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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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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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Spotify Breaks my WiFi

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf I run The Spotify App or stream from directly from the site my WiFi stops working, no connectivity, dropped packets on PING. But if I listen on my phone,...

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Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If I run The Spotify App or stream from directly from the site my WiFi stops wor...

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Disable volume control

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceNokia (Android 9)Operating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueI can't find a way to disable the volume control.I use my PC for playing music and though my Spotify App is not started my smartphone sets the volume of the PC...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Nokia (Android 9) Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue I can't find a way to disable the volume control. I use my PC for playing music an...

grrman

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Songs won't sync between devices

Songs I liked on my phone won't show up in the desktop application.I have this issue for several months now. There are workarounds, but what I want is a fix.

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Songs I liked on my phone won't show up in the desktop application. I have this issue for several months now. There are workarounds, but what I want is a fix.

Heldenhirn

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How queueing works

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don’t understand how queueing is supposed to work in Spotify. Suppose I want to play two albums, X and Y, in succession without my having to start Y manually after X has ended: I thought que...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I don’t understand how queueing is supposed to work in Spotify. Suppose I want to play two albums, X and Y, in succession wi...

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Spotify is always going automaticly on pause in my phone and my computer

Hello, all is said in the title. When I'm playing music, spotify always going on pause, in my Samsung s10+ and in my computer. For first, I thinked the problem was on my phone, but this happens on my computer. So can i have a solution because it's no...

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Hello, all is said in the title. When I'm playing music, spotify always going on pause, in my Samsung s10+ and in my computer. For first, I thinked the problem was on my phone, but this happens on my...

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Daily Mix Change?

Edit: I didn't mean to post this in the Windows discussion area, newbie mistake. My bad. Plan: Premium FamilyCountry: US Device: iMac Late 2013Operating System: Mojave 10.14.3 Was there a change in how the Daily Mixes are built? Yesterday I had the u...

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Edit: I didn't mean to post this in the Windows discussion area, newbie mistake. My bad.   Plan: Premium Family Country: US   Device: iMac Late 2013 Operating System: Mojave 10.1...

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Error Code 17,18 and 53 - Spotifyfullsetup.exe

After the latest automatic update (20181129) spotify can't start. The usual fix didn't solve it either.Usually everytime when spotify doesn't start after an upgrade I run the below script( you can copy below text and open notepad and paste text and s...

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After the latest automatic update (20181129) spotify can't start. The usual fix didn't solve it either. Usually  everytime when spotify doesn't start after an upgrade I run the below scrip...

cohenfs

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Desktop title bar detached from app after resume from sleep

Family planPremiumNew Zealand DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10App version 1.1.17.543.geb9254e9 (Microsoft Store version) My Question or IssueWhen Spotify is open and the PC goes to sleep, when it resumes from sleep, the Windows title bar is detache...

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Family plan Premium New Zealand   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 App version 1.1.17.543.geb9254e9 (Microsoft Store version)   My Question or Issue When Spotify is open...

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Solved!! Playlist always play in shuffle mode

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the Spotify app my playlists always play in shuffle mode even if I change the mode, it remains played randomly, I can not listen to the songs of the same album a...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With the Spotify app my playlists always play in shuffle mode even if I change the mode, i...

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Locate already downloaded songs

Hey,I've got 2 OS on my laptop and I've been wondering if I can somehow point the second os spotify to where all my songs are located. Seems like my only option is to download everything again but that is just wasting space to be honest. So, is there...

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Hey, I've got 2 OS on my laptop and I've been wondering if I can somehow point the second os spotify to where all my songs are located. Seems like my only option is to download everything again but ...

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Spotify insists on being Offline, even though my computer is connected to the internet

I've had this problem for about a week or so- my Spotify desktop app has randomly decided that it's offline, even though I am most definitely connected to the internet. So far, I have tried- "X"ing out of Spotify then opening it again- Ending it with...

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I've had this problem for about a week or so- my Spotify desktop app has randomly decided that it's offline, even though I am most definitely connected to the internet. So far, I have tried - "X"ing...

PaulRx4

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No internet connection detected, spotify keeps going offline.

PlanPremiumDeviceAsus laptop Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, ive recently moved out to a different apartment, and joined another wifi network, it works well on my laptop, but for some reason Spotify keeps going offline every few...

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  Plan Premium Device Asus laptop  Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, ive recently moved out to a different apartment, and joined another wifi network, ...

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Spotify no me reproduce algunas canciones

PlanFreeCountry USAOperating System( Windows 7 & Buenas noches, tengo un problema con mi Spotify tanto en mi desktop como en mi laptop y es que al seleccionar ciertas canciones, no me las reproduce y no solo es musica nueva, algunas de las canciones ...

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Plan Free Country USA Operating System ( Windows 7 & 😎   Buenas noches, tengo un problema con mi Spotify tanto en mi desktop como en mi laptop y es que al seleccionar ciertas cancio...

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Re: Playlist from local files to Spotify files

Hi, Unfortunately, automatic recognition does not seem to work for me. What my goal isCreate 4 playlists located in 4 distinct folders on a USB Stick. What I tried to do- I'm on Premium Subscription- Connect USB Stick - Add Folder 1/4 folders to Loca...

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Hi,   Unfortunately, automatic recognition does not seem to work for me.   What my goal is Create 4 playlists located in 4 distinct folders on a USB Stick.   What I tried to do ...

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Spotify will not detect devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been spending eternity trying to get my spotify to detect my phone. Tried everything; clearing offline devices, reinstalling, turning off network, making a n...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been spending eternity trying to get my spotify to detect my phone. Tried ...

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there is no playlist on anything

PlanPremiumCountry: america Devicemacbook pro 2014 Operating SystemMacOS Catalina The problem started last year when my spotify stoped working by not displaying any songs on any playlists. I delated the app using Appcleaner, and search for any catche...

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Plan Premium Country: america   Device macbook pro 2014   Operating System MacOS Catalina   The problem started last year when my spotify stoped working by not displaying any...

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who added to a playlist

How can I see who added a song to a Collaborative playlistI use iOS & Windows desktop

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How can I see who added a song to a Collaborative playlist I use iOS & Windows desktop

OneByBoo

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My friends can't see my spotify activity

"Publish my activity" is on and private session is off but my friends still can't see what I'm listening to. Is there anything I can do or does it have something to do with the update?

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"Publish my activity" is on and private session is off but my friends still can't see what I'm listening to. Is there anything I can do or does it have something to do with the update?

OneByBoo

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Artist names no longer clickable!

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceVarious PCsOperating SystemWindows 7, 10 My Question or IssueArtist names the desktop homebage appear to be broken. They are no longer clickable links. This happens on Windows 7 and 10. Just thought I'd share. Hope this get...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Various PCs Operating System Windows 7, 10   My Question or Issue Artist names the desktop homebage appear to be broken.  They are no longer clicka...

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