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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to assess "search" page on web version spotify

It keeps on showing "Something went wrong. Try Reloading the page" when I try to get in the "Search Page" of Window App version on my laptop. Anyone can help?

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It keeps on showing "Something went wrong. Try Reloading the page" when I try to get in the "Search Page" of Window App version on my laptop. Anyone can help?

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[Desktop] Recently Played on Home screen only shows artists I've listened to from web

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePC LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor a while now the Recently Played section on the home screen in the Desktop app only shows artists that I've listened to by following links online. For example, som...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device PC Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For a while now the Recently Played section on the home screen in the Desktop app...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to search for a song using Spotify webplayer

PlanPremiumCountry Malaysia Device LaptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI cant seem to search a song or artist using webplayer. I have tried refreshing the page a several times, but the problem still exist. May i know how should i re...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I cant seem to search a song or artist using webplayer. I have tried refreshing...

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Liked Songs Are Missing

PlanFreeCountryUSADevice(Some kind of Lenovo laptop, pretty old.)Operating System(Windows) My Question or IssueI haven't been on Spotify in maybe a week, but I came back today and most of my songs under "liked songs" are missing. I'm not sure when th...

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  Plan Free Country USA Device (Some kind of Lenovo laptop, pretty old.) Operating System (Windows)   My Question or Issue I haven't been on Spotify in maybe a week, but I came b...

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Solved!! Cannot report offensive Spotify In Solidarity content

PlanPremium (now free, since I cancelled my premium account over Spotify pushing politics)CountrySouth Africa DevicePC, Windows Desktop ClientOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueUsually, users may report offens...

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Plan Premium (now free, since I cancelled my premium account over Spotify pushing politics) Country South Africa   Device PC, Windows Desktop Client Operating System (iOS 10, Android&nbs...

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Solved!! [Desktop][Other] Local Files Song Art Metadata Support

When I have a folder with multiple files from a podcast it only shows the song art as the first art found in the folder. These tracks have different art in the metadata so each track should have different art depending on the episode.

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When I have a folder with multiple files from a podcast it only shows the song art as the first art found in the folder. These tracks have different art in the metadata so each track should have diff...

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Superuser Contribution Current song can't be played after upgrading to Premium

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceMedion Desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI upgraded to premium today and suddenly nothing works anymore. Whatever song i try to play i get the message on top : current song can't be played.Same th...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Medion Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I upgraded to premium today and suddenly nothing works anymore. Whatever song i...

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Sync between my Windows 10 app and my Android app dont work, no matter what I do

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceWindows Desktop computer and Redmi Note 5 (Android 9)Operating SystemWindows 10 and Android 9 My Question or IssueThe tracks I have added to my "Liked Songs" on my Android phone is not syncing to my Windows 10 app....

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Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Windows Desktop computer and Redmi Note 5 (Android 9) Operating System Windows 10 and Android 9   My Question or Issue The tracks I have added ...

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New account has a different layout

I created a new account for the sake of a username change, and the layout is completely different than my first account. The account on the bottom is the new one, and the one on top is the old account. Is there any way for me to have the layout of th...

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I created a new account for the sake of a username change, and the layout is completely different than my first account. The account on the bottom is the new one, and the one on top is the old accoun...

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Superuser Contribution Changing to Family Plan stopped account from working properly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone X, PC)Operating System(iOS 13.5, Windows 10) My Question or IssueI created a new account for my family premium. When I did, on my new account, which is active, it doesn't give me the same options as my old account d...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone X, PC) Operating System (iOS 13.5, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I created a new account for my family premium. When I did, on my new accou...

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Cannot connect my account with facebook account

PlanPremium familyCountryNew ZealandDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been through all of the instructions, but cannot get my account to connect with facebook.When I use the 'log in with facebook' option, I get the...

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Plan Premium family Country New Zealand Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been through all of the instructions, but cannot get my account to c...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast date format vs. Music date format

Spotify PremiumBrazil DeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy oh why does Spotify uses a different date format for songs and for podcasts? And why is the podcast date trimmed at the end? I have no idea what year the podcas...

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Spotify Premium Brazil   Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why oh why does Spotify uses a different date format for songs and for podcasts? And ...

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Spotify Automatically Adds Every Song I hear to one playlist

PlanFreeCountryNew Zealand DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I made a playlist for lofi awhile back now and only recently I've had to start removing songs from it because I noticed a pile of songs from my other playlists in th...

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Plan Free Country New Zealand   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I made a playlist for lofi awhile back now and only recently I've had to st...

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I can't change the cover of my playlist

I have spotify premium and I am having problem to change the cover of ALL my playlists. I'm using the app of Spotify on my notebook (Dell/Microsoft) and I still can't change.Anyone can help me?

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I have spotify premium and I am having problem to change the cover of ALL my playlists. I'm using the app of Spotify on my notebook (Dell/Microsoft) and I still can't change. Anyone can help me? &n...

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Superuser Contribution [All Devices] Playlist Issues

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceiPhone 11 and DesktopOperating SystemiOS 13 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I try and start playing any playlist on my account, the next song is always a different playlist and it no longer plays right ...

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Plan Premium Country Australia   Device iPhone 11 and Desktop Operating System iOS 13 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every time I try and start playing any playlist on my ...

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Spotify window is too large

CountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen the spotify window is maximized, as in it fills out the entire screen, the X to close the windo about one pixel larger than the rest of the window and protrudes to the screen o...

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Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When the spotify window is maximized, as in it fills out the entire screen, the X to close the windo about on...

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Local files (problem solved)

I started this some time ago: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Local-Files/m-p/4955108#M86288 today an "update" option appeared so i updated and it is solved.

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I started this some time ago: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Local-Files/m-p/4955108#M86288         today an "update" option appeared so i updated and ...

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Invisible profile and playlist

PlanFreeCountryItaly DeviceHP Pavilion NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,I noticed that my spotify profile is invisible to other people and also all my playlist that are clearly public. In fact, if i search my username, the...

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Plan Free Country Italy   Device HP Pavilion Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I noticed that my spotify profile is invisible to other people an...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Windos 10 Spotify Download of web]No internet connection [error code:4]

PlanFreeCountryMXDeviceLaptop Acer E 15Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI never had this error, recently I updated Windows 10 to its 2004 version, when I finished the update when opening Spotify I got that error (No internet connection ...

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Plan Free Country MX Device Laptop Acer E 15 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I never had this error, recently I updated Windows 10 to its 2004 version, when I finish...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Selecting multiple song at once

I just got the new update on desktop and I was wondering: how do you select multiple songs in a playlist at once? I know that you could do it before by holding shift but it doesn't work in the new update.

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I just got the new update on desktop and I was wondering: how do you select multiple songs in a playlist at once? I know that you could do it before by holding shift but it doesn't work in the new up...

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