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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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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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Spotify not playing songs or even showing correctly

I have recently started having an issue with Spotify not playing a few select songs and looked up what the issue might be. A suggestion was to to reainstall spotify so i did. I uninstalled and reinstalled and since then no song plays, my favorites do...

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I have recently started having an issue with Spotify not playing a few select songs and looked up what the issue might be. A suggestion was to to reainstall spotify so i did. I uninstalled and reinst...

Mantisentil

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Solved!! Curious about "Friend Activity" symbol

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Just saw this sound symbol over a friends profile picture in the activity section. not sure what it means since the sound symbol is ALSO on the far left across from the...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Just saw this sound symbol over a friends profile picture in the activity sectio...

Garth_S

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Musica trocando sozinha, ja mudei senha e desconectei dispositivos

Como o titulo informa, a minha musica está sendo trocada sempre para uma mesma música. Já mudei minha senha e desconectei todos os dispositivos. Não sei mais o que fazer

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  Como o titulo informa, a minha musica está sendo trocada sempre para uma mesma música. Já mudei minha senha e desconectei todos os dispositivos. Não sei mais o que fazer

Bittencourt

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I've been having this problem for DAYS and need help fixing it

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceDesktop computerOperating Systemwindows 10 pro My Question or Issue The problem with I've been having with this **bleep**ing thing is, it won't play any song from the desktop app (both the one downloaded from the si...

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Plan Free Country United States  Device Desktop computer Operating System windows 10 pro   My Question or Issue  The problem with I've been having with this **bleep**ing thin...

Mantisentil

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Historic Queue playing every time I use my PC

PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePS4, Acer Swift 3 (AMD), Sony Xperia XZ2Operating SystemPS4 / W10 / Android 9 My Question or Issue So a few months ago, I queued Novo Amor's album at work after a record, on my Acer Swift 3. I didn't complete the album, and...

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Plan Premium Country UK  Device PS4, Acer Swift 3 (AMD), Sony Xperia XZ2 Operating System PS4 / W10 / Android 9   My Question or Issue  So a few months ago, I queued Novo Amo...

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Im scaring my wife at home

When I play spotify from work, I scare my wife since spotify automaticly plays from my livingroom device. Shes pregnant, so I dont want the birth to start early because of the loud sudden noises from the livingroom scaring the water out of her. Is th...

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When I play spotify from work, I scare my wife since spotify automaticly plays from my livingroom device. Shes pregnant, so I dont want the birth to start early because of th...

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Mobile-PC Mapping Problem

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDevice(Samsung S9, HP Laptop, Monster Laptop)Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen i add new song to my song list on my phone it doesnt mapping in my computer. I have to open my windows app and i...

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Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device (Samsung S9, HP Laptop, Monster Laptop) Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue When i add new song to my song ...

Mantisentil

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Friend Activity Limit

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 PC My Question or Issue So I feel like most people can share the sentiment that the Friend Activity has been a bit wonky over the past few months. However, I have one issue that cropped up that does not seem to h...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 PC   My Question or Issue   So I feel like most people can share the sentiment that the Friend Activity has been a bit wonky over the pas...

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Songs not adding to any playlists

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Songs and albums won't show up in playlists I add them to any more. I've tried doing it by clicking and dragging and by clicking the ... button and choosing "Add to ...

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Plan Free Country  United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Songs and albums won't show up in playlists I add them to any more. I've tried ...

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Spotify doesn't play any track

I was having some issues playing tracks, so I decided to uninstall Spotify but when I logged in after restarting it I realized that all the tracks in the playlist were gone, even the ones in other account's playlists. But the real problem is that now...

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I was having some issues playing tracks, so I decided to uninstall Spotify but when I logged in after restarting it I realized that all the tracks in the playlist were gone, even the ones in other ac...

KSBGAMING

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Can't play songs, playlists gone

Hello, I opened up my spotify to see that none of my songs in my playlists are there anymore. If I try to search a song to play, it won't play. Web browser player won't work. All my songs appear on my iPhone and play just fine. I've tried the followi...

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  Hello,  I opened up my spotify to see that none of my songs in my playlists are there anymore. If I try to search a song to play, it won't play. Web browser player won't work. All my so...

Brunelicia

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Can't log-in desktop

Hi, I created an account in the US and I am currently in the Korea.I can't log-in desktop and got the 408 error but can log-in to website. I tried change location but no exist Korea. What can I do?

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Hi, I created an account in the US and I am currently in the Korea. I can't log-in desktop and got the 408 error but can log-in to website.  I tried change location but no exist Kore...

KSBGAMING

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Spotify can play cached/local songs, but not streamed audio

PlanPremiumCountry United Kingdom Operating SystemWindows 10, Pro Edition The IssueRecently I have been having issue which results in spotify not being able to play songs which require audio streaming. When clicking on songs I have not previously lis...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom   Operating System Windows 10, Pro Edition   The Issue Recently I have been having issue which results in spotify not being able to play s...

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Seeing What Friend Plays

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 - Listening through the Spotify App My Question or Issue I used to be able to see what my friends were playing in real time. As of today I can no longer see them. The right hand section just...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 - Listening through the Spotify App   My Question or Issue  I used to be able to see what my friends were p...

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Solved!! Only one shows up in friend activity

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceLenovo N23Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So, this is very odd. only one person shows up in friend activity despite the fact that I have 5. already tried restarting and all that.

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Plan Free Country  United States Device Lenovo N23 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  So, this is very odd. only one person shows up in friend activity despi...

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Solved!! Playlists empty and some songs not playables

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceAsus ROG Strix LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt's been some days now that on my pc songs on my playlists are not shown anymore but when I log in the same profile on my smartphone the songs are ther...

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Plan Premium Country Italy  Device Asus ROG Strix Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue It's been some days now that on my pc songs on my playlists are not sho...

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Multiple ads are playing directly behind one another

PlanFreeCountry South AfricaDeviceWindows LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAfter a few songs, usually 3 or 4, I am served multiple ads directly behind one another, which is incredibly frustrating. It's usually only 2 ads, but I've ...

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Plan Free Country  South Africa Device Windows Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After a few songs, usually 3 or 4, I am served multiple ads directly beh...

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Solved!! Spotify PC can't play or show songs that are not saved

DeviceGigabyte Aero 14 Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueIf I try and go to any playlist that has music I don't have saved, it won't show up. Even if I go to an album that I want to save to my library, it'll allow me to press the bu...

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Device Gigabyte Aero 14   Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue If I try and go to any playlist that has music I don't have saved, it won't show up. Even if I g...

Bittencourt

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Songbar greyed out ! Can't play songs

I'm having a wierd issue. I can play songs in my playlist but if i search for a new song. The song bar is greyed out but I can see the timer of the song???? I have attached an image. I have tried re-installing but I still can't play any searched song...

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   I'm having a wierd issue. I can play songs in my playlist but if i search for a new song. The song bar is greyed out but I can see the timer of the song???? I have attached an image. I ...

Bittencourt

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Friend Feed does not work

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Everything was perfectly fine before today when my friends feed stopped working. Instead of displaying the few friends I follow, it simply asks me to " Find Friends". ...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Everything was perfectly fine before today when my friends feed stopped working. ...

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