Where's the search bar

[jragan1]

I have registered, chosen the free version, and am logged in, but cannot see a search bar anywhere.  There is no Spotify icon on my desktop...how do I actually get started with searching for songs?

Thanks...

[user-removed]

Thanks Ray. I appreciate your help. Gary

[PaulOHara2]

I am totally confused.  I went through the entire registration process and get a home page full of adverts and complex option... no simple search bar

[whirlingturban · Accepted solution]

THANK YOU! I also had to read the entire thread. I was using the search bar, rebooted and then LOST the search bar. I did not realize you *can't navigate to spotify using the web browswer* but have to use the application. what a supreme hassle.

And I think people were criticizing what seemed to be a spotify moderater, perhaps masquerading as a communty user. The least they could do would be to: make this stuff more obvious and user-friendly in the first place followed by having a paid modereator (which I suspect they do, and suspect this is the guy who kept answering.)

[ea70]

I'm like the rest of you. Where on earth is the search bar ?

I'm on the ACCOUNTS page and there is nowhere to go. The only choices are DOWNLOAD, which I did ages ago; HELP, which is no use whatsoever; and PREMIUM for FAMILY, which I don't want.

Even worse - In COMMUNITY, there seems to be a SOLUTION somewhere but I can't find that either.

Not only is the SPOTIFY app usless, but this support forum seems to be just as bad !

[galaxy66]

If it is any help when I open spotify now this is the page that opens.

[ea70]

Thanks for that. Spotify seems to open at the page where you closed it. So if I chanced on a useful page before closing I can do something, but if I closed in frustration on a page that I could not escape from, it's not helpful.

[Hu77man]

We closed the web browser and then the search bar showed up on the app like usual. 

[ea70]

Someone said that SEARCH is not available in BROWSE mode, which explains a lot. Now I have to find out how to exit BROWSE. Why did SPOTIFY make browse and search different when they are almost the same thing?

[NoThanx]

What a supreme pain in the rear. Enough for me to firmly take Spotify premium off the table for consideration. This is a really terrible experience for your customers and potential premium customers.