organize my music. Can you please show me how to sort ?

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  •   Plan Premium PCOperating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm having trouble sorting my songs alphabetically in my music library. This issue is making it hard to find and o...
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Superuser Contribution Search loses the current page

When you use search, and then press the back button, it goes back 2 pages instead of 1

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  • When you use search, and then press the back button, it goes back 2 pages instead of 1
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Superuser Contribution Recommended songs resets to first selection after refreshing it and leaving page

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop & IPhoneOperating SystemWindows & IOS My Question or IssueAfter refreshing the recommended songs list at the bottom of my playlist, the list will reset back to the initial list if I leave the page and come back ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device Desktop & IPhone Operating System Windows & IOS   My Question or Issue After refreshing the recommended songs list at the bottom of my playl...
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Superuser Contribution jam not working on desktop

Hello, I'm using Spotify for Windows (64-bit) 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f on 2 different computers.And I'm not getting the Jam feature.I bought a family plan 1 week ago and I'm a member.I have tried to do it on mobile and web as well and I get the feature o...

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  • Hello, I'm using Spotify for Windows (64-bit) 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f on 2 different computers. And I'm not getting the Jam feature. I bought a family plan 1 week ago and I'm a member. I have tried t...
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Superuser Contribution i cant add songs to my playlist

when i click the pluss button on songs and it pops up the add to playlist menu my playlist that i wanna add it to dosent show up its a colab playlist but im the creator of it

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  • when i click the pluss button on songs and it pops up the add to playlist menu my playlist that i wanna add it to dosent show up its a colab playlist but im the creator of it
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Superuser Contribution Albums and Songs changing to different versions In Playlist

PlanFreeCountryUSADevice(Microsoft Surface Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueIn my already created playlists, the albums of certain songs will be changed. For instance the song will stay the same but the album and album artwork ...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device (Microsoft Surface Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue In my already created playlists, the albums of certain songs will be change...
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Superuser Contribution Mini Player

PlanStudent AccountCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung S23 My Question or IssueI've always had the regular premium account until recently. I started school and signed up for the student account but I just went to use it on my laptop and I can't find th...

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  •   Plan Student Account Country United States Device Samsung S23   My Question or Issue I've always had the regular premium account until recently. I started school and signed up fo...
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Superuser Contribution Why am I getting random podcasts instead of the next in the series?

PlanFreeCountryNew ZealandDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not downloaded an app). I'm listening to a single specific podcast. Whenever I ...

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  • Plan Free Country New Zealand Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not...
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Solved!! Spotify Web Player not working in multiple browsers

Hi, I am sadly out of ideas to fix the problem on my end.I reinstalled my windows 10 pro N in december, and spotify worked for a period of time. I also installed the media pack I think. After some hiccups with other programs like sound equalizer spot...

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  • Hi, I am sadly out of ideas to fix the problem on my end. I reinstalled my windows 10 pro N in december, and spotify worked for a period of time. I also installed the media pack I think. After s...
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Superuser Contribution I can't see my friends listening activity

I have followed the instructions on spotify desktop app for it supposedly start working and have even connected my Facebook account in the hopes of it working, which wasn't successful. I have also checked if my friends have that feature turned on and...

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  • I have followed the instructions on spotify desktop app for it supposedly start working and have even connected my Facebook account in the hopes of it working, which wasn't successful. I have also ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not showing album covers

Hi, so i have an issue where album covers are not showing and downloading, I'm using Spotify that I downloaded from the Spotify site also I'm running on windows 11.

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  • Hi, so i have an issue where album covers are not showing and downloading, I'm using Spotify that I downloaded from the Spotify site also I'm running on windows 11.
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i logged in and out of my spotify on my laptop and playlists are not there

i logged out of spotify and when logging back in my playlists are no longer in my library, however they are on my library on my phone just not my laptop they both use the same acount

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  • i logged out of spotify and when logging back in my playlists are no longer in my library, however they are on my library on my phone just not my laptop they both use the same acount
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Solved!! Minimized Spotify + Hotkeys

PlanDuoCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue:Hi! I've been wondering how to enable hotkeys while Spotify is minimized? My keyboard has no next/previous/play/pause keys so I'd like to be able to use ctrl+arrow to q...

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  • Plan Duo Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue: Hi! I've been wondering how to enable hotkeys while Spotify is minimized? My keyboard has no...
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Superuser Contribution Bring back the option to report explicit content

Plan: FamilyCountry: USADevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I really don't like having multiple songs dropping F-bombs around my kids, especially when those songs aren't marked "Explicit." There used to be an option to report...

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  • Plan: Family Country: USA Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue: I really don't like having multiple songs dropping F-bombs around my kids, especially when tho...
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How to stop a jam? I mistakenly clicked Start a Jam. The music stopped.

I lost my whole queue and Recently Played lists. I can't get anything else to work or find a way to end the Jam. I've logged out and back in. I have Premium Duo.

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  • I lost my whole queue and Recently Played lists. I can't get anything else to work or find a way to end the Jam. I've logged out and back in. I have Premium Duo.
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Superuser Contribution Troubleshooting creating folders Spotify Desktop (immediately disappear)

please see the videohttps://youtu.be/NfeG1R6eysA when i press de + button, the folder is created but immediately disappear PlanPremiumDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue

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  • please see the video https://youtu.be/NfeG1R6eysA   when i press de + button, the folder is created but immediately disappear   Plan Premium Device (PC) Operating System (Win...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify cant play any songs at all

Operating SystemWindows 10Pro 64bit My IssueI have this problem since a few months. If i try to play any songs at all spotify sends me a message that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.". ...

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  • Operating System Windows 10Pro 64bit   My Issue I have this problem since a few months. If i try to play any songs at all spotify sends me a message that says "Spotify can't play this right ...
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