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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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Spotify desktop "Hmm friend feed has failed to load"

PlanFreeCountry USDeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So for some stupid reason, Spotify tells me that my friend feed has failed to load on the desktop app, and if I try to refresh it, a 1/1000 of a second later it will tell...

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Plan Free Country  US Device Desktop  Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue  So for some stupid reason, Spotify tells me that my friend feed has faile...

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Superuser Contribution Find people's profiles on spotify

Hello - I used to be able to search a person's name in the search bar on the desktop or mobile app and find people's profiles and view their public playlists. About a month ago lots of profiles seemed to have disappeared and no longer show up in the ...

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Hello - I used to be able to search a person's name in the search bar on the desktop or mobile app and find people's profiles and view their public playlists. About a month ago  lots of profiles...

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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth/USB DAC notifications causing tracks to pause

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceRazerblade laptop/HTC U11 phone/Ear Studio ES100 DACOperating SystemWindows 10/Android Oreo 8.0.0Spotify Version1.0.85.257.g0f8531bdMy Question or Issue I also sent this to Ear Studio's support email address: I have the ES...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device Razerblade laptop/HTC U11 phone/Ear Studio ES100 DAC Operating System Windows 10/Android Oreo 8.0.0 Spotify Version 1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd My Question or...

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Superuser Contribution Can't watch videos on Android Device and Desktop App in Austria

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustria/ViennaDeviceBQ Aquaris XOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 + Latest Spotify Version My Question or Issue I can't see and play any Videos on any Platform (PC or Andoid Device) via Spotify!The Release of Spotify Video was in 201...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Austria/Vienna Device BQ Aquaris X Operating System Android 8.1 + Latest Spotify Version   My Question or Issue  I can't see and play any Videos on ...

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Searching not working

Nothing is foundPlanPremiumCountry CZDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 EDIT1: Sent tweet to @SpotifyCaresEDIT2: @SpotifyStatus Something’s out of tune. We’re currently investigating, and we’ll keep you posted here!EDIT3 (2hrs of the outage): Still no...

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Nothing is found Plan Premium Country  CZ Device PC Operating System Windows 7     EDIT1: Sent tweet to @SpotifyCares EDIT2: @SpotifyStatus  Something’s out of tune....

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Can't search/filter by year in application anymore?

Hello. Tried a search within the Windows application, year:1990-1999, which worked fine before, didn't work. Tried in the android application too. But no luck there either. Tried differens terms like years: and "year:1990, 1991" and so on. But it did...

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Hello.   Tried a search within the Windows application, year:1990-1999, which worked fine before, didn't work. Tried in the android application too. But no luck there either.   Tri...

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Import songs from local library, then link them to online version so I can delete the local mp3's

PlanPremiumCountryBE DeviceWindows laptopOperating SystemWindows 7, windows 10 My Question or IssueI want to convert my local files to a spotify playlist and then delete my local files.Not all mp3-tags are correct, but most of them should be working....

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  Plan Premium Country BE  Device Windows laptop Operating System Windows 7, windows 10   My Question or Issue I want to convert my local files to a spotify playlist and the...

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Superuser Contribution [Playlists] See in which of my Playlists a Song is in

Desktop App My Question or Issue I am missing an esential feature that makes it apparent in which playlist a currently playing song is. (the orange circle in playlist panel on the picture) closed: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Closed-Ideas/Playlis...

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  Desktop App   My Question or Issue   I am missing an esential feature that makes it apparent in which playlist a currently playing song is. (the orange circle in playl...

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Help: Greyed song in mobile playlist, but not in windows - and more on grey songs

My Question or Issue Songs are greyed out in my phone's playlist, but won't even appear on the same playlist on windows.1 - Why is that?2 - If I download a song that later becomes greyed out, will I be able to keep it?3 - If not, am I correct in assu...

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My Question or Issue  Songs are greyed out in my phone's playlist, but won't even appear on the same playlist on windows. 1 - Why is that? 2 - If I download a song that later becomes greyed o...

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Problem in search

Nothing found in the searchPlanPremiumCountry IsraelDeviceWindows 10 appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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Nothing found in the search Plan Premium Country  Israel Device Windows 10 app Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  

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trying to search for artists, but spotify is only searching for local files

PlanFreeCountry englandDevicedesktop pcOperating Systemwindows ten My Question or Issue when i try seaching for music, the only songs and artists in my local files are showing up, nothing thats on spotify

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Plan Free Country  england Device desktop pc Operating System windows ten   My Question or Issue   when i try seaching for music, the only songs and artists in my local...

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Error 17 on Spotify when signing in

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevice(iPhone 6s, HP Windows 10 laptop)Operating System(iOS 10, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Today I tried to sign into my main Spotify account and an error popped up that said A firewall may be blocking Spotify. P...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device (iPhone 6s, HP Windows 10 laptop) Operating System (iOS 10, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Today I tried to sign into my main ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app state overrided my dektop spotify previous state when i change from one to the other

Each time that I change from spotify phone to spotify desktop, the desktop previous "state" (song/list/random option/etc...) is overriden by the spotfy phone "state" so i lost the list/song/queue or random config I was playing on my desktop before......

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Each time that I change from spotify phone to spotify desktop, the desktop previous "state" (song/list/random option/etc...) is overriden by the spotfy phone "state" 😞 so i lost the list/song/q...

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Solved!! cant turn off recently played artists?

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Every time i try to toggle my recently played artists off nothing happens, restarting the program just toggles it back on.

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Every time i try to toggle my recently played artists off nothing happens, restarting the program just toggles ...

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Starts playing 30 sec into song

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop Windows My Question or IssueOne song starts playing 30 seconds in when being played in a playlist with shuffle. Only one song seems to have this problem

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Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop   Windows  My Question or Issue One song starts playing 30 seconds in when being played in a playlist with shuffle. Only one song seems t...

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Only one daily mix

PlanPremiumCountrySpainOperating System Windows 10My Question or IssueI only get a daily mix, before I had three. It is normal?

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  Plan Premium Country Spain Operating System  Windows 10 My Question or Issue I only get a daily mix, before I had three. It is normal?  

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Noticing the Improvements

I've been using the Windows Desktop version nearly every day for a few months, and I just wanted to say "Thank You" for all the improvements that I've noticed to performance, data-syncing, keyboard shortcuts, etc. All the small improvements are addin...

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I've been using the Windows Desktop version nearly every day for a few months, and I just wanted to say "Thank You" for all the improvements that I've noticed to performance, data-syncing, keyboard s...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop Daily Mix Issue "not available offline"

I've seen a couple posts similar, but none with a fix.....I can get daily mix on the ios app, but when I type it into the search bar on the desktop version and click daily mix it gives me the message, "your daily mix is not available offline. Please ...

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I've seen a couple posts similar, but none with a fix.....I can get daily mix on the ios app, but when I type it into the search bar on the desktop version and click daily mix it gives me the message...

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PLAYLIST PICTURE

PlanPremiumCountry swedenDevice(PC)Operating System(windows 8.1) My Question or Issuehow can i download my own playlist pictures ? i really dont want to lose my picture and i would like to edit it

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Plan Premium Country  sweden Device (PC) Operating System (windows 8.1)   My Question or Issue how can i download my own playlist pictures ? i really dont want to lose my picture ...

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