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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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PC Spotify app collects all your regular files in "Downloads" directory !!! Why is it so ?

Hi,I'm using PC desktop Spotify version 1.1.1.348.g9064793a.I was investigating the issue related to constant high CPU usage and memory leak of Spotify app, and accidentally has noticed the strange thing:If you try to monitor the Spotify process via ...

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  • Hi, I'm using PC desktop Spotify version 1.1.1.348.g9064793a. I was investigating the issue related to constant high CPU usage and memory leak of Spotify app, and accidentally has noticed the stran...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify universal app is reading all my files

PlanPremiumCountryNODevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNoticed that a process named spotify.exe was scanning all my file including the NTFS Master file table (MFT). Stopped when i uninstalled Spotify app from windows 10. Why are t...

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  • Plan Premium Country NO Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Noticed that a process named spotify.exe was scanning all my file including the NTFS Master file ta...
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Superuser Contribution Why did the lyrics position change. How to fix?

My lyrics position used to be at the bottom but after updating Spotify, the position shifted to the "now playing" section. I want to change it back to the previous position as that's what I'm used to when listening on my laptop. Is there a way to cha...

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  • My lyrics position used to be at the bottom but after updating Spotify, the position shifted to the "now playing" section. I want to change it back to the previous position as that's what I'm used ...
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Superuser Contribution Canvas not loading / blank in desktop version (now playing)

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor a long time now I saw that for some songs the art cover was blank (in the now playing), I didn't think much of it. Yesterday I realized that the "blank art cover" is ac...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue For a long time now I saw that for some songs the art cover was blank (in the now playing), ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me unpause

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceHP ProBook 430 G8 Notebook PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor no reason, Spotify will pause my song after about half a second every time I unpause it. The only temporary fix to this is to quit the app a...

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  • Plan Free Country Australia Device HP ProBook 430 G8 Notebook PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue For no reason, Spotify will pause my song after about half a second ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect not working desktop

HiMy desktop app (Windows) isn't synchronizing the playing music by Spotify Connect. In phone app and the browser works fine, but in the desktop version not works.I already tried to reinstall (Microsoft Store and Spotify Website) and not fix.Version ...

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  • Hi My desktop app (Windows) isn't synchronizing the playing music by Spotify Connect. In phone app and the browser works fine, but in the desktop version not works. I already tried to reinstall...
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Spotify won't open!? Clean install doesn't work

Today my Spotify stopped working, I couldn't open it and it brought up an error saying it isn't responding. I thought I would uninstall and then reinstall, I did, then clicked the shortcut and nothing, 5 mins later the error came up again. I literall...

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  • Today my Spotify stopped working, I couldn't open it and it brought up an error saying it isn't responding. I thought I would uninstall and then reinstall, I did, then clicked the shortcut and nothin...
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Superuser Contribution 6 minutes between each song

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify will not work on my desktop, but worked perfectly fine last Thursday, been trying to figure it out all week. I have un-installed and reinstalled spotify at lea...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify will not work on my desktop, but worked perfectly fine last Thursday, been trying t...
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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

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 ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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