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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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windows show same song when different song is playing

PlanFree/PremiumCountrycanadaDevicecomputerOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issueplaying spotify on the google home and then control it from the computer. it shows same song that was playing when i opened it and plays a different song. i re...

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Plan Free/Premium Country canada Device computer Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue playing spotify on the google home and then control it from the computer. it s...

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Solved!! [Desktop] Album art disappared from the playing track and doesn't want to show again

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFirst the album art was blank on desktop when playing a track, and would only show when you minimized it. Now the little arrow is gone and the album art won't show at all....

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue First the album art was blank on desktop when playing a track, and would only show when you min...

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Sound stops when volume is too low

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevice PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen my volume is quite low, it seems like spotify doesn't recognize the sound at all. It just stops playing the sound, for example in some low volume parts of s...

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  Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device  PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When my volume is quite low, it seems like spotify doesn't recognize the...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app loses synchronization with other players

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.29.592.gf0779179My Question or IssueI use the desktop Spotify application to control Spotify on another device . Lately the desktop player has stopped synchronizing and no longer shows ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.29.592.gf0779179 My Question or Issue I use the desktop Spotify application to control Spotify on another device ....

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Stop Spotify PC turning on computer

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XR and Windows PCOperating SystemLatest iOS & Windows Release My Question or IssueI was wishing to find a setting to stop my PC Spotify app from waking up my computer from sleep when I play Spotify from my phone. For...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR and Windows PC Operating System Latest iOS & Windows Release   My Question or Issue I was wishing to find a setting to stop my PC Spotify ...

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Superuser Contribution Local file adds/deletes/changes don't get updated in my Spotify Local Files list any more.

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Win10 64-bit desktop My Question or Issue:Local file adds/changes don't get updated in my Spotify Local Files list anymore. I have tried adding and removing the source folder, deleting the DAT file, deleting the BNK fi...

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Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Win10 64-bit desktop   My Question or Issue: Local file adds/changes don't get updated in my Spotify Local Files list anymore. I have tried adding and...

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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhere is it?

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Where is it?

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't publish my activity when playing on Google Home

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceGoogle Home My Question or IssueHi,When i'm playing Spotify on Google Home my friends can't see what i'm playing on the friends activity tab.It works only when i'm playing music straight from my phone or laptop.

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Plan Premium Country Israel Device Google Home   My Question or Issue Hi, When i'm playing Spotify on Google Home my friends can't see what i'm playing on the friends activity tab. It ...

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Superuser Contribution Missing Media buttons in the Task bar

Hi everybody Im using Spotify as a Desktop Version on my Windows 10. Since always I had some media buttons like "Play" and "Next" when I go with the mouse over the Spotify-Icon (in the Task bar). But now when Im doing the same, the buttons are not sh...

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Hi everybody   Im using Spotify as a Desktop Version on my Windows 10. Since always I had some media buttons like "Play" and "Next" when I go with the mouse over the Spotify-Icon (in the Task ...

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Desktop app overheating gpu

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJust opening the app makes the graphics card start to overheat, without opening anything else.

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Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Just opening the app makes the graphics card start to overheat, without opening anything...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify skips to first song on playlist

Whenever I want to skip to the next songs of my favorit songs playlist it jumps to the first one and starts the playlist from the top.I made shure to turn off the shuffle option and even installed the desktop version again.

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  Whenever I want to skip to the next songs of my favorit songs playlist it jumps to the first one and starts the playlist from the top. I made shure to turn off the shuffle option and even in...

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Superuser Contribution Plays one song and then no sound. Have to unplug speakers and plug them back in.

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Superuser Contribution Playlist cover image changes when made public

When I am making a playlist I often select the order of the first 4 songs acording to how I want the playlist collage of 4 images will look. This works fine with the 1st song being top left, 2nd being top right, 3rd being bottom right, and 4th being ...

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When I am making a playlist I often select the order of the first 4 songs acording to how I want the playlist collage of 4 images will look. This works fine with the 1st song being top left...

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Superuser Contribution Clicking on album cover not going to the currently selected song when sorting playlist

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 fully updated all drivers, bios, firmwares, etc My Question or IssueWhen you want to go back to the playlist, you can click the album cover of the currently playing song. (bottom le...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 fully updated all drivers, bios, firmwares, etc   My Question or Issue When you want to go back to th...

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Error 30 (Windows Desktop)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter downloading Spotify to my Windows desktop I was able to login initially. In the same day, after logging out and attempting to log back in, I get Error 30. ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After downloading Spotify to my Windows desktop I was able to login initially. In the...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution playlist issues

device: lenovo laptop system: windows 10problem : I have a thousand songs in my playlist, I listen to a song from the middle of my playlist, and when the song ends, it goes back to the top of the playlist instead of going to the next song

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device: lenovo laptop  system: windows 10 problem : I have a thousand songs in my playlist, I listen to a song from the middle of my playlist, and when the song ends, it goes back to the ...

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Superuser Contribution Followed artists have less songs than when you search for an artist

This problem is on my windows desktop app and android, I think it's an issue with spotify not any particular platform. When I search for an artist via the 'search' bar I get taken to the artists page, containing a list of popular songs, and then a li...

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This problem is on my windows desktop app and android, I think it's an issue with spotify not any particular platform.   When I search for an artist via the 'search' bar I get taken to the art...

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Friends feed not working

i have experienced this problem where all of the sudden i cant seem to see what my friends is doing and i have try restarting my pc reinstalling spotify (clean reinstalling) unfollowed my friend and refollow them again closing off friend feed and reo...

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i have experienced this problem where all of the sudden i cant seem to see what my friends is doing  and i have try  restarting my pc  reinstalling spotify (clean reinstalling)&nbsp...

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