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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 can downloaded music on spotify be transferred to disc to play in cd player

can downloaded music on spotify be transferred to disc to play in cd player in car or at home (windows desktop) or my BOSE portable cd players.

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  • can downloaded music on spotify be transferred to disc to play in cd player in car or at home (windows desktop) or my BOSE portable cd players.
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Show desktop overlay when using media keys displays Spotify as "Google Chrome"

Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro version 23H2 (22631.3007) My Question or IssueWhen the setting Show desktop overlay when using media keys is turned on it displays the Spotify application as "Google Chrome"

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  • Operating System Windows 11 Pro version 23H2 (22631.3007)   My Question or Issue When the setting Show desktop overlay when using media keys is turned on it displays the Spotify applica...
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Can’t delete other people’s deleted playlists

I have a lot of blank playlists in my library because I saved/liked some playlists other people made and they have either privated them or deleted them. However, Spotify doesn’t let me delete them from my library. If I open one up on the browser vers...

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  • I have a lot of blank playlists in my library because I saved/liked some playlists other people made and they have either privated them or deleted them. However, Spotify doesn’t let me delete them fr...
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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Heavy Lagging/Delay Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows 10 Desktop, i9-10900K, RTX 4080Operating SystemWindows 10, Standalone app My Question or IssueHello! I've been tracking down this issue for a few months now, trying various different solutions to no avail. I'm not ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Windows 10 Desktop, i9-10900K, RTX 4080 Operating System Windows 10, Standalone app   My Question or Issue Hello! I've been tracking down this i...
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How to turn on Cinema mode?

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanOperating SystemWin11My Question or Issue(First, I'm using SpotX and Spicetify.)When using Fullscreen mode, it will have an art cover in the background, and u can switch between it and only lyrics with colored background like(...

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  • Plan Premium Country Taiwan Operating System Win11 My Question or Issue (First, I'm using SpotX and Spicetify.) When using Fullscreen mode, it will have an art cover in the background, a...
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Superuser Contribution Plugging headphones in while using the desktop app skips the current song or crashes it

PlanFreeCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones, one of 3 things happens (ordered them based on the frequency the bugs h...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones,...
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Superuser Contribution Cracking, Popping sounds

PlanfreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueHello, I'm experiencing playback issues since last week.When listening to any song I get constant cracking and popping sounds. It happens when listening just on Spotify! All of my wi...

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  • Plan free Country UK Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm experiencing playback issues since last week. When listening to any song I get constant cracki...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Casting from PC stops when inserting headphone jack

PlanPremiumCountryHolland DeviceW10 Spotify app and android phones (Apple might have the same problem) My Question or IssueWhenever I plug my headset in to my phone Spotify stops casting to my Chromecast. I find the trigger: 'switch to android phone ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Holland   Device W10 Spotify app and android phones (Apple might have the same problem)   My Question or Issue Whenever I plug my headset in to my phon...
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Change to English

I am in Belgium so I get messages from spotify in Dutch but I need Engish

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  • I am in Belgium so I get messages from spotify in Dutch but I need Engish
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Superuser Contribution Can't log into the app

I logged out from the app a few days ago and I cannot get back in. Upon opening the Spotify app I have the option to "Login" but upon clicking on it it tells me to log in through the browser, so I did. I am signed in to my Spotify through the browser...

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  • I logged out from the app a few days ago and I cannot get back in.   Upon opening the Spotify app I have the option to "Login" but upon clicking on it it tells me to log in through the browser...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app no longer works on Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(MS Windows 11 Desktop PC)Operating System(MS Windows 11 Home Edition, 64 bit, v.23H2) My Question or Issue The Spotify app on MS Windows 11 no longer plays any songs. Please see the attached screenshot to that effect.

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device (MS Windows 11 Desktop PC) Operating System (MS Windows 11 Home Edition, 64 bit, v.23H2)   My Question or Issue   The Spotify app on MS Windows 11 ...
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Superuser Contribution Can we get an answer why VPN services are not supported by the desktop app (anymore)?

Using a VPN service in today's online world is a given if you want to protect your privacy (and I'm not talking about skirting region restrictions, but using a VPN server that's in the same region). Why is it that Spotify does not support VPN (when c...

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  • Using a VPN service in today's online world is a given if you want to protect your privacy (and I'm not talking about skirting region restrictions, but using a VPN server that's in the same region). ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify songs freeze and go silent

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop / Web PlayerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, Spotify is literally un-usable on my PC, for some reason when I'm playing a song it will just randomly go silent but the play bar continues t...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop / Web Player Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi,   Spotify is literally un-usable on my PC, for some reason...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I am on Spotify Premium on a laptop - where would I find the crossfade?

I am using a laptop. I go into my account but can't seee ay DJ funtions or Playback in the menu? \What have I missed?Thanks

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  • I am using a laptop. I go into my account but can't seee ay DJ funtions or Playback in the menu? \What have I missed? Thanks
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cant listen to podcasts.

PlanPremiumCountryBelarusDevicePC; nokia 5.1 plusOperating SystemWindows 10; Android OreoMy Question or IssueWhen i try to select a podcast i see just an empty window with nothing.

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  • Plan Premium Country Belarus Device PC; nokia 5.1 plus Operating System Windows 10; Android Oreo My Question or Issue When i try to select a podcast i see just an empty window with noth...
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Superuser Contribution Playback from web player in Firefox goes jerky

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 / Firefox / Vpn connection My Question or IssueAt times the audio jerks into the web palyer in Firefox and I can't listen anymore. I tried to increase the cache in Firefox but the problem is n...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 11 / Firefox / Vpn connection   My Question or Issue At times the audio jerks into the web palyer in Firefox and I can't...
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Superuser Contribution Wont let me log in

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify won’t let me log into this specific PC, keep getting a message saying “ Oops! Something went wrong, please try again or check out our help area” tried other forms of l...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won’t let me log into this specific PC, keep getting a message saying “ Oops! Something we...
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Superuser Contribution Music doesn't continue after ads

PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am a free user, so I accept that there are sometimes ads between the songs.But at least half of the times after an ad-break, the music doesn't resume.Sometimes th...

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  • Plan Free Country Netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am a free user, so I accept that there are sometimes ads between the songs. But at le...
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