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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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Every single song anywhere shows as saved to my "liked" songs.

Only on the Windows app, not on my iphone or ipad. I obviously did not "like" all these. Anybody know anything about this? Thanks!

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Only on the Windows app, not on my iphone or ipad.  I obviously did not "like" all these.  Anybody know anything about this?   Thanks!  

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Still at the album limit after the new update

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceAll devicesMy Question or IssueIf I understand the most recent update correctly, saving an album no longer 'likes' all the songs. Hence the limit to songs and albums should now be separate. However this does not apply, for w...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device All devices My Question or Issue If I understand the most recent update correctly, saving an album no longer 'likes' all the songs. Hence the limit to songs and ...

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Cant play music at all

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi, for about a year now (i know i should have come earlier) i have been having many issues with playback on spotify. It started slowly where i would play a song, and about 6 ...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, for about a year now (i know i should have come earlier) i have been having many issues with playback ...

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Recent Update removed most important function-- viewing songs you added by artist

[THIS IS A REPOST OF A TOPIC FROM THE ANDROID THREAD. I am angry enough about this that I'm reposting it to the threads for all the devices I use. It's apparently a months old problem but hasn't even been addressed by Spotify at all. I will be cancel...

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[THIS IS A REPOST OF A TOPIC FROM THE ANDROID THREAD.  I am angry enough about this that I'm reposting it to the threads for all the devices I use. It's apparently a months old problem but hasn'...

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Superuser Contribution Webplayer freezes constantly

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Dell LaptopOperating System: Windows 10Platform: Webplayer in Browser My IssueWhen using the webplayer in browser I constantly have an issue with freezing. The song I am playing will pause and clicking pause/play does...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Dell Laptop Operating System: Windows 10 Platform: Webplayer in Browser   My Issue When using the webplayer in browser I constantly have ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do you find podcasts?

I read that in addition to video Spotify now has podcasts, but where are they on the desktop version?

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I read that in addition to video Spotify now has podcasts, but where are they on the desktop version? 

Katerina

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 10 app not functioning, web works fine

PlanFreeCountry Devicelenovo thinkpad t440Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello everyone, My Spotify app, as seen in the image, does not work properly. A while ago, i found out that newer music did not load anymore but the older music ...

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Plan Free Country   Device lenovo thinkpad t440 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello everyone,   My Spotify app, as seen in the image, does not work pro...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Remove from startup

Spotify automatically starts up when I turn my computer on. How do I stop that? I am using windows 7 os.

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Spotify automatically starts up when I turn my computer on. How do I stop that? I am using windows 7 os.    

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect Exploit - Spotiamb 0.2.1. - hijacks user accounts to play songs.

Hi all,Just wanting to draw attention to this. It appears that there is an exploit for Spotify Connect which uses the Spotiamb 0.2.1 extension to hijack user accounts and play a set list of songs. Affected users will see "Spotiamb 0.2.1" appear as an...

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Hi all, Just wanting to draw attention to this. It appears that there is an exploit for Spotify Connect which uses the Spotiamb 0.2.1 extension to hijack user accounts and play a set list of songs. ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect Not Working At All

Still got premium. It's worked for months, until today it decided to randomly stop working. I can see only the PS4 on both my iPod and Desktop. This is extremely frustrating as i'm paying for this service and i just sorted out all my tech issues. I'v...

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Still got premium. It's worked for months, until today it decided to randomly stop working. I can see only the PS4 on both my iPod and Desktop. This is extremely frustrating as i'm paying for this se...

Daisy

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No Explicit Filter?

So let me see if I've got this straight. You want me to pay for Premium, but you are incapable of coming up with a way for me to block explicit songs? This should take a developer worth his salt about half a day to implement. Its mind boggling that t...

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So let me see if I've got this straight.  You want me to pay for Premium, but you are incapable of coming up with a way for me to block explicit songs?  This should take a developer worth h...

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Nissan Advertisment Fails to Play

PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHello, I am experiencing issues consistently with a Nissan advertisement that fails to play. In order to continue playing music I have to shutdown/restart Spotify. I have uninstalled/rei...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hello, I am experiencing issues consistently with a Nissan advertisement that fails to play.  In order to c...

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Solved!! Search for all Artists

Premium plan, Family.UK.Laptop/Tablet/Phone Ok, have just joined, and I want to do a big excercise and create a playlist of all music I like. My memory however needs jogging, and I have tried for example putting 'c' in the search bar, hoping to get a...

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Premium plan, Family. UK. Laptop/Tablet/Phone   Ok, have just joined, and I want to do a big excercise and create a playlist of all music I like. My memory however needs jogging, and I have ...

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Search bar gone

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThe search bar is gone, now I can only go to it by scrolling all the way up and pressing search.

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The search bar is gone, now I can only go to it by scrolling all the way up and pressing s...

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"Recommended Artists" in recent update is useless. Please bring back saved artists!

Title says it all. There are numerous complaints in this forum and across the internet from disgruntled users. Spotify needs to make a change ASAP or they will lose large numbers of subscribers. An easy fix would be to make "Recommended Artists" incl...

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Title says it all.   There are numerous complaints in this forum and across the internet from disgruntled users.  Spotify needs to make a change ASAP or they will lose large numbers of...

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random album art not appearing

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor numerous, seemingly random albums the album art doesn't appear when viewed in my library or while playing. I've tried rebooting and reinstalling but I just can't shake thi...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For numerous, seemingly random albums the album art doesn't appear when viewed in my library or whi...

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Artists List Not Working

PlanPremiumCountry USA Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueI think this started happening in the last month or two. The Artists list used to display an alphabetized list of artists ...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue I think this started happening in the las...

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Superuser Contribution Non riesco ad ascoltare più niente

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceNotebook HPOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueNon riesco ad usare più spotify su computer. Il lettore web non funziona per niente (inserisco il sito ma mi dà pagina bianca) e adesso neppure il programma per il com...

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Plan Free Country Italy Device Notebook HP Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Non riesco ad usare più spotify su computer. Il lettore web non funziona per niente (inseri...

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

PlanPremiumCountryBulgariaDeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueToday I tried to turn on Spotify to listen to some music. Unfortunately it skips through my entire collection of multiple playlists and a blue popup comes ...

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Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Today I tried to turn on Spotify to listen to some music. Unfortunately it skip...

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