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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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Jenjam

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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 How can I get the old interface with the more respectful and non-paternalist "New Release" ?

Plan PremiumCountry CanadaOperating System Windows 10 My issue is that since a couple of month, my Spofity home screen has been obliterated with junk, "suggestion", and all kind of things that I am not interested in. Example, now, I have to scroll th...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10   My issue is that since a couple of month, my Spofity home screen has been obliterated with junk, "suggestion", and al...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution extraction in a playlists

i have nearly 6000 songs in my list(in download status).but i have 2 exact same songs in playlist.can be really annoying.since spotify is a buggy app i think an option like this could be handy

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i have nearly 6000 songs in my list(in download status).but i have 2 exact same songs in playlist.can be really annoying.since spotify is a buggy app i think an option like this could be handy

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When browsing Singles and EPs section, when entering a single and leaving, goes back to show albums

Everytime I am checking an artist's singles and EPs section, I want to click on a EP and put it on queue, and then when i click on the left pointer to go back, it goes back to show Albums on the top, I don't want to click to choose to show singles an...

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Everytime I am checking an artist's singles and EPs section, I want to click on a EP and put it on queue, and then when i click on the left pointer to go back, it goes back to show Albums on the top,...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Add Songs to Pre-Made Playlists

Currently listening to the "This is A$AP Rocky" playlist and the song, "F**kin' Problems" isn't included on it. Is there a way to save a personal version of a playlist that additional songs can be added to? Often a pre-made playlist or "radio" statio...

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Currently listening to the "This is A$AP Rocky" playlist and the song, "F**kin' Problems" isn't included on it.  Is there a way to save a personal version of a playlist that additional songs can...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot drag songs to top of the queue

Operating SystemWindows 10 - Desktop Version1.1.60.672.g6ad9c215-a My Question or IssueOn the new UI, for some reason I cannot drag a song to the top of the queue if the screen must scroll to reach the top. If I drag the song to the top of the screen...

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Operating System Windows 10 - Desktop   Version 1.1.60.672.g6ad9c215-a   My Question or Issue On the new UI, for some reason I cannot drag a song to the top of the queue if the scree...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution lyrics option doesnt show

PlanFreeCountryIndonesiaDeviceASUS laptop, iphone 6s +Operating SystemiOS 14.4.2, windows 10 My Question or Issuethe lyrics button doesnt show on both my iphone and laptop. Is this a bug or the took it out?

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Plan Free Country Indonesia Device ASUS laptop, iphone 6s + Operating System iOS 14.4.2, windows 10   My Question or Issue the lyrics button doesnt show on both my iphone and laptop. I...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Playback does not start with one click

Plan : PremiumCountry : USADevice : LaptopOperating System : Windows 10My Question or Issue :Using the desktop client, when a song is playing, I search for another artist, click through to an album and press "play" on a song. I expect the current son...

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Plan : Premium Country : USA Device : Laptop Operating System : Windows 10 My Question or Issue : Using the desktop client, when a song is playing, I search for another artist, click throug...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] "Remove from this playlist" by right-clicking on the song played does not work

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermany DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf you right-click on the song that is playing at the moment, the option "Remove from this playlist" pops up. If you choose to click on it, nothing happens....

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Plan Free/Premium Country Germany   Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If you right-click on the song that is playing at the moment, the option ...

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Superuser Contribution Squelching While Playing Music

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 When logged in and playing music on Spotify I get a periodic squelch sound. It happens rando...

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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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Desktop App Feedback thread

Since the comments from the "official" feedback thread are no longer shows up in the "latest comments" section, i'm starting this thread so people can share their feedback and spotify team can ignore it once again.

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Since the comments from the "official" feedback thread are no longer shows up in the "latest comments" section, i'm starting this thread so people can share their feedback and spotify team can ignore...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Profile Picture and Spotify Playlist Images Vanished

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop, Samsung S20+, Chrome Webplayer My Question or IssueAs the title says, my images for my playlists have dissapered, aswell as my profile picture.

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop, Samsung S20+, Chrome Webplayer   My Question or Issue As the title says, my images for my playlists have dissapered, aswell as my prof...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts not played in order

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDell LattitudeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePlaying podcast episodes hides the shuffle button, but does not stop the functionality - therefore while listening to 'Great Expectations' I have now s...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Dell Lattitude Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Playing podcast episodes hides the shuffle button, but does not stop the fu...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly album cover picture

Hello Spotify, i have just opened up spotify tonight and have noticed that my discover weekly album cover picture is a private picture that I did NOT give spotify permission to use, even for me.. how the **bleep** did they get it ? Im **bleep** at th...

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Hello Spotify, i have just opened up spotify tonight and have noticed that my discover weekly album cover picture is a private picture that I did NOT give spotify permission to use, even for me.. how...

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Superuser Contribution only some local files are downloading

I have done all of the required steps to transfer my local files to my phone, but it just isn't working. Ive turned off my fire fall and this and that, ect. it just will Not work. I feel like the reason is the fact not all of my local files are even ...

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I have done all of the required steps to transfer my local files to my phone, but it just isn't working. Ive turned off my fire fall and this and that, ect. it just will Not work. I feel like the rea...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Queue not working while offline (WIN10)

PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDevice(Thinkpad T470)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello,found similar topics in older threads but nothing worked for me I cannot use queue when I switch to the offline mode. All tracks that I insert while...

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Plan Premium Country Czechia Device (Thinkpad T470) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Hello, found similar topics in older threads but nothing worked for me...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution "Following" Disappeared

I no longer am able to access/see the 3,000+ artists/users I'm following. On Mac, "Following" is gone entirely. On iOS, when I click on "Following" in my user profile, I get "Something went wrong" error message. PremiumUSMac & iOS app

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I no longer am able to access/see the 3,000+ artists/users I'm following.  On Mac, "Following" is gone entirely.  On iOS, when I click on "Following" in my user profile, I get "Something we...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution My top genres are different on phone than web player

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueMy top genres are different on phone than web player.It looks like indie genre on my phone, b...

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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 My top ...

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Superuser Contribution Does Spotify support the ability to have 3rd party UIs and are there any out there?

Does the Spotify API support any ability to log in from a third party app and search/play music. I recently moved from Google Music, but am now actively looking to switch away from Spotify because of its terrible UI.I understand this is purely subjec...

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Does the Spotify API support any ability to log in from a third party app and search/play music. I recently moved from Google Music, but am now actively looking to switch away from Spotify because of...

Eni

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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 Upgraded, now web player won't play past 9 seconds

In US, premium, Windows 10, Google Chrome browser. My Question or IssueI was playing songs in the web player just fine. Then I upgraded and literally right after I upgraded, songs won't play past 9 seconds. Same computer, same browser, 3 minutes afte...

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In US, premium, Windows 10, Google Chrome browser.   My Question or Issue I was playing songs in the web player just fine. Then I upgraded and literally right after I upgraded, songs won't pl...

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