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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...
Hello, I tried to share a playlist via the function Share -> Copy Playlist link. If I send a mail with the link to a user with a mobile device, the link tries to open in a browser, then tries to switch to the app store (neither Microsoft or Apple Sto...
Hello, I tried to share a playlist via the function Share -> Copy Playlist link. If I send a mail with the link to a user with a mobile device, the link tries to open in a browser, then t...
Community Legend
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Hi. I frequently use the "Hey Cortana" feature to play my music on Spotify, it works well and I love it.I store some of my songs that aren't available on Spotify on my computer, then I can manually access them from Spotify, in "Local Files". The prob...
Hi. I frequently use the "Hey Cortana" feature to play my music on Spotify, it works well and I love it. I store some of my songs that aren't available on Spotify on my computer, then I can manually...
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Hi - I can access the web player no problem but when I try to play music from my library I just get a pop-up saying 'this song is not available'. This happens if I 'search' and from 'playlists' too. I have tried logging out then in again but no luck....
Hi - I can access the web player no problem but when I try to play music from my library I just get a pop-up saying 'this song is not available'. This happens if I 'search' and from 'playlists' too.&...
Newbie
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Plan Premium, Country UK, Device PC, Operating System Windows 7Desktop app.Search shows results in the dropdown as you type, but on clicking "Show All Results" it fails to find any and says no matches in the database - even though it was successfully...
Plan Premium, Country UK, Device PC, Operating System Windows 7 Desktop app. Search shows results in the dropdown as you type, but on clicking "Show All Results" it fails to find any and says no ma...
Casual Listener
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Hola,Desde hace unos días mi spotify en PC no actualiza la actividad de mis amigos, aparece como si llevaran varios días sin escuchar nada, pero hablando con algunos si han escuchado música y si tienen pública su actividad, quisiera saber como soluci...
Hola, Desde hace unos días mi spotify en PC no actualiza la actividad de mis amigos, aparece como si llevaran varios días sin escuchar nada, pero hablando con algunos si han escuchado música y si ti...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis happened to me yesterday but I didn't pay any mind to it since it was late at night. But it's now the morning and I'm having trouble with it. So, I'm pla...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue This happened to me yesterday but I didn't pay any mind to it since it was la...
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Hey there, several times i searched for a couple of hours on the internet what the exact difference is between the 'Normalize volume - set the same volume for all tracks' in the Basic settings of the Spotify Windows Program under Music Quality and th...
Hey there, several times i searched for a couple of hours on the internet what the exact difference is between the 'Normalize volume - set the same volume for all tracks' in the Basic settin...
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I'm using a Windows laptop. I have Premium for over a year and have been able to download a playlist onto it. Well, I recently started adding more music to it but the new songs won't download. It keeps saying waiting for connection. I'm a good connec...
I'm using a Windows laptop. I have Premium for over a year and have been able to download a playlist onto it. Well, I recently started adding more music to it but the new songs won't download. It kee...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountry connected via VPN / origin GermanyDeviceWindows 10, iPhone 7Operating System Windows 10, iOS 11My Question or Issue Spotify won't import my songs. See attached screenshotWorked earlier with a single song
Plan Premium Country connected via VPN / origin Germany Device Windows 10, iPhone 7 Operating System Windows 10, iOS 11 My Question or Issue Spotify won't import my songs. ...
Composer
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Short story: I have Spotify on my home pc, work laptop and Android phone (I'm using it with Android Auto).If I'm on my main PC and I click the + button on a song, I can find it in the "Tracks" section on my library, on any device.However, if I do it ...
Short story: I have Spotify on my home pc, work laptop and Android phone (I'm using it with Android Auto). If I'm on my main PC and I click the + button on a song, I can find it in the "Tracks" sect...
Music Fan
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Hi, I have changed all my Spotify playlist cover pictures so they all match on my laptop (DELL, windows).They have all have updated on my profile when I check on my laptop and when I check my profile from someone else’s phone. But, when I check my pr...
Hi, I have changed all my Spotify playlist cover pictures so they all match on my laptop (DELL, windows). They have all have updated on my profile when I check on my laptop and when I check my...
Newbie
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TL;DR When listening to "broken" by lovelytheband on my google home mini it skips to the next song at EXATLY 1:13. Every singe time. I have run into a rather odd bug on my spotify. Every time I play the song "broken" by lovelytheband at EXATLY 1:13 i...
TL;DR When listening to "broken" by lovelytheband on my google home mini it skips to the next song at EXATLY 1:13. Every singe time. I have run into a rather odd bug on my spotify. Every tim...
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I would never add a Kanye West song, (or whatever dross those two songs were) to my playlist (I deleted them immediately). If this is a new direction that Spotify is taking by promoting artists by adding songs to your playlist without permission or n...
I would never add a Kanye West song, (or whatever dross those two songs were) to my playlist (I deleted them immediately). If this is a new direction that Spotify is taking by promoting ar...
Newbie
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When I play a game or something fullscreen on my main monitor I usually have spotify fullscreen on the second monitor. But once the fullscreen thing is running on screen 1 the spotify window acts like it's minimised, so i'll click it nothing will hap...
When I play a game or something fullscreen on my main monitor I usually have spotify fullscreen on the second monitor. But once the fullscreen thing is running on screen 1 the spotify window acts lik...
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I used to be able to see what the friends I follow were listening to.Now I have this "see what your friends are playing" bar on the right and can't see what my friends are listening to anymore.Can anyone help?
I used to be able to see what the friends I follow were listening to. Now I have this "see what your friends are playing" bar on the right and can't see what my friends are listening to anymore. Ca...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceNotebook Toshiba Satellite Pro 50Operatin SystemWindows 10 Hi everybody, when i lunch Spotify i see the icon in the task bar but Spotify just do not start and evrything start to run slow. (See pics)I installed it new, che...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device Notebook Toshiba Satellite Pro 50 Operatin System Windows 10 Hi everybody, when i lunch Spotify i see the icon in the task bar ...
Community Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA picture preview of the album cover used to be featured in the lower left of the Spotify desktop app where the song and artist names are listed. I currently hav...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A picture preview of the album cover used to be featured in the lower left of th...
Music Fan
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When I look at my search history I do not see my previous search queries. Only the prevoius matches I have clicked on are visible. On any other search function i.e. Google I can see my previous queries.
When I look at my search history I do not see my previous search queries. Only the prevoius matches I have clicked on are visible. On any other search function i.e. Google I can see my...
Newbie
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have deleted local files from my spotify but they are still listed in my library. I have uninstalled/reinstalled and deleted the local-files.bnk file but still they are listed and greyed ou...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have deleted local files from my spotify but they are still listed in my library. I have uninstalled/reinstalled a...
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PlanStudentCountryBelgium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,I can't use Spotify since I reinstalled a fresh version of Windows 10 on my PC. When I want to install the app, I get a message that I need to uninstall the Windows Store ...
Plan Student Country Belgium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I can't use Spotify since I reinstalled a fresh version of Windows 10 on my PC. When I...
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