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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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Spotify Recently Played Artists not updating?

After updating my Spotify Desktop player, my Recently Played Artist list has not updated in a week or so. Spotify on my Android phone seems to be similarly affected as well. As my Recently Played Artists usually updates quite swiftly, this lag is wor...

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After updating my Spotify Desktop player, my Recently Played Artist list has not updated in a week or so. Spotify on my Android phone seems to be similarly affected as well. As my Recently Played Art...

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Superuser Contribution Local Files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen changing the details of a mp3 in your files that already appeared in Local Files before being changed, the changed song appears in Local Files, but so...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue When changing the details of a mp3 in your files that already appeared ...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Shuffles Previous Songs

PlanFreeCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I begin playing my playlist in shuffle mode, say Back in Black came as the first song when i go forward once to the next song then backwards once, the song is switched from ...

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Plan Free Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When I begin playing my playlist in shuffle mode, say Back in Black came as the first song w...

Alfredo

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Superuser Contribution Listen music with someone else at the same time (like a radio)

Hey guys Is there a way to sync the music i hear to the spotify of someone else? Like we would here songs on the radio? We tried to listen to a shared playlist but this is very uncomfortable Do you know a tool to make this happen? Thank you and sorry...

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Hey guys 😄 Is there a way to sync the music i hear to the spotify of someone else? Like we would here songs on the radio?  We tried to listen to a shared playlist but this is very uncomfortab...

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Solved!! app crash?

Hey, I have problem with app. You can see this on picture. Any advice how to solve it?

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Hey, I have problem with app. You can see this on picture. Any advice how to solve it?   

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Windows Desktop Spotify does not have the option to connect to Last.FM

I'm trying to setup scrobbling with the desktop version of Spotify, but the option doesn't exist. There is no last.fm option in my social settings. It's there on my Android device, but isn't there at all for desktop. Is dektop scrobbling no longer su...

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I'm trying to setup scrobbling with the desktop version of Spotify, but the option doesn't exist. There is no last.fm option in my social settings. It's there on my Android device, but isn't there at...

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I accidentally clicked the Do Not Play Again button

I accidentally clicked the Do Not Play Again button and now I can't play the song even though I'm literally clicking on it. How do I get it to stop doing this?

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I accidentally clicked the Do Not Play Again button and now I can't play the song even though I'm literally clicking on it.  How do I get it to stop doing this?

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Superuser Contribution [Windows 10] [Store App] App-window is click-through with multi-monitor setup [intermittend]

SystemGigabyte Aero15X v82 additional 1080p Monitors IssueAs stated in the title. Often after bringing the window back from the taskbar or after opening an app or a game that runs on the 2nd GPU, the window will show back up intact, yet it's transpar...

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System Gigabyte Aero15X v8 2 additional 1080p Monitors   Issue As stated in the title. Often after bringing the window back from the taskbar or after opening an app or a game that runs on t...

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[Discussion][ALL Platforms] The New UI concept

Hi everyone, The new UI is really clean but it still feels exactly the same. I was checking Behance as I usually do and came across this concept by Gabrielle Nguyen:https://www.behance.net/gallery/56534635/Spotify-UI-Redesign-Concept It was nice and ...

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Hi everyone,   The new UI is really clean but it still feels exactly the same.  I was checking Behance as I usually do and came across this concept by  Gabrielle Nguyen: https://w...

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Superuser Contribution Some albums are available according to Album Availability Map but are actually not on Spotify.

I'm a user from Vietnam. I noticed somes album i listen to (Alter Bridge's AB III & Rev Theory's Justice) are not available on Spotify when use both desktop and mobile apps but when i used web app called "Album Availability Map", which is recommended...

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I'm a user from Vietnam. I noticed somes album i listen to (Alter Bridge's AB III & Rev Theory's Justice) are not available on Spotify when use both desktop and mobile apps but when i used web ap...

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Spotify is not clickable after switching from a fullscreen application by alt+tab

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 version 1709 build 16299.492 My Question or IssueSpotify is not clickable on my other screen when I'm switching from a fullscreen application on my main screen by alt + tab. The click will "g...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 version 1709 build 16299.492   My Question or Issue Spotify is not clickable on my other screen when I'm switchin...

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Two Problems

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceiPhone 6 and pcOperating Systemw7 My Question or IssueFirst problem, my nickname is seeming "Alper Çakıcı" in profile but in search box you have to write 11176815379. Second problem, in my playlists some songs i add are...

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Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device iPhone 6 and pc Operating System w7   My Question or Issue First problem, my nickname is seeming "Alper Çakıcı" in profile but in search box yo...

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Skiping Bug

PlanFree DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 Soooo, for a while I've incoured with very annoying bug, while gaming. If the playlist of songs are playing, and when I use multimedia keys on my keyboard, then the song what is next to come up is just ski...

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  Plan Free   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   Soooo, for a while I've incoured with very annoying bug, while gaming. If the playlist of songs are playing, and ...

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Installer failed (may Solved)

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceSony Vaio SVE 1713, 16 GB Ram, Core i5Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueIn case of all the Problems happens in the last few days i tried to reinstall Spotify at last (uninstall an new installation)Now Spoti...

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Plan Premium Country Germany  Device Sony Vaio SVE 1713, 16 GB Ram, Core i5 Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue In case of all the Problems happens in the last few...

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[Desktop] Link & Unlink Local Files

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceMacbook Air early 2015Operating SystemmacOS 10.13.5 My Question or Issue I have been trying to unlink my local files. Nothing I do will work- I have tried unclicking the boxes under local files in my preferences, and I am u...

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  Plan Premium Country  US Device Macbook Air early 2015 Operating System macOS 10.13.5   My Question or Issue  I have been trying to unlink my local files. Nothing I d...

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Glitch in app when laptop screen turns off

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceAcer Aspire V NitroOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever my laptop display turns off (not going to sleep), the spotify app plays up and stops playing music and starts bouncing from song to song eve...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Acer Aspire V Nitro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever my laptop display turns off (not going to sleep), the spotify ap...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist glitching

Premium SpotifyAustralia Windows, iPhone My Question or Issue My playlist titled "Birds4Thirds" on spotify had "reset" about 2 days ago, with alot of songs added date changed to "added 2 days ago" when untrue, as I add to my playlist everyday. Althou...

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Premium Spotify Australia   Windows, iPhone     My Question or Issue  My playlist titled "Birds4Thirds" on spotify had "reset" about 2 days ago, with alot of songs added da...

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Superuser Contribution pausing and unpausing across multiple devices

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSurface running windows 10, desktop running windows 10, Samsung galaxy running android My Question or IssueFor the whole time I've had spotify, across multiple devices, it sometimes just pauses a song with no instruction t...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Surface running windows 10, desktop running windows 10, Samsung galaxy running android   My Question or Issue For the whole time I've had spoti...

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desktop installation migrates to windows store version

Hi all,I'm trying to install the desktop version of Spotify (not the windows store version), however every time I uninstall and install the software it migrates to the windows store version automatically. I've never seen this before. How do I stop th...

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Hi all, I'm trying to install the desktop version of Spotify (not the windows store version), however every time I uninstall and install the software it migrates to the windows store version automat...

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