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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app won't play local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 The desktop app won't play my local files anymore. Every time I try to play any of them I get an error message that says "This content is not available." I have checked to make sure that local...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10   The desktop app won't play my local files anymore. Every time I try to play any of them I get an error message that says "...
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Discover Weekly Not Playing Tracks in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10, My Question or IssueMy 'Discover Weekly' playlist is not playing in it's entirety. It will play one of the tracks that I double click on in the playlist, but instead of going onto the ne...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10,   My Question or Issue My 'Discover Weekly' playlist is not playing in it's entirety.  It will play one of t...
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Superuser Contribution Default name for playlist created from album doesn't include artist name anymore

Before the UI change when you created a playlist from an album the default name would be "Album name - Artist name" (at some point in the past, it used to be "Artist name - Album name" which I liked even more, but I can live with the other option as ...

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  • Before the UI change when you created a playlist from an album the default name would be "Album name - Artist name" (at some point in the past, it used to be "Artist name - Album name" which I liked ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop client not playing any songs

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince a few days, every single song in every public or private playlist is greyed out, as if it was removed. Doubleclicking on a greyed out song yields the familiar "This...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since a few days, every single song in every public or private playlist is greyed out, as if i...
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Fehlercode 4 trotz bestehender Internetverbindung -Ursache IPv6??

PlanPremiumCountryDeutschlandDeviceDektopOperating SystemWin 10 Prof My Question or IssueGuten Tag,seit einiger Zeit versuche ich, den von der Desktop-App verursachten Fehlercode 4 zu beheben, So gut wie alle erreichbaren (hier und im Internet) Tipps...

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  • Plan Premium Country Deutschland Device Dektop Operating System Win 10 Prof   My Question or Issue Guten Tag, seit einiger Zeit versuche ich, den von der Desktop-App verursachten Fehl...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 2021 GUI Refresh [Friend Activity]

Plan PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice (Windows Desktop)Operating System (Windows 10 Pro) My Question or Issue Hi All, In the new update, a blue dot appears on the top right of the persons profile in the Friend Activity section of the application. See i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device (Windows Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10 Pro)   My Question or Issue   Hi All,   In the new update, a blue dot appears on ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Interface bugged on startup

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueWhen I start up my machine I am always having issues with the interface on spotify. I can for example press play and listen to the last song that was playing but I cant search for ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue When I start up my machine I am always having issues with the interface on spotify. I can for ex...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Friend Feed] UI issue: Friends list on right covering the scroll bar

title says it all, I'm probably not the only one to notice. Trying to scroll through anything is a nightmare now, thanks to the friends list popping up over the scroll bar on the right. Please fix this. Also, if I'm paying for premium, why am I seein...

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  • title says it all, I'm probably not the only one to notice. Trying to scroll through anything is a nightmare now, thanks to the friends list popping up over the scroll bar on the right. Please fix th...
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong Try reloading the page

Hello, i tried using the app on my new laptop but got an error that said :a fire wall maybe blocking spotify. i tried several guids to solve this issue but nothing worked so i decided to use the web player , there i got a "Something went wrong Try re...

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  • Hello, i tried using the app on my new laptop but got an error that said :a fire wall maybe blocking spotify. i tried several guids to solve this issue but nothing worked so i decided to use the web ...
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Solved!! [Desktop][Playlists] Sort songs by date added on the top of the playlist

When you choose the sort option "date added" on the desktop app the songs show in order from the first song you added in the playlist. It should be an option to reverse that function so the songs last added to the playlist is at the top. It is really...

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  • When you choose the sort option "date added" on the desktop app the songs show in order from the first song you added in the playlist. It should be an option to reverse that function so the songs las...
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User Interface Bug on Windows Desktop App

Hi, I just wanted to report this, i don't know if this is a UI bug or something Everytime i maximize the size of the desktop app and i want to add a song to my playlist, i cannot see my playlist. I have a lot of playlist from different artist and eve...

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  • Hi, I just wanted to report this, i don't know if this is a UI bug or something   Everytime i maximize the size of the desktop app and i want to add a song to my playlist, i cannot see my play...
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Superuser Contribution How to see the entirety of the "Appears on" section from an artist?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFranceDeviceASUSTek Computer Inc.Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAnybody has a solution to see the entirety of "Appears on" section from an artist like before? With the update it only shows randomly chosen albums...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country France Device ASUSTek Computer Inc. Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Anybody has a solution to see the entirety of "Appears on" section from...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts are not displaying

PlanPremiumCountrySaudi ArabiaDeviceAsus ROGOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to listen to podcasts but whenever I click on the podcasts tab, it does not show any results. Or when I click on a link provided by a podcast publi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Saudi Arabia Device Asus ROG Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am trying to listen to podcasts but whenever I click on the podcasts tab, it does...
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Superuser Contribution Here's how to fix the - "NaN instead of 0:00" and songs not playing - problem!

[NOTE: THIS IS A WINDOWS 10 FIX, TRYING FIX THIS ON AN OLDER VERSION MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS, TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK] (My windows 10 currently is Italian based so I'm just guessing all the text based on my English level, but don't worry, just pay enough at...

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  • [NOTE: THIS IS A WINDOWS 10 FIX, TRYING FIX THIS ON AN OLDER VERSION MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS, TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK]   (My windows 10 currently is Italian based so I'm just guessing all the text ba...
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Superuser Contribution Drag and drop, Cut & paste

Premium Windows 10 How or how do I reorder my Playlists without cut and paste? Playlist with 500 songs. Want to get song 499 to position 7. I tried select and drag, but Spotify's new scrolling function is tectonically slow and I would die of old age ...

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  • Premium  Windows 10   How or how do I reorder my Playlists without cut and paste?   Playlist with 500 songs. Want to get song 499 to position 7.   I tried select and drag, ...
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Change custom playlist sort order other than drag 'n' drop?

I frequently organize large playlists with the custom sort option. Unfortunately, the process with drag 'n' drop is really inefficient. For example, if I add a new song to a playlist with 500 songs, I have to drag it to the title column for the playl...

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  • I frequently organize large playlists with the custom sort option. Unfortunately, the process with drag 'n' drop is really inefficient. For example, if I add a new song to a playlist with 500 songs, ...
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How do I find specific tracks in a Playlist

PremiumWindows 10 What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version?It's there on the phone, but not as far as I can see on desktop.So if I have a playlist with 2000 songs and I want to find a specific song, how do I go about it. Am ...

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  • Premium Windows 10   What has happened to the filter feature in the new desktop version? It's there on the phone,  but not as far as I can see on desktop. So if I have a playlist with ...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] cant sort by recent date added on new may spotify desktop update

Problem: you cant sort by recent date added, the oldest songs added are now topbefore you could choose between oldest and most recent added songs please fix this, it was in the version before this may one took screenshothttp://piclair.com/u8nli

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  •   Problem: you cant sort by recent date added, the oldest songs added are now top before you could choose between oldest and most recent added songs   please fix this, it was in the ver...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Closes After 1-2 Songs.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have had Spotify for a long time and it has worked near perfectly but a couple of days ago I upgraded to premium and then after about one to two songs my Spotify will rando...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have had Spotify for a long time and it has worked near perfectly but a couple of days a...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop queue 50 track limit

I used to be able to see more then 50 tracks in my queue, now anything queued up after 50 is just invisible, i cant manage it. this essential creates a 50 track limit on creativity for crafting a playlist or setting a vibe. I've been paying for spoti...

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  • I used to be able to see more then 50 tracks in my queue, now anything queued up after 50 is just invisible, i cant manage it. this essential creates a 50 track limit on creativity for crafting a pla...
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