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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 it wont allow me to uninstal spotify

PlanFree/PremiumCountryusaDeviceleveno legion 51Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuei try to uninstall spotify in my control panel and there seem to be no files there and when i check my app data roaming file it doesnt seem to show up ther...

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Plan Free/Premium Country usa Device leveno legion 51 Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue i try to uninstall spotify in my control panel and there seem to be no files th...

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Superuser Contribution Can't Open Spotify after "System Restore". Everything else is working, including sound.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USA Device Windows 7 desktop.(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Window 7 64 bit(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue "Can't Open Spotify after "System Restore". Everythin...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA   Device Windows 7 desktop. (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Window 7 64 bit (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Manage Spotify song on multiple devices

Hey, I couldn't find anything about this but my wording is probably poor.I am posting on here about -when I am listening on Spotify, for this example lest say on my phone. On my desktop I can see what is playing on my phone and even change songs. Whe...

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Hey, I couldn't find anything about this but my wording is probably poor. I am posting on here about - when I am listening on Spotify, for this example lest say on my phone. On my desktop I can see...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Just a bug with playback

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueLook at the attachment below

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Look at the attachment below

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Lazy Loading Causing Playback Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor long podcast libraries, the lazy loading feature is causing playback issues. If a library is longer than X amount, it will not initially load any episodes of podcast beyo...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For long podcast libraries, the lazy loading feature is causing playback issues. If a library is l...

AndresM

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing when sorting music in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceASUS Rog Zephyrus G14Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy issue is that spotify is continuing to crash on me while using excessive memory through task manager. I have already uninstalled the app, cleared ...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device ASUS Rog Zephyrus G14 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My issue is that spotify is continuing to crash on me while using...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Problem with viewing a song

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.I report again one issue with song...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...

Dian

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Album saves to my library but not the songs in the album

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEverytime I try to save a whole album the songs in it don't save to my library, I have to click each song to save them. The songs don't appear in my saved songs, but the al...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Everytime I try to save a whole album the songs in it don't save to my library, I have to click ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't save albums/new songs to my library

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptop, PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For the past several days, I've been unable to save any new music to my Albums library. I can click on the button that favorites albums and songs, but it does...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Laptop, PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  For the past several days, I've been unable to save any new music to my Album...

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Superuser Contribution Small Song Banner left down corner disappeared

Hi Spotify team. I have a problem with the little song banner in the upper left corner disappearing on version 1.1.84.716 when I play a truck game called Euro Truck simulator 2 on PC. I play on Windows 10. When I'm out of the game, the song banner ap...

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Hi Spotify team. I have a problem with the little song banner in the upper left corner disappearing on version 1.1.84.716 when I play a truck game called Euro Truck simulator 2 on PC. I play on Windo...

Jeremy

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Solved!! [Win10] Spotify not closing and taking up huge amounts of CPU power

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there,whenever I close Spotify it does not close properly. No matter whether I close it via clicking the X, using the menu or the icon in my system tray, it ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi there, whenever I close Spotify it does not close properly. No mat...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Voice Control forWindows 10 Desktop PC Not Available?

Plan--PremiumCountry--USADevice--Windows PC Desktop with Windows 10 with latest updatesOperating System--Windows 10 Voice Control for Windows 10 Desktop PC doesn't seem to be available as I never see the microphone icon in the Spotify app. I tried al...

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Plan--Premium Country--USA Device--Windows PC Desktop with Windows 10 with latest updates Operating System--Windows 10   Voice Control for Windows 10 Desktop PC doesn't seem to be available...

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Superuser Contribution My playlists Bug

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue:There some to be an issue that whenever I scroll down then field my playlist on the desktop app some of my top playlists disapear. For they to apear again I must close and open the app again.

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Plan Free   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue: There some to be an issue that whenever I scroll down then field my playlist on the desktop app some of my top playlis...

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Collaborative Playlist

I have a collaborative playlist with my previous lover. How do I know he is also playing a song on our playlist at the same time as me? I don't follow him anymore.

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I have a collaborative playlist with my previous lover. How do I know he is also playing a song on our playlist at the same time as me? I don't follow him anymore.

Sebasty

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Superuser Contribution Change in the design of Spotify for PC

Hello, I would like you to change the design of Spotify for PC, in this case for Windows, and if there is such a need to use Facebook to share what you are listening to, do it in a small tab or a small button, but in the current design that It has a ...

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Hello, I would like you to change the design of Spotify for PC, in this case for Windows, and if there is such a need to use Facebook to share what you are listening to, do it in a small tab or a sma...

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Playlist song count doesn't match

I have this issue on two of my playlists. While looking at it on my laptop, the preview says there are 508 songs when scrolling to the bottom says it is 506. On the other, it says I have 717 songs on the top while scrolling to the bottom says there a...

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I have this issue on two of my playlists. While looking at it on my laptop, the preview says there are 508 songs when scrolling to the bottom says it is 506. On the other, it says I have 717 songs on...

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Superuser Contribution Nissan ad pops up but does not play, unable to resume listening to music.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceHP Envy laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEvery time the Nissan ad tries to play it freezes and then I can't resume listening to music. I can restart the app and get it to play one or two songs before ...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country   Device HP Envy laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Every time the Nissan ad tries to play it freezes and then I can't res...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Many, Many Bugs (White boxes on hover, wont play songs, doesn't detect devices)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceHome-built Windows Desktop PC (MSI Motherboard, Ryzen 5 CPU/GPU), but the issues also show up on my HP laptop (I don't use it enough to test all of them). Mobile (iOS) apps work great.Operating SystemWindows 11My IssueEv...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Home-built Windows Desktop PC (MSI Motherboard, Ryzen 5 CPU/GPU), but the issues also show up on my HP laptop (I don't use it enough to test all of them). Mobi...

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