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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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Not able to play some songs

PlanPremiumCountryINDIADeviceLAPTOPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am not able to play some songs in windowsand those songs are not showing in android app

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  • Plan Premium Country INDIA Device LAPTOP Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am not able to play some songs in windows and those songs are not showing in android app
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384kHz 32bit samplerate makes Spotify skip songs

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceSources: iPhone Xs, Macbook Pro 2018, Windows 10 DesktopDACs: Chord Mojo, Schiit Bifrost, Schiit Modi 3, Fiio Q1 mark 2Operating System(iOS 12.1.1, OSX, Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhenever I play Spotify with any D...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Sources: iPhone Xs, Macbook Pro 2018, Windows 10 Desktop DACs: Chord Mojo, Schiit Bifrost, Schiit Modi 3, Fiio Q1 mark 2 Operating System (iOS 12.1.1, OSX,...
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Spotify doesn't play any song

I can't listening to music with the desktop app, whenever I play a song on the app it stops at 5 seconds or something like that and it won't continue (This doesn't happen when I use the Spotify Web Player from Google Chrome). I have good connection a...

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  • I can't listening to music with the desktop app, whenever I play a song on the app it stops at 5 seconds or something like that and it won't continue (This doesn't happen when I use the Spotify Web P...
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How often does the discover tab in windows reset.

My Question or IssueHow often does the discover tab on pc reset meaning the recommendations for you tab and playlists

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  •       My Question or Issue How often does the discover tab on pc reset meaning the recommendations for you tab and playlists    
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Solved!! collaborative playlist public?

hello I have a playlist but i notice since it is collaborative it is not public. There is a way to make it public but still a friend of mine is able to add songs? Would be really helpfull if you can make it clear.thank you in advance.

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  • hello I have a playlist but i notice since it is collaborative it is not public. There is a way to make it public but still a friend of mine is able to add songs? Would be really helpfull if you c...
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Confusing delimitations

Operating SystemI'm using the Spotify's Windows Desktop Version. Not sure if my issue only applies to this version. My Question or IssueFirst of all, I don't know if this is the right place to post this, maybe someone has a better idea? Nevertheless,...

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  • Operating System I'm using the Spotify's Windows Desktop Version. Not sure if my issue only applies to this version.    My Question or Issue First of all, I don't know if this is the ri...
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Desktop and mobile not talking to each other

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone X/PCOperating SystemiOS 12.2/Windows 10 My Question or Issueso im having some issues with communication between my PC and phone. Both logged in to the same account, have logged out and restarted both devices. So when...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device iPhone X/PC Operating System iOS 12.2/Windows 10   My Question or Issue so im having some issues with communication between my PC and phone. Both...
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Skipping tracks continuously

Plan: Family as well as freeCountry: BEDevices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows)Operating System: (Android and Windows 10) My Question or IssueSince today songs keep skipping every second on my Windows 10 laptop. 1) Uninstalled Spotify, deleted AppData...

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  • Plan: Family as well as free Country: BE Devices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows) Operating System: (Android and Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Since today songs keep skipping every s...
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Getting google assistant to play an album

Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name? So, random example, the album 'Bad' by Michael Jackson - asking for it just gets you the song rather than ...

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  •   Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name?    So, random example, the album 'B...
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does spotify send emails re password reset

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

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  • Plan Free/Premium/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 ...
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Maximized window restores incorrectly after being closed to tray

When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.

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  • When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Automatically Adds Every Song I Hear to the Current Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this playlist on shuffle, the song I listen to somehow gets re-added to the playlist. It d...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue I created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this p...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop app wont sync with mobile

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello guys, I have a problem, recently I changed my cellphone to a new one and I logged in 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 Hello g...
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Deleted songs in Playlist - How do I undo?

PlanFamily PremiumCountryU.s.DevicePCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhile copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently deleted all of the songs (164) in a Playlist. Is there anyway to restore them? P...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country U.s. Device PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue While copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing

Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.

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  • Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.
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Superuser Contribution Songs in a playlist turn into local files which they're not

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 I am having an annoying problem with my playlists. Tracks that I've added from Spotify, so they're not local files, turning theirselves into local files after a while and and show up like ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10   I am having an annoying problem with my playlists. Tracks that I've added from Spotify, so they're not local files...
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Can't play any song on my laptop

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDell Latitude 3580 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I am running spotify on my laptop I cannot listen to any song. I have tried closing and opening the app countless times, as well as deleting...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Dell Latitude 3580 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I am running spotify on my laptop I cannot listen to any song. I...
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Spotify always auto starts

Windows 10, Spotify Desktop player always auto starts with my computer even though the setting "Open spotify automatically after you log in to the computer" is set to "No". Please fix

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  • Windows 10, Spotify Desktop player always auto starts with my computer even though the setting "Open spotify automatically after you log in to the computer" is set to "No". Please fix
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Synchronization problems with windows application

PremiumColombia DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on windows app but don't appear the songs into it. In general, all my android act...

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  • Premium Colombia   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Hi everyone, in this moment I have a issue with windows app. When a create a playlist on android app I see it on window...
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