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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...
Visitor
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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...
PlanPremium (family)Country UKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hey all,When I start the PC desktop app and click "login with FaceBook" (as that's how my account was registered) a big grey box with what looks like an old interne...
Plan Premium (family) Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey all, When I start the PC desktop app and click "login with FaceBook" (as ...
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I was just wondering whether there are plans to implement an equalizer on the PC version of spotify? I really enjoy using it on my iphone to tweak the sund to my liking, but I find it a little annoying that a PC, which is a stronger/a device with mor...
I was just wondering whether there are plans to implement an equalizer on the PC version of spotify? I really enjoy using it on my iphone to tweak the sund to my liking, but I find it a littl...
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I have been a Premium user for the last couple of years, and over the last couple of months I have had trouble streaming music from my laptop. I keep getting the error message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can...
I have been a Premium user for the last couple of years, and over the last couple of months I have had trouble streaming music from my laptop. I keep getting the error message "This song is not ...
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Premium DevicesWindows Desktop, Macbook and android phoneOperating System( Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHi, I added my local muisc folder to spotify and many songs now appear.but not all of them, is it possible that it does not scan ...
Premium Devices Windows Desktop, Macbook and android phone Operating System ( Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi, I added my local mui...
Casual Listener
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Anyone else notice how when you shuffle a playlist, it doesn't shuffle it as much as possible? For example, if you have been shuffling the same playlist everyday a few different times and you have a 100-song playlist, it keeps the same 30 songs (esti...
Anyone else notice how when you shuffle a playlist, it doesn't shuffle it as much as possible? For example, if you have been shuffling the same playlist everyday a few different times and you...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo Thinkpad T410Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJust today after updating my computer -- and I believe my Spotify as well -- I noticed that I can no longer double click my playlist folder to shuffle play ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Thinkpad T410 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Just today after updating my computer -- and I believe my Spotify as well -- I n...
Newbie
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Premium/UK/Windows 7/app build 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 For years, I've been dragging an album from the play window to the left to create a Playlist - sometimes beneath a playlist folder, sometimes not. Until this past week the Playlist was auto-titled "...
Premium/UK/Windows 7/app build 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 For years, I've been dragging an album from the play window to the left to create a Playlist - sometimes beneath a playlist folder, s...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeCountry United StatesDevice(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueFriend feed was working perfectly fine and now, once again, I can't see what my friends are listening to and the 'See What Your Friends Are Playing" prompt i...
Plan Free Country United States Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Friend feed was working perfectly fine and now, once again, I can't see what...
Community Legend
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PlanPremium My QuestionHi,I'm wondering how does spotify decide what new music to suggest me (autoplay, daily mixes, dowcovery, etc), specifically - does it rely on what's in "My library" or "Playlists"? The reason I'm trying to figure this out is, t...
Plan Premium My Question Hi, I'm wondering how does spotify decide what new music to suggest me (autoplay, daily mixes, dowcovery, etc), specifically - does it rely on what's in "...
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PlanPremiumCountry IrelandDeviceLaptop, Surface hubOperating SystemMicrosoft Edge My Question or IssueI have been using web player for months via Microsoft Edge but as of today I cant access, i go to the sign in page and put my email and password but...
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Laptop, Surface hub Operating System Microsoft Edge My Question or Issue I have been using web player for months via Microsoft Edge but as o...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry swedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I use the label search function pretty often. It doesn't work any more, did it get removed?Example: Label:"labelname"
Plan Premium Country sweden Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I use the label search function pretty often. It doesn't work any more, did it get removed? Ex...
Gig Goer
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PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceHP Envy 15Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueHi Spotify community, I have recently obtained Spotify premium and started using it. Had a free account for a while and didn't use it much. However, I have ...
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device HP Envy 15 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi Spotify community, I have recently obtained Spotify premium and...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceLenovo G580 Laptop, Numark PartyMix, Alesis M1Active 520USB studio monitorsOperating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe desktop app skips through all the tracks and won't play a ...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Lenovo G580 Laptop, Numark PartyMix, Alesis M1Active 520USB studio monitors Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) &nbs...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePC/Samsung Note8Operating SystemWindows10/Android My Question or Issue PlayerSearchI recently updated the cover image for my public playlist which seemed to go through fine. On both the windows 10 and android spotify...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC/Samsung Note8 Operating System Windows10/Android My Question or Issue Player Search I recently updated the cover image for my...
Roadie
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADeviceASUS GamerangerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue In the playlists dropdown menu on the left side of the screen. I can see all my freinds/people I follow's playlists but I can't see any of my own. I am al...
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device ASUS Gameranger Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue In the playlists dropdown menu on the left side of the screen. I can s...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 7 64 My Question or Issue I want to skip to a certain point in the song but the slider doesnt move with left mouse drag . Also clicking doesnt work. Same issue with the Volume. The vol...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 7 64 My Question or Issue I want to skip to a certain point in the song but t...
Casual Listener
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Hi, I'm experincing issues with the Spotify program on Windows 10, it constantly uses around 15-16% CPU usage (enough to make my fans spin up more than idle), regardless of whether the program is maximised, closed (which doesn't actually kill the tas...
Hi, I'm experincing issues with the Spotify program on Windows 10, it constantly uses around 15-16% CPU usage (enough to make my fans spin up more than idle), regardless of whether the program is max...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I would like to be able to organize tracks, like I am used in Windows. So build my own tree. With Genres - Subgenres - Tracks... And I wanted thi...
Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I would like to be able to organize tracks, like I am used ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen I click find friends it doesn't display my friends list anymore like it used to, now it shows literally only 1 friend instead of the 50+ it would normally display. al...
Plan Free/Premium Country Australia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click find friends it doesn't display my friends list anymore like it used to, now it shows li...
Regular
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When I search an artist and go to their main page there is nowhere to "follow" them the green button that used to say that just says "play." So do I need to click "save artist to library" in order to follow the artist because that is the only way I k...
When I search an artist and go to their main page there is nowhere to "follow" them the green button that used to say that just says "play." So do I need to click "save artist to library" in ...
Composer
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