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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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MoeMcLendon

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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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minklet

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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 Musicxmatch font size is too big

Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi guys, I'm really loving reading the lyrics while I listen to them, but the question is: why is the font so big? How can I resize it? And is it possible to have the full lyrics?

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Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Hi guys, I'm really loving reading the lyrics while I listen to them, but the question is: why is the font so big? How can I resi...

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Solved!! Can't see friends' listening activity

My Question or IssueI can't see any of my friends' activity and it kept saying "go to settings to enable my share my listening activity" which I did multiple times. I also uninstalled and reinstalled the app, restarted my computer, logged out and log...

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My Question or Issue I can't see any of my friends' activity and it kept saying "go to settings to enable my share my listening activity" which I did multiple times. I also uninstalled and reinstall...

MauriceMV

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win11] Spotify keeps crashing my computer

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIntel® Core™**bleep**NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Operating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or Issue[Very lengthy post but the subject is basically the TLDR] 02/28/2022For a couple of months now, Spotify has been freezing...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Intel® Core™**bleep** NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER   Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue [Very lengthy post but the subject i...

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Superuser Contribution Windows Log In Link, Web Player, and Support Site are all not working

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceComputer DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello so I opened my spotify app on my windows desktop and it prompted me to relogin, so I clicked the login button. I then waited for the l...

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Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Computer Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello so I opened my spotify app on my windows desktop and it prompted ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 2021 GUI Refresh [Friend Activity]

Plan PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice (Windows Desktop)Operating System (Windows 10 Pro) My Question or Issue Hi All, In the new update, a blue dot appears on the top right of the persons profile in the Friend Activity section of the application. See i...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device (Windows Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10 Pro)   My Question or Issue   Hi All,   In the new update, a blue dot appears on ...

Anti-Google

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How do I clear the queue?

There is no clear queue option in the Desktop app or in the iOS app. I want to clear the queue with one click. Now I have to manually clear songs from the queue one by one. And often when I have cleared the queue, the songs automagically appears in t...

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There is no clear queue option in the Desktop app or in the iOS app. I want to clear the queue with one click. Now I have to manually clear songs from the queue one by one. And often when I have cle...

Visual_Jei

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Superuser Contribution Cursor in search field jumps around while typing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  

Novy

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Superuser Contribution High Ping , when my music change

Everytime my song finish, and another one start, my ping Go from 20-30 to 230-300… I already did a clean installation, reinstalled windowsw and other things, but nothing.

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Everytime my song finish, and another one start, my ping Go from 20-30 to 230-300… I already did a clean installation, reinstalled windowsw and other things, but nothing.

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution “Download” filter of the Library is activated without being requested

Many times after suspending the computer, the Library appears filtered by “downloads only”. It is a nuisance because I have to remove the filter every time.

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Many times after suspending the computer, the Library appears filtered by “downloads only”. It is a nuisance because I have to remove the filter every time.

Ivelina

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The extra data on song links breaks the link preview in some apps

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceMacbook Pro M3Operating SystemMacOS Sequoia 15.1.1 When copying a song's link and pasting it into apps(Telegram has been tested), the preview doesn't work, but when I remove the part after the main song's link(in the exam...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Macbook Pro M3 Operating System MacOS Sequoia 15.1.1   When copying a song's link and pasting it into apps(Telegram has been tested), the preview doesn...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution app won't let me sign in, but i can sign into desktop

I had been using the app without issue. Suddenly I cannot sign into the app--it brings me to "Allow Spotify to connect to: Spotify for Desktop" and shows me my login name with a "Not you? option underneath and below that there's a button that says "C...

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I had been using the app without issue. Suddenly I cannot sign into the app--it brings me to "Allow Spotify to connect to: Spotify for Desktop" and shows me my login name with a "Not you? option unde...

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Song seek lagging?

It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example. Used to be instant. Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone has this. What's up with that?

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It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example.  Used to be instant.  Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone ha...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music fades in and out .

Plan: Premium Individual Country: USA Device: laptop PC running Windows 10 Music fades in and out for no particular reason. Crossfade is disabled. Streaming quality is set to very high. It doesn't happen with any particular artist or track. But every...

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Plan: Premium Individual   Country: USA   Device: laptop PC running Windows 10    Music fades in and out for no particular reason. Crossfade is disabled. Streaming quality i...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution I can't login into my account on Spotify Desktop app (Error code: desktop_login_accounts:4)

Plan: Free Country: Viet Nam Device: Laptop Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: -Issue: Can't login into my account on Spotify Desktop App -Backstory: Yesterday, I installed and turned on a VPN extension (Touch VPN) to Google Chrome to...

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Plan: Free Country: Viet Nam Device: Laptop Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: -Issue: Can't login into my account on Spotify Desktop App -Backstory: Yesterday, I installed and turned...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Albums auto added to playlist though Shuffle and Autoplay both switched off

Spotify PremiumSpotify für Windows (64 Bit) 1.2.50.335.g5e2860a8Windows 10 22H2 Hi,after playing an album, Spotify keeps adding an additional albums of the same artist to the playlist and continues playing. How can I stop Spotify adding albums to the...

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Spotify Premium Spotify für Windows (64 Bit) 1.2.50.335.g5e2860a8 Windows 10 22H2   Hi, after playing an album, Spotify keeps adding an additional albums of the same artist to the play...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Unable to hear Spotify with headphones on Windows 10

PlanFPremiumCountryUSADevicen/aOperating Systemwindows 10 desktop My Question or IssueWhen I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine without headphones but nothing comes through the headphones. I tried setting t...

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Plan FPremium Country USA Device n/a Operating System windows 10 desktop   My Question or Issue When I click play the music starts but I don't hear anything. It works perfectly fine wi...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop fails to load when AppData is folder redirected

PlanN/ACountryUnited StatesDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify Windows desktop app fails to load after install when the appdata folder is pointed to a network location via folder redirection. We are in a corporate...

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  Plan N/A Country United States Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   The Spotify Windows desktop app fails to load after install when the ap...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution dont have a password

PlanPremiumCountrynorwayDevicesamsung s24 My Question or Issuehow can i log onto my account i have on my phone that i logged on using samsung log in? it shows that i got no password and i cant change it or anyting on the account so i cant log in from...

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Plan Premium Country norway Device samsung s24   My Question or Issue how can i log onto my account i have on my phone that i logged on using samsung log in? it shows that i got no passw...

Joan

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