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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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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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My Playlist Cover Art Gets Deleted

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Playlist Cover Art Gets Deleted, I made cover art on Photoshop that looks similar to something spotify would make, am I allowed?. I will link the playlist art ...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Playlist Cover Art Gets Deleted, I made cover art on Photoshop that lo...

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player doesn't recognize current song when reviewing same album

Operating System Windows 101. I'm listening to a song2. I click on the album name3. Spotify shows the album with all songs4. the song currently playing, from that very same album, SHOULD appear as "playing", that is, with the "pause" button instead o...

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  Operating System Windows 10 1. I'm listening to a song 2. I click on the album name 3. Spotify shows the album with all songs 4. the song currently playing, from that very same album...

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Organize music by genre

I kept wracking my brain trying to figure out how to organize my music by genre until I realized that Spotify had gotten rid of the feature. I've read countless posts requesting this.... Why on earth? I recently decided to switch from Apple Music, bu...

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I kept wracking my brain trying to figure out how to organize my music by genre until I realized that Spotify had gotten rid of the feature. I've read countless posts requesting this.... Why on earth...

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Moving a playlist OUT of a/ from folder

My Question or IssueHi. I have a few folders in my playlist-list. If I want to move a playlist out of a folder, back into the mainlist, what have I to do do make it done??? Is there any option like this?? Regards

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  My Question or Issue Hi. I have a few folders in my playlist-list. If I want to move a playlist out of a folder, back into the mainlist, what have I to do do make it done??? Is there any opt...

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Restarting filter in playlist doesn't play all the songs of the playlist

CountrySpainDevicePC, MacBook Pro mid-2012Operating SystemWindows 7, macOS MojaveVersion1.0.92.390.g2ce5ec7d My Question or IssueHello, I've noticed the following issue: I have a very large playlist that I use as a personalized radio (almost 6,000 so...

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Country Spain Device PC, MacBook Pro mid-2012 Operating System Windows 7, macOS Mojave Version 1.0.92.390.g2ce5ec7d   My Question or Issue Hello, I've noticed the following issue: I ha...

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Ubuntu device is taking over Spotify

Sinds a while my account has a device, on all my equipments such as iOs, windows etc...., called Ubuntu.I'ts always there and continues playing all the time. When I paused the music Ubuntu unpaused it by itself.When I'm playing on an other device and...

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Sinds a while my account has a device, on all my equipments such as iOs, windows etc...., called Ubuntu. I'ts always there and continues playing all the time. When I paused the music Ubuntu unpaused...

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Solved!! Mini Player

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn the most prominent mini player idea, the staff answered: "Windows 10 users can use a smaller mini player with play controls (but no play queue)."How do I do that? I ca...

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Plan Premium Country  Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue In the most prominent mini player idea, the staff answered: "Windows 10 users can use a s...

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Song count

My Question or Issue:Hi everyone I am having an issue with my song count.As I am using both my phone and laptop for spotify I have noticed for my most used play list on my pc it will say I have 9,381 but on my phone it says I have 9,454 Can some plea...

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   My Question or Issue:Hi everyone I am having an issue with my song count.As I am using both my phone and laptop for spotify I have noticed for my most used play list on my pc it will sa...

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Videos only sometimes available

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 pro My Question or Issue I'm having an issue with my account not playing videos, i'm getting the error message, "We're not able to play this video in your current location." This ...

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Plan Free Country  United States Device Custom PC Operating System Windows 10 pro   My Question or Issue   I'm having an issue with my account not playing videos, i'm gettin...

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Slim Shady LP

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf I Had and Role Model aren't explicit even though they say they are. The **bleep** - Skit and I'm Shady aren't explicit but they're in the explicit version of the album? Las...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If I Had and Role Model aren't explicit even though they say they are. The **bleep** - Skit an...

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Song dissapear from album.

Hi there, the song "Sing About Me, Im dying of Thrist" from album good kid m.a.a.d city is not available, when yesterday i can play the song like ever. Im from Argentina and use spotify in Windows10. thanks ! PS: attached screen from the album and so...

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  Hi there, the song "Sing About Me, Im dying of Thrist" from album good kid m.a.a.d city is not available, when yesterday i can play the song like ever. Im from Argentina and use spotify in Wi...

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Column sort in search gone?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen searching for a song, artist, etc, the search results used to be sortable by column. For example, if I search for a song, many non-exact results show up, but it used to...

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  Plan Premium Country USA  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When searching for a song, artist, etc, the search results used to be sortable by co...

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Spotify can't add more than 1128 songs to Local Files

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Professional 64-bit My Question or Issue My issue is that Spotify for PC can not add more than 1128 songs to Local Files. It simply stops adding the songs from the files source whenever it r...

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Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Professional 64-bit   My Question or Issue  My issue is that Spotify for PC can not add more than 1128 song...

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Album art not showing for some local file songs

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueMy issue is that the album art does not show for all my imported local songs in Spotify. It works for some tracks, but not all. They have all been treated the exac...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device PC Operating System Windows 10 64-bit   My Question or Issue My issue is that the album art does not show for all my imported local songs in Sp...

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Rush 10+ minutes greyed out on PC, but still playable on Android

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I've notice that Rush songs with more than 10 minutes are not playing on my computer. The other musics are still playable. This only happens on this device. If I try to pl...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  I've notice that Rush songs with more than 10 minutes are not playing on my computer. The ...

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What's new in 1.0.92.390.g2ce5ec7d?

 Spotify just updated to 1.0.92.390.g2ce5ec7d. Where's the change list?

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  Spotify just updated to 1.0.92.390.g2ce5ec7d. Where's the change list?

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Local Files no Longer Syncing With Unplayable Albums on Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHP Omen Gaming PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, I began to notice that none of my local files that I have on my computer are playable in my playlists (I included a screenshot of what I am seeing). ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device HP Omen Gaming PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently, I began to notice that none of my local files that I have on my computer ...

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Superuser Contribution Volumen se baja solo cuando me escriben por Facebook o Whatsapp

El volumen se baja solo cuando recibo una notificación mientras estoy escuchando PlanPremiumCountry Chile DevicePCOperating SystemW7 My Question or Issue ¿Hay alguna forma de corregirlo? y si es así, ¿podrían indicarme como hacerlo?

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UI display issues

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The track duration is not displaying correctly. This is especially apparent when viewing track over an hour long such as podcasts. Doing things sesizing the window and hiding the friends panel does not ...

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    Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  The track duration is not displaying correctly. This is especially apparent when viewing track over an hour long such...

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Problems with Chromecast (Not listed in device list + losing connection)

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When using Spotify App (obtained from windows store), I'm not able to stream it to my TV through chromecast as it does not appear in Devices List. But, if...

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Plan Premium Country  Brazil Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When using Spotify App (obtained from windows store), I'm not able t...

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