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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...

MattSuda
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2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
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morefluff
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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...

MattSuda
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2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
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MattSuda
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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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 ...

meahtenoha
Spotify
2017-06-21 1:56:20 PM
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Follower Count on Playlists Not Displaying

PlanPremiaweiumCountry U.S.DeviceHuawei Matebook DOperating SystemWindows 10 It appears that I can no longer see the number of followers on both other peoples playlists and my own. Is this a bug or is it an intended feature? And if it's an intended f...

TDIG_Phil_121
Regular
Plan Premiaweium Country U.S. Device Huawei Matebook D Operating System Windows 10 It appears that I can no longer see the number of followers on both other peoples playlists and ...
2019-02-11 11:45:04 PM
2019-02-12 9:12:01 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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Saved songs not syncing

PlanPremiumCountry USDevice(iPhone, PC)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I recently got Premium and I have Spotify installed on my phone and my computer. I have saved songs to my library on my phone and they don't show up in t...

oobmab
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone, PC) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I recently got Premium and I have Spotify installed on my p...
2019-02-12 3:25:21 AM
2019-02-12 9:07:21 AM
OneByBoo
Roadie
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Solved!! Certain songs won´t play

Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.0.99.250 My Question or IssueWell, since some days i have the problem that im not able to play some songs of random artist.After reinstalling Spotify it used to work but some days later it´s starting to do i...

cruse
Newbie
Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.0.99.250 My Question or Issue Well, since some days i have the problem that im not able to play some songs of random artist. Aft...
2019-02-07 3:01:39 PM
2019-02-12 7:30:22 AM
nan1
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Local Files Sync - Wired Computer with a Wireless Phone

So, an ongoing issue that I have with syncing my local files is it's impossible to do it when my computer is connected via ethernet and my phone is connected via wireless. I tried to do a USB connection with a hotspot on my phone, and that didn't wor...

TotallyNatCool
Newbie
So, an ongoing issue that I have with syncing my local files is it's impossible to do it when my computer is connected via ethernet and my phone is connected via wireless. I tried to do a USB connect...
2019-02-12 6:06:05 AM
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Followers cannot rearrange collaborative playlist

Hi! I have created a collaborative playlist, but followers of that list report that they are unable to rearrange the playlist (reorder songs). They can add and remove songs, but not, as I said, rearrange the songs. Is this is limitation of collaborat...

sonofjon
Casual Listener
Hi! I have created a collaborative playlist, but followers of that list report that they are unable to rearrange the playlist (reorder songs). They can add and remove songs, but not,...
2019-02-11 7:12:47 PM
2019-02-11 11:07:41 PM
sonofjon
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Song wrongly marked as local file so I can't play or add the online version to a playlist

So when I first installed Spotify I thought it would be helpful to add my own collection of music to it as well, thinking to get the best of both worlds.Soon I found out that when I have a local file on my computer, that song will play from there, bu...

Kemanor
Newbie
So when I first installed Spotify I thought it would be helpful to add my own collection of music to it as well, thinking to get the best of both worlds. Soon I found out that when I have a local ...
2019-02-11 10:44:05 PM
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Playlists not syncing between devices

My playlists between my phone and windows 10 PC do not seem to sync. I have done some research and it seems as though this has been an issue for some users for quite some time how. How the heck has this not been fixed yet? Does anyone have a solution...

sg97
Casual Listener
My playlists between my phone and windows 10 PC do not seem to sync. I have done some research and it seems as though this has been an issue for some users for quite some time how. How the heck has t...
2019-02-06 9:02:36 PM
2019-02-11 9:51:15 PM
sg97
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windows cortana link to spotify

so im on windows 10 and trying to get spotify linked to cortana but when i do i get long lines of text wich i can only read halve of and then there is nothing more i can do.and i do have premium.the lines of text are in the attachement.

rocky1232
Newbie
so im on windows 10 and trying to get spotify linked to cortana but when i do i get long lines of text wich i can only read halve of and then there is nothing more i can do. and i do have premium. ...
2019-02-09 8:27:46 PM
2019-02-11 8:12:05 PM
mischmi
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Cortana
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Spotify won't play songs that aren't already installed.

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For some odd reason, Spotify refuses to play songs that are not installed onto my computer, the progress bar doesn't even move. I uninstalled Spotify from my device then...

inulol
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Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For some odd reason, Spotify refuses to play songs that are not installed onto my comput...
2019-02-11 5:55:35 PM
2019-02-11 6:19:24 PM
ElenaMomentary
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Solved!! Certain songs/albums won't play

PlanFreeCountry PortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 This started happening about 1-2 weeks ago, where specific songs won't play, seemingly all from the same album. The albums I can and can't play seem to change from restart to restart too. Whe...

Jagger425
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows 10 This started happening about 1-2 weeks ago, where specific songs won't play, seemingly all from the same album. ...
2019-02-06 4:57:07 PM
2019-02-11 2:45:39 PM
Jagger425
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Spotify Automatically Starting On Windows 10 Boot

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop app keeps opening on startup, despite me specifically setting the option to NOT open on startup. I've already tried uninstalling, rebooti...

Ish-Patel
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop app keeps opening on startup, despite me specifical...
2019-02-10 11:08:49 AM
2019-02-11 10:41:29 AM
goatpimp
Gig Goer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify can't connect through Chromecast (via browser)

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePersonal Computer through Chrome BrowserOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello.I'm getting a lot of problems when I try to use Spotify through chromecast. Every time I try to stream it from my computer to ...

Arauggio
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Personal Computer through Chrome Browser Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. I'm getting a lot of problems when ...
2019-01-07 2:51:09 AM
2019-02-11 10:01:03 AM
lottware
Regular
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how to upload from MediaPlayer??

My Question or Issue Hey guys! I'm having a beast of a time trying to upload an album/playlist from Windows MediaPlayer into Spotify. I know I've done it once before, years ago, but just can't make it happen now...Can anyone help?

spindere11a
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue Hey guys! I'm having a beast of a time trying to upload an album/playlist from Windows MediaPlayer into Spotify. I know I've done it once before, yea...
2019-01-21 11:52:56 PM
2019-02-11 8:59:14 AM
spindere11a
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Is there a shortcut to changing the volume of Spotify while the window is closed?

DevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to be able to change the volume of Spotify while I’m using a different program without having to either change the volume of the whole computer or go to Spotify to change the volume. If th...

ItsMatthewMetz
Newbie
Device Pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to be able to change the volume of Spotify while I’m using a different program without having to either change t...
2019-02-10 10:36:44 PM
2019-02-11 3:21:22 AM
Bittencourt
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Spotify wont play some songs

PlanFreeCountryUnited Kingdom DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play a song that I haven't listened to before, it comes up with a blank song cover, no song title and author and the progress bar doesnt move. Been ha...

brooklynorme
Newbie
Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play a song that I haven't listened to before, it comes up wit...
2019-02-10 3:40:45 PM
2019-02-10 6:16:39 PM
Romaryho
Newbie
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version 09.15.27.g87efe634 stopped working on a Windows XP mediaplayer

PlanPremiumCountry NL:DeviceMedia player embeded Windows XPOperating System(Windows XP) My Question or IssueI have version 09.15.27.g87efe634 running on a XP mediaplayer and it stopped working a few days ago. Spotify still finds the playlists, start ...

ethuijs
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country NL: Device Media player embeded Windows XP Operating System (Windows XP) My Question or Issue I have version 09.15.27.g87efe634 running on a XP mediaplayer...
2019-02-09 1:27:24 PM
2019-02-10 2:33:05 PM
ethuijs
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Solved!! Songs won't start playing

Premium User - Greece Dell LaptopWindows 7 I'm unable to play certain songs on my laptop app, even though they normally play when using my android app. Changing devices from android to windows will also stop the tracks playing and changing from windo...

Muad_Dib
Casual Listener
Premium User - Greece Dell Laptop Windows 7 I'm unable to play certain songs on my laptop app, even though they normally play when using my android app. Changing ...
2019-02-06 12:56:04 PM
2019-02-10 4:20:20 AM
KMOX4
Roadie
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Spotify doesn't play songs from search

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHey All!My spotify seems to be really broken-- not sure how, though. Whenever I search for a song via the search bar at the top, none of the results play when clicked on. I get the symbol over ...

Accipitrade
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey All! My spotify seems to be really broken-- not sure how, though. Whenever I search for a song via the search bar at the t...
2019-02-09 11:54:48 PM
2019-02-10 4:04:27 AM
KMOX4
Roadie
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2 replies
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Can't Play Songs on Windows Spotify App and Browser Spotify

PlanPremiumCountry US DeviceInspiron Windows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So before you give me the generic have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling advice, yes I have uninstalled and reinstalled. I did it multiple times ...

DavidTheNewKid
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device Inspiron Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So before you give me the generic have you tried uninstall...
2019-02-09 11:29:04 PM
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Solved!! Spotfiy won't let me play available songs that I could've played before.

Before Spotify would let me play any song I want as long it was available. Now there are songs at random that for some reason won't let me play them. At first I thought it was songs that weren't saved to my songs. While that is somewhat the case, the...

user-removed
Visitor
Before Spotify would let me play any song I want as long it was available. Now there are songs at random that for some reason won't let me play them. At first I thought it was songs that weren't save...
2019-02-05 4:32:35 AM
2019-02-09 10:41:31 PM
TheMaxynator
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