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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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iyoran

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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 Liked Songs No Longer Appearing or Selected When Using Your Desktop App

I am a premium user in the US with a Windows 10 laptop, Android 11 and 14 phones, and 2 Chrome OS devices (all fully updated in terms of their respective OS and Spotify). When I opened the Windows desktop app, the Liked Songs playlist no longer appea...

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I am a premium user in the US with a Windows 10 laptop, Android 11 and 14 phones, and 2 Chrome OS devices (all fully updated in terms of their respective OS and Spotify).  When I opened the Wind...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution server errors, spotify in browser mostly unavailable

PlanPremiumCountryDEDeviceBrowser (both Firefox/Chrome)Operating SystemLinux My Question or IssueHi, upon opening a playlist and trying to play, it sometimes starts to play music, but does not reflect in the controls (still grey/inactive) and you can...

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Plan Premium Country DE Device Browser (both Firefox/Chrome) Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue Hi, upon opening a playlist and trying to play, it sometimes starts to play m...

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Superuser Contribution playlist does not download to pc, Spotify works offline, trying to download to music file

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution can't log in with my account on my laptop, 'something went wrong' message

I have a premium student plan and I can log in on my phone, but whenever I try to log in on my laptop, it displays 'something went wrong message'

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I have a premium student plan and I can log in on my phone, but whenever I try to log in on my laptop, it displays 'something went wrong message'

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Revert recently played list to multi-selection

Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueA few days ago i could select several songs from de played recently tab to savethem on my lists and now i cant, because you changed it and now i am forced toselect each song every time i want to save it,...

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Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue A few days ago i could select several songs from de played recently tab to save them on my lists and now i cant, because you changed it an...

Novy

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Restore playlists and account data in desktop app after reset (Windows 11)

I probably shouldn't have reset my desktop app after the "Repair" didn't work, but I did. On the web version, I can see all my playlists, Follows, etc. How do I get this data to display again on the desktop app?

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I probably shouldn't have reset my desktop app after the "Repair" didn't work, but I did. On the web version, I can see all my playlists, Follows, etc. How do I get this data to display again on th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps resuming playback on its own

For about a month now, my Spotify account has been randomly playing on its own after I press pause. The most common occurrence is when I pause right after the song changes, and it will start playing the next song a second later. In other instances, I...

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For about a month now, my Spotify account has been randomly playing on its own after I press pause. The most common occurrence is when I pause right after the song changes, and it will start playing ...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Window draging breaks when window is too small

Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSee attached video. When making the Spotify window small enough to collapse the search widget, it still blocks any mouse dragging. As a consequence you cannot drag the window of the application itself.

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Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue See attached video. When making the Spotify window small enough to collapse the search widget, it still blocks any mouse dragging. As a con...

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Song/sound doesn't match actual track

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueThis is a bit of a weird one, and I'm not really sure how I can can better word the title.A bunch of tracks on my spotify 'daylist' are all playing the sound of 'La...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue This is a bit of a weird one, and I'm not really sure how I can can better word ...

osornios

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Can you add all the features on mobile to PC please

PlanFree/Premium CountryCanada DevicePC and Laptops My Question or IssueMost of the stuff on mobile isn't on PC or the website. ()

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Plan Free/Premium   Country Canada   Device PC and Laptops   My Question or Issue Most of the stuff on mobile isn't on PC or the website. ()

osornios

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is Auto adding songs to my playlist

PlanPremiumCountrycanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I listen on my PC from the spotify apps, almost all song I will listen to or the apps will make me listen to (as sometimes I let it go to find new music) are getting ...

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Plan Premium Country canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I listen on my PC from the spotify apps, almost all song I will listen to or the apps will...

Susan_GP

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Sound fades out when under a certrain volume threshold

Edit: Well I'm an **bleep**. While fiddeling around with my VoiceMeeter settings I accidently put a noise gate in place for the track I'm using for Spotify and didn't realize. Since I have my browser on another track it obviously didn't happened on t...

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Edit: Well I'm an **bleep**. While fiddeling around with my VoiceMeeter settings I accidently put a noise gate in place for the track I'm using for Spotify and didn't realize. Since I have my browser...

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Solved!! Scaling issue on high resolution display

When I stretch the spotify player further than 1920x1080 it doesn't scale properly and it starts to cut off the edges, instead of actually getting bigger. Doesn't spotify support high resolution displays?Normal: https://prntscr.com/ft7bptBigger windo...

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When I stretch the spotify player further than 1920x1080 it doesn't scale properly and it starts to cut off the edges, instead of actually getting bigger.  Doesn't spotify support hig...

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Superuser Contribution my spotify layout is messed up

my spotify home and browse button is not where it should be and my profile button is overlapping with my minimize button

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my spotify home and browse button is not where it should be and my profile button is overlapping with my minimize button

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Spotify homepage and search not loading when connected to multiple displays

Basically just the title. I am using my work laptop to listen to music on spotify and am experiencing an issue where if my laptop is connected to multiple displays (using a docking station), the homepage, search, "What's New" and friends listening is...

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Basically just the title. I am using my work laptop to listen to music on spotify and am experiencing an issue where if my laptop is connected to multiple displays (using a docking station), the home...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Forgetting Liked Songs

FreeUnited Kingdom DeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Every time for the last month when I open up Spotify and listen to playlists containing songs I've previously liked, they do not register as having been liked, i.e....

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Free United Kingdom   Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Every time for the last month when I open up Spotify and listen to playlists containi...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Make the 'Currently Playing' shortcut scroll to the currently playing song

It's pretty hard to find the currently playing song in a shuffled playlist of a few hundred songs, and the name of the shortcut already implies that it should take you to exactly what song is playing, rather than just the current playlist/album.This ...

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It's pretty hard to find the currently playing song in a shuffled playlist of a few hundred songs, and the name of the shortcut already implies that it should take you to exactly what song is playing...

ollieSVK

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Superuser Contribution spotify desktop not playing music

Spotify on desktop is not playing any music at all- nothing works to make music play. On iphone, spotify cuts out frequently.

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Spotify on desktop is not playing any music at all- nothing works to make music play. On iphone, spotify cuts out frequently.

Eni

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My music keeps on pausing.

My music keeps on pausing, both on my computer and phone.

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My music keeps on pausing, both on my computer and phone.

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Superuser Contribution How do I play a cd (And nothing else)

PlanPremium My Question or IssueHow do I play a cd from an artist? I click the artist and then show albums and then I can see all the albums from the artist. So far so good.The obvious way to play an album is then to just click the play icon which co...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue How do I play a cd from an artist?   I click the artist and then show albums and then I can see all the albums from the artist. So far so good. ...

Vasil

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