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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...
Moderator
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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
Visitor
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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...
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 ...
Regular
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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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PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDeviceSurface Pro4Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI formatted my laptop and when I entered my account, the playlists were all correct, but my playlists that I had downloaded did not appear with the arrow inside...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Surface Pro4 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I formatted my laptop and when I entered my account, the playlists were all cor...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play local files on my computer I get the error message "Spotify can'tr play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"Obv...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play local files on my computer I get the error mess...
Roadie
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If you use spotify normally your activity will show up in friends' feeds. If you start a private session does that past activity go away and you disappear from the feed?
If you use spotify normally your activity will show up in friends' feeds. If you start a private session does that past activity go away and you disappear from the feed?
Composer
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHP Notebook Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason I cannot make music/playlists available for offline use on my desktop app. When I activate the download button nothing happens... I do have a go...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device HP Notebook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For some reason I cannot make music/playlists available for offline use on my d...
Spotify Star
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Hello. I have about 50 playlists. When I make them public on my Windows desktop, they go private on my iPhone App, and vice versa. What's up with that? I've tried logging in and out, uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify in both places, deleting and ...
Hello. I have about 50 playlists. When I make them public on my Windows desktop, they go private on my iPhone App, and vice versa. What's up with that? I've tr...
Casual Listener
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I am having 2 issues with Spotify, first I get a message saying "Home is not availabale while you are offline" and 2nd issue :there is a message in red (banner)across the top of my Spotify screen on my iphone saying : "Update your payment details ASA...
I am having 2 issues with Spotify, first I get a message saying "Home is not availabale while you are offline" and 2nd issue :there is a message in red (banner)across the top of my Spotify screen on ...
Community Legend
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Hello everyone,I'm experiencing friend activity problems once again.I have 17 followers, and am following 23 people, (nothing to brag about but they're my friends) and only 4 of them are showing up in the "friend activity" bar. I know for a fact that...
Hello everyone, I'm experiencing friend activity problems once again. I have 17 followers, and am following 23 people, (nothing to brag about but they're my friends) and only 4 of t...
Music Fan
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Canada Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10, etc.) My Question or IssueFor some reason today all my playlist no longer have any recommended songs bar.Creating a "similar playlist" also comes up as empty.I've tried reinstall, no...
Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10, etc.) My Question or Issue For some reason today all my playlist no longer have any recommend...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 laptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify's worked fine for years, and continues to be okay on my phone. The only issue seems to be on computer. It isn't a network issue, and both the browser ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify's worked fine for years, and continues to be okay on my phone. The ...
Newbie
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Je suis sous windows 10 désinstaller et réinstaller 3 fois et rien ne change toujours le même message. aidez moi svp je devient fou là.la photo de l'écran est en pièce jointe. merci merci
Je suis sous windows 10 désinstaller et réinstaller 3 fois et rien ne change toujours le même message. aidez moi svp je devient fou là. la photo de l'écran est en pièce jointe. merci merci
Roadie
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PlanFree (for now, want to go to Premium but need to solve my problem first)Country FranceDevice(Lenovo)Operating System(Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, So, since today, for the first time in 3 years I use Spotify on my desktop, I had a ...
Plan Free (for now, want to go to Premium but need to solve my problem first) Country France Device (Lenovo) Operating System (Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi everyone...
Casual Listener
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I've reported exact issue with Dell business laptop. And now same happened with ThinkPad. In short windows app store version inits the program completely wrong, it starts multiple instances to the background etc. Just to let you know, unfortunately I...
I've reported exact issue with Dell business laptop. And now same happened with ThinkPad. In short windows app store version inits the program completely wrong, it starts multiple instances ...
Regular
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