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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...
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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've noticed all my playlist background colors changed to a seemingly random color and no matter what I change in the first 4 songs, the colors st...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently I've noticed all my playlist background colors changed to a see...
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PlanPremiumCountryCZOperating SystemWindows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueIt worked for a long time that setting "Close button should minimize" worked for Alt-F4 keyboard shortcut as well. With some recent update, this shortcut closes the app. F...
Plan Premium Country CZ Operating System Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or Issue It worked for a long time that setting "Close button should minimize" worked for Alt-F4 keyboard sh...
Casual Listener
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I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?
I've got a local file containing 60000+ songs. I want to delete a couple of them, but I don't see an option doing this. Can you help, or is it not possible?
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThis is a weird one, and it only seems to affect Windows 11; My iOS device and Mac laptop work as expected. When using my Windows PC, after Spotify first loads,...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue This is a weird one, and it only seems to affect Windows 11; My iOS device and Mac l...
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Cant find Spotify in appdata, control panel, the app isn't opening up.I saw the other post about the same problem but I couldn't follow the solution because it is not there in control panelPlanFreeCountryIndia Device(Asus tuf f15)Operating System( Wi...
Cant find Spotify in appdata, control panel, the app isn't opening up. I saw the other post about the same problem but I couldn't follow the solution because it is not there in control panel Plan ...
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PlanPremiumCountryhunDevicepcOperating Systemwin 11 My Question or Issuei click the download button but it stays clickable and nothing happens
Plan Premium Country hun Device pc Operating System win 11 My Question or Issue i click the download button but it stays clickable and nothing happens
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PlanPremiunCountryNorwayDeviceAcer Aspire laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 Home My Question or IssueHiSo it seems you have changed the way playlists function. When I search for a song in a playlist (please see the attached screenshot), and I press pl...
Plan Premiun Country Norway Device Acer Aspire laptop Operating System Windows 11 Home My Question or Issue Hi So it seems you have changed the way playlists function. When ...
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PlanPremiumCountryNO DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey, do anyone here know how to copy the playlist names from Spotify? It used to be possible to drag and drop from the web player version of Spotify into Excel 4 year...
Plan Premium Country NO Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey, do anyone here know how to copy the playlist names from Spotify? It us...
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PlanPremiumCountryKazakhstanDevicePCOperating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue
Plan Premium Country Kazakhstan Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue
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I was listening to the Spotify app when I wanted to play a song from a custom Spotify playlist. after clicking play on the playlist it froze my app completely. I closed it to try and remedy this issue. When i attempt to reopen the app it just gives m...
I was listening to the Spotify app when I wanted to play a song from a custom Spotify playlist. after clicking play on the playlist it froze my app completely. I closed it to try and remedy this issu...
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I want to upload some music by an artist which is not available on Spotify. It was not officially released. However almost all his albums are already there. I do not want to make money by uploading the music. I want all the revenue generated to go to...
I want to upload some music by an artist which is not available on Spotify. It was not officially released. However almost all his albums are already there. I do not want to make money by uploading t...
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i'M HAVING THIS HAPPEN ON MY COMPUTER APP IN WINDOWS
i'M HAVING THIS HAPPEN ON MY COMPUTER APP IN WINDOWS
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Hello,The Spotify team has finally fixed the "close" button appearence making it bigger again. That is a wonderful thing. However it seems there's a new issue of the same kind.I didn't find any bug report about this, so here I am, probably speaking f...
Hello, The Spotify team has finally fixed the "close" button appearence making it bigger again. That is a wonderful thing. However it seems there's a new issue of the same kind. I didn't find any b...
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PremiumCountry - UK Device - Desktop My Question or Issue I can't close that 3rd panel. If I try to close it from the queue, it doesn't close, it changes to the "now playing" panel. I hate this, 3 panels permanently open is too messy and cluttered an...
Premium Country - UK Device - Desktop My Question or Issue I can't close that 3rd panel. If I try to close it from the queue, it doesn't close, it c...
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 Enterprise N LTSC 21H2 My Question or IssueHey, Spotify won’t recognize my local MP3 files on Windows 10, despite adding folders correctly in settings, clearing cache, reinstalling the app, trying Sp...
Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise N LTSC 21H2 My Question or Issue Hey, Spotify won’t recognize my local MP3 files on Windows 10, despite adding...
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I have followed the instructions on spotify desktop app for it supposedly start working and have even connected my Facebook account in the hopes of it working, which wasn't successful. I have also checked if my friends have that feature turned on and...
I have followed the instructions on spotify desktop app for it supposedly start working and have even connected my Facebook account in the hopes of it working, which wasn't successful. I have also ...
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceLaptop (Lenovo) Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issuewhenever i try to start spotify it opens for a split second on a black screen and then it closes, ive tried everything and nothing is helping.
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Laptop (Lenovo) Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue whenever i try to start spotify it opens for a split second on a black scre...
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Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back twice, for example, it goes to the last album that I checked....
Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back t...
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Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...
Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customiz...
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