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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...
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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...
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...
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...
Community Legend
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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 play them. Clicking them does nothing. Clicking the "show 5...
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...
Community Legend
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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 ...
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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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...
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...
Community Legend
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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 right now. If you have the file on your computer y...
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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My Question or Issue What was the first version of the desktop app in add the function of show the current song playing as status of discord desktop app?
My Question or Issue What was the first version of the desktop app in add the function of show the current song playing as status of discord desktop app?
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueFor nearly two months, my Spotify hasn't show my friends feed. It just gives me the message "Hm, Friends Feed failed to load" and gives me a button to refresh, which doesn'...
Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue For nearly two months, my Spotify hasn't show my friends feed. It just gives me the message...
Community Legend
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PlanFreeCountry U.S.Device PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue I originally posted this as an 'idea' a few weeks ago and was told to post here instead. As I'm typing this at 1 am ET, spotify is telling me it's been 'Autosaved at 06:15 AM...
Plan Free Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I originally posted this as an 'idea' a few weeks ago and was told to post here instead.&n...
Casual Listener
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This morning my artist page "Follow" button has turned into a heart button. It does the same thing as Follow did, but it's much harder to quickly see whether I'm following (hearting? liking?) an artist, since the button is very small and doesn't chan...
This morning my artist page "Follow" button has turned into a heart button. It does the same thing as Follow did, but it's much harder to quickly see whether I'm following (hearting? liking?)...
Casual Listener
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Country Germany Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I have my own music on spotify. The "Spotiy for Artists" app shows me, that I had streams the last 3 days, but the counter doesn't count anything. The number 19,499 isn't changing. N...
Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I have my own music on spotify. The "Spotiy for Artists" app shows me, that I had stre...
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Country England (UK)DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Why was the "Follow" button removed on artist and album pages? It seems odd that features people are used to and use frequently get removed; the same thing happened a few yea...
Country England (UK) Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why was the "Follow" button removed on artist and album pages? It seems odd that fea...
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PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktop PC running 1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd (Windows Store version)Operating SystemWindows 10 Version 10.0.17134 Build 1713 My Question or Issue Recently I've been having an issue (past one or two months) where Spotify i...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC running 1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd (Windows Store version) Operating System Windows 10 Version 10.0.17134 Build 1713 My Question ...
Casual Listener
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Auto-play is enabled, but Spotify won't play anything after the playlist ends!EDIT: Tried reinstalling Spotify, it didn't work. OS: Windows 10Spotify Free Version: 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9
Auto-play is enabled, but Spotify won't play anything after the playlist ends! EDIT: Tried reinstalling Spotify, it didn't work. OS: Windows 10 Spotify Free Version: 1.0.86.337.ga8d5c...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDesktopWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just bought a PC yesterday, and I’ve been trying to listen to music, but everytime I play something the sound doesn’t work, and I know there is a ton of forums for this topic, b...
Plan Premium Country United States Desktop Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just bought a PC yesterday, and I’ve been trying to listen to music, but everytime I pl...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumDeviceNew Surface ProOperating SystemWindows 10 1803 updateMy Question or Issue I updated windows 10 1803 this afternoon. Before this spotify works fine on my surface. After the update, I am not able to see the content when opening spotify...
Plan Premium Device New Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10 1803 update My Question or Issue I updated windows 10 1803 this afternoon. Before this spotify works fine on my surface. A...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue On desktop, while looking at my Songs, i click the shuffle button and it turns green, but songs play by artist order. When I go to view the Queue, it's all in order by Arti...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue On desktop, while looking at my Songs, i click the shuffle button and it turns green...
Casual Listener
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Premium, United States. Windows 10 64 bit, desktop computer. I initially had the "Local Files" preferenced turned on, so that Spotify could play my local files. However, I eventually turned this off. Over a year later, there are at least two songs th...
Premium, United States. Windows 10 64 bit, desktop computer. I initially had the "Local Files" preferenced turned on, so that Spotify could play my local files. However, I e...
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PlanFrom free to premiumCountryGermanyDeviceNexus 5x and DesktopOperating SystemAndroid Oreo and Windows 10My Question or IssueHey there!I joined spotify as a free user and tested it out a bit and really liked it! I had some mixtapes ready after addi...
Plan From free to premium Country Germany Device Nexus 5x and Desktop Operating System Android Oreo and Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey there! I joined spotify as a free user and t...
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I shared a song link with my friend. He's now able to control all my music on my PC from his Surface laptop running windows 10, although he can't hear it. He can pause, play, change the current song, and . It's kind of funny but also a little freaky....
I shared a song link with my friend. He's now able to control all my music on my PC from his Surface laptop running windows 10, although he can't hear it. He can pause, play, change the current song,...
Roadie
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Anyone else have this issue?The song listed on the Echo Show is always one song behind what is actually playing... PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceEcho Show My Question or Issue
Anyone else have this issue? The song listed on the Echo Show is always one song behind what is actually playing... Plan Premium Country USA Device Echo Show &...
Roadie
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