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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...
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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...
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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
Newbie
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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...
PlanFreeCountryEarthDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy laptop shut off automatically and Spotify won’t play when I’m on web player. This happens when it automatically turns off. I can’t play anything when it has the green “...
Plan Free Country Earth Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My laptop shut off automatically and Spotify won’t play when I’m on web player. This ha...
Spotify Legend
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DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueAfter delaying the new UI for about 6 month's now it now forced me to use the new one which on Android device is fine but PC is just terrible.Not being able to scroll through the complete son...
Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue After delaying the new UI for about 6 month's now it now forced me to use the new one which on Android device is fine but P...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceDell Optiplex 990Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueHello! Why do I get this error when I log on the app?So does the browser.I've tried reinstaling the app, erasing old data without any results.The phone's...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device Dell Optiplex 990 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello! Why do I get this error when I log on the app? So does the brows...
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Tried it... didn't work out.Tried uninstalling and reinstalling... no success too.This only happens on my office PC. Home PC works just fine.
Tried it... didn't work out. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling... no success too. This only happens on my office PC. Home PC works just fine.
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PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.59.712.g54f36e5d-a My IssueI have stumpled upon this bug for some time now and decided to report it since I am able to make this happen every time I try.When I skip a song and press to jump in t...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.59.712.g54f36e5d-a My Issue I have stumpled upon this bug for some time now and decided to report it since I am able to mak...
Spotify Legend
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Hello.I don't know, but from today (not after updating) Spotify page 'Recently played) is not updated after playing new album, playlist, ETC.On web browser version this problem doesn't exist.Please, could You look on It?Thank You.Marco Oros(iOS 10, A...
Hello. I don't know, but from today (not after updating) Spotify page 'Recently played) is not updated after playing new album, playlist, ETC. On web browser version this problem doesn't exist. Pl...
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PlanPremium FamilyCountryItalyDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 Running Spotify Win 10 app from CMD, and using the --show-console switch, I can see in the log that the quality is 160kbps, despite the Streaming Quality is set to "Very High" (s...
Plan Premium Family Country Italy Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 Running Spotify Win 10 app from CMD, and using the --show-console switch, I can see in the log that the ...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there an easier way to un-shuffle podcast episodes without having to go into my music, play something, hit the shuffle icon to turn shuffle off, then go back to my podcast ...
Plan Premium Country Australia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Is there an easier way to un-shuffle podcast episodes without having to go into my music...
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PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceDekstopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello. Previously, in the old version on a personal computer, it was possible to sort by date, as it is now, but after the update it became inconvenient to sort the m...
Plan Premium Country Russia Device Dekstop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. Previously, in the old version on a personal computer, it was possible ...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEverytime I reinstall Spotify, about 50% of the local files I've added to some playlists become unavailable (grayed out) for no reason. The files haven't changed name or location....
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I reinstall Spotify, about 50% of the local files I've added to some playlists become unavailable...
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PlanPremiumCountryRO DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI saw a post from 2012 or so about duplicate songs in playlists and I saw that a mechanism was implemented so that a popup would appear if you tried to add a song already in ...
Plan Premium Country RO Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I saw a post from 2012 or so about duplicate songs in playlists and I saw that a mecha...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue Hello, it was or maybe still is possible on Spotify to display songs in a playlist that are (currently) not available. These songs are grayed out and are not disp...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Notebook Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue Hello, it was or maybe still is possible on Spotify to display songs i...
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PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the latest update the Recently Played section no longer updates correctly on the PC version of the app. The section only shows whatever it is that I'm currently listening to plus a ...
Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After the latest update the Recently Played section no longer updates correctly on the PC version of the app. The s...
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PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf I change the storage location to a non-default folder, the Artists tab won't load.Changing it back to the default location makes it work as it should.The folder it is changed to wa...
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue If I change the storage location to a non-default folder, the Artists tab won't load. Changing it back ...
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PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueMusic stop after playing for a few seconds. I’ve have tried restarting the application, logging ou...
Plan 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 Music stop a...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DevicePC, fully maximized (non-fullscreen) window on 1080p display Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I right click the current track at the bottom left of the Spotify Desktop interface and attempt to ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC, fully maximized (non-fullscreen) window on 1080p display Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I right c...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows My Question or IssueYesterday I deleted Spotify, and made a new installation, because the local files di...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows My Question or I...
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Please make the following modifications to the UI for Windows. Give us the ability to turn off album art for each song in playlist Give us the ability to have a separate artist column rather than include artist info under song titlePlanFree/PremiumCo...
Please make the following modifications to the UI for Windows. Give us the ability to turn off album art for each song in playlist Give us the ability to have a separate artist column rather...
Spotify Legend
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Hello.I have a problem. I can't view all playlists in 'Your library', but It shows in some menu at the top. I don't know, if It is due to many playlists, which I have added, but It sometimes show those playlists to me in My library. For explanation, ...
Hello. I have a problem. I can't view all playlists in 'Your library', but It shows in some menu at the top. I don't know, if It is due to many playlists, which I have added, but It sometimes show t...
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Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now if I doubleclick on a playlist, it will just pause t...
Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now i...
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