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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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Liking on radios?

I recently noticed on the android app that thumbs turned into a heart and now "liking" does not alter my radio stations. This morning the whole thing is just missing on PC completely. Now my station just plays music in relation rather than altering i...

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I recently noticed on the android app that thumbs turned into a heart and now "liking" does not alter my radio stations. This morning the whole thing is just missing on PC completely. Now my station ...

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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 I have a track that keeps playing itself when a completely different album. Typically, it starts after the first track of the album has been played.I have not selected it. The random teack wa...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   I have a track that keeps playing itself when a completely different album. Typically, it starts after the first trac...

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Filtering songs/artist in playlist does not work anymore

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I filter an artist/band spotify doesn't play the filtered ones and continues to play my playlist. I have 1800+ songs in my playlist and sometimes I want to list...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device iPhone 7 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I filter an artist/band spotify doesn't play the filtered ones and continues to play...

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Podcast cuts out and is choppy

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNormal song play is fine, when trying to play a music podcast, it throws a message saying can't play song and is all choppy. Not sure why a 'podcast' wouldn't work but a playli...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Normal song play is fine, when trying to play a music podcast, it throws a message sayi...

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Superuser Contribution Songs not playing / Song timer not moving

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNo songs are playing. I've tried playlists, favorites, and searching. The album cover/band/title/song length will all load but the song will never start. It sits with the...

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Plan Free Country US Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue No songs are playing. I've tried playlists, favorites, and searching. The album cover/band/tit...

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Playing random songs

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDeviceIphone 4sOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issues :Sometimes my spotify start playing random songs, it skips the song i'm listening and starts to play this songs i've never heard before. It says i'm listening in ...

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Plan Premium Country Brasil Device Iphone 4s Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issues : Sometimes my spotify start playing random songs, it skips the song i'm listening and ...

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Podcast does not pick up from where you leave on web player (browser version)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceLenovo DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen you listen to podcasts, and then pause and leave, when you come back, it does not remember where you paused. Therefore have to constantly note the...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Lenovo Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When you listen to podcasts, and then pause and leave, when you come back, ...

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Google Mini in Canada

So I have received an email from Spotify asking me to redeem my Google Mini. I click the link from the email saying "get yours now" and I go to a Spotify page that gives me the 404 page not found error. Anyone know what link or address I go to so I c...

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So I have received an email from Spotify asking me to redeem my Google Mini. I click the link from the email saying "get yours now" and I go to a Spotify page that gives me the 404 page not found err...

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Why does Spotify not want to work properly on Windows 10?

Firstly, every time the program runs it gives me a warning popup "Spotify failed to migrate some of your data". Then, if one tries to uninstall then the spotifywebhelper prevents it from doing so. Force closing that and then uninstalling for a reinst...

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Firstly, every time the program runs it gives me a warning popup "Spotify failed to migrate some of your data".  Then, if one tries to uninstall then the spotifywebhelper prevents it from doing ...

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

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicewindows pcOperating SystemWindows 10 - 64bit My Question or Issueso i have uninstalled and reinstalled the app , i have tuirned off hardware acceleration, also deleted local-files.bnk and none of it worked but it playes jus...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device windows pc Operating System Windows 10 - 64bit   My Question or Issue so i have uninstalled and reinstalled the app , i have tuirned off hardware accele...

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My playlists aren't sorting properly.

I will tell one of my playlists to sort by artist and the playlist isn't sorting alphabetically. For example, when I'm scrolling through the M section of the playlist a bunch of artist A through Z will show up. How do I fix this? CountryUnited States...

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I will tell one of my playlists to sort by artist and the playlist isn't sorting alphabetically. For example, when I'm scrolling through the M section of the playlist a bunch of artist A through Z wi...

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Desktop App won't start and can't uninstall

Hi my desktop app won't start, when I click it the processing circle shows up for about 3 second and disappeared and nothing happened. When I click uninstall from the control panel the same thing happened and nothing relate to uninstall shows up. I a...

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Hi    my desktop app won't start, when I click it the processing circle shows up for about 3 second and disappeared and nothing happened.    When I click uninstall from the co...

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Superuser Contribution Cant play song

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo lately my Spotify isn't working properly, any song I try to play wont play and a blue message will pop up and say "Cant play the current song".I've tried everything, Cr...

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Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So lately my Spotify isn't working properly, any song I try to play wont play and a blue messag...

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The songs works 6 seconds. then stops

after a few seconds any song stopPlanFreeCountryCatalunyaDevicepcOperating Systemw7 My Question or Issue

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What Happened to Local files?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueWhat Happened to the local files option?

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows    My Question or Issue What Happened to the local files option?   

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Keyboard FN keys working on Chrome instead of spotify?

Windows 10, Now whenever I have chrome open my keyboard shortcuts default to youtube videos instead of my spotify tracks is there any way to fix this. Also it just defaults to anything in chrome where this was never an issue before

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Windows 10,    Now whenever I have chrome open my keyboard shortcuts default to youtube videos instead of my spotify tracks is there any way to fix this. Also it just defaults to anything...

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Playlist suddenly switched how they alphabatize. Spotify now uses "The" to alphabatize.

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell PCOperating SystemWindows 8Spotify ver.1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f A couple days ago (4/23/19) Spotify began alphabatizing using "The". Was this switch intentional? It is not a proper method of alphabatizing.The delete and re...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device Dell PC Operating System Windows 8 Spotify ver. 1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f   A couple days ago (4/23/19) Spotify began alphabatizing using "Th...

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Spotify stops plaing after seconds

Spoiler (Highlight to read)Hello,Spotify stops Playing Songs after 3-6s or wont play a song at all. It occurs with all songs (Playlists, Search, my songs,....)I have this issue since 2 months and have tried everything. (Reinstall Spotify, Reinstall W...

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Hello, Spotify stops Playing Songs after 3-6s or wont play a song at all. It occurs with all songs (Playlists, Search, my songs,....) I have this issue since 2 months and have tried everything. (Re...

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Friend Feed Not Updating, AGAIN!

PlanPremiumUSA DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe friends feed stopped updating again about 1:30 am ET. I have uninstalled and reinstalled. I have checked the hosts file. My friend is sharing their activity feed and they h...

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Plan Premium USA   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The friends feed stopped updating again about 1:30 am ET. I have uninstalled and reinstalled. I...

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