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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify cannot load anything or play any songs

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i can't open playlists, i can't check my profile and i cannot even see my playl...

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  • Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i c...
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Superuser Contribution Can't search within liked songs/playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSearching within Liked Songs seems to have gone away, or I just can't find it with the new design. Makes it very hard to navigate through 1000s of saved songs.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Searching within Liked Songs seems to have gone away, or I just can't find it with the new de...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Liked songs sorted by genre

Hello!If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the "Liked" songs can be sorted into genres. I would prefe...

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  • Hello! If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the...
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Superuser Contribution lyrics not auto scrolling

so im using the app on my laptop and have a premium subscription in case that matters. My issue is that when im trying to view any song lyrics, the lyrics dont auto scroll and sync to the song, im not pressing any lyrics or any other buttons, just th...

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  • so im using the app on my laptop and have a premium subscription in case that matters. My issue is that when im trying to view any song lyrics, the lyrics dont auto scroll and sync to the song, im no...
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Solved!! Spotify Desktop App Turning on Camera

So, almost every time I open the Spotify desktop app and play a song on my windows computer the camera turns on. My computer notifies me of this on-screen and the camera light turns on. When I close Spotify, I get a notification that my camera has tu...

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  • So, almost every time I open the Spotify desktop app and play a song on my windows computer the camera turns on. My computer notifies me of this on-screen and the camera light turns on. When I close ...
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Superuser Contribution Music randomly stops sound but still says its playing

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe music sound just stops playing but it says the musics is playing but there is no sound. It says its playing from broswer which is correct and don't have this issue with youtube when the sound...

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  • Plan Free Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The music sound just stops playing but it says the musics is playing but there is no sound. It says its playing from broswer wh...
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Superuser Contribution Xbox Spotify App Stereo / 5.1 toggle

Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of the front speakers. I've played with every setting, b...

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  • Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of th...
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Superuser Contribution "Your version of Windows is out of date" Banner needs to stop.

I am well aware that my version of windows is old. What I don't need is a constant reminder every time I open Spotify. Not to mention that this banner takes about 5-10 seconds to even load and I can't do anything until it does.Can this be disabled?An...

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  • I am well aware that my version of windows is old. What I don't need is a constant reminder every time I open Spotify. Not to mention that this banner takes about 5-10 seconds to even load and I can'...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing on startup without an error message (Windows 10).

I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC. There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it. I've tried clearing my temporary files in Windows 10's settings, but t...

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  • I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC.  There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it.  I've tr...
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Superuser Contribution Where to find total playlist length on desktop

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add to Queue button Missing now

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile still but I do not know how to add them to queue any more. The button is not in the ri...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile st...
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Superuser Contribution how to add friends to spotify without facebook and username

I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do that by adding them to my friends list. i have done it...

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  • I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do tha...
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Superuser Contribution Пауза при прослушивании песен. В Discord Высвечивается "Пауза".

Ставиться пауза при прослушивании треков.Ни у кого нет доступа к моему акку, я уже нажимал "Выйти ото всюду".Пауза связана с Дискордом, то есть высвечивается сообщение "Your mic has been transmitting for 30 seconds. SpotyFy playback paused". Ни в дис...

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  • Ставиться пауза при прослушивании треков. Ни у кого нет доступа к моему акку, я уже нажимал "Выйти ото всюду". Пауза связана с Дискордом, то есть высвечивается сообщение "Your mic has been transmit...
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Superuser Contribution Won't sign in or pair to Xbox

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceDesktop (windows)Xbox series SOperating SystemWindows 11VersionDesktop (199.878.0)Xbox (2.26.35.70)My Question or IssueToday at 5:10am on 28/11/22 Spotify randomly starting giving my the "we can't play this right now" m...

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  • Plan Premium Country England Device Desktop (windows) Xbox series S Operating System Windows 11 Version Desktop (199.878.0) Xbox (2.26.35.70) My Question or Issue Today at 5:10am on 28/1...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop App] Empty Gray Bar at the bottom on Spotify Free

PlanFreeCountryTunisiaDeviceAsus X541UV LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEmpty Gray Bar at the bottom on Spotify Free in playlists, search, and settings. Only disappears in the Home tab.

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  • Plan Free Country Tunisia Device Asus X541UV Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Empty Gray Bar at the bottom on Spotify Free in playlists, search, and settings. Only dis...
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Desktop app and web player

My dear friends at Spotify, I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service available. However, I'd like to share some (hopefully) constr...

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  • My dear friends at Spotify,   I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app shows 1 row of pixels on other screen in multi-monitor setup

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 - Spotify Desktop App My Question or IssueWhen the Spotify Desktop app is maximized on a screen on my multi-monitor setup, and it is currently in focus, a single row of pixels from the right or left ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 - Spotify Desktop App   My Question or Issue When the Spotify Desktop app is maximized on a screen on my multi-monitor setup, and ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App not redirecting on login, error code desktop_login_accounts:3

PlanFreeCountryPakistanDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo the desktop app just updated and im logged out of my account. As soon as I press log in, the error code pops up AND THEN im redirected to my browser. The login is...

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  • Plan Free Country Pakistan Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So the desktop app just updated and im logged out of my account. As soon as I press log i...
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Superuser Contribution Audio cutting out midplay

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell Laptop / ASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 / Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio for Spotify just seems to cut-out. No warning, no indication, no specific time-laps...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Laptop / ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 7 / Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung ion LaptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI recently changed my laptop so I downloaded Spotify again. When I tried to play a dong there would be a notice that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If y...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung ion Laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I recently changed my laptop so I downloaded Spotify again. When I tried to play a don...
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