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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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ethan989

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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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Recently played doesn't work after opening spotify for a second time after reinstall

So a couple of weeks ago my recently played page on the Spotify app stopped showing the artists/albums, rather than showing them it waits a couple of seconds to tell me "Nothing here yet. Music will appear as you listen.". So I reinstalled spotify an...

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So a couple of weeks ago my recently played page on the Spotify app stopped showing the artists/albums, rather than showing them it waits a couple of seconds to tell me "Nothing here yet. Music will ...

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Newly added songs won't download

PlanPremiumCountry NZDeviceHP 850 laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a large number of playlists, and songs. Whenever I add new songs to my playlists now, they don't download, the download toggle change to "waiting" and newly...

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Plan Premium Country  NZ Device HP 850 laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a large number of playlists, and songs. Whenever I add new songs to my play...

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Last.fm scrobble not working anymore

Since last night, last.fm scrobbling is not scrobbling the music I listen to anymore. Is anyone else experiencing this? I was going to see if maybe my Spotify account somehow got disconnected from Last.fm, but I went into preferences and could not fi...

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Since last night, last.fm scrobbling is not scrobbling the music I listen to anymore. Is anyone else experiencing this?   I was going to see if maybe my Spotify account somehow got disconnecte...

hans-jürgen

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Autoplay doesn't work

PlanFreeCountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 (Spotify Installed via Web) My Question or IssueAutoplay is no longer randomizing similar songs. what I need to do?

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Plan Free Country Brazil   Operating System Windows 10 (Spotify Installed via Web)   My Question or Issue Autoplay is no longer randomizing similar songs. what I need to do?

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Discover Weekly not updating once again

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2016Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHi once again my Discover Weekly is not updating on monday. Last week i finally get the update (but then again on tuesday i got another update that changed...

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Plan Free Country  Italy Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hi once again my Discover Weekly is not updating on monday. Last week i ...

nighthawk989

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Superuser Contribution MMDEVAPI popup

Last night my Spotify stopped working....it kept giving me an error that if I had the song locally on my computer I could listen to it....then just started to skip to a next song in a playlist repeatedly without playing anything. Then it started givi...

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Last night my Spotify stopped working....it kept giving me an error that if I had the song locally on my computer I could listen to it....then just started to skip to a next song in a playlist repeat...

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Solved!! Friend feed fails to load

PlanFreeCountry RomaniaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Around a month ago I started seeing "Hmm, the Friend Feed failed to load." where my fiend feed was supposed to be. There is a useless "Try again" button that does nothing. ...

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Plan Free Country  Romania Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Around a month ago I started seeing "Hmm, the Friend Feed failed to load." where my fi...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution WILL NOT PLAY ANY MUSIC

PlanFree/PremiumCountry U.S.A.Device- TOSHIBA LAPTOP COMPUTER Operating System- WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM My Question or Issue- Problem just started today. I did not make any changes to computer before problem started. I cannot get anything to come up o...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  U.S.A. Device- TOSHIBA LAPTOP COMPUTER   Operating System- WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM     My Question or Issue- Problem just started today.&nbs...

SergioDavid

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Spotify stopped working after Win 10 update

PlanFreeCountry GermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been unable to login to my Spotify account for some time now. It was working fine and at some point the app stopped logging in. The only thing that has changed w...

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Plan Free Country  Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've been unable to login to my Spotify account for some time now. It was workin...

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Solved!! Album Cover is not showing

PlanPremiumCountry AustriaDeviceDesktop/LabtopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Album Cover Art of the Songs is not shown on the bottom left where it has been used to in the past. I have this problem since 8 days now and tried every...

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Plan Premium Country  Austria Device Desktop/Labtop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   The Album Cover Art of the Songs is not shown on the bottom lef...

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Solved!! [Desktop] Can't show only downloaded Songs/Albums

PlanPremiumCountry U.K.DeviceSurface Book (though this still happens on Desktop)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Issue: I'm trying to find out what songs and albums I have downloaded onto my device and what are just saved to library, so I can download t...

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  Plan Premium Country  U.K. Device Surface Book (though this still happens on Desktop) Operating System Windows 10   My Issue:  I'm trying to find out what songs and a...

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Solved!! Radio and Stations are not loading

PlanFree/PremiumCountry United StatesDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue When I try to listen to a station all it says is "Your Stations are unavailable please try again later", or when I try the radio it says "Error" Failed t...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country  United States Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  When I try to listen to a station all it says is "Your Stat...

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Error codes 32 and 37: Firewalls and proxies and errors, oh my!

Hello:Tearing my hair out on this one, so all help gratefully received. First, the setup:I'm running Spotify premium via the desktop app on a Windows 10 PC, via a wired (ethernet) connection on a simple home network. Then, the problem:I was experienc...

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Hello: Tearing my hair out on this one, so all help gratefully received.   First, the setup: I'm running Spotify premium via the desktop app on a Windows 10 PC, via a wired (ethern...

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Superuser Contribution Win10 No connection to Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSelf-built PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have used Spotify without any problems on my PC for a year now, but a few days ago, Spotify always said it would be offline. After checking the firewall, I t...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Self-built PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have used Spotify without any problems on my PC for a year now, but a few days ag...

Alfredo

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Slow app? It takes forever to run it

PlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaDeviceWindows 8.1 PC, 12 GB ram, 3.8 4 core cpu, etc.Question or Issue Whenever I run the app for the first time, it takes like 3 or 4 minutes to actually start, and take another 2-3 min to connect to my mobile phone and a...

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Plan Premium Country  Argentina Device Windows 8.1 PC, 12 GB ram, 3.8 4 core cpu, etc. Question or Issue  Whenever I run the app for the first time, it takes like 3 or 4 minutes to a...

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Solved!! windows app not syncing favorite songs

Primume, win 10.when adding a new favorite song from my S9, it doesn't add it to the pc spotify app althou it's added to the chrome online spotify player.I tried re-lunching spotify but the same problem.In the photo, the right window is the windows a...

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Primume, win 10. when adding a new favorite song from my S9, it doesn't add it to the pc spotify app althou it's added to the chrome online spotify player. I tried re-lunching spotify but the same ...

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The same song is always "up next" on launch and I don't want it to happen

Hello,One day I decided on a whim to listen to an album that was listed as new release. In this case, it was a certan Bene Rexha. Not that it really matters, but I did not listen to this for more than a few minutes before skipping through and returnt...

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Hello, One day I decided on a whim to listen to an album that was listed as new release.   In this case, it was a certan Bene Rexha.  Not that it really matters, but I did not listen ...

thelonious

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Songs Tab (Desktop)

PlanPremiumCountryUK Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe songs tab has gone missing from My library.I used this all the time on shuffle to listen to all the music ive saved on spotify!Why has this gone and anyway around it? I left spot...

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  Plan Premium Country UK     Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The songs tab has gone missing from My library. I used this all the time on shuffle to...

Krobe_Air

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Dayly mix completely disappeared

PlanFreeCountry NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Around a week or so ago, the "Dayly Mix" tab in my library disappeared. In addition, the friends feed fails to load as well.Uninstalling & reinstalling spotify fixes th...

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Plan Free Country  Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 7  My Question or Issue  Around a week or so ago, the "Dayly Mix" tab in my library disappeared. In addition,...

debries

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