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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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moep99

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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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Echo says I dont have Premium Account

I do have a premium Spotify account but Echo says no and limits functionality.Any thoughts?Thanks

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I do have a premium Spotify account but Echo says no and limits functionality. Any thoughts? Thanks

fionaburroughs

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Repeat Track Behavior

Hi folks, Previously, moving to the next track on the spotify desktop player on windows would preserve the existing repeat player state (none, queue, track). However, I recently noticed that going to the next track will cause the state to change from...

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Hi folks,   Previously, moving to the next track on the spotify desktop player on windows would preserve the existing repeat player state (none, queue, track).  However, I recently notice...

Bittencourt

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Accidentally removed a song!

Hey, I accidently removed a song around 8am EST Jan 15th, I cant seem to remember the name... and it was not in my history. Is there anyway to get it back? Thanks

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Hey, I accidently removed a song around 8am EST Jan 15th, I cant seem to remember the name... and it was not in my history. Is there anyway to get it back?   Thanks

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Solved!! Flash Player already installed.

I bought this new computer and I am running on windows 8, and it tels me to download Adobe flash to use spotify when I already have it.I tried downloading it, and the Adobe flash doesn't allow me to download it because it says its already installed.

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I bought this new computer and I am running on windows 8, and it tels me to download Adobe flash to use spotify when I already have it. I tried downloading it, and the Adobe flash doesn't allow me...

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shuffle doesn't work 1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6

Hi,The shuffle doesn't work in version 1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6, could someone help me?EDIT: I fixed it Wessel

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Hi, The shuffle doesn't work in version 1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6, could someone help me? EDIT: I fixed it   Wessel

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Don't have offline available button on my pc app

i got my songs saved on my music but i can't download them to listen online on my computer(because i dont have a offline available button anywhere) but I can do it on my phonewhat can i do?

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i got my songs saved on my music but i can't download them to listen online on my computer(because i dont have a offline available button anywhere) but I can do it on my phone what can i do?

Dreadlord

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Bugged songs (normal to 8 bit)

Since last week, the songs on my pc have been exchanged for 8 bit versions, this for now only happens in the songs of Linkin Park. Anyone know what's going on?

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Since last week, the songs on my pc have been exchanged for 8 bit versions, this for now only happens in the songs of Linkin Park. Anyone know what's going on?

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[BUG] Can't drag songs around on WIndows 10

Hi guys! I need some help, already talked to Spotify via Twitter a lot but it didn't help me in anything, so, here it is: i simply cannot drag songs around on the Windows 10 desktop app! By this i mean, drag a song (or songs) up or down on any playli...

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Hi guys!   I need some help, already talked to Spotify via Twitter a lot but it didn't help me in anything, so, here it is: i simply cannot drag songs around on the Windows 10 desktop app...

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Spotify is not responding to dynamic Windows display scaling

Hello, I have a problem using Spotify in my two-screen environment (which is basically always). Due to Windows display scaling, Spotify desktop app is always adjusted to main display. If I don't have external monitor connected, it renders correctly. ...

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Hello,   I have a problem using Spotify in my two-screen environment (which is basically always). Due to Windows display scaling, Spotify desktop app is always adjusted to main displ...

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Block Followers

Ok so this kid who made my life **bleep** in secondary school who kept taking pictures of me and setting up fake acounts and bla bla bla all that stuff is still following me on here and i wanna remove him from my life by blocking him on EVERYTHING do...

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Ok so this kid who made my life **bleep** in secondary school who kept taking pictures of me and setting up fake acounts and bla bla bla all that stuff is still following me on here and i wanna remov...

Dreadlord

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Friend Activity Suddenly Stopped

Hi, my Friend Activity feed on the right hand side of Spotify recently stopped working. All that's there now is the button to find friends. When I do click it, it shows me the list of my friends who use spotify with buttons to follow them, and also t...

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Hi, my Friend Activity feed on the right hand side of Spotify recently stopped working. All that's there now is the button to find friends. When I do click it, it shows me the list of my friends who ...

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Strange issues with playback in the last few days

Hi there Sorry for the vague topic line, but hey. My spotify (i'm on the subscription that lets you play freely on both desktop and mobile apps) has been playing up - I've had four main problems, and they occur on all of my devices (windows pc, andro...

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Hi there   Sorry for the vague topic line, but hey. My spotify (i'm on the subscription that lets you play freely on both desktop and mobile apps) has been playing up - I've had four main prob...

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following, online offline

I am so about ready to cancel my subscription. I've wrote about this before, Spotify is following bands that I have never hit follow. This happens at least once a month for me now. If I follow like 25 bands, one day it will say I'm following 55 bands...

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I am so about ready to cancel my subscription. I've wrote about this before, Spotify is following bands that I have never hit follow. This happens at least once a month for me now. If I follow like 2...

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3 minute survey about improving spotify

Hello, we are Zwierd and Niek and we are from the Netherlands. We are currently working on our personal project in order to finish our last year at high school. Our personal project is about the music streaming service Spotify and its usability. In o...

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Hello, we are Zwierd and Niek and we are from the Netherlands. We are currently working on our personal project in order to finish our last year at high school. Our personal project is about the musi...

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Song titles switched

I was listening to the album "Unicornography" by The Falcon and noticed the songs "Little Triggers" and "The Celebutard Chronicles" have their titles swapped.

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I was listening to the album "Unicornography" by The Falcon and noticed the songs "Little Triggers" and "The Celebutard Chronicles" have their titles swapped.

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Solved!! Blue "Devices Available" bar disable?

Why can't you disable this bar from popping up EVERY time I open spotiy somewhere. Please, let me disable it from popping up. Sure, I can remove temporarily by clicking the X, but jesus christ. I use spotify on multiple computers and I switch between...

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Why can't you disable this bar from popping up EVERY time I open spotiy somewhere. Please, let me disable it from popping up. Sure, I can remove temporarily by clicking the X, but jesus christ. I use...

SevenNa7ionArmy

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I tried to remove one song but instead it removes N songs

Hi,I'm getting strange behavior in desktop app (Windows 10), when I tried to remove just one song of my Starred list (right click -> "Remove From This Playlist") instead, Spotify removes N songs. I think that I created a bug when yesterday I added MA...

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Hi, I'm getting strange behavior in desktop app (Windows 10), when I tried to remove just one song of my Starred list (right click -> "Remove From This Playlist") instead, Spotify removes N son...

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Can't play the current song.

Songs in a playlist just stop playing at the end of a song, usually when it involves a local file and pressing pause and play does nothing. The next song only plays if you skip or manually select a song, however I shouldn't have to do this on a playl...

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Songs in a playlist just stop playing at the end of a song, usually when it involves a local file and pressing pause and play does nothing. The next song only plays if you skip or manually select a s...

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Spoftify jump to an other album

When I start listening an album, Spotify plays first song ok. But when that song is finished it starts playing an totally different random album (and keeps on playing that) instead continuing from the second song on the first selected album. A help w...

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When I start listening an album, Spotify plays first song ok. But when that song is finished it starts playing an totally different random album (and keeps on playing that) instead continuing from th...

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