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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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Some songs don't load while others play fine

PlanFreeCountry United States (California)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWhile some songs on Spotify play back fine, some I cannot play at all. I can double-click the song and it will just look like it's loading forever and nev...

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  • Plan Free Country  United States (California) Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue While some songs on Spotify play back fine, some I cannot play at all. I ...
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Songs Skip on Web Player and Android

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(Samsung Galaxy S6)Operating System(Windows 10, and android) My Question or Issue I have posted about this and only one answer received and never a follow up. I have done evrything told here as to clear cache delete and re...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device (Samsung Galaxy S6) Operating System (Windows 10, and android)   My Question or Issue  I have posted about this and only one answer received ...
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Spotify App doesn't work on windows 7.

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice PC Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify application doesn't work at all. It's been like this for weeks. When it opens up, it's just blank and it freezes up. I can't end it in my processes because there's...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device  PC  Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Spotify application doesn't work at all. It's been like this for we...
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"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have this file on your computer you can import it"

PlanPremium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate This is driving me beyond insane. Absolutely nothing can play.Please help. EDIT: It was an EQ software. My issue is fixed now.

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  • Plan Premium  Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate   This is driving me beyond insane. Absolutely nothing can play. Please help.   EDIT: It was an EQ software.&...
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Spotify doesn't remember last song i played and deletes the queue

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I shut down and re-open spotify after listening to some songs it doesn't remember where I was the last time I used spotify, instead of that it just goes to a blank queu...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I shut down and re-open spotify after listening to some songs it doesn't remember where I w...
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Spotify exit by itself

PlanPremiumCountryChina, Hong Kong Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When l view Spotify pages, Spotify will close by itself after a few minutes or even quicker, however, if l minimize the window, spotify won't close, l have tried reins...

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  • Plan Premium Country China, Hong Kong  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When l view Spotify pages, Spotify will close by itself after a few minutes&nbsp...
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Delate from my local files songs from Spotify

i have delate from my local file in my computer some songs, but this still appearing in the spotify local songs, i want to know how i can delate this songs in spotify if Im not using them any more.PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceWindows 8Operating Sys...

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  • i have delate from my local file in my computer some songs, but this still appearing in the spotify local songs, i want to know how i can delate this songs in spotify if Im not using them any more. ...
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Activity feed future

PlanPremiumCountryCzechia My Question or IssueHi, what are the plans for the activity feed in Spotify? Is it getting any improvements? Is it going away in the future? It's a great way to discover new music and it would be sad to see it removed.

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  • Plan Premium Country Czechia    My Question or Issue Hi, what are the plans for the activity feed in Spotify? Is it getting any improvements? Is it going away in the fu...
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Spotify web player black screen

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows Spotify web player not working (black screen) on all browsers. Chrome, IE..it's been like this for 2 weeks. Tried logging out of all devices, clearing cache, uninstalled chrome. Idk what to do

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Laptop Operating System Windows   Spotify web player not working (black screen) on all browsers. Chrome, IE..it's been like this for 2 weeks. Trie...
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Some spotify songs won't load

I'm using spotify premium version 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 on Windows 10. When i try to listen to music some songs will load and others will be stuck at 0:00. I've tried everything to fix it like turning of hardware acceleration and high quality streamin...

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  • I'm using spotify premium version 1.0.93.244.g1e3a05e7 on Windows 10.  When i try to listen to music some songs will load and others will be stuck at 0:00. I've tried everything to fix it ...
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Solved!! Spotify won't play any new song I try to play.

Every time I try to play a song that just got released or I've never played for, the song doesn't play (bar not moving, cover art, artist, and song name all missing in bottom left). Any song in my library or previously saved play perfectly, only new ...

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  • Every time I try to play a song that just got released or I've never played for, the song doesn't play (bar not moving, cover art, artist, and song name all missing in bottom left). Any song in ...
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Superuser Contribution I CAN ONLY LISTEN SONGS ON MY ALBUMS PLZ HELP

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI CAN ONLY PLAY SONGS ON MY ALBUMS. WHEN I PLAY SONGS THAT ARE NOT IN MY ALBUM THE NAME OF THE SONG GOES GREEN AND NOTHING HAPPENS. NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH SPOTIFY HOPEFULLY THERE IS ...

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  • Plan Free Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I CAN ONLY PLAY SONGS ON MY ALBUMS. WHEN I PLAY SONGS THAT ARE NOT IN MY ALBUM THE NAME OF THE SONG GOES GREEN AND NOTHING HAPP...
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Superuser Contribution Last played list empty on Windows

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevice(Huawei P10 Lite, PC)Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hey,since some days my "Last played" (or in German "Zuletzt gehört" or "Zuletzt gespielt", differs from OS to Os) list is empty on Spotify ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device (Huawei P10 Lite, PC) Operating System Android, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Hey, since some days my "Last played" (or in German ...
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Superuser Contribution Daft Punk won't play on my PC or Android

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC, Android Phone My Question or IssueSince getting premium I have been unable to listen to Daft Punk on my PC or Phone. It's the only artist I've found that says 'Spotify can't play this right now" for and it's q...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device PC, Android Phone     My Question or Issue Since getting premium I have been unable to listen to Daft Punk on my PC or Phone.&nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution Quiet Song

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery song I hear has the same volume, but this one specific song called "Gee" by "Girls' Generation". In comparison to every other song this one song is very very quiet...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every song I hear has the same volume, but this one specific song called "Gee" b...
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Sorting No Longer Available

Plan PremiumCountry USA DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When browsing through search results, I have always been able to sort the results by clicking a column heading (ie. Artist, Title). As of the past two weeks or so, I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When browsing through search results, I have always been able to sort the res...
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Ordem de playlists criadas

PlanFreeCountry BrasilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue Olá, consigo definir a ordem de reprodução nas playlists que crio, arrastando e reorganizando as músicas, porém enfrento um problema que não consegui resolver.Em outr...

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  • Plan Free Country  Brasil Device Desktop Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue  Olá, consigo definir a ordem de reprodução nas playlists que crio, arrastando e ...
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Artists, Albums, Stations, Podcasts, Recently Played and Discover Weekly are empty.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDeviceLenovo Thinkpad T400/T420Operating SystemWindows 7/10 My Question or IssueSee attachment. The issue is fixed temporarily by reinstalling the app, but it comes back eventually. The issue started when I had premium but I...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  US Device Lenovo Thinkpad T400/T420 Operating System Windows 7/10   My Question or Issue See attachment. The issue is fixed temporarily by reinstalling ...
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can't report a playlist with offensive title

CountryFrance Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWhen trying to report a playlist with an offensive title ("I don't like C**k S*ckers" in french) my browser opened with a report link to spotify support(link to the playlist: https://open.sp...

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  •  Country France   Operating System Windows 7    My Question or Issue When trying to report a playlist with an offensive title ("I don't like C**k S*ckers" in french) my bro...
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Songs Liked by Artist

Is there a way to see what songs you have liked by a specific artist? When I click on an artists name and go to their profile, at the top you always see the Popular section. What about a section for songs that you've liked by them? I can't seem to fi...

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  •  Is there a way to see what songs you have liked by a specific artist? When I click on an artists name and go to their profile, at the top you always see the Popular section. What about a sectio...
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