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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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Tried literally everything - "Spotify can't play this right now."

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePC - not using Windows Store versionOperating SystemWindows 10 version 1809 My Question or IssueSpotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it. That's all I see whenever I try to pla...

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Plan Free Country USA Device PC - not using Windows Store version Operating System Windows 10 version 1809   My Question or Issue Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the fil...

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Spotify jumps back to another playlist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I pause the currently playing song, the Spotify app jumps back to a playlist that I had listened to some hours ago. And when I click on "play" again, the son...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I pause the currently playing song, the Spotify app jumps back to a playlist that...

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Automatic Syncing Between Devices, Even When Devices Are Off

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePC / iPhone XOperating SystemWindows 10 / iOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueFor the past few days now I have been having a very annoying issue with Spotify, but it's sort of difficult to explain. Basically, I only use Spotify o...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC / iPhone X Operating System Windows 10 / iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue For the past few days now I have been having a very annoying issue with Spo...

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no option for set the quality of download songs

PlanPremiumCountry Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I have spotify on my pc and my android phone and when i check the space of songs in my phone it says 4.13 GB but same songs in my pc is 2.9GB. when i check download qualit...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   I have spotify on my pc and my android phone and when i check the space of songs in...

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Open.spotify links do not open in desktop APP.

Every time I get sent an open spotify link it open the web browser and not the desktop app. the option to allow links to open the app is not there anymore. now I have to have the web browser open, set that to play on my desktop app, so it will play v...

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Every time I get sent an open spotify link it open the web browser and not the desktop app.   the option to allow links to open the app is not there anymore.   now I have to have the we...

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Create Playlist with Free-Account?

Hi,can I create Playlists with the free account/version of Spotify? Or can u do it only with Premium-Abo?Thx and kind regards,BJ

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Hi, can I create Playlists with the free account/version of Spotify? Or can u do it only with Premium-Abo? Thx and kind regards,BJ  

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[Windows] Fullscreen issue

PlanPremium CountryGermany DeviceCustom Build PC Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro Spotify Purchase via Microsoft Store My Question or IssueIn the reduced representation everything is normal.But when changing to enlarged view, the covers are displayed i...

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Plan Premium   Country Germany   Device Custom Build PC   Operating System Windows 10 Pro   Spotify Purchase via Microsoft Store     My Question or Issue ...

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Solved!! All Songs Unavailable

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.12.449.g4109e645 My Question or IssueNo songs are available, not even podcasts. No songs are on my playlists for no reason. I didn't delete the songs. Even daily mixes and ...

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Plan Free Country USA Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.12.449.g4109e645   My Question or Issue No songs are available, not even podcasts. No songs are...

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Solved!! CPU 100%

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevicePC AMD Ryzen 2700x 16Go Ram 250Go SSD M2 NVMEOperating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or Issue Spotify utilise 100% du CPU. Lorsqu'il n'est pas lancé, je n'ai pas de problème. Pouvez-vous m'aider ? Spotify use 100% CP...

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Plan Premium Country  France Device PC AMD Ryzen 2700x 16Go Ram 250Go SSD M2 NVME Operating System Windows 10 x64   My Question or Issue  Spotify utilise 100% du CPU. Lorsqu'...

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Can't sync mobile and desktop and now playlist is broken

Plan: Premium Country: United States of America Device: iPhone8/ Windows 10 PC/ Chromebook My Question or Issue: A couple weeks ago I noticed that my desktop and phone spotify apps were not syncing. I attempt the go offline for 10 minutes fix and thi...

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Plan: Premium   Country: United States of America   Device: iPhone8/ Windows 10 PC/ Chromebook         My Question or Issue:  A couple weeks ago I noticed...

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Removing a song from a repeating queue

Hi guysWhen I play a new album, I listen to it on repeat until I absorb it. As I get familiar with songs, I delete them from the queue. That way I can absorb the unfamiliar songs more quickly.Problem is, Spotify reaches the end of the album, reloads ...

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Hi guys When I play a new album, I listen to it on repeat until I absorb it.  As I get familiar with songs, I delete them from the queue.  That way I can absorb the unfamiliar songs more q...

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Spotify suddenly stops playing music on my laptop

This happened to me today, i was listening music when it suddenly stopped playing it, then I click on the play button and after 10-25 seconds i stops again. What is this problem?

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This happened to me today, i was listening music when it suddenly stopped playing it, then I click on the play button and after 10-25 seconds i stops again. What is this problem?

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Why a few titles are not available (in grey) on PC and available on iPhone?

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceiPhone 6S, PCOperating SystemiOS 12, Windows 10 My Question or IssueA few titles appear in grey (not available) on Spotify on PC (impossible to listen them). And those titles appear correctly on Spotify app on iPhone and...

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Plan Premium Country France Device iPhone 6S, PC Operating System iOS 12, Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few titles appear in grey (not available) on Spotify on PC (impossible to ...

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Playlists have been deleted

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI uninstalled and then reinstalled the web version of Spotify for entirely separate reasons and got rid of the Windows Store version. The web version seemed to be working ...

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Plan Free Country USA Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I uninstalled and then reinstalled the web version of Spotify for entirely separate reasons and got ri...

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Select podcasts not playing on Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueOnly select podcasts I listen to will play. However most of my podcasts will not play. Anything that is a Parcast will not play and some other ones as well. The...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Only select podcasts I listen to will play. However most of my podcasts will not pla...

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Podcasts will not play on desktop or mobile device

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceWindows Desktop, and iPhone XROperating SystemWindows 10 on Desktop, iOS 12.4 on iPhone My Question or IssuePodcasts will not play on either desktop or on my iphone. Music plays fine on both, even music that is not downloade...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Windows Desktop, and iPhone XR Operating System Windows 10 on Desktop, iOS 12.4 on iPhone   My Question or Issue Podcasts will not play on either desktop...

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Bring back old spotify UI

Please bring back Spotify's old UI where we can sort artists without following them. I liked the songs of hundreds and hundreds of artists and I don't want to follow any of them. This UI change is the worst update yet. At least make this change optio...

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Please bring back Spotify's old UI where we can sort artists without following them. I liked the songs of hundreds and hundreds of artists and I don't want to follow any of them. This UI change is th...

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How can I sort the artists page alphabetically WITHOUT following them?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy do I have to follow an artist in order to sort them alphabetically on that page? I have hundreds of artists in my library. I don't want to go through all of them, and I pe...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why do I have to follow an artist in order to sort them alphabetically on that page? I have hundred...

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Desktop app not remaining on same display when minimized

Description:When the Spotify app is minimized on Windows 10 with taskbars that are not the same across multiple displays, it automatically moves to the main taskbar instead of staying on the taskbar assigned to the display it was previously showing o...

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Description: When the Spotify app is minimized on Windows 10 with taskbars that are not the same across multiple displays, it automatically moves to the main taskbar instead of staying on the taskba...

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"Go to Playlist radio" using artists and songs from all my playlists since last update.

I've noticed that since the last couple updates, when I use the "Go to Playlist Radio" function, the generated radio will pick songs from all my playlists, which usually are very genre specific. The worst offender was one of the songs of my Heavy Met...

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I've noticed that since the last couple updates, when I use the "Go to Playlist Radio" function, the generated radio will pick songs from all my playlists, which usually are very genre specific. &nb...

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