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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I want to delete an unwanted daily mix.

There are no options to dislike or delete the recurring daily mixes and 'made for you' playlists. I have searched old comments but cannot find a solution. I would be happy if I could just hide the suggestions altogether so they do not automatically d...

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There are no options to dislike or delete the recurring daily mixes and 'made for you' playlists. I have searched old comments but cannot find a solution. I would be happy if I could just hide the s...

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Superuser Contribution Intermittent playback on high speed connection

Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time this has happened. I have the Spotify app on my Sa...

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Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 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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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was add...

julianmensink

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Libary wont load

Hey there spotify community, first time talking here, im currently having issues where my library wont show any of my playlists currently, ive logged in and out, hard refreshed spotify and anything else i could find online. all i got there is audio f...

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Hey there spotify community, first time talking here, im currently having issues where my library wont show any of my playlists currently, ive logged in and out, hard refreshed spotify and anything e...

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Superuser Contribution Updated Spotify and now all art is gone.

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro Updated My Question or IssueHello, I updated my Spotify app and now all the art and artist thumbnails are missing. My other Spotify devices such as Android and Mac work. I have ...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 Pro Updated   My Question or Issue Hello,   I updated my Spotify app and now all the art and artist t...

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Superuser Contribution Algo deu errado Experimente recarregar a página eu tenho esse erro

não consigo entrar no site nem no aplicativo do desktop porem no celular fica normal fica aparecendo esse erro de recarregar a pagina e no aplicativo diz isso

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não consigo entrar no site nem no aplicativo do desktop porem no celular fica normal fica aparecendo esse erro de recarregar a pagina e no aplicativo diz isso

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Solved!! Black record symbol when trying to play songs

Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while. When I click play song all that happens is where the picture of cov...

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Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while.   When I ...

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Is Spotify streaming 44 or 48khz?

Hello there, I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound better on Spotify, and others in 48khz, there seems to be a clear aud...

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Hello there,   I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound bet...

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Superuser Contribution Black Screen of Death (Windows 11)

A couple of weeks ago, Spotify's Windows 11 desktop app was updated, and since then I haven't been able to use it at all. On launch, I get to see the player's UI for a second, then my PC's screen goes black. Completely. No error messages, nothing. I ...

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A couple of weeks ago, Spotify's Windows 11 desktop app was updated, and since then I haven't been able to use it at all. On launch, I get to see the player's UI for a second, then my PC's screen goe...

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Solved!! How do you see the list I'm currently playing?

On desktop, when I click on another artist or playlist to take a look at it, I can't go back to the list I was playing, like a playlist or a radio. Sometimes, I can use the back buttons, but that does not always work. In the past, I could just click ...

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On desktop, when I click on another artist or playlist to take a look at it, I can't go back to the list I was playing, like a playlist or a radio. Sometimes, I can use the back buttons, but that doe...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify sync/connection problem

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceASUS G16 Gaming LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 Home V 24H2My Question or IssueI use spotify on my Android phone, desktop PC at home and a laptop. Whenever I'm not at home I'm using a mobile 5G router for internet on m...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device ASUS G16 Gaming Laptop Operating System Windows 11 Home V 24H2 My Question or Issue I use spotify on my Android phone, desktop PC at home and a lapto...

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Superuser Contribution Jam link doesn't work - host has ended the Jam session error

Plan - Premium Country - USA Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Having trouble joining Jams. Both my friend and I have tried joining on separate accounts that we freshly made to test the issue, and both of ours say that the host has ended ...

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Plan - Premium Country - USA Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Having trouble joining Jams. Both my friend and I have tried joining on separate accounts that we fr...

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Cant play songs, app unresponsive

PlanPremium CountryUKDeviceWindows 11 My Question or IssueWas working fine, but this morning spotify started crashing and now won't play any songs. Controls are blanked out. It does keep opening more spotify windows. Will work for a min after restart...

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Plan Premium  Country UK Device Windows 11   My Question or Issue Was working fine, but this morning spotify started crashing and now won't play any songs. Controls are blanked out....

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Superuser Contribution Daily mixes inconsistent on different devices

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePhone 8 PlusChromebook/Web connectionOperating SystemiOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser My Question or IssueDaily mixes are not showing the same songs on different devices.This has been reported before:https://community.spotif...

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  Plan Premium Country England Device Phone 8 Plus Chromebook/Web connection Operating System iOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser   My Question or Issue Daily mixes are not showing the ...

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desktop playlist/album scroll preview limited to 20 songs?

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently noticed that the desktop version now has the preview feature, but whenever i use it, it always stops me 20 songs in. this doesnt happen on my phone, i can listen to 20...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently noticed that the desktop version now has the preview feature, but whenever i use it, it ...

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Queue keeps changing - adding banned songs and generally being a fxcking menace

DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueAs stated - the queue keeps changing, so the next song played isn't the one in the queue. I can remove a song only to have it come back to the queue in a new place. I've done this 10 times stra...

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Device Windows Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue As stated - the queue keeps changing, so the next song played isn't the one in the queue. I can remove a song only to have it...

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Superuser Contribution Volume gets put to max randomly.

This happens whenever I open spotify, the first song always starts at max volume. It also happens randomly or whenever I play a song from my local files.

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This happens whenever I open spotify, the first song always starts at max volume. It also happens randomly or whenever I play a song from my local files. 

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution no icon on task bar

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceGalaxyBook 4 pro 360Operating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueHiInstalled via microsoft store and Spotify icon just don't show up in task bar even when it is running. It's just blank. It has no problem in any other ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device GalaxyBook 4 pro 360 Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi Installed via microsoft store and Spotify icon just don't show up in...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why was the queue moved to the right instead of the center?

My playlist queue used to be in the center column on the desktop app. Now it has moved to the right column and I really hate it there. How do I move it back to the center?THIS IS NOT, IN ANY WAY, "SOLVED".

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My playlist queue used to be in the center column on the desktop app. Now it has moved to the right column and I really hate it there. How do I move it back to the center? THIS IS NOT, IN ANY WAY, "...

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Superuser Contribution Volume resets every time spotify opens with Windows

Volume resets every time Spotify launches with Windows 10. Spotify simply doesn't remember the volume I set, and it blasts my ears every time I start to listening ot music every day. I have crossfade set to 12s, and launch minimized with windows.

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Volume resets every time Spotify launches with Windows 10. Spotify simply doesn't remember the volume I set, and it blasts my ears every time I start to listening ot music every day.  I have cr...

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