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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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Superuser Contribution My downloaded albums do not load in offline mode

PlanPremiumDevice(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI have downloaded several albums, everything worked fine when playing them offline until today, when I select them they stay on the loading screen indefinitely and I can't acc...

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Plan Premium Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I have downloaded several albums, everything worked fine when playing them offline until today, when I ...

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Change custom playlist sort order other than drag 'n' drop?

I frequently organize large playlists with the custom sort option. Unfortunately, the process with drag 'n' drop is really inefficient. For example, if I add a new song to a playlist with 500 songs, I have to drag it to the title column for the playl...

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I frequently organize large playlists with the custom sort option. Unfortunately, the process with drag 'n' drop is really inefficient. For example, if I add a new song to a playlist with 500 songs, ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't search within liked songs/playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSearching within Liked Songs seems to have gone away, or I just can't find it with the new design. Makes it very hard to navigate through 1000s of saved songs.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Searching within Liked Songs seems to have gone away, or I just can't find it with the new de...

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can't remove can't remove songs from playlist on

I can't remove songs from playlist on a pc. there are no remove or delete buttons. the delete and edit buttons showing in serveral online tutorials are not visible in my desktop version of spotify.

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I can't remove songs from playlist on a pc. there are no remove or delete buttons. the delete and edit buttons showing in serveral online tutorials are not visible in my desktop version of spotify.

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify is not working properly with Discord

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo recently my Spotify application has not been working properly with my discord application. Songs that I am listening to on the Spotify app does not show up on my disc...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So recently my Spotify application has not been working properly with my discord application....

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Picking specific songs on Liked Songs not working

So I'm browsing through my Liked Songs and sometimes there's a specific song I want to listen to first (or just in general), so I try and play it, but then it doesn't work. But if I play my entire Liked Songs playlist, it'll play albeit without my fi...

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So I'm browsing through my Liked Songs and sometimes there's a specific song I want to listen to first (or just in general), so I try and play it, but then it doesn't work. But if I play my entire Li...

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Windows windows control buttons now are not aligned to the border.

Kinda dumb, but after an update the windows controls are aligned above the edge, when maximized I usually drop the cursor on the top edge to close the program (minimize when closed activated) but now i need to place the cursor in the close button tha...

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Kinda dumb, but after an update the windows controls are aligned above the edge, when maximized I usually drop the cursor on the top edge to close the program (minimize when closed activated) but now...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Using Discord 'Listen Along' have delay in 46 sec with other user

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello. I've been experiencing a problem with the 'Listen Along' feature on Discord. I'm not sure if it's a specifically a Spotify or a Discord issue. My friend starts off listening...

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  Plan Premium Country Russia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. I've been experiencing a problem with the 'Listen Along' feature on Discord. I'm not sure if it's a ...

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will not play music on PC

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMusic stopped playing on my windows 10 desktop PC. Pop up says "spotify cannot play right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it all my music plays fine when using my android phone

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  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Music stopped playing on my windows 10 desktop PC. Pop up says "spotify cannot play right now if you have the file on your computer...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Friend Activity - Not recorded when output via Sonos from Spotify app.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell Windows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey Team, I love the friend activity feature, I use it to see what family/friends are listening too, and some do with me. I noticed recently, members of my ho...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey Team,   I love the friend activity feature, I use it to see what family...

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Solved!! No songs play on Win11 Desktop App or Webbrowser. iPhone works perfectly

I have the Problem that my Spotify Desktop App as well as the Webplayer do only show blackscreens, and sometimes after loading for a few minutes show the start page, but are unable to play any songs. I tried All regular troubleshooting options in the...

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I have the Problem that my Spotify Desktop App as well as the Webplayer do only show blackscreens, and sometimes after loading for a few minutes show the start page, but are unable to play any songs....

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Superuser Contribution Why can I not select the spotify version I want to use?

PlanPremiumCountryMultipleDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI cannot log in using older version for windows ever since Spotify decided to log me out of every. Have tried reinstalling the older version and wiping all the spotify data...

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Plan Premium Country Multiple Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I cannot log in using older version for windows ever since Spotify decided to log me out of ever...

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify keeps skipping my podcasts back by 5-10 seconds?

Hi, I'm using the Spotify Web Player, and this issue only affects my laptop - I haven't noticed it happening on my iPad where I use the app.I usually listen to podcasts on 1.1-1.2x speed, but the issue persists on normal speed. Spotify randomly skips...

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Hi, I'm using the Spotify Web Player, and this issue only affects my laptop - I haven't noticed it happening on my iPad where I use the app. I usually listen to podcasts on 1.1-1.2x speed, but the i...

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Superuser Contribution unable songs

i want to listen to some songs of an artist but they dont show up for me, but for my friends it shows everything

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i want to listen to some songs of an artist but they dont show up for me, but for my friends it shows everything

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution empty song in queue when dragging from now playing

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceGeneric desktop & laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I drag the currently playing song into the queue below it, the queue interface refreshes, but the song is not added in the interface. Howev...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Generic desktop & laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I drag the currently playing song into the queue below it, ...

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Solved!! Spotify cannot play this right now, but works fine with different outputs

About a week ago, my spotify no longer plays through my headset. It works fine through the speakers and even when i use the headset without the mic, but as soon as i use a splitter it no longer works. Ive tried reinstalling spotify, making sure spoti...

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About a week ago, my spotify no longer plays through my headset. It works fine through the speakers and even when i use the headset without the mic, but as soon as i use a splitter it no longer works...

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Superuser Contribution I don't see one specific person in my friends activity

I don't see one specific person in my friends activity even though I don't have them blocked, we both use facebook, and we follow each other. I've already done the following and nothing...- restarted the device- I logged out and logged in- reinstalle...

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I don't see one specific person in my friends activity even though I don't have them blocked, we both use facebook, and we follow each other. I've already done the following and nothing... - resta...

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Superuser Contribution Ads are still too loud - Using Spotify is damaging to hearing

Why are the ads so loud? Can't Spotify do something to correct the obvious difference in volume between streaming music?Everyone reading this has likely noticed that you can have your volume (either on your desktop or the app) set very low and the BA...

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Why are the ads so loud? Can't Spotify do something to correct the obvious difference in volume between streaming music? Everyone reading this has likely noticed that you can have your volume (eit...

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Superuser Contribution Web Player Sound Quality Bad/Terrible

I'm listening to Spotify for the Web in Chrome on my Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows 10, and the sound quality is terrible - almost like I'm listening to a recording from a flip phone from 2002. This problem exists specifically for my JBL Tune 770NC ...

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I'm listening to Spotify for the Web in Chrome on my Lenovo Thinkpad running Windows 10, and the sound quality is terrible - almost like I'm listening to a recording from a flip phone from 2002. &nb...

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