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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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Friends feed not working

i have experienced this problem where all of the sudden i cant seem to see what my friends is doing and i have try restarting my pc reinstalling spotify (clean reinstalling) unfollowed my friend and refollow them again closing off friend feed and reo...

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i have experienced this problem where all of the sudden i cant seem to see what my friends is doing  and i have try  restarting my pc  reinstalling spotify (clean reinstalling)&nbsp...

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Error Message "Spotify can't play this right now."

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince today i get the error message "Spotify can't play this right now."I've tried to relog, to reinstall and to restart my pc, but nothing works.I can hear the musi...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since today i get the error message "Spotify can't play this right now." I've tried to r...

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Playing songs from Spotify catalog

PlanFamily PremiumUSA DeviceGalaxy S10/PCOperating SystemAndroid/Windows 10I'm a relatively new user to Spotify, but I play music all day while working (as are most of us that are fortunate enough to be able to work from home during Covid), so becaus...

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  Plan Family Premium USA   Device Galaxy S10/PC Operating System Android/Windows 10 I'm a relatively new user to Spotify, but I play music all day while working (as are most of us...

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Solved!! The songs will skip automatically once i play start

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDevice(MSI)Operating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueThe songs would not play and they will skip automatically. i had tried to uninstall and install the app but the same issue is still happening. I've also checked my w...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device (MSI) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue The songs would not play and they will skip automatically. i had tried to uninstall and install ...

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Playlist Picture

How do you copy and save the collage playlist picture that Spotify creates. I DO NOT want to add a new picture. I want to save the current one to post on fb.

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How do you copy and save the collage playlist picture that Spotify creates.  I DO NOT want to add a new picture. I want to save the current one to post on fb.

Sebasty

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] PC app keeps popping up the error code 4

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHome Desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.I have honestly tried everything to make the error code 4 go away from the PC app.Unless there is an ongoing issue with just the app, I don't kn...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Home Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello. I have honestly tried everything to make the error code 4 ...

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Superuser Contribution Songs keep getting randomly removed from my playlist, even though they're still on Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUAE, card for payment based in JordanMalaysiaJordanDeviceSamsung A8, Samsung S5Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI know that some songs get removed because of copyright issues, but this is different, songs just keep gettin...

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Plan Premium Country UAE, card for payment based in Jordan Malaysia Jordan Device Samsung A8, Samsung S5 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I know that some songs get re...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify muting and playing different songs randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUruguayDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith no reason apparently(Tested even without touching anything in the PC), while reproducing any song, Spotify mutes the song and in some more rare cases not only t...

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Plan Premium Country Uruguay Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With no reason apparently(Tested even without touching anything in the PC), while reprodu...

Ivan

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Using Spotify Desktop app causes my PC to crash with Kernel 41 Error

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, since Spotify update from beginning of the March using Spotify Desktop app causes my PC to crash with Kernel 41 Error. It happens only when I use Spotify, I checked th...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, since Spotify update from beginning of the March using Spotify Desktop app causes my P...

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En Spotify Connect me aparecen dispositivos que no tengo y no me aparecen los que tengo

Hola a todos,Desde hace un tiempo, quizás cerca de un año ya, con la app Spotify para Windows no me aparece ninguno de los dos altavoces que tengo Sonos (Play 5 gen 2 i Move). Y aun mas extraño es que me aparece un Amazon FireTV Stick cuando yo no te...

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Hola a todos, Desde hace un tiempo, quizás cerca de un año ya, con la app Spotify para Windows no me aparece ninguno de los dos altavoces que tengo Sonos (Play 5 gen 2 i Move). Y aun mas extraño e...

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Superuser Contribution Emojis don't have colour on desktop app

Yesterday, when adding emojis to playlist names on the desktop app, I'm almost certain they were displaying in colour. Returning to them today, they are only displaying in black and white. What can I do to restore them to colour again? This does not ...

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Yesterday, when adding emojis to playlist names on the desktop app, I'm almost certain they were displaying in colour.   Returning to them today, they are only displaying in black and white. W...

Ivan

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The new search function is terrible

Don't have much more to say. The drop down style search of the previous versions was much much better. Bringing you to a whole different page is ridiculous.

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Don't have much more to say. The drop down style search of the previous versions was much much better. Bringing you to a whole different page is ridiculous. 

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding songs to my playlist

Hey! How do I add songs to my playlist, without having to leave my playlist page to go to each artist or band page? On android version of Spotify, I just go to my playlist and it say's add songs, or is this not available on desktop version?

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Hey!   How do I add songs to my playlist, without having to leave my playlist page to go to each artist or band page? On android version of Spotify, I just go to my playlist and it say's...

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Superuser Contribution Pantalla de inicio

¿Qué ha sucedido con la pantalla de inicio? Ahora solo se puede ir a las opciones "explorar" y "radio", la opción de "inicio" donde aparecían las reproducciones recientes y las sugerencias de spotify ya no está disponible.

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   ¿Qué ha sucedido con la pantalla de inicio? Ahora solo se puede ir a las opciones "explorar" y "radio", la opción de "inicio" donde aparecían las reproducciones recientes y las sugerenc...

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Solved!! Unable to remove "greyed out" song from Liked Songs

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceSurface ProOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThere are number of songs that are greyed out in my "Like Songs" list. I'm unable to un-like or remove the songs from the list. They also don't play. The Web Player, IOS,...

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Plan Free Country US Device Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue There are number of songs that are greyed out in my "Like Songs" list.  I'm unable to un-like or...

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Auto-downloading on Windows - slowing down computer

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSADeviceLenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify app on my PC, I get a message on the left-hand pane that says "Downloading song X of X". My computer runs extremely slow while it's ...

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Plan Premium Family Country USA Device Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify app on my PC, I get a message on the left-hand pane that...

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No sound with Jabra Link 360

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use Jabra wireless headset with Jabra Link USB. I hear audio from internet, iTunes, phone calls, etc. Not Spotify. Do I have a setting issue?

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use Jabra wireless headset with Jabra Link USB. I hear audio from internet, ...

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Default Offline Storage Directory

Seen a lot of this question, but no actual answer.Get this; I downloaded some music, then changed default directory without memorizing the default address, so I cannot find the old downloads to remove them.All I need to know is the DEFAULT address fo...

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Seen a lot of this question, but no actual answer. Get this; I downloaded some music, then changed default directory without memorizing the default address, so I cannot find the old downloads to rem...

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HELP! I can't download Spotify from the Spotify Installer,

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYesterday my Spotify worked fine but now suddenly this morning, I couldn't open it so I tried removing but it's still there so I tried to reinstall from the installer but ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Yesterday my Spotify worked fine but now suddenly this morning, I couldn't open it so I tried r...

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Superuser Contribution Songs pause constantly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(All Devices)Operating System(All OS's have been tested) My Question or IssueSongs pause after 10 seconds on Windows, less on Android and iOS. I've tried everything available on this community and Google. It looks like a ye...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (All Devices) Operating System (All OS's have been tested)   My Question or Issue Songs pause after 10 seconds on Windows, less on Android and iOS.&nbsp...

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