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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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Favourite song indices out of sync

Device Desktop, Windows 10 Steps to reproduce:1. Open up the browser player in 2 tabs in the browser2. On Tab 1, navigate to My Collection / Favourite songs3. Switch to Tab 2, search for a song, add it to the favourites4. Switch back to Tab 1 (Favour...

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  •   Device   Desktop, Windows 10   Steps to reproduce: 1. Open up the browser player in 2 tabs in the browser 2. On Tab 1, navigate to My Collection / Favourite songs 3. Switch t...
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Spotify making my PC crash

My Question or Issue Hello. I've been having problems with Spotify today. Everytime I open it on my PC, after a short time it will freeze and crash. No error messages shown on screen. It happens even if I just open and inmediately close the program. ...

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  •   My Question or Issue   Hello. I've been having problems with Spotify today. Everytime I open it on my PC, after a short time it will freeze and crash. No error messages shown on screen...
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Superuser Contribution spotify skipping local file songs when the song end

ok a week ago spotify suddenly out of nowhere coudn't play local file songs until i downloaded this: http://www.free-codecs.com/mpeg_layer_3_codec_download.htm (for those who have the problem) but... as you see from the title it just... skip them. ye...

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  •   ok a week ago spotify suddenly out of nowhere coudn't play local file songs until i downloaded this: http://www.free-codecs.com/mpeg_layer_3_codec_download.htm (for those who have the pr...
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Algoritmo de canciones aleatorias muy mal.

PlanPremiumCountryColombia Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Buenos días, hace varias semanas he venido experimentando el problema de que entro a mis favoritas y le doy reproducir aleatorio y me está reproduciendo practicamente las mism...

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  • Plan Premium Country Colombia   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Buenos días, hace varias semanas he venido experimentando el problema de que entro a mis fa...
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Spotify For Desktop release notes

Are we ever going to get proper release notes for the Spotify for Windows application. It's not helpful when I have many issues and no way to check if they have actually been fixed. Not notifying users of what is improved or removed from an applicati...

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  • Are we ever going to get proper release notes for the Spotify for Windows application. It's not helpful when I have many issues and no way to check if they have actually been fixed. Not notifying use...
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Spotify crashes computer

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceHP EliteDesk desktopOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueAbout a month ago, my computer crashed whenever Spotify opened. I uninstalled and then every time I tried to reinstall it my computer would crash again. I ev...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device HP EliteDesk desktop Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue About a month ago, my computer crashed whenever Spotify opened. I uninstalled and t...
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Songs keep skipping and phantom playlists keep playing randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceHP 173 TouchScreen LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 I recently bought a new laptop, and shortly after a new phone (Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro). I haven't had a good time with Spotify ever since. I can't start playi...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device HP 173 TouchScreen Laptop Operating System Windows 10   I recently bought a new laptop, and shortly after a new phone (Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pr...
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Delete a folder without deleting the tracks/playlists within

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI accidently created a folder in which I moved one of my playlists. Right now I am not able to delete the folder without deleting my playlist. On the other hand side it isn´t pos...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I accidently created a folder in which I moved one of my playlists. Right now I am not able to delete...
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Spotify stream count not updating

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDell Inspirion 3656Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I am an artist, and I notice that my stream counts have not updated since July 22. On that day, I had 1,868 streams on one song and the next day, in the spoti...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Dell Inspirion 3656 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I am an artist, and I notice that my stream counts have not updated sinc...
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PlanoFreeCountry Brasil Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHoje eu instalei o spotify no meu pc novo, faz um tempinho que eu já tenho ele(uns 3 meses), mas ainda está novo e nunca deu problema, mas justamente hpje que eu instalei o spotify...

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  • Plano Free Country  Brasil   Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hoje eu instalei o spotify no meu pc novo, faz um tempinho que eu já tenho ele(uns 3 meses), mas ainda ...
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Superuser Contribution I can't play local files after giving them album art.

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceMy PC is built from scratchOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn my spare time, I like to make music. When I finish with a song, I export it as an mp3 file, spotify sees this, and it gets added to the local files ...

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Device My PC is built from scratch Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue In my spare time, I like to make music. When I finish with a song, I exp...
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Superuser Contribution saved songs not in songs playlist

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8 and PCOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue saved songs on songs playlist on PC nt synced with Phone.

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Samsung Galaxy 8 and PC Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  saved songs on songs playlist on PC nt synced with Phone....
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Need to connect with support

Hello I have some issues with my app, when i try to use my app on my device after 2-3 minutes it stops responding that is the reason i need to get connected with the support so is this the number for support . let me know is this the correct one or g...

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  • Hello I have some issues with my app, when i try to use my app on my device after 2-3 minutes it stops responding that is the reason i need to get connected with the support so is this the number for...
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Spotify Continues to Play After It's Paused

Dear to whom this may concern, When ever I pause Spotify on my desktop (Win 10 OS), it automatically plays again when it's paused.The pause time varies everytime (No less than 20 seconds and no more than 35 seconds).This issue had never occured befor...

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  • Dear to whom this may concern,   When ever I pause Spotify on my desktop (Win 10 OS), it automatically plays again when it's paused. The pause time varies everytime (No less than 20 seconds ...
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Queue is broken

When i play songs from a big playlist only the top of the playlist goes to the queue. Only those songs are played and only those songs can be shuffled. When it gets to the end of those songs in the queue, it just goes back to the first one instead of...

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  • When i play songs from a big playlist only the top of the playlist goes to the queue. Only those songs are played and only those songs can be shuffled. When it gets to the end of those songs in the q...
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Can't see my followers on the web browser version

I using the spotify web browser because i can't have the app on my work computer, and can't find my followers (or who i am following, who is following a certain playlist, etc.). anyone know how to fix this? i'm having the same issues on my app on the...

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  •   I using the spotify web browser because i can't have the app on my work computer, and can't find my followers (or who i am following, who is following a certain playlist, etc.). anyone know h...
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Superuser Contribution Artist radio doesn't exist for one particular artist

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDeviceXiaomi note 4 + Windows operated PCOperating SystemAndroid, Windows My Question or Issue Artist radio doesn't exist for one particular artist - Cafe del Mar.Works fine for every other artist.Happens both on Xiaomi note ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Israel Device Xiaomi note 4 + Windows operated PC Operating System Android, Windows   My Question or Issue  Artist radio doesn't exist for one particula...
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Local files are not downloading to my phone

Basically, at this point, I believe I've tried everything to make my local files download to my phone. Spotify is not blocked by the firewall. Both devices are on the same internet. My desktop is mainly using ethernet but I have tried using wifi inst...

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  •   Basically, at this point, I believe I've tried everything to make my local files download to my phone. Spotify is not blocked by the firewall. Both devices are on the same internet. My deskto...
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event date bug (both windows and android)

PlanPremiumCountryhungary Devicewindows 10, oneplus 3T Operating Systemwindows10, android 8 My Question or Issuethe event date is incorrect (shows a month number instead of day) screenshots:

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  • Plan Premium Country hungary   Device windows 10, oneplus 3T   Operating System windows10, android 8   My Question or Issue the event date is incorrect (shows a month numbe...
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What's new in 1.0.85.259.g4ab01679?

Looks like this new version dropped. What has changed? Is there an update log?

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  •   Looks like this new version dropped. What has changed? Is there an update log?
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