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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 Web Player Sound Quality Bad/Terrible

I'm listening to Spotify for the Web in Chrome on my Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows 10, and the sound quality is terrible - almost like I'm listening to a recording from a flip phone from 2002. This problem exists specifically for my JBL Tune 770NC ...

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I'm listening to Spotify for the Web in Chrome on my Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows 10, and the sound quality is terrible - almost like I'm listening to a recording from a flip phone from 2002. &nb...

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Superuser Contribution Serious Audio Stuttering/Glitching

Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023) Hi all, I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days.My audio is stuttering/glitching/making strange sounds while listening to music or podcasts, however ...

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Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023)     Hi all,   I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days. My audio is stuttering...

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Superuser Contribution Only Filter in Your Library is for Playlists

I have installed the Windows desktop app and I cannot see anything in the Your Library section except for Playlists. The only available filter is also for Playlists. When I try and view any of these playlists, there are no songs displayed in any of t...

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I have installed the Windows desktop app and I cannot see anything in the Your Library section except for Playlists. The only available filter is also for Playlists. When I try and view any of these ...

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my computer crashed. Had to put in anew hard drive. how do i get my premium account back onto my com

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Why cant my friends listen to the public playlists I send them

This has been an ongoing issue for 3 or 4 months now. Whenever I send a friend a playlist I've made, they're completely unable to access them despite being public and displayed on my profile. Which brings me to my next issue, I tried to troubleshoot ...

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This has been an ongoing issue for 3 or 4 months now. Whenever I send a friend a playlist I've made, they're completely unable to access them despite being public and displayed on my profile. Which b...

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Superuser Contribution Pause button doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DevicePC Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.55.235.g5eaa0904Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen playing a song the pause button stops the playing, but within a second it automatically resumes.Even when I pla...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device PC  Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.55.235.g5eaa0904 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When playing a song the ...

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Superuser Contribution Navigation broken after search

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Whenever you use the search on the top with the desktop app, the search result page overrides your current page.Examples:You are listening your playlist and use search, then try to navigate ...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Whenever you use the search on the top with the desktop app, the search result page overrides your current page. ...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App Slow / Bad / No Response

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell XPS, Core 11. Gen, 32 GB Ram, Nvidia Graphic, Focusrite 18i20Operating SystemWindows 11 23H2 My Question or IssueI've been having a huge problem with the response time of the user interface for a week now. Play and...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell XPS, Core 11. Gen, 32 GB Ram, Nvidia Graphic, Focusrite 18i20 Operating System Windows 11 23H2   My Question or Issue I've been having a huge p...

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Superuser Contribution Local Files Become Unavailable in Offline Mode

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceLegion Y540Operating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-aMy Question or IssueI am experiencing an issue where, if the client is set to offline mode, tracks that are stored locally on my computer will become f...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Legion Y540 Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-a My Question or Issue I am experiencing an issue where, if the client is set to ...

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Superuser Contribution Using shift+right click does not select multiple songs

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueIf you select a song and use shift+right-click or ctrl+right-click on another song further down, the interface will show all songs as selected by highlighting them (as I would expect). However, ...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue If you select a song and use shift+right-click or ctrl+right-click on another song further down, the interface will sho...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify shuffle queues same song over and over and over

I just queued my liked song and when i look at my queue spotify queued the same song over and over.You can look at the attachment and yes if you scroll it's the same song over and over then under that new songs again just this one song got queued alo...

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I just queued my liked song and when i look at my queue spotify queued the same song over and over. You can look at the attachment and yes if you scroll it's the same song over and over then under...

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Superuser Contribution my spotify app is not working in my laptop ,why you are giving me very poor service,

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Superuser Contribution Cannot play ANY song?! - Windows Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHi there. I use the Spotify desktop app on Windows every day. All of a sudden, I'm unable to play any song! Nothing works. No updates to my PC, no updates to Spotify. Nothin...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Hi there. I use the Spotify desktop app on Windows every day. All of a sudden, I'm unable to play...

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How do i remove this?

How do i remove the new sidebar on the right side of the screen? 

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How do i remove the new sidebar on the right side of the screen? 

Jose_M

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Superuser Contribution Why is my app running so slow

I have performed multiple clean reinstalls of the spotify app, both the windows version and the og version, disabled hardware acceleration, etc. and the spotify app is still incredibly slow. my computer is good and this is the only program that runs ...

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I have performed multiple clean reinstalls of the spotify app, both the windows version and the og version, disabled hardware acceleration, etc. and the spotify app is still incredibly slow. my compu...

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Removing connectable devices from the Spotify app on PC

There are certain devices from my network I want to remove from my connectable devices. It's possible on the web player, but not in the application itself. Are there ways remove them?

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There are certain devices from my network I want to remove from my connectable devices. It's possible on the web player, but not in the application itself. Are there ways remove them?

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Superuser Contribution I can't see the lyrics

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't press mic button to see the lyrics even tho i'm premium user, but i can see it on my phone. how to fix it?

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't press mic button to see the lyrics even tho i'm premium user, but i can see it on my phone. how ...

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Superuser Contribution How to save Spotify charts as playlist?

Spotify published its charts, such as the Global Hits, at https://charts.spotify.com/charts/view/regional-global-weekly/latest. I want to save the chart as a playlist so that I can play all the songs from the chart. How to do this?Also, can I save a ...

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Spotify published its charts, such as the Global Hits, at https://charts.spotify.com/charts/view/regional-global-weekly/latest. I want to save the chart as a playlist so that I can play all the s...

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How to reset my personal preferences and music taste

Is there any way for me to reset my entire personalised music taste for my account or smth like that.?

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Is there any way for me to reset my entire personalised music taste for my account or smth like that.?

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