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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...
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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
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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...
PlanFree/Premium Ik heb spotify premium.Country NederlandDeviceASUS L402WOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Ik heb windows 10.My Question or Issue Ik probeer nu al een tijdje om op mijn nieuwe laptop muziek van mijn afspeellijste...
Plan Free/Premium Ik heb spotify premium. Country Nederland Device ASUS L402W Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Ik heb windows 10. My Question ...
Spotify Legend
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looking for a manner to sort playlists (links) with most complete available tag information available on Spotify. Using an Excel table, filter and then play my choice by clicking the playlist link in this Excel sheet. thanks
looking for a manner to sort playlists (links) with most complete available tag information available on Spotify. Using an Excel table, filter and then play my choice by clicking the playlist link in...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceLenovo Yoga 510Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I'm hearing and seeing foreign language ads and I don't know what to do to fix it either (I have uninstalled and reinstalled). Could you please help ...
Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Device Lenovo Yoga 510 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm hearing and seeing foreign language ads and I don't know what to d...
Spotify Legend
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When I view a playlist I created with 240 songs on a windows desktop, it now has many songs greyed out (seemingly randomly). When I click on the song, it comes up with "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can ...
When I view a playlist I created with 240 songs on a windows desktop, it now has many songs greyed out (seemingly randomly). When I click on the song, it comes up with "Spotify can't ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue No songs are playing, about to cancel service
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue No songs are playing, about to cancel service
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Windows 10 and Free plan. On my headphones, Sennheiser HD 660 S, whenever I pause Spotify, it would unpause itself or just play by itself after ~10-15 seconds. It only does this on these headphones, I don't know if it is Spotify not working with it o...
Windows 10 and Free plan. On my headphones, Sennheiser HD 660 S, whenever I pause Spotify, it would unpause itself or just play by itself after ~10-15 seconds. It only does this on these hea...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry EnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When ever i try to play anything that isnt downloaded or anything downloaded im asked to import it, it was playing fine a few minutes ago
Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When ever i try to play anything that isnt downloaded or anything downloaded im as...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountry USADeviceWindows Desktop (work) and Google home mini (home) My Question or IssueStarted spotify at work and the music never came on. I check the volume and see it says I'm playing to my "bedroom speaker". Call my wife and sure enough,...
Plan Free Country USA Device Windows Desktop (work) and Google home mini (home) My Question or Issue Started spotify at work and the music never came on. I che...
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PlanPremiumCountry France DeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 October 2018 update My Question or IssueI am using the Windows store version of Spotify. Right after I installed Spotify and logged, I went to advanced settings to change the ...
Plan Premium Country France Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10 October 2018 update My Question or Issue I am using the Windows store version of Spotify...
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Picking up from the last post (in June) for this forum topic - playback using Spotify Connect is still randomly stopping when connected to Amazon Alexa devices like Dot and Echo and has been doing so since (at least) the beginning of 2017. During pla...
Picking up from the last post (in June) for this forum topic - playback using Spotify Connect is still randomly stopping when connected to Amazon Alexa devices like Dot and Echo and has been doi...
Roadie
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Almost every time I restart spotify or my computer, the queue resets to something from a while ago. It can be a queue from earlier that day, but I've had it reset to the same queue for like a week straight (starting with the exact same song every tim...
Almost every time I restart spotify or my computer, the queue resets to something from a while ago. It can be a queue from earlier that day, but I've had it reset to the same queue for like a week st...
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I recently made a new playlist and all of the songs added apear as if they've been added "in 63 years". I'm not sure why it's showing this, but it could be due to the fact that my laptop's time/date settings got all crazy earlier and i had to set it ...
I recently made a new playlist and all of the songs added apear as if they've been added "in 63 years". I'm not sure why it's showing this, but it could be due to the fact that my lap...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry Poland Operating Systemwindows, android, ios. My Question or Issue Hello. some songs disappeared from my playlist (i.e. Come down by Andersoon Paak, Passin' me by by The Pharcyde and many more). They are still avialable on spotify,...
Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System windows, android, ios. My Question or Issue Hello. some songs disappeared from my playlist (i.e. ...
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I recently upgraded to an RTX 2080 Ti in my desktop and the Spotify app has become unusable. It's extremely sluggish scrolling and clicking anything - it's barely usable. I disable hardware acceleration and after the app restarts, it's better for jus...
I recently upgraded to an RTX 2080 Ti in my desktop and the Spotify app has become unusable. It's extremely sluggish scrolling and clicking anything - it's barely usable. I disable hardware ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWindows desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Windows desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue
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This issue happens on all my computers (Mac & PC) , since 2 years or more. The problem occurs when I play a playlist folder (even on pause), my CPU usage go to 30-40%. Thats a lot for a music player is not it ? I tried evrything, changed computers an...
This issue happens on all my computers (Mac & PC) , since 2 years or more. The problem occurs when I play a playlist folder (even on pause), my CPU usage go to 30-40%. Thats a lo...
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Hi all: before I start, there's an older, very similar topic on the same issue, but the website suggested I start a new topic. Link: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/High-CPU-Usage-amp-Memory-Leak/m-p/4441639 PlanPremiumCountryUS Devi...
Hi all: before I start, there's an older, very similar topic on the same issue, but the website suggested I start a new topic. Link: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/High-CPU-Usage-am...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemW10 My Question or Issue Spotify is randomly pausing music, changing songs, adding weird playlists. How the **bleep** do I turn off connect? It's the**bleep** ever and makes Spotify unusuable. How can...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System W10 My Question or Issue Spotify is randomly pausing music, changing songs, adding weird playlists. ...
Casual Listener
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Hi, I read so many years ago, someone raise about flac support but i see is like still not yet implemented in spotify? What a disappointment.
Hi, I read so many years ago, someone raise about flac support but i see is like still not yet implemented in spotify? What a disappointment.
Casual Listener
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Country UKDeviceASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I open the spotify app, it either doesn't load anything or it loads a black screen. I can't use the app at all as nothing shows up. This has been happening to me for...
Country UK Device ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I open the spotify app, it either doesn't load anything or it loads a black...
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