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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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Playlist appears randomly - songs start to play randomly

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason I get random playlists added to my spotify (once a day). The genre is always som kind of heavy rap. Sometimes the spotify app just starts playing random ...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For some reason I get random playlists added to my spotify (once a day). The genre is al...

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List of url's to Spotify playlist

I have a list of Spotify url's (in Excel), e.g. https://open.spotify.com/album/2Lflh9bJHEJaXeTqohNban Now I want to create a playlist with all these albums. Is there a way to do this? So far I have only been able to copy track url's and not album url...

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I have a list of Spotify url's (in Excel), e.g. https://open.spotify.com/album/2Lflh9bJHEJaXeTqohNban   Now I want to create a playlist with all these albums. Is there a way to do this? So far...

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Error with greek Character Decoding

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs you see in the screenshots, the desktop application shows the greek characters with a weird font. In other computers, greek and english characters have the same default font. H...

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Plan Premium Country Greece Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As you see in the screenshots, the desktop application shows the greek characters with a weird font. In oth...

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Weird issue I've been having

Recently I've been having a strange issue. First of all spotify is saying it's offline even though my computer is clearly conected to the internet, and it can still play songs from my non-downloaded playlists but those playlists are not updated with ...

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Recently I've been having a strange issue. First of all spotify is saying it's offline even though my computer is clearly conected to the internet, and it can still play songs from my non-downloaded ...

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Solved!! Label search removed?

Until recently I could search a label catalogue with label:"opal tapes"orlabel:tectonic but this doesn't work anymore since the last update.Is this option gone?

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Until recently I could search a label catalogue with   label:"opal tapes" or label:tectonic   but this doesn't work anymore since the last update. Is this option gone?

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Cannot install on windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael DeviceHP ENVY laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have downloaded the installer - https://download.scdn.co/SpotifySetup.exe - as well as http://download.spotify.com/SpotifyFullSetup.exeBoth installers do n...

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Plan Premium Country Israel  Device HP ENVY laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have downloaded the installer - https://download.scdn.co/Spotify...

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Any improvement in last four years?

I'm still using the fast and problem-free v0.9.15.27 client from 2014. Do the latest clients approach its speed or are they still a dog's breakfast when it comes to performance and handling local files?

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I'm still using the fast and problem-free v0.9.15.27 client from 2014. Do the latest clients approach its speed or are they still a dog's breakfast when it comes to performance and handling local fil...

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Superuser Contribution Some of my musics dissapear in my library

Hello, I'm using Spotify premium in France since 2 month and I add some musics in my library.But I realise when I start the playlist "daily mix (1/ 2... whatever)" I can see some music I know are not in my library but I add them before, from 1 week, ...

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  Hello,   I'm using Spotify premium in France since 2 month and I add some musics in my library. But I realise when I start the playlist "daily mix (1/ 2... whatever)" I can see some m...

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Lost radio stations

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptop w10Operating Systemwindows 10 I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallation with no success.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop w10 Operating System windows 10     I can not see my radio stations after upgrade, just fragments of a few. Made a clean intstallati...

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Spotify desktop app won't play any song

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have an issue with the desktop app for Windows 10. It refuses to play any song regardless wheather the song is online, downloaded or in my local music library.It keep...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have an issue with the desktop app for Windows 10. It refuses to play any song r...

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Error Code 8 and Error Code 37 - Can't Login Desktop Only

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 I can't login on my desktop app only. When I try to login with facebook it pops error code 8, then when I try to login regularly it pops error code 37.I am not using a proxy. I also tried t...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10    I can't login on my desktop app only. When I try to login with facebook it pops error code 8, then wh...

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friends feed doesnt appear

i already activated friends activity but still the friends feed doesnt appear on my spotify. i tried to re-install and still it doesnt work. please help me thankyou

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  i already activated friends activity but still the friends feed doesnt appear on my spotify. i tried to re-install and still it doesnt work. please help me thankyou

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Local files syncing on new laptop

Dear all, I recently purchased a new laptop and decided i want to sync my spotify playlists, however, i encountered a problem where only the songs available on spotify was able to be synced onto my new laptop from my old desktop, my local files ( son...

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  Dear all,  I recently purchased a new laptop and decided i want to sync my spotify playlists, however, i encountered a problem where only the songs available on spotify was able to be...

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Error: Spotify Can`t play this right now

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMotorola G6Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When i try to play a song on my account this menssageappersbut when i try play on a free account the music plays normally. This only happens in my account.I alre...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Motorola G6 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   When i try to play a song on my account this menssageappers but when i tr...

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Solved!! where are my downloads of music in pc?

PlanPremiumCountry DevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 please, where do I found my download songs in the pc? appreciate the info... thanks

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Plan Premium Country   Device laptop Operating System windows 10   please, where do I found my download songs in the pc? appreciate the info... thanks   

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Revert 'Favorite Songs' back to 'Songs'

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I would love it if favorite songs would be reverted back to songs. I hate seeing that heart everywhere and would rather see the '+' sign.

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  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I would love it if favorite songs would be reverted back to songs. I hate seeing that heart everywhere and would rather see t...

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open up and its just a black screen

PlanPremiumCountry USDevice Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Opened spotify on my computer and the screen was all black. I closed it and tried to re open it and it wouldnt even open up i kept getting a pop up saying it wasnt responsive....

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  Plan Premium Country  US Device   Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Opened spotify on my computer and the screen was all black. I closed it and ...

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Superuser Contribution [Partnerships] Spotify on Apple Watch

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Device Samsung Galaxy 8, pcOperating SystemWindows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuespotify plays fine on mobile but soon as i try to play songs from pc it says (spotify cant play this right now. if you have the file on your c...

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Plan Premium Country Australia  Device  Samsung Galaxy 8, pc Operating System Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue spotify plays fine on mobile but soon as i try to play s...

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Why spotify history on pc and on android is not the same?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry MXDeviceWindows 10 and Android (Motorola) My Question or Issue I don't know if someone has already asked this, but the way spotify works on pc is not the same as on phone:* The playlists that I create in PC as private, in my p...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  MX Device Windows 10 and Android (Motorola)   My Question or Issue  I don't know if someone has already asked this, but the way spotify works on pc i...

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Very slow in PC

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate My Question or Issue Hello. Since you have updated to the latest version on PC, it is very, very slow. Please take note of this. Thank you.

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Plan Premium Country  Spain Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate   My Question or Issue  Hello.    Since you have updated to the late...

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