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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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Bugs. But I found a fix

I'm on desktop, windows 10. I updated my Spotify a moment ago, but after the update the Spotify app stopped outputting sound. The songs were showing that they were playing, but the sound was not coming through anywhere. If I double-clicked on my play...

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I'm on desktop, windows 10. I updated my Spotify a moment ago, but after the update the Spotify app stopped outputting sound. The songs were showing that they were playing, but the sound was not comi...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Put Liked Songs Back (AGAIN) Under The Artist Page For The Desktop App

I don't know why this even happened given the results of the following threads should have prevented it...https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Desktop-Put-the-Liked-Songs-back-under-each-band-s-artist-s-page/idc-p/5364463#M75523https://...

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I don't know why this even happened given the results of the following threads should have prevented it... https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Desktop-Put-the-Liked-Songs-back-under...

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Solved!! Can't play songs since today it's update

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueNothing plays just getting the can't play song message.I reinstalled the app 4 times now without avail.App version was:1.1.87.612.gf8d110e2After reinstall it ...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Nothing plays just getting the can't play song message. I reinstalled the app 4 t...

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Superuser Contribution Wrong "Date Added" on songs in playlist

Hey! My name is Andreas SellforsSince January 1, 2022, have I daily added 1 song to my playlist The World's 1500 Greatest Female Artists [In Progress] which has 11 songs. And after I posted a song 1 hour ago, I then saw that the dates for when the so...

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Hey! My name is Andreas Sellfors Since January 1, 2022, have I daily added 1 song to my playlist The World's 1500 Greatest Female Artists [In Progress] which has 11 songs. And after I posted a song ...

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs by a artist not playing on liked songs playlist????

PlanFreeCountryAusOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI liked an artist (NF) discography and continued listening to liked songs playlist on random, a couple of days later he played a few times. And then nothing for like 3-4 weeks, he doesn'...

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Plan Free Country Aus Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I liked an artist (NF) discography and continued listening to liked songs playlist on random, a couple of days later he p...

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Superuser Contribution How to disable downloads on PC

I have limited space on my hard disk and spotify songs take up 10GB. Since I have a good internet connection, I'd rather just stream the songs instead of downloading them when adding to library.Is there a way to disable song downloading on my PC, but...

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I have limited space on my hard disk and spotify songs take up 10GB. Since I have a good internet connection, I'd rather just stream the songs instead of downloading them when adding to library. Is ...

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Desktop Window Focus

Can you please just follow some basic UI design practices and make it so that there is some indication that the Spotify Desktop Application has focus? I am on Windows 11 and you can't tell in any way that Spotify is the current window with focus. The...

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Can you please just follow some basic UI design practices and make it so that there is some indication that the Spotify Desktop Application has focus?  I am on Windows 11 and you can't tell in a...

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Spotify going silent when Powerpoint slideshow runs

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been playing Spotify bin the background while having a Powerpoint slideshow running for many weeks now but today it has decided that as soon as I run the slideshow,...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've been playing Spotify bin the background while having a Powerpoint slideshow ru...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 10 app stuck on black screen

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10(language:中文 (台灣)) My Question or Issue(Because my English not very good , I will try my best to explan.)I have this problem when installed spotify from SpotifySetup.exe and Microsoft Store. W...

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Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device PC Operating System Windows 10(language:中文 (台灣))   My Question or Issue (Because my English not very good , I will try my best to explan.) I have th...

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Superuser Contribution Too many lyrics showing

Ever since I connected my phone on spotify connect, the lyrics are shown full in the whole song and you scroll through them. It won't even autoscroll for you once you need to. I hate this and I want it to go back to when 2-3 lines are shown at a time...

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Ever since I connected my phone on spotify connect, the lyrics are shown full in the whole song and you scroll through them. It won't even autoscroll for you once you need to. I hate this and I want ...

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Solved!! Home Screen Glitches

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC and MobileOperating SystemWindows and Android My Question or IssueOn the home screen the first 4 items are randomly chosen months ago and semi-permanent for some reason, one of which is an album I listened to 1 song on 4...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC and Mobile Operating System Windows and Android   My Question or Issue On the home screen the first 4 items are randomly chosen months ago and semi-p...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play one song

I can't play 'Something In The Way' by Nirvana and haven't been able to for the last two weeks. It's really driving me crazy. https://open.spotify.com/track/4gHnSNHs8RyVukKoWdS99f?si=0551dd79ba1146acPlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLenovo IdeaPad 5Operating...

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I can't play 'Something In The Way' by Nirvana and haven't been able to for the last two weeks. It's really driving me crazy.   https://open.spotify.com/track/4gHnSNHs8RyVukKoWdS99f?si=0551dd7...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Songs not downloading on PC (Windows)

Firstly, no this is not a syncing problem. My local songs refuse to download whenever I click the download button. Contacted support and they didn't know what was wrong either. All other songs that are originally on Spotify can be downloaded and it i...

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Firstly, no this is not a syncing problem.  My local songs refuse to download whenever I click the download button. Contacted support and they didn't know what was wrong either. All other songs...

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how do I block liberal content on Spotify

I just joined Spotify not too long ago and I see a lot of ridiculous liberal/sjw content that I'm completely not interested in... so I don't want it showing up on my account... is it a way I can block this content if not you all seriously need to add...

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I just joined Spotify not too long ago and I see a lot of ridiculous liberal/sjw content that I'm completely not interested in...  so I don't want it showing up on my account... is it a way I ca...

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Superuser Contribution it wont allow me to uninstal spotify

PlanFree/PremiumCountryusaDeviceleveno legion 51Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuei try to uninstall spotify in my control panel and there seem to be no files there and when i check my app data roaming file it doesnt seem to show up ther...

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Plan Free/Premium Country usa Device leveno legion 51 Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue i try to uninstall spotify in my control panel and there seem to be no files th...

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Superuser Contribution Can't Open Spotify after "System Restore". Everything else is working, including sound.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USA Device Windows 7 desktop.(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Window 7 64 bit(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue "Can't Open Spotify after "System Restore". Everythin...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA   Device Windows 7 desktop. (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Window 7 64 bit (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)...

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Superuser Contribution Manage Spotify song on multiple devices

Hey, I couldn't find anything about this but my wording is probably poor.I am posting on here about -when I am listening on Spotify, for this example lest say on my phone. On my desktop I can see what is playing on my phone and even change songs. Whe...

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Hey, I couldn't find anything about this but my wording is probably poor. I am posting on here about - when I am listening on Spotify, for this example lest say on my phone. On my desktop I can see...

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Superuser Contribution Just a bug with playback

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueLook at the attachment below

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Superuser Contribution Lazy Loading Causing Playback Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor long podcast libraries, the lazy loading feature is causing playback issues. If a library is longer than X amount, it will not initially load any episodes of podcast beyo...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For long podcast libraries, the lazy loading feature is causing playback issues. If a library is l...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing when sorting music in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceASUS Rog Zephyrus G14Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy issue is that spotify is continuing to crash on me while using excessive memory through task manager. I have already uninstalled the app, cleared ...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device ASUS Rog Zephyrus G14 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My issue is that spotify is continuing to crash on me while using...

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