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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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Refuses to play any songs on Desktop Win10

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to open any of my playlists/library/liked songs, it shows a loading icon for ~30 seconds and then "Something went wrong while loading your albums." I can sea...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to open any of my playlists/library/liked songs, it shows a loading icon for ~30 ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps increasing the volume of all media open

When I open the Spotify app on my computer, the audio of any media playing from my web browser is doubled. Spotify doesn't change the volume on my computer, it remains at the level I set it at, but is considerably louder without changing the number. ...

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  • When I open the Spotify app on my computer, the audio of any media playing from my web browser is doubled. Spotify doesn't change the volume on my computer, it remains at the level I set it at, but i...
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Settings only show the language option

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11BrowserOpera My Question or IssueI wanted to search for the option "show local files" but the only thing in my settings is the language opiton

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  •   Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Browser Opera   My Question or Issue I wanted to search for the option "show local files" but the only thing in my settings ...
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Can't download any music in new Desktop App

Hi, when I set a playlist to download, the progress bar just goes to the percentage of already-downloaded songs, and the icon in the playlist list keeps going in a circle. There is no download progress bar appearing in the usual place (below "Create ...

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  •   Hi,  when I set a playlist to download, the progress bar just goes to the percentage of already-downloaded songs, and the icon in the playlist list keeps going in a circle. There is no ...
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Solved!! spotify doesnt play music unless its in a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryU.SDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify doesn't play music unless its in a playlist. I can't just search up a song and listen, I have to add it to a playlist first. It has become very annoying. Is there a f...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't play music unless its in a playlist. I can't just search up a song and listen, I h...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify just stops playing my songs

On PC, Spotify just stops playing songs. When pressing play, it starts a random song. It`s been an ongoing issue in resent months. It appears on multiple pc`s not on my mobile app

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  • On PC, Spotify just stops playing songs. When pressing play, it starts a random song. It`s been an ongoing issue in resent months. It appears on multiple pc`s not on my mobile app
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Superuser Contribution i live in israel, mixed language in app

i want my account to be fully english,today i noticed that the mixes names had automatically changedfrom "example mix" to "example מיקס" in the picture that previews that mixand there is also another tab that is below the "Best of artists" tabthat is...

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  • i want my account to be fully english, today i noticed that the mixes names had automatically changed from "example mix" to "example מיקס" in the picture that previews that mix and there is also a...
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Superuser Contribution How do I fix Spotify not letting me change songs and restarting the song?

Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when using Apple Carplay or the Desktop App. This makes the ...

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  • Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when usin...
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Superuser Contribution One person not showing up on friend activity?

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOnly some of my friends are showing up on friend activity. I have looked at threads which said that it's been fixed but they're still not showing up on my activity. And no, they haven...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Only some of my friends are showing up on friend activity. I have looked at threads which said that it's been f...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't see my liked songs

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceSurface Book 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince a few days ago I haven't been able to access my liked songs from my pc. If I open the liked songs tab it says "your liked songs will appear here" an then the...

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  • Plan Free Country Italy Device Surface Book 2 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since a few days ago I haven't been able to access my liked songs from my pc. If I open...
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Windows Desktop Program Won't Play

My desktop app on Windows will not play. It says that I need to turn off "Offline Mode" in order to play a song. However, Offline Mode is already disabled. Separately, when I double click on certain songs, it says "this content is not available". On ...

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  • My desktop app on Windows will not play. It says that I need to turn off "Offline Mode" in order to play a song. However, Offline Mode is already disabled. Separately, when I double click on certain ...
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Solved!! Songs don't play from the artist's page/albums on the desktop app (windows)

Hey,If I try to play songs from the artist page/album they won't play. But If I add those songs to a playlist, they work, but only through the specific playlist. This problem appears only on the desktop app.I tried to clear the cache. update and rein...

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  • Hey, If I try to play songs from the artist page/album they won't play. But If I add those songs to a playlist, they work, but only through the specific playlist. This problem appears only on th...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify seems to not work on my PC correctly

I opend the website as usualy in my browser Google-chrome but I also tried it on Edge as browser and both have the same issue I click on any button and nothing seems to work. I restarted my PC but still... I just want to click on a certain song or th...

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  • I opend the website as usualy in my browser Google-chrome but I also tried it on Edge as browser and both have the same issue   I click on any button and nothing seems to work. I restarted my ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Speaker only playing left channel

PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just plugged in my UMC404HD audio interface to my speakers (BEHRINGER MS40s) - this is all connected via USB to my PC. Every other programme/website outputs stereo, except for...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device PC  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just plugged in my UMC404HD audio interface to my speakers (BEHRINGER MS40s) - this is all con...
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Superuser Contribution how do i block an artist on pc

I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop

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  • I have an premium account on Spotify, and i want to block some artists on spotify, but i dont find where i can do it in desktop  
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I can't hide played podcasts

PlanSpotify Premium DuoCountryBulgariaDeviceLaptop Dell Inspiron 7786Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the latest update (Apr. 2021), I can sort podcasts only by date and length (interested feature!). But I miss/can't find how to hi...

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  • Plan Spotify Premium Duo Country Bulgaria Device Laptop Dell Inspiron 7786 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With the latest update (Apr. 2021), I can sort podcas...
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Spotify Connect Not Working on Desktop (Windows), Works on Other Devices

I've been having a lot of trouble trying to get Spotify to work on the desktop app. If I were to play a song on the desktop app, it wouldn't show on my phone or even the website and vice-versa. If I was to listen to on my phone or the website, it wou...

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  • I've been having a lot of trouble trying to get Spotify to work on the desktop app. If I were to play a song on the desktop app, it wouldn't show on my phone or even the website and vice-versa. If I ...
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New update crashes every 5 minutes

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDell inspiron 13 5378Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueApplication crashes every 5 minutes. When it crashes it becomes an unresponsive black screen.

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device Dell inspiron 13 5378 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Application crashes every 5 minutes. When it crashes it becomes a...
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