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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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spotify shows songs to be only 0:29 second long

Hi, today I noticed that in some albums the songs are showed to be 0:29 seconds long (always and only 0:29) while obviously they are longer. Once I play them the right lenght appears on the playing bar, but still not in the album. This only happens i...

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  • Hi, today I noticed that in some albums the songs are showed to be 0:29 seconds long (always and only 0:29) while obviously they are longer. Once I play them the right lenght appears on the playing b...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify connect doesn't work with iPhone and PC on only one playlist

PlanPremium (Family)CountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 12/PCOperating SystemIOS 15.5/Windows 10 ver. 10.0.19044 My Question or IssueWhen using Spotify connect with my iPhone and PC Spotify will not let me directly pick a song on only one playlist, by t...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country United States Device iPhone 12/PC Operating System IOS 15.5/Windows 10 ver. 10.0.19044   My Question or Issue When using Spotify connect with my iPhone an...
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Superuser Contribution desktop app (windows 11) won't download playlists or sync to other devices

it also can't play anything you search for. it will only play off of playlists. this is after a clean re-install.

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  • it also can't play anything you search for. it will only play off of playlists. this is after a clean re-install.
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Superuser Contribution Windows app permanently in offline mode, but all other devices work. Help?

When I login to Spotify on the Windows app, it always tells me I'm in offline mode even though I am not. I made sure to uncheck the "offline mode" box in Files. All the songs are grayed out and it will not show me friend status. However, Spotify will...

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  • When I login to Spotify on the Windows app, it always tells me I'm in offline mode even though I am not. I made sure to uncheck the "offline mode" box in Files. All the songs are grayed out and it wi...
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Superuser Contribution Windows 11: can't change songs and won't stop unless I kill all the processes in the task manager

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAfter running for a while, I cannot start a new song (it just keeps playing the current song) and I cannot close the app, unless I kill every Spotify process...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue After running for a while, I cannot start a new song (it just keeps playing the c...
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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen on desktop app not available

I don't know why because i have seen people access this feature but for some reason i cant play my songs in Fullscreen.

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  • I don't know why because i have seen people access this feature but for some reason i cant play my songs in Fullscreen.
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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Search function not working

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Using two different browsers, the search function on Web Player is not showing any results when I search popular terms of bands or songs that are inputted correctly. I have l...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Using two different browsers, the search function on Web Player is not showing any results ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play anything on Spotify

Having issues playing anything on Spotify for several weeks now. Tryed logging out, reopen it and switched from my phone to my pc but nothing works. I can't even delete it bc it doesn't show on the control panel. not even in the microsoft store. Same...

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  • Having issues playing anything on Spotify for several weeks now. Tryed logging out, reopen it and switched from my phone to my pc but nothing works. I can't even delete it bc it doesn't show on the c...
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Escuchar todas las ads de Spotify

Existe alguna playlist donde pueda encontrar todas las publicidades de Spotify? estoy necesitando escucharlas todas.

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  • Existe alguna playlist donde pueda encontrar todas las publicidades de Spotify? estoy necesitando escucharlas todas.
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Solved!! Can't play a certain artist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAcer Spin 1 + Samsung Galaxy Note 4Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 6 My Question or IssueI've been trying to play songs by a certain artist on my laptop. No matter what song I click, I get an error message along the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Acer Spin 1 + Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Operating System Windows 10, Android 6   My Question or Issue I've been trying to play songs by a certain artist...
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Superuser Contribution Keep getting logged out and downloads deleted

I keep getting logged out of my Spotify desktop app after a restart (not always, but most of the time). This has been happening for a while now, but it never bothered me that much because I can just log back in. That was until now, when I have some s...

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  • I keep getting logged out of my Spotify desktop app after a restart (not always, but most of the time). This has been happening for a while now, but it never bothered me that much because I can just ...
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Spotify on browser getting crashed when turning on a song

Recently when I'm turning on a song on Spotify in wweb browser, the web page just likes getting crashed and lagged. I've tried to restore my PC as well as reinstall my web browser but I can't fix it ( my web browser is Chrome version 103). Thanks a l...

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  • Recently when I'm turning on a song on Spotify in wweb browser, the web page just likes getting crashed and lagged. I've tried to restore my PC as well as reinstall my web browser but I can't fix it ...
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when i log into an account spotify doesnt work anymore

hey,i have the problem, that when i log open spotify on my pc it work fine until i log into an account (it doesnt matte which account i use) then there is an error message and nothing works anymore. also i cant log out of my account because everythin...

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  • hey, i have the problem, that when i log open spotify on my pc it work fine until i log into an account (it doesnt matte which account i use) then there is an error message and nothing works anymore...
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Search results problems

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceDellOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueEver since some changes in search, it seems to misbehave more often than not. First of all there are no results for very common words:Second of all, clicking on headers Play...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Dell Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Ever since some changes in search, it seems to misbehave more often than not.   First of a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Pauses after 30 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 Desktop (Store App + Desktop), Android App (Samsung S9)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen playing Spotify on any of my devices, the song pauses after exactly 30 seconds of playing. If I play the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 Desktop (Store App + Desktop), Android App (Samsung S9) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When playing Spotify on any of my ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify this content is not available/ missing folder

When I try to play music from my files on my desktop, I just get the message: "This content is not available". I was looking for solutions and read, that I'm supposed to clear the cache, but there is no Spotify folder at %appdata% > roaming. I didn't...

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  • When I try to play music from my files on my desktop, I just get the message: "This content is not available". I was looking for solutions and read, that I'm supposed to clear the cache, but there is...
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Superuser Contribution "Settings" is not currently available to me.

Just recently started using Spotify and am trying to find the 'Settings' option. Looking at this help article from Spotify, the "Settings" options should be in the top left drop-down, but mine only lists "Account, Profile, Support, Download & Log-Out...

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  • Just recently started using Spotify and am trying to find the 'Settings' option. Looking at this help article from Spotify, the "Settings" options should be in the top left drop-down, but mine only l...
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Spotify Enhanced playlists have trouble with Play Everywhere and queue

My situation is like this:I have a public Spotify playlist of mine which I am enhancing on my Android phone (OnePlus 9, latest OS update, latest Spotify update). I am playing the music on my Windows 10 desktop (latest Windows update, latest Spotify a...

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  • My situation is like this: I have a public Spotify playlist of mine which I am enhancing on my Android phone (OnePlus 9, latest OS update, latest Spotify update). I am playing the music on my W...
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Superuser Contribution podcast not playing

My music is working fine, but not the podcasts. None of them play, have tried emptying cache and what not

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  • My music is working fine, but not the podcasts. None of them play, have tried emptying cache and what not
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