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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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Superuser Contribution Layout bug

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePC custom buildOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I just noticed, that the list view have some bugs. Nothing big, just noticed I think the time icon and the timer not in the same position. I have attached...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC custom build Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I just noticed, that the list view have some bugs. Nothing big, just noticed �...

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Playlists are cleared and no songs are playing.

Hey guys, looking for help with troubleshooting. All playlists for me(my own, and all others) are cleared, there are no songs on them. Not only that, but if I try to play any song, it won't play them, even the ones I have downloaded offline. So far I...

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Hey guys, looking for help with troubleshooting. All playlists for me(my own, and all others) are cleared, there are no songs on them. Not only that, but if I try to play any song, it won't play them...

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Syncing between Mobile and Desktop doesnt work

Premiumgermany Devicehonor 10, pcOperating SystemAndroid version 9/ Emui 9.0.0, Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever i save songs to my library on my mobile it won't sync the songs to my pc's library. So if i want a song saved on both librarys i g...

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    Premium germany   Device honor 10, pc Operating System Android version 9/ Emui 9.0.0, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever i save songs to my library on my mo...

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Solved!! Can't update playlist cover.

I am updating my playlist cover on desktop, after I update it I can see the new cover in my desktop but when I go to my mobile spotify app and open the same playlist I see the old cover, and after doing that my desktop cover changes to the old one to...

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I am updating my playlist cover on desktop, after I update it I can see the new cover in my desktop but when I go to my mobile spotify app and open the same playlist I see the old cover, and after do...

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Solved!! No Dowloads and Music stops

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe music stops playing afer about 8sec. Also i can't dowload any songs it just loads for days. I've already tried to reinstall the app several times

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The music stops playing afer about 8sec. Also i can't dowload any songs it just loads for days. I've alrea...

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songs missing from my playlist

Hi ! I had a playlist with almost 1500 songs. But since a few day there are only 16 left. I don't understand why and how to find them. I already try to disconnect and reconnect, to reinstall the application and to look in the web player. But nothing ...

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Hi ! I had a playlist with almost 1500 songs. But since a few day there are only 16 left. I don't understand why and how to find them. I already try to disconnect and reconnect, to reinstall the appl...

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Can't update nor uninstall

PlanFreeCountrySwitzerlandDeviceHomemade DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 OEMMy Question or IssueSpotify won't install. It spits out error code 18 and straight after that error code 3. So I googled what that is and apparently 18 occurs when spotify ...

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Plan Free Country Switzerland Device Homemade Desktop Operating System Windows 10 OEM My Question or Issue Spotify won't install. It spits out error code 18 and straight after that error cod...

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Static when playing downloaded playlists

PlanPremiumAll Music DevicePCOperating System Windows 10 Pro x64 1809JBL Hard wired stereo speakers fed with shielded Monster cablesVideo GeForce GT 710 to ViewSonic VA2465 Via shielded HDMIAudio: Old Realtek VA2465 High Definition AudioPrimary stora...

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Plan Premium All Music   Device PC Operating System   Windows 10 Pro x64 1809 JBL Hard wired stereo speakers fed with shielded Monster cables Video GeForce GT 710 to ViewSonic VA2...

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Superuser Contribution [windows] logitech mouse next/previous track

DeviceLaptop/DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10, Logitech G203, Logitech Gaming Software My Question or IssueI set up my G203 mouse with bind to next/previous track with up/down mouse button, but last update broke itAny fix?

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Device Laptop/Desktop Operating System Windows 10, Logitech G203, Logitech Gaming Software   My Question or Issue I set up my G203 mouse with bind to next/previous track with up/down mouse...

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[Desktop][Other] Spotify is working on everything EXCEPT the desktop!

I use Spotify on my iMac, iPhone, and PC, but whenever I log into my account on my PC, nothing will load. It used to just be a select few songs, but now I can't play anything. I only have this problem with the desktop app on my PC, the web player and...

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I use Spotify on my iMac, iPhone, and PC, but whenever I log into my account on my PC, nothing will load. It used to just be a select few songs, but now I can't play anything. I only have this proble...

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Collaborate Playlists Follower following without a link

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows Computer, Samsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My IssueI have a Collaborate Playlist with two friends, but someone else followed the playlist without receiving a link. Furthermore you cant see th...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows Computer, Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Issue I have a Collaborate Playlist with two friends, but someone else...

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Spotify hidden and no Icons.

I can't see the spotify window, I can only see it at taskbar, and no Icons at the notification area, I tried reinstalling and it didn't work, It's been a few days, I can't solve the problem, please help.

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I can't see the spotify window, I can only see it at taskbar, and no Icons at the notification area, I tried reinstalling and it didn't work, It's been a few days, I can't solve the problem, please h...

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Show music

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceWindows 10 ProOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI would like to know if it is possible to show the name of the music that goes on our screen when we play? Without going through software

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Plan Premium Country France Device Windows 10 Pro Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue I would like to know if it is possible to show the name of the music that goes ...

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Solved!! reinstalled spotify, ui different

i recently reinstalled spotify to try and fix the issue i was having with discord integration (which i still can't figure out) and the album ui was different. i mean sure i dont really care about it beacuse i can still use it but it still annoys me t...

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i recently reinstalled spotify to try and fix the issue i was having with discord integration (which i still can't figure out) and the album ui was different. i mean sure i dont really care about it ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify web player plays a couple of songs but stops, how do I enable continuous play?

PlanPremium for FamilyCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueIn a large playlist of songs spotify web player will only play a couple of songs and keep stopping between songs. How do i get it to continuously pl...

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Plan Premium for Family Country Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue In a large playlist of songs spotify web player will only play a couple ...

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Stop playing the selected song in Spotify?

Is there a way to stop the music in Spotify so that the "Now Playing" banner at the bottom dissapears? In iTunes, you can do this with the shortcut "CTRL-Period" (or "CMD-Period" if you're on Mac). Is there a similar function on Spotify?

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Is there a way to stop the music in Spotify so that the "Now Playing" banner at the bottom dissapears? In iTunes, you can do this with the shortcut "CTRL-Period" (or "CMD-Period" if you're on Mac). I...

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Is there a way to recover a specific version of a playlist?

Is there a way to recover a specific version of a playlist? I accidentaly deleted all the songs on a playlist but not the playlist itself. I've been working on this playlist for the nearly two years I've had Spotify, so I'm really hoping there's a so...

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Is there a way to recover a specific version of a playlist? I accidentaly deleted all the songs on a playlist but not the playlist itself. I've been working on this playlist for the nearly two years ...

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"All Songs" won't load

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I am attempting to view "all songs" but when I scroll down they won't load. The wheel keeps turning but the songs won't load up. This used to work and I used it from...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I am attempting to view "all songs" but when I scroll down they won't load...

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Problemas con una playlist en la aplicacion

PlanPremiumPaisChileDispositivoComputadorSistema OperativoWindows 10 My Question or IssueTengo un problema que en mi aplicacion de celular tengo mi playlist y me aparecen todas mis canciones, en el sitio web tambien tengo mi playlist con todas mis ca...

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Plan Premium Pais Chile Dispositivo Computador Sistema Operativo Windows 10   My Question or Issue Tengo un problema que en mi aplicacion de celular tengo mi playlist y me aparecen t...

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Stuck at Migrating your spotify data.

I've been dealing with this problem, when I accidently installed a virus, but I got it removed. I even tried reinstalling and it still doesn't works, even after days go by i'm still stuck at it, I'm also been waiting for hours for that to be done.I a...

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I've been dealing with this problem, when I accidently installed a virus, but I got it removed. I even tried reinstalling and it still doesn't works, even after days go by i'm still stuck at it, I'm ...

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