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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...

MattSuda
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
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morefluff
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
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MattSuda
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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...

Goodman
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2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

meahtenoha
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2017-06-21 1:56:20 PM
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Superuser Contribution Can't make my collaborative playlist public

I have a playlist that I want to make public and collaborative at the same time. I have several playlists and 4 of the at least is collaborative and public, so it shows on my profile but this one is not. I've read that collaborative playlists cannot ...

Blobingo
Casual Listener
I have a playlist that I want to make public and collaborative at the same time. I have several playlists and 4 of the at least is collaborative and public, so it shows on my profile but this one i...
2021-01-05 5:24:51 PM
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Eni
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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly freezes and won’t reopen

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-Bit My Question or IssueI am having this issue where Spotify randomly freezes, it plays until the end of the song but then I can’t change the song. When I go onto task manager to ...

aaronf15
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10 64-Bit My Question or Issue I am having this issue where Spotify randomly freezes, it play...
2021-07-26 12:44:49 AM
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Alex
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution After turning off autoplay several times, it turns itself on again after a while

The autoplay similar songs after finishing a playlist/album feature is not what I want, so it's good that I can turn it off. However, after a while the feature turns itself on again and has done so multiple times. Does anybody experience the same? Ho...

Untakenusername
Casual Listener
The autoplay similar songs after finishing a playlist/album feature is not what I want, so it's good that I can turn it off. However, after a while the feature turns itself on again and has done so m...
2017-05-12 11:33:09 PM
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Yordan
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Problema con Queue

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSomeone used my account to listen to music other than mine and now every time I want to listen to a playlist it only plays 1 song from my playlist and replays the music...

MakitaLiz
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Chile Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Someone used my account to listen to music other than mine and now every time I want to list...
2022-05-07 9:28:47 AM
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Alex
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Skipping Ads Clears Play Queue, Ad Is Separate Track

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt seems like a change that just went live, but the ads during a podcast now show as a separate track in spotify, and skipping the ad is effectively skipping a tra...

krystalhooper
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue It seems like a change that just went live, but the ads during a podcast now show as a ...
2022-05-07 1:09:29 AM
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Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Playback delayed on Windows

I'm in the US using Spotify premium, on Windows 11, but also had this issue on Windows 10. When I hit the play button directly on the app, on the windows thumbnail or on my BT headphones, the song begins to show playback, but audio doesn't come throu...

tatejcolbert
Visitor
I'm in the US using Spotify premium, on Windows 11, but also had this issue on Windows 10. When I hit the play button directly on the app, on the windows thumbnail or on my BT headphon...
2022-05-06 8:08:46 PM
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Kiril
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Superuser Contribution Weird lyrics placement

CountryBrazilDevice(Spotify Desktop App)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello! As you can see in the image below, sometimes the lyrics for the song I'm listening to starts showing in the bottom of the screen, cutting the latter parts...

ColonelC
Regular
Country Brazil Device (Spotify Desktop App) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello! As you can see in the image below, sometimes the lyrics for the song I'm listening...
2021-05-16 2:07:47 AM
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Alex
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify automatically switch playback to phone sometimes

Hi, I face rather odd issue, and its happening since today, maybe it's some last update.Basically, without any relation to what I play on spotify, it seems to sometimes, after for example 10 minutes, or a hour, randomly, switch to phone and really pl...

aeroflyluby
Music Fan
Hi, I face rather odd issue, and its happening since today, maybe it's some last update. Basically, without any relation to what I play on spotify, it seems to sometimes, after for example ...
2017-04-07 5:04:48 PM
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Yordan
Moderator
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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...

zack1667
Casual Listener
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...
2022-05-06 12:10:05 PM
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Vasil
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Superuser Contribution Your country does not match the one set in your profile.

PlanFree Country DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I'm having issue "Your country does not match the one set in your profile" while logging into Spotify desktop app. I'm using vpn for a reason and I have been using it si...

Soulmate
Visitor
Plan Free Country Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having issue "Your country does not match the one set in your profile" while lo...
2021-03-27 4:09:36 PM
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hongshunanhai
Visitor
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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Desktop doesn't Sync

The Spotify-App on my Desktop doesn't Sync my Playlists and everything else anymore. I choose a Playlist i created on my Phone and it's empty. If i change the Name, it changes everywhere, but on the Desktop the Playlist is still empty.I also can't se...

JohnLamox
Regular
The Spotify-App on my Desktop doesn't Sync my Playlists and everything else anymore. I choose a Playlist i created on my Phone and it's empty. If i change the Name, it changes everywhere, but on the ...
2019-06-14 9:22:39 AM
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PaffLoff
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Superuser Contribution Copy/paste local tracks into playlist

PlanFree/PremiumUSA DeviceWindows 10 desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 desktop My Question or IssueSweet baby Jesus! One year after the introduction of the new desktop app the developers fixed the bug that prevented users from copying and pasting loc...

meadowcroftt
Gig Goer
Plan Free/Premium USA Device Windows 10 desktop Operating System Windows 10 desktop My Question or Issue Sweet baby Jesus! One year after the introduction of the new des...
2022-05-04 8:32:34 PM
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Dian
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not sync podcast time between Android and Windows correctly

PlanPremiumCountryCZ DevicePC/Nokia 7 PlusOperating SystemWindows 10/Android 10 My Question or IssueHi, the podcasting experience on Spotify is horrifyingly bad. There's just way too many borderline idiotic issues to list, but here's the latest one I...

Rawalanche
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country CZ Device PC/Nokia 7 Plus Operating System Windows 10/Android 10 My Question or Issue Hi, the podcasting experience on Spotify is horrifyingly b...
2021-01-25 11:41:37 AM
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Dian
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution i earned the 5 topics badge but i have 3 topics (not including this one)

i just got an mail said that i have the 5 topics badge but i only have 3 (with this one it will be 4) its a problem with community page please can you take the badge back al least?

unclerk
Roadie
i just got an mail said that i have the 5 topics badge but i only have 3 (with this one it will be 4) its a problem with community page please can you take the badge back al least?
2022-04-20 5:29:02 PM
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unclerk
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is trying to play

PlanFreeCountryPakistanDevice(Infinix zero x pro) My Question or IssueMy question is that when i start music it only shows "Spotify is trying to play". Then no other notifications pops up or i should say there is no notification on above panel. Its a...

LUbaa27
Newbie
Plan Free Country Pakistan Device (Infinix zero x pro) My Question or Issue My question is that when i start music it only shows "Spotify is trying to play". Then no other notification...
2022-05-04 3:57:51 PM
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AndresM
Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Release Radar add ALL songs to new playlist

The WorldAvid daily user DeviceiPhone, PC and ipadsOperating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10m or so So I recently discovered Release RadarWhich shows nice songs - and instantly I'd like to make an entire new playlist of it all, so I can sort later since it ...

Spotter9
Music Fan
The World Avid daily user Device iPhone, PC and ipads Operating System iOS 10, Windows 10m or so So I recently discovered Release Radar Which shows nice songs - and instant...
2022-05-04 1:33:21 PM
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Jeremy
Spotify
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Please Add Fullscreen Album Art on Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS MonteryMy Question or Issue When you press fullscreen you get an image of the artist and tiny album art in the bottom left. Can there please be a feature to make the ablum art full screen. Ap...

nickdaco
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Montery My Question or Issue When you press fullscreen you get an image of the artist and tiny album art i...
2022-05-04 9:25:06 PM
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AdamDam
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Content not available

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop Ap from Spotify SiteOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi today i Start the Ap and would Play my playlist and i cant Play all titles, i got Content not available and Titles are greyd out and cant Liste...

DanielHennNeff
Newbie
Plan Free Country Germany Device Desktop Ap from Spotify Site Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi today i Start the Ap and would Play my playlist an...
2022-05-03 3:24:00 PM
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Yordan
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Can't Delete Songs from Playlist on Web Player

Ever since the new upgrade I've been unable to delete songs from my playlists when using the web player. I've tried in both Firefox and Chrome but the same thing happens, I click the three dots, the menu pops up, I click on "remove from this playlist...

tlace
Regular
Ever since the new upgrade I've been unable to delete songs from my playlists when using the web player. I've tried in both Firefox and Chrome but the same thing happens, I click the three dots, the ...
2017-03-08 3:25:18 PM
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sly12356
Newbie
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Superuser Contribution Volume lowers shortly when switching window

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWin 11 My Question or IssueSince a rescent update Spotify is driving me insane, when ever I focus another window (which happens A LOT) The volume lowers and raises right after. Its the most an...

Crylia
Regular
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Win 11 My Question or Issue Since a rescent update Spotify is driving me insane, when ever I focus another win...
2022-04-30 10:56:06 PM
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Yordan
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