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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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Spotify Not Playing

PlanFreeCountry AmericaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the solutions I've seen in the community and none of them work, so I am just gonna ma...

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Plan Free Country  America Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Certain songs on Spotify simply won't play, some work fine but others don't. I have tried all the...

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Solved!! This playlist is currently empty

I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs then i search this playlist on the internet (in open sp...

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I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs...

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Solved!! Music no work :/ HELP ME PLEASE

Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it tells me that it is empty ! Help me I'm in Windows 10* T...

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Hello, sorry if my English is bad, I'm French 🙂 For a while I do not play music anymore, my playlist is delete all alone, but I can only read local files ! When I go on a playlist of Spotify , it te...

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I can only see my local files on my playlists

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceAsus PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Hello !Since yesterday the PC application only shows my local files and not the entire playlist while I am conne...

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Plan Premium Country  France Device Asus PC Operating System Windows 10 (the app wasn't installed from the Microsoft Store)   My Question or Issue  Hello ! Since yesterday t...

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Favorite songs deleted after reinstall, not playing anything at all

Plan: FreeDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi Short and naive description Today my Spotify stopped playing not-favourite songs [those without heart clicked] and adding any new items to favourites wasn't working as well. Now ...

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Plan: Free Device: PC Operating System: Windows 7   My Question or Issue    Hi      Short and naive description   Today my Spotify stop...

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steam x spotify

hello there,yes i kno there is an article on steam intergating with spotifyif you dont know what im talking about here it is:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Partnership-Steam-Integration/idi-p/991917now my question is that do we already h...

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hello there,yes i kno there is an article on steam intergating with spotify if you dont know what im talking about here it is:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Partnership-Steam-Integratio...

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Ruined Song/Album Organisation

Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web?I used to browse my saved/ticked selection of music via albums as I find it's the mos...

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Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web? I used to browse my ...

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Force Spotify to display original artist names

Spotify started translating Russian artist names into English. Is there a way to force it to display original names in Cyrillic, or (at least) to send the original artist names to Last.fm?

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Spotify started translating Russian artist names into English. Is there a way to force it to display original names in Cyrillic, or (at least) to send the original artist names to Last.fm?  

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Spotify wont plau any music/playlists at all on my pc

I have been having a issue with my spotify skipping some songs and now it wont play any music, my playlists are blank as well. I downloaded the spotify app to my pc from the website. I did everything from doing a fresh install, downloading the one fe...

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  I have been having a issue with my spotify skipping some songs and now it wont play any music, my playlists are blank as well. I downloaded the spotify app to my pc from the website. I did ev...

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Solved!! Spotify does not play certain songs

The desktop version (on Windows 10) of my Spotify does not play some songs, while some others it does. When it happens the name of the song becomes green and the play button turn into pause, but there is no loaded image of the song at the bottom left...

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The desktop version (on Windows 10) of my Spotify does not play some songs, while some others it does. When it happens the name of the song becomes green and the play button turn into pause, but ther...

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no results when seraching for music

On my windows phone when i search for music there always no result at all. Got this problem for a month. I reinstalled two times... Same problem. I cant search for an artist or a song...

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 On my windows phone when i search for music there always no result at all. Got this problem for a month. I reinstalled two times... Same problem. I cant search for an artist or a song... &nbsp...

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Can't use radio, discovery weekly and release radar are uncomplete

PlanPremiumCountry Germany Operating SystemWindows 10,etcMy Question or IssueHello Spotify Community,I need some help. My Spotify is acting really really weird. I have Premium. I stream music on spotify every day. But for 1 month my Spotify is acting...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany   Operating System Windows 10,etc My Question or Issue Hello Spotify Community, I need some help. My Spotify is acting really really weird. I have Pre...

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All of the songs in my playlists are gone, including Spotify created playlists.

I recently upgraded to Premium from a free account through a family plan; however, after upgrading and updating on my Windows 10 system, all of the songs in my playlists have ceased to exist. The playlists themselves are still there, but all of the m...

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I recently upgraded to Premium from a free account through a family plan; however, after upgrading and updating on my Windows 10 system, all of the songs in my playlists have ceased to exist. The pla...

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All my albums and playlists are GONE

PlanPremium (Part of a Family plan)Country HungaryDevice Operating SystemWIN10 My Question or Issue I had some issues with the client, (Beast in Blacks songs weren't playinh) so I reinstalled it. After I logged in, all my playlists and albums were em...

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  Plan Premium (Part of a Family plan) Country  Hungary Device   Operating System WIN10   My Question or Issue  I had some issues with the client, (Beast in Blacks...

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Solved!! all favorites gone

PlanPremiumCountry uSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue so i was having some other issues with polaying songs from artist pages/song i dont have saved and after reinstalling to try and fix that issue, ALL my favorite artists/song...

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  Plan Premium Country  uSA Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  so i was having some other issues with polaying songs from artist pages/song i ...

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Solved!! Saved songs and playlists empty on the desktop app

I am having an issue with the desktop app where my saved songs and playlists are not showing, however on the web browser version they are still there. I have already tried reinstalling the app with no success. Any help will be appreciated.PlanFree/Pr...

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I am having an issue with the desktop app where my saved songs and playlists are not showing, however on the web browser version they are still there. I have already tried reinstalling the app with n...

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Solved!! Can't play songs from any artist page

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play any songs from an Artist page - I can play songs from playlists, or from saved songs, or on browse, but not on an artists page. When I try play a song ...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I can't play any songs from an Artist page - I can play songs from playlists, ...

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Spotify Windows App won't display Sonos devices (Sonos App does, Spotify Mac does)

Hi there, We currently have 3 Sonos devices set up. On my Windows 10 (Microsoft Surface Book 2015) laptop through the Spotify app, the devices do not show up in the "Connect to a Device" menu. On the same Windows 10 computer through the Sonos app, I'...

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Hi there,   We currently have 3 Sonos devices set up.   On my Windows 10 (Microsoft Surface Book 2015) laptop through the Spotify app, the devices do not show up in the "Connect to...

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windows 10 mode s: spotify with edge does not work

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicelaptoopOperating System Windows 10 IMPORTANT: IN MODE S My Question or Issue Not able to get spotify to work in edge (edge is the only browser available in windows 10 mode s) I would prefer to use spotify in edge instead...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device laptoop Operating System  Windows 10 IMPORTANT: IN MODE S   My Question or Issue  Not able to get spotify to work in edge (edge is the...

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