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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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Audio interface problem

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHey,Whenever I plug my headphones into my audio interface it says: Spotify can't play th...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hey, W...

Sebasty

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Superuser Contribution Recently Played is bugged

I'm using Spotify desktop app on Windows 10 Pro v2004 . Even though other sections work perfectly, I can only see the first half of the "Recently Played" section on my screen.

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I'm using Spotify desktop app on Windows 10 Pro v2004 . Even though other sections work perfectly, I can only see the first half of the "Recently Played" section on my screen.

Ver

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Superuser Contribution No es posible reproducir la cancion actual

PlanPremiumCountryVenezuelaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueTengo bastante tiempo siendo premium y recientemente tengo este problema, le doy a reproducir cualquier cancion y despues de unos segundos me sale un mensaje que dice que no es...

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Plan Premium Country Venezuela Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Tengo bastante tiempo siendo premium y recientemente tengo este problema, le doy a reproducir cualquier ...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 8.1Hello, i can't use spotify connect in the desktop app. If i am listening on my android phone or android TV, these devices won't appear on desktop app for some reason.They appear if i u...

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Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Desktop Operating System Windows 8.1 Hello, i can't use spotify connect in the desktop app. If i am listening on my android phone or android TV, these dev...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Duplicate and badly sorted favorite albums

Hi all, I’ve got some issues with my Albums library on a few of the first albums I had marked as favorites. Please check here the video capture I’ve made (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TvrlLM6FOp87h8yVHaAOLiBOYdZoNy1B/view?usp=sharingOn sort by ar...

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Hi all, I’ve got some issues with my Albums library on a few of the first albums I had marked as favorites. Please check here the video capture I’ve made (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TvrlLM6FOp8...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can only play songs that are on a playlist or that are saved

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently my desktop Spotify app has been unable to play songs that aren't on a playlist or that aren't saved. If I restart or reinstall Spotify it works normally for a few hours, bu...

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Plan Premium Country U.S. Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently my desktop Spotify app has been unable to play songs that aren't on a playlist or that aren't saved....

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Superuser Contribution The deployment operation failed because the specified application needs to be registered first.

DeviceDell LatitudeOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueNormally when I start my laptop, Spotify starts automatically, however this morning the following error appears:C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SpotifyAB.SpotifyMusic_1.144.538.0_x86_...

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Device Dell Latitude Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Normally when I start my laptop, Spotify starts automatically, however this morning the following error appears:...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution Trouble with Spotify desktop application for Windows

Hi all, I play my music via Spotify desktop application for my windows laptop, via usb I connect my laptop to my Pioneer DDJ SR set (as a hub). I am able to play all music and sounds via this away, except via the Spotify application, the application ...

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Hi all,   I play my music via Spotify desktop application for my windows laptop, via usb I connect my laptop to my Pioneer DDJ SR set (as a hub). I am able to play all music and sounds via thi...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution 100% Disk at Startup

PlanPremium CountryUSA Device(Desktop) Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue:Every time I launch Spotify my computer is pretty much frozen for up to a minute. I have local files turned off (all my music is from Spotify). I opened the task...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device (Desktop)   Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue: Every time I launch Spotify my computer is pretty much frozen fo...

Mihail

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Spotify opens Automatically!!

I have windows 10, and whenever I turn my computer on Spotify opens automatically. I already checked Advanced Settings. How can I disable that?

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I have windows 10, and whenever I turn my computer on Spotify opens automatically. I already checked Advanced Settings. How can I disable that?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution local files arent playing

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 I use local files a lot and about 2 weeks ago they just stopped playing out of nowhere. Whenever I try to play a local file I don't get any error messages but it the audio doesnt play and the song is stuck at 0:0...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   I use local files a lot and about 2 weeks ago they just stopped playing out of nowhere. Whenever I try to play a local file I don't get any error ...

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Homepage is bugged

Premium plan/Windows 10 My Question or IssueA few of lists (recently played, new podcasts episodes, discover...) are bugged - the album covers are cut and then there is just a black screen. What did not help:- restarting PC, logging in/out;- clean re...

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Premium plan/ Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few of lists (recently played, new podcasts episodes, discover...) are bugged - the album covers are cut and then there is just a black scre...

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Superuser Contribution RANDOM SONGS NOT IN MY PLAYLIST KEEP PLAYING

PlanFreeCountryROMANIADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI made a playlist with 6 songs as you can see in the picture. Spotify keeps playing random songs out of nowhere. The only songs I have liked are the songs in my...

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Plan Free Country ROMANIA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I made a playlist with 6 songs as you can see in the picture. Spotify keeps playing ...

Alex

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Premium Family: Firefox stopps after every track

Plan Premium FamilyCountry Germany Device Win 10 / Web Player / Firefox 82 Spotify stopps playing after every track in my tracklist.To continue, i have to klick on the next track & on play.How can I set Spotify to play continuously?

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Plan Premium Family Country Germany   Device Win 10 / Web Player / Firefox 82   Spotify stopps playing after every track in my tracklist. To continue, i have to klick on the next ...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Spotify taking up so much space I can't even use it.

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueOkay, so, I decided to download Spotify so I can listen to music while playing games. I had 2GB left and I assumed it'd just be like, 200mb since it's mostly just streaming things (my pl...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Okay, so, I decided to download Spotify so I can listen to music while playing games. I had 2GB left and I assumed it'd j...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app randomly freezing and not responding

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify desktop app often freezes on my PC. While frozen, it will be in a not responding mode, but it will continue to play music, it will just have a non responsi...

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Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify desktop app often freezes on my PC. While frozen, it will be in a not responding mode,...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Reinstalls on Startup

I got Spotify premium and was stoked the first day I used it. But then I quickly learned that Spotify reinstalls everytime I restart my device, which I suppose means everytime I reopen Spotify. The reinstall doesn't even work properly, so then I have...

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  I got Spotify premium and was stoked the first day I used it. But then I quickly learned that Spotify reinstalls everytime I restart my device, which I suppose means everytime I reopen Spotif...

Alex

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[Desktop] How do I disable downloading of songs in Desktop application? Add an option please

1. Who knows how many songs I have tagged for downloading and how much space they would take up on my drive if downloaded to my local storage?2. It is impossible to disable the downloading of songs in Desktop App, don't know about other platforms but...

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1. Who knows how many songs I have tagged for downloading and how much space they would take up on my drive if downloaded to my local storage? 2. It is impossible to disable the downloading of songs...

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Superuser Contribution Some downloaded music cannot be played or are not shown when I am move abroad

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(laptop, huawei P30)Operating System( Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I was in central America before the corona outbreak then comeback to Germany. Some songs (downloaded ones) or even artist or podcast I...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device (laptop, huawei P30) Operating System ( Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   I was in central America before the co...

Ivan

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Solved!! Premium, Web Player: How to change Spotify settings?

Hello!Win 10 / Firefox / OperaSpotify Premium Family How can I change the settings (autoplay etc) in the web-player?

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Hello! Win 10 / Firefox / Opera Spotify Premium Family   How can I change the settings (autoplay etc) in the web-player?

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