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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...

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Solved!! Disable Video on desktop app

There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c

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taoistmiao

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to turn off smart shuffle. Server returns 502

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PC, web app. Brave browser with shields and adblock turned offOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIm unable to turn of smart shuffle feature when im playing songs from my liked songs playlist. Looking through the n...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop PC, web app. Brave browser with shields and adblock turned off Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Im unable to turn of smart shuffle feature w...

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Superuser Contribution Cover art and Artist being different then how it shows in the playlist..

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 11⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁My Question or IssueWhen I play a certain song, the song art and the artist is different on the now playing menu then where I click it to play. Is this supposed to be...

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Plan Free Country United States Operating System Windows 11 ⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁ My Question or Issue When I play a certain song, the song art and the artist is different on...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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Hi Guys I switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I pre...

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Superuser Contribution when I pick a song myself, I get "Spotify can't play this right now" error, then it skips 2-3 songs.

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevice-Operating SystemWindows 11•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•My Question or IssueIf you can't see the video (or are paranoid that it's going to download a virus to your device the very millisecond you clic...

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Plan Free Country United States Device - Operating System Windows 11 •°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• My Question or Issue If you can't see the video (or are paranoid t...

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Superuser Contribution Your Library size not remembered after window resize

When I have Spotify Desktop in vertical and expand the window to the right, the Now Playing view automatically appears. When I make the window smaller again, Your Library gets reduced and the Now Playing view stays visible – even if I had set Your Li...

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When I have Spotify Desktop in vertical and expand the window to the right, the Now Playing view automatically appears. When I make the window smaller again, Your Library gets reduced and the No...

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Superuser Contribution Intermittent playback on high speed connection

Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time this has happened. I have the Spotify app on my Sa...

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Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was add...

julianmensink

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Libary wont load

Hey there spotify community, first time talking here, im currently having issues where my library wont show any of my playlists currently, ive logged in and out, hard refreshed spotify and anything else i could find online. all i got there is audio f...

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Hey there spotify community, first time talking here, im currently having issues where my library wont show any of my playlists currently, ive logged in and out, hard refreshed spotify and anything e...

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Superuser Contribution Updated Spotify and now all art is gone.

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro Updated My Question or IssueHello, I updated my Spotify app and now all the art and artist thumbnails are missing. My other Spotify devices such as Android and Mac work. I have ...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 Pro Updated   My Question or Issue Hello,   I updated my Spotify app and now all the art and artist t...

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Solved!! Black record symbol when trying to play songs

Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while. When I click play song all that happens is where the picture of cov...

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Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while.   When I ...

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Is Spotify streaming 44 or 48khz?

Hello there, I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound better on Spotify, and others in 48khz, there seems to be a clear aud...

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Hello there,   I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound bet...

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Solved!! How do you see the list I'm currently playing?

On desktop, when I click on another artist or playlist to take a look at it, I can't go back to the list I was playing, like a playlist or a radio. Sometimes, I can use the back buttons, but that does not always work. In the past, I could just click ...

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On desktop, when I click on another artist or playlist to take a look at it, I can't go back to the list I was playing, like a playlist or a radio. Sometimes, I can use the back buttons, but that doe...

Jason4950209394

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Superuser Contribution Spotify sync/connection problem

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceASUS G16 Gaming LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 Home V 24H2My Question or IssueI use spotify on my Android phone, desktop PC at home and a laptop. Whenever I'm not at home I'm using a mobile 5G router for internet on m...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device ASUS G16 Gaming Laptop Operating System Windows 11 Home V 24H2 My Question or Issue I use spotify on my Android phone, desktop PC at home and a lapto...

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Superuser Contribution Jam link doesn't work - host has ended the Jam session error

Plan - Premium Country - USA Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Having trouble joining Jams. Both my friend and I have tried joining on separate accounts that we freshly made to test the issue, and both of ours say that the host has ended ...

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Plan - Premium Country - USA Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Having trouble joining Jams. Both my friend and I have tried joining on separate accounts that we fr...

lordfurion

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Cant play songs, app unresponsive

PlanPremium CountryUKDeviceWindows 11 My Question or IssueWas working fine, but this morning spotify started crashing and now won't play any songs. Controls are blanked out. It does keep opening more spotify windows. Will work for a min after restart...

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Plan Premium  Country UK Device Windows 11   My Question or Issue Was working fine, but this morning spotify started crashing and now won't play any songs. Controls are blanked out....

ribezaz

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Superuser Contribution Daily mixes inconsistent on different devices

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePhone 8 PlusChromebook/Web connectionOperating SystemiOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser My Question or IssueDaily mixes are not showing the same songs on different devices.This has been reported before:https://community.spotif...

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  Plan Premium Country England Device Phone 8 Plus Chromebook/Web connection Operating System iOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser   My Question or Issue Daily mixes are not showing the ...

ARG_ON

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desktop playlist/album scroll preview limited to 20 songs?

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently noticed that the desktop version now has the preview feature, but whenever i use it, it always stops me 20 songs in. this doesnt happen on my phone, i can listen to 20...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently noticed that the desktop version now has the preview feature, but whenever i use it, it ...

topfnstrudel

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Queue keeps changing - adding banned songs and generally being a fxcking menace

DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueAs stated - the queue keeps changing, so the next song played isn't the one in the queue. I can remove a song only to have it come back to the queue in a new place. I've done this 10 times stra...

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Device Windows Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue As stated - the queue keeps changing, so the next song played isn't the one in the queue. I can remove a song only to have it...

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Superuser Contribution Volume gets put to max randomly.

This happens whenever I open spotify, the first song always starts at max volume. It also happens randomly or whenever I play a song from my local files.

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This happens whenever I open spotify, the first song always starts at max volume. It also happens randomly or whenever I play a song from my local files. 

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution no icon on task bar

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceGalaxyBook 4 pro 360Operating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueHiInstalled via microsoft store and Spotify icon just don't show up in task bar even when it is running. It's just blank. It has no problem in any other ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device GalaxyBook 4 pro 360 Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi Installed via microsoft store and Spotify icon just don't show up in...

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