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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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[Music] Filter out Live Songs

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceallOperating Systemall My Question or Issue Is there a way to filter out live music from autoplay, and from artists' pages? I love live music at concerts and shows. The problem is, I don't enjoy recordings of live music whe...

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Plan Premium Country US  Device all Operating System all   My Question or Issue  Is there a way to filter out live music from autoplay, and from artists' pages?  I love&...

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"Dieser Song kann nicht abgespielt werden"

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Nach einigen Songs bekomme ich die Fehlermeldung "Dieser Song kann nicht abgespielt werden". Dann kann ich keinen Song mehr abspielen. Nach einem Neustart funktio...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Nach einigen Songs bekomme ich die Fehlermeldung "Dieser Song kann nicht a...

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Can't play music from certain artist.

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10/Android My Question or IssueHello, I can't play any song by Pendulum band either on windows app, web player and my phone. What's strange if i try on another account it works.

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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10/Android   My Question or Issue Hello, I can't play any song by Pendulum band either on windows app, web player and my phone. ...

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Crossfade not working?

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktop PC, playing through various Sonos speakersOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few months ago Crossfade was working perfectly for me when switched on through Spotify settings on the desktop PC, but now i...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Desktop PC, playing through various Sonos speakers Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue A few months ago Crossfade was workin...

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Windows 10 App Cant play the current song

PlanPremiumCountry Uk Device(HP EliteBook)Operating System(windows 10 ) My Question or Issue since upgrading my system spotify has started pausing the end of songs and saying cant play the current song in a blue banner along the top. This seems to be...

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Plan Premium Country  Uk  Device (HP EliteBook) Operating System (windows 10 )   My Question or Issue  since upgrading my system spotify has started pausing the end of s...

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My friend feed "failed to load"

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy friends feed isn't showing. I've tried searching around the spotify community looking for solutions, and tried a couple of them, but they haven't seemed to work. I ...

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Plan Free Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My friends feed isn't showing. I've tried searching around the spotify community looking fo...

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Window shows low volume but sounds good enough Windows 10 PC

Hello! Firstly i apologize for my broken english language,i will try to explain the situtation i am in.I am premium member and everything was good 'till now.I am a live streamer on twitch.tv and i always play music in the background but after i ended...

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  Hello! Firstly i apologize for my broken english language,i will try to explain the situtation i am in.I am premium member and everything was good 'till now.I am a live streamer on ...

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My playlists won’t show on other profiles

My Question or IssueMy playlists, which are public just like my profile, are followed by some friends. However, the playlist won’t show on any of my friends’ profile. Why is that? Furthermore, some playlists I follow show up on my profile, and some d...

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My Question or Issue My playlists, which are public just like my profile, are followed by some friends. However, the playlist won’t show on any of my friends’ profile. Why is that? Furthermore, some...

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My spotify won't play in offline mode PC

I Have an HP Spectre laptop with spotify installed. I can download songs fine and play them when im online but I have a premium account and whenever I go onto "offline mode" all my songs show as unavailable. Like theyre faded out and i can't play the...

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I Have an HP Spectre laptop with spotify installed. I can download songs fine and play them when im online but I have a premium account and whenever I go onto "offline mode" all my songs show as unav...

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Facebook friends not showing

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I was linked my Facebook account to my spotify account once and then i unlinked it. Now i've linked them again. But this time , no friends shown in "FIND FRI...

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  Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hi. I was linked my Facebook account to my spotify account once and...

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Can't stream music

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindos 7 Professional My Question or IssueI can't stream music anymore. It was always fine but now every song will be skipped and can't be played. Pleas fix that. The info at the top was : ¨Spotify can n...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   Operating System Windos 7 Professional   My Question or Issue I can't stream music anymore. It was always fine but now every song will be...

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Blank Now Playing Window

PlanPremium Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Is there a way to clear the now playing window (leave it blank) until you play something new? Do u have to clear a cache or something? If I try to clear it it always finds something to play, e...

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Plan Premium   Operating System  Windows   My Question or Issue  Is there a way to clear the now playing window (leave it blank) until you play something new? Do u have to ...

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Whats the last build before the new design?

PremiumCountry My Question or Issue Anyone know the last build number before it changed to the current design please?

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Premium Country       My Question or Issue  Anyone know the last build number before it changed to the current design please? 

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Delete Play Que/ History?

My Question or Issue If you just want a clean start, can we manually clear the play Que and play history? When you highlight it you don't get the options to delete it?

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    My Question or Issue  If you just want a clean start, can we manually clear the play Que and play history? When you highlight it you don't get the options to delete it?

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Desktop app crashes

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemWindows 10 Ver 1803/ 17134.228Spotify Ver 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 My Question or IssueProblem occurs from time to time. Sometimes there is no problem during 2-3 days. sometimes it happens every 30 m...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Windows 10 Ver 1803/ 17134.228 Spotify Ver 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1     My Question or Issue Problem occurs f...

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Maps not displayed

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssusIf there is a map in a map the right side is not showing up. It is completly blank. This is a isseu sind a comple of months before it worked correctly. Can this ...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issus If there is a map in a map the right side is not showing up. It is completly...

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Old playlist as default on startup

PlanFree/PremiumCountry NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I startup my PC, Spotify starts up automatically. When I press the play button on my keyboard it starts with a playlist of which I deleted a lot of songs ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When I startup my PC, Spotify starts up automatically. When I press the p...

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How to disable videos?

Hello, Doesn't matter what I do, after 1 or 2 songs in my loved Hot Country playlist(and various more playlists), music stops because it hits a video that "we're not able to play this video in your current location" Not only that, I can't copy the wh...

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Hello,   Doesn't matter what I do, after 1 or 2 songs in my loved Hot Country playlist(and various more playlists), music stops because it hits a video that "we're not able to play this video ...

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can't turn off publishing my activity in spotify permanently

PlanPremiumCountry HungaryOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version: 1.0.88.353 (Windows Store Version)My Question or Issue Spotify keeps turning on the "publishing my activity on Spotify" feature in the most recent version of Spotify on Windows 10, ...

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Plan Premium Country  Hungary Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version:  1.0.88.353 (Windows Store Version) My Question or Issue  Spotify keeps turning on the "publishing m...

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Recently Played is blank in Spotify's desktop application

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI've started to have problems where Spotify says "Nothing here yet Music will appear as you listen". However, I've look up an album and play it yet nothing shows up. Also, m...

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Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've started to have problems where Spotify says "Nothing here yet Music will appear as you listen". However...

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