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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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liliabern

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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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Jenjam

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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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Recommended songs never change

This is about the recommended songs based on my own playlist. Maybe half my playlist contains music from New Zealand and Australian artists. The other half from US/UK. Yet NEARLY ALL of recommended songs are from NZ/AUS artists. Not only that, but th...

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This is about the recommended songs based on my own playlist.  Maybe half my playlist contains music from New Zealand and Australian artists. The other half from US/UK.  Yet NEARLY ...

Yurm-Omisfat

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Superuser Contribution Can’t see albums or songs on artist page

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can’t see a list of albums or tracks from the artist page, also i can't see my blue tick in...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I can’t...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution The default info on the desktop app is Title, Artist, Album, etc. How do I change that?

Plan: PremiumCountry: United states Device: Laptop Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueI want to edit the default display on the Desktop App. It shows Title, Artist, Album, when it was created and the length of the song. I want only Titl...

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Plan: Premium Country: United states   Device: Laptop   Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue I want to edit the default display on the Desktop App...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify for Windows not playing

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilOperating SystemWindows 7 (fully updated)My Question or IssueSpotify for Windows doesn't play. I can click on links and musics, but it doesn't show anything other than this black screen, and keeps stuck on 0:00. However I can ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 7 (fully updated) My Question or Issue Spotify for Windows doesn't play. I can click on links and musics, but it doesn't show anything othe...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Volume Slider Glitch

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIn the Desktop app for Spotify, when I slide the volume adjuster with my mouse, the slider wi...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue In the ...

Xenia

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"Recently played" is not updating - seems to be frozen

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceDesktopOperating System Windows 10 "Recently played" is not updating - seems to be frozen.

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Desktop Operating System  Windows 10   "Recently played" is not updating - seems to be frozen.   

Emilia_8

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to submit response to question. Get code of unusable symbols, none of which I'm using t

Unable to submit response to questions. I continuously get message to correct unusable symbols, none of which I'm using.PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop Dell Windows 10 My Question or Issue

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Unable to submit response to questions.  I continuously get message to correct  unusable symbols, none of which I'm using. Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Dell Windows 10 &nb...

Ivan

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Very bizarre rendering issues

 PlanPremium (family)CountryUKDeviceAMD CPU and GraphicsOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssuePersisting rendering issue in the programme, screenshot attached. Tried disabling/enabling hardware acceleration, restarting the programme and PC, etc e...

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  Plan Premium (family) Country UK Device AMD CPU and Graphics Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Persisting rendering issue in the programme, screenshot attached. Tried di...

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Superuser Contribution Offline Sync

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIphone X and WindowsOperating SystemIOS 13.3.1 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueHow do I offline Sync on my desktop and phone to get local file songs on my phone? Instructions are not clear at all.

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Iphone X and Windows Operating System IOS 13.3.1 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue How do I offline Sync on my desktop and phone to get loca...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Will not-syncing playlists ever be fixed?

Averytime I come home, the songs I liked on my phone app are not visible in the Liked songs playlist on my computer. This issue is really annoying and as I see here, it is really common issue which is going on for years. I really don't want to reinst...

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Averytime I come home, the songs I liked on my phone app are not visible in the Liked songs playlist on my computer. This issue is really annoying and as I see here, it is really common issue which i...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Is Super Slow For Months

Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 My Question or IssueMy Spotify has been Super Slow for Months even after reinstalling, deactivating hardware acceleration and clearing the cache and everything else works fine like YouTube and Soundcloud.

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Operating System Windows 10 1909   My Question or Issue My Spotify has been Super Slow for Months even after reinstalling, deactivating hardware acceleration and clearing the cache and every...

Ivan

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Play/Pause programmable function on Razer synapse not working

I was trying to find a solution for my Razer deathadder, I set one of the programmable buttons as play/pause, but it worked once, then stopper working. I tried scouring the forums for solutions, but didn't find anything useful. I knew it wasn't a pro...

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I was trying to find a solution for my Razer deathadder, I set one of the programmable buttons as play/pause, but it worked once, then stopper working. I tried scouring the forums for solutions, but ...

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Superuser Contribution Can you "Refresh" a playlist not showing latest entries?

I have Spotify premium for family. My question though is specific to the Windows Desktop app and I dont think the plan matters. Generally, every Friday when I wake up I like to go through the "New Music Friday" and "Release Radar" playlists. This is ...

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I have Spotify premium for family. My question though is specific to the Windows Desktop app and I dont think the plan matters.    Generally, every Friday when I wake up I like to go thro...

Gamul1

Regular

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Superuser Contribution Can log-in just for a few seconds

Hi there I've got a Spotify Premium Account. I use a several Devices- such as iphone ipad. Now the problem comes, when I want to use my account in the office via the desktop browser (chrome, win 10). I can log in as ususal- it works first-> it shows ...

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Hi there    I've got a Spotify Premium Account. I use a several Devices- such as iphone ipad.  Now the problem comes, when I want to use my account in the office via the desktop bro...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No privileges for idea submission on free account

Hi,Is it so that there are no privileges for idea submission on free account.PlanFreeCountryUS DeviceMac

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Hi, Is it so that there are no privileges for idea submission on free account. Plan Free Country US   Device Mac

Katerina

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Proxy Setting - Cosmetics Issue

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceAcer Swift 3 SF314-54GOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am usually using proxy type HTTP to play Spotify Desktop in office and have to change to Auto-Detect when at home. Every time I change to HTTP, th...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Acer Swift 3 SF314-54G Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am usually using proxy type HTTP to play Spotify Desktop in office...

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Song progress bar always in the wrong place

My Question or IssueFor the past few months, the song progress bar at the bottom of the screen is very often in the wrong place. This most frequently occurs when changing to a new track part way through another one; the bar sometimes just carries on ...

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My Question or Issue For the past few months, the song progress bar at the bottom of the screen is very often in the wrong place. This most frequently occurs when changing to a new track part way th...

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Adding a List of Songs to my playlist automatically?

So I got a big list (around 100 Funk songs) which I want to add to my Funk playlist. I don't want to add all those songs manually into my playlist. Is there a way I can do this automatically? I got a list with: Artist - Song Name in a notepad. It mig...

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So I got a big list (around 100 Funk songs) which I want to add to my Funk playlist.   I don't want to add all those songs manually into my playlist. Is there a way I can do this automatically...

pietermo

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Superuser Contribution Like/Dislike on Radio

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell Latitude Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey all, I've only found topics and ideas from 2019 so I'm asking here.I'm looking for the option to have back the thumbs up/thumbs down while playing song- a...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell Latitude  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey all,   I've only found topics and ideas from 2019 so I'm asking he...

Tevio

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Superuser Contribution Heart icon missing in premium account?

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceAndroid OnePlus 3TOperating SystemWindows 8.1 (64 bit) My Question or IssueI have been a longtime user of Spotify Free on desktop/ app and have been maintaining a consistent habit of "liking" songs by clicking the heart i...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Android OnePlus 3T Operating System Windows 8.1 (64 bit)   My Question or Issue I have been a longtime user of Spotify Free on desktop/ app and have b...

Ramakant

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liked songs
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