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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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Offline Storage Location is not changing

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceAsusOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't change offline storage location e.g to a different disk. Every time when I'm trying to change it to a new location, it is back to default folder path after prog...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland  Device Asus Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't change offline storage location e.g to a different disk. Every time when I'm tr...
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Can't skip ads on Desktop?

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceDel Inspiron 15000Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan't skip ads on desktop anymore. I used to be able to do this for free but now it won't let me.

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  •   Plan Free Country United States   Device Del Inspiron 15000 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Can't skip ads on desktop anymore. I used to be able t...
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Superuser Contribution I can't play music through Echo Dot (3rd G), even though I've linked my Spotify to my Alexa account

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceDell Inspiron 7586Operating SystemWindows 10 It's complicated. I'm not sure how should I explain this. In order for me to play the music through Echo Dot, I need to enable it through Spotify browser. At the same time a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Dell Inspiron 7586 Operating System Windows 10   It's complicated. I'm not sure how should I explain this. In order for me to play the music through...
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Superuser Contribution Report button greyed out

Latest version, Windows 10 I have a follower who is harassing me and no way of blocking them (thanks spotify). They are now harassing my followers (thanks again, spotify) so id like to report them but, of course, the feature is greyed out. Thoughts? ...

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  • Latest version, Windows 10   I have a follower who is harassing me and no way of blocking them (thanks spotify). They are now harassing my followers (thanks again, spotify) so id like to repor...
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Solved!! Can't right click a song.

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceHP PavilionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm really used to right clicking the song that appears on the bar below[See in the image what I mean] to add it to a playlist or anything. Since the last update w...

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile Device HP Pavilion Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm really used to right clicking the song that appears on the bar below[See in the ima...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify kann dies zur Zeit nicht abspielen

Hallo Community! Folgendes Setup:Spotify Premium Family (seit Jahren ohne Probleme auf allen anderen Geräten inkl Sonos, Android-Phone etc.),neuerdings Windows 10 Home Laptop mit Audio-Interface Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 und Aktivlautsprechern von Fame....

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  • Hallo Community!   Folgendes Setup: Spotify Premium Family (seit Jahren ohne Probleme auf allen anderen Geräten inkl Sonos, Android-Phone etc.), neuerdings Windows 10 Home Laptop mit Audio-I...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] make volume persistent across app open/close cycles

Every time I restart my PC, the volume level of Spotify resets to 100%. This is disruptive; volume should stay where it was. it seems to remain persistent when the app is closed & reopened, but not when the PC is rebooted.

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  • Every time I restart my PC, the volume level of Spotify resets to 100%.  This is disruptive; volume should stay where it was.  it seems to remain persistent when the app is closed & reo...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] The app doesn't show on the integrations what i'm playing and Spotify Connect doesn't work

PlanFreeCountryUSDevicesZTE Blade L8Operating SystemAndroid 9, Windows 10Spotify VersionsAndroid: 8.5.93.445Desktop: I searched on the Microsoft Store but it doesn't specify the version, so ._.?My Question or IssueI often use Spotify integrations lik...

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  • Plan Free Country US Devices ZTE Blade L8 Operating System Android 9, Windows 10 Spotify Versions Android: 8.5.93.445 Desktop: I searched on the Microsoft Store but it doesn't specify the v...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Queued up podcasts don't play in Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePC - Spotify Desktop app Version 1.1.65.643.g2d707698-aOperating SystemWindows 11 (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22000.0) My Question or IssueAfter upgrading to Windows 11, queued up podcast don't play. I have no problem to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC - Spotify Desktop app Version 1.1.65.643.g2d707698-a Operating System Windows 11 (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22000.0)   My Question or Issue A...
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Superuser Contribution Error Code 4. Forever.

I'm constantly stuck with ERROR CODE 4, meaning that the internet connection is not detected. My computer is fully connected to the internet. The only app that I'm having a problem with is Spotify. This only happens on my Windows app. I've been using...

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  • I'm constantly stuck with ERROR CODE 4, meaning that the internet connection is not detected. My computer is fully connected to the internet. The only app that I'm having a problem with is Spotify. T...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play through external speakers

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo ThinkPad T480s / Focusrite Scarlett 18i8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try and play any song on Spotify through my default audio playback device (Scarlett 18i8 USB) I get the "Spotify can not p...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo ThinkPad T480s / Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try and play any song on Spotify through my de...
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Superuser Contribution Kaspersky Internet Security affecting Desktop Application

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceHP Envy 360Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I've noticed that when I enable my antivirus software (Kaspersky Internet Security) the Spotify Desktop app fails to function properly. Below I've attached ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device HP Envy 360 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I've noticed that when I enable my antivirus software (Kaspersky Internet Securi...
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Spotify does not start unless killed vis task manager and restarted (Win7)

I launch Spotify, nothing launches in the dekstop, 4 spotify.exe32's start in task manager. The run lines are: spotify.exe --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:7 --max-uploads=5 --max-db-size=20 --max-db-age=5 "--database=C:\Users\Jim\AppData\Local\Spot...

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  • I launch Spotify, nothing launches in the dekstop, 4 spotify.exe32's start in task manager.  The run lines are:   spotify.exe --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:7 --max-uploads=5 --max-db-...
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Superuser Contribution [Spotify Connect] Won't detect between PC and Phone

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceCustom Win10 Desktop, Win10 Lenovo Laptop, Android Pixel 2 (Android Pie) My Question or Issue For a while now, none of my Windows PC's will detect my phone as an option to connect, and vice versa. This used to work between...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Custom Win10 Desktop, Win10 Lenovo Laptop, Android Pixel 2 (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue  For a while now, none of my Windows PC's wil...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] spotify won't play anything at all

Every time I try to play something on Spotify, it says "This content is not available". Sometimes when I try to log in it says that my firewall might be blocking Spotify. I have checked the firewall. It is set to allow Spotify. I tried changing the p...

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  • Every time I try to play something on Spotify, it says "This content is not available". Sometimes when I try to log in it says that my firewall might be blocking Spotify. I have checked the firewall....
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Connect] Stop taking up screen real estate on desktop with Connect with Facebook

The latest update now has a side panel on desktop with "Connect to Facebook". There is no way to dismiss/remove this panel. I don't have a facebook account. I don't want a facebook account. I'll never have a facebook account. I'm not paying a subscri...

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  • The latest update now has a side panel on desktop with "Connect to Facebook".  There is no way to dismiss/remove this panel.  I don't have a facebook account.  I don't want a facebook ...
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Superuser Contribution This content is not available

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceIphoneOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueCan't see or play this song on my desktop but can play it from mobile. Also if I start the song from mobile it will play on desktop or Sonos Connect. See the attached screen ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Iphone Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Can't see or play this song on my desktop but can play it from mobile. Also if I start the song fr...
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Uploading music using delivery systems

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevice(Windows)Operating System(Windows 10.) My Question or IssueI run a recordlabel that are putting more and more releases on Spotify, and using an aggregator is starting to take too long and being too expencive. So I am loo...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device (Windows) Operating System (Windows 10.)   My Question or Issue I run a recordlabel that are putting more and more releases on Spotify, and using an ...
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Superuser Contribution Too many ads (even after the previous time)

There was a previous discussion about how there were about 3 - 5 ads after almost every single track as well as overlapping ads, which was addressed and said to be fixed. However, on my Windows 10 PC, I still get around 3 - 5 ads every song or two, a...

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  • There was a previous discussion about how there were about 3 - 5 ads after almost every single track as well as overlapping ads, which was addressed and said to be fixed. However, on my Windows 10 PC...
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no more context menu at right click

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicelaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuethere is no more context menu when your right click the song currently playing in the lower left corner. I used to add a song to my playlist that way

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue there is no more context menu when your right click the song currently playing in ...
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