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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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What's New on Windows Desktop Showing New Episodes as Played

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFor about a week now whenever I click on "What's New" all episodes are automatically marked as played for all but 1 podcast. I have attempted restarting my machine an...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue For about a week now whenever I click on "What's New" all episodes are automatically marke...
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Superuser Contribution Still stuck on black screen

I have posted about this already twice, and beyond the tangled web of irrelevant posts and comments it's starting to get a little annoying that asking for help in fixing this issue is becoming a total labyrinth.My Spotify is still stuck on a black sc...

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  • I have posted about this already twice, and beyond the tangled web of irrelevant posts and comments it's starting to get a little annoying that asking for help in fixing this issue is becoming a tota...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Running EXTREMELY Slowly

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.DeviceLaptop & Samsung S24 UltraOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 14 My Question or IssueI have the same issue with spotify on both devices. On my computer, Spotify runs EXTREMELY slowly, to the point that opening the softwa...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Laptop & Samsung S24 Ultra Operating System Windows 10, Android 14   My Question or Issue I have the same issue with spotify on both devices. &n...
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[Desktop] Bring back the old behavior when clicking the player thumbnail

Annoyed at how Spotify removed the old behavior when you click the thumbnail from the player. It used to be that when you click the thumbnail from the player, it would navigate to the playlist and would automtically focus on the current song. What is...

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  • Annoyed at how Spotify removed the old behavior when you click the thumbnail from the player.    It used to be that when you click the thumbnail from the player, it would navigate to the ...
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Superuser Contribution there is no crossfade feature on my laptop

on my phone i can go into playback settings and adjust crossfade and automix. when on my laptop, these features do not show up atall and i eed to use spotify on my laptop during zoom.

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  • on my phone i can go into playback settings and adjust crossfade and automix. when on my laptop, these features do not show up atall and i eed to use spotify on my laptop during zoom.
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Superuser Contribution Cannot play album on repeat

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10 desktop app, from the storeOperating SystemWindows 10, fully updated My Question or IssueI often listen to albums, and often when I do, I want the album to play on repeat. However, some time ago the album repeat fu...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Windows 10 desktop app, from the store Operating System Windows 10, fully updated   My Question or Issue I often listen to albums, and often when I d...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop stealing control of sound from all devices

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle Pixel 7a, Desktop, LaptopOperating SystemAndroid OS 13, Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueAny time I listen to music on my desktop at home via the app, the following day when I drive to work and tr...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 7a, Desktop, Laptop Operating System Android OS 13, Windows 10, Windows 11   My Question or Issue Any time I listen to music on m...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Videos Play on Mobile App But Not On Desktop App

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution Music pausing after 20-35 seconds each time after pressing play

PlanPremium Device(PC and iPhone 12)Operating System(Windows 11, iOS 15) My Question or IssueEvery time I press play on a song whether it's a single song, playlist, or artist song it pauses after 20-35 seconds. I've tried restarting the app, restarti...

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  • Plan Premium   Device (PC and iPhone 12) Operating System (Windows 11, iOS 15)   My Question or Issue Every time I press play on a song whether it's a single song, playlist, or art...
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problems play songs with web player

9 songs out of 10 gets the following message, "Spotify can't play this right now". Works fine when I play on mobile with app. Same wireless network

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  • 9 songs out of 10 gets the following message, "Spotify can't play this right now". Works fine when I play on mobile with app. Same wireless network
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Solved!! Spotify after purchasing premium not working :D

PlanPremiumCountryIndia DeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueWhy Spotify doesn't work when I purchased the premium plan? It was working with free plan. I think that I should be happy with free one

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  • Plan Premium Country India   Device MacBook Pro Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue Why Spotify doesn't work when I purchased the premium plan? It was working with free...
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Sidebars resize every restart

DevicedesktopQuestion or IssueThe horrible new ui means the sidebars for playlists and friend activity/now playing view ALWAYS resize themselves every time the app or computer is restarted. They're way too huge. The playlist sidebar also doesn't beco...

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  • Device desktop Question or Issue The horrible new ui means the sidebars for playlists and friend activity/now playing view ALWAYS resize themselves every time the app or computer is restarted. The...
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Can't play when charging and my laptop closed

Spotify won't play when I plug it in and close my laptop but when I unplug it and close it then it works please help I just wanna charge and close my laptop while listening PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2...

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  • Spotify won't play when I plug it in and close my laptop but when I unplug it and close it then it works please help I just wanna charge and close my laptop while listening  Plan Free/Premium ...
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Now-playing cover art on the desktop app (and web) is vertically off-center

In the now-playing bar, div/object that contains cover art has more width than height, when it should both values should be equal.

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  • In the now-playing bar, div/object that contains cover art has more width than height, when it should both values should be equal.
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Will Only Play Local Files - "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your com..

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceDesktop AppOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue Spotify Desktop App suddenly will not stream.Error message: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" I t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States   Device Desktop App Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue   Spotify Desktop App suddenly will not stream. Error messa...
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volume control gain

Hi does anyone knows if the 100% volume, full right on windows desktop player, is 0db down or has a gain? (with volume normalization disabled) Is there anyway to bypass it and play trough the WASAPI driver? thanks

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  • Hi does anyone knows if the 100% volume, full right on windows desktop player, is 0db down or has a gain? (with volume normalization disabled)   Is there anyway to bypass it and play trough ...
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Playback switches to phone by itself

I would be listening to Spotify through the desktop app on my computer, and all of a sudden, the music would stop playing from my computer speakers and continue playing from my phone (Samsung Galaxy S6) instead. The switch occurs automatically, witho...

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  • I would be listening to Spotify through the desktop app on my computer, and all of a sudden, the music would stop playing from my computer speakers and continue playing from my phone (Samsung Galaxy ...
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Spotify app not working on Windows 11

The Windows version of Spotify is not working. When I open the app, the window is black with nothing inside, and it will remain that way for 3-4 minutes. Once the window shows the front page for Spotify, songs will not play if clicked on, and the lib...

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  • The Windows version of Spotify is not working. When I open the app, the window is black with nothing inside, and it will remain that way for 3-4 minutes. Once the window shows the front page for Spot...
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