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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 Spotify Freezees whenever I swap windows

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past 3 months or so whenever I swap windows or minimize Spotify there is a chance that the UI will completely freeze when I swap back to it. It will continue to play ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the past 3 months or so whenever I swap windows or minimize Spotify there is a chance that the...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Win 10 Black Screen

PlanPremiumDevicePcOperating SystemLatest Win 10 64Bits After Updating the spotify App via Microsoft StoreSpotify appear with black screen (As you can see in the photo attached)What i have tried with no luck:compatibility mode with Win 7/XP pack 3 - ...

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Plan Premium Device Pc Operating System Latest Win 10 64Bits   After Updating the spotify App via Microsoft Store Spotify appear with black screen (As you can see in the photo attached) ...

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No option to like all from an album

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828eMy Question or IssueWhen on an album there is no option to like all songs in the album According to the update the following should be available:To save all ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828e My Question or Issue When on an album there is no option to like all songs in the ...

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songs labeled explicit are still playing as censored

I've done the whole looking for the album dropdown and going to the explicit version, but it's still playing as sensored songs.it's not censoring every song, but i got my friend to play sweatpants by gambino from the same playlist on her phone and it...

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I've done the whole looking for the album dropdown and going to the explicit version, but it's still playing as sensored songs. it's not censoring every song, but i got my friend to play sweatpants ...

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Superuser Contribution Why do songs disappear from queue after being played once?

Why can't I press previous track and listen to something I added to a queue? Why can't I start a new playlist and override the existing queue like I could 5 years ago? The queue system behaves differently from any other music player I've used.Is ther...

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Why can't I press previous track and listen to something I added to a queue?  Why can't I start a new playlist and override the existing queue like I could 5 years ago? The queue system behaves...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Syncing Profile Data

PlanPremium StudentCountryUnited StatesDeviceHP Envy x360Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm having issues using Spotify on my laptop. I reinstalled the app yesterday and to my surprise, none of my data had synced. (I think there's mul...

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Plan Premium Student Country United States Device HP Envy x360 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm having issues using Spotify on my laptop. I reinstalled the app ye...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Looping Podcast Episodes

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssuePlaying a podcast episode in the Windows desktop app adds the same episode to the queue so the episode just starts again once it finishes.

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Playing a podcast episode in the Windows desktop app adds the same episode to t...

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Stray Kids Rock Star songs suddenly not playing when connect via the web

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceLaptop: Samsung Galaxy BookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am connected to my Spotify Premium account via the web. Stray Kids songs from the new ROCK STAR album are suddenly not playing.

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Plan Premium Country   Device Laptop: Samsung Galaxy Book Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am connected to my Spotify Premium account via the web. Stray Kids s...

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Superuser Contribution 32-bit windows

So. I have old laptop, and it has a 32-bit operating system (windows xp). I want to install spotify to it, but when i go to download site, it automatically start to download 64-bit spotify installer. Where can i download 32-bit? I want to use this co...

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So. I have old laptop, and it has a 32-bit operating system (windows xp). I want to install spotify to it, but when i go to download site, it automatically start to download 64-bit spotify installer....

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How do I download music to my computer music file

I can't get a song I want onto the music file on my computer. I have Windows and have a premium plan

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I can't get a song I want onto the music file on my computer. I have Windows and have a premium plan

Maxim

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Searching on PC doesn't work

I've a problem. Searching for songs and artists on PC doesn't work. It doesn't return most of the results you get from the smartphone app.The problem is both in the app and on the browser. How can Infix it?

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I've a problem. Searching for songs and artists on PC doesn't work. It doesn't return most of the results you get from the smartphone app. The problem is both in the app and on the browser. How can...

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Search bar stuck

my search engine always say "No Result found for x"

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my search engine always say "No Result found for x"

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Superuser Contribution Hub Browse Grid is gone for real

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Notebook)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWe've been using this page (open.spotify.com/genre/hub-browse-grid) as the only means to access all genres since the option to show all genres was removed in the...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Notebook) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue We've been using this page (open.spotify.com/genre/hub-browse-grid) as the only ...

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Superuser Contribution Re: The New Desktop App (playlist sorting issue)

This new update is pretty much a total failure. -Removing the ability to see an the artist's tracks at once, makes absolutely no sense. -Removing the search bar from the top so you have leave the page to search each time is ridiculous. -Absolute no n...

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This new update is pretty much a total failure.  -Removing the ability to see an the artist's tracks at once, makes absolutely no sense.  -Removing the search bar from the top so you ha...

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Superuser Contribution "Recently added" order has changed with the desktop update

I have a playlist where I add most of the songs I listen to. I sort it by Recently added, so that the latest songs are always on top. Before this update, when I added a full album to my playlist the first song of the album would appear on top, which ...

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I have a playlist where I add most of the songs I listen to. I sort it by Recently added, so that the latest songs are always on top. Before this update, when I added a full album to my playlist the ...

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Superuser Contribution spotify no puede reproducir esto en este momento. Si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes import

No se requiere ninguna información. Sin embargo, más fácilmente nos será más fácil.Plan PremiumPaís Spain Dispositivo Ordenador personalSistema operativo(Windows 10) Mi pregunta o problemaSpotify de escritorio me da el siguiente error "spotify no pue...

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No se requiere ninguna información. Sin embargo, más fácilmente nos será más fácil. Plan  Premium País Spain   Dispositivo  Ordenador personal Sistema operativo (Windows 10) ...

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Superuser Contribution After interface update: Missing artists column and jump to song in playlist fails

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating System(Windows 10)1) Question: Can you please bring back the artists column? Via a setting in the preferences would be fine for me. The update makes it really hard to look for the artists under t...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System (Windows 10) 1) Question: Can you please bring back the artists column? Via a setting in the preferences would be fine fo...

datsunlaurel

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The abysmal state of this forum and Spotify's bug management.

Here's how you know that you have a well functioning support & feedback forum: The customer usually arrives frustrated and annoyed. The customer usually leaves feeling better, usually with their problem solved or with assurances that their problem wi...

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Here's how you know that you have a well functioning support & feedback forum: The customer usually arrives frustrated and annoyed. The customer usually leaves feeling better, usually with their ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [All Platforms][Playlists] sort/filter songs by the artist name

The possibility to sort the songs in a playlist by the artist name is not available anymore. We can now only filter by 'title', 'album' and 'date added'. No 'artist name' filter is available anymore...Please bring it back!

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The possibility to sort the songs in a playlist by the artist name is not available anymore. We can now only filter by 'title', 'album' and 'date added'. No 'artist name' filter is available anymore....

MattSuda

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