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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 Webplayer problems

Hello! I’m not a paying customer, I only use what’s for free. So I don’t want any service from you, I just want to help and point out some something.The web interface has some problems, partially very essential. Let’s show this on the example of Abov...

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  • Hello!   I’m not a paying customer, I only use what’s for free. So I don’t want any service from you, I just want to help and point out some something. The web interface has some problems, pa...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop version audio cuts off when opening a Chrome tab for the first time

DeviceAsus G14Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I have music playing from the desktop application and go and open a chrome tab to browse the web, the audio cuts off and spotify says it cannot play this song. Fix for this is to have ...

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  • Device Asus G14 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I have music playing from the desktop application and go and open a chrome tab to browse the web, the audio cuts off...
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Superuser Contribution win10,brave browser frontend

PlanFreeCountryindia Device(brave,windows)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issueon opening the home page the class name are also shown along the button namesimilar issue with user profile buttonsissue is same with and without brave shieldt...

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  • Plan Free Country india   Device (brave,windows) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue on opening the home page the class name are also shown along the button name...
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Superuser Contribution Songs out of order/missing from Liked Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHi all, The songs in my "Liked Songs" are displayed out of order or missing. When I click on a song to play, it plays the correct song, but when I look at the unshuffl...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Hi all,   The songs in my "Liked Songs" are displayed out of order or missing...
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Superuser Contribution How do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ?

PlanPremiumDeviceAndroid and PC My Question or IssueHow do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ?Why are we able to like everything so quickly but not able to dislike them ? There is no option to hide/ban the song when I click the 3 dot or right click.I...

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  • Plan Premium Device Android and PC   My Question or Issue How do I hide/dislike/ban specific songs ? Why are we able to like everything so quickly but not able to dislike them ?   ...
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Superuser Contribution cant play songs on pc app

I cannot play songs on pc app but when I open spotify in browser I can play and listen songs. How can I fix this.

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  • I cannot play songs on pc app but when I open spotify in browser I can play and listen songs. How can I fix this.
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Superuser Contribution Apparently Windows installed Spotify app without my permission

I spotted Spotify mysteriously running upon boot up, yet I never installed it-- ever. One theory: Sometimes if there are Windows updates, updates to apps can squeeze through. And maybe I always had the app installed and somehow a setting in it change...

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  • I spotted Spotify mysteriously running upon boot up, yet I never installed it-- ever.   One theory: Sometimes if there are Windows updates, updates to apps can squeeze through. And maybe I alw...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to view downloaded songs on the Spotify desktop app?

When using the Spotify desktop app, I am unable to locate a section or folder where it has all of my downloaded songs. I have to scroll through my numerous playlists in order to find those marked with the green downloaded indicator. Am I missing some...

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  • When using the Spotify desktop app, I am unable to locate a section or folder where it has all of my downloaded songs. I have to scroll through my numerous playlists in order to find those marked wit...
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Spotify cannot play whole albums but allows to play playlists

This problem only exists while using Spotify on PC. While using it with iPhone it works perfectly.

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  • This problem only exists while using Spotify on PC. While using it with iPhone it works perfectly.
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Superuser Contribution Random Song Plays after 1 selected song

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I play a song or want to listen to an entire album, one song plays, then a random one. Here's an example: I wanted to listen to a Radiohead album. It played the first so...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I play a song or want to listen to an entire album, one song plays, then a random one...
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Menus in web player are showing object names rather than display names

Web player on chrome. Instead of Home, Search, Your Library, See All menus are showing as view.web-player-home, navbar.search, navbar.your-library, shelf.see-all

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  • Web player on chrome. Instead of Home, Search, Your Library, See All menus are showing as view.web-player-home, navbar.search, navbar.your-library, shelf.see-all
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Superuser Contribution Submitting ideas

I'm trying to find the place to submit a new idea for implementation to Spotify in the future, however, I can't find it and I've seen two people post the link to where to do so although I have no clue where the button is on the linked page to do it.O...

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  •   I'm trying to find the place to submit a new idea for implementation to Spotify in the future, however, I can't find it and I've seen two people post the link to where to do so although I hav...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution FLAC file cover is not broadcasted in spotify ?

PlanFreeCountrySwitzerlandDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 enterprise, 21h2 My Question or IssueWhy FLAC file cover image is not broadcasted in Spotify?When I play a flac file in Spotify, the song cover doesn't appear on Spotify, but when I p...

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  • Plan Free Country Switzerland Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 enterprise, 21h2   My Question or Issue Why FLAC file cover image is not broadcasted in Spotify? When I play ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Forgetting Liked Songs

FreeUnited Kingdom DeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Every time for the last month when I open up Spotify and listen to playlists containing songs I've previously liked, they do not register as having been liked, i.e....

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  • Free United Kingdom   Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Every time for the last month when I open up Spotify and listen to playlists containi...
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Superuser Contribution Following Artist, but not showing up

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktop/PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI follow a lot of artists (it says 1300+), but despite it saying I'm following on the artists individual page, some do not show up in my list of artists ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Desktop/Phone Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue I follow a lot of artists (it says 1300+), but despite it saying I'm f...
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Superuser Contribution Not sorting podcasts properly

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDevice(Samsung Galaxy Book Go)Operating System(Windows 11.) My Question or IssueSpotify doesn't properly sort my podcasts by recently added. The one at the end was last uploaded yesterday and one of them in the middle was Mar...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Ireland Device (Samsung Galaxy Book Go) Operating System (Windows 11.)   My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't properly sort my podcasts by recently added. ...
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Superuser Contribution Discord not displaying listening status

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Windows 10 desktop pc, iPhone 12 mini)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueDiscord wont display my listening activity from my desktop. When i try to play music on my spotify on my pc which i have the app downlo...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (Windows 10 desktop pc, iPhone 12 mini) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Discord wont display my listening activity from my desktop....
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle playlist in the desktop app is broken

Some o the songs in the shuffle playslist aren't there, in its place there a blank song with no name, no artist, no album, no nothing. And when the play list get to that song, spotify just stop playing completely.

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  • Some o the songs in the shuffle playslist aren't there, in its place there a blank song with no name, no artist, no album, no nothing. And when the play list get to that song, spotify just stop playi...
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