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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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How does spotify count streams in beta group session?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIf I play a song in group session and other people listened to it, how many streams will the art...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue If I play a son...
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Superuser Contribution automatically skipping songs until album ends

PlanPremiumCountryMaltaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm having an issue using the windows application (web browser works fine) that whenever i hit play in any song / any album, the song never starts, it only keeps skipping u...

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  • Plan Premium Country Malta Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm having an issue using the windows application (web browser works fine) that whenever i hit p...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops whenever ads pop up

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis started a few days ago. When I play songs it goes fine for a few until an ad pops up, then it just stops so I have to restart Spotify every time this happens. I tried...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This started a few days ago. When I play songs it goes fine for a few until an ad pops up,...
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Spotify search breaks spotify

Ever since one of the later updates to Spotify, the app breaks whenever I try to search for an artist or a song through the desktop app (tried on web browser, that works fine). When that happens I have to force close the process through Task Manager,...

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  • Ever since one of the later updates to Spotify, the app breaks whenever I try to search for an artist or a song through the desktop app (tried on web browser, that works fine). When that happens I ha...
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Superuser Contribution Bug (regression): Spotify Windows song progress control does not reset on new song

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy note 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe progress control has been broken with remote play for many months now. It used to work fine. Repro:1 - Begin playing spotify music on my Galaxy note 9 2 - open...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy note 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The progress control has been broken with remote play for many months now.  It use...
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Playlist Songs Show number

I can't post in the Ideas Forum. In addition to the playlist bar, an indicator of the number of songs would be great. Windows 10 Desktop App. an image is attached

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  • I can't post in the Ideas Forum.   In addition to the playlist bar, an indicator of the number of songs would be great.   Windows 10 Desktop App.   an image is attached  
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Superuser Contribution Spoify say No internet connection detected while I have full internet connection.

PlanPremiumCountryViet NamDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify app keep showing message that there's no internet connection.I have full internet connection, other apps work just fine.Spotify on my phone (Android, same wi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Viet Nam Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify app keep showing message that there's no internet connection. I have full intern...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit der Zeit

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit der ZeitHallo an alle Spotify User, Ich habe folgede Probleme 1. Problem 1. Sobald man ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify friert ein Win 10 und Andriod 10 Probleme runtergeladene Dateien verschwinden mit...
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Superuser Contribution [Bug][Desktop][Android] Hide this song hasn't worked for 9 months

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Google Pixel, Samsung Note 8, Custom PC, MSI Laptop)Operating System(Android **bleep**-name, Windows 10)My Question or IssueOn the playlist radio the "Hide this song" button does f-all. Not a single thing. Android used to b...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device (Google Pixel, Samsung Note 8, Custom PC, MSI Laptop) Operating System (Android **bleep**-name, Windows 10) My Question or Issue On the playlist radio the "Hid...
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SOLUTION: Black Screen With No Login

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Solution:There is a lot of false and erroneous information in this forum and elsewhere on the Internet regarding the solution to the problem of getting a black screen with no login when you launch Spotify.exe. He...

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  • Plan Free Operating System Windows 10   My Solution: There is a lot of false and erroneous information in this forum and elsewhere on the Internet regarding the solution to the problem of ...
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Solved!! Unhelpful message: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer..."

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have several audio devices installed on my computer. If the device currently playing (on Spotify) has an issue (for example lost Bluetooth connection), the message "Spot...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have several audio devices installed on my computer. If the device currently playing (on Spot...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 10 apps slow and songs crash

Plan PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice()Operating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe Windows 10 app from Windows store is very slow and the songs sometimes crash and stop. I need to switch to browser in order to listen the same full alb...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device () Operating System (Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue The Windows 10 app from Windows store is very slow and the songs sometimes crash ...
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Download quality to computer

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePremium now (i.e. Oct 2019) has no quality choice for downloads to a computer. The only choice is for streaming quality.Does this mean that:1. Quality of downloads for offline ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Premium now (i.e. Oct 2019) has no quality choice for downloads to a computer. The only choice ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution how do i hide recently played artists on my profile?

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei just want to hide recently played artists on my profile, that i don't listen to anymore. is that possible?

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  • Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i just want to hide recently played artists on my profile, that i don't listen to anymore. is that possible?
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Superuser Contribution cannot login using windows app

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceWindows 10 appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can login in web browser and iPhone app, but I cannot login in the windows 10 app, tried it in my work computer and in my personal computer, it says that my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Windows 10 app Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can login in web browser and iPhone app, but I cannot login in the windows 10 app...
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Superuser Contribution "spotify cant play this right now, if you have the file on your computer you can import it"

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueevery single song on spotify comes up as "spotify cant play this right now" if i click shuffle on my playlist it just aggressivley skips through evey song unable to play a...

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  •   Plan Free Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue every single song on spotify comes up as "spotify cant play this right now" if i click ...
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Superuser Contribution "Can't play the current song" all the time

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've been getting lots of stuttering in songs and the error "Can't play the current song" keeps popping up. Already tried a clean reinstall.Internet is fi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently I've been getting lots of stuttering in songs and the error "Can't play the cu...
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Solved!! My playlist is upside down

Some of my playlists have turned upside down, so the new songs are on top and the old ones are on the bottom. Is there a way to get the new ones at the bottom and the old ones on top?

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  • Some of my playlists have turned upside down, so the new songs are on top and the old ones are on the bottom. Is there a way to get the new ones at the bottom and the old ones on top?  
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Solved!! Friend feed is not updating

My friend feed is not updating. It worked at one point in time, but it's stopped updating a couple weeks ago. I've tried uninstalling the desktop program and reinstalling the Windows 10 Microsoft store version. This did not fix the issue. PlanPremium...

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  • My friend feed is not updating. It worked at one point in time, but it's stopped updating a couple weeks ago. I've tried uninstalling the desktop program and reinstalling the Windows 10 Microsoft sto...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloading Issues

I was using spotify one day when suddenly it glitched out. I exited the app and then tried to re-enter it but it kept on denying me. So, I uninstalled and deleted it. After that, I tried to re-install it but it wouldn't work. Whenever I tried to re-i...

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  • I was using spotify one day when suddenly it glitched out. I exited the app and then tried to re-enter it but it kept on denying me. So, I uninstalled and deleted it. After that, I tried to re-instal...
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