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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...
Moderator
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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
Newbie
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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...
G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyone else come across this problem and found a fix for it? I ha...
G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyon...
Regular
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ok so i got dis **bleep** ah thing whenevr i try to login to ma acc on ma laptop n it says ''pair ur Spotify acc!!'' **bleep** naw **bleep** i dont wanna**bleep**...but even if i close n open/ log out n log in IT STILL DOESNT WORK n its like i didnt ...
ok so i got dis **bleep** ah thing whenevr i try to login to ma acc on ma laptop n it says ''pair ur Spotify acc!!'' **bleep** naw **bleep** i dont wanna**bleep**...but even if i close n open/ log ou...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed.The only ordering options offered are:Recent (the playlists you played recently)Recently AddedAl...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed. The only ordering optio...
Newbie
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Trying to do the same, I go to the Rekordbox app, click log in, it takes me to the authorization page, I click authorize, and then I get a prompt that asks to open Rekordbox on behalf of Spotify, I approve it, and then nothing happens. Been doing thi...
Trying to do the same, I go to the Rekordbox app, click log in, it takes me to the authorization page, I click authorize, and then I get a prompt that asks to open Rekordbox on behalf of Spotify, I a...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDELL Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy downloaded app will not play any music (streams) at all. I can play from the website with no issues. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, reloaded windows, checked for driv...
Plan Premium Country USA Device DELL Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue My downloaded app will not play any music (streams) at all. I can play from the we...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI deleted all my downloads from the app settings and after I changed the streaming/download quality to lossless, I pressed download on one playlist. It started downloa...
Plan Premium Country Greece Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue I deleted all my downloads from the app settings and after I changed the streaming/...
Moderator
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I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want control over this. I should be able to prevent this f...
I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want co...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumDevice(High-End Windows PC)Operating System(Windows 11 24H2) My Question or IssueI have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw the announcement. Which makes me sad to say that in its current state, i...
Plan Premium Device (High-End Windows PC) Operating System (Windows 11 24H2) My Question or Issue I have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw ...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLaptopOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueI cannot find an option to remove a single device from the list of available devices. The list currentlx contains a device with chromecast, but isn't mine and I will ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop Operating System windows 11 My Question or Issue I cannot find an option to remove a single device from the list of available devices. The ...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryJapanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen set the Spotify App language to Japanese or English, CJK font will be using a fallback font list: --fallback-fonts: Helvetica Neue,helvetica,arial,Hiragino Sans,Hiragi...
Plan Premium Country Japan Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When set the Spotify App language to Japanese or English, CJK font will be using a fallback font...
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PlanPremiumCountry UK My Question or Issue I want to add all the songs from my current queue to a playlist.I know there are two ways to add songs to a playlist after selecting them (with 'Ctrl + a): 1) Select the song/s and right click to bring up a ...
Plan Premium Country UK My Question or Issue I want to add all the songs from my current queue to a playlist. I know there are two ways to add songs to a playlist after s...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issuewhen i input a search term, and specify that i want songs with that term, i get extremely limited results. like, only 27-32 songs. this happens with any search term i use, it's n...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows My Question or Issue when i input a search term, and specify that i want songs with that term, i get extremely limited resu...
Spotify Star
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hmmm! my mp3 files are all lower case, spotify lists them all but will not play them, tells me I must upload them and seems to have no working options to do so!
hmmm! my mp3 files are all lower case, spotify lists them all but will not play them, tells me I must upload them and seems to have no working options to do so!
Moderator
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Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 About once a day I have to restart Spotify because I'm unable to search or select any album, artist, or playlist that isn't cached. The app will act like it's loading but every request always ends up ...
Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 About once a day I have to restart Spotify because I'm unable to search or select any album, artist, or playlist that isn't cached. The ap...
Newbie
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I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want it on shuffle never mind smart shuffle
I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want i...
Newbie
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I am a developer and i need Spotify.exe's location. For me its in C:\Users\yourPCname\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder. But i saw couple people who downloaded Spotify from Microsoft Store, they dont have Spotify.exe in the location that i share.Where a...
I am a developer and i need Spotify.exe's location. For me its in C:\Users\yourPCname\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder. But i saw couple people who downloaded Spotify from Microsoft Store, they dont ha...
Newbie
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Will not play selected song
Will not play selected song
Newbie
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Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Spotify, Discord and the Microsoft store are struggli...
Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Sp...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2 26120.6690 My Question or IssueAndroid client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on my Windows desktop using the same premium account. Spotify for Windows (64 ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 24H2 26120.6690 My Question or Issue Android client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am a new user on my family plan. When songs are being played automatically and I don't like one, there is no way for me to say that I do not like the song and do not want to...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I am a new user on my family plan. When songs are being played automatically and I don't like...
Newbie
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