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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 Recent searches almost never being recorded (desktop W10)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceLaptop running Windows 10My Question or IssueRecently when using the current version of the Spotify desktop app, the 'Recent searches' list on the Search page has stopped updating with whatever I click on in the ...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Laptop running Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently when using the current version of the Spotify desktop app, the 'Recent searches' list on the ...

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Superuser Contribution Albums not loading in windows desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 22H2 Hello. For the past few months now I have been having an issue on my desktop PC running windows 10, where the albums in my library list will not load past a certain point, seemingly hap...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro 22H2   Hello. For the past few months now I have been having an issue on my desktop PC running windows 10, where the a...

ColdCoolCloset

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Superuser Contribution Lex Fridman video not playing

PlanPremiumCountryLithuaniaDeviceThinkPad PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueVideo for example for Joe Rogan experience plays wellVideo for Lex Fridman podcast does not play, and says update the app even though its already latest

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Plan Premium Country Lithuania Device ThinkPad PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Video for example for Joe Rogan experience plays well Video for Lex Fridman podcas...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Liked Songs genre filter breaks new right sidebar queue

Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI tried using the new genre filters and noticed many duplicate songs being played. There seems to be a bug with the new update that causes the right sidebar queue to stop updating, and the queue to conta...

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Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I tried using the new genre filters and noticed many duplicate songs being played.   There seems to be a bug with the new update th...

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Superuser Contribution I can't change the order of the queue anymore!

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptop - using Spotify Desktop versionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSomehow Spotify was updated and I have lost a TON of features, many of which have been mentioned in other threads. One thing that I haven'...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop - using Spotify Desktop version Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Somehow Spotify was updated and I have lost a TON of f...

Susan_GP

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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...

Ivelina

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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  

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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...

Bittencourt

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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...

Vasil

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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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