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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 Spotify stops playing music after a few seconds (PC)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLike the Title says "Spotify stops playing music after a few seconds (PC)" I've got the problem that Spotify stops playing music after a few seconds, and sometimes it wou...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Like the Title says "Spotify stops playing music after a few seconds (PC)" I've got th...

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Songs will not play on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI am getting so fed up with this issue and I have tried every solution I could find and it actually made it WORSE. Recently my desktop was not able to play most songs outsi...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I am getting so fed up with this issue and I have tried every solution I could find and ...

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Music stops playing after 5 seconds

So at first a bunch of songs I added from mobile were missing on Desktop, and it wouldn't play many of them. So I reinstalled and that seemed to work, but only 5 seconds of each song plays before it stops. I Googled this and already deleted all files...

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So at first a bunch of songs I added from mobile were missing on Desktop, and it wouldn't play many of them. So I reinstalled and that seemed to work, but only 5 seconds of each song plays before it ...

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Artists that begin with 'The' sort as T and not the first letter of the second word.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSurface Pro Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy are artists in playlists that begin with 'The' now sort under T? When I sort a playlist by artist, 'The Black Keys' used to be in Bs. Now they are listed as T. ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Surface Pro  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why are artists in playlists that begin with 'The' now sort under T? When I sort a ...

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Playlist Details Sync

PlanSpotify Premium (Family)CountryUninted KingdomDeviceHP Desktop, HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemWindows 10 Home (PC's), Android 9 (S8) My Question or IssueI believe this is a fairly common issue amongst Spotify users, and I have looke...

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Plan Spotify Premium (Family) Country Uninted Kingdom Device HP Desktop, HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Windows 10 Home (PC's), Android 9 (S8)   My Question or Issue I b...

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PC App won't launch, can't uninstall, reinstall doesn't help

I'm premium since 2011, this never happened to me. The PC app is not launching as it always did when I start my pc. I cannot uninstall and I tried to reinstall a lot of times. I deleted all the spotify folders I can find on my pc but it's still not w...

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I'm premium since 2011, this never happened to me. The PC app is not launching as it always did when I start my pc. I cannot uninstall and I tried to reinstall a lot of times. I deleted all the spoti...

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Disable Gapless Playback

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow can i disable gapless playback? The option is not available in Spotify's settings.

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  Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How can i disable gapless playback? The option is not available in Spotify's ...

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Songs wont sync

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePc and Samsung J5 Operating SystemWindowsa 10, Andriod My Question or IssueHiMy songs dont sync berten pc and smartphone. I have to add them again on my pc. On phone everything is fine.

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Pc and Samsung J5  Operating System Windowsa 10, Andriod   My Question or Issue Hi My songs dont sync berten pc and smartphone.  I  h...

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Spotify Desktop not working on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceLenovo YOGA 710-14ISKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I try to play a song on Spotify, it stops after 3-5 seconds and the message "Can't play the current song" appears. I've tried deleting the pr...

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Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Lenovo YOGA 710-14ISK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every time I try to play a song on Spotify, it stops after 3-5 second...

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I uploaded an album to my spotify and I can't do it again.

Hi, I recently added an album to my Spotify. I know how to do it Preferences>add a local source>local file etc...It was a success, I created a playlist for the album and it was set on my PC then I tried to do the same for my phone so I can also liste...

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Hi, I recently added an album to my Spotify. I know how to do it Preferences>add a local source>local file etc... It was a success, I created a playlist for the album and it was set on my PC t...

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Skip button going backwards

Plan:PremiumCountry:United StatesDevice:PCOperating System:Windows 10My Question or Issue:I press the next track button on my keyboard which is the F8 button, but it instead does the function of the previous track button. The previous track button pe...

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  Plan: Premium Country: United States Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I press the next track button on my keyboard which is the F8 button, but it instead...

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Global Media keys

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP PavillionOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Build1.1.5.153.gf614956dMy Question or IssueFollowing the most recent update, the media keys on my keyboard no longer work globally. They worked fine a week or so ago but all of ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Pavillion Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Build 1.1.5.153.gf614956d My Question or Issue Following the most recent update, the media keys on my keyboa...

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Synchronisation between smartphone and desktop doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello everybody, I've noticed that since one month I can't find anymore on the desktop the songs I saved in my smartphone's...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello everybody, I've noticed that since one mo...

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[Connect] Connection problems

Windows 10BelgiumPremium subscription Hi, for a week or so, I can't connect to Spotify anymore. First, it showed Error 4. I read some advice to check my firewalls and reinstall Spotify, but then I had error 7. I then tried it again and now it says er...

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Windows 10 Belgium Premium subscription   Hi, for a week or so, I can't connect to Spotify anymore. First, it showed Error 4. I read some advice to check my firewalls and reinstall Spotify, ...

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Searched terms in playlist wont shuffle

Spotify wont shuffle only the searched terms (album, artist, songs) in my playlist. I used to be able to search for an album or artist (ex. Drake) and shuffle only the Drake songs in my playlist, now it shuffles my entire playlist. Is there a way to ...

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Spotify wont shuffle only the searched terms (album, artist, songs) in my playlist. I used to be able to search for an album or artist (ex. Drake) and shuffle only the Drake songs in my playlist, now...

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[All Platforms][Search] Avdanced search to have additional "song" (or "title") tag

Advanced search can take tags such as "genre" or "year". I haven't found a way to specify "song" or "title". That's needed to find e.g. versions of "Dinah" without the results being overflowed by all the good stuff that Dinah Washington has delivered...

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Advanced search can take tags such as "genre" or "year". I haven't found a way to specify "song" or "title". That's needed to find e.g. versions of "Dinah" without the results being overflowed by all...

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Spotify Browser wont load any songs and the spotify app wont load any new songs. [Video]

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMade a video explaining the issue as a whole because im tired of retyping my problem and not getting responses even when I post on multiple accounts. anyways here is the video I...

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  Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Made a video explaining the issue as a whole because im tired of retyping my problem and not ...

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Chromecast using windows native app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueChromecast should be able to be used from the native app. Its not a fix to run both the web player and the windows player and work around various tricks to make it work. There a...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Chromecast should be able to be used from the native app. Its not a fix to run both the web player and the win...

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Solved!! Deskop app not working

Hi all,Firstly few information: DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 x64 - today installed with all updates Firewall - disabled for testsSpotify App - Newest (reinstalled from Windows Web Store)Sound card - AIM SC8000 - drivers (tested few versions)We...

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Hi all, Firstly few information:   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10 x64 - today installed with all updates   Firewall - disabled for tests Spotify App - Newest (reinst...

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