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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceChromebook Operating SystemAndroid I think My Question or IssueOkay so, I have tried both the website and app on this Chromebook I just got from my bf's sister. It keeps skipping songs, like it'll play for maybe 2 seconds a...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Chromebook Operating System Android I think My Question or Issue Okay so, I have tried both the website and app on this Chromebook I just ...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.DeviceLaptop & Samsung S24 UltraOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 14 My Question or IssueI have the same issue with spotify on both devices. On my computer, Spotify runs EXTREMELY slowly, to the point that opening the softwa...
Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Laptop & Samsung S24 Ultra Operating System Windows 10, Android 14 My Question or Issue I have the same issue with spotify on both devices. &n...
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PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or issue: The "Scroll through previews of tracks from this playlist" thingy is glitchy.The "Preview Pop-Up" has issues with its playback & scrolling, when I muted a song from the mu...
Plan Premium Country India Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or issue: The "Scroll through previews of tracks from this playlist" thingy is gl...
Regular
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I requested my account data, and I received an email asking me to verify the request. When I click on the 'VERIFY' button, it attempts to direct me to wl.spotify.com; however, this site doesn't open; my browser says 'Can't reach this page'. I've trie...
I requested my account data, and I received an email asking me to verify the request. When I click on the 'VERIFY' button, it attempts to direct me to wl.spotify.com; however, this site doesn't open;...
Newbie
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IssueBasically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The thing is, if I use spotify on the google browser it wor...
Issue Basically on my PC on my spotify app, my music is shown to be playing yet there is no sound. I’ve tried resinstalling many times and made sure the volume is on but it still doesnt work. The th...
Newbie
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PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicePC HP - intel 3th gen processorOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issuesee image. The 3 arrows on the right point to tracks not listened to nor skipped, they were added by Spotify without interaction from m...
Plan Free Country Netherlands Device PC HP - intel 3th gen processor Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue see image. The 3 arrows on the right point to tracks not li...
Spotify Star
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Spotify is opening on startup. I have never had it set to auto start and auto-start is set to "No". I am using Windows 10.I have already gone to Edit > Preferences > [Show Advanced Settings] > Startup and Window Behavior > Open Spotify automatically ...
Spotify is opening on startup. I have never had it set to auto start and auto-start is set to "No". I am using Windows 10. I have already gone to Edit > Preferences > ...
Casual Listener
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I've tried with and whiteout hardware acceleration. every time i turn on joe rogan the whole screen goes black and i have to CTRL+ALT+Delete out of it. very annoying, basically i can't watch video podcasts on desktop for some reason PlanPremiumCountr...
I've tried with and whiteout hardware acceleration. every time i turn on joe rogan the whole screen goes black and i have to CTRL+ALT+Delete out of it. very annoying, basically i can't watch vi...
Casual Listener
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when i want to play a video on my laptop on spotify, an error message appears(image below). I can watch videos on my phone with no issues, but not on my laptopPlanPremium DuoCountrySerbiaDevicethinkpad x1 yogaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or...
when i want to play a video on my laptop on spotify, an error message appears(image below). I can watch videos on my phone with no issues, but not on my laptop Plan Premium Duo Country Serbia De...
Moderator
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PlanIndividual PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have a group of issues with my Spotify Desktop app - the main one being that there are random songs in my playlists that the app refuses to play (...
Plan Individual Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I have a group of issues with my Spotify Desktop app - the main one bein...
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Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the cache and reduced the streaming quality, but nothing ...
Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the ca...
Newbie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows DesktopsOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueFor the past two months, when I play music on my HP desktop the music will stop and freeze on an ad. This happens every 3 songs and it is becoming very anno...
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Windows Desktops Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For the past two months, when I play music on my HP desktop the music will stop and fre...
Visitor
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Hola! Soy de Colombia. Tengo un PC con Windows 7. Tengo una cuenta gratis y utilizo la versión 1.1.1.348.g9064793a (según la información de Acerca de Spotify). Mi problema es que tengo algunas playlists con ciertas canciones en ellas. Últimamente agr...
Hola! Soy de Colombia. Tengo un PC con Windows 7. Tengo una cuenta gratis y utilizo la versión 1.1.1.348.g9064793a (según la información de Acerca de Spotify). Mi problema es q...
Moderator
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Video playback doesn't work - it's a blank screen, and clicking on "show video" does nothing - when playing podcasts, although audio works. This is for all devices I've encountered: iOS app, web player, desktop app. To get video to display then a sec...
Video playback doesn't work - it's a blank screen, and clicking on "show video" does nothing - when playing podcasts, although audio works. This is for all devices I've encountered: iOS app, we...
Moderator
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if this was meant to be fixed it isn't. Still being asked to log in every time I open in browserthere's no remember me option and logging in requires an email code which is ridiculous. And no I'm not going to use the app.What is spotify thinking maki...
if this was meant to be fixed it isn't. Still being asked to log in every time I open in browser there's no remember me option and logging in requires an email code which is ridiculous. And no I'm n...
Moderator
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! This started a few days ago; When I'm scrolling on a playlist the currently playing song is no longer highlighted in green. This is not an issue on mobile, nor is it...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! This started a few days ago; When I'm scrolling on a playlist the currently play...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumDeviceWindows (Intel x86) Laptop early 2023Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIn the desktop app it is possible to right-click the columns in an album (alternatively clicking on the down arrow on the right) to hide rows.Regardl...
Plan Premium Device Windows (Intel x86) Laptop early 2023 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue In the desktop app it is possible to right-click the columns in an album (alt...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueNo matter what song I pick I get the “Spotify is unable to play this right now.” Message. I have tried doing a clean reinstall, restarting my device, logging out and back...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue No matter what song I pick I get the “Spotify is unable to play this right now.” Messa...
Spotify Star
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I'm using my Windows 11 PC and all other apps play at the same level that I'm used to. That means I can play everything at 30% of max volume and the level sounds great. Spotify sounds like it's almost half the volume of the other apps.
I'm using my Windows 11 PC and all other apps play at the same level that I'm used to. That means I can play everything at 30% of max volume and the level sounds great. Spotify sounds like it's almos...
Moderator
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The issue is adding local files to an existing Spotify playlist. I noticed that when adding local files to specific playlists it works as expected. I assume it's because the playlist is smaller. However, if I attempt to add a local file to a larger p...
The issue is adding local files to an existing Spotify playlist. I noticed that when adding local files to specific playlists it works as expected. I assume it's because the playlist is smaller. Howe...
Visitor
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