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Solved!! 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 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 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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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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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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Superuser Contribution Unable to Create Playlist Xbox

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceXBOX ONEOperating SystemXBOX ONE My Issuecannot create playlist I got to my library there is no such option this is really stupid. I also noticed there is a discography option to look in an artist but, even if I were able to ...

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  •   Plan Free Country USA   Device XBOX ONE Operating System XBOX ONE   My Issue cannot create playlist I got to my library there is no such option this is really stupid. I a...
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Superuser Contribution Feature - Continue play on PC speakers AND cast to Google Cast device.

Has anyone found out a workaround to play audio on a PC and Google Home device at the same time? Would love to utilize my PC speakers as a home device.

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  • Has anyone found out a workaround to play audio on a PC and Google Home device at the same time? Would love to utilize my PC speakers as a home device.
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Why doesn't spotify support importing from .ogg files?

I hear when spotify uses the .ogg format for music. But you can't import music from your local files to your spotify if it's .ogg? That seems very dumb. Why do they not support .ogg files? I just want to listen to the music I have downloaded, but bec...

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  • I hear when spotify uses the .ogg format for music. But you can't import music from your local files to your spotify if it's .ogg? That seems very dumb. Why do they not support .ogg files? I just wan...
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Superuser Contribution Songs pause suddenly, and the app doesn't let me resume them

Since a few days from now, my Spotify Desktop App keeps on pausing the songs suddenly, as if I were the one pausing it, and does not let me resume it, pausing every time I press play. I've seen discussions where people say it's because the app is ope...

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  • Since a few days from now, my Spotify Desktop App keeps on pausing the songs suddenly, as if I were the one pausing it, and does not let me resume it, pausing every time I press play. I've seen discu...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Web Player not Working in Vivaldi

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows Laptop (HP zbook)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe web player does not seem to come up anymore in Vivaldi. This has been working just fine for a while and about 3 days ago it stopped. The web player s...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Windows Laptop (HP zbook) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The web player does not seem to come up anymore in Vivaldi.  This h...
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Spotify App - Creates ALT+TAB Bug

There is probably some issue with how the gif/video is being rendered at the sidebar where info about the currently playing title is being displayed.The problem is that if i have some game open, in my case Sea of Thieves, and the sidebar with info ab...

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  • There is probably some issue with how the gif/video is being rendered at the sidebar where info about the currently playing title is being displayed. The problem is that if i have some game open, in...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop clear queue button disappeared?!

My 'clear queue' button has disappeared on desktop – I've updated to the latest version of Spotify. Autoplay is off and I've tried to restart the app. It's a bit frustrating to keep having to skip/change songs with the queue still going every time! A...

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  • My 'clear queue' button has disappeared on desktop – I've updated to the latest version of Spotify. Autoplay is off and I've tried to restart the app. It's a bit frustrating to keep having to skip/ch...
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Superuser Contribution i need help unpinning a playlist from my desktop computer on spotify.

Im using spotify on a website rather than the desktop app, and cant find an option to unpin any of my playlists from my library/profile, and dragging the playlist doesnt work since i have 4 pinned already.

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  • Im using spotify on a website rather than the desktop app, and cant find an option to unpin any of my playlists from my library/profile, and dragging the playlist doesnt work since i have 4 pinned al...
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