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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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Superuser Contribution Incorrect Connected Devices Listed

Previously when I used Spotify Connect I would see devices on my local network. If I'm home, I see devices on that network and if I'm at work, I see devices on that network. Recently, the only devices I see are devices from my home network and only a...

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Previously when I used Spotify Connect I would see devices on my local network. If I'm home, I see devices on that network and if I'm at work, I see devices on that network. Recently, the only device...

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Connect spotify to facebook Tab

PlanFreeCountry Philippines Operating System(Windows 7) My Question or Issue When even i click "connect to facebook" the tab doesnt show-up but i can see it whenever i alt+tab as you can see in the image how do i fix this?

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Plan Free Country  Philippines   Operating System (Windows 7)   My Question or Issue  When even i click "connect to facebook" the tab doesnt show-up but i can see it when...

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Friend Activity not live

Is anyone else having issues that the Friend activity isn't live?  

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Is anyone else having issues that the Friend activity isn't live?  

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Control Spotify's volume only, not windows global volume.

Spotify Usernamel337g0g0PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10. My Question or Issue:Hi all, So I want to have a bind for JUST spotify's volume control.I have a Black Widow, and I can use the media keys or binds to play/pause, next song p...

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Spotify Username l337g0g0 Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10.   My Question or Issue: Hi all, So I want to have a bind for JUST spotify's volume control. I have...

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Artwork and artist/track name freezing after an ad plays

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceWindow desktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Playback freezes after ad. I cannot skip to the next song or start another playlist. I have restarted machine and reinstalled the app with no improvement.

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Plan Free Country  USA Device Window desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Playback freezes after ad. I cannot skip to the next song or start another pla...

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Spotify pulando as musicas.

Spotify UsernameAlberto GaloniPlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceDesktop DellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Meu spotify fica pulando musicas aleatoriamente quando eu saio da tela do app.Já vi que poderia ser uma problema por ter dois dri...

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Spotify Username Alberto Galoni Plan Premium Country Brazil  Device Desktop Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Meu spotify fica pulando musicas aleato...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Community Avatar

Is there a way to change my Spotify Community avatar to an uploaded picture of my own and not one already provided?

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Is there a way to change my Spotify Community avatar to an uploaded picture of my own and not one already provided?

meahtenoha

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Bugreport: Loudspeaker icon not moving to next/prev song

Clicking on next or previous playes the next song, but the loudspeaker icon (and green font) idicating the currently played song is not changing. Going to the next song then hitting pause hides the loudspeaker icon, hitting play again makes the icon ...

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Clicking on next or previous playes the next song, but the loudspeaker icon (and green font) idicating the currently played song is not changing. Going to the next song then hitting pause hides the l...

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Superuser Contribution Ads/Videos

PlanFreeCountry USA DeviceNextbook 11A tablet pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue This has been an issue for quite some time and I'm noticing it more and more as ads become videos instead of just audio. The ads and some music videos eve...

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Plan Free Country  USA   Device Nextbook 11A tablet pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  This has been an issue for quite some time and I'm noticing i...

meahtenoha

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How to set Shuffle as default on SPotify app (Android)

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceAndroid (OnePlus5)Operating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or IssueHi! Recently I noticed that Spotify turns shuffle off everytime I open a new playlist. I find this very irritating seeing as I almost always listen t...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Android (OnePlus5) Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Hi!   Recently I noticed that Spotify turns shuffle off everytime I ...

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LastFM scrobbling not working anymore after update

hi, even though lastFM is connected (no need to repeat this, I checked, it is connected), LastFM stopped scrobbling. I can see the Spotify track being played on LastFM, but when it gets to the end its not scrobbled.any chance you will fix this soon?

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hi,   even though lastFM is connected (no need to repeat this, I checked, it is connected), LastFM stopped scrobbling. I can see the Spotify track being played on LastFM, but when it gets to t...

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General dissatisfaction about functionality of the spotify application

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop (Windows 10) & Samsung S5My Question or IssueOver the years I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the technical functionalities available in Spotify. Primarily, saving songs/album on either your deskt...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop (Windows 10) & Samsung S5 My Question or Issue Over the years I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the technical functionalities ava...

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can't play the current song - win 10 / part 2

I'm constantly getting this error message: "can't play the current song " and the Win10 app is not moving to the next song. I have to click on the "next song" button to continue listennig. This happens only on my Win 10 PC (with Spotify app installed...

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I'm constantly getting this error message: "can't play the current song " and the Win10 app is not moving to the next song.  I have to click on the "next song" button to continue listennig. This...

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Can't rate songs

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePCOperating SystemWin7 x64 My Question or IssueCan't rate the songs I like. Why do they have to be on radio=someone else's playlist to rate them? I'm an active user and seek out songs from ANY source. If they are good I...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device PC Operating System Win7 x64   My Question or Issue Can't rate the songs I like. Why do they have to be on radio=someone else's playlist to rat...

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Can't connect shazam to spotify

Hello, I cannot connect shazam to spotify, the option "Connect" on Shazam settings is doesn't appear.

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Hello, I cannot connect shazam to spotify, the option "Connect" on Shazam settings is doesn't appear.  

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Solved!! Low quality with premium on android

Hello, I have Samsung note 5 and I recently upgraded to premium but the quality is bad. I manage to hear great quality on my pc but on the phone, it is just bad. I have all the settings to the highest quality, checked the equalizer, tried with a few ...

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Hello,  I have Samsung note 5 and I recently upgraded to premium but the quality is bad. I manage to hear great quality on my pc but on the phone, it is just bad. I have all the settings to the...

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How to find liked songs?

How do I find the songs I have liked? When I have heard a song I've liked in Discover Weekly, I have clicked like, expecting to find a list of liked songs later. I see this question has been asked before, but I can't find an answer.

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How do I find the songs I have liked? When I have heard a song I've liked in Discover Weekly, I have clicked like, expecting to find a list of liked songs later. I see this question has been asked be...

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Popular Playlists not appearing on web player

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Logged in to the web player on windows desktop today. Normally I go to the Genre/Moods tab and when I select the genre i want the first options are the "Popular P...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Logged in to the web player on windows desktop today. Normally I go to the G...

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Superuser Contribution RickGroeneweg98

Hi, I'm getting errors when playing local files in a playlist. I've manually added some .MP3 files in my 'C:\users\music' directory and imported this from Spotify. The .MP3 files work (encoded properly, not corrupt). These tracks won't play in a play...

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Hi,   I'm getting errors when playing local files in a playlist. I've manually added some .MP3 files in my 'C:\users\music' directory and imported this from Spotify. The .MP3 files work (encod...

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