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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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lokonji
Music Fan
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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
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
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MattSuda
Spotify Star
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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
Spotify Legend
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
Spotify
2017-06-21 1:56:20 PM
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[Desktop][Your Library] Can't get the new Spotify UI

I've noticed that everyone around me is getting a new update that changes the user interface of Spotify. I don't have this update. I updated Spotify on my Microsoft store and nothing changed. I uninstalled it and downloaded it from my web browser, st...

Magni101
Visitor
I've noticed that everyone around me is getting a new update that changes the user interface of Spotify. I don't have this update. I updated Spotify on my Microsoft store and nothing changed. I unins...
2021-04-29 12:20:09 AM
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Your Library

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Superuser Contribution On Win 10, Bluetooth going into standby causes paused Spotify to play again as audio device changes

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI listen through a bluetooth speaker connected to my laptop. If I press pause in Spotify and leave it, after 10 minutes the speaker enters standby. When this happens Spotify detects a switch i...

rekim
Visitor
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I listen through a bluetooth speaker connected to my laptop. If I press pause in Spotify and leave it, after 10 minutes the ...
2021-04-28 4:03:44 PM
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Alex
Moderator
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot login to Spotify on PC

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceLaptop 2016Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCannot login to Spotify on PC app or browser.It says "Something went wrong, try reloading page"I tried reloading page, restarting PC, reinstalling Spotify, clearing cac...

Nickslist
Visitor
Plan Free Country USA Device Laptop 2016 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Cannot login to Spotify on PC app or browser. It says "Something went wrong, try reloading ...
2021-04-27 12:04:17 AM
2021-04-29 9:05:46 AM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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Login
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Superuser Contribution Stop pausing

Stop randomly pausing music when I’m listening. It’s so fking annoying. I tried your article on randomly pausing and it doesn’t work.PlanFreeCountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStop randomly pausing while I’m listening. On web p...

Arsenal49
Casual Listener
Stop randomly pausing music when I’m listening. It’s so fking annoying. I tried your article on randomly pausing and it doesn’t work. Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 ...
2021-04-28 4:26:17 AM
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Jeremy
Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Local files not showing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAcer LaptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueLocal files menu not showing up on left. Ghost data source showing up under local files. I have tried toggling off. Restarting and even uninstalling. Nothing allows...

bobniborg
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Acer Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Local files menu not showing up on left. Ghost data source showing up...
2021-04-27 7:26:27 PM
2021-04-29 8:35:54 AM
Jeremy
Spotify
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution why my spotify looks different?

PlanPremium Familiar CountryArgentinaDevicePhilips Computer(?Operating SystemWindows 10 When i log in in my mom's account it looks like a normal spotify account, but when i log in in my account it looks different and i ha te how it looks, my playlist...

deannx
Visitor
Plan Premium Familiar Country Argentina Device Philips Computer(? Operating System Windows 10 When i log in in my mom's account it looks like a normal spotify acco...
2020-06-24 5:32:37 PM
2021-04-29 8:32:09 AM
ryanfernandez
Casual Listener
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Friends Feed shows previous song

The friend's activity feed appears to show you what your friends are currently listening to, however it actually shows their previous song. This diminishes the meaning of the feature if it shows me listening to a song I have skipped for the duration ...

nlal43
Regular
The friend's activity feed appears to show you what your friends are currently listening to, however it actually shows their previous song. This diminishes the meaning of the feature if it shows me l...
2020-04-09 2:00:05 AM
2021-04-29 1:10:29 AM
nlal43
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Superuser Contribution Show desktop overlay setting doesn't appear

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueThe option "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" doesn't show in the settings. I want to configure Spotify to don't show the multimedia overlay.

Saymonxq
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Colombia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue The option "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" doesn't show in the setti...
2020-12-13 11:35:33 PM
2021-04-28 11:01:01 PM
DAdamelli
Newbie
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't share songs on any social media

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey! I spotted yesterday that, when trying to share a song on Spotify, all the social media options have disappeared and now I can only copy the song link or the embe...

arthurwesker
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Spain Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey! I spotted yesterday that, when trying to share a song on Spotify, all the social...
2021-04-20 12:43:17 PM
2021-04-28 7:34:07 PM
CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution Sort lists of playlist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(Samsung Galaxy 9)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn the Spotify desktop application (Windows 10) I would like to sort my playlists, e.g. alphabetically.Not the tracks within a playlist, but the playlists...

UweBast
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Samsung Galaxy 9) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue On the Spotify desktop application (Windows 10) I would like to sort my playli...
2021-04-27 3:39:03 PM
2021-04-28 4:51:02 PM
Ver
Spotify Legend
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Possibility to start up Spotify as a tray icon in windows

I think it would be great to have the possibility to make Spotify start up as a tray icon in windows, like any other software does.Right now there is the possibility to start it up minimized, but each time I start up my PC I have to close it and redu...

marcofugaro
Newbie
I think it would be great to have the possibility to make Spotify start up as a tray icon in windows, like any other software does. Right now there is the possibility to start it up minimized, but e...
2017-02-04 3:47:09 PM
2021-04-28 3:02:59 PM
Bittencourt
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution [Windows 10] cannot make other accounts' playlists secret or public

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the latest big update I cannot make other accounts' playlists secret or public for my account via desktop. It works on Android but I couldn't find any way to do that on Wind...

alperensenalp
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After the latest big update I cannot make other accounts' playlists secret or public for my account via d...
2021-04-26 12:40:38 AM
2021-04-28 1:28:41 PM
Jeremy
Spotify
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Who added a song on a collaborative playlist

PlanFreeCountryPhilippinesDeviceLenovo IdeapadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can no longer see who added a song on a collaborative playlist. Is the feature hidden somewhere or was it removed on the new interface?

kylamarcelo
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Philippines Device Lenovo Ideapad Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can no longer see who added a song on a collaborative playlist. Is the feature ...
2021-04-24 12:54:46 AM
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kylamarcelo
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Spotify hangs/stops/freezes on Windows 10 after playing for a few minutes

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter after playing for a few minutes, Spotify becomes unresponsive - ie. I cannot forward/stop/search. The current track playing continues but then stops. I have to ki...

iSpace
Regular
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After after playing for a few minutes, Spotify becomes unresponsive - ie. I cannot forward/s...
2021-03-30 8:09:34 AM
2021-04-28 12:41:24 PM
Alex
Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Calendar button to sort songs by recently added (missing sort function)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe calendar button that allows me to sort my playlist by "recently added" is missing and it's really annoying me because this is how I listen to my music...

lawless-117
Regular
Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The calendar button that allows me to sort my playlist by "recently added" is ...
2020-12-05 5:32:22 AM
2021-04-28 11:53:22 AM
Alex
Moderator
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Missing Button
Missing Sort function
recently added

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Superuser Contribution Jumps back to top of page after clicking back button

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueSince the latest update, using either the Windows desktop app or the web player in Chrome, every time I click the back button to go to the previous page I was on it jumps back t...

jsab0
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Since the latest update, using either the Windows desktop app or the web player in Chrome, every time I c...
2021-04-27 6:13:12 AM
2021-04-28 9:56:38 AM
AeroZ
Composer
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Local Files tab will not show in new version of Desktop Application

Whenever I enable local tracks nothing changes in the sidebar, I really wish I had not/had the choice to update. Now I will not be able to listen to music I had ready to go before I opened Spotify. I have seen a few other members report this but I wa...

NotMaxLynch
Casual Listener
Whenever I enable local tracks nothing changes in the sidebar, I really wish I had not/had the choice to update. Now I will not be able to listen to music I had ready to go before I opened Spot...
2021-04-27 11:07:12 PM
2021-04-28 7:53:49 AM
AeroZ
Composer
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Superuser Contribution Local Files folder ceases to exist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery once in a while, my local files folder simply disappears and I have no choice other than to reinstall the entire app. I have tried on numerous occasions to reselect...

MaxC22729
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every once in a while, my local files folder simply disappears and I have no choice other than...
2021-03-11 4:03:39 AM
2021-04-27 11:43:46 PM
Eni
Moderator
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Desktop
local file
local files folder gone
Local files on Windows 10

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Superuser Contribution Can't submit an idea on Spotify Community

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(LaptopOperating Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen trying to post a suggestion, I get blocked because my content "was last auto-saved at xx.xx PM", the represented time being completely out of place. When trying to po...

Rambling_Man
Regular
PlanPremium Country Germany Device (Laptop Operating Windows 10 My Question or Issue When trying to post a suggestion, I get blocked because my content "was last auto-saved at xx.xx PM...
2021-04-26 3:12:15 PM
2021-04-27 4:17:11 PM
Alex
Moderator
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What happened to Radio Stations?

Every artist's 'radio' (in the Windows 10 App) is now a simple playlist that a couple of people subscribed to - so it's not even personalised anymore...and no: I don't want to use/switch on-off the 'Autoplay'-option every time I like to keep the musi...

d34ry0u
Newbie
Every artist's 'radio' (in the Windows 10 App) is now a simple playlist that a couple of people subscribed to - so it's not even personalised anymore...and no: I don't want to use/switch on-off the '...
2019-01-12 3:50:05 PM
2021-04-27 2:29:25 PM
Mrihar
Visitor
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