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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 Spotify does not show artists - only under Windows

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop computer / Dell laptopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue(App/Program-language is German, as seen in the attached picture.)When I click artists ("Künstler") in my librabry I am not shown the artists t...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop computer / Dell laptop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue (App/Program-language is German, as seen in the attached pi...

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Superuser Contribution Can't update profile picture after deleting Facebook

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently deleted my Facebook account. I did this without disconnecting it from Spotify first. This has probably caused some bug in your back-end systems tha...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently deleted my Facebook account. I did this without disconnecting it from S...

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

PlanPremiumCountryPhillippinesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been trying for so long to find a solution to this problem on my Desktop. I've already tried clearing the cache, reinstalling, logging in different accoun...

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  Plan Premium Country Phillippines Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I've been trying for so long to find a solution to this problem on m...

Peter

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Cannot find specific Podcasts I was directed to by Google

Premium / Germany / Desktop / Win 10Yesterday, a Google-search for "Der Frauenarzt von Bischofsbrück" - a series of humurous short radio dramas from the 80ies - directed me to this page:https://open.spotify.com/album/3XrOFFS2wbqOhgO5hg37Ai Therefore,...

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Premium / Germany / Desktop / Win 10 Yesterday, a Google-search for "Der Frauenarzt von Bischofsbrück" - a series of humurous short radio dramas from the 80ies - directed me to this page: https://o...

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[ongoing issues] Queue is deleted when adding a song during an advertisement

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktop (1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHas been present for several versions:Have songs queued.Add a new song to queue during an advertisementNew song added plays next, deleting prev...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Desktop (1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Has been present for several versions: Have songs queued. Ad...

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Ads getting stuck since last update

Since the last update, has anyone else had issues with ads getting stuck and not playing, forcing you to restart Spotify? EDIT: I just realized that it is ONE particular ad that keeps freezing up and causing me to have to restart Spotify. It is the K...

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Since the last update, has anyone else had issues with ads getting stuck and not playing, forcing you to restart Spotify?   EDIT: I just realized that it is ONE particular ad that keeps freezi...

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"Sorry, we couldn't load friends to follow" error

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop (Windows), Phone (OPPO)My Question or IssueI have looked through numerous help topics and all answers do not fix the issue, but I am trying to follow facebook friends. I am currently following some so it used to work.I have t...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop (Windows), Phone (OPPO) My Question or Issue I have looked through numerous help topics and all answers do not fix the issue, but I am trying to follow facebook frien...

OneByBoo

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displaying all albums

Plan PremiumCountry Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue:when making a classical search, the last update displays only 20 album results, limiting us to what is most popular, preventing us to make a thorough explorati...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: when making a classical search, the last update displays only 2...

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Podcast Playlist Showing Played Episodes When Filtered to Only Show Unplayed

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceMicrosoft Surface Pro Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePodcasts that I listen to are still showing up in my list after I have listed to them. I have the setting to only show unplayed podcasts but there are p...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Microsoft Surface Pro   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Podcasts that I listen to are still showing up in my li...

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Spotify is unresponsive and using too much of my CPU

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceI have an intel i7-6700k, 16gb of ram, and gtx 1080tiOperating SystemWindows 10 The problem I am having is that I will be listening to Spotify and it will suddenly slow down. I won't be able to search anything, add songs to...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device I have an intel i7-6700k, 16gb of ram, and gtx 1080ti Operating System Windows 10   The problem I am having is that I will be listening to Spotif...

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Çalma listesi silinmiyor

Merhaba,çalma listelerine eklediğim bir albüm silinmiş ve benim listemde boş görünüyor çalma listelerimden çıkaramıyor veya silemiyorum konu hakkında desteğinizi beklerim. çalma listemden çıkarmak istediğim albüm: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37...

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Merhaba, çalma listelerine eklediğim bir albüm silinmiş ve benim listemde boş görünüyor çalma listelerimden çıkaramıyor veya silemiyorum konu hakkında desteğinizi beklerim.   çalma listemden ...

OneByBoo

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Now Playing album art does not take me to the song that is being played

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindowsApplication Version1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce My Question or IssueWhile listening to, for example, my Liked Songs playlist, which is a long-ish playlist, when I click the "Now Playing" album art in the bott...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows Application Version 1.1.19.480.g7d17e3ce   My Question or Issue While listening to, for example, my Liked Songs playlis...

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Now playing
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"Now Playing' not updating on Windows 10 - with Sonos

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceSurface Laptop 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue"Now Playing' showing on Windows 10 lock-screen works fine listening on local speakers / Bluetooth headset But - it´s not updating songs when choosing to mo...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device Surface Laptop 2 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue "Now Playing' showing on Windows 10 lock-screen works fine listening on l...

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When 3.5 jack is plugged in

When 3.5 jack is plugged into my laptop and I plug the other end into the car radio the playlist just keeps skipping from one song to another. I have been using it this way for over a year with no problems. Now today its a problem. With the plug out ...

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  When 3.5 jack is plugged into my laptop and I plug the other end into the car radio the playlist just keeps skipping from one song to another.  I have been using it this way for over a y...

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Solved!! Login error from pc

I have premium, I am currently using this free account to post as I cannot login!Login Error: There is an error in logging you into this application. Please try again later.

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  I have premium, I am currently using this free account to post as I cannot login! Login Error: There is an error in logging you into this application. Please try again later.

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Volume Knob Not Adjusting Volumn of Remote Device

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: DesktopOperating System: Windows 10Remote Device: Amazon Echo When I adjust the volume using my volume knob on the dell keyboard it shows that the volume is going up and down in the Spotify popup window. However the v...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Desktop Operating System: Windows 10 Remote Device: Amazon Echo   When I adjust the volume using my volume knob on the dell keyboard it shows that th...

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Superuser Contribution Unliking a song from an album no longer removes that specific one

Was this feature removed?I love TOOL's new album, but the interludes are pretty lackluster, in my opinion. If this was, say, a year ago, I would be able to just unsave them, why remove a perfectly functional asset?

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Was this feature removed? I love TOOL's new album, but the interludes are pretty lackluster, in my opinion. If this was, say, a year ago, I would be able to just unsave them, why remove a perfectly ...

Katerina

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Profile Picture Won't Change

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceCustom Built Windows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIm trying to update my profile picture, after I change the picture it puts it on my profile like it should then when I go to another playlist or re...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Custom Built Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Im trying to update my profile picture, after I change the picture it p...

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Can't skip songs using keyboard keys, using Spotify app on laptop

My issue has been happening for a while but for some reason I will have it sometimes and then other times I won't, it's really weird. I have the Spotify app downloaded on my laptop, I'm not using it on Chrome or Safari. So I will be working on a coll...

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My issue has been happening for a while but for some reason I will have it sometimes and then other times I won't, it's really weird. I have the Spotify app downloaded on my laptop, I'm not using it ...

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can't skip songs using keyboard keys
can't skip songs with app running in background
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Windows Hybrid Tablet/Laptop

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 currently have all my "local Files" saved on an Android tablet which spotify doesn't recogn...

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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 curre...

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