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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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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen does not resize well on untypical aspect ratio!

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 The Spotify-Apps fullscreen mode does not resize as it should when confronted with untypical aspect ratios (like my mini monitor 1280x400), as you can see below.But if I use the Chrome extension f...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   The Spotify-Apps fullscreen mode does not resize as it should when confronted with untypical aspect ratios (like my mini monit...

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Superuser Contribution cant download playlist when click the download button

PlanPremiumCountrycanadaDevicedellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuemy songs got delated for some reason and tried to download the playlist again but it didn't download and it keeps saying downloading but nothing download except if i pla...

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Plan Premium Country canada Device dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue my songs got delated for some reason and tried to download the playlist again but it didn't&n...

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Shuffle and Repeat

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceWindows 10 PC and Android mobile and tabletOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI know there have been many posts before, but none helped. The buttons for Shuffle and Repeat are greyed out on both mobile and P...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada   Device Windows 10 PC and Android mobile and tablet Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I know there have been many posts befo...

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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issueso when im listening a song on any playlist, it just randomly resets/start back from song #1 ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue so when...

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Playlist problem occurs when Spotify is turned off and turned on

I live in Korea and use premium in Windows 10. It wasn't like that before.Recently, if I turn off Spotify with my computer and turn it on again,The next songs disappear from the playlist you were listening to.You can't understand just by words, so I'...

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I live in Korea and use premium in Windows 10.   It wasn't like that before. Recently, if I turn off Spotify with my computer and turn it on again, The next songs disappear from the playlist...

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Spotify web player broken on firefox

I've cleared all cookies, cache, storage etc for spotify.comdisabled any plugin from running on the websiterebooted the pclogged in firefox (version ~108) with my username and passwordafter being logged in, I'm being redirected to the playeronly the ...

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I've cleared all cookies, cache, storage etc for spotify.com disabled any plugin from running on the website rebooted the pc logged in firefox (version ~108) with my username and password after b...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify volume lowers in my car when I start recording

Whenever I am playing music with AppleCarPlay, and I hear a nice song, I want to record the song with my phone (mostly Snapchat). Everytime I do this, the volume lowers drastically and I can’t raise it anymore. This way you can barely hear the song t...

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Whenever I am playing music with AppleCarPlay, and I hear a nice song, I want to record the song with my phone (mostly Snapchat). Everytime I do this, the volume lowers drastically and I can’t raise ...

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Superuser Contribution ?si= Parameter in Spotify URL's

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue So recently Spotify added a "?si=" parameter to song when you copy the url. This apparently gives the url a unique stamp in where it was copied and by who. This is seemingly ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue   So recently Spotify added a "?si=" parameter to song when you copy the url. This appar...

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I cant see when songs were added to the playlist

PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 A while ago i could see when the songs were added to the playlist through the app but suddenly this feature dissapeared, how can I get it back?

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Plan Premium Country Turkey   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   A while ago i could see when the songs were added to the playlist through the app but suddenly this featu...

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Superuser Contribution meu spotify premium no computador está com som ruim e robotizado

o problema não é no fone de ouvido, já que consigo ouvir com qualidade alta vídeos no youtube, o problema é que, quando escuto música no spotify, o som fica ruim e travando, nem no webplayer consigo escutar com qualidade (no aplicativo do celular con...

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o problema não é no fone de ouvido, já que consigo ouvir com qualidade alta vídeos no youtube, o problema é que, quando escuto música no spotify, o som fica ruim e travando, nem no webplayer consigo ...

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Solved!! show what song is being played in playlist

my songs don't glow green while in the playlist how do i fix it as i use enhanced playlist and to add the song i have to scroll a 300+ song playlist to find one song with no visual indication

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my songs don't glow green while in the playlist how do i fix it as i use enhanced playlist and to add the song i have to scroll a 300+ song playlist to find one song with no visual indication

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing music right after hitting play

On my Desktop when I hit play (Browser and App) it plays for 1 second then pauses. No matter how many times I hit play. I have cleared the cache, re-installed it, used different browsers, signed out, etc. I can listen on other devices but all of a su...

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On my Desktop when I hit play (Browser and App) it plays for 1 second then pauses. No matter how many times I hit play. I have cleared the cache, re-installed it, used different browsers, signed out,...

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Superuser Contribution Playlists abruptly stop playing in Webplayer for Chrome

Jan. 3-4 2023Lenovo ideapad Gaming 3-15IMH05Webplayer - Google ChromeVersion 108.0.5359.125 (Official Build) I have been having this recurring issue, where I will be playing playlists on the webplayer and in the middle of a song, it will just stop ab...

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Jan. 3-4 2023 Lenovo ideapad Gaming 3-15IMH05 Webplayer - Google Chrome Version 108.0.5359.125 (Official Build)   I have been having this recurring issue, where I will be playing playlists ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app grayed out not playing after clicking spotify link

So, when I click an external link to play a song in spotify, It will open the webplayer first before sending it to the desktop app, but if the desktop app was already open and playing, it will cause the Song it was playing to stop, and the entire pla...

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So, when I click an external link to play a song in spotify, It will open the webplayer first before sending it to the desktop app, but if the desktop app was already open and playing, it will cause ...

Joan

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Media keys not working while Spotify minimized

Windows 10, Premium, Canada. I've been using Spotify for a while without any issues. Recently, however, I had a problem where my computer wouldn't play any audio but a high-pitched noise. I spent a while changing around audio settings until this was ...

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Windows 10, Premium, Canada.   I've been using Spotify for a while without any issues.  Recently, however, I had a problem where my computer wouldn't play any audio but a high-pitched noi...

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Superuser Contribution desktop app not loading

For months now I have not been able to launch the desktop app. Using a Dell laptop with Windows 10 Version 21H2, all updates installed. When I launch the app it flashes a few times and then closes. I have uninstalled/reinstalled twice, logged out/in ...

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For months now I have not been able to launch the desktop app. Using a Dell laptop with Windows 10 Version 21H2, all updates installed. When I launch the app it flashes a few times and then closes. I...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Transfer albums to playlist but keep them separate

PlanPremiumCountry UK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 and 7 My Question or IssueHi folks - I'd like store my all-time favourite albums in a playlist. I've created a playlist called 'My Albums'. I've searched for 'Pink Floyd' and dragged the 'Dark ...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 and 7   My Question or Issue Hi folks - I'd like store my all-time favourite albums in a playlist. I've created a p...

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