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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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Google Cast Speakers Missing in Desktop App's Device List

DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueIn the "connect to a device" list, the (android) mobile app will show a google home speaker group along with the individual speakers it comprises. (So that you can play on e.g., either "Be...

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  • Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue In the "connect to a device" list, the (android) mobile app will show a google home speaker group along with the individual spe...
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Superuser Contribution error Accesscode 32

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi im currently trying to unblock the Spotify app for students on our school network. however i keep getting an accesscode error 32. any ideas how to resolve this?...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi im currently trying to unblock the Spotify app for students on our school netwo...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Restarting windows explorer makes spotify disappear from system tray

Operating SystemWindows 10 21H1 Client versionSpotify for Windows1.1.72.439.gc253025e My Question or IssueDuplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after windows explorer (explorer.exe) restart. Doesn't matter if the app is in fore...

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  • Operating System Windows 10 21H1   Client version Spotify for Windows 1.1.72.439.gc253025e   My Question or Issue Duplicate of this issue. Spotify disappears from system tray after ...
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Superuser Contribution Audio distortion in all songs

Hello everyone, I have a problem which has annoyed me for more than a year now which makes the music listening with the desktop app almost unusable. After any song playing for around 1 minute, the audio gets distorted / crumbles (like in the attached...

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  • Hello everyone,   I have a problem which has annoyed me for more than a year now which makes the music listening with the desktop app almost unusable. After any song playing for around 1 minut...
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Daily Mix playlists just stay the same

PlanFreeCountryFinlandDevice(Samsung S21, M2 iPad)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI just started to use Spotify earlier this week and one thing I've noticed is that the daily mixes just stay the same, even if they should change, well...

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  • Plan Free Country Finland Device (Samsung S21, M2 iPad) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I just started to use Spotify earlier this week and one thing I've noti...
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Superuser Contribution Windows 11 task bar

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue I upgraded my PC to Windows11 yesterday, ever since the widget on the task bar that shows what is currently playing seems to `move` , in the sense of getting shor...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 11     My Question or Issue   I upgraded my PC to Windows11 yesterday, ever since the widget ...
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Superuser Contribution Changing what I listen I have to turn KEF LS 50 Wireless II off & on again

Using Spotify Premium on Windows 10 when I try and change the album I am listening to I lose the speakers setting I am using and have to turn my KEF LS 50 Wireless II off and again to reset my choice of output speaker

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  • Using Spotify Premium on Windows 10 when I try and change the album I am listening to I lose the speakers setting I am using and have to turn my KEF LS 50 Wireless II off and again to reset my choice...
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Superuser Contribution Can't change order of songs on my playlist?

So for some reason most of my playlists won't let me change the order of the songs on them now, I can still add and remove tracks and can still do it on a couple of others but it just wont work on this select few and it's getting really annoying. Any...

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  • So for some reason most of my playlists won't let me change the order of the songs on them now, I can still add and remove tracks and can still do it on a couple of others but it just wont work on th...
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Desktop App current status?

Hi, Since I have stopped the desktop app from updating earlier this year (mainly due to every update making the app worse or messing up things by accident, which would then not be fixed until the next update), and I don't have access to another compu...

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  • Hi,   Since I have stopped the desktop app from updating earlier this year (mainly due to every update making the app worse or messing up things by accident, which would then not be fixed unti...
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The context menu when right-clicking a song should be customizable.

Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu customizable so that each user can fix it to their pre...

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  • Spotify has changed the order of the context menu. Now Add to Playlist is on top instead of Add to Queue. They should revert this change and put Add to Queue back on top, or make the context menu cus...
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Solved!! Can't Search Downloaded Songs on Spotify for Windows (Desktop & UWP App) When Offline Mode Activated

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceLaptop Lenovo CPU AMD E-350, RAM 4 GBOperating SystemWindows 10 64 bit version 1803 build 17134.523 My Question or Issue Is it possible to search downloaded songs in Spotify for Windows (Desktop or UWP App) when Offli...

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Laptop Lenovo CPU AMD E-350, RAM 4 GB Operating System Windows 10 64 bit version 1803 build 17134.523   My Question or Issue   Is it possibl...
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Solved!! DESKTOP: Can't see download button on my playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have a trial premium account. I have created a playlist of the songs I would like to download.I cannot see any button that will allow me to download the playlist to...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I have a trial premium account. I have created a playlist of the songs I would...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot Install Spotify (both via full setup and normal one)

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 21H2 Enterprise My Question or IssueHi there,since a week or so I am not able to use my desktop app of Spotify anymore on a specific device. Just to give you more context: I had a black ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise   My Question or Issue Hi there, since a week or so I am not able to use my deskt...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution La Música se detiene despues de unos segundos (PC)

PlanGratisPaísMéxico DispositivoPCSistema operativoWindows 10 Mi pregunta o problema es:Hace unos días no puedo reproducir mi musica, todo empezo cuando reinstale Spotify. Reinstale inicie Spotify y alcabo de unos segundos 3-10s se detiene y marca ca...

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  •   Plan Gratis País México  Dispositivo PC Sistema operativo Windows 10   Mi pregunta o problema es: Hace unos días no puedo reproducir mi musica, todo empezo cuando reinst...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Huge drop on playlist follower count

I have a playlist that I started three years ago that was up to near 520 followers now it has lost it half followers in less than 24 hours ! I've seen followers come and go, but not like this. Is there any explaination for this other than all of thes...

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  • I have a playlist that I started three years ago that was up to near 520 followers now it has lost it half followers in less than 24 hours !  I've seen followers come and go, but not like this. ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to custom order playlists in folders

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceChromebookOperating SystemChrome My Question or IssueLately, I have been unable to custom order my playlists in different folders. This used to not be a problem, but for some reason, it suddenly stopped letting me. It gives ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome   My Question or Issue Lately, I have been unable to custom order my playlists in different folders. This used to not ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Win 11, wrong sound routing

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueOn each start of Spotify, it keeps routing on the motherboard sound card which is *not* the default one. I have to switch the default to motherboard (which has no output a...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue On each start of Spotify, it keeps routing on the motherboard sound card which is *not* the def...
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Superuser Contribution Facing Some Issues with i3 10th Generation Desktop and Spotify Product - Any Advice?

Hi everyone,I hope you’re doing well. I’m having some issues with my i3 10th Generation desktop while using Spotify Version 1.2.6.1234. These problems are affecting my ability to use the application effectively, and I’m looking for some advice on how...

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  • Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well. I’m having some issues with my i3 10th Generation desktop while using Spotify Version 1.2.6.1234. These problems are affecting my ability to use the applicatio...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify changes Windows volume when changing between app focus.

Example: I set windows volume to 20. I then click on Spotify app and the volume set in windows goes down to 10. Clicking away from Spotify, the volume goes back up to 20. It does this with and without music playing. NOT volume normalization - affects...

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  • Example: I set windows volume to 20. I then click on Spotify app and the volume set in windows goes down to 10. Clicking away from Spotify, the volume goes back up to 20. It does this with and withou...
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Specific or certain song(s) NOT showing up in "On Repeat" playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNow I want to preface this that I am aware that Spotify stops recording data for your Yearly Wrapped around October or in general the fall season. However, I have ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Now I want to preface this that I am aware that Spotify stops recording data for your Y...
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