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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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I just want to go back to being able to save an album and have it appear in my Songs

Please, it's so annoying now. I just wanna save songs and albums and have them appear in the Songs section again. What was wrong with it before?

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Please, it's so annoying now. I just wanna save songs and albums and have them appear in the Songs section again. What was wrong with it before?

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Library only shows full albums

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina My Question or IssueIn the latest update we can only see full albums in our library, meaning the albums of which I had only saved a couple of songs have disappeared. What is the point of saving stuff in your library if you...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina   My Question or Issue In the latest update we can only see full albums in our library, meaning the albums of which I had only saved a couple of songs have d...

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fix the sync issues for goodness sakes! Im so sick of my songs not updating on desktop.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PC (Windows 10 64Bit) My Question or IssueFirst of all, fix the sync issues with the songs. Constantly, everyday i have to reinstall to get my newly saved songs to show up. Its getting so stupid. also why...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC (Windows 10 64Bit)     My Question or Issue First of all, fix the sync issues with the songs. Constantly, everyday i h...

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Can't play any music

CountryFranceDeviceMSI HP62VR 7RF Leopard ProOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe title says it all. I can't play any music on spotify PC. It works perfectly on mobile but on pc the icon will just become gray with the title of the music...

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Country France Device MSI HP62VR 7RF Leopard Pro Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The title says it all. I can't play any music on spotify PC. It works perfectly on mob...

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Playlist track lengths are wrong

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop (multiple)Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSpotify version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828e.The track lengths shown in a playlist can vary widely from the actual length when the track is played. For example, I no...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop (multiple) Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Spotify version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828e. The track lengths shown in a playlist can ...

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Absence of "Local Files" under the Your Library tab

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 8.2(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSince I cannot get the folks at Spotify to answer my questions or address my issue, I'll put it out in the communi...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 8.2 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Since I cannot get the folks at...

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Can add to my family account

I tried posting this earlier, wouldnt let me. Got work phone, made seperate account and added to family, got booted of the family plan. What?

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I tried posting this earlier, wouldnt let me.   Got work phone, made seperate account and added to family, got booted of the family plan.   What?

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Death SD card and storage.

My question is: is it possible to store music on the sd card, damage it? I say this because I have lost an SD, the cell phone does not recognize me, the PC does, but it does not allow me to modify it, I can not format it, nor at a low level, and I ca...

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My question is: is it possible to store music on the sd card, damage it? I say this because I have lost an SD, the cell phone does not recognize me, the PC does, but it does not allow me to modify it...

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the program reacts hard

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePhone 7Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuethe program reacts hard updated pls!https://turkce.cevirsozluk.com/

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Plan Premium Country   Device Phone 7 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue the program reacts hard updated pls! https://turkce.cevirsozluk.com/

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Data use when playing saved music via sonos

Windows 10 and Linux Mint 19.1. Spotify premium If I save music in Spotify and then play that music via Sonos, is there any saving of download data? In other words is the music downloaded to my local device again before playing? I notice my data use ...

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Windows 10 and Linux Mint 19.1. Spotify premium If I save music in Spotify and then play that music via Sonos, is there any saving of download data? In other words is the music downloaded to my local...

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Can't play anything

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery song that i click on will not play and all of my saved songs except for one are gone on the desktop application. Every one of my playlists are empty as well. ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every song that i click on will not play and all of my saved songs except for one are go...

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Can't play music from album list while offline

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueSince up to a few days ago, while offline, I used to be able to go the the Albums section in the Spotify application and play my music. Yesterday, I wasn't able to play ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue Since up to a few days ago, while offline, I used to be able to go the the Albums section in ...

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Searching the playlist does not work any more

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a playlist with 1151 songs which lass for 71 hours (3 days). I used to be able to search it by typing an artist name or a song name, but this feature is ...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a playlist with 1151 songs which lass for 71 hours (3 days).   I used ...

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Cast from windows to chromecast

Hey guys. I have a problem that only occurs on my pc (not my phone) and only with spotify. Apparently i cant cast spotify from my pc to my chromecast, but i can do this from my phone. Yes my pc is on same network as my chromecast, i cast netflix and ...

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Hey guys. I have a problem that only occurs on my pc (not my phone) and only with spotify.   Apparently i cant cast spotify from my pc to my chromecast, but i can do this from my phone. Yes my...

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new recommeneded artist section

Is there any way to remove the recommended artsits section in the Windows app and return to view all the artists I have saved there songs togther and orderd.Or after this cahnge the only way to see all the songs I likded togther and orderd in nice vi...

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Is there any way to remove the recommended artsits section in the Windows app and return to view all the artists I have saved there songs togther and orderd. Or after this cahnge the only way to see...

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Missing Chromecast devices and groups

Hi Guys, Using my Windows Client I have google devices missing. I also do not see Chromecast speaker groups. If I use my Android App I can see all my devices and groups. Thanks, PlanPremiumCountryUK

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Hi Guys,   Using my Windows Client I have google devices missing.  I also do not see Chromecast speaker groups.    If I use my Android App I can see all my devices and groups....

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Play queue doesnt refresh

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere is still the same track until i click the 'Available devices' icon. Then it refreshes. Im listening on BOSE SoundTouch device.

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There is still the same track until i click the 'Available devices' icon. Then it ...

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Can NOT play local files

Using windows 10, I have several programs that run on my system that will play my mp3 files with out any issue. HOWEVER, Spotify has issues constantly with local files. It will not add them to "the queue", and will not play at all when I click to pla...

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Using windows 10, I have several programs that run on my system that will play my mp3 files with out any issue.  HOWEVER, Spotify has issues constantly with local files.   It will not add...

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Windows - CTRL+C & CTRL+V pauses playback

Hi. When I use shortcuts on my keyboard for copy (CTRL+C) and paste (CTRL+V) in other applications than Spotify, the desktop overlay (image) opens and playback is paused. Example image. Ofc the issue is not present when I decide to write this post......

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Hi.   When I use shortcuts on my keyboard for copy (CTRL+C) and paste (CTRL+V) in other applications than Spotify, the desktop overlay (image) opens and playback is paused.   Exampl...

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View of Album

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue I would like to know how to change the View when im on the Spotify Site of a Band, to see the Album with the list of Songs under the Name of the Album instead of the curren...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue   I would like to know how to change the View when im on the Spotify Site of a Band, to see...

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