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Desktop: 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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Introducing Smart Shuffle!

Introducing Smart Shuffle! We know that our users love creating their own playlists to capture key moments in time – in fact, playlists created by users often become their most-streamed playlist for the first several months but listening to these pla...

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The Heart button is being replaced with a (+) Plus button

Starting in March 2023, the ♡ Heart button will start being replaced with a (+) Plus button for saving things to Your Library. Things that have been saved to Your Library will now show a green ✔ Check icon instead of a green Heart icon. This change w...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why are there multiple identical versions of some songs?

I primarily use the Windows desktop application, so I'm not sure if this is unique to that or not, but this is what I've had happen quite a few times: I'll like a song, be listening to a radio playlist for that same artist, and have an identical but ...

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  • I primarily use the Windows desktop application, so I'm not sure if this is unique to that or not, but this is what I've had happen quite a few times: I'll like a song, be listening to a radio playli...
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can't play local files from pc on my android phone

I tried to play local files from my laptop om my android phone. But they won't play.I made a playlist on my laptop with the local files and downloaded them.My phone is connected to the same network as my laptop and the files can be played on spotify ...

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  • I tried to play local files from my laptop om my android phone. But they won't play. I made a playlist on my laptop with the local files and downloaded them. My phone is connected to the same n...
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Unable to listen to a private playlist uploaded to libary

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Arab Emirates DeviceSamsung GalaxyOperating SystemiOS 10, Android My Question or Issue Hello I've uploaded songs to a playlist from my local files, then selected download the tracks on my android phone. When I try to play the...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Arab Emirates  Device Samsung Galaxy Operating System iOS 10, Android    My Question or Issue   Hello I've uploaded songs to a playlist from...
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Original Spotify Playlists Disappeared, and New Ones Not Saving

A few months ago, all the playlists I had in My Library suddenly disappeared and could not be recovered (nothing appeared in the “Recover Playlists” in the online menu). Since then, I have been unable to create any playlists without them immediately ...

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  • A few months ago, all the playlists I had in My Library suddenly disappeared and could not be recovered (nothing appeared in the “Recover Playlists” in the online menu). Since then, I have been unabl...
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why does my playlist play songs i havent selected.

why are there random songs being played that are not on my playlist. I have a few that I really dislike, but when I try to find them on my playlist, they arent there. But they still are playing.

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  • why are there random songs being played that are not on my playlist. I have a few that I really dislike, but when I try to find them on my playlist, they arent there. But they still are playing.
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Superuser Contribution Playlists with create dates BEFORE my account activated?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have playlists in my library from Feb 2021, but I didn't open my account till Oct 2022. The music is not at all what I like. Where did the playlists come from?

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have playlists in my library from Feb 2021, but I didn't open my account til...
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My playlists go automatically public. How to avoid that?

I wouldn't won't them to go public in the first place. Can I do something to stop it? How the check which playlists/ other content of mine is public?

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  • I wouldn't won't them to go public in the first place. Can I do something to stop it? How the check which playlists/ other content of mine is public?
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Superuser Contribution Collaborative Playlist Expired?

PremiumUSA Device - Macbook Pro OSX 11.6.1, Samsung S10, iPad Pro (updated) My Question or Issue I create collaborative playlists with friends and clients. Recently, Spotify changed the collaboration feature to "Invite Collaborators", which is nice a...

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  • Premium USA   Device - Macbook Pro OSX 11.6.1, Samsung S10, iPad Pro (updated)   My Question or Issue   I create collaborative playlists with friends and clients. Recently, Spot...
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Superuser Contribution Can't access play queue

I'm trying to access my play queue but the app won't let me? I can see the button next to the share button but it's greyed out so I can't click it? Any ideas why or how to fix this?

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  • I'm trying to access my play queue but the app won't let me? I can see the button next to the share button but it's greyed out so I can't click it? Any ideas why or how to fix this?
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Superuser Contribution cannot listen offline files downloaded in my library

Hello:I have a problem with listening downloaded music in my iPhone. When I am offline and access to library, for listening to already downloaded files, the player doesn't start. It only goes with it when I get access to network again.

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  • Hello: I have a problem with listening downloaded music in my iPhone. When I am offline and access to library, for listening to already downloaded files, the player doesn't start. It only goes with ...
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how to shift liked songs from one account to another

my previous premium account had liked songs which i want to transfer to this new premium account that i created. how do i do that? sadly, while i was renewing my subscription i ended up renewing the other account. please help

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  • my previous premium account had liked songs which i want to transfer to this new premium account that i created. how do i do that? sadly, while i was renewing my subscription i ended up renewing th...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify playlist hangs

I will start playing a playlist and after anywhere from 1-10 songs, the playlist will just hang on "play" and have no song playing. I cannot stop it. The only fix is to play another playlist. Then that one will hang and I can go back and play the fir...

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  • I will start playing a playlist and after anywhere from 1-10 songs, the playlist will just hang on "play" and have no song playing. I cannot stop it. The only fix is to play another playlist. Then...
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Superuser Contribution Odd problem with deleted local file in liked songs

fyi before I start: I'm writing this after contacting the support directly because the sheer incompetence of the guy that was in my chat made me cringe so hard I'm asking the community now XDThe problem started like 3 or 4 years ago but it never real...

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  • fyi before I start: I'm writing this after contacting the support directly because the sheer incompetence of the guy that was in my chat made me cringe so hard I'm asking the community now XD The ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution how do i know if someone left my collaborative playlist?

title, playlist was created mid september and was wondering if someone was really still in my collaborative playlist(has not added any songs but name is still visible)

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  • title, playlist was created mid september and was wondering if someone was really still in my collaborative playlist(has not added any songs but name is still visible)
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Superuser Contribution Download option for single song

Currently we have to like a song or add a song to play list to download offline , instead we can directly click on download button next to particular song we want to download .

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  • Currently we have to like a song or add a song to play list to download offline , instead we can directly click on download button next to particular song we want to download .
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Superuser Contribution liked albums- placement in library

Sorry if this is a repeat. Tried to search it. Tried to ask spotify. No and no. So here goes… where do songs from my “liked” albums go. They’re not in my “liked” songs or in my playlists. Idk where else to look. PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone ...

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  • Sorry if this is a repeat. Tried to search it. Tried to ask spotify. No and no. So here goes… where do songs from my “liked” albums go. They’re not in my “liked” songs or in my playlists. Idk where e...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to unfollow the unavailable podcast?

Hi,The owner of the podcast I followed years ago probably deleted his channel completely from Spotify. I cannot load uts show page but the podcast still exists in my library and I can do nothing with this ghost podcast.I wonder that how to remove it ...

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  • Hi, The owner of the podcast I followed years ago probably deleted his channel completely from Spotify. I cannot load uts show page but the podcast still exists in my library and I can do nothing wi...
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Superuser Contribution Local songs on PC are not getting synchronized on my android smartphone

I don't know why but suddenly my local songs I added to a playlist on my PC cannot be played on my smartphone.The songs are shown on my smartphone, but in grey. When trying to play them on my smartphone a notification appears that spotify cannot play...

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  • I don't know why but suddenly my local songs I added to a playlist on my PC cannot be played on my smartphone. The songs are shown on my smartphone, but in grey. When trying to play them on my smart...
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