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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!! Delete/Remove a song from a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceLenovo ThinkCentreOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue How do I delete/remove a song from Local Files playlist?

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device Lenovo ThinkCentre Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  How do I delete/remove a song from Local Files playlist?

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Superuser Contribution The desktop app lies to you when hiding a song on the release radar

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor over a year now my release radar has been including unknown artists that I never listen to. So I use the included "hide" feature which displays the following mess...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For over a year now my release radar has been including unknown artists that I never liste...

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle play adds playlist twice or worse

Whenever I click to shuffle play a playlist, it adds the playlist twice in the queue if it's a shorter playlist (less than 40 songs) or will add songs from the start of the playlist randomly in the middle of the queue order if it's a longer playlist....

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Whenever I click to shuffle play a playlist, it adds the playlist twice in the queue if it's a shorter playlist (less than 40 songs) or will add songs from the start of the playlist randomly in the m...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Пауза при прослушивании песен. В Discord Высвечивается "Пауза".

Ставиться пауза при прослушивании треков.Ни у кого нет доступа к моему акку, я уже нажимал "Выйти ото всюду".Пауза связана с Дискордом, то есть высвечивается сообщение "Your mic has been transmitting for 30 seconds. SpotyFy playback paused". Ни в дис...

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Ставиться пауза при прослушивании треков. Ни у кого нет доступа к моему акку, я уже нажимал "Выйти ото всюду". Пауза связана с Дискордом, то есть высвечивается сообщение "Your mic has been transmit...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution premium works except for Joe Rogan podcast

I'm getting several of the premium features (e.g., unlimited skips), but I still can't listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, which is the only reason I signed up for premium.

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I'm getting several of the premium features (e.g., unlimited skips), but I still can't listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, which is the only reason I signed up for premium.

mgiraud

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Superuser Contribution my spotify keeps pausing every few seconds and i cant fix it

my spotify pauses every few seconds like every 30 or so seconds and ive tried deleting and reinstalling, clearing cache, logging in and out and it still wont work

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my spotify pauses every few seconds like every 30 or so seconds and ive tried deleting and reinstalling, clearing cache, logging in and out and it still wont work

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution First song or most recent song added to "Liked Songs" playlist won't play

Adding a new song to the "Liked Songs" playlist results in Spotify app not being able to play the song - error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". However, if I add another song to the playlis...

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Adding a new song to the "Liked Songs" playlist results in Spotify app not being able to play the song - error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot open Spotify from any shortcuts if minimized to system tray

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceCustom built desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.2.28.581.gd0e8a92cMy Question or IssueIf I enable "Close button should minimize the Spotify window", then close it, I cannot reopen it from any shortcut (either...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Custom built desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.2.28.581.gd0e8a92c My Question or Issue If I enable "Close button should minimize the Spo...

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Superuser Contribution Keyboard shortcut ctrl+alt+F (Search in Your Library) not working with colemak layout

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 EnterpriseSpotify App VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a My IssueThe keyboard shortcut for "Search in Your Library" ctrl-alt-F is not working. I figured that some keyboard layout/lan...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise Spotify App Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a   My Issue The keyboard shortcut for "Search in Yo...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app not filling screen / small gap on Windows 11

Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When I maximize Spotify there's a thin gap left over at the bottom which is slightly annoying. You can see it just slightly above the Windows taskbar.

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Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I maximize Spotify there's a thin gap left over at the bottom which is slightly annoying. You can see it just s...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify should support hardware yubikes

HI I was wanting to now something does spotify support Hardware keys. I am on a free spotify plan. The reason I am asking is because I will have a hardware key through a legit company named:yubico.comWindows 11 home64 bit operating system Spotify sho...

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HI I was wanting to now something does spotify support Hardware keys.  I am on a free spotify plan.  The reason I am asking is because I will have a hardware key through a legit company nam...

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The "Lyrics" feature no longer has a "go back" button

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 (64 bits)Spotify version1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a My Question or IssueHi, When I click the "lyrics" button to see the lyrics of the song I'm listening to, there is no way of going back to the page I was visiting befo...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 (64 bits) Spotify version 1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a   My Question or Issue Hi,   When I click the "lyrics" button to see the lyrics of the son...

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Superuser Contribution So there's no Smart Shuffle option for My Liked Songs in pc, right?

I really enjoy this feature and it works well on my Android and IOS apps. I usually turn this on for My Liked Songs, but it seems disappear on PC. However it could be found in other list I created except My Liked Songs. So it's still not worked on th...

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I really enjoy this feature and it works well on my Android and IOS apps. I usually turn this on for My Liked Songs, but it seems disappear on PC. However it could be found in other list I created ex...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution I can't see related videos on the main page

on the main page, both from browser and from the app, I can't see "related videos" when I play a song. My friends, by opening the same song can also view the related music video. Why? I have a premium account

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on the main page, both from browser and from the app, I can't see "related videos" when I play a song. My friends, by opening the same song can also view the related music video. Why? I have a premiu...

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Superuser Contribution Whenever I close Spotify, a bunch of random files appear in my downloads (including index.dat)?

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHow do I resolve the issue of all these random folders each containing a .FILE file from downloading in my downloads everytime I close Spotify (downloaded version)? They all seem to be con...

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  Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How do I resolve the issue of all these random folders each containing a .FILE file from downloading in my download...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Embeds stoped dissplaying themself

They link looks like this now: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/6EJDyT2T7pEeLLhNRR416r?si=6dbfd334681546c4 Before this, the link for a song was without the part that says "intel-de" and since the "intel-de" part is in the copied links I can't s...

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They link looks like this now:   https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/6EJDyT2T7pEeLLhNRR416r?si=6dbfd334681546c4   Before this, the link for a song was without the part that says "int...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on windows (10) malfnctions

Ongoing issues happen only on windows app. Reinstalled a few times, but got tired of it.Problems:1) Search doesn't work- sidebars appear and work fine, but where would be results is nothing, sometimes written that "no results were found", also unable...

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Ongoing issues happen only on windows app. Reinstalled a few times, but got tired of it. Problems:1) Search doesn't work- sidebars appear and work fine, but where would be results is nothing, someti...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Search does not work on my desktop app

It is an ongoing issue, not the only one and happens only on windows app (windows 10). After it happened the first time I reinstalled which worked for some time, but problems keep showing up.Problems:1) Search- sidebars appear and work fine, but wher...

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It is an ongoing issue, not the only one and happens only on windows app (windows 10). After it happened the first time I reinstalled which worked for some time, but problems keep showing up. Proble...

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Superuser Contribution my friends activity isn't showing

I click on the icon on the top right corner whhere its supposed to show the friends activity but when i click it nothing pops up when a week ago i was able to see and im going crzyyPlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceASUS LaptopOperating System(iOS 10, And...

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I click on the icon on the top right corner whhere its supposed to show the friends activity but when i click it nothing pops up when a week ago i was able to see and im going crzyy Plan Premium C...

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