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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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What is wrong?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI got nothing but problems lately, Spotify crashes, can't install properly on Win 10, receiver can't find Spotify direct, shuffle is not working properly...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I got nothing but problems lately, Spotify crashes, can't install proper...

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Spotify keeps starting up with the same song

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:The desktop app keeps starting up with the same song even though its not the last song i listened to. this has been going on for months

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: The desktop app keeps starting up with the same song even though its not the last son...

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Spotify playlists stuck on "Waiting for connection"

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So, my Spotify playlists on my PC were unexpectedly not listed as downloaded. Attempting to download them again leaves them stuck on "Waiting for connection"...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  So, my Spotify playlists on my PC were unexpectedly not listed as downloa...

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Google Home Mini

PlanFamilyCountry USOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue how do i check on the delivery status of the family package google home mini?

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Plan Family Country  US Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  how do i check on the delivery status of the family package google home mini?

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Unwanted looping of small fractions of tracks that won't stop

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Sometimes my spotify repeats something like a second of a song over and over again. This won't stop until I completely end the process through Task Manager; though I can move my m...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Sometimes my spotify repeats something like a second of a song over and over again. This won't stop un...

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"This radio station cannot be started" on any and all stations for months

PlanFreeCountry United States of AmericaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Tried restarting. tried a fresh install. tried doing it through the browser version. nothing has working. If I click on a song and do "go to song radio" it...

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  Plan Free Country  United States of America Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Tried restarting. tried a fresh install. tried doing it throu...

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Following random playlists

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceacer aspireOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy spotify keeps following random playlists by a user called 2playlist, is this because I signed up for something unknowingly or another issue?

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Plan Premium Country  New Zealand Device acer aspire Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue My spotify keeps following random playlists by a user called 2playlist, is th...

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playlist emptied except for a few songs added recently

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi,I noticed a few days ago that one of my playlists has been emptied of it's contents... I tried reinstalling spotify on windows, but no dice Is there a way to rec...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi, I noticed a few days ago that one of my playlists has been emptied of i...

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Solved!! Desktop overlay/song banner enables itself when restarting spotify or pc

PlanPremiumCountry FinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am having a problem with the desktop overlay when changing songs with my mediakeys on my keyboard, I've had this problem for about a year and last time I posted about ...

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Plan Premium Country  Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am having a problem with the desktop overlay when changing songs with my mediakeys on ...

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ScreenPad Spotify Works Now!

I tried to post that it's live now, installs, and works, but it seems the moderators closed the thread as not fixable. See here. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/ASUS-ScreenPad-Spotify-App-Missing/idi-p/4589372 There's your install lin...

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I tried to post that it's live now, installs, and works, but it seems the moderators closed the thread as not fixable.  See here.     https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Is...

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Superuser Contribution Friend Feed isn't showing on my computer anymore

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySweden DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:My friend feed isn't showing up anymore on my computer, it's working on other devices if I log in on there but on the desktop im using the friend feed won't...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Sweden  Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue: My friend feed isn't showing up anymore on my computer, it's working ...

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Can't install Spotify

PlanFreeCountry PortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having some problems with Spotify lately. First, everytime my PC turned on Spotify tried to update but said that an error have ocurred beacuse Spotify was running. Th...

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Plan Free Country  Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I'm having some problems with Spotify lately. First, everytime my PC turned on Spoti...

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Superuser Contribution Losing connection to phone when pausing from desktop app

PlanPremiumDeviceXiaomi Mi A1Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Issue I am listenning from my phone using Windows 10 App to control playback.When I pause I lose connection to my phone, the device changes from phone to desktop and to get the connection ...

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Plan Premium Device Xiaomi Mi A1 Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Issue  I am listenning from my phone using Windows 10 App to control playback. When I pause I lose connection t...

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Spotify won't open after update

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceHP EliteBookOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional My Question or Issue I updated yesterday after a computer restart the application opens but the song will not play and I cannot go into any other screens/playlists. If I cl...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device HP EliteBook Operating System Windows 7 Professional   My Question or Issue  I updated yesterday after a computer restart the application open...

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Spotify plays songs that is not on my playlist

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDeviceOmen laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue Okay so i just deleted a couple of songs on my downloaded playlist... then when i use shuffle the songs i deleted start playing? Help please?

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  Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device Omen laptop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue  Okay so i just deleted a couple of songs on my downloaded playlis...

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Superuser Contribution Fix playlist rendering issues

It seems that Spotify Windows has an rendering issues showing the playlists. Many are not displayed, only the playlist creator is shown, if mouse hovers over

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It seems that Spotify Windows has an rendering issues showing the playlists. Many are not displayed, only the playlist creator is shown, if mouse hovers over  

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"Show desktop overlay when using media keys" on Windows still showing after being disabled

Hello Everyone, when i'm creating multiple desktops on windows the function for disabling the desktop overlay when using media keys is not working properly.In order to make it work i have to got to the setting page switch it on and then off.Can you f...

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Hello Everyone,   when i'm creating multiple desktops on windows the function for disabling the desktop overlay when using media keys is not working properly. In order to make it wo...

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Song list (full) disappeared

Plan FreeCountry UKDevice desktop pcOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue:Within library my full song list has disappeared.It seems to have been replaced with favourite songs.My problem with this is that 'my songs' contained hundreds more ...

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Plan Free Country UK Device desktop pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Within library my full song list has disappeared. It seems to have been replaced with favou...

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Viewing Albums

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueOriginally raised back in Feb, no reply and now it's locked as old, so re-posting...---Some of us who grew up listening to CDs like to listen to full albums. I've in fact ...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Originally raised back in Feb, no reply and now it's locked as old, so re-posting... --- ...

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Sort playlist alphabetically

Hi. Since 2012 people have asked to implement this SIMPLE basic function, i.e. being able to sort playlists alphabetically. Nothing happened and this is getting very annoying. I have a premium subscription and using the desktop client on linux and wi...

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Hi. Since 2012 people have asked to implement this SIMPLE basic function, i.e. being able to sort playlists alphabetically. Nothing happened and this is getting very annoying. I have a premium subscr...

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