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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...
Visitor
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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
Casual Listener
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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...
Previous to Monday, the Hip Hop genre had multiple sections such as "Popular Playlists", "New Releases", "Viral Hits", "Throwbacks", etc. As of today, none of these sections are available within the Hip Hop genre and instead it's just a bunch of rand...
Previous to Monday, the Hip Hop genre had multiple sections such as "Popular Playlists", "New Releases", "Viral Hits", "Throwbacks", etc. As of today, none of these sections are available within the ...
Moderator
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I routinely switch between my phone (iOS), PC (Windows 10), and SONOS speakers while listening to podcasts, depending on what I'm doing. Leaving the house, switch to phone. Come home, switch to computer. Done with computer, switch to speakers. As a c...
I routinely switch between my phone (iOS), PC (Windows 10), and SONOS speakers while listening to podcasts, depending on what I'm doing. Leaving the house, switch to phone. Come home, switch to com...
Moderator
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I switched from Groovy to Spotify because of the track cover art not displaying correctly in Groovy.I have around 300 mp3 files added as local files in the free desktop version of spotify. UX seems to be really cool but i can't filter my local files ...
I switched from Groovy to Spotify because of the track cover art not displaying correctly in Groovy. I have around 300 mp3 files added as local files in the free desktop version of spotify. UX seems...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Latitude 7310Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen using the Spotify Desktop app on my work laptop I am unable to connect to my Alexa speakers while on my home Wi-Fi. My work laptop uses a VPN and I suspe...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Latitude 7310 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When using the Spotify Desktop app on my work laptop I am unable to connect to my ...
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PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceZephyrus G14 (Ryzen 9 4900HS, RTX 2060)Operating SystemWindows 11 22H2Spotify VersionSpotify for Windows1.1.96.785.g464c973axpui_2022-10-12_1665572918637_464c973cef_105.3.38+g2a6a54b+chromium-105.0.5195.102 My Question...
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Zephyrus G14 (Ryzen 9 4900HS, RTX 2060) Operating System Windows 11 22H2 Spotify Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.96.785.g464c973a xpui_2022-10-12_16655...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs the title states, I can only play songs that are in a playlist. If I go directly to an album and hit play, everything is greyed out. If I put that album into a pla...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue As the title states, I can only play songs that are in a playlist. If I go directl...
Moderator
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On Windows you can assign gestures on the touch pad to do different actions and on mine i have 4 finger swipe left and right to change song and 4 finger up and down to change volume. This typically works with the web player however today i decided to...
On Windows you can assign gestures on the touch pad to do different actions and on mine i have 4 finger swipe left and right to change song and 4 finger up and down to change volume. This typically&n...
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what did they do to the windows client? i haven't made any major changes to my PC or anything and all the sudden a couple of days ago it just will not run at all with a "something went wrong" error i've been trying to solve it and spotify's support i...
what did they do to the windows client? i haven't made any major changes to my PC or anything and all the sudden a couple of days ago it just will not run at all with a "something went wrong" error ...
Gig Goer
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PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceWindows PC (and pixel 5)Operating SystemWindows 10,etc My Question or IssueFor the last 3 or 4 days my Spotify connect will not connect to anything in my house, I've tried to connect from my PC to an audio pro speake...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Windows PC (and pixel 5) Operating System Windows 10,etc My Question or Issue For the last 3 or 4 days my Spotify connect will not connect...
Moderator
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So, I'm stupid. But how do I download songs to my pc?
So, I'm stupid. But how do I download songs to my pc?
Newbie
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PlanFamily AboCountryGermanyDevicelaptopOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueI took the family abo so that all members of my family can profit from spotify.My children under 12 cannot use the normal spotify app so I wanted to download spotify k...
Plan Family Abo Country Germany Device laptop Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue I took the family abo so that all members of my family can profit from spotify. My childre...
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When I click the Spotify (free) icon on the taskbar, it pops a very small, live window of what's playing. I can't expand it or change it. Music playing is only my previous choice.
When I click the Spotify (free) icon on the taskbar, it pops a very small, live window of what's playing. I can't expand it or change it. Music playing is only my previous choice.
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or IssueHi, I like to use my keyboard hardware media key for other apps such as Discord, Chrome, etc and I would like to know if there is a hidden option to disable Spot...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 x64 My Question or Issue Hi, I like to use my keyboard hardware media key for other apps such as Discord, Chro...
Music Fan
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When I hover over the home icon I see the mac shortcut for home (shift alt(this on shows mac icon) H) see below: using :Spotify for Windows 1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c
When I hover over the home icon I see the mac shortcut for home (shift alt(this on shows mac icon) H) see below: using :Spotify for Windows 1.1.95.893.g6cf4d40c
Spotify Legend
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I have a Spotify premium account and I want to listen to music with my friend on PC, so he starts to listen to music, I try to join him through discord, but while he is listening to a track from the first second, I start from the 1 minute. He control...
I have a Spotify premium account and I want to listen to music with my friend on PC, so he starts to listen to music, I try to join him through discord, but while he is listening to a track from the ...
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Recently, I added some song to my playlist on my phone, but they didn't show up on my computer. (same account, same playlist.) I tried re-installing the app, and when I sign in, it tells me something went wrong and to reload the page.
Recently, I added some song to my playlist on my phone, but they didn't show up on my computer. (same account, same playlist.) I tried re-installing the app, and when I sign in, it tells me something...
Moderator
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I used to adore Spotify for the ability to see what my friends were listening to. I was disappointed that I could only do this on my laptop- but now I can't even do it there! The new update doesn't support this feature, what happened? If anything thi...
I used to adore Spotify for the ability to see what my friends were listening to. I was disappointed that I could only do this on my laptop- but now I can't even do it there! The new update doesn't s...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryNLDDeviceWindows 10, Android 12. My Question or IssueRecently I noticed that the sort function, as mentioned here below is not present anymore. Both in the webinterface and on android I`m not able to sort on for example added date. ...
Plan Premium Country NLD Device Windows 10, Android 12. My Question or Issue Recently I noticed that the sort function, as mentioned here below is not present anymore. Both in th...
Spotify Legend
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I search in Spotify it searches the whole wide world and I only want to search my own music. How can I tell Spotify to search only in my own library?
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I search in Spotify it searches the whole wide world and I only want to search my own music. How can I tell Spotify to search on...
Visitor
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I have been having this issue for MONTHS now, and went through multiple supports. This is pretty much my last throw in the towel. I have done deleted my cache, un/reinstalled, and done everything that support brought me through.My Windows version of ...
I have been having this issue for MONTHS now, and went through multiple supports. This is pretty much my last throw in the towel. I have done deleted my cache, un/reinstalled, and done everything tha...
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