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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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How to Clear the Queue

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUK Operating SystemWin 7, 64bit My Question or IssueThe queueis my biggest bone of contention with Spotify. It just doesn't work the way I expect. The issue I have today is how to clear it. As stated above, this is Windows wi...

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Plan Premium Family Country UK   Operating System Win 7, 64bit   My Question or Issue The queueis my biggest bone of contention with Spotify.  It just doesn't work the way I e...

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cant log to my laptop or Lg xventue

PremiumCountry USA DeviceAcer Nitro 5 Lg Xventure Operating SystemWindows 10 and android 7.0 Hello I cant log on to spotify on my laptop or androidbut I can log on from my computerwindows 10 android Lgjust got premium 3 days agoand cant get customer ...

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    Premium Country USA    Device Acer Nitro 5  Lg Xventure  Operating System Windows 10  and android 7.0       Hello I cant log on to sp...

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Some songs didn't play on PC Spotify, suggested to clean reinstall. Now no songs work...

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceCustom built PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy is this even an issue, some songs start playing for less than 10 seconds then say 'Can't play the current song'

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Plan Free Country Australia Device Custom built PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why is this even an issue, some songs start playing for less than 10 seconds then ...

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songs not playing or showing up on windows desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryusaDevicewindows 10 pc My Question or Issuesongs that play fine on other devices wont play on wither of my windows computers. example sooner or later by the grass roots will play on my android phone and ipad, echo dot. but will not ...

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  Plan Premium Country usa Device windows 10 pc   My Question or Issue songs that play fine on other devices wont play on wither of my windows computers.   example sooner or...

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What is the maximum resolution for an album Image in Spotify?

What is the maximum resolution for an album Image in Spotify (for locally added songs) since im around 2500x2500 and it is not showing in spotify? Regards

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What is the maximum resolution for an album Image in Spotify (for locally added songs) since im around 2500x2500 and it is not showing in spotify?   Regards  

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"We can't play this until you allow this track in the Spotify phone app"

I'm on Windows 10. I get the above message when I try to play Jesca Hoop - The Lost Sky from the Memories are Now album. I've looked up the issue here and the only fix people seem to find that works involves doing something on your smartphone, but I ...

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I'm on Windows 10. I get the above message when I try to play Jesca Hoop - The Lost Sky from the Memories are Now album. I've looked up the issue here and the only fix people seem to find that works ...

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Dudas con mi plan premium/familiar

Tenía un plan premium que se renovaba el 2 de mayo.Sin querer lo he cambiado a familiar,lo he anulado enseguida y ahora me dice que mi plan familiar caduca el 28 de abril.¿No existe una forma de cancelar el plan familiar completamente y seguir en el ...

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Tenía un plan premium que se renovaba el 2 de mayo.Sin querer lo he cambiado a familiar,lo he anulado enseguida y ahora me dice que mi plan familiar caduca el 28 de abril.¿No existe una forma de canc...

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After clean installation, all songs refuse to play

PlanFreeDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAfter re-installing the spotify desktop app to resolve a similar issue, all songs refuse to play past the 8 second point. Upon clicking a song, the first 5 seconds of it will play....

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Plan Free Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After re-installing the spotify desktop app to resolve a similar issue, all songs refuse to play past the 8 second ...

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Platform breaking bug that's been around for almost 3 years now
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Can't Play a Specific Podcast on Windows 7 App

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI'm having an issue play any episode of the podcast "Call Her Daddy" on my Windows 7 PC. I can play episodes from my Android phone with no issues. No episode of this podcast w...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I'm having an issue play any episode of the podcast "Call Her Daddy" on my Windows 7 PC. I can play...

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Solved!! Spotify just won't work anymore.

Using Spotify Free on a Windows 10 PC. Spotify always used to work, but I reinstalled it lately since I was running an old version that didn't want to update. And since then, there's been some difficulties. I managed to get Spotify to install however...

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Using Spotify Free on a Windows 10 PC. Spotify always used to work, but I reinstalled it lately since I was running an old version that didn't want to update. And since then, there's been some diffic...

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Spotify wont play new songs until reinstall

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe music plays normally from my playlists when i boot up my computer, but if i were to look for any new music the player just gives me this (https://gyazo.com/a17e660171...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The music plays normally from my playlists when i boot up my computer, but if i were to look f...

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Solved!! Can't play the current song

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEverytime I play a song it freezes and says "Can't play the current song"

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Plan Free Country  Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Everytime I play a song it freezes and says "Can't play the current song"  

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Discover Weekly always starts from the beginning.

Discover Weekly, Release Radar and other playlists start from the beginning. For example, I was listening Discover Weekly, and I have listened 10 songs, then I switch to another playlist, or close Spotify. And then, when I again open Discover Weekly,...

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Discover Weekly, Release Radar and other playlists start from the beginning. For example, I was listening Discover Weekly, and I have listened 10 songs, then I switch to another playlist, or close Sp...

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i don't found no song

i don't found no songPlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicewindowsOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue

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Spotify Shuffle on Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, on desktop, the spotify application has recently changed how it shuffles songs in the past week. It used to shuffle every single one of my 2000 songs, but now i...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, on desktop, the spotify application has recently changed how it shuffles songs in th...

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Solved!! rapidly skips songs, BUT only when i do this...

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 64-bit My Question or IssueSo, it's a bit strange in the way it works out, i'll further explain:I have a sound card, the Sound BlasterX G6 from Creative. And it only rapidl...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64-bit   My Question or Issue So, it's a bit strange in the way it works out, i'll further explain:...

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Spotify Connect Issues

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Microsoft Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHi,When I open Spotify on my phone, under connect, I can see my phone and my amazon alexa. If I am playing a song on my phone and press the alexa, it plays fr...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (Microsoft Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Hi, When I open Spotify on my phone, under connect, I can see my phone and m...

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[SOLVED] SERIOUS problems with the Spotify Windows desktop app

SOLUTION: I fixed my issue by removing Spotify-related entries from my hosts file. I'm assuming they were added there to bypass ad servers -- no idea how they got there, though. PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (version 18...

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SOLUTION: I fixed my issue by removing Spotify-related entries from my hosts file. I'm assuming they were added there to bypass ad servers -- no idea how they got there, though.   Plan Free ...

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Solved!! Music stopping after few hours

PlanFreeCountryAustriaDeviceAcerAspireOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueHey there,I wanted to play some music on my laptop (AcerAspire/Windows10).First, I tried playing it in the normal Spotify App I downloaded from the WindowsStore. But ...

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Plan Free Country Austria Device AcerAspire Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue Hey there, I wanted to play some music on my laptop (AcerAspire/Windows10). First, I tri...

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Bug: Songs appear in playlist twice when adding them from queue

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueIn Windows I'm creating a playlist containing random songs from My Music. Resulting playlist contains every selected song twice. Steps:Click "Songs" - I see a list of songs.Click "Shu...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue In Windows I'm creating a playlist containing random songs from My Music. Resulting playlist contains every sel...

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