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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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MIKAAAAEL

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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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earthbound

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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 allowing you to save songs already saved (duplicate)

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue: Hi all, i've made a short video showcasing the bug/problem that i'm experiencing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwEufA7ZjGE Essentially, songs I already have saved aren't...

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Plan Premium Country Australia   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue:   Hi all, i've made a short video showcasing the bug/problem that i'm experiencing -&nbsp...

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Song added to my music using the "+" on my phone are not showing up on my desktop

I've tried re logging in, restart the application etc, both my phone and desktop are connected to the internet, but the song still aren't showing up on the desktop application

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   I've tried re logging in, restart the application etc, both my phone and desktop are connected to the internet, but the song still aren't showing up on the desktop application

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Superuser Contribution Volume Fading in and out when other programs makes noise

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I am finding it annoying that music volume fads in and out when another program makes noise how do I stop this.Thank you

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I am finding it annoying that music volume fads in and out when another program ...

Daisy

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Stop shuffle from being automatically re-enabled all the time

I have Premium and I never knowingly use the shuffle feature on desktop Spotify but I regularly find that it's re-enabled. I like knowing how far I am into a playlist, and it's absolutely irritating to regularly find that shuffle has been re-enabled ...

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  I have Premium and I never knowingly use the shuffle feature on desktop Spotify but I regularly find that it's re-enabled. I like knowing how far I am into a playlist, and it's abso...

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some songs don't play

I've got a question - on my computer some songs don't play, I mean that when I play them there is only silence. I think taht this doesn't matter, but they are some songs from Trench (like Morph and Pet Cheetah)Thanks for help

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I've got a question - on my computer some songs don't play, I mean that when I play them there is only silence. I think taht this doesn't matter, but they are some songs from Trench (like Morph and P...

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"Impossible to launch Daily mix" "Impossible to load friend activity"

PlanPremiumCountry FRDevicePC + Samsung A5 2017Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueHello first time i post here, so, here is my problem:I have Spotify Premium since 1 month and i got 2 "big" problem. The first one is like i said o...

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Plan Premium Country  FR Device PC + Samsung A5 2017 Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue Hello first time i post here, so, here is my problem: I have Spot...

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Superuser Contribution Sorting a song list crashes the play order

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf i search for a song (let's say 'Long way down') and click on see all songs button, I get a randomly sorted song list. Sorting the playlist by the artist and p...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If i search for a song (let's say 'Long way down') and click on see all songs button,...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Yamaha Musiccast Player

My Yamaha Musiccast Player does only show up in my IOS Device List but not on my Desktop App (Windows 10, x64). Once I start playing a song via iOS and select Musiccast Player it starts showing up on the Windows Spotify App. I want to be able to init...

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My Yamaha Musiccast Player does only show up in my IOS Device List but not on my  Desktop App (Windows 10, x64). Once I start playing a song via iOS and select Musiccast Player it starts showin...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution device switching reshuffles playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+ and a custom pcOperating System Android Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue so, I have a system of listening to music that I go by, so I go through three different playlists every day about, but wh...

Newbie

  Plan Free/Premium Country US  Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ and a custom pc Operating System  Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  so, I have a syst...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly has more and more foreign music

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, Lately, more and more of my Discover Weekly playlist is in foreign languages like Polish, Finnish, German etc.. I listen exclusively to English and Norwegian music, a...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hi,   Lately, more and more of my Discover Weekly playlist is in foreign languages...

Peter

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Album titles greyed in Daily Mix

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHello, I've just noticed that, in the Daily Mix screens, some albums appear in grey, and it is not linked to the album page. However, if you search the albums in the browser...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hello, I've just noticed that, in the Daily Mix screens, some albums appear in grey, and&nbs...

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Solved!! Spotify will not pause playing - keeps restarting play - device ubuntu

Plan - PremiumCountry - UKDevice - PCOperating System - win7 proMy Question or IssueSince last update : when I press pause music pauses for a few seconds then resumes playing. Have uninstalled and reinstalled with fresh download. Only option is to us...

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Plan - Premium Country - UK Device - PC Operating System - win7 pro My Question or Issue Since last update : when I  press pause music pauses for a few seconds then resumes playing. ...

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Speakers and collaborative playlist

I'm on a family plan and a friend is using standard premium membership. We both have Windows 10 laptops and iPhones and ideally we would like to use a inexpensive Wi Fi speaker to share our collaborative playlist. My question is, would both of us be ...

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I'm on a family plan and a friend is using standard premium membership.   We both have Windows 10 laptops and iPhones and ideally we would like to use a inexpensive Wi Fi speaker to share our ...

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Superuser Contribution Please Help! FOLLOW option is missing

For a few months now my FOLLOW button on my windows app and my browser has disappeared . After some update I think. Anyways.. I want it back but can not find any help online. Please fix this.

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For a few months now my FOLLOW button on my windows app and my browser has disappeared . After some update I think. Anyways.. I want it back but can not find any help online. Please fix this.  

Peter

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Playlist keeps skipping back to first track

PlanPremium Country Australia DeviceSamsung galaxy s7, macbook air and ipod 6th genOperating Systemmac OS Mojave, android orea My Question or Issue I have only just notied this problem. No matter which device I use, when I am listening to a playlist ...

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Plan Premium   Country  Australia   Device Samsung galaxy s7, macbook air and ipod 6th gen Operating System mac OS Mojave, android orea   My Question or Issue   ...

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Solved!! How to download my own music on a new computer?

How moving with my private library to another computer? -trillup- Roadie MondayHi, I need your help, I have a lot of own music on my computer (mp3 and AAC). Approx. 10% of these songs are not available in Spotify catalogue.So in the past I created a ...

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How moving with my private library to another computer?    -trillup-   Roadie    Monday Hi, I need your help,   I have a lot of own ...

TREVA

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How to download

Please help. I use a Spotify in my laptop and I want to download my favourite tracks inside the computer. Who do I do it?

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Please help. I use a Spotify in my laptop and I want to download my favourite tracks inside the computer. Who do I do it?

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Spotify can't add more than 1128 songs to Local Files

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Professional 64-bit My Question or Issue My issue is that Spotify for PC can not add more than 1128 songs to Local Files. It simply stops adding the songs from the files source whenever it r...

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Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Professional 64-bit   My Question or Issue  My issue is that Spotify for PC can not add more than 1128 song...

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Earwolf podcasts not playing on Desktop

PlanPremium for FamilyCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWhen using Spotify from my Windows 7 desktop, some podcasts seem to play without issue, while podcasts from Earwolf (examples below) will refuse to play at all. No error me...

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  Plan Premium for Family Country USA Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue When using Spotify from my Windows 7 desktop, some podcasts seem to play without issue,...

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Spotify goes to the same song on startup

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PCOperating SystemiOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue So when I start up spotify on my desktop it always loads the same song at the same length with the same v...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands  Device iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PC Operating System iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  So when I star...

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