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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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How to disable the pop up website oh Spotify?

Whenever I turn on my laptop, it always pop up a website from my browser saying "log in spotify", and I don't reallyt like that.Is there any way to disable that?Or it would be better if I simply uninstall the app?

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  • Whenever I turn on my laptop, it always pop up a website from my browser saying "log in spotify", and I don't reallyt like that.Is there any way to disable that?Or it would be better if I simply unin...
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The Web Interface is unusable, Windows interface is unusable

I cannot use either the Web Interface or the Windows 10 app interface. They only present large icon pictures of 'My Albums'. I cant see them all on one page or in folders/files etc. This is total **bleep**. I cannot believe how dumbed down the design...

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  • I cannot use either the Web Interface or the Windows 10 app interface. They only present large icon pictures of 'My Albums'.  I cant see them all on one page or in folders/files etc. This is to...
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Differenti numeri di playlist da Spotify Web alle applicazioni sia su Pc che Smartphone

Buongiorno, ho notato una cosa e mi servirebbe una spiegazione gentilmente: il profilo di Spotify sulla sua app è diverso se aperto tramite Spotify Web con l'applicazione, praticamente le playlist presenti su Spotify Web sono gargantuescamente maggio...

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  • Buongiorno, ho notato una cosa e mi servirebbe una spiegazione gentilmente: il profilo di Spotify sulla sua app è diverso se aperto tramite Spotify Web con l'applicazione, praticamente le playlist pr...
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Playing on Phone and Computer at the same time

Why does my computer and cellphone link when I am playing on my computer. Is this using up my data on my phone while I am trying to just listen through my computer. How do I stop them from both linking and concurrently playing at the same time. I usu...

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  • Why does my computer and cellphone link when I am playing on my computer. Is this using up my data on my phone while I am trying to just listen through my computer. How do I stop them from both linki...
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Changing the cover of currently played song to the playlist picture instead of the album's?

I'm pretty sure I made the title insanely complicated, but I think the pictures explain clearly what I mean. Is there any way to make it so that this cover: Displays as this cover: ?

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  • I'm pretty sure I made the title insanely complicated, but I think the pictures explain clearly what I mean. Is there any way to make it so that this cover:     Displays as this cove...
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Cant launch spotify

I am running on windows 10 and the app says that the windows store version is installed even though it isn't installed. plz help

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  • I am running on windows 10 and the app says that the windows store version is installed even though it isn't installed. plz help
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Solved!! Only one channel of audio is playing (desktop and iOS)

Don't know why, but just one audio channel is playing on both my desktop and iOS app. Any solutions?

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  • Don't know why, but just one audio channel is playing on both my desktop and iOS app. Any solutions?
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My playlist sometimos don’t charge

Since i update my playlist sometimes dont charge when i have no wifi.i have a premium plan. What can i do?

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  • Since i update my playlist sometimes dont charge when i have no wifi. i have a premium plan. What can i do?
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Windows Unable to play current song

Using Windows desktop player and am routinely told that Spotify cannot play current song about 6-7 seconds into the song. Ive tried all the other troubleshooting for this issue:Logged out of everywhereReinstalled fresh apprebooted computermessed with...

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  • Using Windows desktop player and am routinely told that Spotify cannot play current song about 6-7 seconds into the song.  Ive tried all the other troubleshooting for this issue: Logged out of...
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Spotify stopped posting the music I'm listing to on Facebook

Hello, Ever since Septmeber, Spotify has stopped displaying the music I'm listeing to on Facebook. How can I fix this? Thanks!

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  • Hello,    Ever since Septmeber, Spotify has stopped displaying the music I'm listeing to on Facebook. How can I fix this?   Thanks!
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PC Mobile sync of off line playlists.

Hello,Syncing of Playlists work just fine, but my question is whether syncing of musical data is supposed to work as well, so as to not use the dataplan to download the music twice, once it's been downloaded to either of the two, i.e., either the des...

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  • Hello, Syncing of Playlists work just fine, but my question is whether syncing of musical data is supposed to work as well, so as to not use the dataplan to download the music twice, once it's been ...
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Solved!! Spotify keeps connecting to other devices that are not mine. Should I worry?

This happened the other day and it happened again a few minutes ago. My spotify shows the "Playing on X device" green bar at the bottom and starts playing music that is not anything I listen to. The devices are not something I have and use as well. I...

  • Casual Listener
  • This happened the other day and it happened again a few minutes ago. My spotify shows the "Playing on X device" green bar at the bottom and starts playing music that is not anything I listen to. The ...
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Dragging songs to the end of the queue makes them disappear

DemoSee https://youtu.be/Rnju1ly3HNoSteps to reproduceStart playing an albumSelect another album, right click it and choose: "Add to Queue"Open the QueueSelect all songs of the just queued albumDrag them to the end of the queueExpected BehaviourThe s...

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  • Demo See https://youtu.be/Rnju1ly3HNo Steps to reproduce Start playing an album Select another album, right click it and choose: "Add to Queue" Open the Queue Select all songs of the ju...
  • wickeddoc
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Transfer Playlist and ownership

Hello, I want to transfer my playlist to my new account. I tried to copy the playlist to the desktop, logged out, logged in with new account and paste it to the new account. But the problem is, I can not change the playlist after pasting it. I have a...

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  • Hello,  I want to transfer my playlist to my new account. I tried to copy the playlist to the desktop, logged out, logged in with new account and paste it to the new account. But the probl...
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Lost around 400 playlist subscribers in less than a day. What's the issue?

Hi there, I've lost around 400 subscribers on one of my public playlists over the last 24 hours. When I woke up today they were already gone. As you can tell by another thread over here (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/One-of-my-playlist...

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  • Hi there,   I've lost around 400 subscribers on one of my public playlists over the last 24 hours. When I woke up today they were already gone. As you can tell by another thread over here (htt...
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Local Files Not Indexing in Spotify Windows Desktop App

Hi, On 2 separate machines, my local files are not indexing. In some cases it sees SOME of the files but refuses to index them all. On another machine, it seems to not index ANY local files at all even though I put in multiple directories. Any tips o...

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  • Hi, On 2 separate machines, my local files are not indexing.  In some cases it sees SOME of the files but refuses to index them all.  On another machine, it seems to not index ANY local fil...
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Solved!! Pixelated window on Windows 7

Bug started happening this morning. Even after I restart the application, it reverts to this highly pixelated view. How can I report this bug? Please advise.

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  • Bug started happening this morning. Even after I restart the application, it reverts to this highly pixelated view. How can I report this bug? Please advise.  
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Spotify freezes on startup - Windows 10

Like the title suggests, anytime I launch it, the program freezes on start up and no matter how long I let it sit it won't work. I have toi keep closing it through task manager and re-opening it hoping it works. Haven't found a fix for this anywhere ...

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  • Like the title suggests, anytime I launch it, the program freezes on start up and no matter how long I let it sit it won't work. I have toi keep closing it through task manager and re-opening it hopi...
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Is there any way to improve the radio for a playlist?

Hi all, hope someone can help with this So, I have a few different playlists that I use on Spotify that reflect different genres. I have one playlist called 'Venus Fly Trap' which I created to contain sort of trippy trap music. The problem is though,...

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  • Hi all, hope someone can help with this   So, I have a few different playlists that I use on Spotify that reflect different genres. I have one playlist called 'Venus Fly Trap' which I created ...
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Spotify app for Windows 10 -Desktop

24bit 96k is my sound settings spotify desktop app refuses to use HDMI since last update. The web browser-player will utilize HDMI connection for output. My mobile will pick up that it is playing on both the desktop app, and the web browser. I also c...

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  • 24bit 96k is my sound settings spotify desktop app refuses to use HDMI since last update.  The web browser-player will utilize HDMI connection for output. My mobile will pick up that it is playi...
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