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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 will not play undownloaded songs

I've used Spotify for 2-3 years and this problem has only come up in the last week or so. I am a Premium user and I live in the United States, if that has anything to do with the issue, but I don't think it does. Anyways, the reason I'm making this p...

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I've used Spotify for 2-3 years and this problem has only come up in the last week or so. I am a Premium user and I live in the United States, if that has anything to do with the issue, but I don't t...

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Not all friends showing in Friend Activity

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceMSI laptop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, My issue is that some friends do not show up in my "Friend Activity" feed. The only people that don't show up are only a few people I've been foll...

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Plan Premium Country United States  Device MSI laptop  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello,  My issue is that some friends do not show up in ...

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Local File's Cover Art ignored when it contains an Apostrophe

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10Software Version1.0.93.244 My Question or IssueI noticed that the Cover Art of imported Local Files is ignored when the File Name or any of the File's Tags (e.g. Title, Artists, Album, etc.) contains an Apostrophe...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Software Version 1.0.93.244   My Question or Issue I noticed that the Cover Art of imported Local Files is ignored when the File Name or any of t...

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[Bug][Fix]Spotify can't play this right now. Please Patch

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue If you manually change spotify on Windows 10 to a different audio source, It says "Spotify can't play this right now.". Until you change this back. I Like live stre...

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  Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   If you manually change spotify on Windows 10 to a different audio so...

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Autoplay Enabled but not Working

PlanPremiumCountry USA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI updated my Spotify to the most recent version and the autoplay option is now back. I have it enabled, but it still will not work. I have already done a clean reinstall, I have tr...

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Plan Premium Country  USA   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I updated my Spotify to the most recent version and the autoplay option is now back. I have it e...

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Superuser Contribution Option to create radio for 'songs' in library?

You can create a 'radio' option for every playlist/artist but it is impossible to create a radio for your saved songs. Will this eventually be possible? Am I missing something? Many thanks!

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   You can create a 'radio' option for every playlist/artist but it is impossible to create a radio for your saved songs. Will this eventually be possible? Am I missing something? Many tha...

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Superuser Contribution My playlist is not sorted for other people

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDevice(iPhone Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When other people view my playlist, they always see it sorted from oldest to newest. I personally have sorted my playlist from ne...

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Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  When other people view my playlist, ...

Guido

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Superuser Contribution a firewall may not let you login update your fire does not let me enter with facebook

Mi pregunta o problema Hello I have a problem in the Spoty PC application every time I press login with facebook nothing happens, I can not enter, but if I enter a normal account, if you enter, help me. My premium account is on my facebook

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    Mi pregunta o problema   Hello I have a problem in the Spoty PC application every time I press login with facebook nothing happens, I can not enter, but if I enter a normal acc...

Guido

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Superuser Contribution grayed out albums and duplicity

My Question or IssueI had some music for sale at spotify with a digital distributor.Removed those albums from sale.Now i want to reupload them again.Most of them, though i waited a long time, still can be found on spotify.Them are grayed out and the ...

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My Question or Issue I had some music for sale at spotify with a digital distributor. Removed those albums from sale. Now  i want to reupload them again. Most of them, though i waited a long...

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Fluctuation volume AGAIN!

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceDell Latitude E5570Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI have big issues with fluctuation Volume. I have tried everthing:Disabel the Dell sound imporvement applicationLogged out from other clientsDiabled ...

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Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device Dell Latitude E5570 Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue I have big issues with fluctuation Volume. I have tried everthi...

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Anti Virus shows Spotify_new.exe is a virus

I have run a scan on Windows 10 PC using Mcafee and it says it has found a trojan Spotify_new.exe. I have not downloaded any new exe file from Spotify and have been using it for many years. A virus scan last month did not show this trojan. Anyone els...

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  I have run a scan on Windows 10 PC using Mcafee and it says it has found a trojan Spotify_new.exe.  I have not downloaded any new exe file from Spotify and have been using it for many ye...

DennyEMufc

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Can't sort que

PlanPremiumCountry FIDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or Issue After log in today, can't sort que anymore. Testin same thing for playlist: does not work either. This leads back to 70's and 80's when you record songs to C-cassette: t...

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Plan Premium Country  FI Device Computer Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue  After log in today, can't sort que anymore. Testin same thing for playlist: does not work ...

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Spotify don't show my friends what i listen.

PlanFreeCountry ParaguayDeviceWindows DeviceOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When my friends opens the desktop app, they can´t see whath i've listening, i have the option "show what i listen" enabled.

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Plan Free Country  Paraguay Device Windows Device Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When my friends opens the desktop app, they can´t see whath i've listeni...

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Discover Weekly is empty

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBelgium DeviceAcer NitroOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello,My discover weekly playlist is empty ! Normaly, it happend that Spotify don't give a new playlist if you didn't listen to enough music... But mine is...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Belgium   Device Acer Nitro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello, My discover weekly playlist is empty ! Normaly, it happen...

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Whenever I create a new playlist from an album, a "2" always appears behind it. What can I do there

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceWindows Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWenn ich eine neue Playlist von einem Album erstelle, erscheint dahinter immer eine "2". Was kann ich da tun? (German) Whenever I create a new playlist from an alb...

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  Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Windows  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Wenn ich eine neue Playlist von einem Album erstelle, erscheint dahin...

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IT blacklisted Spotify Desktop for Security Reasons

So, I work for this big Software Development company and last week I received a notice email where they asked me to remove blacklisted apps from my mac, it turns out that the app in question was Spotify and according to the company forums, all Deskto...

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So, I work for this big Software Development company and last week I received a notice email where they asked me to remove blacklisted apps from my mac, it turns out that the app in question was Spot...

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music won't play at all and my spotify is **bleep** too!

whenever i play something on spotify, the music won't play and a little + sign with no cover appears in the bottom right corner. my only solution is to reinstall spotify but i don't want to do that every single time. also, this happens when an album ...

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    whenever i play something on spotify, the music won't play and a little + sign with no cover appears in the bottom right corner. my only solution is to reinstall spotify but i don't w...

shimanoz32

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Missing features

PlanPremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Release Radar and My Daily Mix have disappeared from my Spotify GUI. Does anyone know why, or how I can fix it? Thanks.

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Plan Premium Country   Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Release Radar and My Daily Mix have disappeared from my Spotify GUI. Does anyone know...

R3XXY

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Some Available Songs Tracks Won't Play

PlanFreeCountry USADevice(ASUS PC)Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue I was playing music on Spotify than I ran into this issue when some songs/track that are avable but will not play. There is a speaker saying its playing but the prog...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device (ASUS PC) Operating System  (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  I was playing music on Spotify than I ran into this issue when some songs/...

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Can't play unsaved songs

(I have spotify premium, and everything works correctly on my phone, and the webplayer. It's just the app with this issue)I am able to play songs that i already have saved to my library, but am completely unable to play play songs that i don't have s...

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(I have spotify premium, and everything works correctly on my phone, and the webplayer. It's just the app with this issue) I am able to play songs that i already have saved to my library, but am c...

CryticalAce

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