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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 Stop app from adding playlist

OK - I add 4 tracks to my queue and play them. That's all I want to play - just these 4 tracks.No matter what I do, the Spotify Win 10 app adds a playlist (I don't know if its just the first playlist in my short list of playlists, or somehow picked r...

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OK - I add 4 tracks to my queue and play them. That's all I want to play - just these 4 tracks. No matter what I do, the Spotify Win 10 app adds a playlist (I don't know if its just the first playli...

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Spotify app very slow

PlanFreeCountry - India DeviceHP laptop , intel core i-7 , 8 gb ramOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI really love spotify but it really test my patience most of the times... The desktop app for windows 10 is very slow , sometimes when I...

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Plan Free Country - India   Device HP laptop , intel core i-7 , 8 gb ram Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I really love spotify but it really test my patience mo...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Bring back highlighting the currently playing song in a playlist

Previous text, closed due to not enough detail:Spoiler (Highlight to read)Prior to the latest update, when listening to a playlist, the song currently playing was highlighted by having the text be green and some other UI elements. That's not the case...

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Previous text, closed due to not enough detail: Prior to the latest update, when listening to a playlist, the song currently playing was highlighted by having the text be green and some other UI ele...

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Influence on "get inspired

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAt the "Start" the second section from the top (under "Last heard") is "Get inspired". There are always the same "meditation" titles for weeks, because I tried meditation...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue At the "Start" the second section from the top (under "Last heard") is "Get inspired". There a...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to like local files on desktop

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAm I missing something or it's not possible to like local files in desktop app while it's been possible in the mobile app since forever (I think)?

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Plan Premium     Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Am I missing something or it's not possible to like local files in desktop app while it's been p...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Developer] Sync phone and desktop playlists effectively

I think Spotify should work on effectively syncing playlists from desktop to mobile and vice versa. It's crazy to me that I have to redownload the desktop app to sync and update the playlists to what exists on my phone. It makes the desktop app almos...

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I think Spotify should work on effectively syncing playlists from desktop to mobile and vice versa. It's crazy to me that I have to redownload the desktop app to sync and update the playlists to what...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [SOLVED] Songs won't download for offline use

Hi, I'm using the spotify app version 1.1.63.568 on windows 10. For some reason my songs have stopped downloading. If I add a song to a playlist marked as download for offline, the song starts downloading but it never finishes. Files that were alread...

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Hi, I'm using the spotify app version 1.1.63.568 on windows 10. For some reason my songs have stopped downloading. If I add a song to a playlist marked as download for offline, the song starts downlo...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Bring back Made for You

In the previous Desktop update, there was a section for Made For you playlists. This page had suggestions for Artist Radios, Genre Mixes, and the Daily Mix playlists. In the current Desktop app, I can't find where any of these items are. The Home sho...

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In the previous Desktop update, there was a section for Made For you playlists. This page had suggestions for Artist Radios, Genre Mixes, and the Daily Mix playlists.   In the current Desktop ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows App crashing after 1-2 minutes

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to use the Desktop app, it crashes before it makes it to the end of the first song in the playlist. Possible fixes that I've already tried (and have failed):I have...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   When I try to use the Desktop app, it crashes before it makes it to the end of the first so...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution couldn't find that page after recent update

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceDellOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the recent update in my desktop and web player homepage it's showing couldn't find that page but the other things are working perfectly fine and my phone app too

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Plan Free Country India Device Dell Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue After the recent update in my desktop and web player homepage it's showing couldn't find th...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Black Screen bug on fresh new Windows 10 21H1

DeviceSelf Assembled Desktop PCOperating SystemNewly installed Windows 10 21H1 My Question or IssueI just newly installed a windows 10 professional from Windows media creator. After the installation, I opened the Microsoft Store and download the UWP ...

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  Device Self Assembled Desktop PC Operating System Newly installed Windows 10 21H1   My Question or Issue I just newly installed a windows 10 professional from Windows media creator...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Can't Play This Right Now, If You Have The File On Your Computer You Can Import It

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Custom Built Desktop: Ryzen 9 5900x, RTX 3070, 32 gb 3600mhz ram, 1 tb samsung 980 pro ssd)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueSpotify Can't Play This Right Now, If You Have The File On Your Computer You Ca...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Custom Built Desktop: Ryzen 9 5900x, RTX 3070, 32 gb 3600mhz ram, 1 tb samsung 980 pro ssd) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app randomly switches playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceHappens on PC, Alexa echo, LG Stylo4+Operating SystemWindows 10, Android. My Question or IssueIssue: Spotify will randomly swap to playlist > By JustinL and volume will drop to 0%I haven't been able to find an exact trigge...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Happens on PC, Alexa echo, LG Stylo4+ Operating System Windows 10, Android.   My Question or Issue Issue: Spotify will randomly swap to playlist...

Novy

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Discover weekly suddenly missing

PlanFree/PremiumCountryThe NetherlanndsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis morning I was excited to go through my new discover weekly, only to realise it cannot be found anywhere. What happened?Discover weekly has been th...

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Plan Free/Premium Country The Netherlannds Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This morning I was excited to go through my new discover weekly, only to re...

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Add the function to sort by "recently added" in the drop down filter.

Everybody sees the drop down filter but finding the function to sort your playlist by recently added is not intuitive at all and should be at the same place as the other options.

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Everybody sees the drop down filter but finding the function to sort your playlist by recently added is not intuitive at all and should be at the same place as the other options.

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist created from local files saved with Spotify native files [edited]

Hi there, On my computer I have a playlist of mp3 files created for a party years ago. I would like to import and search automatically for the titles, and create a playlist containing Spotify files only. Is this possible? Does anybody know a workarou...

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Hi there,  On my computer I have a playlist of mp3 files created for a party years ago. I would like to import and search automatically for the titles, and create a playlist containing Spotif...

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Superuser Contribution No sound from Desktop app

Been listening fine since installing Spotify Desktop on new PC a week ago.Tried a Skype test call this morning. Since that moment, getting no audio from Spotify Desktop app. Looks like song is playing (song progress timer updates every second). Volum...

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Been listening fine since installing Spotify Desktop on new PC a week ago. Tried a Skype test call this morning. Since that moment, getting no audio from Spotify Desktop app. Looks like song is play...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify web keep skipping songs and play only first 10 seconds then stops

I'm having an annoying issue with Spotyfy web, as title, Spotify web keeps skipping first five songs when press play. Furthermore, it plays only first 10 seconds of a song and then stops. It's really annoying. I'm using is at work and I'm not allowed...

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I'm having an annoying issue with Spotyfy web,   as title, Spotify web keeps skipping first five songs when press play. Furthermore, it plays only first 10 seconds of a song and then stops. &...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Some local files can't be played anymore

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome local files that were perfectly playable yesterday can't be played anymore on the desktop app. They're greyed out in my "liked songs" and the message I get is ...

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Plan Premium Country Japan Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some local files that were perfectly playable yesterday can't be played anymore on the d...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot play podcast, Ads continuously play

I cannot play any podcast, whenever I click on a podcast episode, an ad begins to play and afterwards it is just ad after ad and never plays the podcast episode. I left it running and it was just nonstop ads for 15 minutes... restarted my browser and...

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I cannot play any podcast, whenever I click on a podcast episode, an ad begins to play and afterwards it is just ad after ad and never plays the podcast episode. I left it running and it was just non...

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