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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution (Chromeook) Music keeps skipping for no reason

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLeonovo 100S ChromebookOperating SystemChrome OS My Question or IssueI try to play any type of music and the song will skip near the start of the song from 0:00-0:10 or it will pause at 0:09 and I have to skip by myself or ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Leonovo 100S Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS   My Question or Issue I try to play any type of music and the song will skip near the start of the s...

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Superuser Contribution Remove a device from Spotify

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,Remove a device from spotify. Windows 8.1I have three device attached, lap top, echo dot and kindle fire. I want to rem...

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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, Remove a device from spotify. Windows 8.1 ...

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Superuser Contribution Song not playing the full length on desktop

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA song says it is 3:53 long but when I try to play it it cuts off at 29 seconds and goes to the next song. The song cuts off in the middle of a line. It only happens with this...

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Plan Free Country United States Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A song says it is 3:53 long but when I try to play it it cuts off at 29 seconds and goes to the next so...

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Superuser Contribution Not Connecting To Internet - Error Code 4. Internet is Fine!

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceIntel Desktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For the past few weeks, Spotify has not been connecting on my desktop. The internet is working fine, but it keeps giving an error code of 4. I have uninstalle...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device Intel Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   For the past few weeks, Spotify has not been connecting ...

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Superuser Contribution BUG - Playing Empty Playlists

If I create a list, the delete all the songs from it, then double click on the list, it starts the 'play' active state, but nothing happens.I'm on Windows 10 > desktop > premium user.

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If I create a list, the delete all the songs from it, then double click on the list, it starts the 'play' active state, but nothing happens. I'm on Windows 10 > desktop > premium user. &nbs...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this song right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueShort and simple version; Was listening to music just fine. Got a new piece of software that required PC to restart. PC also updated during restart. Now no music plays. ANY. A...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Short and simple version; Was listening to music just fine. Got a new piece of software that requir...

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Superuser Contribution Disable podcast video (bump)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Windows LaptopOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue To whom it may concern, I want to ask for an update on the featur...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Windows Laptop Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My...

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Superuser Contribution My liked songs not having green heart on singers spotify page

PlanFree Deviceasus laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI go to artists spotify, I check out their latest album and I am pretty sure I liked (and gave heart) to all the songs on album but the green hearts are not showing. I go to "So...

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Plan Free   Device asus laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I go to artists spotify, I check out their latest album and I am pretty sure I liked (and gave hea...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Joe Rogan Podcast - not working on web browser or windows app

PlanStudentCountryUSDeviceWeb browser and Windows desktop appOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHello every time I click play it doesn't work, then it says we can't play this video. However i am able to play joe rogan experience in my iphone...

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  Plan Student Country US Device Web browser and Windows desktop app Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Hello every time I click play it doesn't work, then it says w...

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Superuser Contribution Friend activity not updating

PlanFreeCountryUKDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueThis seems to still be a consistent bug despite previous topics saying it has been fixed. Every so often, my feed will say my friends have listened several days ago when I know ...

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Plan Free Country UK Device PC Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue This seems to still be a consistent bug despite previous topics saying it has been fixed. Every ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scrobbles missing on Last.fm

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn the 8th of February Last.fm stopped scrobbling music from Spotify. I reset both Last.fm and Spotify applications on the 10th of February and now scrobbling is working f...

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Plan Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On the 8th of February Last.fm stopped scrobbling music from Spotify. I reset both Last.fm and ...

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Superuser Contribution my activity is not showing in my friends

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice Operating System(i, Android , Windows 10,) My Question or Issueı do not use private mode.And click to show my activities in settings but again my activities is not showing.

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device   Operating System (i, Android , Windows 10,)   My Question or Issue ı do not use private mode.And click to show my activities in settings but a...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Multi tab UI

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePC laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuedon't understand how until today the UI not support multi tab!?!?!?it's will makes the life more easily for this app! Please consider!

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Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue don't understand how until today the UI not support multi tab!?!?!? it's will makes the...

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Superuser Contribution Sorting

Windows 10 Hey, why is it so that when I mark several songs to add them to another playlist they appear arranged in a alphabetically order based on title in the new playlist? Even though both playlist have the "recently added" as sorting filter.And i...

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  Windows 10   Hey, why is it so that when I mark several songs to add them to another playlist they appear arranged in a alphabetically order based on title in the new playlist? Even th...

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Superuser Contribution CAN'T CHANGE PLAYLIST COVER

Hi! I can't change playlist covers on either my chromebook, my husband's windows PC or on the webplayer. Both PCs have the desktop app. The edit option isn't available.Please let me know how to do this! Nya CountryUKDeviceWindows PC/ Chromebook

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Hi!  I can't change playlist covers on either my chromebook, my husband's windows PC or on the webplayer. Both PCs have the desktop app. The edit option isn't available. Please let me know how...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast start playing by itself

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn Spotify Windows Desktop client, whenever you just view a podcast page, but don't select any podcast episode to play, after roughly 5 to 10 minutes, the most recent podcast e...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On Spotify Windows Desktop client, whenever you just view a podcast page, but don't select any ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't install from Microsoft Store

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell Latitude 3190Operating SystemWindows 10 20H2 19042.804 My Question or IssueWhen I try to install Spotify from the Microsoft Store, it always

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Plan Free Country United States Device Dell Latitude 3190 Operating System Windows 10 20H2 19042.804   My Question or Issue When I try to install Spotify from the Microsoft Store,...

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Superuser Contribution Is there somewhere I can find release notes for the updates to the Spotify app?

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell Latitude 3190Operating SystemWindows 10 20H2 My QuestionI am wondering if there is somewhere I can find detailed release notes for every update to Spotify for Windows.

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Plan Free Country United States Device Dell Latitude 3190 Operating System Windows 10 20H2   My Question I am wondering if there is somewhere I can find detailed release notes for ever...

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Superuser Contribution My spotify keybinds stopped working

I usually use FN + the pause, skip, replay or volume up and down keys to use spotify when im busy or in games, but recently its just stopped working, it only works when I actually click into the spotify app, then when I click back out I lose the cont...

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I usually use FN + the pause, skip, replay or volume up and down keys to use spotify when im busy or in games, but recently its just stopped working, it only works when I actually click into the spot...

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Ran a Spotify ad blocker and now Spotify does not work.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAmericaOperating System(Windows 10.) My Question or IssueHi, as you may have read for my thumbnail, you must get the point already. So, when I ran the ad blocker, (this was like 3 months ago so I do not quite remember the ad bl...

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Plan Free/Premium Country America Operating System (Windows 10.)   My Question or Issue Hi, as you may have read for my thumbnail, you must get the point already. So, when I ran the ad b...

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