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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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Search missing some songs

HelloI just found a curios bug.I was searching for the song "Gone" from the soundtrack of Snowwhite and the huntsman. (wanted to find a cover of the song)If I search the album i can find the song, but if I serach for the song and sort by title, it do...

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  Hello I just found a curios bug. I was searching for the song "Gone" from the soundtrack of Snowwhite and the huntsman. (wanted to find a cover of the song) If I search the album i can fin...

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Superuser Contribution old toastify for windows build wanted

does anyone have a build that still has the thumbs up/down hotkey in it, would this feature still work with the newer spotify or be broken, thanks.

Music Fan

   does anyone have a build that still has the thumbs up/down hotkey in it, would this feature still work with the newer spotify or be broken, thanks.

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Solved!! Autoplay is not working the way it is supposed to

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceDesktop-AppOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAutoplay is definitely not working the way it is supposed to - I have it turned off. The way it works on the iOS mobile app for me when I have it turned off: I'll pl...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Desktop-App Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Autoplay is definitely not working the way it is supposed to - I have it turned off....

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Solved!! The STMPD account puts songs in my playlists without authorization.

The STMPD account puts songs from artists in my main playlists, I stopped tracking the account and certain artists that are part of this record company, but they continue for songs without my authorization, I wanted to know if there is a way to avoid...

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The STMPD account puts songs from artists in my main playlists, I stopped tracking the account and certain artists that are part of this record company, but they continue for songs without my authori...

Dominoi

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Automatically save song history

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey, is it possibly to add (or enable) saving the currently playing song and song history periodically (basically whenever the current song changes).I often shut down my PC or have situations ...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey, is it possibly to add (or enable) saving the currently playing song and song history periodically (basically whenever t...

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Superuser Contribution Blocking Content

PlanPremiumCountry USOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow can I unsure that I never, ever see any of Alex Jones godawful podcast ANYWHERE in Spotify. I find just mentions of him extremely upsetting because of all the transphobic content...

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Plan Premium Country  US Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How can I unsure that I never, ever see any of Alex Jones godawful podcast ANYWHERE in Spotify.   ...

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Music being deleted from my library

PlanPremium (Familiar)Country ChileDevice(Samsung J7 Prime, and PC)Operating System(Android 7.0, Windows 10) My Question or Issue I have been noticing that some of my music has started disappearing from my library, when i've wanted to listen to a spe...

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Plan Premium (Familiar) Country  Chile Device (Samsung J7 Prime, and PC) Operating System (Android 7.0, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  I have been noticing that some of ...

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LAST.FM disappeared from Settings

Lately Spotify is giving users ALOT of troubles to scrobble to LAST.FM.After disabling it to try to fix a problem, I now cannot see anywhere in the settings the option to turn LastFM scrobbling back on! It used to be below the Connect to Facebook but...

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Lately Spotify is giving users ALOT of troubles to scrobble to LAST.FM. After disabling it to try to fix a problem, I now cannot see anywhere in the settings the option to turn LastFM scrobbling bac...

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Superuser Contribution Se detiene la musica justamente en los comerciales

PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceLenovo ideapad320Operating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueEste es mi problema, cuando estoy reproduciendo musica va normal pero justo cuando llegan los comerciales se detiene la reproduccion (solo en los comerciale...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico  Device Lenovo ideapad320 Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue Este es mi problema, cuando estoy reproduciendo musica va normal pero justo...

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Media Keys Not Working

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have a Corsair Strafe and the play/pause keys do not work, neither do the audio keys. I checked to see if any chrome extensions were taking it up but they weren...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have a Corsair Strafe and the play/pause keys do not work, neither do the ...

Jollof

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I can't seem to connect my Spotify account to last.fm?

A couple of hours ago, my Spotify account decided to randomly disconnect from my last.fm account and since that has happened, I can't connect it. I know you can't connect to last.fm from your Spotify account on any electronics anymore, whether it's P...

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  A couple of hours ago, my Spotify account decided to randomly disconnect from my last.fm account and since that has happened, I can't connect it. I know you can't connect to last.fm from your...

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Is there a way to sort playlist by genre?

Hey everyone, I've seen these question but from 2008, ten years later is there a way to sort by genre?, I often use the genre:rock but it doesn't work inside my playlist, Hopw there's a way now, Regards.

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  Hey everyone, I've seen these question but from 2008, ten years later is there a way to sort by genre?, I often use the genre:rock but it doesn't work inside my playlist,   Hopw there'...

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I can't match the spotify with the musixmatch

Hello good people, I need a help about managing an app to give me the lyrics from the musics played on Spotify. I have a laptop with Windows 8 installed. The Musixmatch app doesn't show the lyrics and that get me annoyed. I look for other apps for Wi...

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Hello good people, I need a help about managing an app to give me the lyrics from the musics played on Spotify. I have a laptop with Windows 8 installed. The Musixmatch app doesn't show the lyrics an...

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Superuser Contribution Recently played and no more songs are added

Hey, since 1-2 months there are 0 songs in my recently played list, mixtapes and radios are also gone. On recently played it says something like "still nothing there,music appears while you listen to songs". I tried to uninstall it and also logged ou...

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  Hey,   since 1-2 months there are 0 songs in my recently played list, mixtapes and radios are also gone. On recently played it says something like "still nothing there, music appears ...

SergioDavid

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Playing library when offline

I have created one big playlist folder called "Library" because the feature to play eerything has been removed a while ago, so usually I go to that folder click Play and it shuffles my library. It also used to work when offline. Upon the click it wou...

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I have created one big playlist folder called "Library" because the feature to play eerything has been removed a while ago, so usually I go to that folder click Play and it shuffles my library. ...

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Having an issue with one particular song, and only on my home laptop.

PlanPremiumCountry U.S.A.DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play "First" by Cold War Kids on my laptop, it registers the song as being 44 seconds long, and only plays that much. When I'm using my work PC or my p...

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Plan Premium Country  U.S.A. Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When I try to play "First" by Cold War Kids on my laptop, it registers the song...

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Can't play any of the songs in the popular section of an artists page or click "show 5 more"

This is on windows with a premium account. I had this issue before and it lasted months before disappearing. On an artists page where it shows the most popular songs from that artist I can't play them. Clicking them does nothing. Clicking the "show 5...

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This is on windows with a premium account. I had this issue before and it lasted months before disappearing.   On an artists page where it shows the most popular songs from that artist I can't...

Sebasty

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songs are not saved

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My saved songs will not show up in my library on my laptop. I did not reach the maximum of songs or anything else. When I click on 'save to your library' next ...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   My saved songs will not show up in my library on my laptop. I did not r...

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Friend Activity Not Showing Up in Sidebar

PlanPremiumCountry Canada Operating SystemWindows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueOnce again, having issues with friend activity showing up on the sidebar - I know that a friend is playing music, but only her username (and none of her music) shows up on...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada     Operating System Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Once again, having issues with friend activity showing up on the sidebar - I kn...

Loxer

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Spotify broken?

Everytime I go on spotify and press play on a playlist/radio station/song, it skips through a load of songs without playing them before coming up with an error message saying "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer y...

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Everytime I go on spotify and press play on a playlist/radio station/song, it skips through a load of songs without playing them before coming up with an error message saying "Spotify can't play this...

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