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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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Connected apps randomly stop working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell XPS 15 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past few days, apps that I have connected to spotify have intermittedly stopped working. Specifically, last.fm and Discord both do not recognize that I am p...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell XPS 15  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the past few days, apps that I have connected to spotify have intermittedly sto...

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Impossible to connect and control Spotify from Android to windows

Hi I'm using Spotify some few months now. For me it's really nice to control my music's (so Spotify too) from my Android phone to pass to next song or control the volume. But since 1st January, it's impossible to do this. I open Spotify in Windows th...

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Hi   I'm using Spotify some few months now.  For me it's really nice to control my music's (so Spotify too) from my Android phone to pass to next song or control the volume. But since 1st...

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Cover art and Genre Icons are missing

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue See attached, icons for album art and genres are blank

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue   See attached, icons for album art and genres are blank 

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[Desktop][Other] And That's Why We Drink Not Playing

I'm trying to play this podcast on my PC and none of the episodes are working. I do not hear anything back and the play bar will sit at 0:00 Does anybody have any suggestions?

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I'm trying to play this podcast on my PC and none of the episodes are working. I do not hear anything back and the play bar will sit at 0:00   Does anybody have any suggestions? 

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Solved!! Saved Songs Not Syncing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 ProVersion: 1803OS Build: 17134.472 My Question or Issue When I save a song to my library on my phone (Google Pixel 3 XL - Android 9), Spotify desktop doesn't show the son...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro Version: 1803 OS Build: 17134.472   My Question or Issue  When I save a song to my libr...

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Spotify Installer stopped working - CANT install

Country Poland Operating SystemWindows 7 PC My Question or Issue I am trying to install spotify installer, but it stops to work. Downloaded the full installer from this thread: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/how-to-install-spotify-i...

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Country  Poland   Operating System Windows 7 PC   My Question or Issue  I am trying to install spotify installer, but it stops to work. Downloaded the full installer from t...

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Spotify on Desktop gets no longer recognized.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceIphone 5Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I never had an issue with this, but today, after snycing some local songs, my Spotify on PC doesn't get picked up on Discord or my phone.I can play Music on my PC,...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Iphone 5 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I never had an issue with this, but today, after snycing some local songs, my Sp...

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Good Music to hear anytime, anywhere

Good music while-playing online games-eating-cleaning-having a trip-before go to sleep-while bathing#MusicIsEverythingYouNeed#MusicIsLife

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Good music while -playing online games -eating -cleaning -having a trip -before go to sleep -while bathing #MusicIsEverythingYouNeed #MusicIsLife

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Liked from radio playlist wiped

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My "liked from radio" playlist suddenly got wiped on my computer. I can still access the playlist on my iphone. Is there any way of getting the songs back? Thanks

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    Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  My "liked from radio" playlist suddenly got wiped on my computer. I can still access the playlist on my iphone. ...

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Search for Albums

Being old, I still like albums. So, when I do a search such as "year:1989-1993 genre:indie" I'd like the results to show me albums that meet those criteria. How do I acheive this?I use the Windows and Android clients, both show results for "artists" ...

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  Being old, I still like albums. So, when I do a search such as "year:1989-1993 genre:indie" I'd like the results to show me albums that meet those criteria.   How do I acheive this? I...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't see Google Home Mini in connected devices

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI have Google home Mini connected to the samу Wi-Fi network at home. But spotify doesn't see it as a connected device. While my Pixel3 phone can play music via spotify at the...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have Google home Mini connected to the samу Wi-Fi network at home. But spotify doesn't see it...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect & Google Home

Hi, I am using Spotify on two Windows 10 machines which are running on the same wifi network as my Google Home device. But the Google Home device does not show up on Spotify Connect on Windows. How can I add it? Thanks.

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Hi,   I am using Spotify on two Windows 10 machines which are running on the same wifi network as my Google Home device. But the Google Home device does not show up on Spotify Connect on Windo...

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[Connect] Can't connect between Pc and Mobile phone

I can't connect my windows desktop to my Mobile device (Huawei P10Plus). I open them at the same time. These devices logged in to the same account and also same internet connection. It looks there is nothing wrong with it.

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I can't connect my windows desktop to my Mobile device (Huawei P10Plus). I open them at the same time. These devices logged in to the same account and also same internet connection. It looks there is...

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Google Home plays alternate versions

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceGoogle MaxOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hi,When I ask Google Home to play Lady Double Dealer by Deep Purple, it plays a few seconds of a live version, then cuts to another son...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Google Max Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   Hi, When I ask Google Home to play Lady D...

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Daily Mix playlists are not updating on PC

My daily mixes on PC are few months old. They are NOT updated as I listen to music. None of the songs I've been listening to in the past months have appeared in any of the mixes. (I've already seen topics on this forum with answers that I just need t...

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My daily mixes on PC are few months old. They are NOT updated as I listen to music. None of the songs I've been listening to in the past months have appeared in any of the mixes. (I've already seen t...

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Solved!! Desktop overlay keeps coming back

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell XPS 13 9360Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro 1803 My Question or Issue There was a problem earlier this year, where the option failed to disable the desktop overlay showing track/artist info with volume, which was fixed. D...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell XPS 13 9360 Operating System Windows 10 Pro 1803   My Question or Issue  There was a problem earlier this year, where the option failed to disa...

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Unlink volume control from desktop app and remote device

PlanPremiumCountryU.S. DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI recently bought new speakers and A/V receiver and decided to try the Spotify Connect thing. All was fine and dandy until I noticed that the volume slider in the ...

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Plan Premium Country U.S.   Device PC Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue I recently bought new speakers and A/V receiver and decided to try the Spotify C...

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Deleted song unintentional

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceXiaomi Mi A1, Asus Zenfone 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, i think i had unintentionaly deleted an song to be playable how can i listen it again? it's Sally from Hardwell, it wasn't from a playlist or s...

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Plan Free Country  Italy Device Xiaomi Mi A1, Asus Zenfone 2 Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  Hi, i think i had unintentionaly deleted an song to be playable...

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Solved!! Podcasts disappearing from "Your Library" menu

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceASUS VivoBook Pro17Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I enjoy listening to a wide range of podcasts and enjoy using Spotify as my primary podcast platform, due to the ease of using Spotify Connect to str...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device ASUS VivoBook Pro17 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I enjoy listening to a wide range of podcasts and enjoy using S...

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Windows App changes volume on iOS device when transferring playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone X iOS 12.1.2App version 8.4.79.933 Operating SystemWindows 10 build 18091.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueWhen transferring playback from my phone to my desktop, Spotify will change th...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone X iOS 12.1.2 App version 8.4.79.933   Operating System Windows 10 build 1809 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version)   My Que...

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