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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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MIKAAAAEL

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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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Cant listen Music on Desktop Client but im able on Smartphone

PlanPremium (Family)CountryGermanyDevicePC & SmartphoneOperating SystemWin 10 1903 / Android 9 My Question or IssueI can't listen to the following title via the desktop client of Spotify:Kaan, Snoop Dogg, Eleni Foureira - Sirens - Radio EditIt's gray...

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Plan Premium (Family) Country Germany Device PC & Smartphone Operating System Win 10 1903 / Android 9   My Question or Issue I can't listen to the following title via the desktop c...

MauriceMV

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play/pause/forward and backward buttons not working

PlanPremiumCountrycanadaDevicehp pavilion x2 10Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuerecently my play pause fast forward and rewind buttons built into my keyboard have stopped working. im not sure why they work on everything else

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Plan Premium Country canada Device hp pavilion x2 10 Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue recently my play pause fast forward and rewind buttons built into my keyboard ha...

MauriceMV

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Solved!! Spotify Failed To Open Error (1304)

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceWindows 10 Installer & Windows 10 appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo basically when I try to open the spotify app I get that error. No idea how I got it or what's causing it. I'm willing to try anything. Th...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Windows 10 Installer & Windows 10 app Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So basically when I try to open the spotify app I get that e...

OneByBoo

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Spotify unable to start

PlanFreeCountrySingapore DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify blank screen. have tried uninstalling and re-installing and still it doesnt work. error

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Plan Free Country Singapore   Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify blank screen. have tried uninstalling and re-installing and still it doesn...

OneByBoo

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How do i add local songs to an album

PlanPremiumCountryswedenDevice(PC, iPhone 8+)Operating System(iOS 13, windows 10) My Question or IssueThere's an album with a couple of the songs taken out and i was wondering if i could add them back in through local files?

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  Plan Premium Country sweden Device (PC, iPhone 8+) Operating System (iOS 13, windows 10)   My Question or Issue There's an album with a couple of the songs taken out and i was ...

OneByBoo

Roadie

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Remove the BIG annoying New Playlist button and status bar please

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSuddenly the Playlist has less space. The button "New Playlist" is not used enough to justify this size or placement. Kind regards, Geir

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Plan Premium Country Norway Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Suddenly the Playlist has less space.  The button "New Playlist" is not used enough to justify this si...

OneByBoo

Roadie

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Play local files from desktop using phone or smartwatch.

PlanFreeCountry DeviceGalaxy Note 9/Galaxy Active 2Operating SystemAndroid/Tizen My Question or IssueCan I play my local files from PC using my phone and or smart watch while I'm not on same Wifi and without storing them locally to either device? I w...

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Plan Free Country   Device Galaxy Note 9/Galaxy Active 2 Operating System Android/Tizen   My Question or Issue Can I play my local files from PC using my phone and or smart watch ...

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Banner Ads Cover Playlist

PlanFreeCountry USDeviceLenovo ThinkPad SL510Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Bottom banner ad covers last couple songs of playlist

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Plan Free Country  US Device Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Bottom banner ad covers last couple songs of playlist  

Crazychemist

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Spotify cannot play song and then skips all songs... (with a workaround)

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI had the dread Spotify can't play issue where it would attempt to play and then skip the song after 2~ seconds.. and then skip every other song...I had this sporadically, and a a...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows    My Question or Issue I had the dread Spotify can't play issue where it would attempt to play and then skip the so...

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Cant see saved songs under artists on mobile

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceAny that ive triedOperating SystemAny My Question or Issue When I go to the "My Library" tab and go to the "artists" tab, half of the artists that i follow, they appear, but when I open them the music that i have...

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  Plan Premium Country  United States Device Any that ive tried Operating System Any    My Question or Issue  When I go to the "My Library" tab and go to the "arti...

bagoo

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I have to reinstall Spotify everytime the PC turns on

Hello, so basicly what's happening to me is,If i don't do a fresh reinstall to spotify everytime i start the pc, any song that hasn't yet been loaded, for example, songs that aren't in my favorite songs, have "never" heard, etc, won't load. I have to...

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Hello, so basicly what's happening to me is, If i don't do a fresh reinstall to spotify everytime i start the pc, any song that hasn't yet been loaded, for example, songs that aren't in my favo...

moonwatcher2001

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Spotify cant reproduce any song on client app

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI cant reproduce any song in the client app (Spotify works fine in web player or android with the same acc) When I click on "Play" the song dont start and it continua...

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Plan Premium Country Spain  Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I cant reproduce any song in the client app (Spotify works fine in web player or andr...

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Commercials during podcasts despite premium account

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHonor View 10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHey guys, don´t know if anyone has experienced this over the last days, but despite the fact that I have a premium account (and pay to play content add-free) ther...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Honor View 10 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hey guys, don´t know if anyone has experienced this over the last days, but despite th...

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Liked Songs are playing out of order, when sorted by title

Hello there, good evening.It's been a few days since I noticed my software is not playing my songs in correct order anymore. Every time I try to play them sorted by title, the program simply jumps to other songs randomly after 2 or 3 songs, and it al...

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Hello there, good evening. It's been a few days since I noticed my software is not playing my songs in correct order anymore. Every time I try to play them sorted by title, the program simply ju...

LulaSvob

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Entire Spotify Library missing (except for 5 albums)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 7, PCOperating Systemlatest iOS, Windows 10 My Question or IssueHi everyone - I migrated from Groove to Spotify and it worked great. 500+ albums and 10 playlists matched and showed up in Spotify across all platforms....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 7, PC Operating System latest iOS, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi everyone - I migrated from Groove to Spotify and it worked great.  &...

FabioFaria

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Problems with large playlists/song libraries

My Question or IssueI realize that this is somewhat of an issue of how I approach using spotify, but this has somewhat caused me some nuisance. I currently have a pretty large playlist (~3K songs and growing). I usually Like new songs and add them to...

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My Question or Issue I realize that this is somewhat of an issue of how I approach using spotify, but this has somewhat caused me some nuisance. I currently have a pretty large playlist (~3K songs a...

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[Windows] The Playlist Förfest! have the wrong songs.

The Playlist Förfest! have the wrong songs. If I click on one song, let's say Darin - Hög. It gives me a completley other song. (Wahlstedt, Vanillaz - Time to Shine)It's the same with all the other songs in that playlist. PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevi...

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The Playlist Förfest! have the wrong songs. If I click on one song, let's say Darin - Hög. It gives me a completley other song. (Wahlstedt, Vanillaz - Time to Shine) It's the same with all the other...

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Solved!! Playlist Exchange not allowing Spotify Link

Hi, Spotify community - trying to submit a playlist on the Spotify playlist exchange and I get an error- I am a curator/DJ/artist just starting on Spotify. I have claimed my artist's account (dropped a couple of originals) - I try to copy/paste the p...

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Hi, Spotify community - trying to submit a playlist on the Spotify playlist exchange and I get an error- I am a curator/DJ/artist just starting on Spotify. I have claimed my artist's account (dropped...

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Solved!! Issues while playing certain artists on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceDesktop, Galaxy S10Operating SystemWindows 10, Android Pie My Question or IssueAs title says, I'm experiecing issues while playing only certain artists (While with some others are viable) on desktop, both app or web playe...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Desktop, Galaxy S10 Operating System Windows 10, Android Pie   My Question or Issue As title says, I'm experiecing issues while playing only certain a...

OneByBoo

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"Don't play this song" option repeatedly disappearing from daily mixes

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDeskop, AndroidOperating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueIt's a daily gamble if the option to dislike Daily Mix songs is there and a couple of mine have been playing garbage that I don't want to hear. Using the...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Deskop, Android Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue It's a daily gamble if the option to dislike Daily Mix songs is there and a c...

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