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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 Right Side Audio 'Louder'

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePC/HyperX Cloud Revolver S/ASUS Xonar DSXOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCurrently I'm experiencing a strange audio balancing issue that I can't find the answer to elsewhere. What's currently happening is when...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC/HyperX Cloud Revolver S/ASUS Xonar DSX Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Currently I'm experiencing a strange audio balancing issue t...
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Spotify for Windows stops updating to API after some time

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 & 10 My Question or IssueI have tested this on 3 different Windows PC on my account as well as a completely different house, PC, network, and account.Upon starting Spotify for ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11 & 10   My Question or Issue I have tested this on 3 different Windows PC on my account as well as a...
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Superuser Contribution Your Library does not work on Desktop or Web Application - Windows 10

Whenever I click on Your Library in the Spotify Desktop app on Windows 10 I get a screen that says: "Something went wrong", "Try reloading the page". There is a "RELOAD PAGE" button underneath. When I click it the whole app refreshes and I get redire...

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  • Whenever I click on Your Library in the Spotify Desktop app on Windows 10 I get a screen that says: "Something went wrong", "Try reloading the page". There is a "RELOAD PAGE" button underneath. When ...
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Superuser Contribution When scrolling down the discography of an artist the scroll down resets

Let's say I'm in 2016, in the discography, and I click on a song from that year, I go back and the scroll down resets and goes to the top, to 2022

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  • Let's say I'm in 2016, in the discography, and I click on a song from that year, I go back and the scroll down resets and goes to the top, to 2022
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] adelanto música y se cambia de lista

Tengo Spotify premium y cada vez que trato de adelantar mi música se cambia a otra lista me pasa en el teléfono y pc, espero puedan arreglar ese fallo

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  • Tengo Spotify premium y cada vez que trato de adelantar mi música se cambia a otra lista me pasa en el teléfono y pc, espero puedan arreglar ese fallo 
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Superuser Contribution error instalacion

Una vez desistalada y borrado los archivos he recibo el mismo error a la ahora de installar.no se pudo iniciar sesion error codigo17

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  • Una vez desistalada y borrado los archivos he recibo el mismo error a la ahora de installar. no se pudo iniciar sesion error codigo17
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Superuser Contribution Playlist order of songs changes when app launches after reboot

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S20+ Android 12Operating SystemDesktop Windows 11 My Question or IssueOn desktop app in windows 11 Right now, I have it set to play all the songs in alphabetcal order by song title. When I reboot/boot up the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S20+ Android 12 Operating System Desktop Windows 11   My Question or Issue On desktop app in windows 11 Right now, I have it set to play ...
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Solved!! Spotify Desktop won't play songs that aren't on my playlists

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLenovo Y700 LaptopOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issue Spotify refuses to play anything that isn't on my playlists. The problem is always occuring on songs that aren't part of my playlists or current radios, and the...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Lenovo Y700 Laptop Operating System Win 10  My Question or Issue   Spotify refuses to play anything that isn't on my playlists. The problem i...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify playlist stops playing after you continue listening to it

Premium / NetherlandsDesktop / Huawei phoneWindows 11, Android 12 Everytime I now want to continue listening to a playlist I listed to a couple hours back, he will finish the current song and then the playlist stops. The only thing I can do then is r...

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  • Premium / Netherlands Desktop / Huawei phone Windows 11, Android 12   Everytime I now want to continue listening to a playlist I listed to a couple hours back, he will finish the current son...
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Superuser Contribution How do I prevent system idling when playing music.

The Advanced Settings under my Power Options for Multimedia Settings is already set to "Prevent idling to sleep" [when sharing media], but the system doesn't seem to recognize that the music is actually playing. Is there a setting in Spotify that I'v...

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  • The Advanced Settings under my Power Options for Multimedia Settings is already set to "Prevent idling to sleep" [when sharing media], but the system doesn't seem to recognize that the music is actua...
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Superuser Contribution Audio quality keeps changing mid-song despite settings

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI recently bought proper headphones (Audio Technica M40x) and noticed how Spotify audio quality changes within the same song; it usually starts off crisp but t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently bought proper headphones (Audio Technica M40x) and noticed how Spotify audio qu...
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Superuser Contribution Issue - Spotify webplayer pausing songs constantly

I use spotify web player on chrome and it is continuously pausing my songs. This has become very irritating. I already tried clearing cache from my browser but the issue persists. Please help. I have a free plan and use an acer laptop.

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  • I use spotify web player on chrome and it is continuously pausing my songs. This has become very irritating. I already tried clearing cache from my browser but the issue persists. Please help. &nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution How can I retrieve deleted file from laptop?

I accidentally deleted my important files and I would like to get it back. What to do? Anybody can help? Any suggestion?

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  • I accidentally deleted my important files and I would like to get it back. What to do? Anybody can help? Any suggestion?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes when I try to play a song that it couldn't load

I'm using Spotify desktop on Windows 10. This mostly happens when I try to listen to a new song or listen to something that I haven't listened to for a while, so I suspect that if the song isn't already in the cache memory Spotify tries to load it bu...

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  • I'm using Spotify desktop on Windows 10. This mostly happens when I try to listen to a new song or listen to something that I haven't listened to for a while, so I suspect that if the song isn't alre...
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Superuser Contribution error 17

when i try install in my pc, this show me a erro say error 17.I try this any time, after unistall and say me in spanish no se pude iniciar spotify codigo de error 17please if you have solution send me this emailmy email account is this acount is type...

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  • when i try install in my pc, this show me a erro say error 17. I try this any time, after unistall and say me in spanish no se pude iniciar spotify codigo de error 17 please if you have solution se...
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Superuser Contribution App issue Windows 10 - plays on PC even after connecting to Chromecast

Hi all, This problem only started in the last few weeks. Running the Spotify app on Windows 10 if I cast to the Chromecast, the Chromecast makes the connect sound but Spotify just keeps playing on the PC. The app used to **bleep** me to tears by not ...

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  • Hi all,   This problem only started in the last few weeks. Running the Spotify app on Windows 10 if I cast to the Chromecast, the Chromecast makes the connect sound but Spotify just keeps play...
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Superuser Contribution This web page and app suck!

Spotify says my email is registered but I do not get any notifications and cannot reset my password!!!! The systems never sends me a password reset and I cannot get in. I wanted to buy the family package but after 2 days at this, I am looking for ano...

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  • Spotify says my email is registered but I do not get any notifications and cannot reset my password!!!! The systems never sends me a password reset and I cannot get in. I wanted to buy the family pac...
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Keyboard Stop Button Functionality

I previously submitted an idea under the title '[Desktop] Stop button on keyboard should reset to beginning of song' but it was closed, with the response saying, "Currently the Desktop app has only a Play/ Pause button in the Now Playing View. It wou...

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  • I previously submitted an idea under the title '[Desktop] Stop button on keyboard should reset to beginning of song' but it was closed, with the response saying, "Currently the Desktop app has only a...
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[Desktop] Search for and Locate Music in Library

We have the ability to search downloaded music, but I don't keep all of my playlists downloaded. I believe it would be helpful to search for music in my library, and further identify which folder/playlist(s) the song is in--similar to windows file ma...

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  • We have the ability to search downloaded music, but I don't keep all of my playlists downloaded. I believe it would be helpful to search for music in my library, and further identify which folder/pla...
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