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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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MattSuda

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When I click the history tab...

Hello dear friends, fellow developers. When I click the play history, this message pops up. Thank you.ps: warn me if I posted these posts in the wrong place   

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Hello dear friends, fellow developers.   When I click the play history, this message pops up.   Thank you. ps: warn me if I posted these posts in the wrong place       

MauriceMV

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A lil' glitch when adding new songs to playlists, with the latest update

Hello everyone, fellow developers, I found out that when I try to add songs to a playlist, some of the playlists fall outside the screen. Now, yes, I am talking about the users who have loads of playlists, I am one of them. A scrollbar fitted there w...

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Hello everyone, fellow developers,   I found out that when I try to add songs to a playlist, some of the playlists fall outside the screen. Now, yes, I am talking about the users who have load...

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Superuser Contribution Recent Update Issues.

PlanFreeCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating System My Question or IssueI got the new Spotify update recently and I found something that bothers me. I can't private playlists that I've liked from other users and I've been trying to figure out how to pri...

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Plan Free Country   Device Windows 10 Operating System     My Question or Issue I got the new Spotify update recently and I found something that bothers me. I can't private p...

Mihail

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recent update removed cut and paste??

A few days ago I opened sportify on my laptop to find a new update had been released. I am not a fan of this update (losing the artist column is annoying, and as a result of that songs now take up more space in the playlist, so you can see less songs...

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A few days ago I opened sportify on my laptop to find a new update had been released. I am not a fan of this update (losing the artist column is annoying, and as a result of that songs now take up mo...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sort by Recently Added in Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe new UI update made it so that you can no longer sort the songs in a playlist by recently added? You can sort by date, but, unlike the other sort options ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The new UI update made it so that you can no longer sort the songs in a playlist ...

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Superuser Contribution When autoplaying, clicking album art of current song no longer goes to the correct playlist.

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs has always been the case on both mobile and desktop, when autoplay starts after a playlist or album has finished, spotify will be playing from a "radio" bas...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As has always been the case on both mobile and desktop, when autoplay starts after ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution New UI Left sidebar is missing my playlists and Folders

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceLenova Yoga 730Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just updated my Spotify and I noticed my entire left sidebar is empty minus the home, search, and your library. In the new UI introduction video, there seem...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Lenova Yoga 730 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just updated my Spotify and I noticed my entire left sidebar is empty minus the ...

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[Desktop][Playlists] Auto-skipping songs you selected!

Dear Spotify, I was listening to my 'Discover Weekly' playlist, and everytime it renews there are so many good songs in them. But you will likely have 1 or 3 songs that you strongly dislike in there. My idea was to add a feature that allows you to se...

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Dear Spotify,   I was listening to my 'Discover Weekly' playlist, and everytime it renews there are so many good songs in them. But you will likely have 1 or 3 songs that you strongly dislike ...

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Superuser Contribution Terrible new desktop UI

When I hit the upgrade link today I was shocked at the result. The new desktop UI is terrible! The playlist is now left aligned with a wiiiide horizontal distance between the info sections, so if I wanna do a quick check to see what date I have on a ...

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When I hit the upgrade link today I was shocked at the result. The new desktop UI is terrible! The playlist is now left aligned with a wiiiide horizontal distance between the info sections, so if I w...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect Issue

My Question or Issue I cant connect my desktop app to anything. Phone app is connecting normally to web player on this same pc but not to the app - i cant even see my desktop on the spotify connect list(basic reinstall doesnt works) PlanPremiumDevice...

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My Question or Issue   I cant connect my desktop app to anything. Phone app is connecting normally to web player on this same pc but not to the app - i cant even see my desktop on the spotify ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Where can we find help to navigate the new UI update

I'm having trouble navigating this sudden new UI update. I'm used to having the feature where when you click an artist that you follow, you would get a playlist of the songs you liked from them, but that seems to have disappeared. It would help if th...

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I'm having trouble navigating this sudden new UI update. I'm used to having the feature where when you click an artist that you follow, you would get a playlist of the songs you liked from them, but ...

Mihail

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New desktop UI, how do I change it back to the old?

Plan Premium Country US Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I signed out of all accounts and came back to my desktop app looking like the Web Player Version, when right before it was the old interface. I can't stand this new interface an...

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Plan Premium Country US  Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  I signed out of all accounts and came back to my desktop app looking like the Web Player Versi...

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Superuser Contribution Connect to a device won't work

Windows 10 enterprise 20H2Spotify and Sonos new installation.Premium family account.Netherlands and I'm a Dutch native speaker.Because I experienced next problems I reinstalled both Spotify and Sonos, after deleting them thoroughly, again. Same probl...

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Windows 10 enterprise 20H2 Spotify and Sonos new installation. Premium family account. Netherlands and I'm a Dutch native speaker. Because I experienced next problems I reinstalled both Spotify a...

Mihail

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Will Spotify download and run on 32 bit Ubuntu?

I have an older 32 bit laptop running Ubuntu and I want to install Spotify. Do we have a 32 bit version of Spotify?

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I have an older 32 bit laptop running Ubuntu and I want to install Spotify. Do we have a 32 bit version of Spotify?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify cannot load my profile, and does not show my playlists on the left sidebar

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen opening Spotify, my left sidebar after Your Library is completely blank.When trying to go to my profile, it loads for 15-20 seconds and then displays "Couldn't ...

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Plan Student Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When opening Spotify, my left sidebar after Your Library is completely blank. When trying to go to ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Monstrously annoying problem with Spotify

My Question or IssueFor many, many months (if not years) I have had a problem that mainly concerns the performance of the desktop application. It takes ages to get started. Literally, while it is running, I can easily make myself breakfast and coffee...

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  My Question or Issue For many, many months (if not years) I have had a problem that mainly concerns the performance of the desktop application.   It takes ages to get started. Literal...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution bug in new -a version

Hi all, Spotify just updated itself to the new "-a" version on my Windows devices, and I'm sorry to have to report a bug. (full version # is 1.1.55.498.gf9a83c60-a ) . You cannot edit playlists to cut and paste songs where you want them, either throu...

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Hi all, Spotify just updated itself to the new "-a" version on my Windows devices, and I'm sorry to have to report a bug.  (full version # is 1.1.55.498.gf9a83c60-a ) .  You cannot edit pla...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Can't expand an artist albums into a long list of song in the new UI

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueCan't expand an artist albums into a long list of song in the new UI.Seriously why was that removed? Why force people to make playlists with all album of an artist when they ...

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  Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Can't expand an artist albums into a long list of song in the new UI. Seriously why was...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Can't revert to old version

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI was unpleasantly surprised by the update this morning. I have tried everything to try to go back to an older version, but nothing has worked. There is no "Update" fol...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Desktop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I was unpleasantly surprised by the update this morning. I have tried everything to t...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Design resets when logging in

I tried getting the new Spotify Design, so I uninstalled the app and reinstalled it. When I was asked to log in I saw the new design but as soon as I did that it changed back to the previous one. Is there an explanation for this? I am running version...

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I tried getting the new Spotify Design, so I uninstalled the app and reinstalled it. When I was asked to log in I saw the new design but as soon as I did that it changed back to the previous one. Is ...

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