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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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Problem with my spotify playlist.

Hello my problem is that, when i share my playlist with some friends it says its private or deleted, but i have it on as public playlist? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/11pqxjc0j2ivIpvnaTwMKM here is the playlist.

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  • Hello my problem is that, when i share my playlist with some friends it says its private or deleted, but i have it on as public playlist? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/11pqxjc0j2ivIpvnaTwMKM h...
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Can't delete spotify folder in the Roaming file

PlanPremiumCountryCanandaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI wanted to uninstall Spotify because every time there was an update it wouldn't let me update because there was an error. So when I went to uninstall the program and del...

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  • Plan Premium Country Cananda Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I wanted to uninstall Spotify because every time there was an update it wouldn't let me update...
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Superuser Contribution En mi computadora salta error code 409

En mi computador me aparece un cartel que dice this app is restricted to premium user only (Error code:409) pero mi cuenta es premium

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  • En mi computador me aparece un cartel que dice this app is restricted to premium user only (Error code:409) pero mi cuenta es premium
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Superuser Contribution Joe Rogan Experience End of the World Podcast [comedy store] stops playing

Joe Rogan Experience End of the World Podcast [Live from comedy store] it stops playing in between every 1-2 minutes and starts playing again but after 15-20 minutes it stops playin and the screen goes blank

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  • Joe Rogan Experience End of the World Podcast [Live from comedy store] it stops playing in between every 1-2 minutes and starts playing again but after 15-20 minutes it stops playin and the screen go...
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Solved!! Multiple song selection

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI'm on the desktop app and want to add songs to a playlist by select the top song and scrolling down shift selecting the bottom song and having all the songs in ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm on the desktop app and want to add songs to a playlist by select the top song and scroll...
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Como subo una canción a spotify

Quiero subir una cancion con un amigo pero no se como subirla, he intentado crearme la cuenta de Aritista pero no ne deja si no tengo la canción subida, no lo entiendo.

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  • Quiero subir una cancion con un amigo pero no se como subirla, he intentado crearme la cuenta de Aritista pero no ne deja si no tengo la canción subida, no lo entiendo.
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Не могу слушать треки с альбомов либо которые нашел в поисковике

Допустим ввожу в поиск трек который хочу послушать нажимаю на него и ничего не происходит. Так же если зайду к кому-то из исполнителю такая же проблема. А если зайду в свои любимые треки или свой плейлист то все работает. Что делать?

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  • Допустим ввожу в поиск трек который хочу послушать нажимаю на него и ничего не происходит. Так же если зайду к кому-то из исполнителю такая же проблема. А если зайду в свои любимые треки или свой пле...
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where does the app store all the downloaded music?

I have subscribed where is the music saved so that I can load some songs onto my phone.

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  • I have subscribed where is the music saved so that I can load some songs onto my phone.
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Superuser Contribution Shift-click doesn't select multiple songs on playlist for desktop website app

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: macOS Big SurBrowser: Chrome (latest, auto-updates)Website: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/whatever I've added some albums to a playlist that I want to remove. However, I can only remove one song at a time. Holdin...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: macOS Big Sur Browser: Chrome (latest, auto-updates) Website: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/whatever   I've added some albums to a playl...
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Superuser Contribution premium works except for Joe Rogan podcast

I'm getting several of the premium features (e.g., unlimited skips), but I still can't listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, which is the only reason I signed up for premium.

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  • I'm getting several of the premium features (e.g., unlimited skips), but I still can't listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, which is the only reason I signed up for premium.
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Superuser Contribution so when i login to any account on spotify on my pc it just says error

so now its kinda diffrent it says i dont have an account linked to my email, but when i try creating a new account with that mail it just says i already have account linked to that email, i think i got my pc ip or banned or account suspended, i dont ...

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  • so now its kinda diffrent it says i dont have an account linked to my email, but when i try creating a new account with that mail it just says i already have account linked to that email, i think i g...
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I can't play an album

I have a Premium Family account. On my phone or tablet everything is fine. But on my Windows computer, I can only play my own playlists. If I select an album from my Library, it won't play.It's almost like it thinks I'm a free user. I double checked ...

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  • I have a Premium Family account. On my phone or tablet everything is fine. But on my Windows computer, I can only play my own playlists. If I select an album from my Library, it won't play. It's alm...
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Why do the lyrics for songs disappear or become inaccessible?

Played songs that had lyrics.While later lyrics don't appear for those songs.example: https://open.spotify.com/track/37F7E7BKEw2E4O2L7u0IEp?si=51dc1262d19c41d9song used to have lyrics but now the song appears to not.

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  • Played songs that had lyrics. While later lyrics don't appear for those songs. example: https://open.spotify.com/track/37F7E7BKEw2E4O2L7u0IEp?si=51dc1262d19c41d9 song used to have lyrics but now t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist Details Not Saving

I've seen other threads from people with similar problems, but they've all been closed due to inactivity. I'd like to bring this problem back up because it's getting rather annoying.Whenever I modify one of my existing playlists, by changing its titl...

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  • I've seen other threads from people with similar problems, but they've all been closed due to inactivity. I'd like to bring this problem back up because it's getting rather annoying. Whenever I modi...
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Can't get off offline mode without restarting my entire system, none of the

none of the options in FAQ help me with my issue at all, there is no option to find offline devices on my profile, nd no option on the app to turn off offline mode in my file settings.

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  • none of the options in FAQ help me with my issue at all, there is no option to find offline devices on my profile, nd no option on the app to turn off offline mode in my file settings.
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Solved!! Issue Displaying Element Attributes

PlanPremiumCountryChristmas IslandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro N 22867.5309 My Question or IssueElement text displaying incorrectly in desktop app. buried on Sunday

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  • Plan Premium Country Christmas Island Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro N 22867.5309   My Question or Issue Element text displaying incorrectly in desktop app.  bu...
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Superuser Contribution Can I set Google Home device as default player?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIs there a way to set my Google Home device (group) as the default player so when I start Spotify, it connects and goes there by default?

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Is there a way to set my Google Home device (group) as the default player so when I start Spotify, it conne...
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The lyrics of the song Nine in the afternoon by Panic! at the Disco isn't synchronized

The lyrics of the song Nine in the afternoon by Panic! at the Disco isn't synchronized with the music.https://open.spotify.com/track/59kTVUKhpcFw9zMLPSbFvH?si=f5298e951b694a99

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  • The lyrics of the song Nine in the afternoon by Panic! at the Disco isn't synchronized with the music. https://open.spotify.com/track/59kTVUKhpcFw9zMLPSbFvH?si=f5298e951b694a99
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On the webplayer, I can't find "recently played". where is it?

I click the Queue button. I see the list, but next to the title, where it should say "Recently Played" there is just empty space.Also, the "recently played" on the homepage is useless, just tells me general artists. I am looking for a song that was r...

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  • I click the Queue button. I see the list, but next to the title, where it should say "Recently Played" there is just empty space. Also, the "recently played" on the homepage is useless, just tells m...
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