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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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szkill

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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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After a Search, can only scroll through about 80 songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarting a few weeks ago, after I do a Search on my desktop PC, for a generic word (e.g. "army" or "castles"), I can't scroll beyond 80 or so songs. I get the "processing" whe...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Starting a few weeks ago, after I do a Search on my desktop PC, for a generic word (e.g. "army" or ...

Sebasty

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Superuser Contribution Error code 12

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI have so fedup of having this error code 12. I have unistalled Spotify, did a CCleaner, removed old files, have enough space on the computer to install Spotify, deleted an...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I have so fedup of having this error code 12. I have unistalled Spotify, did a CCleaner,...

Sebasty

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Solved!! I bought Premium on the 1st of June, the receipt is from 31th of May

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy wrong date in the receipt when I bought Premium at 00:33, 1st of June in Finland?Now it says my Premium (3 months for 9,99) will take another payment 31th of August w...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why wrong date in the receipt when I bought Premium at 00:33, 1st of June in Finland? Now it ...

OneByBoo

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Tired of necessity to restart HTTP settings every day

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDevice Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI am tired of the necessity to every day morning restarting Spotify 2 times. When I come to comupter in Windows, simply no music is played. I've elaborated that change the a...

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Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device   Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I am tired of the necessity to every day morning restarting Spotify 2 times. When I come to ...

OneByBoo

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Not able to play some songs

PlanPremiumCountryINDIADeviceLAPTOPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am not able to play some songs in windowsand those songs are not showing in android app

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Plan Premium Country INDIA Device LAPTOP Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am not able to play some songs in windows and those songs are not showing in android app

Manas77

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384kHz 32bit samplerate makes Spotify skip songs

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceSources: iPhone Xs, Macbook Pro 2018, Windows 10 DesktopDACs: Chord Mojo, Schiit Bifrost, Schiit Modi 3, Fiio Q1 mark 2Operating System(iOS 12.1.1, OSX, Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhenever I play Spotify with any D...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Sources: iPhone Xs, Macbook Pro 2018, Windows 10 Desktop DACs: Chord Mojo, Schiit Bifrost, Schiit Modi 3, Fiio Q1 mark 2 Operating System (iOS 12.1.1, OSX,...

okandemirbaykal

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Spotify doesn't play any song

I can't listening to music with the desktop app, whenever I play a song on the app it stops at 5 seconds or something like that and it won't continue (This doesn't happen when I use the Spotify Web Player from Google Chrome). I have good connection a...

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I can't listening to music with the desktop app, whenever I play a song on the app it stops at 5 seconds or something like that and it won't continue (This doesn't happen when I use the Spotify Web P...

OneByBoo

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How often does the discover tab in windows reset.

My Question or IssueHow often does the discover tab on pc reset meaning the recommendations for you tab and playlists

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      My Question or Issue How often does the discover tab on pc reset meaning the recommendations for you tab and playlists    

OneByBoo

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Solved!! collaborative playlist public?

hello I have a playlist but i notice since it is collaborative it is not public. There is a way to make it public but still a friend of mine is able to add songs? Would be really helpfull if you can make it clear.thank you in advance.

Roadie

hello I have a playlist but i notice since it is collaborative it is not public. There is a way to make it public but still a friend of mine is able to add songs? Would be really helpfull if you can ...

Bittencourt

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Confusing delimitations

Operating SystemI'm using the Spotify's Windows Desktop Version. Not sure if my issue only applies to this version. My Question or IssueFirst of all, I don't know if this is the right place to post this, maybe someone has a better idea? Nevertheless,...

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Operating System I'm using the Spotify's Windows Desktop Version. Not sure if my issue only applies to this version.    My Question or Issue First of all, I don't know if this is the ri...

Jᴀᴄᴋ

Roadie

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Desktop and mobile not talking to each other

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone X/PCOperating SystemiOS 12.2/Windows 10 My Question or Issueso im having some issues with communication between my PC and phone. Both logged in to the same account, have logged out and restarted both devices. So when...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country UK   Device iPhone X/PC Operating System iOS 12.2/Windows 10   My Question or Issue so im having some issues with communication between my PC and phone. Both...

MagicHat

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Skipping tracks continuously

Plan: Family as well as freeCountry: BEDevices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows)Operating System: (Android and Windows 10) My Question or IssueSince today songs keep skipping every second on my Windows 10 laptop. 1) Uninstalled Spotify, deleted AppData...

Newbie

Plan: Family as well as free Country: BE Devices: (Samsung Galaxy 9 and Windows) Operating System: (Android and Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Since today songs keep skipping every s...

A_Musicophile

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Getting google assistant to play an album

Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name? So, random example, the album 'Bad' by Michael Jackson - asking for it just gets you the song rather than ...

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  Does anybody know if there's a way to get google assistant to recognise that you're looking for an album rather than a song with the same name?    So, random example, the album 'B...

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does spotify send emails re password reset

PlanFree/Premium/premiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium/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 ...

Billy-J

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Maximized window restores incorrectly after being closed to tray

When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.

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When set to close to tray, if Spotify is maximized and is closed to the tray and is then restored from the tray, the window restores maximized, but not correctly aligned with the top of the screen.

bnlcaholik

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Automatically Adds Every Song I Hear to the Current Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this playlist on shuffle, the song I listen to somehow gets re-added to the playlist. It d...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue I created a large playlist consisting of 300-400 songs. Every time I play this p...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app wont sync with mobile

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello guys, I have a problem, recently I changed my cellphone to a new one and I logged in wi...

Newbie

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 Hello g...

Jemi

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Deleted songs in Playlist - How do I undo?

PlanFamily PremiumCountryU.s.DevicePCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhile copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently deleted all of the songs (164) in a Playlist. Is there anyway to restore them? P...

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Plan Family Premium Country U.s. Device PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue While copying the titles to a text file, I inadvertently...

OneByBoo

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing

Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.

Newbie

Spotify keeps randomly pausing for no reason at all. It also randomly unpauses. There is no pattern. I checked for solutions, and most of them are for android. I tried the one for PC, with no result.

Jemi

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