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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 [Desktop] [Podcast] Queue Always in Alphabetical Order Despite Being Sorted in Other Orders

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been listening to podcasts and recently the Queue has always been sorted alphabetically despite my usual sort/filter for Oldest to Newest (so I can liste...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been listening to podcasts and recently the Queue has always been sorted alph...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify if taking 1.3GB of memory on Windows

Plan: PremiumCountry : IndiaDevice: Lenovo Legion LaptopOperating System: Windows My Question or Issue: Spotify is taking up way too much memory. All the sudden my computer froze and when I checked the task manager and I found that it was using 1.3GB...

Gig Goer

Plan: Premium Country : India Device: Lenovo Legion Laptop Operating System: Windows   My Question or Issue: Spotify is taking up way too much memory. All the sudde...

AbsolutelyNoFB

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Superuser Contribution Block Joe Rogan Podcast

PlanPremium CountryAll DeviceAll Operating SystemAll My Question or IssueJoe Rogan is not for me, and I can't get his podcasts Off of my recommendations. Not interested. Never will be. The fact that Spotify thinks "Oh This is PERFECT For YOU!" consta...

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Plan Premium   Country All   Device All   Operating System All   My Question or Issue Joe Rogan is not for me, and I can't get his podcasts Off of my recommendations....

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'This Content Is Not Available' - Greyed out playlist

I've been really liking the new UI of the latest update, it's simpler, cleaner, etc. However, I've been having a recurring problem where, if I click on any playlist/radio it will appear greyed out and attempting to double click a song to play, will p...

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I've been really liking the new UI of the latest update, it's simpler, cleaner, etc. However, I've been having a recurring problem where, if I click on any playlist/radio it will appear greyed out an...

Billy-J

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Enable Lyrics for Kenya

PlanPremiumCountryKenyaDeviceHP LaptopSpotify Version1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-aOperating SystemWindows 10 Kindly enable lyrics for Kenya. Prior to Spotify being available in Kenya, my Spotify had lyrics enabled, though I had a US subscription. However, t...

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Plan Premium Country Kenya Device HP Laptop Spotify Version 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a Operating System Windows 10   Kindly enable lyrics for  Kenya.  Prior to Spotify being ava...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Playlist jumbles itself when I want it to be in custom order

Spotify Desktop VersionFree Account I sorted my playlist in a custom order that I wanted however, after a few hours I see that the same order I put the playlist in has around 1/4th of the songs placed in random positions which I didn't put them in.Ha...

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Spotify Desktop Version Free Account   I sorted my playlist in a custom order that I wanted however, after a few hours I see that the same order I put the playlist in has around 1/4th of the ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Album radio not working

PlanFreeCountryBROperating SystemWindows 10 Until some time ago, there was an option to go to the radio of a certain album, but now that the option is supposedly back, it is bugged, because when we click on it, we are redirected to the radio of the a...

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Plan Free Country BR Operating System Windows 10   Until some time ago, there was an option to go to the radio of a certain album, but now that the option is supposedly back, it is bugged...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Add artist album as a new playlist - Incomplete

When adding an album to a new playlist it doesn't register like before:Artist name - album name. Now it registers only the album name. This means I have to write the artist name myself otherwise I will not find it when filtering by artist.

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When adding an album to a new playlist it doesn't register like before: Artist name - album name.  Now it registers only the album name. This means I have to write the artist name myself other...

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Solved!! The lyrics is not showing properly because of ad banner

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome lyrics gets cut off or blocked by the ad banner ...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free Country India Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 &nbsp...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Not able to filter playlists by typing when adding to playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn desktop, I used to be able to right-click -> add to playlist, and then start typing to filter my playlists so that I could easily find the one I wanted to add the so...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device ThinkPad Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On desktop, I used to be able to right-click -> add to playlist, and then start typing to...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Bring back highlighting the currently playing song in a playlist

Previous text, closed due to not enough detail:Spoiler (Highlight to read)Prior to the latest update, when listening to a playlist, the song currently playing was highlighted by having the text be green and some other UI elements. That's not the case...

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Previous text, closed due to not enough detail: Prior to the latest update, when listening to a playlist, the song currently playing was highlighted by having the text be green and some other UI ele...

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Since today, the app crashes randomly

PlanFreeCountryUnited Kingdom (VPN server in Italy)Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 10 64 Pro.) My Question or IssueHello. Since today the app crashes randomly. It happened listening to music, podcast and even navigating.

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Plan Free Country United Kingdom (VPN server in Italy) Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10 64 Pro.)   My Question or Issue Hello. Since today the app crashes randomly. It happened...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] Am I the only who really dislikes the new design for desktop?

Normally I don't do this, but here it goes.. I feel the new spotify layout design for desktop is a big decline from how it was. Some things that I think are changes for the worse:- Artist's profiles don't have a clear timeline with releases anymore- ...

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Normally I don't do this, but here it goes.. I feel the new spotify layout design for desktop is a big decline from how it was. Some things that I think are changes for the worse: - Artist's profi...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution The bugs never end.

I have suffered from what would easily be nearing a hundred unique bugs, in the last few years alone. I've had them across devices; from broken functionality to critical bugs, bad design and busted installations, and even a hacked account. Some plagu...

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I have suffered from what would easily be nearing a hundred unique bugs, in the last few years alone. I've had them across devices; from broken functionality to critical bugs, bad design and busted i...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Developer] Sync phone and desktop playlists effectively

I think Spotify should work on effectively syncing playlists from desktop to mobile and vice versa. It's crazy to me that I have to redownload the desktop app to sync and update the playlists to what exists on my phone. It makes the desktop app almos...

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I think Spotify should work on effectively syncing playlists from desktop to mobile and vice versa. It's crazy to me that I have to redownload the desktop app to sync and update the playlists to what...

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Superuser Contribution Place in album list not saved

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI click on an album from "Your Library -> Albums". When I click the "back" button or type "alt back arrow", it takes me to the TOP of my Albums list rather than t...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I click on an album from "Your Library -> Albums". When I click the "back" b...

Ivan

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I cant use spotify app

PlanFreeCountryBangladeshDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello there! I cant open spotify app. I tried o download from microsoft and spotify.com, but it still doesn't work. It used to work before, this all started randomly.

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Plan Free Country Bangladesh Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello there! I cant open spotify app. I tried o download from microsoft and spotify.com, b...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution How to disable removing tracks dialoge "you'll need to add them again if you change your mind"

Since I got the new update I cannot remove more than one track at a time without getting that pointless dialogue saying "you'll need to add them again if you change your mind". Oh yeah really, what was I thinking when I wanted to remove them in the f...

Gig Goer

Since I got the new update I cannot remove more than one track at a time without getting that pointless dialogue saying "you'll need to add them again if you change your mind". Oh yeah really, what w...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app constantly crashing

Plan: PremiumCountry: Philippines DeviceDesktop | Windows PCAMD Ryzen 3700x | 32gb RAM | ROG Strix B550-AOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro (20H2 Build 19042.928) My Question or IssueDesktop app is constantly crashing after playing something for 5 minute...

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Plan: Premium Country: Philippines   Device Desktop | Windows PC AMD Ryzen 3700x | 32gb RAM | ROG Strix B550-A Operating System Windows 10 Pro (20H2 Build 19042.928)   My Questio...

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Multiple pause icons shown during advert

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceHP All-in-OneOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueI was listening to music and switched to the discography view. After a few songs an advert came on which for some reason activated the green pause button icon for...

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Plan Free Country UK Device HP All-in-One Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue I was listening to music and switched to the discography view. After a few songs an ad...

Billy-J

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