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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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Superuser Contribution I can't change the order of the queue anymore!

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptop - using Spotify Desktop versionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSomehow Spotify was updated and I have lost a TON of features, many of which have been mentioned in other threads. One thing that I haven'...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop - using Spotify Desktop version Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Somehow Spotify was updated and I have lost a TON of f...

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Albums under "Appears On" on Artist page are no longer sorted after realese date

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i go into an Artist page and go down to "Appears On" the VA-Albums are no longer sorted after realese date. The Albums seem to be "sorted" in a random order.This make...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i go into an Artist page and go down to "Appears On" the VA-Albums are no longer sorted af...

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Double click on playlists ignores sorting

Hi!In the past I used the double click on playlists to start the songs in each playlist. It started from the top like when I use the green play button in each playlist. I have sorted all playlists with the latest added song as first (chronologically)...

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Hi! In the past I used the double click on playlists to start the songs in each playlist. It started from the top like when I use the green play button in each playlist. I have sorted all playlists ...

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Superuser Contribution Hiding Home, Browse and Radio

PlanPremium It appears intentionally impossible to remove all the adverts from my premium account. I subscribed to Premium to remove advertisements but because I accidentally clicked a pop artist I am now being advertised junk. Is it possible to remo...

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Plan Premium   It appears intentionally impossible to remove all the adverts from my premium account. I subscribed to Premium to remove advertisements but because I accidentally clicked a pop...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to use basic features after update

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop (Version: 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere's been a new UI update on Spotify desktop (Windows 10) and I can no longer:Sort or Filter Playlists or Liked SongsEdit Playli...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop (Version: 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There's been a new UI update on Spotify desktop (Window...

Mario

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The Mystical 1%

Does anybody else here think that the "1%" of users that Spotify spokespeople keep referencing is a flat-out lie? This "1%" is continually referenced as to why the devs refuse to consider features. Some features get hundreds of votes - even hundreds ...

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Does anybody else here think that the "1%" of users that Spotify spokespeople keep referencing is a flat-out lie?     This "1%" is continually referenced as to why the devs refuse to con...

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Superuser Contribution Multiple Selection

This really **bleep**. I cannot select more than one song. I could do it before the update came. How can I add hundreds of songs one by one? Before the update came, I could select all my songs with ctrl + a, and select the songs in the range i want w...

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This really **bleep**. I cannot select more than one song. I could do it before the update came. How can I add hundreds of songs one by one? Before the update came, I could select...

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Superuser Contribution Disliked songs don't sync from desktop to mobile

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone SE 1st Gen / Windows PCOperating SystemiOS 13.4.1 / Windows 10 Home latest version My Question or IssueWhen I dislike a song or artist from my Release Radar or Weekly Mix-Playlist it does not get grayed out on mobile. BUT vic...

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  Plan Premium   Device iPhone SE 1st Gen / Windows PC Operating System iOS 13.4.1 / Windows 10 Home latest version   My Question or Issue When I dislike a song or artist fro...

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Superuser Contribution Plugging headphones in while using the desktop app skips the current song or crashes it

PlanFreeCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones, one of 3 things happens (ordered them based on the frequency the bugs h...

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Plan Free Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the last couple of weeks every time I have the Spotify desktop app playing a song and I plug in my headphones,...

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Spotify plays on my headphones but not on speakers

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey there. I have been looking over this issue that I have to no solution. Here is how my PC is set up: Headphones are connected through the front panel (so is the mic) and the...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey there. I have been looking over this issue that I have to no solution. Here is how ...

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Superuser Contribution Windows client showing The Scotts as recently played?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 build 18362 My Question or IssueWhen I open my desktop client I keep seeing the group The Scotts as recently played and none of my actual recently played are showing. The Android client and Nest clien...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Win10 build 18362   My Question or Issue When I open my desktop client I keep seeing the group The Scotts as recently played and none...

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HELP! New User to Spotify- Can't Find Local File Option in Settings for adding local owned CDS

New User to Spotify- Can't Find Local File Option in Settings anywhere for adding local owned CDS? One message said start a playlist and then add songs but again there is no option to import local ripped CD MP3? Loaded IPhone App and cannot find any ...

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New User to Spotify- Can't Find Local File Option in Settings anywhere for adding local owned CDS?  One message said start a playlist and then add songs but again there is no option to import lo...

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Superuser Contribution 7.1 surround sound bass disortion

PlanFree DeviceDekstop(gaming pc)Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSo I have gaming headphones that have a 7.1 surround sound function that can be toggled.When headphones are set to normal stereo,everything is fine,but when I turn 7.1 on ...

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  Plan Free   Device Dekstop(gaming pc) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I have gaming headphones that have a 7.1 surround sound function that can be toggled.Whe...

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Superuser Contribution what happened to play counts?

They have disappeared completely from PC and Mac desktop versions. Is there a way to turn the feature back on?

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They have disappeared completely from PC and Mac desktop versions. Is there a way to turn the feature back on?

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Solved!! Webplayer does not fit screen

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada/ UK DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueHello, I am having issues with the webplayer not fitting the screen in chrome. It just happened all of a sudden one day. I've already tried to clear ca...

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Plan: Premium Country: Canada/ UK   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 64-bit   My Question or Issue Hello,  I am having issues with the webplayer not fitting the...

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[Windows 10] Playlist Cover/discription

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've recently started a weekly playlist and I create graphics for the playlist cover art weekly using Photoshop with my logo. For whatever reason, this week th...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've recently started a weekly playlist and I create graphics for the playlist cove...

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Clicking on like from spotify pc does not work when song is playing on LG webos TV

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was playing spotify on my LG WebOS TV (Model no: 43UJ75). At the same time, I was working on Windows laptop. So was trying to control spotify from my laptop. While ne...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was playing spotify on my LG WebOS TV (Model no: 43UJ75). At the same time, I was working ...

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New folder not adding to local files

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have had no issue adding songs to local files in the past, and yesterday tried to add another album. Unfortunately, it just doesn't seem to want to go into local f...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I have had no issue adding songs to local files in the past, and yesterday tried to add a...

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Superuser Contribution No way to dislike / block a song on a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI wanted something to listen to this afternoon while doing some work, and started a suggested playlist the fit the bill - Canadian Weekend At one point it started playing a song t...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I wanted something to listen to this afternoon while doing some work, and started a suggested playlist the ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closes on it's own

PlanFreeCountryEgyptOperating SystemWindows 7 Spotify closes on it's own (windows app) and sometimes pauses music and plays it on my phone instead, this issue has going on for a while, there is nothing other than the Spotify app working, and i tried ...

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  Plan Free Country Egypt Operating System Windows 7     Spotify closes on it's own (windows app) and sometimes pauses music and plays it on my phone instead, this issue has g...

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