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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 Song duplicates

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceDesktop appOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueWhen I add a song into playlist that already has that song, the add duplicate pop up warning doesn't come up. The song is exactly same than the song (same album) tha...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device Desktop app Operating System Win 10     My Question or Issue When I add a song into playlist that already has that song, the add duplicate pop...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] Spotify download for windows is broken.

Anytime i download spotify on my laptop the app wont work, on first try the app black screens before failing and closing itself. Then on subsequent attempts to open the app is just says 'spotify is not responding'.I already had various issues with th...

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Anytime i download spotify on my laptop the app wont work, on first try the app black screens before failing and closing itself. Then on subsequent attempts to open the app is just says 'spotify is n...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution How do I unhide the song banners?

PlanFreeCountryRomaniaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have disabled the song banners, on the Spotify app, on windows 10. I am talking about the ones that used to appear in the bottom left corner. I can't find out how to re-ena...

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  Plan Free Country Romania Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have disabled the song banners, on the Spotify app, on windows 10. I am talking abo...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 Issue - Cannot pause or go to next song when Spotify app is minimized in Task Bar

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI normally minimize the Spotify app to the Task Bar on my Windows 10 PC. If I want to pause or go to the next song, I just need to mouse over the minimized app and a m...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I normally minimize the Spotify app to the Task Bar on my Windows 10 PC. If I want ...

Jeremy

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[Desktop] Liked Songs not visible

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilDevice(iPhone 6s Plus and HP ENVY dv6)Operating System(iOS 14 and, Windows 10 pro,) My Question or IssueMy liked songs just disappeared on dektop. I can see them in my web player and mobile app. I tried doing a CLEAN rein...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Device (iPhone 6s Plus and HP ENVY dv6) Operating System (iOS 14 and, Windows 10 pro,)   My Question or Issue My liked songs just disappeared on dektop...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scroll bug

The Windows desktop application has a bug that causes it to scroll as far down as it can on an artist page. Note: the artist must have a bio/some images for this bug to occur (the scroll position must not be at the top of the About page).How to repro...

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The Windows desktop application has a bug that causes it to scroll as far down as it can on an artist page.   Note: the artist must have a bio/some images for this bug to occur (the scroll pos...

CarlosE

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Right Button on Band Pictures

on Desktop Windows 10 The issue is that the right button on band pictures slide to the precedent pics, like the left buttonThat make no sense, and it's just a little bug but it's annoyingSteps to recreate :- go to any artist- go on about panel- click...

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on Desktop Windows 10   The issue is that the right button on band pictures slide to the precedent pics, like the left button That make no sense, and it's just a little bug but it's annoying ...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution New UI; Desktop update

PlanFree/Premium DeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDoes anyone know when will be the new UI update out to the public? I see that many people are not satisfied with it but still, will it be coming out any time soon?Thanks fo...

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Plan Free/Premium   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Does anyone know when will be the new UI update out to the public? I see that many peo...

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Solved!! Clicking cover art jumps to wrong song/position when playlist is sorted

Consider a large playlist that is playing songs randomly. In that case the current song (green) is not reflected in the playlist, so I hit the cover art and the playlist will jump to the location where the current song is (marked in green). That way ...

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Consider a large playlist that is playing songs randomly. In that case the current song (green) is not reflected in the playlist, so I hit the cover art and the playlist will jump to the location whe...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is not responsive with 1.1.8.439.g8502297d (05 Jun 2019) onwards.

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicedesktop PC(i5-7500,16gb RAM,SSDOperating SystemWindows 10 PRO x64 My IssueWith version 1.1.7.13766.gf9dc3904 (22 May 2019) I have no problemWith version 1.1.8.439.g8502297d (05 Jun 2019), at the first start it is ok, from...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device desktop PC(i5-7500,16gb RAM,SSD Operating System Windows 10 PRO x64   My Issue With version 1.1.7.13766.gf9dc3904 (22 May 2019) I have no problem Wit...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Custom order of songs

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(Dell XPS 8920)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhenever I wanted to customize the track order on my playlist I would add an album/song, select them and drag them up to where I wanted them to be. However ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (Dell XPS 8920) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Whenever I wanted to customize the track order on my playlist I would add an alb...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution New PC version - Copy and Paste into Playlist at selected position

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few months ago my PC version of Spotify App was very kindly updated to the new shiny version.In the old version I could copy a track and paste it into any position in a play...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few months ago my PC version of Spotify App was very kindly updated to the new shiny version. In...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Playlist sorted by date always starts with the oldest song

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceComputerOperating SystemWin 10 18363.719, Spotify 1.1.28.721.g5b5ee660 My Question or IssueFor about a week now, the songs in the playlist have stopped playing in the correct order. I always sort my playlist with the da...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Computer Operating System Win 10 18363.719, Spotify 1.1.28.721.g5b5ee660   My Question or Issue For about a week now, the songs in the playlist have...

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Solved!! Discover Weekly - will not update

PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue: My Spotify weekly playlist isn't updating. I performed a clean uninstall of Spotify, reinstalled, unsubscribed to the playlist, resubscribed. It will not update. I am not liste...

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Plan Free Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue:   My Spotify weekly playlist isn't updating. I performed a clean uninstall of Spotify, reinstal...

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Solved!! Arrow navigation at about gallery doesn't work

PlanFreeCountryRussiaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueArrow navigation at about photo gallery doesn't work

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Plan Free Country Russia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Arrow navigation at about photo gallery doesn't work

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[Desktop] keeps turning off after 5-10 seconds

While I'm trying to download an album to a library or playlist using the SHARE option spotify turns off and I have to restart the program and within 5 to 10 seconds it turns off a so the cycle goes on and on. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall S...

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While I'm trying to download an album to a library or playlist using the SHARE option spotify turns off and I have to restart the program and within 5 to 10 seconds it turns off a so the cycle goes o...

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Superuser Contribution pixel earbuds can't pause play or skip songs on laptop

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My pixel earbuds work perfectly with spotify on my google pixel phone. On my laptop there are issues. I can only change the volume, I can't pause, play or skips songs with my pixel earbuds...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My pixel earbuds work perfectly with spotify on my google pixel phone.   On my laptop there are issues. I c...

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Superuser Contribution [Queue] Incorrectly adds a song twice to queue

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen dragging a song title over to the Queue icon and releasing, it adds the song twice to the queue. If dragging a whole album over to the Queue icon this way, the entire alb...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When dragging a song title over to the Queue icon and releasing, it adds the song twice to the queu...

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Solved!! [BUG] Artist Image Gallery Navigation Arrows

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn any Artists "About"-tab, the image gallery navigation arrows (both left and right) lead to the previous image. No UI element is available to navigate to the next image.

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On any Artists "About"-tab, the image gallery navigation arrows (both left and right) lead to t...

AdamDamon

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Connect to a device (almost) never works

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter searching this forum I'm seeing lots of users with the same issue but I haven't found an answer yet. When I run the Spotify application on my Windows 10 laptop it (almost) never finds my Sonos spea...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After searching this forum I'm seeing lots of users with the same issue but I haven't found an answer yet.   When I run the Spotify ...

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