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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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Superuser Contribution Can't add local files to spotify app anymore

PlanPremium Device(Winsows PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI had issue with some local files not being able to load in the spotify destop app anymore. They worked previously, so there should not be any issue with the files. I trie...

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  • Plan Premium   Device (Winsows PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I had issue with some local files not being able to load in the spotify destop app anymore. ...
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Superuser Contribution good evening, I get a message that says "now spotify can't play this conten

good evening, I get a message that says"now spotify can't play this content".I tried them all but it doesn't play any songs. What can I still do?

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  • good evening, I get a message that says "now spotify can't play this content". I tried them all but it doesn't play any songs. What can I still do?
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Superuser Contribution No sync between desktop and mobile app

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I've been experiencing an annoying issue for the last few days. It seems like the desktop app and the mobile app are not synced, when I play something from the desktop, my phone doesn'...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I've been experiencing an annoying issue for the last few days. It seems like the desktop app and the mobile ...
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Superuser Contribution Stop open.spotify links to open the Spotify app!

My Question or IssueIn Chrome on Windows i acaccidentally clicked a message to open the Spotify app on load of the Webplayer. Now everytime i click on an open.spotify link the Spotify app opens up. Thats horrible!I want to only load the webplayer whe...

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  • My Question or Issue In Chrome on Windows i acaccidentally clicked a message to open the Spotify app on load of the Webplayer. Now everytime i click on an open.spotify link the Spotify app opens up....
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Superuser Contribution New UI Left sidebar is missing my playlists and Folders

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceLenova Yoga 730Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just updated my Spotify and I noticed my entire left sidebar is empty minus the home, search, and your library. In the new UI introduction video, there seem...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Lenova Yoga 730 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just updated my Spotify and I noticed my entire left sidebar is empty minus the ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify is not letting me reorganise my playlist order

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Surface Pro 7)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or Issue A couple of days ago I was going through and reorganising my playlists, (moving the playlists above/below each other and putting them into folders, I reali...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Surface Pro 7) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue   A couple of days ago I was going through and reorganising my playli...
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Can't play music except if it's in my liked

I'm on PC and for the past week or so i have not been able to play any music from the home page whatsoever, it doesn't even show up on the bottom. I have to add it to my liked to play it. I tried a reinstall and the issue has still not been resolved....

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  • I'm on PC and for the past week or so i have not been able to play any music from the home page whatsoever, it doesn't even show up on the bottom. I have to add it to my liked to play it. I tried a r...
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Spotify for Windows client getting worse with every update

PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I would just like to congratulate Spotify Windows Desktop client team for probably the most rapid barrage of regressions I've seen in years. It's getting w...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Czech Republic Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello,   I would just like to congratulate Spotify Windows Desktop client ...
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Superuser Contribution okay so you see the spotify login page on web, how do I create ?

SPotify used to show how to create like the login/sigin up page but I can't seem to find it no was they have changed the documentation site. I know how to create a playlist and find the tracks but I don't know how to create the spotify authorisation ...

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  • SPotify used to show how to create like the login/sigin up page but I can't seem to find it no was they have changed the documentation site. I know how to create a playlist and find the tracks but I ...
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Certain Local Files Won't Play

Australia, Family Premium PlanDesktop App Windows 11, Surface Pro 6 This problem has been posted about and resolved before HOWEVER this solution no longer works, or perhaps only worked for Windows 10. Certain local files which work fine in WMP and ar...

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  • Australia, Family Premium Plan Desktop App Windows 11, Surface Pro 6   This problem has been posted about and resolved before HOWEVER this solution no longer works, or perhaps only worked for...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why was the playlist manual ordering feature removed?!

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed.The only ordering options offered are:Recent (the playlists you played recently)Recently AddedAl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed. The only ordering optio...
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Superuser Contribution New Design, Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueI had to notice today that the design of Spotify has changed again. I guess this can't be undone, right? The previous design was much more compact, if I remember c...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Notebook Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue I had to notice today that the design of Spotify has changed again. I guess this can't ...
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Solved!! Can't play specific artists/songs

PlanFree/PremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 (64 bit, Pro) My Question or IssueFor the past month I've been unable to play songs from new artists completely. I click play on for example Loqiemean's Повес2ка album, current song stop...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 7 (64 bit, Pro)   My Question or Issue For the past month I've been unable to play songs from new artists completel...
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Superuser Contribution A problem that I don't know if it's Facebook or Spotify end of things

PlanFamilyCountryCanadaDevice(ASUS ROG G512LI )Operating System(Windows 11.) My Question or IssueI don't know if this is either a Facebook Issue or Spotify Issue but this has been going on for MONTHS and I can imagine that both Facebook and Spotify w...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app not being detected by Discord or Last.fm

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueYesterday, I noticed that when using the Spotify desktop app, it wasn't displaying on my Discord profile nor were the songs I was playing showing up on my Last.fm profile....

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  •   Plan Free Country USA Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Yesterday, I noticed that when using the Spotify desktop app, it wasn't displaying on my Disco...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Music won't play, button greyed out.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHP Envy x360Operating SystemWindows 11 App version: 1.1.94.870.gf994cb0b My Question or IssuePlay button is greyed out. Still allows me to play some playlist and podcasts (streamed and definitely not downloaded) ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device HP Envy x360 Operating System Windows 11   App version: 1.1.94.870.gf994cb0b   My Question or Issue Play button is greyed out....
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Superuser Contribution playlists work but if I want to listen to a single artist it wont play

On the desktop PC app, if I want to listen to any playlist it will play but if I want to listen to a single artist i.e. Doja Cat or Drake it wont play. It only buggs out on the desktop my phone and web browser work fine. I have tried to uninstall and...

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  • On the desktop PC app, if I want to listen to any playlist it will play but if I want to listen to a single artist i.e. Doja Cat or Drake it wont play. It only buggs out on the desktop my phone and w...
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Non trovo il tasto : "Condividi" su Spotify in PC desktop windov 10

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  • Non trovo il tasto : "Condividi" su Spotify in PC desktop windov 10
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Superuser Contribution User's public profile only show 6 public playlists if it has exactly 7 (one goes missing)

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis is a bug report regarding the latest desktop version (1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a). If you have exactly 7 public playlists the "SEE ALL" button is missing in the user'...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This is a bug report regarding the latest desktop version (1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a). If...
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