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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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Superuser Contribution Window not filling full screen

On windows 11 and Linux the spotify window does not fill the entire screen. The bottom line of pixels is not covered by the spotify window and the program behind it can be seen.

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  • On windows 11 and Linux the spotify window does not fill the entire screen. The bottom line of pixels is not covered by the spotify window and the program behind it can be seen.
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Superuser Contribution using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue

using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue. my friend was using mobile app, i was join with mobile app but adding song with desktop. so probably this is the reason but need to be fixed

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  • using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue. my friend was using mobile app, i was join with mobile app but adding song with desktop. so probably this is the reason but need to be ...
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Superuser Contribution removing current song from playlist. seems removed but it doesnt.

when i tried to move some songs to another list im adding to another then i removed from current list. always adding but not removing.

  • Casual Listener
  • when i tried to move some songs to another list im adding to another then i removed from current list. always adding but not removing.
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Spotify constantly crashing

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueSpotify is constantly crashing. I need to reboot my pc to sometimes make it work. Any idea why so unstable?

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify is constantly crashing. I need to reboot my pc to sometimes make it work.  Any idea why ...
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No Social Share Song

Hello,I am ui/ux designer. I saw a ux problem like this.There is no button to share the song I'm listening to on the home screen. It will be useful if this is done in the section that appears in the header field. Yours sincerely

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  • Hello, I am ui/ux designer. I saw a ux problem like this. There is no button to share the song I'm listening to on the home screen. It will be useful if this is done in the section that appears i...
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Superuser Contribution Friend not appearing in friends list

My friend and I have followed each other on Spotify. We both have "Share my listening activity on Spotify" set to active. Neither of us sees the other on our friends list. I have tried logging out and back in and ensured Spotify is up to date on all ...

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  • My friend and I have followed each other on Spotify. We both have "Share my listening activity on Spotify" set to active. Neither of us sees the other on our friends list. I have tried logging out an...
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Solved!! i can't hear the audio on my spotify desktop

i can't hear the audio on my spotify desktop but when i connect a bluetooth device to my PC, the audio will work via the bluetooth device.I use a windows 11The spotify version i have is 1.200.1165.0

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  • i can't hear the audio on my spotify desktop but when i connect a bluetooth device to my PC, the audio will work via the bluetooth device. I use a windows 11 The spotify version i have is 1.200.116...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to copy text from new UI

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSometimes it happens that an artist or song is so great that I want to find more information about them/it. As I am mostly using the desktop UI, what I used to do is to simply mark the name of...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Sometimes it happens that an artist or song is so great that I want to find more information about them/it. As I am mostly u...
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Deleted Songs

I accidentally deleted songs from my "Boots" playlist. Can they be restored?

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  • I accidentally deleted songs from my "Boots" playlist. Can they be restored?
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win 11, spotify is not responsive, not playing on searched songs

On win 11 pc, if i search a song, spotify does not react to the playbutton.also not on other songs of the same artist.If however i click on one of my playlists it plays fine!?if i'm playing a song from a playlist or a mix then go back to search the p...

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  • On win 11 pc, if i search a song, spotify does not react to the playbutton. also not on other songs of the same artist. If however i click on one of my playlists it plays fine!? if i'm playing a s...
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This number is not available. If the file is on your computer, you can impo

i cant play any songs on my pc and on my Phone i can play what i want but on pc i get This number is not available. If the file is on your computer, you can import it.

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  • i cant play any songs on my pc and on my Phone i can play what i want but on pc i get This number is not available. If the file is on your computer, you can import it.
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Superuser Contribution Queue Issue

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSurface Laptop GoOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe songs are not queuing properly, when listening to an album and then adding another album to the queue - it won't allow for the remaining songs to be ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Surface Laptop Go Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The songs are not queuing properly, when listening to an album and then addin...
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Black Screen on Web Player When Logged In

Whenever I access Spotify through the web player and do not log in to my account, it works like normal. Whenever I access Spotify through the web player and log into my Premium account, all I get is a black screen.

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  • Whenever I access Spotify through the web player and do not log in to my account, it works like normal. Whenever I access Spotify through the web player and log into my Premium account, all I get is ...
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Phone and pc constantly out of sync

My PC and phone seem to constantly go out of sync. Right now I'm playing music on my phone app and the PC shows a different song as paused. My internet on phone is via wifi and is 100%, my PC is connected by cable (to the same router)-->fiber and wor...

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  • My PC and phone seem to constantly go out of sync. Right now I'm playing music on my phone app and the PC shows a different song as paused. My internet on phone is via wifi and is 100%, my PC is c...
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Windows app showing only "something went wrong", can't see content.

I tried uninstalling and installing the desktop app again, but the same error happens right after logging in. I can't see starting page or anything, only a dialog saying "something went wrong, try reloading the page" and the "reload page" button dism...

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  • I tried uninstalling and installing the desktop app again, but the same error happens right after logging in. I can't see starting page or anything, only a dialog saying "something went wrong, try re...
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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen does not resize well on untypical aspect ratio!

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 The Spotify-Apps fullscreen mode does not resize as it should when confronted with untypical aspect ratios (like my mini monitor 1280x400), as you can see below.But if I use the Chrome extension f...

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  • Plan Premium Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   The Spotify-Apps fullscreen mode does not resize as it should when confronted with untypical aspect ratios (like my mini monit...
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Superuser Contribution cant download playlist when click the download button

PlanPremiumCountrycanadaDevicedellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuemy songs got delated for some reason and tried to download the playlist again but it didn't download and it keeps saying downloading but nothing download except if i pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country canada Device dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue my songs got delated for some reason and tried to download the playlist again but it didn't&n...
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Shuffle and Repeat

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceWindows 10 PC and Android mobile and tabletOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI know there have been many posts before, but none helped. The buttons for Shuffle and Repeat are greyed out on both mobile and P...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada   Device Windows 10 PC and Android mobile and tablet Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I know there have been many posts befo...
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