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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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[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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Não consigo ouvir nada pelo desktop

Não consigo ouvir nada pelo aplicativo de desktop, a não ser as musicas dos arquivos locais, ja tentei sair da conta, reinstalar mas nada resolve.

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  • Não consigo ouvir nada pelo aplicativo de desktop, a não ser as musicas dos arquivos locais, ja tentei sair da conta, reinstalar mas nada resolve.
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Solved!! Summer 2019 Update Breaks Keyboard Play/Pause/Skip

I have a Microsoft 3050 Wireless Keyboard which has media hotkeys at the top. Without any configuration, the Skip Fwd, Skip Back, and Play/Pause keys always controlled whatever player was currently playing on my system. However, I noticed after this ...

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  • I have a Microsoft 3050 Wireless Keyboard which has media hotkeys at the top. Without any configuration, the Skip Fwd, Skip Back, and Play/Pause keys always controlled whatever player was currently p...
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Removed all offline devices but still have access

I recently removed all my devices and changed my password on my spotify account, but I have still been able to access my account without logging again on both my desktop app and phone. I thought changing your password and removing all the approved de...

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  • I recently removed all my devices and changed my password on my spotify account, but I have still been able to access my account without logging again on both my desktop app and phone.    ...
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Is there a way to play the next playlist in a folder when the current playlist is finished?

I assumed the next playlist in a my playlist flder would start when the current playlist was finished. That is not the case. Is there a way to automatically play the next playlist when the current playlist is finihed?

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  • I assumed the next playlist in a my playlist flder would start when the current playlist was finished. That is not the case.  Is there a way to automatically play the next playlist when the curr...
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Playlist All EMPTY

All the playlists in the Spotify program are empty on my Desktop application. I've tried at least 10 different playlists and none of them will play because it says it is empty. Just started today was working fine yesterday. Tried uninstalling and re-...

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  • All the playlists in the Spotify program are empty on my Desktop application.  I've tried at least 10 different playlists and none of them will play because it says it is empty.  Just start...
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Wrong Music File - "Because I Love" by Majority One

Hello. I am in Brazil and I run Spotify Free on Windows 10 and on Android 5.1.1 for Asus ZenFone.My issue is that I have discovered that the Song "Because I Love", by Majority One in the Album Rainbow Rockin' Chair actually plays a wrong audio file. ...

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  • Hello.   I am in Brazil and I run Spotify Free on Windows 10 and on Android 5.1.1 for Asus ZenFone. My issue is that I have discovered that the Song "Because I Love", by Majority One in the...
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Playlist sort filter in Windows app ... like Android app

Plan: FreeCountry: 'mericaDevice: LG V20Operating System: Android 8My Question or Issue Would like to see the Windows app have a filter, like in Android, to sort playlists by name, recently played, recently added, etc f1v3h0l3

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  • Plan: Free Country: 'merica Device: LG V20 Operating System: Android 8 My Question or Issue   Would like to see the Windows app have a filter, like in Android, to sort playlists by name, r...
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Private Playlist Followers

Hello! I turned my playlist private, but there were people following it prior to me turning it. It still says there are some people following it even after I turned it into a private playlist. Can they still see it even though I turned it on private?

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  • Hello!   I turned my playlist private, but there were people following it prior to me turning it. It still says there are some people following it even after I turned it into a priva...
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(artist radio) hide a previously favorited song

PlanfreeCountryusaDevicehp notebookOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueHi! I was listening to an artist (Dodie) radio and accidently clicked the "like song" button rather than clicking the "hide song" button. I noticed this a few minutes l...

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  • Plan free Country usa Device hp notebook Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi! I was listening to an artist (Dodie) radio and accidently clicked the "like song" button...
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Solved!! Win 10 - can't play my Playlist.

I press play and just keeps skipping all music's from all Playlists (mine or others)I reinstalled the app and tryed the "host" archive solution and nothing happens. On the phone works perfectly. The **bleep** is happening? PlanPremiumCountryPortugalD...

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  • I press play and just keeps skipping all music's from all Playlists (mine or others) I reinstalled the app and tryed the "host" archive solution and nothing happens. On the phone works perfectly. Th...
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After NVIDIA GPU Driver Update, Win7 Spotify App Crashes After Initial Login =

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Precision M6800 w/NVIDIA Quadro K3100M Operating SystemWindows 7 Pro My Question or IssueAfter updating the display driver for my NVIDIA QUadro K3100M to version 389.08, the Spotify PC application crashes immediately u...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Precision M6800 w/NVIDIA Quadro K3100M  Operating System Windows 7 Pro   My Question or Issue After updating the display driver for my NVIDIA ...
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Controlling iPhone queue from PC application no longer works...

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePC + iPhone 6Operating SystemWindows 10 + iOS My Question or Issue For years now I have used Spotify at work, placing my phone on a dock speaker, and controlling all of the queue from my desktop PC.Today, that seems to no ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC + iPhone 6 Operating System Windows 10 + iOS   My Question or Issue   For years now I have used Spotify at work, placing my ...
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Superuser Contribution Search stops working

After several searches in a row, any subsequent search yields the last result that was displayed, already after the first symbol entered into the box. Only re-opening Spotify fixes the issue for a while.

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  • After several searches in a row, any subsequent search yields the last result that was displayed, already after the first symbol entered into the box. Only re-opening Spotify fixes the issue for a wh...
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"Spotify can't play this right now" Error after PC upgrade.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceCustom PC,Operating SystemWin 10 64 My Question or IssueDid an upgrade to my PC. New MoBo and CPU. Since then, Spotify will not play any songs on any playlists. It keeps saying "Spotify can't play this right now ... etc"All ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Custom PC, Operating System Win 10 64   My Question or Issue Did an upgrade to my PC. New MoBo and CPU. Since then, Spotify will not play any songs on an...
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Solved!! A playlists are empty

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceAcer Aspire 3Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueGood morning. Since yesterday night i can't listen music in my app Spotify for desktop! I see all the playlist empty included top 50 Italy etc.. If I log from the b...

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  • Plan Free Country Italy Device Acer Aspire 3 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Good morning. Since yesterday night i can't listen music in my app Spotify for desktop! ...
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Comentários sobre playlists All Out/Rewind the Sound

PlanoPremiumSistema operacionalWindows 10, Android 9.Minha pergunta ou problemaGostaria de sugerir a revisão das playlists "All Out (ano)", pois, na playlist All Out 00s (spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX4o1oenSJRJd), por exemplo, tem alguma(s) música(s) ...

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  • Plano Premium Sistema operacional Windows 10, Android 9. Minha pergunta ou problema Gostaria de sugerir a revisão das playlists "All Out (ano)", pois, na playlist All Out 00s (spotify:playlist:3...
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Local files don't have the cover

I put some local files in a playlist, but they have the cover of the previous song i listened...(desktop)

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  • I put some local files in a playlist, but they have the cover of the previous song i listened... (desktop)
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Superuser Contribution History tab not present

Hello!I cannot seem to have access to my History of songs played (either on Desktop or on my mobile, Android).I searched various Help posts and they all indicate that it should be next to the Queue, but it is not there (see screenshot below).Is this ...

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  • Hello! I cannot seem to have access to my History of songs played (either on Desktop or on my mobile, Android). I searched various Help posts and they all indicate that it should be next to the Que...
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Dear Spotify, please increase the number of songs and albums in the NEW RELEASES column

How many songs or albums are released a week worldwide? Apparently it's something like 100,000. Yet I go to the New Releases column under Browse and there are only 100 entries in 25 lines over 4 columns. Just 100 new releases – out of 100,000 That's ...

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  • How many songs or albums are released a week worldwide? Apparently it's something like 100,000.   Yet I go to the New Releases column under Browse and there are only 100 entries in 25 lines ov...
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Typing more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) in Albums/Artists causes the list to disappear

PlanFree and PremiumCountryCzech RepublicOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f My Question or IssueTyping more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) in Albums/Artists causes the list to disappear.The page is then completely em...

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  • Plan Free and Premium Country Czech Republic Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f   My Question or Issue Typing more than 1 character in Filter (Ctrl + F) i...
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