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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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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 ...

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I cant play spotify music on my pc, the web player doesnt work, and i cant play on the app

PlanFreeCountryLatviaDeviceMsi GF63 8RDOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI cant play spotify music on my pc, the web player doesnt work, and i cant play on the app (windows store and official app). This happened yesterday. I listen to sp...

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  • Plan Free Country Latvia Device Msi GF63 8RD Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I cant play spotify music on my pc, the web player doesnt work, and i cant play on the a...
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Що робить якщо спотіфай не відкриваються , але я з України

я пробую зайти в свій аккаунт але не входить"Возможно, Spotify заблокированбрандмауэром. Открой его настройки иразреши приложению доступ к интернету. КрoMe Toro, Tb Mожешь изменить настройки прокси (код ошибки: client_token:101)"вилазіть о ця помилка

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  • я пробую зайти в свій аккаунт але не входить "Возможно, Spotify заблокирован брандмауэром. Открой его настройки и разреши приложению доступ к интернету. КрoMe Toro, Tb Mожешь изменить настройки пр...
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Superuser Contribution Randomly Pausing songs

When ever I'm playing a song it will run for about 10-20 seconds before it will pause on its own. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, cleared temp caches, restarted the system, lowered the audio quality and have tried it with hardware acceler...

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  • When ever I'm playing a song it will run for about 10-20 seconds before it will pause on its own. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, cleared temp caches, restarted the system, lowered the a...
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Superuser Contribution Search Results Limitation (1,000)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC/Chrome BrowserOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueWhenever I run a search using the search interface in both the desktop app and through the web browser (Chrome), it limits the results to 1...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device PC/Chrome Browser Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue Whenever I run a search using the search interface in both the ...
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Superuser Contribution How can I turn on the informations about the song, the Artist etc. again?

Hey there,I recently went through my Spotify settings to check some things out. I clicked on "See what your friends are playing" and the right side exchanged the informations about the artist, monthly listeners etc. with the friends overlay. I honest...

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  • Hey there, I recently went through my Spotify settings to check some things out. I clicked on "See what your friends are playing" and the right side exchanged the informations about the artist, mont...
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Superuser Contribution "Couldn't find that playlist" keeps happening when I click on the Daily Wellness playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLaptop (CHROME)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to open the Daily Wellness podcast on the web player on Chrome, it keeps saying "Couldn't find that playlist.". It was working fine earlier this morn...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Laptop (CHROME) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to open the Daily Wellness podcast on the web player on Chrome, it...
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What is the meaning of the widget for windows 11

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating System windows 11 My Question or IssueWhat is the meaning of this widget, you can't connect it to your account, is it just some kind of promotion? you can click on a song and play it for 20 seconds is all...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System  windows 11   My Question or Issue What is the meaning of this widget, you can't connect it to your account, is it ...
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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 Sleeping Window wipes out Queue

When I put Windows 10 to sleep, my Play Queue is wiped out upon waking Windows. This has been happening on and off since December. There was a thread in Ongoing issues to get it fixed, but after it was fixed, the next update broke it and now all mode...

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  • When I put Windows 10 to sleep, my Play Queue is wiped out upon waking Windows. This has been happening on and off since December. There was a thread in Ongoing issues to get it fixed, but after it w...
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AHK Hotkeys don't work when Spotify is minimized

So, because Spotify for some reason still doesn't have global hotkeys, (GPM-DP has it since ages), I tried to use auto hotkey to control the volume with hotkeys.Here's my simple script (as an example just volume up): ; "CTRL + UP" for volume up^Up::{...

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  • So, because Spotify for some reason still doesn't have global hotkeys, (GPM-DP has it since ages), I tried to use auto hotkey to control the volume with hotkeys. Here's my simple script (as an examp...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot select multiple songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to add multiple songs from old playlists into one. Both online and the Windows App do not let me select multiple songs. I can select multiple but when i scr...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to add multiple songs from old playlists into one. Both online and the Windows A...
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Superuser Contribution Media keys hijacked by iTunes

I'm on Windows 10, and when I have iTunes running, it hijacks my media keys. How can I lock them to Spotify? Thanks

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  •   I'm on Windows 10, and when I have iTunes running, it hijacks my media keys. How can I lock them to Spotify?   Thanks
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Superuser Contribution Como deletar pasta?

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueCriei uma pasta no Spotify, agora quero apagar e não consigo. Como resolver?

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brasil Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Criei uma pasta no Spotify, agora quero apagar e não consigo. Como resolver? ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app starts playing with a Teams Incoming Call

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell Latitude 9420Operating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueSpotify Desktop app is open but not playing. I receive an incoming phone call on my Teams app and Spotify starts playing music! This is the wrong time for music...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Latitude 9420 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify Desktop app is open but not playing.  I receive an incoming phone call on my T...
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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 ProVersion 10.0.19044 Build 19044 My Question or IssueSince last tuesday 2023/07/18 I keep getting "Spotify can't play this right now" messages whenever I attempt to play a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044   My Question or Issue Since last tuesday 2023/07/18 I k...
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Meine Spotify App auf meinem Windows Desktop will nicht was soll ich machen

Trotz mehrfachen neu installieren und rumprobieren die App wieder zum laufen zum bringen zeigt die App egal bei welchem Lied, egal ob runtergeladen oder nicht andauernd ,,Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen. Wenn sich die Datei auf deinem Compu...

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  • Trotz mehrfachen neu installieren und rumprobieren die App wieder zum laufen zum bringen zeigt die App egal bei welchem Lied, egal ob runtergeladen oder nicht andauernd ,,Spotify kann dies zurzeit ni...
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Superuser Contribution Why Spotify Windows desktop app is accessing my device camera?

PlanPremiumCountry IndiaDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify desktop app it is accessing my laptop camera without asking for any permission? Why does a music app needs background access to my lapto...

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  • Plan Premium Country  India Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I open Spotify desktop app it is accessing my laptop camera without as...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop : Spotify says "'something went wrong''

PlanFreeCountrypoland Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issuewhen i log in on browser it says something went wrong when i login on desktop app it just loads last things i have listened to but i cnanot play anything and there are n...

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  •   Plan Free Country poland   Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue when i log in on browser it says something went wrong when i login on desktop ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify offline installer not working on Windows Vista

Operating SystemWindows Vista Question or IssueI've download ed a bunch of old spotify offline installer s and no one work.All of them tell: The procedure entry point TryAcquireSRWLockExclusive could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL3...

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  • Operating System Windows Vista   Question or Issue I've download ed a bunch of old spotify offline installer s and no one work. All of them tell: The procedure entry point TryAcquireSRWLock...
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Superuser Contribution Disable Video on desktop app

I'm using the desktop app on a Windows 11 PC. Every time a video starts playing my monitor that is plugged in via USB-c hub goes black and locks up my computer until I unplug it then plug it back in. It happens every time. I can't seem to find a way ...

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  • I'm using the desktop app on a Windows 11 PC.    Every time a video starts playing my monitor that is plugged in via USB-c hub goes black and locks up my computer until I unplug it then p...
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