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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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Solved!! Facebook Friends Not Appearing

PlanFreeCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue Every time I try to press the "Find Friends" command in the "Friend Activity" on the desktop app, it is shown that I have 0 friends on Spotify even though only a few days ago, a whole ...

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Plan Free Country Canada Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  Every time I try to press the "Find Friends" command in the "Friend Activity" on the desktop app, it i...

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ROP exploit

Hello Community, do you guys have any idea why playing spotify on a browser makes it an ROP exploit? This causes spotify to halt its playing. Attached is a screenshot report from sophos.

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Hello Community, do you guys have any idea why playing spotify on a browser makes it an ROP exploit? This causes spotify to halt its playing. Attached is a screenshot report from sophos.

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Superuser Contribution Artist not showing on Local Files

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have recently downloaded 164 songs from SoundCloud which I intended to put into Spotify as it is much easier for me. All of the songs have imported fine, but they are n...

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Plan Premium Country   United States Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue     I have recently downloaded 164 songs from SoundCloud which I intended to put i...

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Playback is in wrong order after sorting "See all songs" in a search

This is for Spotify on Windows 10. Can't sort songs in searches on Android, so not sure if it applies to other platforms. If you search for a song, and click on "See all songs", you can play any of them; if you sort the list and click on the first so...

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This is for Spotify on Windows 10. Can't sort songs in searches on Android, so not sure if it applies to other platforms.    If you search for a song, and click on "See all songs", you ca...

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Activity bar problem

Hello guys I have weird problem with activity bar. Since two months friends keep telling me that they don't see what music I listen to, how to change that? I already reinstaled spotify. Ps. My private session is off.

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Hello guys I have weird problem with activity bar. Since two months friends keep telling me that they don't see what music I listen to, how to change that? I already reinstaled spotify.  Ps. My...

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Shuffle is disabled when I select a song from the playlist

PlanPremiumCountry NLDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen I click on a song in my playlist, then the shuffle option is canceled. I would like to continue to listen to the rest of the playlist on shuffle,

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Plan Premium Country  NL Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click on a song in my playlist, then the shuffle option is canceled. I would like to conti...

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plays song not clicked instead of clicked and in different order

1. I search for a song.2. I click see all in the songs div.3. I change the order of the songs clicking on any column header.4. I click in any row and the song played is the one that was on the position before reordering. The order they are played is ...

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1. I search for a song. 2. I click see all in the songs div. 3. I change the order of the songs clicking on any column header. 4. I click in any row and the song played is the ...

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Can't change songs (PREMIUM USER *(since 4-5years lol)*)

Hello, i have a weird issue.It looks like Spotify has a problem with Windows 10 Pro 64bit.I changed a song using my keyboard media buttons (Wooting ONE) and it started skipping all my songs. I mean it went from the top to the bottom skipping songs li...

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Hello, i have a weird issue. It looks like Spotify has a problem with Windows 10 Pro 64bit. I changed a song using my keyboard media buttons (Wooting ONE) and it started skipping all my songs. I ...

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10 sporadic "error code 4"

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceHP DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify application sporadically (1/3 to 1/2 of the time) comes up with the error "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to reconnect wh...

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Plan Premium Country US  Device HP Desktop Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue The Spotify application sporadically (1/3 to 1/2 of the time) comes up with the...

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One band playing more often than others

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDevice(iPhone Operating System(iOS 12, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Over the past month or so, I have noticed that Spotify will play one band in particular way more often than any other band on my playlist. I have listen...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  US Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 12, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  Over the past month or so, I have noticed that Spotify will play...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Maintaining Window Size & Position

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The application window, when opened from the system tray, doesn't maintain its previous sizing. This means that if you open the application, maximize the window, an...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  The application window, when opened from the system tray, doesn't maintain its...

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Superuser Contribution Some Local Files say "Spotify can't play this right now.", but work on my phone

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceiPhone 8, PCOperating SystemiOS 10 on iPhone, Windows 10 64-bit on PC My Question or Issue So I've recently downloaded a bunch of songs by Lil Peep (since most of them don't appear on Spotify). Almost all of them wor...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device iPhone 8, PC Operating System iOS 10 on iPhone, Windows 10 64-bit on PC   My Question or Issue  So I've recently downloaded a bunch of ...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts Do Not Sort by New Episodes

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceLonovo ThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue On the android app, when I go to the podcasts in my library, it is very easy to sort by ones that have most recently added new episodes - Your Library>Podcasts...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device Lonovo ThinkPad Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  On the android app, when I go to the podcasts in my library, it is very e...

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Start off where you left

PlanPremiumCountryNorway Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been a Spotify subscriber since many many years now. Although the music collection and device connection possiblitities are great, I've always found the UI to be hard to u...

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Plan Premium Country Norway   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been a Spotify subscriber since many many years now. Although the music collection and devic...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me play anything in my library

For some reason on the Chromebook desktop app, I am unable to play any music that's in my library. I can listen to playlists just fine and everything else works, I've tried everything I can think of. I've shut down and restarted my computer, I logged...

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    For some reason on the Chromebook desktop app, I am unable to play any music that's in my library. I can listen to playlists just fine and everything else works, I've tried everything...

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Superuser Contribution How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast wont play.

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow I Built This with Guy Raz podcast wont play for me. Can you please investigate this. Thanks,Tom

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast wont play for me. Can you please investigate this.   Thanks, Tom ...

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Solved!! Friends Feed still giving "Failed to Load"

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceAsus ROG LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.0.89.313.g34a58dea (just updated) My Question or Issue Title says all. I have had trouble with the friends feed for months at this point. Have had it disabl...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device Asus ROG Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.0.89.313.g34a58dea (just updated)   My Question or Issue  Title say...

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Superuser Contribution Lokale Dateien von Desktop zu Desktop und Sortierung

PlanPremium Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04 und Windows 10 My Question or IssueIch habe mehrere Desktop Clients im Netzwerk und nutze lokale Dateien.Hinbekommen habe ich die lokalen Dateien vom Desktop Client in Linux auf dem iPhone zu speichern. Ist es...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 und Windows 10   My Question or Issue Ich habe mehrere Desktop Clients im Netzwerk und nutze lokale Dateien. Hinbekommen habe ich die lo...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Albums no longer displayed in alphabetical order

Hi, I've already opened this topic ( https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Albums-no-longer-displayed-in-alphabetical-order/m-p/4570114#M65222 ) but I clicked on "accept as solution" by mistake and I'm unable to undo it. I'm a spotify free...

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Hi,   I've already opened this topic ( https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Albums-no-longer-displayed-in-alphabetical-order/m-p/4570114#M65222 ) but I clicked on "accept as soluti...

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Solved!! My "Songs" list won't update.

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDevice(Computer, iPhone 6)Operating System(iOS 11.4, Windows 10) My Question or Issue My saved songs on my computer won't update. I saved some songs the other day on spotify on my phone and my computer just didn't care. I sav...

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Plan Premium Country  Norway Device (Computer, iPhone 6) Operating System (iOS 11.4, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  My saved songs on my computer won't update. I saved s...

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