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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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Sonos (as a Spotify device)

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can play Spotify from the Sonos APPS, however, I used to see all 3 of my house's Sonos Zone players within the Spotify Desktop Application. I can see all my other...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I can play Spotify from the Sonos APPS, however, I used to see all 3 of my house's ...

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Solved!! when i open a spotify internet player , it told me that i open too much pages .

when i open a spotify internet player , it told me that i open too much pages .but i only open one page . how should i do .

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when i open a spotify internet player , it told me that i open too much pages .but i only open one page . how should i do .

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Daily Mix not showing, but on phone it shows 2 daily mixes.

PlanFreeCountry BulgariaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo whenever i try to play my daily mixes from my pc. They don't show, but on android they do! I have to like them from my phone, so i can play them on my pc! I tried to so...

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  Plan Free Country  Bulgaria Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So whenever i try to play my daily mixes from my pc. They don't show, but on andro...

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App crash after change a output source

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueI start playing a song and change output source from USB headset to jack. Player just loop a 1 second of song and can't stop normal. Re-install don't help.My steps:1. Play song2. Choose JACK output...

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  Device PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I start playing a song and change output source from USB headset to jack. Player just loop a 1 second of song and can't sto...

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Payment and Premium for Family Issues

PlanPremiumCountry Mexico My Question or Issue I have a suscription to a Familar Plan on Spotify which charges monthly to a credit card. This month, the payment was authorized on the card and the money has been charged, but Spotify says that the paym...

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  Plan Premium Country  Mexico  My Question or Issue  I have a suscription to a Familar Plan on Spotify which charges monthly to a credit card. This month, the payment was a...

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Black screen when opening Spotify

PlanFreeCountry UKDeviceHP EnvyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI turn on my laptop and open Spotify -> works fine. However, if I then open Spotify again (either with/without closing the first instance of Spotify) then it hangs on a bla...

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Plan Free Country  UK Device HP Envy Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I turn on my laptop and open Spotify -> works fine.  However, if I then open Spoti...

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Settings Don't Affect the Desktop App

Free, Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have changed the setting on my desktop app to not show the desktop overlay when adjusting volume about 8 times, and even though it saves in settings, and when I go back to settings to check it's off, I still ge...

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Free, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have changed the setting on my desktop app to not show the desktop overlay when adjusting volume about 8 times, and even though it saves i...

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Local Files Not there (Windows)

I'm trying to acsess my local files but it literally is not showing up for me to select. How can I fix this?

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I'm trying to acsess my local files but it literally is not showing up for me to select. How can I fix this?   

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Explicit songs blocked on desktop app

I can't seem to listen to any content marked as explicit on the Desktop version of spotify. Even if it is allowed on the same account on the mobile version, the moment I try to listen to something explicit on destop it just gives me the error message...

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I can't seem to listen to any content marked as explicit on the Desktop version of spotify. Even if it is allowed on the same account on the mobile version, the moment I try to listen to something ex...

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Computer monitor going to sleep stops playback

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When the monitor goes to sleep the playback stops. This was supposedly addressed over a year ago here in an update, but either it didnt work or has broken since then...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When the monitor goes to sleep the playback stops.  This was supposedly ad...

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Album Organizing

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice PC DesktopOperating System Windows 7My Question or IssueI would like to organize my albums just as you would organize iPhone apps. That is to be able to click on album cover and with the cursor drag and drop the album to...

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Plan  Premium Country  USA Device PC Desktop Operating System  Windows 7 My Question or Issue I would like to organize my albums just as you would organize iPhone apps. That ...

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Can't play an entire artists discography?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceMy own custom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. Today I was trying to play some C418 on Spotify and it wouldn't play. It keeps telling me "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on y...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device My own custom PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello. Today I was trying to play some C418 on Spotify and it wo...

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Local files will sometimes not play on Spotify desktop on shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryU.S. DeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 12, Windows 10My Question or IssueLocal files play fine on my iPhone Spotify app because it's downloaded so it has a direct file reference, but I have a playlist full of local files that I lik...

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Plan Premium Country U.S.  Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 12, Windows 10 My Question or Issue Local files play fine on my iPhone Spotify app because it's downloaded so it has a d...

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How to correct output 2.1 not 5.1

PlanFreeCountry AustraliaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi I am playing Spotify on my desktop, outputting over HDMI to a Yamaha Rx-A3080 AV reciever.Audio comes out all 5 speakers not just the two front left and right (an...

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Plan Free Country  Australia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue Hi   I am playing Spotify on my desktop, outputting over HDMI to a Ya...

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Deleting Local Files

I am trying to delete local files from my Spotify and nothing is working.I found a forum on here that said to:Close SpotifyNavigate to "%appdata%\Spotify\Users\" in your file browser.There should be a folder "username-user" - enter the folder.Delete ...

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  I am trying to delete local files from my Spotify and nothing is working. I found a forum on here that said to: Close Spotify Navigate to "%appdata%\Spotify\Users\" in your fil...

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Solved!! Can't run spotify setup

PlanPremiumCountry Norway Operating SystemWindows 8,1 My Question or IssueWhen i am trying to run the spotify setup i does not work, nothing happends? What is the problem?

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Plan Premium Country  Norway   Operating System Windows 8,1   My Question or Issue When i am trying to run the spotify setup i does not work, nothing happends? What is the pro...

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Spotify can't play this right now

I have a problem over all of my devices where I can't play certain songs and get the "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."Only happens for certain songs:See You Again by Tyler, The CreatorBest F...

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I have a problem over all of my devices where I can't play certain songs and get the "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." Only happens for ce...

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Playlist filtering with CTRL+F is broken

Ctrl+F functionality in playlist seems to be somewhat broken (at least for non-english titles). I have the following playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/andreishe/playlist/0ixY5gBr0hz2iCx6isehbs?si=Hj_jxuF-QuWTIu-1mRznVQ I opened it in the deskto...

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Ctrl+F functionality in playlist seems to be somewhat broken (at least for non-english titles).   I have the following playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/andreishe/playlist/0ixY5gBr0...

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Added new playlist i´ve never made (and never will...)

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDeviceG S7, PCOperating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10My Question or Issue Hi allI think mine´s more than a problem but a punishment. From nowhere it appears a damned playlist at the top of my library´s playlists (Favourites? ...

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Plan Premium Country  Spain Device G S7, PC Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue  Hi all I think mine´s more than a problem but a punishment. From n...

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I have a high jitter internet connection, Spotify takes a long time to realize connection is back up

Hi, I am having trouble with Spotify going online and offline again in very long intervals. It can take 30 seconds or more for Spotify to recognize that the connection is available again, and during all that time, I cannot continue to view the artist...

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Hi, I am having trouble with Spotify going online and offline again in very long intervals.  It can take 30 seconds or more for Spotify to recognize that the connection is available again, and d...

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