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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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[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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Back button on an album needs two clicks to work

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop, Web UIOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back" button won't work on the first time (it does nothing). It only works when presse...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop, Web UI Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back"...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after 1-2 songs

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use Spotify almost a year and it worked great. But 3 days ago when I play any song with "repeat one track " after 1-2 repeats it crashes without any error.I tried:reinst...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use Spotify almost a year and it worked great. But 3 days ago when I play any song with "repe...
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Superuser Contribution Pressing the Shift, Control, or Alt Keys Restarts the Song/Plays the Previous Song

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing song or plays the previous song if it's already at the beginning. This...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing s...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Deleted playlist still show ups after being deleted from account

I deleted some playlists I made but they are still showing up on the home page, I've tried deleting them again but I always get an error saying something went wrong. I've tried listening to a bunch of playlists to see if they go away but nope they ar...

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  • I deleted some playlists I made but they are still showing up on the home page, I've tried deleting them again but I always get an error saying something went wrong. I've tried listening to a bunch o...
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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 Lyrics Icon not showing up on PC

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarting from a while ago I noticed that the small microphone icon on the bottom right of the screen (Lyrics Icon) has gone missing. This issue only accurse on the Desktop App and not on the Web...

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  • Plan Free   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Starting from a while ago I noticed that the small microphone icon on the bottom right of the screen (Lyrics Icon) has ...
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Superuser Contribution Search changes next from queue

as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the queue is no longer my playlist, only the search result...

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  • as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the que...
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Superuser Contribution Can I search for a song in my Likes list?

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceWindows & Android Mobile My Question or IssueIs there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand songs and I really don't want to scroll for a particular song/artist if I want just th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Us Device Windows & Android Mobile   My Question or Issue Is there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand so...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New Releases / What's New not shown on Windows app

Dear folks,for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app. I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the Android app (where I can find that bell) because I am a more comput...

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  • Dear folks, for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app.    I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the...
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Impossible to connect to server

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceWeb browser (Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge)Operating SystemWindows 10, 64 bitMy Question or IssueHi,first I apologize for my english.I haven't been able to use the web player on PC for a few days, I get the following er...

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  • Plan Free Country Italy Device Web browser (Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge) Operating System Windows 10, 64 bit My Question or Issue Hi, first I apologize for my english. I haven't bee...
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Loging in to spotify on my laptop

I bought a new battery for my laptop and now I can't login to spotify on my laptop. It keeps saying my information is in correct and I even reset my password.

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  • I bought a new battery for my laptop and now I can't login to spotify on my laptop. It keeps saying my information is in correct and I even reset my password.
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Episodes list Outdated

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssuePodcast episode lists remain "stuck" in early January. This happens i.e. for:Bill Simmons Podcast (last available episode January 9th 2023)Song Exploder (December 2022)Smartless (Janua...

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  • Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Podcast episode lists remain "stuck" in early January. This happens i.e. for: Bill Simmons Podcast (last availa...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution What is the current version number of the Windows desktop app?

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceLenovo Yoga C740Operating SystemWindows 10 Current Spotify version: Spotify para Windows1.2.9.743.g85d9593d My Question or Issue: Hello,I received an email notification about needing to update my desktop app, because my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Lenovo Yoga C740 Operating System Windows 10   Current Spotify version:  Spotify para Windows 1.2.9.743.g85d9593d   My Question o...
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Superuser Contribution Can't repeat one song anymore

Whenever I try to repeat one song, it just swaps back and forth between repeat playlist and no repeat. It used to have three options with one being repeat one.

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  • Whenever I try to repeat one song, it just swaps back and forth between repeat playlist and no repeat. It used to have three options with one being repeat one.  
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Superuser Contribution Unsynced lyrics scroll upp in fullscreen

PlanPremiumCountryIcelandDeviceLenevo laptop yoga slim 7Operating Systemwindows 11 pro My Question or IssueI had spotify on fullscreen and wanted to see the lyrics. They turned out to not have been synced yet which is fine, but it auto scrolled up. T...

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  • Plan Premium Country Iceland Device Lenevo laptop yoga slim 7 Operating System windows 11 pro   My Question or Issue I had spotify on fullscreen and wanted to see the lyrics. They turn...
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Superuser Contribution Icon fails to show library and playlist

PlanPremiumCountry UK Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Latest MacbookOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Ventura 13.5 My Question or Issue I recently bought a new Imac and transferred all date etc. to it. ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Latest Macbook Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Ventura 13.5   My ...
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Superuser Contribution Not auto playing similar songs when music ends.

Usually when after the last song in a playlist is done playing it will autoplay similar songs. Well its not doing that it automatically go's back to the first song in the playlist and stops playing altogether. Also when i try and change where my offl...

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  • Usually when after the last song in a playlist is done playing it will autoplay similar songs. Well its not doing that it automatically go's back to the first song in the playlist and stops playing a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify local file art duplication

Plan: premiumDevices:Windows 10 Pro 21H2 (using installer, not windows 10 app, Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.18.999.g9b38fc27)Iphone 8+ on iOS 14.6 Version: 8.8.62.549 Issue: When importing local files into spotify, if 2 local files have the same ...

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  • Plan: premium Devices: Windows 10 Pro 21H2 (using installer, not windows 10 app, Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.18.999.g9b38fc27) Iphone 8+ on iOS 14.6 Version: 8.8.62.549   Issue: ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app makes my game stutter/freeze till I tab out

Hello,so I’ve got a new pc around 2-3weeks ago (high end specs). Everytime I listen to Spotify on the app it makes my game stutter really bad and I basically can’t do anything anymore so I have to tab out my game to fix the stutter and tab in again. ...

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  • Hello, so I’ve got a new pc around 2-3weeks ago (high end specs). Everytime I listen to Spotify on the app it makes my game stutter really bad and I basically can’t do anything anymore so I have to ...
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