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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...
Newbie
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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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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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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi. When I run Spotify on my Windows 10 laptop, the CPU usage gets very high (30% or more) for an extended period of time. This has the effect of making my fan run loudly and...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. When I run Spotify on my Windows 10 laptop, the CPU usage gets very high (30% or more) for an ...
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PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceLenovo Thinkpad Windows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy audio isn't working
Plan Free Country Australia Device Lenovo Thinkpad Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My audio isn't working
Spotify Legend
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Premium user from America using Windows 10. I recently had a feature that I enjoyed a lot, but there seems to be ZERO information on the internet regarding it. Contacting multiple friends, they claim to not even have it. On the right hand side of the...
Premium user from America using Windows 10. I recently had a feature that I enjoyed a lot, but there seems to be ZERO information on the internet regarding it. Contacting multiple friends, t...
Roadie
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Plan(sadly) PremiumCountryGermany DeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify App wont sync my liked songs or any playlist i created. This issue is present since at least two years now. I thought waiting a few years and an u...
Plan (sadly) Premium Country Germany Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify App wont sync my liked songs or any playlist i created. ...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am unable to download spotify when ever i try its says spotify cant be started (error code 17)
Plan Free Country United States Device Pc Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I am unable to download spotify when ever i try its says spotify cant be started (error cod...
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Hey, I´ve got a question. I´ve got spotify premium and recently i´ve been using it through the webplayer due to some technical problems with the desktop App. The technical problems have been solved but nevertheless I mentioned, that the desktop app i...
Hey, I´ve got a question. I´ve got spotify premium and recently i´ve been using it through the webplayer due to some technical problems with the desktop App. The technical problems have been...
Newbie
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Player shows up, it indicates it is playing. No sound comes forth
Player shows up, it indicates it is playing. No sound comes forth
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDEll LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10, My Question or IssueMy volume keys don't work when playing music through Spotify. I can toggle the windows volume or press the keys as much as I like with no result - until the volume hi...
PlanPremium Country Device DEll Laptop Operating System Windows 10, My Question or Issue My volume keys don't work when playing music through Spotify. I can toggle the windows ...
Spotify Legend
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So i can open it the albums are getting shown but when i click on one of them the songs are not loading i cant play any songs.What i tried:Clean reinstallHosts data deletedChecked with an other connectionChanged Dns and tried with a vpnStarted Pc in ...
So i can open it the albums are getting shown but when i click on one of them the songs are not loading i cant play any songs. What i tried: Clean reinstall Hosts data deleted Checked with an oth...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, i5 9600K My Question or IssueSpotify has been using lots of cpu as of recently and I am wondering if anybody else is having this issue. Whenever I change songs, either using media keys or ...
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10, i5 9600K My Question or Issue Spotify has been using lots of cpu as of recently and I am wondering if anybody els...
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktop PC, Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 ProOperating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 11 My Question or IssueHi, I'm having this particular issue with Spotify Desktop for a couple of weeks now and I was unable to find any post about ...
Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop PC, Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having this particular issue with...
Regular
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After logging into the web player I get a permanent "something went wrong." I'm on the right version of Chrome and have restarted it and my computer. My desktop app is the same, loading recent activity but not playing anything or letting me access my...
After logging into the web player I get a permanent "something went wrong." I'm on the right version of Chrome and have restarted it and my computer. My desktop app is the same, loading recent activi...
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I recently had my account suspended (And later reopened), due to 'fradulent activity', in which i believe my desktop application was detecting that a DJ software was copying the titles of songs from my playlist. After talking to someone for help i ma...
I recently had my account suspended (And later reopened), due to 'fradulent activity', in which i believe my desktop application was detecting that a DJ software was copying the titles of songs from ...
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When I click on the spotify app it says Spotify isn't responding and wont open
When I click on the spotify app it says Spotify isn't responding and wont open
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The Spotify client UI is getting worse and worse after every update. Now everything is getting infested with the horrendous rounded corners plague, even covers are getting destroyed by the intrusive and uninspired Spotify UI. Please! Stop destroying ...
The Spotify client UI is getting worse and worse after every update. Now everything is getting infested with the horrendous rounded corners plague, even covers are getting destroyed by the intrusive ...
Newbie
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Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe new track info side bar keep opening every time I change an artist/song/playlist.Please fix this bug so it will keep closed after closing it.
Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue The new track info side bar keep opening every time I change an artist/song/playlist. Please fix this bug so it will keep closed after clo...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify app crashes immediately when trying to login. No error messages or anything. Never had issues before. I have tried a clean install both from the direct downl...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify app crashes immediately when trying to login. No error messages or a...
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Premium subsriber. After playing for about an hour, buttons freeze - e.g.shuffle on/off or play. When I close the app, it's still playing - it is not minimized and if I try to open it again it won't. When I look at Task Manager several instances of S...
Premium subsriber. After playing for about an hour, buttons freeze - e.g.shuffle on/off or play. When I close the app, it's still playing - it is not minimized and if I try to open it again it won't....
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The recent update to the UI messed up all of the folders and playlists that I had organized. I can't even move the folders anymore, I can only pin them. Some of my playlists have been reorganized, and are now out of order. Every band/artist I follow ...
The recent update to the UI messed up all of the folders and playlists that I had organized. I can't even move the folders anymore, I can only pin them. Some of my playlists have been reorganized, an...
Newbie
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I'm simply trying to get a URL to share a track, but there only way I can see to do this is "copy to clipboard", which means allowing websites to access my computer's clipboard. As someone who values my privacy, this is not an option to me. Do I want...
I'm simply trying to get a URL to share a track, but there only way I can see to do this is "copy to clipboard", which means allowing websites to access my computer's clipboard. As someone who values...
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