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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...
Moderator
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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...
PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the new desktop UI (Windows 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a) when creating a playlist from an album, the playlist name is set to the "Album" name. The old UI set it to "Artist - Album...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue With the new desktop UI (Windows 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a) when creating a playlist from an album, the playli...
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When adding an album to a new playlist it doesn't register like before:Artist name - album name. Now it registers only the album name. This means I have to write the artist name myself otherwise I will not find it when filtering by artist.
When adding an album to a new playlist it doesn't register like before: Artist name - album name. Now it registers only the album name. This means I have to write the artist name myself other...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn desktop, I used to be able to right-click -> add to playlist, and then start typing to filter my playlists so that I could easily find the one I wanted to add the so...
Plan Premium Country USA Device ThinkPad Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue On desktop, I used to be able to right-click -> add to playlist, and then start typing to...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI click on an album from "Your Library -> Albums". When I click the "back" button or type "alt back arrow", it takes me to the TOP of my Albums list rather than t...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I click on an album from "Your Library -> Albums". When I click the "back" b...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium (Family)CountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 20H2Spotify Version1.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a (Microsoft Store version) My Question or IssueI've noticed that Spotify Desktop will ignore the Streaming Quality setting and will use Auto anyways. I...
Plan Premium (Family) Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 20H2 Spotify Version 1.1.53.608.g7ed9c03a (Microsoft Store version) My Question or Issue I've noticed that Spotify ...
Spotify Legend
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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome lyrics gets cut off or blocked by the ad banner ...
None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free Country India Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10  ...
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I've been really liking the new UI of the latest update, it's simpler, cleaner, etc. However, I've been having a recurring problem where, if I click on any playlist/radio it will appear greyed out and attempting to double click a song to play, will p...
I've been really liking the new UI of the latest update, it's simpler, cleaner, etc. However, I've been having a recurring problem where, if I click on any playlist/radio it will appear greyed out an...
Spotify Star
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Thanks to this new ugly, horrible and useless update, we can't even edit our "recently played" list anymore ! Actually, those [snip - Community Moderator edit] Spotify devs removed this feature from the phone app a while ago, so everyone was asking t...
Thanks to this new ugly, horrible and useless update, we can't even edit our "recently played" list anymore ! Actually, those [snip - Community Moderator edit] Spotify devs remo...
Spotify Legend
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Quite frankly, this new design - if what I'm seeing is the final product and not some kind of bug - is horrible. Sidebars are just a "black square" punching the eye, where in the middle there is an awful attempt at a "faded background" like we're bac...
Quite frankly, this new design - if what I'm seeing is the final product and not some kind of bug - is horrible. Sidebars are just a "black square" punching the eye, where in the middle ther...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceHP All-in-OneOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueI was listening to music and switched to the discography view. After a few songs an advert came on which for some reason activated the green pause button icon for...
Plan Free Country UK Device HP All-in-One Operating System Windows 10 Home My Question or Issue I was listening to music and switched to the discography view. After a few songs an ad...
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PlanFreeCountryBangladeshDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello there! I cant open spotify app. I tried o download from microsoft and spotify.com, but it still doesn't work. It used to work before, this all started randomly.
Plan Free Country Bangladesh Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello there! I cant open spotify app. I tried o download from microsoft and spotify.com, b...
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PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo my pc has a problem: it randomly stops counting time. I've tried everything to fix it but I'm pretty sure the problem is in the hardware (maybe a dead battery), n...
Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So my pc has a problem: it randomly stops counting time. I've tried everything to fix it ...
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince the new UI update which was installed automatically on my work laptop today the feature "Similar artists" is gone which was displayed at an artists page on the right corner of the site....
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since the new UI update which was installed automatically on my work laptop today the feature "Similar artists" is g...
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I've been a spotify premium subscriber since shortly after the service came to USA. For several years i used the radio features to discover dozens of new artists i had never heard of and it was one of the most valuable features in spotify for me. for...
I've been a spotify premium subscriber since shortly after the service came to USA. For several years i used the radio features to discover dozens of new artists i had never heard of and it was one o...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry India DeviceSamsung Galaxy M02Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHow can I add album art to the MP3 files that I have imported on to my "Local Files" folder? I am a Windows and Android v10 user
Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung Galaxy M02 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue How can I add album art to the MP3 files that I have im...
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PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePC and AndroidOperating SystemWindows 10 and Android My Question or Issue Hi, Recently you have removed the ability to play all tracks from a folder of two levels. I have a folder that contained subfolders that had trac...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC and Android Operating System Windows 10 and Android My Question or Issue Hi, Recently you have removed the ability to play ...
Music Fan
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I have Premium and can download albums using my iPhone but I dont see the download option on desktop. My only option is to SAVE. I updated my version to the most recent, Reinstalled it and it still isn't giving me a download option. Plan$9.99 Premium...
I have Premium and can download albums using my iPhone but I dont see the download option on desktop. My only option is to SAVE. I updated my version to the most recent, Reinstalled it and...
Gig Goer
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With your new update you guys made it so that you only sort by date with the newest stuff at the bottom. I really prefer being able to sort by date so that I can have my newest music on my playlists at the top. Please bring this back.
With your new update you guys made it so that you only sort by date with the newest stuff at the bottom. I really prefer being able to sort by date so that I can have my newest music on my playlists ...
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After the latest update (Spotify 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a for Windows) - when the New playlist is being created from the Album (... -> A dd to playlist -> New Playlist) the Artist name is no more added to the Playlist name, so you have to manually add ...
After the latest update (Spotify 1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a for Windows) - when the New playlist is being created from the Album (... -> A dd to playlist -> New Playlist) the Artist n...
Spotify Legend
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Plan $4.99/month version I forget what it's called Country USA Device HP1030G2(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Windows 10 pro(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueUp until this most recent upda...
Plan $4.99/month version I forget what it's called Country USA Device HP1030G2 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10 pro (iOS 10, Androi...
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