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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 "Following" Disappeared

I no longer am able to access/see the 3,000+ artists/users I'm following. On Mac, "Following" is gone entirely. On iOS, when I click on "Following" in my user profile, I get "Something went wrong" error message. PremiumUSMac & iOS app

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I no longer am able to access/see the 3,000+ artists/users I'm following.  On Mac, "Following" is gone entirely.  On iOS, when I click on "Following" in my user profile, I get "Something we...

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R.I.P old interface

Desktop now removes ui.experience_override="classic" if you add it to the prefs file. Seems we are stuck with this awful UI and no recognition from Spotify of the overwhelming amount of complaints raised against it. Time to look at what the competiti...

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Desktop now removes ui.experience_override="classic" if you add it to the prefs file. Seems we are stuck with this awful UI and no recognition from Spotify of the overwhelming amount of complain...

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Superuser Contribution artist discography/playlists gone?

My Question or IssueI noticed that now when you search an artist the results show as album covers that you have to choose. Once you do that you get the track listing. Whereas before, when you selected the artist, it lists all albums in order that you...

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My Question or Issue I noticed that now when you search an artist the results show as album covers that you have to choose. Once you do that you get the track listing. Whereas before, when you selec...

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Superuser Contribution Error 34 after Offline

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDell Inspiron Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSeemingly for no reason, the Spotify program on Windows 10 was saying OFFLINE which was wrong as everything else was working normally on my computer. My intern...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Dell Inspiron  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Seemingly for no reason, the Spotify program on Windows 10 was saying OFFLINE ...

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Superuser Contribution Nothing happens when I press play

New to Spotify, and using the Web Player (I'm on my work desktop computer, and I can't download apps). When I click a playlist to play, there is no music - clicking play does absolutely nothing. I've tried clearing cache/cookies, and no change. Any i...

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New to Spotify, and using the Web Player (I'm on my work desktop computer, and I can't download apps). When I click a playlist to play, there is no music - clicking play does absolutely nothing....

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Superuser Contribution pc app does NOT forget the playlists i had deleted months ago

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDevicehp laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueas the title says, the playlists I deleted months before are again appearing on my pc Spotify for I don't know what reason and no, I have not ever tried to restore them...

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Plan Free Country India Device hp laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue as the title says, the playlists I deleted months before are again appearing on my pc Spotif...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Date song was added to list removed

My laptop app just updated and I can no longer see the date a song was added to my playlist. You can still sort the songs in a list by date added, but the date is not visible and I don't see it as a tab or column you can add in the view. Is there a w...

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My laptop app just updated and I can no longer see the date a song was added to my playlist. You can still sort the songs in a list by date added, but the date is not visible and I don't see it as a ...

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Are the previous features back ?

Hey everyone ! I found a way to prevent Spotify from auto-updating (which I won't share here as the devs are lurking these forums to see if we dare not love their new half-broken beta version, then push some updates just to force it even more on us),...

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Hey everyone !   I found a way to prevent Spotify from auto-updating (which I won't share here as the devs are lurking these forums to see if we dare not love their new half-broken beta versio...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify unresponsive and FREEZES OTHER APPS

Device3700x, 32GB RAM, 5700XTOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have noticed that on my device, the Spotify application (not the one from Windows store) freezes often when it's not used. This has the side effect of freezing other app...

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Device 3700x, 32GB RAM, 5700XT Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I have noticed that on my device, the Spotify application (not the one from Windows store) freezes ofte...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Blend doesn't show Playlist cover

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Laptop np530u4b, and a Desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (Samsung Laptop), and Windows 7 (Desktop PC) My Question or Issue I've been having problems with this new spotify blend feature, because it doesn't ...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Samsung Laptop np530u4b, and a Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 (Samsung Laptop), and Windows 7 (Desktop PC)   My Question or Issue   ...

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Superuser Contribution No internet connection (error code 4) but can still play music

Premium plan in US on Dell laptop running Windows 10. Starting a couple days ago, Spotify starts but says offline. I can't load any artist or album pages, but can (for example) go to a recently played artist station and play music even though everyth...

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Premium plan in US on Dell laptop running Windows 10. Starting a couple days ago, Spotify starts but says offline. I can't load any artist or album pages, but can (for example) go to a recently playe...

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Superuser Contribution Annoying cracking noise on every song!

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceDesktop (1060 3GB, i5 6400, 8 GB RAM, 64 bit)Operating SystemWindows 10 home 1809 My Question or IssueEvery song i listen to has some wierd cracking sounds every 5-10 seconds. I've tried to download from website and micr...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Desktop (1060 3GB, i5 6400, 8 GB RAM, 64 bit) Operating System Windows 10 home 1809   My Question or Issue Every song i listen to has some wierd crac...

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[Desktop] Couple ideas about the new ID

It sucks. I have a dream. I dream about a UI that is useful, well-arranged, don't require endless mouse scrolling, has search bar always ready, shows songs inside the albums without the need to click through them one by one... should I continue? Just...

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It sucks.   I have a dream. I dream about a UI that is useful, well-arranged, don't require endless mouse scrolling, has search bar always ready, shows songs inside the albums without the ne...

djandy14

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Superuser Contribution I can't see New followers

PlanPremium, Windows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueAs i'm getting new followers daily i'm curious who follows me and if they have interesting playlists. It seems i can't view the new followers anymore since i passed the 3k followers. Is there a limi...

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Plan Premium, Windows 10 Desktop   My Question or Issue As i'm getting new followers daily i'm curious who follows me and if they have interesting playlists. It seems i can't view the new fo...

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Superuser Contribution Delete button (Dutch)

I couldn't find any bug forum, so here I am. I don't know if this is the correct place for this bug. When deleting some songs from my playlist in the spotify app, on Windows 10. I noticed that the "Delete" option doesn't fit in the pop-up box, in the...

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I couldn't find any bug forum, so here I am. I don't know if this is the correct place for this bug.   When deleting some songs from my playlist in the spotify app, on Windows 10. I noticed th...

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Superuser Contribution Scrolling through library sidebar causes UI glitch with menu width

OS: Windows 10, Linux I'm really surprised that nobody else has posted this bug. I've been experiencing it across multiple desktop-based installs for at least a couple years. The problem is concerning the left-most menu section, where all the playlis...

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OS: Windows 10, Linux   I'm really surprised that nobody else has posted this bug. I've been experiencing it across multiple desktop-based installs for at least a couple years.   The pr...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Deleting the Windows 10 Spotify App - Like, actually deleting it.

So if you, like me, though the Windows 10 Store app would be a good idea and shorttly thereafter realized you made a mistake, you've probably also been tearing your hair out trying to uninstall it. I finally found out how to do this. 1. Open the star...

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So if you, like me, though the Windows 10 Store app would be a good idea and shorttly thereafter realized you made a mistake, you've probably also been tearing your hair out trying to uninstall it. I...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 app icon in white theme

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSurface Pro (5th Gen)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWindows 10 has a white theme since version 1903, because of that some icons change their color between black or white to contrast the whole UI color. Spotify...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Surface Pro (5th Gen) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Windows 10 has a white theme since version 1903, because of that some icons ...

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Bring back my belowed Spotify URI clipboard

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEver since some updates ago, I've noticed that Spotify URI isn't in the options when you use the share dropdown. Please bring it back.

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Ever since some updates ago, I've noticed that Spotify URI isn't in the options when you use the share dropdown. Ple...

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Superuser Contribution [Windows 10][Desktop] Songs Removed and Popularity Chart Removed?

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue: Following the latest release (1.1.60.672.g6ad9c215-1) it looks like I can no longer scroll a full list of an artists songs and the popularity chart has gone? I use this heavily for ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue:   Following the latest release (1.1.60.672.g6ad9c215-1) it looks like I can no longer scroll a full list...

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