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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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julianmensink

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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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moep99

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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 Friends' Activity only showing Connect to Facebook or Add Facebook Friends

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFriends' Activity is only showing Connect to Facebook or adding friends from Facebook. There is no option to actually see their activity, only to add them to follow on S...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Friends' Activity is only showing Connect to Facebook or adding friends from Facebook....

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Superuser Contribution Error code 39

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCant log in from my PC after have done a fresh install of windows. It shows me (pic) and ive tried looking on youtube and google around. nothing works so far, tried with d...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Cant log in from my PC after have done a fresh install of windows. It shows me (pic) and ive tr...

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Superuser Contribution Can't drag from 'Now Playing' to playlist

I clicked "queue" and tried to drag the 'Now Playing' song to a playlist, but the tooltip says '0 items'.If I try the same thing with a song in the 'Next Up' section, it works fine. I'm on Windows 10

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I clicked "queue" and tried to drag the 'Now Playing' song to a playlist, but the tooltip says '0 items'. If I try the same thing with a song in the 'Next Up' section, it works fine.   I'm on...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution No songs on artist page. Incorrect name of the artist?

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome artists are incorrectly displayed on the desktop version, when you go to the artist page there are no songs.I did a clean reinstall of Spotify. I installed the latest version from the Win...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some artists are incorrectly displayed on the desktop version, when you go to the artist page there are no songs. I did a c...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Local files and top tracks, etc.

My Question or IssueI was wondering if local files were counted towards listening time or appear on any other features such as 'Top tracks this month' which you can check on your profile.

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My Question or Issue I was wondering if local files were counted towards listening time or appear on any other features such as 'Top tracks this month' which you can check on your profile.

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop Randomly Syncs with Phone's Volume at Ramdom

I recently started noticing that my volume in the Spotify desktop app would adjust at seemingly random times. I eventually figured out that the volume in the desktop app was syncing with my phone's volume, even when the Spotify app wasn't directly op...

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I recently started noticing that my volume in the Spotify desktop app would adjust at seemingly random times. I eventually figured out that the volume in the desktop app was syncing with my phone's v...

CarlosE

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Solved!! New application for Windows

So ... They took away some options in the desktop windows application. For example, I sorted the playlist by artists. I tagged some songs. I went into my own order and moved the marked songs, for example. But now it doesn't work, the marked songs wil...

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So ... They took away some options in the desktop windows application. For example, I sorted the playlist by artists. I tagged some songs. I went into my own order and moved the marked songs, for exa...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs are being skipped

PlanFreeCountryUS DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen an ad plays that is a video, the next song to be played is skipped and not played. If the ad that plays is just an audio ad, everything works as it should.

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Plan Free Country US   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When an ad plays that is a video, the next song to be played is skipped and not played. If the...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] Am I the only who really dislikes the new design for desktop?

Normally I don't do this, but here it goes.. I feel the new spotify layout design for desktop is a big decline from how it was. Some things that I think are changes for the worse:- Artist's profiles don't have a clear timeline with releases anymore- ...

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Normally I don't do this, but here it goes.. I feel the new spotify layout design for desktop is a big decline from how it was. Some things that I think are changes for the worse: - Artist's profi...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution "see all" button for recently played missing and recently played is not updated

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn the Home page in the Spotify desktop app, the "see all" button for recently played is missing. Recently played is also not updating as I listen to music....

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On the Home page in the Spotify desktop app, the "see all" button for recently p...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Search not working properly in new UI

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi Support, since the UI upgrade I have persistent issues with the search functionality. It times out and then returns "Oops, something went wrong while loading the artist". ...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi Support, since the UI upgrade I have persistent issues with the search functionality. I...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast playlist only shuffle plays

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDeviceLenovo Ideapad L340Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePodcast playlists do not play in order. I have tried to sort it by different categories, like oldest first, newest first, but the queue doesn't follow it ...

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Plan Premium Country Brasil Device Lenovo Ideapad L340 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Podcast playlists do not play in order. I have tried to sort it by different c...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Can't sort music in artist's liked songs

PlanPremiumCountryPakistanDeviceSamsung Note 8Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueWhen I go to the artist page and see the liked songs for that artist, I can't sort the music.

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Plan Premium Country Pakistan Device Samsung Note 8 Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue When I go to the artist page and see the liked songs for that artist, I ...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Instantly Crashes/Exits on Random

This update broke the experience for me. Can't even listen to music on my PC anymore. I've never experienced Spotify (Desktop Win10) application crashing on me. Ever since the latest update, Spotify would randomly crash (disappear instantly) Turning ...

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This update broke the experience for me. Can't even listen to music on my PC anymore.   I've never experienced Spotify (Desktop Win10) application crashing on me.   Ever since th...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Windows app is throwing NaN's

Premium plan in the US.On an Asus PC running Windows 8.1"About Spotify" tells me, "1.1.54.592.gc0b20638" It was working fine yesterday, but today when I fired it up it showed NaN for the "time into track" and "length of track." See attached screen ca...

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Premium plan in the US. On an Asus PC running Windows 8.1 "About Spotify" tells me, "1.1.54.592.gc0b20638"   It was working fine yesterday, but today when I fired it up it showed NaN for the...

Mihail

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[Desktop] Modify "don't like a composer" to actually have an effect.

Make sure that when a user clicks "I don't like Maurice Ravel" (or any other composer) that you stop giving 3 pieces by Ravel in every Radar and Weekly release from then on. The button doesn't work, and never has for the months I have been a Premium ...

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Make sure that when a user clicks "I don't like Maurice Ravel" (or any other composer) that you stop giving 3 pieces by Ravel in every Radar and Weekly release from then on. The button doesn't work, ...

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UX - add a way to add shortcut to left menu + song list on artist page

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceWindows store appOperating SystemWindows 10 latest update My Question or IssueSince the new UI there are missing shortcut, in my case the "made for you" page was really useful. To solve this I propose to add way to add ...

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Plan Premium Country France   Device Windows store app Operating System Windows 10 latest update   My Question or Issue Since the new UI there are missing shortcut, in my case th...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution My Spotify won't stay open

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi, Recently I fully factory reset my desktop. After fully resetting my desktop, I re-downloaded Spotify from Google Chrome. After installing Spotify, I realized that afte...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, Recently I fully factory reset my desktop. After fully resetting my desktop, I re-download...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution How do I sort playlists in the updated Spotify 2020?

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHow do I sort my playlists in the UPDATED Spotify desktop windows? The sort feature that used to be on top of the playlists are no longer there. I've searched everywhere for t...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue How do I sort my playlists in the UPDATED Spotify desktop windows? The sort feature that used to be...

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[Desktop] Spotify keep on comes out something went wrong please reload page when opening the app

After installed, I cannot used the application and keeps on popped out something went wring which causes I could not use the application. Hopefully the team can help me out soon.

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After installed, I cannot used the application and keeps on popped out something went wring which causes I could not use the application. Hopefully the team can help me out soon.

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