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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
Visitor
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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...
PlanFree/CountryUSDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI'm having issues with playback of a video podcast. My internet wont support whatever the default resolution is, and I get a constant buffering because of this. This makes foll...
Plan Free/ Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having issues with playback of a video podcast. My internet wont support whatever the defau...
Roadie
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Plan: PremiumCountry: US Device: Surface Laptop 7, ARCAPP: Windows store version For the past couple of months, I have not been able to access the spotify DJ from my laptop. It is available on my phone and desktop PC (also windows app), and I am even...
Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Surface Laptop 7, ARC APP: Windows store version For the past couple of months, I have not been able to access the spotify DJ from my laptop. It ...
Moderator
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Plan Premium Duo Operating system Windows 11 on Nitro 5 laptop Looking through my settings, there's no option to toggle audio-only downloads, which I suspect to be the crux of the problem. I've tried on both the browser and app, but I can't seem to f...
Plan Premium Duo Operating system Windows 11 on Nitro 5 laptop Looking through my settings, there's no option to toggle audio-only downloads, which I suspect to be the crux of the ...
Moderator
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PlanPremium DuoCountryIndiaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt doesn't matter which browser I use, Chrome or Firefox, incognito or not, extensions enabled or disabled, cookies cleared or not, or which network I'm on. All ot...
Plan Premium Duo Country India Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue It doesn't matter which browser I use, Chrome or Firefox, incognito or not, extensions ...
Visitor
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Every time I open the Spotify web app it logs me and ask forces me to authenticate my profile via email every time I log out of my pc. I am unable to use the Spotify application so this is the only way.PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 11 PC
Every time I open the Spotify web app it logs me and ask forces me to authenticate my profile via email every time I log out of my pc. I am unable to use the Spotify application so this is the only w...
Newbie
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Windows defender found this today. I have not downloaded anything on my computer recently. Did a full scan on windows defender and one on malwarebytes and nothing gets detected anymore. Is there a chance this was a false positive? Thanks!
Windows defender found this today. I have not downloaded anything on my computer recently. Did a full scan on windows defender and one on malwarebytes and nothing gets detected anymore. &nb...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm wondering how to stop Spotify from auto updating. I got a file to install older version of software since I didn't like the June update, and It auto updated when I restart...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm wondering how to stop Spotify from auto updating. I got a file to install older version of soft...
Music Fan
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when i try to login on the spotify app on windows 10 it redirects me to a page that says illegal scope and nothing else. i tried changing my default browser from opera gx to google chrome and it still says illegal scope
when i try to login on the spotify app on windows 10 it redirects me to a page that says illegal scope and nothing else. i tried changing my default browser from opera gx to google chrome and it sti...
Casual Listener
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Hello everyone!I’ve been facing an issue when playing GTA San Andreas gtandreaspro.com while streaming music on Spotify, and I’m hoping someone can shed some light on this. Every time I try to play GTA San Andreas and listen to music on Spotify at th...
Hello everyone! I’ve been facing an issue when playing GTA San Andreas gtandreaspro.com while streaming music on Spotify, and I’m hoping someone can shed some light on this. Every time I try to p...
Moderator
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hello, i have some interesting issue i have shared with a couple other users and has happened right out of the blue with no change of mine.sometimes when playing some tagged local files in any playlist and any order, right before some of them, the tr...
hello, i have some interesting issue i have shared with a couple other users and has happened right out of the blue with no change of mine. sometimes when playing some tagged local files in any play...
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Previously, when opening an open.spotify link, it would show the album view, but not automatically play the song, allowing for any music experience to stay interrupted and to allow the song to be added to queue.A few days ago, this has changed to the...
Previously, when opening an open.spotify link, it would show the album view, but not automatically play the song, allowing for any music experience to stay interrupted and to allow the song to be add...
Moderator
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PlanPremium CountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away, it switches from normal shuffle over to smart shuffle and I have to turn it off again...
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away,...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin11 My Question or IssueEnjoying Read along (beta) for podcasts on desktop - wondering how I can make this full screen or enlarged as at the moment it only takes up a small corner of the scree...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Win11 My Question or Issue Enjoying Read along (beta) for podcasts on desktop - wondering how I can make this full scre...
Casual Listener
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Hi allSpotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65.255.g85e641b4 seems to be missing Advanced Settings, in which one supposedly can set the Windows App to open web links. Tried Re-installing the app already, to no avail. Older versions of Spotify seemed to ha...
Hi all Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.65.255.g85e641b4 seems to be missing Advanced Settings, in which one supposedly can set the Windows App to open web links. Tried Re-installing the app already...
Moderator
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I hate that the playing now view pops up every time I switch playlists. It gets in the way. If I wanna see what's next I'll look at the queue or manually turn it on. The automatic pop-up is soooo irritating!
I hate that the playing now view pops up every time I switch playlists. It gets in the way. If I wanna see what's next I'll look at the queue or manually turn it on. The automatic pop-up is soooo irr...
Regular
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The Normalize audio feature doesn't work on previews, making them WAAAAAY louder than normal playback. There's been multiple instances where I’ve opened the preview of an album (because I’d forget this issue) and had to throw off my headphones.I use ...
The Normalize audio feature doesn't work on previews, making them WAAAAAY louder than normal playback. There's been multiple instances where I’ve opened the preview of an album (because I’d forget th...
Casual Listener
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Whenever I go in fullscreen mode it would never show the album cover, just a color in the background
Whenever I go in fullscreen mode it would never show the album cover, just a color in the background
Moderator
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Anytime this week that I have tried to play a song on my desktop it says Spotify can't play this right now. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, cleared my cache on the app and my computer and it still will not play anything.
Anytime this week that I have tried to play a song on my desktop it says Spotify can't play this right now. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, cleared my cache on the app and my computer and it stil...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop, iPhone 11 Pro Max, Macbook Air, Roku w/ SpotifyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen playing Spotify on another device, my Desktop will no longer sleep due to Spotify claiming there is "Back...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop, iPhone 11 Pro Max, Macbook Air, Roku w/ Spotify Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When playing Spotify on another de...
Casual Listener
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I clicked on a Daily Mix playlist yesterday and i liked the songs that were in the playlist but i didnt save the playlist. today, i want to view my previously played Daily Mix playlists on spotify to find it
I clicked on a Daily Mix playlist yesterday and i liked the songs that were in the playlist but i didnt save the playlist. today, i want to view my previously played Daily Mix playlists on spotify to...
Spotify Star
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