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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 Spotify UI Reverted

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueToday I upgraded to the premium family plan. Everything works fine but it made the Spotify desktop app revert to the old UI. I tried restarting, re-signing in, uni...

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Plan Premium Family Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Today I upgraded to the premium family plan. Everything works fine but it made the Spotify des...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Playlists/local/Amazon Echo

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceIphone X Operating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10, My Question or IssueHello, is it possible to play playlists of local files located on my desktop with Amazon Alexa/Echo? It seems that it's not possible? If I want to play an...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Iphone X  Operating System iOS 10,  Windows 10,   My Question or Issue Hello, is it possible to play playlists of local files located on m...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Scroll bar is very broken on a podcast

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWin 10 64 bit My Question or IssueScroll bar on the "Hello Internet" podcast is broken, If you scroll down to the bottom of the page it jumps up and down and bugs out. Gif of the bug. I have replicated...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Win 10 64 bit   My Question or Issue Scroll bar on the "Hello Internet" podcast is broken, If you scroll down to the bot...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution cant receive new design update

i deinstalled and reinstalled spotify for several times but i still dont have the new update. what am i doing wrong?

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i deinstalled and reinstalled spotify for several times but i still dont have the new update. what am i doing wrong?

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[Desktop][Playlists] Custom Order and Date added removal of order ticker (ascending/descending)

Hey I just noticed on playlists there's no way to change the descending/ascending order in which songs appear in a playlist (specifically my starred playlist). Can we get the date added (oldest to newest) and date added (newest to oldest) feature bac...

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Hey I just noticed on playlists there's no way to change the descending/ascending order in which songs appear in a playlist (specifically my starred playlist). Can we get the date added (oldest to ne...

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[Desktop][Playlists] Move your playlist

Ok, it doesn't seem like much, but all I want is for me to organize my playlists. As in, move the order of my playlists. I want my most listened playlist to be the front of the page and for all my other rarely listened to playlist to be in the back. ...

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Ok, it doesn't seem like much, but all I want is for me to organize my playlists. As in, move the order of my playlists. I want my most listened playlist to be the front of the page and for all my ot...

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Superuser Contribution Hard to locate Downloaded podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryTanzaniaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI downloaded random episodes from Joe Rogan and Conan O'Brien, and my problem now is to locate those episodes. So my problem is to locate those episodes easier rathe...

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Plan Premium Country Tanzania Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I downloaded random episodes from Joe Rogan and Conan O'Brien, and my problem now is to l...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10: black screen

I upgraded to Windows 10 recently. When I now use Spotify, I get a black screen after a couple of minutes so that Windows isn't usable anymore. Just the taskbar, the start menu and shortcuts like Ctrl + Alt + Del are working. The black screen does no...

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I upgraded to Windows 10 recently. When I now use Spotify, I get a black screen after a couple of minutes so that Windows isn't usable anymore. Just the taskbar, the start menu and shortcuts like Ctr...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Please bring back the ability to create a playlist by dragging an album into a folder

I use playlists because Spotify allows me to organize playlists into folders.I used to be able to drag an album name into a folder, creating a playlist (with the artist name and album name) within the folder. Now, I need to click on the three dots, c...

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I use playlists because Spotify allows me to organize playlists into folders. I used to be able to drag an album name into a folder, creating a playlist (with the artist name and album name) withi...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No more play Local Files?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI used to be able to play my local files in Spotify so I can have all of my music from Spotify and my computer in one place. Now it's completely gone with this new UI ch...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I used to be able to play my local files in Spotify so I can have all of my music from Spotif...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution album artwork missing from now playing bar -- windows desktop

United states premium member. Spotify window desktop app, windows 10. My “now playing” bar at the bottom of the screen does not include album artwork, only the artist and song names. If I expand it to full screen the artwork is there on the full scre...

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United states premium member. Spotify window desktop app, windows 10.   My “now playing” bar at the bottom of the screen does not include album artwork, only the artist and song names.  I...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution remove playlist

PlanFreeCountryColombiaDevicePhone: Xiaomi A3/ PC: Windows 10Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueBorre algunas playlist de Spotify y aún así siguen apareciendome en inicio y en recomendados, pero solo sucede en mi computadora, no en mi ce...

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Plan Free Country Colombia Device Phone: Xiaomi A3/ PC: Windows 10 Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Borre algunas playlist de Spotify y aún así siguen aparecien...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Copy and paste songs (track IDs) into playlist (e.g. per shortcut)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice and Operating SystemLaptop and Windows 7My Question or IssueIt is not working for me to insert tracks with Strg+V anymore.As in spotify:track:76Je5Wklky23mVoxiRszcN for example. It is a shame because I used to create p...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device and Operating System Laptop and Windows 7 My Question or Issue It is not working for me to insert tracks with Strg+V anymore. As in spotify:track...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Playlist titles & descriptions not working properly with new March /April 2021 update

- Premium Plan USA- All windows desktop apps (I tested on 4 different computers), Windows 10 Got the new update last week, and instantly have a couple of big new issues:1. Display of longer playlist titles gets cut off (see screenshot)2. Playlist des...

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- Premium Plan USA - All windows desktop apps (I tested on 4 different computers), Windows 10   Got the new update last week, and instantly have a couple of big new issues: 1. Display of lon...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution When autoplaying, clicking album art of current song no longer goes to the correct playlist.

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs has always been the case on both mobile and desktop, when autoplay starts after a playlist or album has finished, spotify will be playing from a "radio" bas...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As has always been the case on both mobile and desktop, when autoplay starts after ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Seen the songs in albums in artest view

Is it just me, or has the ability to see the songs inside a album gone without first clicking on it?I used to be able to go to a artist and scroll down. Listed in a nice way where all the albums by that artist with the songs (see screenshot). I cant ...

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Is it just me, or has the ability to see the songs inside a album gone without first clicking on it? I used to be able to go to a artist and scroll down. Listed in a nice way where all the...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problem with 2 acc in the same pc

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey, idk if is an "issue", but basically, when I access the account H (updated w the new UI) appears the new UI for me, and when I access the account J doesn't appear the new UI, and appears ...

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  Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey, idk if is an "issue", but basically, when I access the account H (updated w the new UI) appears the new...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen progress bar not showing correct time

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen in fullscreen, the seek bar (or the progress bar, whatever you want to call it) doesn't show time accurately at all once going into fullscreen - when there is a song change DURING fullscreen...

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Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When in fullscreen, the seek bar (or the progress bar, whatever you want to call it) doesn't show time accurately at all once g...

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error "Spotify cant Play this right now ..." Because of Soundquality above 192000Hz

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicePC(FiiO K5 Pro over usb + DT 990 Pro)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro20H2 (Build 19042.928) My Question or IssueFirst of all this issue got already solved but since then Spotify didn't do anything to fix it. https://communit...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device PC (FiiO K5 Pro over usb + DT 990 Pro) Operating System Windows 10 Pro 20H2 (Build 19042.928)   My Question or Issue First of all this issue got alre...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution minimizes games from full screen to windowed mode

Plan:PremiumCountry: Device: PCOperating System:Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open an application in one screen or just use it, the game on the other screen just goes from full-screen mode to windowed mode and**bleep** happens ONLY WITH SPOTI...

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Plan:Premium Country:   Device: PC Operating System:Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I open an application in one screen or just use it, the game on the other screen just goes ...

CarlosE

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