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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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Listen along on discord 45 seconds infront

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia/MelbourneOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i listen along with my friends on spotify i'm always 45 seconds infront and then once my song ends i have to wait until it finishes on the owners end then once t...

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Plan Premium Country Australia/Melbourne Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i listen along with my friends on spotify i'm always 45 seconds infront and then once my ...

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mirc and spotify

Hello, Does anyone know if there is a script I can use to announce what I hear on mIRC?

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Hello,   Does anyone know if there is a script I can use to announce what I hear on mIRC?

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Why doesn't Spotify have basic features every other music player has?

Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueYou're kidding me. No global hotkeys? No equalizer? No importing local music into your album library? No skins/customization? I just came from MusicBee which is free and open source and has all these f...

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Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue You're kidding me. No global hotkeys? No equalizer? No importing local music into your album library? No skins/customization? I just came...

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[Desktop] it automatically jumps back to Browse

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceolder PCOperating SystemWindows XP My Question or IssueThe problem is that after a while it automatically jumps back to Browse no matter which menu item I clicked.Could it be that Spotify is automatically updated after a c...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device older PC Operating System Windows XP   My Question or Issue The problem is that after a while it automatically jumps back to Browse no matter which men...

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CPU spike

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10i5-4690K (not overclocked as now) My Question or IssueIssue: Noticed by accident. CPU usage when idle 0%CPU usage when playing a song: 2-10% CPU usage, when the name of the song is so long, ...

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Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 i5-4690K (not overclocked as now)  My Question or Issue Issue:  Noticed by accident.  CPU usage when i...

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Fullscreen issue

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS ROG Strix Gaming LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason when I go full screen on spotify, it would look weird. Like the sides would be partially cut off. The software is still fu...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS ROG Strix Gaming Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For some reason when I go full screen on spotify, it would loo...

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Spotify automatically skips songs.

Hi there, PlanPremium The app version of Spotify1.1.20.510.g7d28aaaa CountryThe Netherlands DeviceASUS VivoBook Pro 15 N580GD Operating SystemWindows 10 Enterprise Version: 1909 Brief description of the issueSpotify web- and app player skips songs wh...

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  Hi there,   Plan Premium   The app version of Spotify 1.1.20.510.g7d28aaaa   Country The Netherlands   Device ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 N580GD   Operating Sy...

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Local Files Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, I've been steadily adding my music to my spotify from my desktop over the past few weeks, and have been having all kinds of trouble with it. First, I have ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, I've been steadily adding my music to my spotify from my desktop over the past ...

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Solved!! Cannot change profile picture

Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 - Build 18363.476Spotify Desktop 1.1.20.510.g7d28aaaa My IssueHi,Despite the content of this article, https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Desktop-Can-t-change-my-profile-picture/idi-p/4832620, I am not able...

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Operating System Windows 10 1909 - Build 18363.476 Spotify Desktop 1.1.20.510.g7d28aaaa   My Issue Hi, Despite the content of this article, https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/...

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FN Key PLAY/PAUSE stop to work

Hello, my PLAY/PAUSE button not work more, (start in the last Spotify update). The next and previously FN buttons work, just PLAY/STOP not working. I try:- Change DISABLE: chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling (not work)- Reinstal Spotify (not ...

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Hello, my PLAY/PAUSE button not work more, (start in the last Spotify update). The next and previously FN buttons work, just PLAY/STOP not working.    I try: - Change DISABLE: chrom...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify does not show artists - only under Windows

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop computer / Dell laptopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue(App/Program-language is German, as seen in the attached picture.)When I click artists ("Künstler") in my librabry I am not shown the artists t...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop computer / Dell laptop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue (App/Program-language is German, as seen in the attached pi...

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Unable to find an artist whose name contains parentheses using search

PlanPremiumCountryLithuaniaDevicePC, smartphoneOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 9 My Question or IssueUnable to find an artist, such as "((( O )))" using the Spotify search function.(Example link to artist's profile https://open.spotify.com/artist...

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Plan Premium Country Lithuania Device PC, smartphone Operating System Windows 10, Android 9   My Question or Issue Unable to find an artist, such as "((( O )))" using the Spotify searc...

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Superuser Contribution Can't update profile picture after deleting Facebook

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently deleted my Facebook account. I did this without disconnecting it from Spotify first. This has probably caused some bug in your back-end systems tha...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently deleted my Facebook account. I did this without disconnecting it from S...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountryPhillippinesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been trying for so long to find a solution to this problem on my Desktop. I've already tried clearing the cache, reinstalling, logging in different accoun...

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  Plan Premium Country Phillippines Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I've been trying for so long to find a solution to this problem on m...

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Cannot find specific Podcasts I was directed to by Google

Premium / Germany / Desktop / Win 10Yesterday, a Google-search for "Der Frauenarzt von Bischofsbrück" - a series of humurous short radio dramas from the 80ies - directed me to this page:https://open.spotify.com/album/3XrOFFS2wbqOhgO5hg37Ai Therefore,...

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Premium / Germany / Desktop / Win 10 Yesterday, a Google-search for "Der Frauenarzt von Bischofsbrück" - a series of humurous short radio dramas from the 80ies - directed me to this page: https://o...

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[ongoing issues] Queue is deleted when adding a song during an advertisement

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktop (1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHas been present for several versions:Have songs queued.Add a new song to queue during an advertisementNew song added plays next, deleting prev...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Desktop (1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Has been present for several versions: Have songs queued. Ad...

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Ads getting stuck since last update

Since the last update, has anyone else had issues with ads getting stuck and not playing, forcing you to restart Spotify? EDIT: I just realized that it is ONE particular ad that keeps freezing up and causing me to have to restart Spotify. It is the K...

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Since the last update, has anyone else had issues with ads getting stuck and not playing, forcing you to restart Spotify?   EDIT: I just realized that it is ONE particular ad that keeps freezi...

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"Sorry, we couldn't load friends to follow" error

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop (Windows), Phone (OPPO)My Question or IssueI have looked through numerous help topics and all answers do not fix the issue, but I am trying to follow facebook friends. I am currently following some so it used to work.I have t...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop (Windows), Phone (OPPO) My Question or Issue I have looked through numerous help topics and all answers do not fix the issue, but I am trying to follow facebook frien...

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displaying all albums

Plan PremiumCountry Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue:when making a classical search, the last update displays only 20 album results, limiting us to what is most popular, preventing us to make a thorough explorati...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: when making a classical search, the last update displays only 2...

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Podcast Playlist Showing Played Episodes When Filtered to Only Show Unplayed

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceMicrosoft Surface Pro Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePodcasts that I listen to are still showing up in my list after I have listed to them. I have the setting to only show unplayed podcasts but there are p...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Microsoft Surface Pro   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Podcasts that I listen to are still showing up in my li...

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