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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 Daily mix updating multiple times a day since lastest update

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 15.4Windows 7 Desktop client Spotify for Windows1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c My Question or IssueSo, today since the lastest update, my daily mixes will update almost every hour so what is playing on my d...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 15.4 Windows 7 Desktop client Spotify for Windows 1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c   My Question or Issue So, today since the lastest...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly and Daily mixes gone

Made For section on the home page, which includes Discover Weekly and Daily mixes has dissappeared. PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyOperating SystemWindows 10

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  • Made For <User Name> section on the home page, which includes Discover Weekly and Daily mixes has dissappeared.   Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 10
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay setting is ignored when set to 'off'

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceWindows 10, Mac My autoplay setting is set to 'off', but the app is ignoring it and playing random other things after I've finished listening to an album. This is happening on Mac and PC. I've just tested it by listening t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Windows 10, Mac   My autoplay setting is set to 'off', but the app is ignoring it and playing random other things after I've finished listening to an...
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Superuser Contribution Lyric isnt syncing. It gets stopped and goes down

PlanFreeCountryBangladeshDeviceSony VaioOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLyric isnt syncing. It gets stopped and goes down

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  •   Plan Free Country Bangladesh Device Sony Vaio Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Lyric isnt syncing. It gets stopped and goes down
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App keeps crashing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemLatest version of Win10 (as of 13/05/2020) My Question or IssueThe app will start up fine and everything works as it should. However, after a while, e.g 15 minutes, the app will just close itsel...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Latest version of Win10 (as of 13/05/2020)   My Question or Issue The app will start up fine and everything works as it s...
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Superuser Contribution Time Bar Stuck at 0:00

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceCustom Built PCRyzen 5 160016gb RAM 3200mhz1tb ssdRtx 3060Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueRandomly every 3-5 songs ish, my time bar will be locked to 0:00 and won't show me the progress of the song playin...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Custom Built PC Ryzen 5 1600 16gb RAM 3200mhz 1tb ssd Rtx 3060 Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Randomly every 3-5 song...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't stop opening browser tabs, spawns hundreds of them

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceP.C.Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify for Windows1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c My Question or IssueSince the most recent update Spotify has started randomly spawning hundreds of Chrome tabs to "accounts.spotify.com/en/login/ott/v2#...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S. Device P.C. Operating System Windows 10 Spotify for Windows 1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c   My Question or Issue Since the most recent update Spotify has started ran...
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Superuser Contribution Friend Feed not Updating

Hello, I have Spotify premium and am using it on Desktop for Windows 10 and am having the issue of being unable to see Friend Feed Activity. I tried following some other posts for their solutions but nothing has worked. I have version 1.1.51.382.g8e3...

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  • Hello, I have Spotify premium and am using it on Desktop for Windows 10 and am having the issue of being unable to see Friend Feed Activity. I tried following some other posts for their solutions but...
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Solved!! Where is the search option?

PlanPremiumCountryDEDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhere is the search option in Windows 11 app?

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  • Plan Premium Country DE Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Where is the search option in Windows 11 app?    
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Superuser Contribution Strange issue with recently played

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have encountered today following issue...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...
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Superuser Contribution Album cover disappears after listening to a local file song

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueThe album covers for songs disappear after listening to local file songs in my playlist. This started happening about a week or two ago and I have no clue why. I've...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue The album covers for songs disappear after listening to local file songs in my playlist....
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Superuser Contribution Web Player Skipping/Stopping At 10 Seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7, Firefox 64.0.2 My Question or Issue When using the web player, it will skip ahead 5 songs and then will only play the first 10 seconds of the song. I have found a "solution" for only playing 10 s...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 7, Firefox 64.0.2   My Question or Issue  When using the web player, it will skip ahead 5 songs and then will only play ...
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Solved!! User Interface (UI) - Show 'Now Playing'

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceCustom DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA navigational issue - if I start playing someone else's playlist (incl. Spotify's), there isn't a way for me to see which playlist I'm playing. I can s...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Custom Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A navigational issue - if I start playing someone else's playlist (incl. Spo...
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Superuser Contribution blocking songs / artists function is not appearing

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueability to block songs is ONLY appearing on the discovery playlists, not in any other public playlists. whilst the function to block an artist as described in help does not appear in ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue ability to block songs is ONLY appearing on the discovery playlists, not in any other public playlists. w...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Redesign is broken in ultrawide monitors

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceCustom Built PC: Intel Core i7 6770k, 32 GB Ram, 2 TB storage (HDD+SDD), GTX 1070Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the previous design of the desktop app, the middle section was aligned to the center. W...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Custom Built PC: Intel Core i7 6770k, 32 GB Ram, 2 TB storage (HDD+SDD), GTX 1070 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With the previou...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Cant Play This Right Now...

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEverytime I try to play something on the Spotify Desktop App, I get a message saying Spotify can't play this right now. I have Reinstalled, Cleared AppData Folders and restar...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Everytime I try to play something on the Spotify Desktop App, I get a message saying Spotify can't...
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Superuser Contribution Tooltip duplicated

PlanPremiumCountryCzechia (CZ) DevicePCOperating System10 21H1 Issue (minor)New UI layout - when I hover on my profile, tooltip is duplicated. First shows the ui styled, second windows default styled tooltip.

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  • Plan Premium Country Czechia (CZ)   Device PC Operating System 10 21H1   Issue (minor) New UI layout - when I hover on my profile, tooltip is duplicated. First shows the ui style...
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Superuser Contribution songs keep getting duplicated, but i'm on web browser.

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceDell computerOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issuebasically, my songs keep getting duplicated, or taken out of the playlist, and to add songs back into it i have to add them 3 times before they show up. it won...

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  • Plan Free Country Australia Device Dell computer Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue basically, my songs keep getting duplicated, or taken out of the playlist, and...
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Superuser Contribution spotify wont update

the spotify app wont update ever since i updated to windows 11, im still stuck on the old version.i even tried to update from the microsoft store but no use.ill be happy if any1 solves this issue

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  • the spotify app wont update ever since i updated to windows 11, im still stuck on the old version. i even tried to update from the microsoft store but no use. ill be happy if any1 solves this issue
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Superuser Contribution Home screen shows - Something went wrong, Search for something else? (Microsoft store version)

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHome screen shows Something went wrong, search for something else? I tried restarting the app and restarting windows. Only started to happen today. App is up to date. Mic...

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  •   Plan Premium Country England Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Home screen shows Something went wrong, search for something else?  I tried resta...
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