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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
Casual Listener
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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...
If the sub-options for local file sources are NOT disabled, the Spotify desktop app will still attempt to access local files present. To wit, I had some FLACs from Bandcamp in my Downloads folder. "Show Local Files" unchecked. Went to rewrite the tag...
If the sub-options for local file sources are NOT disabled, the Spotify desktop app will still attempt to access local files present. To wit, I had some FLACs from Bandcamp in my Downloads f...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNote: below, full screen refers to the app full screen, not the player full screen.I have two monitors, one 2K (main, external monitor) and one Full HD (laptop, seconda...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Note: below, full screen refers to the app full screen, not the player full screen. I h...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I decide to switch to player full screen (meaning, I use the toggle on bottom right to see only the song that is playing in full screen) while playing a song, the ...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I decide to switch to player full screen (meaning, I use the toggle on bottom right to ...
Spotify Legend
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Windows 10 PC Hello, I've had a problem with my recently played tab under the your library section for the past couple of weeks where it shows up as nothing here yet, even though I've been using spotify daily. Searchin...
Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Windows 10 PC Hello, I've had a problem with my recently played tab under the your library section for the past couple of weeks where it shows ...
Spotify Legend
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12 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue'What's Trending' is the first thing that shows up when I open spotify every day. It is showing me a bunch of podcasts made by bigots and other people I'm generally not interes...
Plan Premium Country Australia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue 'What's Trending' is the first thing that shows up when I open spotify every day. It is showing me a bun...
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceDell 5410Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThrough the last two updates, the "See All" option has disappeared from the Recently Played section. It's only on my PC and still shows on my iPhone.
Plan Premium Country Finland Device Dell 5410 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Through the last two updates, the "See All" option has disappeared from the Recently Pl...
Spotify Legend
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9 replies
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PlanPremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI enabled local files, but I don't see any option for them in the sidebar. Where do I go to access my local files in the new update?
Plan Premium Country Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I enabled local files, but I don't see any option for them in the sidebar. Where do I go to...
Regular
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Hi, I have the "Share my listening activity on Spotify" option on but none of my followers can see what I'm listening to. I tried reinstalling the Spotify application, turning the option on and off, and also tried logging off and on again but nothing...
Hi, I have the "Share my listening activity on Spotify" option on but none of my followers can see what I'm listening to. I tried reinstalling the Spotify application, turning the option on and ...
Newbie
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I was trying to load some local files on my pc and once they loaded in I tried to listen to one of the songs and after that Spotify kept asking for me to reload the page and every time I try it just kept asking me to reload the page please help.
I was trying to load some local files on my pc and once they loaded in I tried to listen to one of the songs and after that Spotify kept asking for me to reload the page and every time I try it just ...
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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PlanPremiumDeviceLaptop with 4K monitorOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWith an external monitor, the app will behave strange when I move it between the monitors. I run the 4K monitor in 175% scaling and the external monitor on 100% scal...
Plan Premium Device Laptop with 4K monitor Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue With an external monitor, the app will behave strange when I move it between the monitors. I run the...
Moderator
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Operating SystemWindows 10 ProMy Question or IssueSo when I start Spotify I get a Black screen for already like 1 Month. It worked for a day when I started a installer on my Desktop and it worked once I think after I started it more than 20 times and...
Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue So when I start Spotify I get a Black screen for already like 1 Month. It worked for a day when I started a installer on my Desktop and it work...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop Computer Intel i9, 32GB Ram, 1080ti GPUOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version@latestMy Question or Issue(s)1: Text and icons are not smooth: Previous UI for comparison: 2: Double copyright notices on bottom of alb...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Computer Intel i9, 32GB Ram, 1080ti GPU Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version @latest My Question or Issue(s) 1: Text and icons are not...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDevice(Windwos PC)Operating SystemEdition Windows 10 ProVersion 20H2OS build 19042.985 My Question or IssueSpotify Version: 1.1.60.672.g6ad9c215-a same issue for the past 4/5 months or so, being paying this thing to not use it...
Plan Premium Country Mexico Device (Windwos PC) Operating System Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2 OS build 19042.985 My Question or Issue Spotify Version: 1.1.60.672.g6ad9c...
Moderator
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Sometimes my home, search button and playlists are blacked out. Making it hard to see with combination of the dark application. PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10
Sometimes my home, search button and playlists are blacked out. Making it hard to see with combination of the dark application. Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operati...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceHP Envy laptop 13-ad0xxOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've posted this question before, for my laptop and phone.I open the app, my music plays for 5 minutes or so and then my app crashes and closes.The p...
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device HP Envy laptop 13-ad0xx Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've posted this question before, for my laptop and phone. I open the ap...
Spotify Legend
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Spotify updated about a week ago on my laptop, and it's absolute trash now. I can no longer edit playlist photos or descriptions. When I click on my profile, I can't view my account the way others do anymore. I can't change the order of playlists any...
Spotify updated about a week ago on my laptop, and it's absolute trash now. I can no longer edit playlist photos or descriptions. When I click on my profile, I can't view my account the way others do...
Casual Listener
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Hi! The new update of the desktop app looks very nice and the overall user experience has improved in my opinion. I figured there is something that was better implemented before though: as an album listener I have a big album library which I tend to ...
Hi! The new update of the desktop app looks very nice and the overall user experience has improved in my opinion. I figured there is something that was better implemented before though: as an album l...
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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a recent update taht redesinged the UI seems to have removed then option to sort playlists by recently added. Personaly i only listen to my playlists. The feature still exist on Android so it seems like it accidentaly got dropped...
a recent update taht redesinged the UI seems to have removed then option to sort playlists by recently added. Personaly i only listen to my playlists. The feature still exist on Android so it seems l...
Spotify Legend
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I have a lot of playlists that I use a lot of folders to keep sorted; without folders my library would be a practically unusable mess. I always used to use the big icons in the center to navigate, but with the new UI, that is very difficult. Folders ...
I have a lot of playlists that I use a lot of folders to keep sorted; without folders my library would be a practically unusable mess. I always used to use the big icons in the center to na...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Spotify Legend
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