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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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Spotify stays logged in to a deleted account

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue So I tried out Spotify a while back, and had made an account on my main e-mail with an admittedly cringy username, which I then promptly forgot about. Yesterday I decided to try Spotify again, a...

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Plan Free  Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue  So I tried out Spotify a while back, and had made an account on my main e-mail with an admittedly cringy username, which I ...

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Solved!! Startup song

Im on windows using the spotify app and eveytime i startup my pc the song on spotify ready to play is not the last song i played and even if i play a different song and then turn my pc off, when i turn it back on that same original song is there. Is ...

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Im on windows using the spotify app and eveytime i startup my pc the song on spotify ready to play is not the last song i played and even if i play a different song and then turn my pc off, when i tu...

Brunelicia

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Spotify can't play this right now - error

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDevice(Lenovo)Operating System(Windows 7) My Question or Issue I cant play this song - https://open.spotify.com/track/3ufWVhJAY2UYvi8Qnkc8HOI have error like: Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your c...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device (Lenovo) Operating System (Windows 7)   My Question or Issue  I cant play this song - https://open.spotify.com/track/3ufWVhJAY2UYvi8Qnkc8...

Brunelicia

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Third Party Playlist Generators (e.g. Spotibot)

I am attempting to use Spotibot - a third party spotify playlist generator. After creating the playlist, I click on "Open in Spotify" but nothing happens. All songs that are generated are based on URIs. Do these third party services no longer with wi...

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   I am attempting to use Spotibot - a third party spotify playlist generator. After creating the playlist, I click on "Open in Spotify" but nothing happens. All songs that are generated a...

radbirdz

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Spotify Connect stopped working on streaming device

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify desktop software no longer plays through my streaming device via Connect. The device appears briefly as a Connect option. The software is trying to connec...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country  UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   The Spotify desktop software no longer plays through my streaming device via C...

thedude

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cant play music on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince yesterday i get an error on the desktop app. I cant play musik. I have reinstalled the app new.. don´t work. On all my other devices it runs.

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since yesterday i get an error on the desktop app. I cant play musik. I have rei...

coregameactimel

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Spotify Rapidly Changing Songs Followed By Error Message

PremiumUSADesktop PC Windows 10 HelloI got on Spotify today only to find it completely bugging out. When clicking a song from my playlist, the song displays in the bottom, but then the song wont play. Instead, it switches through several songs on my ...

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Premium USA Desktop PC   Windows 10    Hello I got on Spotify today only to find it completely bugging out. When clicking a song from my playlist, the song displays in the botto...

K1wi1

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Playlists won't play in order, keep restarting to other playlist repeatedly

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 10 desktop My Question or Issue Every single day I begin listening to a playlist and after 1 song some other random song starts next that's not even in my playlists.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 10 desktop   My Question or Issue  Every single day I begin listening to a playlist and after 1 song some ot...

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Playlist description not updating - Windows Store Version (w/WORK AROUND)

Voison - 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version)Win10Pro Issue:I go to update the playlist description and it doesn't update the displayed version when I save. Work around:I have determined that it is saving - a parallel web version shows the up...

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Voison - 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version) Win10Pro   Issue: I go to update the playlist description and it doesn't update the displayed version when I save.   Work ar...

bellyman6969

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Downloading old local songs from iPhone to Desktop Windows

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to get some locally downloaded files from my phone to my computer. I used my computer a while back to download some songs onto Spotify and then made them access...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue I'm trying to get some locally downloaded files from my phone to my computer.   I used my comp...

Brunelicia

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"Spotify can't play this right now." Another Solution

Hello everyone, I decided to register to the Spotify Community just so I could present a solution to an issue that's usually solved by reinstalling or deleting the Local Files file in your AppData. The issue being the error message ("Spotify can't pl...

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Hello everyone,   I decided to register to the Spotify Community just so I could present a solution to an issue that's usually solved by reinstalling or deleting the Local Files file in your A...

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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.
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why my spotify dont play the music "hope-xxxtentacion"?

My Question or Issue my spotify dont play the music "xxxtentacion-hope" in my iphone neither in my pc! the spotify uri (spotify:track:2ZRo7axmMPeSVUvDbGkJah)

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   My Question or Issue  my spotify dont play the music "xxxtentacion-hope" in my iphone neither in my pc! the spotify uri (spotify:track:2ZRo7axmMPeSVUvDbGkJah)

Brunelicia

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Local Files issue

Hey, I got one Question. I got Spotify on my Mac/Iphone/PC I use Mac OS for adding Local Songs and it works great for Iphone. But at the Spotify App on Windows, they‘re greyed out and unavaliable. Is this normal? Do I have to use Web Version on PC ?

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Hey, I got one Question.   I got Spotify on my Mac/Iphone/PC   I use Mac OS for adding Local Songs and it works great for Iphone.   But at the Spotify App on Windows, they‘re gre...

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Solved!! Desktop PC Not in Devices List on Mobile Phone

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceOnePlus 3Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify on my mobile phone tells me that I can control playback on my PC by signing into the same account on both (done) and selecting my desktop PC from the ...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device OnePlus 3 Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify on my mobile phone tells me that I can control playback on my PC by s...

bugsie

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Daily Mix Functionality Question

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueDoes disliking or removing a song from the daily mix remove it from all future daily mixes or just that specific one. What i mean is i listen to alot of different styles and sometimes spotify hiccups and puts a good son...

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Plan Premium My Question or Issue Does disliking or removing a song from the daily mix remove it from all future daily mixes or just that specific one. What i mean is i listen to alot of different...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows 10 App sporadically offline

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 w/ newest updates Hello dear community,sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. I have the problem that Spotify goes offline sporadically, about 60sec. online, 15sec. ...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10 w/ newest updates     Hello dear community, sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. &n...

Katerina

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Skipping to next song around half or two thirds through playout

PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice(Samsung Galaxy S8+ and PC)Operating System(Android 8, Windows 10.) My Question or Issue This issue started a week or so ago, and happens on my phone (using phone data and wireless), and I just downloaded the pc...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Australia Device (Samsung Galaxy S8+ and PC) Operating System (Android 8, Windows 10.)   My Question or Issue  This issue started a week or so ago,...

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My favorite albums songs are random unavailable

Over the last several days my favorite albums songs have been randomly unavailable. Some returning and some unavailable. The unavailable songs are the same between my phone and desktop Spotify application. See picture below. What's up with this and h...

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Over the last several days my favorite albums songs have been randomly unavailable. Some returning and some unavailable. The unavailable songs are the same between my phone and desktop Spotify applic...

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Notifications from artists i follow don't appear in the application

Hi, So i follow quite a large amount of artits on spotify (139)And for the longest time ever i have not been getting any notifications at all when it comes to if they released a new song or not. i follow release radar and all of that as well. But a l...

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Hi,   So i follow quite a large amount of artits on spotify (139) And for the longest time ever i have not been getting any notifications at all when it comes to if they released a new song o...

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[BUG] Spotify Connect confuses the app about current playlist track

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceAllOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNormally, clicking on the album art for any currently playing track jumps to that track in the playlist. However, if using Spotify Connect from another device, such as Androi...

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Plan Premium Country US Device All Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Normally, clicking on the album art for any currently playing track jumps to that track in the pla...

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