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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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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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MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Win 11/Spotify does not load local files in Dropbox folder

Hi, I tried various ways to load local files into my Win 11 Spotify desktop.I recently migrated to Win11.I have a dedicated 2TB Dropbox SSD in which I have also stored my local music filesI tried removing the local-files.bnk like suggested but no suc...

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Hi,   I tried various ways to load local files into my Win 11 Spotify desktop. I recently migrated to Win11. I have a dedicated 2TB Dropbox SSD in which I have also stored my local music fil...

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Superuser Contribution Remove from Queue Missing

PlanPremiumCountryNZVersionSpotify for Windows1.1.76.447.g11f432d8Operating SystemWindows 10 ProblemThe Spotify Queue "Next in queue" does not allow me to remove an item from the queue whilst the "Next from:" allows me to remove an item. Looking at t...

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Plan Premium Country NZ Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.76.447.g11f432d8 Operating System Windows 10   Problem The Spotify Queue "Next in queue" does not allow me to remove an item fr...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify API Documentation Website Bug

Hello,First: I didn't know where to post this as there is no section for website bug reports. I have two issues.1. In the documentation of the Spotify API, I found a misleading link. On this site: "https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/...

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Hello, First: I didn't know where to post this as there is no section for website bug reports. I have two issues. 1. In the documentation of the Spotify API, I found a misleading link. On this site...

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Superuser Contribution Not able to sort my playlists!

PlanPremium FamilyCountryItalyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi,I can't sort songs in my playlists, when i drag one or more songs to go to the top of the playlist, the app won't let me do that!Version: Spotify per Wind...

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Plan Premium Family Country Italy Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, I can't sort songs in my playlists, when i drag one or more songs to go to t...

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Superuser Contribution Make Playlist Header's Background Blurred Out

PlanFree/PremiumDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePlaylist header(#,Title,Album,...) is on top of the songs title like this:i think it would be much better if they add blur filter to the header like this: 

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Plan Free/Premium Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Playlist header(#,Title,Album,...) is on top of the songs title like this: i think it w...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Album art for local files + remote playback

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PC, Notebook, Apple iPhone 12Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro & iOS 15 My Question or IssuesI genuinely tried searching as suggested but could not find my exact "issue". MY SCENARIO:I have a desktop PC which I u...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC, Notebook, Apple iPhone 12 Operating System Windows 10 Pro & iOS 15   My Question or Issues I genuinely tried searching as suggeste...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows 10 notifications Not Working

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop AppOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI installed the app 2 days ago on my Windows 10 desktop, iPhone and iPad. There is nothing in the Windows 10 settings to enable Desktop Notifications, only in t...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Desktop App Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I installed the app 2 days ago on my Windows 10 desktop, iPhone and iPad. Th...

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Superuser Contribution I have to trick Spotify into playing music?

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI get the "Spotify can't play this right now"-error whenever I attempt to play a song with my RME ADI-2 DAC is connected as the primary audio device.However, if I turn it off, cau...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I get the "Spotify can't play this right now"-error whenever I attempt to play a song with my RME ADI-2 DAC...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Add multiple selection in the queue of the desktop app

Hello,In the mobile app while in the queue menu you have the option to select multiple songs, which makes it really simple to take some of them out at once. Like this: This is specially helpful for people like me that use the Radio feature and don't ...

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Hello, In the mobile app while in the queue menu you have the option to select multiple songs, which makes it really simple to take some of them out at once. Like this:     This i...

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Superuser Contribution Error code: accesspoint:34

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceOMEN 25L DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I try to log in to Spotify, I get this error, "A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. Additionally you cou...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device OMEN 25L Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to log in to Spotify, I get this error, "A firewall may be blocking Spotif...

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Superuser Contribution Web app Spotify on Windows 11 increases it's size on desktop from session to session. Annoying.

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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"This content is not available" when I click on my liked songs and when i search new

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Samsung Galaxy 20FE, MSI Gaming Laptop late 2019)Operating System(Android 20, Windows 10) My Question or IssueALL DESKTOP CONTENT is unavailable. All of my liked songs and even everything i search for. Spotify essentially ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (Samsung Galaxy 20FE, MSI Gaming Laptop late 2019) Operating System (Android 20, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue ALL DESKTOP CONTENT is unavailable. ...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics sometimes show [OBJ] character at end of line.

PlanFreeCountry DeviceLenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSeems to be very rare (only time I encountered it was in the track Dsco by Sweet Trip at 1:50) but sometimes at the end of the line there is an [OBJ] character.Screensh...

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Plan Free Country   Device Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Seems to be very rare (only time I encountered it was in the track Dsco by Sweet Trip a...

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Desktop Window Focus

Can you please just follow some basic UI design practices and make it so that there is some indication that the Spotify Desktop Application has focus? I am on Windows 11 and you can't tell in any way that Spotify is the current window with focus. The...

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Can you please just follow some basic UI design practices and make it so that there is some indication that the Spotify Desktop Application has focus?  I am on Windows 11 and you can't tell in a...

rundompurson

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Superuser Contribution Can't cut, copy or paste local files

Operating SystemWindows 10 Hello. Thought I'd try one last time to request help before moving to a different streaming service. There are other threads on this issue, but they are old and some are even marked as "Solved" when they clearly weren't, wh...

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Operating System Windows 10   Hello. Thought I'd try one last time to request help before moving to a different streaming service. There are other threads on this issue, but they are old and ...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Podcasts] Sort Playlist Tracks (especially My Episodes)

I would like to be able to sort the My Episodes podcast playlist by Podcast Name, Date Added, and maybe Date Released. I listen to some podcasts from start to end, but then there are others that come out every day that I want to start my day with. I ...

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I would like to be able to sort the My Episodes podcast playlist by Podcast Name, Date Added, and maybe Date Released. I listen to some podcasts from start to end, but then there are others that come...

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Solved!! Not able to stablish internet connection

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI tried to use the app in Chrome browser and desktop. None of them work. In browser, I am not able to even log in (after this step the "something went wrong" appears) a...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I tried to use the app in Chrome browser and desktop. None of them work. In browser, I am no...

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Superuser Contribution Window not maximizing fully - a small bar is left on the bottom

Plan: PremiumCountry: NorwayDevice: ASUS Notebook S406UOperating System: Windows 11 Home version 21H2 (installed 28.12.2021) My Issue:When I maximize the Spotify window on my desktop, it is not fully maximized. There is a small bar left between the m...

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Plan: Premium Country: Norway Device: ASUS Notebook S406U Operating System: Windows 11 Home version 21H2 (installed 28.12.2021)   My Issue: When I maximize the Spotify window on my desktop...

MafeG

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Lyrics disapeared

PlanFreeCountryBrazilDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUntil last month, I was praticing my japanese using Japanese songs, like SCANDAL - Hon Wo Yomu, etc. And sudently, after the last Update, the app (the one that we downl...

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Plan Free Country Brazil Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Until last month, I was praticing my japanese using Japanese songs, like SCANDAL - Hon Wo Yo...

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