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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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toddalex4

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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New computer with Windows 11.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA Device Lenovo PC(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 11(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen playing albums Spotify shuffles songs without the shuffle being a...

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Plan Free/Premium CountryUSA   Device  Lenovo PC (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating SystemWindows 11 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   ...

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Superuser Contribution New Episodes Missing "See All"

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueAfter waiting so long for Spotify to add the new 'feature' of showing me the new episodes of podcasts I follow, it finally happened via a randomly placed category on my hom...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue After waiting so long for Spotify to add the new 'feature' of showing me the new episodes of pod...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution How can I control iOS and Android Spotify volume from Windows 10 or the browser?

PlanPremium Devices(Windows 10, iOS, Android 12) Expected ResultWhen using Spotify Connect, I would expect to control the connected device's volume. For example, when controlling my iPad with the Windows 10 Spotify app, I would expect a way to contro...

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Plan Premium   Devices (Windows 10, iOS, Android 12)   Expected Result When using Spotify Connect, I would expect to control the connected device's volume. For example, when controll...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Page Looks Larger

PlanFreeCountryIndonesiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For some apparent reason my Spotify looks bigger than usual? I don't know if it's from Spotify itself but it looks out of touch and can be annoying for me with it's unappalling d...

Roadie

  Plan Free Country Indonesia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   For some apparent reason my Spotify looks bigger than usual? I don't know if it's from Spot...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Bulk move playlist to folder?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue: Is there a way to bulk move playlist to a folder? I know how to move one playlist at a time. I thought maybe there is a Spotify folder I can do this in.Thanks

Songwriter

    Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue:   Is there a way to bulk move playlist to a folder? I know how to m...

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Solved!! Windows 10 Spotify Keeps Saying Songs Aren't Playable or Crashes

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I've never posted a question on this forum but after searching online and trying multiple approaches I'm still having the same issue. I also didn't see any othe...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I've never posted a question on this forum but after searching online and tr...

GavinK97

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Spotify podcasts only play on alphabetical order

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue My spotidy podcasts only play on alphabetical order, I have tried sorting it chronologically back and forth, troubleshooting/clearing app data, and reinstalled many times.

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Plan Free   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue   My spotidy podcasts only play on alphabetical order, I have tried sorting it chronologically back and forth, tr...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Desktop Custom save location memory/remembered for device

Having the desktop app remember the change to the song save location on my desktop pc upon reauthentication, because when I had the app ask me to log in again it did not. This is a problem for me and others who maybe out there who have a smaller driv...

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Having the desktop app remember the change to the song save location on my desktop pc upon reauthentication, because when I had the app ask me to log in again it did not. This is a problem for me and...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] Sub directories for playlist

Please create sub-directories possibilities to gather playlists together. I do have around 80 Playlists and it would be great to be able to group some of them.

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Please create sub-directories possibilities to gather playlists together. I do have around 80 Playlists and it would be great to be able to group some of them. 

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Can't play a single song from elsewhere while retaining current queue

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi,I've noticed recently a change in the functionality of selecting songs and retaining my queue. Whereas in the past, I could hit play on any individual ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, I've noticed recently a change in the functionality of selecting songs a...

Alex

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Songs skipping/pausing on their own

PlanPremiumCountryEstoniaDeviceComputeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've owned Spotify premium for 1.5 years now and haven't run into this problem yet. Couple days ago I got on my usual playlist and started to listen to music. Sudden...

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  Plan Premium Country Estonia Device Compute Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've owned Spotify premium for 1.5 years now and haven't run into this problem ye...

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Superuser Contribution Can't dismiss pop-up for videos in Cinema mode

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't dismiss ads clicking the X in top right when the video is in Cinema mode. I have to hit ESC to minimize video before I can click the X to dismiss.

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Windows Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't dismiss ads clicking the X in top right when the video is in Cinema mode. I have to h...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Songs are greyed out for no good reason and I'm sick of it

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify greys out songs on my playlists for no good reason. The songs ARE available in my country, that's not the problem. When I click on the song on my playlist, i...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify greys out songs on my playlists for no good reason. The songs ARE available in my...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Show desktop overlay when using media keys is broken for podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" preferences toggle works correctly only for music, where it correctly removes the annoying media overlay on Windows, but ...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Country Czechia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The "Show desktop overlay when using media keys" preferences toggle works correctly only for m...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot use Google account with the Spotify Windows app

Hi, I've installed Spotify on Windows 11 through Microsoft Store 4 times: for 2 accounts on my PC and for 2 accounts on my laptop. Everything works great, except for 1 thing: for 1 account on my PC I can only logon with my normal Spotify account, but...

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Hi,   I've installed Spotify on Windows 11 through Microsoft Store 4 times: for 2 accounts on my PC and for 2 accounts on my laptop. Everything works great, except for 1 thing: for 1 account o...

PadrePedro

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Please Fix Crossfade

Crossfade on the desktop application breaks every time I try to enable it. I exit out the settings after turning it on, and it sets the crossfade timer to -2123421 seconds when reopened. Please help!

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Crossfade on the desktop application breaks every time I try to enable it. I exit out the settings after turning it on, and it sets the crossfade timer to -2123421 seconds when reopened. Please help!

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Connect] Add Refresh Option for Desktop Version

When I add more songs to the "My Liked" playlist it doesn't auto-update on my desktop. I would like the option to refresh my playlist so it can stay synced with what's on my mobile device.

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When I add more songs to the "My Liked" playlist it doesn't auto-update on my desktop. I would like the option to refresh my playlist so it can stay synced with what's on my mobile device.

Eni

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Superuser Contribution [Bug Report] Spotify pauses music when JBL turns off

Spotify is open on both the desktop and my iPhone 11, while my phone has a Bluetooth connection to the JBL Flip 4. Then either on my desktop or phone, I will switch the music over to play on my desktop. I will dance around for a second before turning...

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Spotify is open on both the desktop and my iPhone 11, while my phone has a Bluetooth connection to the JBL Flip 4. Then either on my desktop or phone, I will switch the music over to play on my deskt...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Friend activity section pointless when not connected to Facebook

The following is a screenshot of the "Friend Activity" section in Spotify https://www.dropbox.com/s/2qfs7l196v8ksjl/Capture.PNG?dl=0 As you can see it's telling me to enable "Share my listening activity on Spotify" which I have, yet it still shows it...

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The following is a screenshot of the "Friend Activity" section in Spotify   https://www.dropbox.com/s/2qfs7l196v8ksjl/Capture.PNG?dl=0   As you can see it's telling me to enable "Share ...

Eni

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