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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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Spotify is the single worst PC app I have ever used.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceEvery PC, doesn't matterOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy issue is that I pay $10 a month for this app and it completely sucks **bleep**. It is such a pain to use. The amount of times I have to clo...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device Every PC, doesn't matter Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My issue is that I pay $10 a month for this app and it com...
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Superuser Contribution 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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  • 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 customiz...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Not all Local Files are playable

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue For years now local files have been finicky. I have a folder of roughly 2.3k playable mp3 files that I route to Spotify as my local files. I only see 2,072 songs in Spot...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   For years now local files have been finicky. I have a folder of roughly 2.3k playable mp3 fil...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify app crashing my games

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop pc, Intel i7 137000, and a 4070 super gpuOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or Issuewhenever i use spotify, around every 20-30 minutes my spotify will play a repeating 2 seconds on whatever it got glitched on, com...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop pc, Intel i7 137000, and a 4070 super gpu Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue whenever i use spotify, around every 20-...
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Superuser Contribution Why am I getting ads on Spotify Premium?

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePC desktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAt the start of some podcasts, I am getting targeted ads in a completely different language than the podcast is in. The ads are completely random and unrelated to ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue At the start of some podcasts, I am getting targeted ads in a completely differ...
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Superuser Contribution How do I fix Spotify not letting me change songs and restarting the song?

Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when using Apple Carplay or the Desktop App. This makes the ...

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  • Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when usin...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Daylist always shows the wrong title

Similar problem for me. The list has the right title and plays the right track, but the list of songs is totally wrong. The currently playing track isn't even listed. Closing and relaunching doesn't help. I don't understand how Spotify does 2 updates...

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  • Similar problem for me.  The list has the right title and plays the right track, but the list of songs is totally wrong.  The currently playing track isn't even listed.  Closing and re...
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What is Spotify doing with my mp4 files?

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhat is spotify doing with my mp4 files? I was trying to move some of them. Windows didn't allow. I checked with an unlocker app and saw that spotify was using one of the files...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue What is spotify doing with my mp4 files? I was trying to move some of them. Windows d...
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Superuser Contribution Larger volume slider on desktop app (ONE topic please to combine all kudos)

On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger. The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 sound bar, to easily adjust/slide the volume. And I think mos...

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  • On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger.   The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 s...
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Superuser Contribution my music keeps pausing for no apparent reason

every time i try to put on some music and alt tab to do whatever, the music keeps pausing by itself every few seconds. i thought it was a temporary thing for a little while but it's still the same and i cannot listen to music properly, both from the ...

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  • every time i try to put on some music and alt tab to do whatever, the music keeps pausing by itself every few seconds. i thought it was a temporary thing for a little while but it's still the same an...
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Superuser Contribution Long map title hinders the "+" desktop

EDIT: If you press arrow you see the whole title and it works!EDIT, AGAIN: If title is extremely long this doesn't work what's mentioned above.As title says if the map title is too long you can't press "+" to create new map or playlist within itJakob

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  • EDIT: If you press arrow you see the whole title and it works! EDIT, AGAIN: If title is extremely long this doesn't work what's mentioned above. As title says if the map title is too long you can...
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Superuser Contribution Can i see my friend's activity

Though 'Share my listening activity on Spotify ' is open I can't see my friends' activity in my Desktop. What can i do about that?

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  • Though 'Share my listening activity on Spotify ' is open I can't see my friends' activity in my Desktop. What can i do about that?
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong try reloading the page

Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueEvery page I go to in the Spotify app just wont work and say "Something went wrong try reloading the page" but music still plays and I have connection. It's been happening for 3 days. apparen...

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  •   Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue Every page I go to in the Spotify app just wont work and say "Something went wrong try reloading the page" but musi...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify broken, loads home but can't play

Suddenly the Windows desktop app is broken. First all songs turned gray. I restarted and the home page loads, I see my playlists, recommended stations, etc, but the library on the left is empty. Clicking a playlist from home (my own or recommended) s...

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  • Suddenly the Windows desktop app is broken. First all songs turned gray. I restarted and the home page loads, I see my playlists, recommended stations, etc, but the library on the left is empty. Clic...
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How do I use the Explicit Content filter on the web player?

I see directions for how to do so on the desktop, but when I go to settings there is no "Explicit Content" section available. This means I have no setting where I can affect the explicit content filter. I have tried using the search function within t...

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  • I see directions for how to do so on the desktop, but when I go to settings there is no "Explicit Content" section available. This means I have no setting where I can affect the explicit content filt...
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Superuser Contribution Web player stuck in 'surround sound', can't turn it off? help!

Situation:I got a new laptop and decided to set up my browser, only to find something strange- spotify's web player uses what sounds like surround sound / immersive audio. nothing else does, and i do not want it to use surround sound, it doesn't soun...

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  • Situation: I got a new laptop and decided to set up my browser, only to find something strange- spotify's web player uses what sounds like surround sound / immersive audio. nothing else does, and i ...
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Spotify in Kiosk Mode

Hi GuysIm want to run Spotify in Kiosk Mode. My PC is running on Windows 10 newest Version. I tried it with the Spotify App but it doesn't work? Can someone pls help me

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  • Hi Guys Im want to run Spotify in Kiosk Mode. My PC is running on Windows 10 newest Version. I tried it with the Spotify App but it doesn't work? Can someone pls help me
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Problem with Bluetooth On PC

PlanFreeCountryCzech RepublicDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi guys, I have a problem with spotify on pc. I once connected a bluetooth speaker to my pc and fine then I disconnected it and wanted to listen to music normally but...

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  • Plan Free Country Czech Republic Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi guys, I have a problem with spotify on pc. I once connected a bluetooth speaker to my p...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Chrome mini player not resizing properly

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceGoogle Chrome browserOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI use spotify exclusively via the web player during work (9-5 m-f), as the sound is louder through chrome. I use the mini player for the convenience and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Google Chrome browser Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I use spotify exclusively via the web player during work (9-5 m-f), as the s...
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