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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 WHY CAN"T I EASLY REMOVE DONGS AS THEY SOME UP, FROM MY LIBRARY PLAYLISTS?? WAAAAY TOO COMPLICATED!!

PlanPremiumCountry USA DESKTOPOperating System WINDOWS 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue WHY CAN"T I EASLY REMOVE DONGS AS THEY SOME UP, FROM MY LIBRARY PLAYLISTS?? WAAAAY TOO COMPLICATED!!ue

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   DESKTOP Operating System WINDOWS 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue WHY CAN"T I EASLY REMOVE DONGS AS THEY SOME UP...
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Superuser Contribution Drag and drop feature is not scrolling the screen once the dragged track is at the top of screen?

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App Doesn't Connect With My Phone or the Web Player

lPlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Xiaomi Redmi 9C, HP Intel Core i3)Operating System(Android 10, Windows 10) My Question or IssueI am able to play different songs on the mobile and the desktop app. I am able to connect the Web Player with my phone but ...

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  • lPlan Premium Country Turkey Device (Xiaomi Redmi 9C, HP Intel Core i3) Operating System (Android 10, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I am able to play different songs on the mobile...
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Superuser Contribution Connect to a device feature no longer recognizing my Android connected via wifi

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9 & Windows computerOperating SystemWhatever runs a Samsung & Windows 10 My Question or IssueWindows on my desktop updated this morning and as a result, my desktop Spotify app and Android app are no longer re...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop app is not in sync with open.spotify.com

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10 Yesterday i updated the spotify desktop app and it works normally except for the fact that it doesn't sync with the web player, when i play a song in the desktop app and go to the web player it's not playing it ther...

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  • Plan Free Operating System Windows 10   Yesterday i updated the spotify desktop app and it works normally except for the fact that it doesn't sync with the web player, when i play a song in...
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Superuser Contribution Empty podcast ranking

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hi not able to view Podcasts and Podcast rankings.

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Superuser Contribution Spotify not showing on Discord

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issueso i've been trying to show my spotify music on discord and it's not working. i'm on pc and using the spotify and discord applications. the weird thing is, i open spotify web ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue so i've been trying to show my spotify music on discord and it's not working. i'm on pc and using the spot...
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Superuser Contribution Windows desktop won't recognize devices/connections

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceDesktop (Windows)Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueLately, my desktop app has been acting weird. My Spotify won't connect and show on multiple apps and websites like Discord, Last.FM and Musixmatch. Even though...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device Desktop (Windows) Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Lately, my desktop app has been acting weird. My Spotify won't connect and show on ...
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Superuser Contribution Web app issue - different songs adding to playlist

PlanPremiumCountry-DeviceAcer laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm having issues with the Spotify web app (being used on a Google Chrome browser, everything has been updated). The desktop app is currently completely non-functionin...

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  • Plan Premium Country - Device Acer laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm having issues with the Spotify web app (being used on a Google Chrome browser, everythi...
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Superuser Contribution spotify connect and discord not working (pc)

Plan PremiumCountry israel DevicepcOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuewhen i use spotify on pc discord not showing my spotify activity and i cant connect to my phone (when i open the web player i can connect my phone) and when i play spot...

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  •   Plan  Premium Country israel   Device pc Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue when i use spotify on pc discord not showing my spotify activity and i can...
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Superuser Contribution Constant pausing

Spotify has been having an issue. on my desktop (windows) AND NOW ALL MY OTHER DEVICES it has been constantly pausing and I've been trying to troubleshoot it. I've logged out of every device, changed my password, I've cleared my cache, uninstalled re...

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  • Spotify has been having an issue. on my desktop (windows) AND NOW ALL MY OTHER DEVICES it has been constantly pausing and I've been trying to troubleshoot it. I've logged out of every device, changed...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly shuts off

When playing music and leaving it for a few minutes or so, the app just crashes itself and turns off. Sometimes it will finish a song or 2 before crashing, other times it will crash in the middle of 1 song. Either way, it has been getting really trou...

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  • When playing music and leaving it for a few minutes or so, the app just crashes itself and turns off. Sometimes it will finish a song or 2 before crashing, other times it will crash in the middle of ...
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Superuser Contribution Back and forward buttons not showing up on lyrics page

PlanFreeCountryHong Kong Sar, ChinaDeviceLenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs seen in the attached screenshot, the back and forward navigation buttons don't show up when I view the lyrics of a song. Therefore I c...

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  • Plan Free Country Hong Kong Sar, China Device Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As seen in the attached screenshot, the back and forward navi...
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Superuser Contribution Connect To A Device Not Working

PlanFamily Premium CountryCanada DevicePC/Razer Phone 2 Operating SystemWindows 10/Android 9 My Question or IssueSpotify "connect to a device" isn't working at all. When I'm on my PC and try to switch the audio to my phone the phone will display for ...

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Solved!! Bad image on windows 10

The error imageHi, I just get my new laptop with windows 10, It runs once after the spotify free installation and after a windows 10 update I can't use it. I can't uninstall it since there is no option of spotify at the control panel. solution will b...

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Superuser Contribution Can't reproduce albums only in windows desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, for some reason I can't reproduce albums or single songs, only playlists from my windows app that worked fine for years. Clicking on play nothing happened. Before that,...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, for some reason I can't reproduce albums or single songs, only playlists from my windows app...
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Superuser Contribution Desktop app doesnt work with Discord

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop (with Ethernet, Windows 10) Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy desktop app for spotify doesnt let me listen along with friends on discord & it also doesnt show my activity on spotify, However when i loa...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop (with Ethernet, Windows 10)  Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My desktop app for spotify doesnt let me listen along with friends o...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not showing as status in Discord.

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceDesktop & MobileOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 9 My Question or IssueSpotify stopped showing as status in Discord. I've tried the following:Disconnecting Discord and Spotify accounts and reconnectingDisconnecting accou...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Desktop & Mobile Operating System Windows 10,  Android 9   My Question or Issue Spotify stopped showing as status in Discord.   I...
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Play random all artists

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I have a lot of artists added to my library and I can't see a way to play songs from all artists randomly. If I create a playlist, I have to select the songs myself and I can't add them al...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I have a lot of artists added to my library and I can't see a way to play songs from all artists randomly. If I create a...
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Spotify on Windows 11 screen not filling

PlanPremiumDeviceLenovo ideapad3iOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify on Windows doesn't take up the whole screen when expanded, it only happens with Spotify.

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  • Plan Premium Device Lenovo ideapad3i Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue   Spotify on Windows doesn't take up the whole screen when expanded, it only happens with ...
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