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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 O Spotfy não consegue tocar isso no momento. Se você tiver o arquivo no computador é possível import

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueO Spotify não consegue tocar isso no momento. Se você tiver o arquivo no computador é possíve...

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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 O Spoti...
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Superuser Contribution Missing the right side bar of information

Premium user from America using Windows 10. I recently had a feature that I enjoyed a lot, but there seems to be ZERO information on the internet regarding it. Contacting multiple friends, they claim to not even have it. On the right hand side of the...

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  • Premium user from America using Windows 10.  I recently had a feature that I enjoyed a lot, but there seems to be ZERO information on the internet regarding it. Contacting multiple friends, t...
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Superuser Contribution Can't search within liked songs/playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSearching within Liked Songs seems to have gone away, or I just can't find it with the new design. Makes it very hard to navigate through 1000s of saved songs.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Searching within Liked Songs seems to have gone away, or I just can't find it with the new de...
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Superuser Contribution How to remove spotify podcasts in home page?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA Okay so I want to remove unwanted podcasts that appear in my home page. I don't understand why I get inappropriate podcasts in my home page. I don't want anyone to see this and get the wrong idea. Please show us how to remo...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country USA   Okay so I want to remove unwanted podcasts that appear in my home page. I don't understand why I get inappropriate podcasts in my home page. I don't ...
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Superuser Contribution Crackle / stutter Windows 10 app only

PlanPaidCountryUK Devicemedia editing PC (bespoke): Intel i7 - 4790K, 4Ghz, 32gb RAM, SB x-fi titanium sound cardOperating SystemWin 10 64 bit My Question or IssueSpotify desktop app plays with an intermittent crackle. No other devices are affected. ...

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  • Plan Paid Country UK   Device media editing PC (bespoke): Intel i7 - 4790K, 4Ghz, 32gb RAM, SB x-fi titanium sound card Operating System Win 10 64 bit   My Question or Issue Spot...
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spotify does not play over audio interface

hi there, i have a Focusrite 2i4 USB audio interface, which i use to work with programs like sibelius and ableton. Problem is that whenever it's connected, spotify wont play. this is of course very annoying. Any one experienced problems like this? be...

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  • hi there,   i have a Focusrite 2i4 USB audio interface, which i use to work with programs like sibelius and ableton. Problem is that whenever it's connected, spotify wont play. this is of co...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify steals focus from games

Hi! I use spotify on Windows 10 daily and have been doing for years. About 2 weeks ago I started having issues with random alt tabbing in games and after doing some testing to find the cause it seems to be the spotify app that is causing the issue, a...

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  • Hi! I use spotify on Windows 10 daily and have been doing for years. About 2 weeks ago I started having issues with random alt tabbing in games and after doing some testing to find the cause it seems...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify ne peut pas lire ce contenu pour le moment

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiqueDeviceHP VICTUSOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueBonjour, je veux écouter de la musique sur mon ordinateur mais ça me met "Spotify ne peut pas lire ce contenu pour le moment". C'est ça pour toutes les musiques. ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgique Device HP VICTUS Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Bonjour, je veux écouter de la musique sur mon ordinateur mais ça me met "Spotify ne p...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Black screen when starting Spotify on Windows 11

Hello, The new version of spotify is just a black screen. I have to reinstall it with the spotify offline installer. Tried these steps before : -Installed it from the MS Store-Installed it from the Spotify website-Uninstalled it, deleted all the regi...

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  • Hello,   The new version of spotify is just a black screen. I have to reinstall it with the spotify offline installer. Tried these steps before :   -Installed it from the MS Store ...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode playing the same songs all the time

I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist 24/7 but because the shuffle mode seems to not pic...

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  • I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution What's new broken on Desktop

Hello,I am writing to report an issue with the Desktop What's New Feed on Spotify. For more than a week now, I have been unable to access the feed on the Desktop app. This is what I see when I try to open it (pic 1). However, the feed works fine on t...

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  • Hello, I am writing to report an issue with the Desktop What's New Feed on Spotify. For more than a week now, I have been unable to access the feed on the Desktop app. This is what I see when I tr...
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Superuser Contribution I need to restart spotify often to be able to play songs

PlanPremiumCountryFrance Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Often spotify does not play songs.When i click on PLAY button nothing happens ( the button does not react: any green play buytton, or the white play button at the bottom).It is ...

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  • Plan Premium Country France  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue     Often spotify does not play songs. When i click on PLAY button nothing happens ( the...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes immediatly

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon shows up for a split second in the tray. If I hover over it in the task...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I open the Spotify app on my laptop it crashes. It shows that its open in the taskbar and the icon...
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Superuser Contribution Remove/Customize "Shows you might like"

I'm not sure the algorithm that comes up with the recommendations in the "Shows you might like", but I'm getting some podcasts recommendations that are disappointing to see. I liked Spotify because it allows me to get away from deplorable propaganda ...

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  • I'm not sure the algorithm that comes up with the recommendations in the "Shows you might like", but I'm getting some podcasts recommendations that are disappointing to see. I liked Spotify because i...
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Superuser Contribution Songs don't play on the Windows app

Hi. I downloaded the app for Windows and song's don't play. When I click play the song starts for less than one second (I don't hear anything) and then it stops and I see the message "it is not possible to play the content. if you downloaded it pleas...

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  • Hi.   I downloaded the app for Windows and song's don't play. When I click play the song starts for less than one second (I don't hear anything) and then it stops and I see the message "it is ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify is agonisingly slow on desktop (windows 11)

Windows 11I've never had issues with spotify until recently, not even on Windows 11.Recently I pulled all my liked songs into a playlist, and also added my local songs to the playlist. After a lot of troubleshooting to get my local songs to work, thi...

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  • Windows 11 I've never had issues with spotify until recently, not even on Windows 11. Recently I pulled all my liked songs into a playlist, and also added my local songs to the playlist. After a ...
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Superuser Contribution How do I browse English podcasts when my country is the Netherlands?

I live in the Netherlands. However, I prefer listening to English music and podcasts. When I try to find podcasts the explore page shows mostly Dutch podcasts. Is there a way to browse the English podcast?

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  • I live in the Netherlands. However, I prefer listening to English music and podcasts. When I try to find podcasts the explore page shows mostly Dutch podcasts. Is there a way to browse the English po...
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Superuser Contribution desktop app

The spotify app on my laptop logged me out and won't log me back in? I've logged in on my browser but that won't register to the app. I've also redownloaded the app and it's having the same problems.

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  • The spotify app on my laptop logged me out and won't log me back in? I've logged in on my browser but that won't register to the app. I've also redownloaded the app and it's having the same problems....
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Superuser Contribution How do I dislike songs/artists so they don't come up in play lists

I have a very clear 'like' button next to the song. How do I dislike a song or an artist? I don't mind it coming up once on the rotation, but why should I keep on having to listen to something that I dislike? I guess I could always create my own play...

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  • I have a very clear 'like' button next to the song.  How do I dislike a song or an artist?  I don't mind it coming up once on the rotation, but why should I keep on having to listen to some...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug Report - Incorrect Time

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows 11My Question or IssueThe "Played" time is in the future, the current time on the device is synchronized/correct. I've tried restarting Spotify but the issue still happens.

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows 11 My Question or Issue The "Played" time is in the future, the current time on the device is synchronized/correct. I've tried restarting Spo...
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