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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Doubleclicking on a playlist won't play a random song from it

Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now if I doubleclick on a playlist, it will just pause t...

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Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now i...

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Superuser Contribution Sharing in Desktop app

Recently I have noticed that when right clicking a song in the desktop app it no longer as a ton of options. Why has this changed? Is there a way to get back the other options? Seems pretty inconvenient to have to copy and paste a link instead of it ...

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Recently I have noticed that when right clicking a song in the desktop app it no longer as a ton of options. Why has this changed? Is there a way to get back the other options? Seems pretty inconveni...

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Superuser Contribution Pin "Local Files" playlist to Start

With the new update (Win10), the local files playlist is one click further away (it is hiding in the "Your Library" tab). Is there a way of pinning this playlist so it appears among the other playlists in the left pane?

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With the new update (Win10), the local files playlist is one click further away (it is hiding in the "Your Library" tab).   Is there a way of pinning this playlist so it appears among the othe...

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Superuser Contribution Album track list now reversed

Album track list now reversed when sorting from newest to oldest in playlists. this started with the latest update. i have not experienced this problem before. Not much point of listening to albums on spotify if they are not in the correct order. Pla...

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Album track list now reversed when sorting from newest to oldest in playlists. this started with the latest update. i have not experienced this problem before. Not much point of listening to alb...

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Put back the date of when a song was added to a playlist

on pc, you used to be able to see the date a song was added to a playlist. this was my favorite thing about the spotify installation, but now it's gone. PLEASE PUT IT BACK.

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on pc, you used to be able to see the date a song was added to a playlist. this was my favorite thing about the spotify installation, but now it's gone. PLEASE PUT IT BACK.

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Superuser Contribution Podcast Shuffle Icon Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there an easier way to un-shuffle podcast episodes without having to go into my music, play something, hit the shuffle icon to turn shuffle off, then go back to my podcast ...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there an easier way to un-shuffle podcast episodes without having to go into my music...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] bring back the 'sort playlist by recently added' option

please, please please bring back the 'sort playlist by recently added' option.Or have the custom sort playlist option, show recently added songs at the "top" of the playlist page!Otherwise, trying to find a song that was recently added to a playlist ...

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please, please please bring back the 'sort playlist by recently added' option. Or have the custom sort playlist option, show recently added songs at the "top" of the playlist page! Otherwise, tryin...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 10 desktop app recently starting crashing.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHomebuilt Desktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis whole week (today is 5/14 and I first noticed the issue on 5/10) Spotify will start playing a song and then just go away. (it crashes) nothing el...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Homebuilt Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This whole week (today is 5/14 and I first noticed the issue on 5/10) Spot...

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[Desktop][Playlists] Love songs just played on playlist

I love finding new music through playlists but often by the time I get to the playlist to click love it's on the next song. Could you let me love previous songs? Rough guess would be display current position in the playlist instead of previous songs ...

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I love finding new music through playlists but often by the time I get to the playlist to click love it's on the next song. Could you let me love previous songs?   Rough guess would be display...

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Superuser Contribution Local files changing language

PlanPremium FamilyCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueMy local files keep changing language from English to what looks like Chinese. It has been happening on my account ever since i opened the Premium ...

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Plan Premium Family Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue My local files keep changing language from English to what looks like C...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs are being skipped

PlanFreeCountryUS DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen an ad plays that is a video, the next song to be played is skipped and not played. If the ad that plays is just an audio ad, everything works as it should.

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Plan Free Country US   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When an ad plays that is a video, the next song to be played is skipped and not played. If the...

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Superuser Contribution All new music related items gone and queue still only showing 50 songs

PlanPremiumCountryusaDeviceDell TowerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhere did all the new music go? The new music section is completely gone. It is literally missing from the new app update. It's Friday I should have an updated list o...

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Plan Premium Country usa Device Dell Tower Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Where did all the new music go?    The new music section is completely gone. I...

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Daily Mix - Onde estão?

PlanPremium CountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJá faz algum tempo que me incomodou as playlists de Daily Mix terem saído da janela "início" e ido para uma outra que não me lembro o nome. O Spotify rastreia meus gostos musica...

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Plan Premium   Country Brazil   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Já faz algum tempo que me incomodou as playlists de Daily Mix terem saído da janela "início...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloading playlists broken

EDIT: Found the cause, like right after posting... Apparently Spotify hates VPNs, for downloading songs Never been a problem for me till last update though. PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueSince the re...

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EDIT: Found the cause, like right after posting... Apparently Spotify hates VPNs, for downloading songs  🙄 Never been a problem for me till last update though.   Plan Premium Cou...

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[Desktop] [Following Artists] Following pages, follow function, follows capped at 1000?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFinland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy do i have different artists at the top when looking at my follows through the profile and at the library artists section.Also there's an issue where i look at a artist ...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country Finland   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why do i have different artists at the top when looking at my follows through the pro...

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Superuser Contribution Changing the local file location breaks the Artists "tab"

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf I change the storage location to a non-default folder, the Artists tab won't load.Changing it back to the default location makes it work as it should.The folder it is changed to wa...

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Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If I change the storage location to a non-default folder, the Artists tab won't load. Changing it back ...

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Superuser Contribution Modal to rename playlist not in focus

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenVersion1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-aOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen clicking rename on a playlist and start typing on the keyboard nothing happens or the playback status in the background changes. I have to manual...

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  Plan Premium Country Sweden Version 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When clicking rename on a playlist and start typing on the keyboar...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] new ui randomly loses parts of a selection

After the switch to the new ui I noticed that when I select a bunch of songs at the same time to move them to a different playlist with a mouse drag, the app randomly loses whole chunks of the selection so that only a part of what I wanted to add to ...

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After the switch to the new ui I noticed that when I select a bunch of songs at the same time to move them to a different playlist with a mouse drag, the app randomly loses whole chunks of the select...

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Superuser Contribution Windows Desktop Graphics

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemMicrosoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.928] My Question or IssueSince the latest update the graphics on the new ui become scrambled. I have not noticed what causes it but closing and restart...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows Desktop Operating System Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.928]   My Question or Issue Since the latest update the graphics on th...

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