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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 Why was the playlist manual ordering feature removed?!

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed.The only ordering options offered are:Recent (the playlists you played recently)Recently AddedAl...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed. The only ordering optio...

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Superuser Contribution Re: The authorize page after clicking log in doesn't load

Trying to do the same, I go to the Rekordbox app, click log in, it takes me to the authorization page, I click authorize, and then I get a prompt that asks to open Rekordbox on behalf of Spotify, I approve it, and then nothing happens. Been doing thi...

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Trying to do the same, I go to the Rekordbox app, click log in, it takes me to the authorization page, I click authorize, and then I get a prompt that asks to open Rekordbox on behalf of Spotify, I a...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify App will play no music on Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDELL Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy downloaded app will not play any music (streams) at all. I can play from the website with no issues. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, reloaded windows, checked for driv...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device DELL  Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My downloaded app will not play any music (streams) at all.  I can play from the we...

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Superuser Contribution Downloading playlists in lossless never ending (BUG)

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI deleted all my downloads from the app settings and after I changed the streaming/download quality to lossless, I pressed download on one playlist. It started downloa...

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  Plan Premium Country Greece Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue I deleted all my downloads from the app settings and after I changed the streaming/...

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Superuser Contribution Prevent Spotify playing on another device than the one I am using

I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want control over this. I should be able to prevent this f...

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I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want co...

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Spotify Lossless is broken - Evidence provided

PlanPremiumDevice(High-End Windows PC)Operating System(Windows 11 24H2) My Question or IssueI have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw the announcement. Which makes me sad to say that in its current state, i...

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Plan Premium Device (High-End Windows PC) Operating System (Windows 11 24H2)   My Question or Issue I have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw ...

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how to remove a device

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLaptopOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueI cannot find an option to remove a single device from the list of available devices. The list currentlx contains a device with chromecast, but isn't mine and I will ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue I cannot find an option to remove a single device from the list of available devices. The ...

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Superuser Contribution Add noto font to font fallback list for CJK characters

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen set the Spotify App language to Japanese or English, CJK font will be using a fallback font list: --fallback-fonts: Helvetica Neue,helvetica,arial,Hiragino Sans,Hiragi...

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Plan Premium Country Japan Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When set the Spotify App language to Japanese or English, CJK font will be using a fallback font...

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Solved!! Add all songs from queue to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountry UK My Question or Issue I want to add all the songs from my current queue to a playlist.I know there are two ways to add songs to a playlist after selecting them (with 'Ctrl + a): 1) Select the song/s and right click to bring up a ...

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Plan Premium Country  UK     My Question or Issue I want to add all the songs from my current queue to a playlist. I know there are two ways to add songs to a playlist after s...

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very limited search results?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issuewhen i input a search term, and specify that i want songs with that term, i get extremely limited results. like, only 27-32 songs. this happens with any search term i use, it's n...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue when i input a search term, and specify that i want songs with that term, i get extremely limited resu...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Local files does not detect .MP3 files, does detect .mp3 files

hmmm! my mp3 files are all lower case, spotify lists them all but will not play them, tells me I must upload them and seems to have no working options to do so!

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hmmm! my mp3 files are all lower case, spotify lists them all but will not play them, tells me I must upload them and seems to have no working options to do so!

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app will be unable to fulfill any network requests after hours of inactivity

Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 About once a day I have to restart Spotify because I'm unable to search or select any album, artist, or playlist that isn't cached. The app will act like it's loading but every request always ends up ...

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Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1   About once a day I have to restart Spotify because I'm unable to search or select any album, artist, or playlist that isn't cached. The ap...

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Superuser Contribution How to stop smart shuffle from randomly turning on

I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want it on shuffle never mind smart shuffle

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I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want i...

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Solved!! Spotify.exe location

I am a developer and i need Spotify.exe's location. For me its in C:\Users\yourPCname\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder. But i saw couple people who downloaded Spotify from Microsoft Store, they dont have Spotify.exe in the location that i share.Where a...

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I am a developer and i need Spotify.exe's location. For me its in C:\Users\yourPCname\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder. But i saw couple people who downloaded Spotify from Microsoft Store, they dont ha...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Error Code 4. Forever.

Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Spotify, Discord and the Microsoft store are struggli...

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Same thing happening to me too, but also discord and the Microsoft store seem to not be able to detect an internet connection as well. google chrome and steam and video games seem to run fine just Sp...

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Fixing Windows client missing 'lossless' quality option, visible on Android

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2 26120.6690 My Question or IssueAndroid client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on my Windows desktop using the same premium account. Spotify for Windows (64 ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 24H2 26120.6690   My Question or Issue Android client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to dislike any song

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am a new user on my family plan. When songs are being played automatically and I don't like one, there is no way for me to say that I do not like the song and do not want to...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am a new user on my family plan.  When songs are being played automatically and I don't like...

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify on PC suck so bad?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI'm just here to complain about Spotify on PC in vain hopes that they might one day make it a...

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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 I'm jus...

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Superuser Contribution "can't play this right now" when clicking on tracks on an artist's discography page

Plan: PremiumCountry: NorwayOS: Windows 11 23H2 w/all updatesSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 Sometimes for me this results in "Spotify can't play this right now" after a short while:1. Open the page of an artist2. Click on "Show all"...

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Plan: Premium Country: Norway OS: Windows 11 23H2 w/all updates Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89   Sometimes for me this results in "Spotify can't play this right now" aft...

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