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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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hroski

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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 are...

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Volume Knob Not Adjusting Volumn of Remote Device

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: DesktopOperating System: Windows 10Remote Device: Amazon Echo When I adjust the volume using my volume knob on the dell keyboard it shows that the volume is going up and down in the Spotify popup window. However the v...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Desktop Operating System: Windows 10 Remote Device: Amazon Echo   When I adjust the volume using my volume knob on the dell keyboard it shows that th...

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Superuser Contribution Unliking a song from an album no longer removes that specific one

Was this feature removed?I love TOOL's new album, but the interludes are pretty lackluster, in my opinion. If this was, say, a year ago, I would be able to just unsave them, why remove a perfectly functional asset?

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Was this feature removed? I love TOOL's new album, but the interludes are pretty lackluster, in my opinion. If this was, say, a year ago, I would be able to just unsave them, why remove a perfectly ...

Katerina

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Profile Picture Won't Change

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceCustom Built Windows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIm trying to update my profile picture, after I change the picture it puts it on my profile like it should then when I go to another playlist or re...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Custom Built Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Im trying to update my profile picture, after I change the picture it p...

McZarya

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Can't skip songs using keyboard keys, using Spotify app on laptop

My issue has been happening for a while but for some reason I will have it sometimes and then other times I won't, it's really weird. I have the Spotify app downloaded on my laptop, I'm not using it on Chrome or Safari. So I will be working on a coll...

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My issue has been happening for a while but for some reason I will have it sometimes and then other times I won't, it's really weird. I have the Spotify app downloaded on my laptop, I'm not using it ...

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can't skip songs using keyboard keys
can't skip songs with app running in background
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Windows Hybrid Tablet/Laptop

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI currently have all my "local Files" saved on an Android tablet which spotify doesn't recogn...

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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 I curre...

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Volume keeps jumping down to near zero

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell Vostro laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHaving a maddening issue where I'll be playing music on the Windows desktop version of the app, and the slider will suddenly jump to a level of around 10-15% w...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Vostro laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Having a maddening issue where I'll be playing music on the Windows desktop version...

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PlanFree/PremiumCountryMéxico DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueEn spotify de pc mas especifico en windows 7 en la sección de canciones que te gustan no me aparece nada de mis canciones que tengo solo me aparece (Aquí aparecer...

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Plan Free/Premium Country México   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue En spotify de pc mas especifico en windows 7 en la sección de canciones que te ...

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Superuser Contribution Ops, errors have occurred. refresh

Hi, i have a problem with web version and PC app, when i search any songs it give me a red alert with an error "ops, errors have occurred. refresh ". fine i've try to delete cookie, cache, nothing... the same error on all the browsers, like opera, ch...

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Hi, i have a problem with web version and PC app, when i search any songs it give me a red alert with an error "ops, errors have occurred. refresh ". fine i've try to delete cookie, cache, nothing......

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Bring back the dislike button

Where did the dislike button go? It is missing from the Android App and from Windows desktop. All playlists are completely messed up and playing music I dislike. BRING IT BACK.or I'll be cancelling my premium membership.

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Where did the dislike button go? It is missing from the Android App and from Windows desktop. All playlists are completely messed up and playing music I dislike. BRING IT BACK. or I'll be cancelling...

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Spotify Free tier fails to play ads and then resume music on Windows 10 app

Spotify Free tier fails to play ads and then resume music on Windows 10 app. It doesn't happen every time, but the ad wont play so music wont continue, and then you have to close out the app and reopen it to get it to play then resume music. PlanFree...

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Spotify Free tier fails to play ads and then resume music on Windows 10 app. It doesn't happen every time, but the ad wont play so music wont continue, and then you have to close out the app and reop...

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Is there still no way to download podcasts on desktop windows?

I've been using Spotify premium for years and I like listening to podcasts as well as music, but while there is a way to download music for offline listening, I've not found a way to download podcasts so I can listen to them offline. It should be the...

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I've been using Spotify premium for years and I like listening to podcasts as well as music, but while there is a way to download music for offline listening, I've not found a way to download podcast...

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Solved!! No sound from desktop app

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI get no sound from the desktop app, sometimes when I have recently started the app I get a millisecond of sound when I play a song, but then it goes silent. It then ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I get no sound from the desktop app, sometimes when I have recently started the app I get ...

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Friend Activity Not Showing Non-Facebook Users

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 and mac My Question or IssueThis was working a few weeks ago, but it seems like all my friends who don't have a Facebook account are no longer showing up in my Friend Feed. Those who are sy...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 and mac   My Question or Issue This was working a few weeks ago, but it seems like all my friends who don't ...

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Sound gets boosted to max suddenly

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceAndroidOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueBecause my phone randomly connects with spotify, the sound gets boosted to max on my pc randomly. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Android Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Because my phone randomly connects with spotify, the sound gets boosted to max on my pc ra...

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Message "Spotify can't play this right now" for ALL the songs in the catalog.

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn the last days I can't listen either through the desktop app or through the web player ANY songs in the catalog. When I click the play button I get this message: "Sp...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue In the last days I can't listen either through the desktop app or through the web play...

Sebasty

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Spotify crashing my computer

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.17.543.geb9254e9 (Microsoft Store)My Question or IssueSpotify crashes my computer, when spotify has been idle in the background for a longer time or when I try to close it, CPU/RAM usage of the app...

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Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.17.543.geb9254e9 (Microsoft Store) My Question or Issue Spotify crashes my computer, when spotify has been idle in the background ...

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Spotify freezes my PC

PlanFreeCountryLithuaniaDeviceIntel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G1620 @ 2.70GHz, 2700 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 ProMy Question or IssueWith both the Spotify program or app on, my PC often completely freezes my P...

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  Plan Free Country Lithuania Device Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G1620 @ 2.70GHz, 2700 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s) Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue ...

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Spotify keeps crashing my computer.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have tried to uninstall and reinstall Spotify through both the direct EXE and the Windows store about 15 times, every time I have used programs like Revo ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have tried to uninstall and reinstall Spotify through both the direct EXE and ...

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Minimize/maximize and close Bar

PlanPremiumCountrySaudi ArabiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueMinimize/maximize and close bar is not in the correct order in Spotify Arabic Ver. I'm hoping it will get fixed in future update.

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Plan Premium Country Saudi Arabia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Issue Minimize/maximize and close bar is not in the correct order in Spotify Arabic Ver.    ...

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Netflix app and Spotify desktop not working together

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 Laptop (Dell)My Question or IssueWhen opening the netflix app downloaded from the windows store spotify stops working. Specifically the songs stop playing and quickly cycle to the next song. To fix the problem I ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 Laptop (Dell) My Question or Issue When opening the netflix app downloaded from the windows store spotify stops working. Specifically the songs stop ...

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