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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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Solved!! When I listen to a secret playlist, what's visible in my friend feed?

Plan: PremiumCountry: United States of AmericaDevice: ASUS LaptopOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to a secret playlist, what's visible in the friend feed? Is it the song and band/singer or does it include the playli...

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Plan: Premium Country: United States of America Device:  ASUS Laptop Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I'm listening to a secret playlist, what's...

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Superuser Contribution Local Files

PlanPremiumOperating System(Windows 10) I am trying to put a specific folder in my local files, but there are already 185 songs on my local file without anything ticked in preferences besides local files itself. I deleted all the files that were clog...

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Plan Premium Operating System (Windows 10)   I am trying to put a specific folder in my local files, but there are already 185 songs on my local file without anything ticked in preferences ...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Autoplay music by start application

It would be nice if anyone knows how to configure desktop spotify to automatically start music when the application startsThanks in advancePlanFree/PremiumDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue

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It would be nice if anyone knows how to configure desktop spotify to automatically start music when the application starts Thanks in advance Plan Free/Premium Device (PC) Operating System (Win...

Ivan

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Error Code: auth:3

Okay, so i am on Windows and for AGES i have been trying to listen to spotify but i can't because of error code: auth:3. I know there is one going threads but NONE of those help

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Okay, so i am on Windows and for AGES i have been trying to listen to spotify but i can't because of error code: auth:3. I know there is one going threads but NONE of those help

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Volume bar glitches since last update

Hello, Ever since the last update, the volume bar on my Spotify client has been glitching around when changing the volume. https://gfycat.com/valuablewebbediberianemeraldlizard

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Hello,   Ever since the last update, the volume bar on my Spotify client has been glitching around when changing the volume.   https://gfycat.com/valuablewebbediberianemeraldlizard

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I cant open spotify

Ok, so that is what happens when i try to open spotify. This started happening right now, and I dont think i did anything that could cause this. Hope you can solve this.

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Ok, so that is what happens when i try to open spotify. This started happening right now, and I dont think i did anything that could cause this. Hope you can solve this.

OneByBoo

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Audio streaming stutters

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince yesterday the audio has been constantly stuttering on Spotify for desktop. Other threads on here seem to imply the problem is with the computer's performance but the one I'm using is definitely pow...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since yesterday the audio has been constantly stuttering on Spotify for desktop. Other threads on here seem to imply the problem is with th...

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Solved!! Spotify only plays one song then stops

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have had Spotify premium for more than a year, and recently (the past two weeks or so) I've been having an issue where I will play one song in a playlist...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I have had Spotify premium for more than a year, and recently (the past ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Windows 10] Spotify app is slow on High-DPI settings

PlanPremiumCountryBulgaria (not that this matters)DeviceLaptop: i7 8565U, 16GB DDR4 Ram, RTX 2060 SuperOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueScrolling is slow AF. If I scroll rapidly a few times it starts to lag behind and keeps going up and...

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Plan Premium Country Bulgaria (not that this matters) Device Laptop: i7 8565U, 16GB DDR4 Ram, RTX 2060 Super Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Scrolling is slow AF. If...

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Can't play any songs on Desktop

PlanPremium for StudentsCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating System(Windows 10 Build 18363) My Question or IssueI get this error whenever I try to play any song. I have tried to clear the cache and reinstall but it hasn't helped:https://gyazo.com/4abbf92d...

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Plan Premium for Students Country UK Device Desktop Operating System (Windows 10 Build 18363)   My Question or Issue I get this error whenever I try to play any song. I have tried to c...

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Swapping to different output device causes spotify to skip songs

PlanFamily Plan CountryUnited States DeviceCustom PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Yesterday i received the Razer Nommo chromas for my birthdayi was ecstatic, only to my surprise that i couldnt use spotify with them unlessi wanted a...

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Plan Family Plan   Country United States   Device Custom PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Yesterday i received the Razer Nommo chromas for my ...

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Spotify Keeps Skipping Songs

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceGygabyte AERO 15Operating SystemWindows 10, 64bit My Question or IssueHello. Spotify playlists and podcasts keep skipping immediately upon pressing play. They don't load, and just skip to the next one, ...

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Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Gygabyte AERO 15 Operating System Windows 10, 64bit   My Question or Issue Hello.  Spotify playlists and podcasts keep skippin...

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Windows 10 Spotify app not playing music

HI, The spotify app on my PC (Windows 10) isn't working properly. When I try to play a song it immediately skips to the next song, skipping through about 4 songs per second and never playing any. No songs/playlists etc are working, I am not in offlin...

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HI,    The spotify app on my PC (Windows 10) isn't working properly. When I try to play a song it immediately skips to the next song, skipping through about 4 songs per second and never p...

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Solved!! Search bar in playlists without scrolling all the way up

I think this is an essential feature on all platforms, as you shouldn't have to scroll all the way up a large playlist in order to search for a song. This can be implemented in many ways, including having the search bar always available (like on this...

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I think this is an essential feature on all platforms, as you shouldn't have to scroll all the way up a large playlist in order to search for a song. This can be implemented in many ways, including h...

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A firewall may be blocking Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAsus Zenbook ProOperating SystemWindows 10 (dual partition with Ubuntu) My Question or IssueI recently decided to switch from using Linux (Ubuntu) on my Zenbook to Windows. However, I am getting this error message when tryi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Asus Zenbook Pro Operating System Windows 10 (dual partition with Ubuntu)   My Question or Issue I recently decided to switch from using Linux (Ubun...

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If I try to skip a song Spotify skips multiple songs

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueIf I try to skip one song with a shortcut on my keyboard Spotify either skips two or multiple songs. Mostly it happens when I'm in a videogame or if I open Teamspeak 3.Sometimes Spotify just st...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue If I try to skip one song with a shortcut on my keyboard Spotify either skips two or multiple songs.  Mostly it happens when I...

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can't login into computer ?

can't login into spotify via computer. firewall error keeps popping up. any ideas?PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice / Operating System(Win10 Version, Desktop Version)

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can't login into spotify via computer. firewall error keeps popping up. any ideas? Plan Premium Country Germany Device / Operating System (Win10 Version, Desktop Version)  

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Clicking the playlist on the left doesn't start at the beginning of the playlist.

When I click on the left, it always starts about halfway down the list. The worst part is that it's ALWAYS the same song that it starts on. No matter how many songs I add to the playlist. Something I have just noticed whilst writing this, however, is...

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When I click on the left, it always starts about halfway down the list. The worst part is that it's ALWAYS the same song that it starts on. No matter how many songs I add to the playlist. Something I...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to shuffle liked songs on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Up until a day or two ago, when I selected "liked songs" in my library, I could select the shuffle icon to shuffle all the songs there. Now the shuffle icon is greyed out an...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Up until a day or two ago, when I selected "liked songs" in my library, I could select the sh...

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keyboard shortcut to play 'next track' is now the 'shift' key??????? HELP

I don't know how this happened but now everytime I press shift my song changes and it's really annoying to the point I'm about to say byebye spotify and your stupid shortcuts that I can't even disable????? Does anyone know if I could've mistakenly pr...

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I don't know how this happened but now everytime I press shift my song changes and it's really annoying to the point I'm about to say byebye spotify and your stupid shortcuts that I can't even disabl...

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