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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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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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Refuses to play any songs on Desktop Win10

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to open any of my playlists/library/liked songs, it shows a loading icon for ~30 seconds and then "Something went wrong while loading your albums." I can sea...

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Plan Premium Family Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to open any of my playlists/library/liked songs, it shows a loading icon for ~30 ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps increasing the volume of all media open

When I open the Spotify app on my computer, the audio of any media playing from my web browser is doubled. Spotify doesn't change the volume on my computer, it remains at the level I set it at, but is considerably louder without changing the number. ...

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When I open the Spotify app on my computer, the audio of any media playing from my web browser is doubled. Spotify doesn't change the volume on my computer, it remains at the level I set it at, but i...

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Can't download any music in new Desktop App

Hi, when I set a playlist to download, the progress bar just goes to the percentage of already-downloaded songs, and the icon in the playlist list keeps going in a circle. There is no download progress bar appearing in the usual place (below "Create ...

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  Hi,  when I set a playlist to download, the progress bar just goes to the percentage of already-downloaded songs, and the icon in the playlist list keeps going in a circle. There is no ...

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Solved!! spotify doesnt play music unless its in a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryU.SDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify doesn't play music unless its in a playlist. I can't just search up a song and listen, I have to add it to a playlist first. It has become very annoying. Is there a f...

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Plan Premium Country U.S Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't play music unless its in a playlist. I can't just search up a song and listen, I h...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify just stops playing my songs

On PC, Spotify just stops playing songs. When pressing play, it starts a random song. It`s been an ongoing issue in resent months. It appears on multiple pc`s not on my mobile app

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On PC, Spotify just stops playing songs. When pressing play, it starts a random song. It`s been an ongoing issue in resent months. It appears on multiple pc`s not on my mobile app

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Superuser Contribution i live in israel, mixed language in app

i want my account to be fully english,today i noticed that the mixes names had automatically changedfrom "example mix" to "example מיקס" in the picture that previews that mixand there is also another tab that is below the "Best of artists" tabthat is...

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i want my account to be fully english, today i noticed that the mixes names had automatically changed from "example mix" to "example מיקס" in the picture that previews that mix and there is also a...

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Superuser Contribution One person not showing up on friend activity?

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOnly some of my friends are showing up on friend activity. I have looked at threads which said that it's been fixed but they're still not showing up on my activity. And no, they haven...

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Only some of my friends are showing up on friend activity. I have looked at threads which said that it's been f...

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Windows Desktop Program Won't Play

My desktop app on Windows will not play. It says that I need to turn off "Offline Mode" in order to play a song. However, Offline Mode is already disabled. Separately, when I double click on certain songs, it says "this content is not available". On ...

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My desktop app on Windows will not play. It says that I need to turn off "Offline Mode" in order to play a song. However, Offline Mode is already disabled. Separately, when I double click on certain ...

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Solved!! Songs don't play from the artist's page/albums on the desktop app (windows)

Hey,If I try to play songs from the artist page/album they won't play. But If I add those songs to a playlist, they work, but only through the specific playlist. This problem appears only on the desktop app.I tried to clear the cache. update and rein...

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Hey, If I try to play songs from the artist page/album they won't play. But If I add those songs to a playlist, they work, but only through the specific playlist. This problem appears only on th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify seems to not work on my PC correctly

I opend the website as usualy in my browser Google-chrome but I also tried it on Edge as browser and both have the same issue I click on any button and nothing seems to work. I restarted my PC but still... I just want to click on a certain song or th...

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I opend the website as usualy in my browser Google-chrome but I also tried it on Edge as browser and both have the same issue   I click on any button and nothing seems to work. I restarted my ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I can't hide played podcasts

PlanSpotify Premium DuoCountryBulgariaDeviceLaptop Dell Inspiron 7786Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the latest update (Apr. 2021), I can sort podcasts only by date and length (interested feature!). But I miss/can't find how to hi...

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Plan Spotify Premium Duo Country Bulgaria Device Laptop Dell Inspiron 7786 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With the latest update (Apr. 2021), I can sort podcas...

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New update crashes every 5 minutes

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDell inspiron 13 5378Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueApplication crashes every 5 minutes. When it crashes it becomes an unresponsive black screen.

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device Dell inspiron 13 5378 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Application crashes every 5 minutes. When it crashes it becomes a...

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Plays through Windows 10 app and phone but not through desktop browser or Roku

Plan--PremiumCountry--USA Devices--Roku, Windows 10 desktop/Windows Spotify app, Pixel 4AOperating System--Windows 10, Android 13 My Question or IssueThis morning, Spotify wouldn't play on the Roku app, so I tried it on my computer going through my b...

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Plan--Premium Country--USA   Devices--Roku, Windows 10 desktop/Windows Spotify app, Pixel 4A Operating System--Windows 10, Android 13   My Question or Issue This morning, Spotify wou...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app completey unusable - every song says "spotify cant play this right now..."

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin10 My Question or Issue"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." is displayed for any song I try to play. It is completely unusable for the last ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue "Spotify can't play this right now.  If you have the file on your computer you can import it....

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Superuser Contribution Dislike Recommended song for current playlist feature

My Feature requestHi Spotify team, I did not find any topic like this, but I want to request a new simple feature for Recommended Songs in my Playlists.As a Spotify User I want to be able to mark the recommended song as "Disliked" to never see that s...

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My Feature request Hi Spotify team, I did not find any topic like this, but I want to request a new simple feature for Recommended Songs in my Playlists. As a Spotify User I want to be able to mark...

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Superuser Contribution Can't download playlists or listen to albums

Whenever I try to listen to songs that aren't on a playlist the app does nothing and also I can't seem to be able to download anything at all

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Whenever I try to listen to songs that aren't on a playlist the app does nothing and also I can't seem to be able to download anything at all

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Solved!! I have Premium but some of my playlist didn't show download option

I just move to my new laptop old one is Win10 Pro my new one is Win11 After install Spotify from windows store I can't download offline some of my playlist so I change to install from installer and it's still sameMy plan is Premium Famliy my brother ...

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I just move to my new laptop old one is Win10 Pro my new one is Win11 After install Spotify from windows store I can't download offline some of my playlist so I change to install from installer ...

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Spotify not downloading

So i recently got a new pc and im downloading all of my apps again and i was trying to download Spotify. I clicked download and it finished so i clicked "open", when i clicked it something popped up saying "Spotify is already installed, would you lik...

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So i recently got a new pc and im downloading all of my apps again and i was trying to download Spotify.   I clicked download and it finished so i clicked "open", when i clicked it something p...

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