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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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Can't find any song on PC Spotify

PlanFreeCountry PolandDeviceCustom Build PCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or Issue I have really big issue with Spotify on PC, can't find/see any song, even in playlists made by spotify, i don't know what's happened but on phone everyt...

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  •   Plan Free Country  Poland Device Custom Build PC Operating System Windows 10 64-bit  My Question or Issue  I have really big issue with Spotify on PC, can't find/see a...
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Spotify stopped working

So my spotify was working (30 minutes ago) then suddenly stopped. i have done a complete reinstall, but it still wont play anything it just shows up like this? Can anybody please help me fix this. Thanks-Elaina

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  • So my spotify was working (30 minutes ago) then suddenly stopped. i have done a complete reinstall, but it still wont play anything it just shows up like this?  Can anybody please help me fix t...
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Some songs are bugged

Alright, so i've been using spotify for the past 1/2 years just fine, on pc and mobile. But recently on the spotify desktop app, Some songs are kinda bugged.Whenever i play a song thats "bugged" It wont play. At all. It doesn't get highlighted, The p...

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  • Alright, so i've been using spotify for the past 1/2 years just fine, on pc and mobile. But recently on the spotify desktop app, Some songs are kinda bugged. Whenever i play a song thats "bugged" It...
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Hey Spotify, I think you guys broke something

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10IssueI can't get anything to play unless it is in my saved songs list or it was already in a previous created playlist. Anytime I trying to play something that isn't in one of the two I just get a black album cove...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Issue I can't get anything to play unless it is in my saved songs list or it was already in a previous created playlist. Anytime I trying to play somet...
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My spotify dosen't load music or playlists

PlanFreeCountry DevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo i instaled spotidy on my pc because i was reinstalling things on my computer, and when i was intaling again i loged in and now my musics don't show up on my favorites and playl...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So i instaled spotidy on my pc because i was reinstalling things on my computer, and when i was in...
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Free trial lasted 7 days instead of 60

I signed up for a free trial on my phone thinking I would get the promotional 60 day free trial but it only lasted for 7. Please help when you can! PlanFree (For now)Country The United States of AmericaDeviceIphone 6Operating SystemIOS

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  • I signed up for a free trial on my phone thinking I would get the promotional 60 day free trial but it only lasted for 7. Please help when you can!   Plan Free (For now) Country  The U...
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Possibly adding auto updates as a toggle option? And stop spamming Premium ads. >:l

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceOptiplex 5050Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64-bit My Question or IssueI was wondering is the Spotify team could disable the automatic updates on PC and make it so people could do it if they wanted to. It seems like older vers...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Optiplex 5050 Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit   My Question or Issue I was wondering is the Spotify team could disable the automatic updates on PC a...
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Spotify Not Playing

PlanFreeCountry AmericaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the solutions I've seen in the community and none of them work, so I am just gonna ma...

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  • Plan Free Country  America Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the...
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Solved!! This playlist is currently empty

I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs then i search this playlist on the internet (in open sp...

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  • I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs...
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Solved!! Music no work :/ HELP ME PLEASE

Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it tells me that it is empty ! Help me I'm in Windows 10* T...

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  • Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French 🙂 For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it te...
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I can only see my local files on my playlists

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceAsus PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Hello !Since yesterday the PC application only shows my local files and not the entire playlist while I am conne...

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  • Plan Premium Country  France Device Asus PC Operating System Windows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store)   My Question or Issue  Hello ! Since yesterday t...
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Favorite songs deleted after reinstall, not playing anything at all

Plan: FreeDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi Short and naive description Today my Spotify stopped playing not-favourite songs [those without heart clicked] and adding any new items to favourites wasn't working as well. Now ...

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  • Plan: Free Device: PC Operating System: Windows 7   My Question or Issue    Hi      Short and naive description   Today my Spotify stop...
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steam x spotify

hello there,yes i kno there is an article on steam intergating with spotifyif you dont know what im talking about here it is:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Partnership-Steam-Integration/idi-p/991917now my question is that do we already h...

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  • hello there,yes i kno there is an article on steam intergating with spotify if you dont know what im talking about here it is:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Partnership-Steam-Integratio...
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Ruined Song/Album Organisation

Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web?I used to browse my saved/ticked selection of music via albums as I find it's the mos...

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  • Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web? I used to browse my ...
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Force Spotify to display original artist names

Spotify started translating Russian artist names into English. Is there a way to force it to display original names in Cyrillic, or (at least) to send the original artist names to Last.fm?

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  • Spotify started translating Russian artist names into English. Is there a way to force it to display original names in Cyrillic, or (at least) to send the original artist names to Last.fm?  
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Spotify wont plau any music/playlists at all on my pc

I have been having a issue with my spotify skipping some songs and now it wont play any music, my playlists are blank as well. I downloaded the spotify app to my pc from the website. I did everything from doing a fresh install, downloading the one fe...

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  •   I have been having a issue with my spotify skipping some songs and now it wont play any music, my playlists are blank as well. I downloaded the spotify app to my pc from the website. I did ev...
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Solved!! Spotify does not play certain songs

The desktop version (on Windows 10) of my Spotify does not play some songs, while some others it does. When it happens the name of the song becomes green and the play button turn into pause, but there is no loaded image of the song at the bottom left...

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  • The desktop version (on Windows 10) of my Spotify does not play some songs, while some others it does. When it happens the name of the song becomes green and the play button turn into pause, but ther...
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no results when seraching for music

On my windows phone when i search for music there always no result at all. Got this problem for a month. I reinstalled two times... Same problem. I cant search for an artist or a song...

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  •  On my windows phone when i search for music there always no result at all. Got this problem for a month. I reinstalled two times... Same problem. I cant search for an artist or a song... &nbsp...
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Can't use radio, discovery weekly and release radar are uncomplete

PlanPremiumCountry Germany Operating SystemWindows 10,etcMy Question or IssueHello Spotify Community,I need some help. My Spotify is acting really really weird. I have Premium. I stream music on spotify every day. But for 1 month my Spotify is acting...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany   Operating System Windows 10,etc My Question or Issue Hello Spotify Community, I need some help. My Spotify is acting really really weird. I have Pre...
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