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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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Solved!! Desktop PC Not in Devices List on Mobile Phone

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceOnePlus 3Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify on my mobile phone tells me that I can control playback on my PC by signing into the same account on both (done) and selecting my desktop PC from the ...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device OnePlus 3 Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify on my mobile phone tells me that I can control playback on my PC by s...

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Daily Mix Functionality Question

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueDoes disliking or removing a song from the daily mix remove it from all future daily mixes or just that specific one. What i mean is i listen to alot of different styles and sometimes spotify hiccups and puts a good son...

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Plan Premium My Question or Issue Does disliking or removing a song from the daily mix remove it from all future daily mixes or just that specific one. What i mean is i listen to alot of different...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows 10 App sporadically offline

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 w/ newest updates Hello dear community,sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. I have the problem that Spotify goes offline sporadically, about 60sec. online, 15sec. ...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10 w/ newest updates     Hello dear community, sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. &n...

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Skipping to next song around half or two thirds through playout

PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice(Samsung Galaxy S8+ and PC)Operating System(Android 8, Windows 10.) My Question or Issue This issue started a week or so ago, and happens on my phone (using phone data and wireless), and I just downloaded the pc...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Australia Device (Samsung Galaxy S8+ and PC) Operating System (Android 8, Windows 10.)   My Question or Issue  This issue started a week or so ago,...

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My favorite albums songs are random unavailable

Over the last several days my favorite albums songs have been randomly unavailable. Some returning and some unavailable. The unavailable songs are the same between my phone and desktop Spotify application. See picture below. What's up with this and h...

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Over the last several days my favorite albums songs have been randomly unavailable. Some returning and some unavailable. The unavailable songs are the same between my phone and desktop Spotify applic...

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Notifications from artists i follow don't appear in the application

Hi, So i follow quite a large amount of artits on spotify (139)And for the longest time ever i have not been getting any notifications at all when it comes to if they released a new song or not. i follow release radar and all of that as well. But a l...

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Hi,   So i follow quite a large amount of artits on spotify (139) And for the longest time ever i have not been getting any notifications at all when it comes to if they released a new song o...

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[BUG] Spotify Connect confuses the app about current playlist track

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceAllOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNormally, clicking on the album art for any currently playing track jumps to that track in the playlist. However, if using Spotify Connect from another device, such as Androi...

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Plan Premium Country US Device All Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Normally, clicking on the album art for any currently playing track jumps to that track in the pla...

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Hello, I have a problem with spotify and chromecast

PlanFreeCountry DenmarkDeviceAcer laptopOperating System Windows 10Hello, I have a problem with spotify and chromecast, when i cast to the tv its stops, saying connection error even though it has internet and chromecast connection, it happens at rand...

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  Plan Free Country  Denmark Device Acer laptop Operating System  Windows 10 Hello, I have a problem with spotify and chromecast, when i cast to the tv its stops,  s...

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Superuser Contribution Music not playing when I switch audio output device

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I frequently switch between speakers and headphones (turtle beach stealth 600). My speakers are plugged into the audio jack, and the headphones use a USB. When I turn t...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Windows Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue   I frequently switch between speakers and headphones (turtle beach stealth 600). ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify glitches when output source is changed, Win7

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHello! I encountered a weird issue today:Whenever I change my sound output source (e.g. from speakers to headphones), Spotify still plays the song using the first sound source. The playing son...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hello! I encountered a weird issue today: Whenever I change my sound output source (e.g. from speakers to headphones...

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SpotifyInstaller.exe has stopped working

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI've just registered on spotify and tried to download the desktop app, but whenever I click on the SpotifySetup to run it, the "SpotifyInstaller.exe has stopped working" window instantly pops up....

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Plan Free   Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I've just registered on spotify and tried to download the desktop app, but whenever I click on the SpotifySetup&nbs...

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Minor issue with "fans also like" sidebar button

So, there's a small bug that's been annoying me for a long time.Steps to reproduce:1. Open spotify2. Go to any artist's page3. Click "Fans also like" link on the side4. Click back button on topleftExpected result: It goes back to artist's page.Actual...

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So, there's a small bug that's been annoying me for a long time. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open spotify 2. Go to any artist's page 3. Click "Fans also like" link on the side 4. Click back button ...

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Playlist icon on bottom left?

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStupid question but laptop used to have the album picture of the song that was playing on the bottom left of the screen on the desktop app and on my desktop i am ...

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  Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Stupid question but laptop used to have the album picture of the song tha...

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Roadie

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Local Files won't download on iPhone

My Question or IssueMany people have the same problem, but most of the solutions I've seen don't apply to the problem I'm having. So Local Files USED TO WORK and I used to be able to download the music I had in local files but then suddenly it stoppe...

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My Question or Issue Many people have the same problem, but most of the solutions I've seen don't apply to the problem I'm having. So Local Files USED TO WORK and I used to be able to download ...

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Unusable Windows application with 4K screen due to lags

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceLenovo ThinkPad X1 ExtremeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm using Spotify 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b for Windows. My laptop has a 4K screen with high resolution (3840x2160). I can run anything smoothly and even s...

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Plan Premium Country UK  Device Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b for Windows. My laptop ha...

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Réintallation de Spotify impossible

PlanPremiumCountry FranceOperating System(Windows 10 Ver 1803) My Question or Issue Bonjour, j'ai tenté de réinstaller Spotify mais le "Spotify Launcher" ne se lance pas enfin il apparaît que quelques milisecondes dans le gestionaire des tâches et di...

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Plan Premium Country  France Operating System (Windows 10 Ver 1803)   My Question or Issue  Bonjour, j'ai tenté de réinstaller Spotify mais le "Spotify Launcher" ne se lance pa...

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Tab Limit

PlanFreeCountryPerúDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 Spotify says I've got too many tabs open, even though I've used the "close all my log-ins" option and cleared my caché, and I can't use the web player when it used to be fine a few weeks ago.

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Plan Free Country Perú Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7   Spotify says I've got too many tabs open, even though I've used the "close all my log-ins" option and cleared my caché,...

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Artists I'm following don't appear

My Question or IssueI follow quite a few artists (over 300) and I've noticed that there are quite a few that do not show up in my following tab. At all. Whats the point of following them if I don't have a nice place to go through a list and find them...

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My Question or Issue I follow quite a few artists (over 300) and I've noticed that there are quite a few that do not show up in my following tab. At all. Whats the point of following them if I don't...

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How to store on phone but not desktop?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceS9+Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I'm trying to "save" music for offline use on my phone only. I don't want the files saved on my computer as well. I get the impression that it is...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device S9+ Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I'm trying to "save" music for offline use on ...

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Radio playlist option removed?

You used to be able to navigate from a playlist directly to its radio channel using the three dotted lines button next to the cover photo. Now that option seems to have been removed? Why?

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  You used to be able to navigate from a playlist directly to its radio channel using the three dotted lines button next to the cover photo. Now that option seems to have been removed? Why?

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