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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 wont play songs that arent saved in favorite songs

FreeCountry ColombiaDeviceHG desktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Well i am here just to say that spotify has been annoying me refusing to play songs that arent on my favorite songs list, yes i've tried reinstalling, clean ...

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  Free Country  Colombia Device HG desktop computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Well i am here just to say that spotify has been annoying me refu...

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Solved!! Screen tearing?

PremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Spotify is having issues with displaying the tab as a whole and ends up showing parts of the screen in places where my mouse resides.

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Premium Country  United States Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue  Spotify is having issues with displaying the tab as a whole and ...

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Adding all music to a playlist

lanPremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I currently have a large number of songs in my library. It seems the only way to share them is to create a playlist. I have a couple specialized lists, but is there a way t...

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lan Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I currently have a large number of songs in my library.  It seems the only way to...

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Some songs won't play?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacbookOperating SystemWindows 10 (bootcamp) My Question or Issue Some songs is blacked out and it won't play? I tried nearly everything, re-installing, logging out, logging back in, turning off all proxies, firewalls, etc. I...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Macbook Operating System Windows 10 (bootcamp)   My Question or Issue  Some songs is blacked out and it won't play? I tried nearly everything, r...

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mre2020

Cudos! Just checked in early February 2019 and love LOVE Love the new lime highlight for adding songs to (and they're position within) playlists.

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Cudos! Just checked in early February 2019 and love LOVE Love the new lime highlight for adding songs to (and they're position within) playlists.

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Problemas con la reproduccion en pc Windows

El reproductor cambia rápidamente de cancion, no puedo escuchar ninguna cancion en mi PC porque se reproducen rápidamente sin posibilidad de dejar una canción fija. Esto pasa solamente en mi PC en mi celular va bien. Ya intente todo cerrar sesión, in...

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El reproductor cambia rápidamente de cancion, no puedo escuchar ninguna cancion en mi PC porque se reproducen rápidamente sin posibilidad de dejar una canción fija. Esto pasa solamente en mi PC en mi...

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Bluetooth Play/Pause controls don't work unless desktop overlay is enabled

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceEvery Win10 desktop and laptop I useOperating SystemWin10 My Question or Issue Version 1.0.99.250, Windows 10 For months now Spotify will not respond to Play/Pause controls from my bluetooth headset (Anker SoundBud Slims) ...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device Every Win10 desktop and laptop I use Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue   Version 1.0.99.250, Windows 10   For months now ...

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Synchronization problems between Android and Win 10 App

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevice(Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Windows PC)Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I often noticed that the Spotify Windows 10 app doesn't synchronize with my Android app. For example, I have "I beg you...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device (Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Windows PC) Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   I often noticed that the S...

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Playlist Radio Missing

PlanPremium CountrySweden Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe radio feature on the playlists seems to be gone. How can I get them back?I read that "Spotify Radio has been removed from the free, ad-supported service on mobile. ". The cl...

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Plan Premium   Country Sweden   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The radio feature on the playlists seems to be gone. How can I get them back? I read that ...

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[All Platforms] Bring Back The Endless Artist/Album/Song Radios

Plan: Premium FamilyCountry: ATDevice: ALLOperating System: ALLa few weeks ago the artist/album/song radios changed to playlistsand they STOP AT THE ENDwhat the he!! spotify?can't even start a radio from a "radio playlist"this is like the main featur...

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Plan: Premium Family Country: AT Device: ALL Operating System: ALL a few weeks ago the artist/album/song radios changed to playlists and they STOP AT THE END what the he!! spotify? 😠 can't e...

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Feel good friday not updating

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceWindows 10 / Android - Samsung S8 (Oreo) My Question or Issue My Feel good Friday playlist is stuck since 13-12-18. I have unfollowed it, re followed it, unfollowed and restarted... Out of ideas.

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Windows 10 / Android - Samsung S8 (Oreo)  My Question or Issue  My Feel good Friday playlist is stuck since 13-12-18. I have unfollowed it, re fo...

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Strongly dislike getting all the albums added to my playlist when clicking play on recent one

PlanFree/PremiumOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI strongly dislike getting all the albums added to my playlist when clicking play on recent one. I.e. if an artist has albums from 1990 - 2010, clickining play in the album list on an albu...

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Plan Free/Premium Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I strongly dislike getting all the albums added to my playlist when clicking play on recent one. I.e. if an artist has a...

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Entire playlist adds itself to queue on startup

PlanPremiumCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Anytime I start up Spotify one specific playlist automatically adds itself to my queue so if I want to listen to any music I have to go into the queue and clear it or I will...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Anytime I start up Spotify one specific playlist automatically adds itself to my queue ...

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[HELP] For some people who can't load musics

Okay, so I would like to help some people, because i saw a lot of people in my situation, if you can't play any song (out of some playlists) on your computer BUT you can listen to them on a phone then try that: 1st: Open your notepad as an administra...

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Okay, so I would like to help some people, because i saw a lot of people in my situation, if you can't play any song (out of some playlists) on your computer BUT you can listen to them on a phone the...

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Spotify mutes itself after changing song

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify will lower its volume after each song. how do I fix this. if i mute and unmute again it will fix itself, but I have to do this after each song.

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  Plan Free Country  USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Spotify will lower its volume after each song. how do I fix this. if i mute a...

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[DESKTOP / PC] Artist Radio like/dislike gone.

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue So recently Spotify's Radio based songs lost its most important features for me: the like/dislike to keep or remove songs on your chosen artist radio.The application now l...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue   So recently Spotify's Radio based songs lost its most important features for me: the lik...

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

PlanFreeCountryPanama DeviceAspire es1-571 signature editionOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue There are some songs that I can't play and the message above appears, the songs are from different artists and different albums (kanashii uresh...

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Plan Free Country Panama  Device Aspire es1-571 signature edition Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue  There are some songs that I can't play and the message above app...

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Desktop App Keeps Stopping

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I use spotify on PC the music will eventually just stop playing and the only way for me to get it working again is to go into task manager, end task, ...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Every time I use spotify on PC the music will eventually just stop playing ...

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Username Not Changing To Real Name

PlanFreeCountry United States of AmericaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey Staff,Today I tried to display my real name on Spotify by connecting my Facebook account to my Spotify account. However, after I did so, my userna...

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Plan Free Country  United States of America Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey Staff, Today I tried to display my real name on Spotify by conne...

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Spotify Startup Song

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEvery time I start up my computer and play a song on spotify the song that comes after that is ALWAYS the same song (in this case Ferris wheel from Tory Lanez not tha...

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Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I start up my computer and play a song on spotify the song that comes after that ...

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