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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...
Newbie
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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...
Visitor
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Newbie
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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...
PlanFreeCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating System Windows 10My Question or Issue Spotify won't play like 70% of songs I try to play, this is becoming a pain in the neck. See attatched file for what I see when i try to play unplayable songs. There are lo...
Plan Free Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won't play like 70% of songs I try to play, this is becoming a pain in the nec...
Gig Goer
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PlanFreeCountry USADeviceToshiba laptop, iPhone 7+Operating SystemWindows 10, iOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue a few weeks ago, i noticed i was unable to play songs that i had never played before on spotify. it didn't matter if i was able to play them...
Plan Free Country USA Device Toshiba laptop, iPhone 7+ Operating System Windows 10, iOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue a few weeks ago, i noticed i was unable to pla...
Community Legend
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My Question or Issuewhen i try playing tracks on windows, both on Spotify web player and the downloaded app, it shows the progress bar moving but will not play sound. after another trial, it shows me "error: cannot play the current song." i've tried ...
My Question or Issue when i try playing tracks on windows, both on Spotify web player and the downloaded app, it shows the progress bar moving but will not play sound. after another trial, it shows ...
Community Legend
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all of the songs are greyed out when i click on them they do not play. none of my playlists load tried uninstall reinstall didnt work
all of the songs are greyed out when i click on them they do not play. none of my playlists load tried uninstall reinstall didnt work
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently installed a new SSD and installed windows 10 on it, and when I installed spotify, the desktop overlay disappeared, and I have no option to turn it back on. ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently installed a new SSD and installed windows 10 on it, and when I installed sp...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceMicrosoft Windows phoneOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Microsoft Windows phone Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago I have problems with the app, it does not play some songs and I have uninstalled and installed it and it is still the same, now the empty playlists appear, but in the cellphone I can play ...
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A few days ago I have problems with the app, it does not play some songs and I have uninstalled and installed it and it is still the ...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSelf-Built DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i use my keyboard (Next song) button the songs overlap and when i pause the song, a song is still playing through Spotify. The only way i can ...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Self-Built Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When i use my keyboard (Next song) button the songs overlap and ...
Spotify Star
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PlanFreeCountryItaly DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Someone knows if Spotify will add the possibility to stream from W10 app to Radioboss?
Plan Free Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Someone knows if Spotify will add the possibility to stream from W10 app to R...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDevicePC My Question or Issue Hey I have a small question. I'm from Israel and using spotify a lot, especially in my P.C. I don't mind the English UI but it cab be so nice to have Interface in my own language. I saw couple of...
Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC My Question or Issue Hey I have a small question. I'm from Israel and using spotify a lot, especially in my P.C. I don't mind th...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountry EnglandDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I have approx. 140 .mp3 Files in my Drive in a folder called Spotify. I've set only this folder to be the source file for the local files. Only 52 songs are show...
Plan Premium Country England Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have approx. 140 .mp3 Files in my 😧 Drive in a folder called Spotify. ...
Roadie
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I have a folder of music on my laptop that I've had for years. I learned that you can upload the music folders on your laptop into playlists on Spotify through the desktop app version of Spotify by using local files. I tried that and the songs won't ...
I have a folder of music on my laptop that I've had for years. I learned that you can upload the music folders on your laptop into playlists on Spotify through the desktop app version of Spotify by u...
Roadie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry PortugalDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:i am reporting this to you, because my account of spotify when my premium subscription endend, started having this issues like it wont start and load any mus...
Plan Free/Premium Country Portugal Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: i am reporting this to you, because my account of spotify when my premium su...
Roadie
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I saw in a news article that Spotify was getting this feature and it was slowlyl being rolled out. Articles said to click the 3 dot button and then Block / Hide. Its not there. I cannot seem to find it anywhere on the desktop app or on the Android ap...
I saw in a news article that Spotify was getting this feature and it was slowlyl being rolled out. Articles said to click the 3 dot button and then Block / Hide. Its not there. I cannot seem ...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Issue Hi, I have no idea why I can use spotify on my desktop, even web player isn't accessible for me. I've reinstalled spotify and restarted my computer multiple times. I've...
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 Home My Issue Hi, I have no idea why I can use spotify on my desktop, even web player isn't accessibl...
Casual Listener
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Plan PremiumCountry USA Device (Desktop PC)Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue - I'm a fairly long time Pandora user and finally thought I would give Spotify a try (they offered a pretty good deal combining their Premium service with Hu...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (Desktop PC) Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue - I'm a fairly long time Pandora user and finally thought I wou...
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Plan and version info listed belowPlanFree/Premium Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Starting about a week ago My release radar would show that it is empty. If I go to play.spotify in my browser the songs ar...
Plan and version info listed below Plan Free/Premium Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Starting about a week a...
Regular
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PlanFreeCountry ItalyDevice(ASUS X540S)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI no longer see the Spotify status showing which song I'm listening to on my computer on Discord. It does work when I'm listening to Spotify from my phone though....
Plan Free Country Italy Device (ASUS X540S) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I no longer see the Spotify status showing which song I'm listening to on my co...
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows 10 desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps pausing 1-2 seconds after i press play.It won't play a song for more than 1-2 second before pausing itself.I have tried to sign out of all de...
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows 10 desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify keeps pausing 1-2 seconds after i press play. It won't play a song for...
Community Legend
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How is it, that even though I have Spotify premium, I can't listen to a specific song through clicking on it in the desktop app (Windows 10)? When I double click on a song, another one starts. When I just hit play to start the playlist from top to bo...
How is it, that even though I have Spotify premium, I can't listen to a specific song through clicking on it in the desktop app (Windows 10)? When I double click on a song, another one starts. When I...
Gig Goer
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