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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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"Connect to a device" not showing other devices, combined with "Can't play current dong"

PlanPremium & HeadspaceCountryNorwayDevice & Operating SystemSamsung Galaxy S9 (Android 9) & Windows 10 Pro (10.0.18362) My Question or IssueI've had the "Can't play current song" issue for a while, and I've been trying the different suggestions for ...

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  Plan Premium & Headspace Country Norway Device & Operating System Samsung Galaxy S9 (Android 9) & Windows 10 Pro (10.0.18362)   My Question or Issue I've had the...

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Listening Activity won't show on friends' feed

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceAll devicesOperating SystemVarious My Question or IssueHi! My listening activity won't show up on my friends' "Friend Activity"! Doesn't work on any of my devices. What should I do??

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Plan Premium Country Portugal Device All devices Operating System Various   My Question or Issue Hi! My listening activity won't show up on my friends' "Friend Activity"! Doesn't work ...

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Spotify freezing without crashing

PlanPaidCountry USADeviceDell laptopOperating Systemwin10 My Question or Issue Win10 app freezes but keeps playing. UI is unresponsive, but the music keeps playing.

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  Plan Paid Country  USA Device Dell laptop Operating System win10  My Question or Issue  Win10 app freezes but keeps playing. UI is unresponsive, but the music keeps pl...

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"Can't play the current song" part way through song

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceDell XPS15 using Soundblaster X-fiOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI keep getting "Can't play the current song" part way through a song. I need to restart Spotify to continue playing. I have gone to adv...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Dell XPS15 using Soundblaster X-fi Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I keep getting "Can't play the current song" part way through a so...

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Spotify won't play any song

PlanPremium (but the problem was there before going Premium)CountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify app simply won't play any song. When I click on a song, it starts like it should, without any error message, b...

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Plan Premium (but the problem was there before going Premium) Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify app simply won't play any song. Wh...

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Solved!! I can't create topic in playlist exchange forum

Hello.This is problem just with Spotify community. I couldn't post My playlist. I don't know, if I was reported, but My playlist URI was correct. I have also use some tags, but there are not any good tags for My playlistts for selection, so I have se...

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Hello. This is problem just with Spotify community. I couldn't post My playlist. I don't know, if I was reported, but My playlist URI was correct. I have also use some tags, but there are not any go...

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Solved!! No way to download local files

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, PC)Operating System(iOS 12, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Because my computer has no wifi card, it must connect via ethernet to the network switch. I am currently in college meaning that access to this network...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 8,  PC) Operating System (iOS 12, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Because my computer has no wifi card, it must connect via ethe...

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Shuffle and Repeat Preferences Don't Stick

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10My Question or IssueBottom line - Shuffle/Repeat float with my account and don't stick on a specific device. Here's what I'm talking about - I was at my desk listening on the Windows app this morning....

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  Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue Bottom line - Shuffle/Repeat float with my account and don't stick on a specific device.    ...

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Crashing when connect bluetooth headphones while playing

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DevicePC - Spotify 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6bOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I connect my bluetooth headphones to my PC (Bose QC 35 II) while any song is playing on spotify, the programm hangs. The process CPU...

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Plan Premium Country Germany  Device PC - Spotify 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue   When I connect my bluetooth headphones...

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Can not listen song in my laptop when I am abroad even when I am premium

I can't play music in my window app when I am abroad. I will be 4 month outside the country I am subscribe in. I can play music in my phone but not through my laptop which is weird! My Question or Issue

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I can't play music in my window app when I am abroad. I will be 4 month outside the country I am subscribe in. I can play music in my phone but not through my laptop which is weird!   My Quest...

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bottom left cover onclick bug

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf you press the song cover in the bottom left corner the song above the song you clicked gets highlighted.I dont know how to reproduce the bug... after i restar...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If you press the song cover in the bottom left corner the song above the song you cli...

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Add Local files Crashes Spotify (Win7-64bit)

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 Pro, 64-bit My Question or IssueSpotify client cannot handle large local library (30k mp3s).Trying to add the entire library, using Add Source, causes a runaway memory leak (3.5GB+), the client stops respo...

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  Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit   My Question or Issue Spotify client cannot handle large local library (30k mp3s). Trying to add the entire librar...

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Songs sound metalic

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHey guys and gals, my issue since a few days is that every song i play - it just sounds like someone sings into a tin can. This problem only occurs on my PC. I have spotify on my androi...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hey guys and gals, my issue since a few days is that every song i play - it just sounds like someone sings into a...

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Songs Playing but Muted

Hello,So I recently reinstalled the Windows desktop app, and when I tried to play music, the progress bar was moving but no sound was coming out. I've tried relogging in and reinstalling a couple times but no luck. Is this a Spotify problem or someth...

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Hello, So I recently reinstalled the Windows desktop app, and when I tried to play music, the progress bar was moving but no sound was coming out. I've tried relogging in and reinstalling a couple t...

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Volume slider is visually broken on Windows 10 for me

PlanPremium DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:When I start Spotify on Windows the volume slider always appears visually to be at full volume. In reality the volume is somewhere else when I start playing music. After the ...

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Plan Premium   Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: When I start Spotify on Windows the volume slider always appears visually to be at full volume....

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Master volume varies wildly when starting/ending calls with Jabber

Plan: FreeCountry: USAOperating System: Windows 10 Hi, all! I am having a constant issue with the master volume on my computer changing when starting and ending calls while Spotify is running. When answering a call, the master volume drops to 0, not ...

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Plan: Free Country: USA Operating System: Windows 10   Hi, all! I am having a constant issue with the master volume on my computer changing when starting and ending calls while Spotify is ru...

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I Want Music in English and Spanish in my Daily Mixes

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 listen to music in both English and Spanish but all my Daily Mixes are English only. How ca...

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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 liste...

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Don't like button doesn't remove songs in Discover Weekly playlist

PlanFreeCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 desktop appMy Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to Discover Weekly songs and click 'Don't like' it greys out that song and skips to the next song as expected. However, when I close Spotify and re-open it ...

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Plan Free Country UK Operating System Windows 10 desktop app My Question or Issue When I'm listening to Discover Weekly songs and click 'Don't like' it greys out that song and skips to the nex...

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Non trova nessun brano

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNon mi trova più nessun bravo, ho provato a cancellare le righe con spotify sul file hots ma non ha funzionato! Ho già provato a reinstallare più volta

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Non mi trova più nessun bravo, ho provato a cancellare le righe con spotify sul file hots ma non...

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Spotify app very slow and laggy

I'm using Windows 8 on a premium plan. I've been using Spotify for 4 years with no issues, but the last few days the app has been horribly laggy and slow. It takes about a minute to 'load' the app, and it will often stop playing the song I choose, or...

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I'm using Windows 8 on a premium plan. I've been using Spotify for 4 years with no issues, but the last few days the app has been horribly laggy and slow. It takes about a minute to 'load' the app, a...

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