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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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Solved!! Can´t disable Media Overlay

PlanPremiumCountry Austria Operating SystemWindows 10 (Version 1803) Spotify Version1.0.81.325.g17f71170 My Question or Issue:I can´t disable the annoying Media Overlay anymore!Ever since I started using Spotify I have disabled the Overlay with the o...

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Plan Premium Country  Austria   Operating System Windows 10 (Version 1803)   Spotify Version 1.0.81.325.g17f71170   My Question or Issue: I can´t disable the annoying&...

MultiRob70

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Spotify on Discord, Twitter and etc.

My Question or Issue Before 1-2 weeks I was able to listen Spotify songs on my Desktop App by clicking the play button on the post which is shared in Twitter, Discord and some places like these. But now, when I click the play button it only plays the...

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    My Question or Issue  Before 1-2 weeks I was able to listen Spotify songs on my Desktop App by clicking the play button on the post which is shared in Twitter, Discord and some ...

jaquse

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Spotify desktop overlay bug

PlanFree/PremiumCountry The NetherlandsDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 pcMy Question or Issue Every time Spotify starts up the 'Show desktop overlay when using media keys' option is turned on but when I look in the settings it says it is not. so ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  The Netherlands Device PC Operating System  Windows 10 pc My Question or Issue  Every time Spotify starts up the 'Show desktop overlay when using me...

Loxer

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Desktop Overlay can't be disabled

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwan DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOver the past month or so, I have repeatedly tried to disable the desktop overlay that pops up in the top-left corner of my screen when I change songs. Even thoug...

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Plan Premium Country Taiwan  Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Over the past month or so, I have repeatedly tried to disable the desktop overlay...

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Solved!! "Hmm, the friend feed failed to load"

Hi! My friend feed does not load, no matter on what device I'm using Spotify. Does anybody know what to do about this?

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Hi! My friend feed does not load, no matter on what device I'm using Spotify. Does anybody know what to do about this? 

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Shuffle Is Repeating the Exact Same Songs From Yesterday

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceHP ZBook 17 G3Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For several days now, when I log in to my laptop, Spotify is starting at the same song as it did yesterday. When I skip ahead, the "shuffle" feature is going...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device HP ZBook 17 G3 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  For several days now, when I log in to my laptop, Spotify is starting a...

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German songs in my Discover Weekly

I keep getting more and more german songs in my Discover Weekly list. I NEVER listen to german songs, I never add german songs, I am constantly making new playlists (mainly english songs, some dutch) My current Discover weekly contains atleast 12 ger...

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I keep getting more and more german songs in my Discover Weekly list.   I NEVER listen to german songs, I never add german songs, I am constantly making new playlists (mainly english songs, so...

Jollof

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Solved!! Friend feed and Daily Mix Disappears everytime I restart Spotify

The title says it all. Everytime I restart my computer or Spotify Friend Feed is gone.Everytime I startup my computer I have to reinstall Spotify to use them. I guess Spotify not updating correctly too. I got a error message everytime I startup maybe...

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The title says it all. Everytime I restart my computer or Spotify Friend Feed is gone. Everytime I startup my computer I have to reinstall Spotify to use them. I guess Spotify not updating correctly...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Song and artist playlist no shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Using version 1.0.83.318.g6c07039d there is no shuffle play available for song or artist playlists... why not? I really think this should be added.

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Using version 1.0.83.318.g6c07039d there is no shuffle play available for son...

Alfredo

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Cache Path does not actually work on Windows Desktop

This has been an ongoing problem for over a year now. My C:\...AppData\Local\Spotify is 10+ gigs. But my desktop spotify app settings are set to store cache at A:\...\cachethe A:\...\cache has SOMETHING in there, but only a few mb. So the path 'works...

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This has been an ongoing problem for over a year now. My C:\...AppData\Local\Spotify is 10+ gigs. But my desktop spotify app settings are set to store cache at A:\...\cache the A:\...\cache has SOME...

botaurus

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Playlist inspired

Hello. I have a question regarding the playlists on spotify. I recently searched for a song on my phone and played it. After a while i noticed there is a playlist on Home tab called "Inspired by *song*". The playlist is created by spotify. My problem...

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Hello. I have a question regarding the playlists on spotify. I recently searched for a song on my phone and played it. After a while i noticed there is a playlist on Home tab called "Inspired by *son...

Tektonike

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution After a local Mp3 track has played the online track wont start

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemW10Pro My Question or Issue After the player finishes playing the local Mp3 track it shows "unable to play this track error" and stops there untill i choose a different track manually from the list. it plays...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System W10Pro   My Question or Issue  After the player finishes playing the local Mp3 track it shows "unable to play this track err...

Alfredo

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Thumbs up and down not working

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 Hi all, I new to spotify and I'm having an issue. The thumbs up saves the current song to my library, and thumbs down does nothing. what am I doing wrong?

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Plan Free/Premium Country  US Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1   Hi all, I new to spotify and I'm having an issue. The thumbs up saves the current song to my library, and thu...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Flux d'amis et Radio

Bonjour,J'ai Spotify Premium pendant 3 mois sur mon PC sous Windows 10.J'ai 2 soucis dès le démarrage de l'application car je ne peux pas voir le flux d'amis, un message 'Impossible de voir le flux d'amis' apparaît.J'ai également un soucis pour lance...

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Bonjour, J'ai Spotify Premium pendant 3 mois sur mon PC sous Windows 10. J'ai 2 soucis dès le démarrage de l'application car je ne peux pas voir le flux d'amis, un message 'Impossible de voir le fl...

SergioDavid

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Spotify Premium skipping like a broken record 29.6.18

PlanPremiumCountry UKDevice(Samsung Galaxy S9)Operating System(Windows 7)My Question or Issue Was working fine until today, every track starts playing fine then after 10 seconds starts to skip like a broken record with the timeline jumping all over t...

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  Plan Premium Country  UK Device (Samsung Galaxy S9) Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue  Was working fine until today, every track starts playing fine then af...

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Family Plan gone

PlanAt the moment, i don't know... Country ITMy Question or IssueHello, had a problem renewing my plan. It was Family with payment on 29th of each month, today i was low on money on my card so the payment didn't happen, i received an email notificati...

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Plan At the moment, i don't know...  Country  IT My Question or Issue Hello, had a problem renewing my plan. It was Family with payment on 29th of each month, today i was low on money ...

Debbbole

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Solved!! Spotify Overlay enables itself after Windows 10 restart

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify's overlay on Windows 10 is enabled after a computer restart (not spotify), even if it has already been disabled in the settings.So each time I start my computer, I have to go in the sett...

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  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Spotify's overlay on Windows 10 is enabled after a computer restart (not spotify), even if it has alread...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution mute everywhere

hi when i stop my music in spotify, i have no sound anymore everywhere in my desktop (youtube, videos...) so if i want to listen to some videos on youtube, the sound on spotify need to be at 0 and not in pause but it's really annoying. some help?

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hi when i stop my music in spotify, i have no sound anymore everywhere in my desktop (youtube, videos...) so if i want to listen to some videos on youtube, the sound on spotify need to be at 0 and no...

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Daily Mix Disappeared Desktop and Web

Spotify Version1.0.83.318.g6c07039dPlanFree CountryItalyDeviceDell Notebook, Iphone 6 Operating SystemWindows 10, Ios 9.3 My Question or IssueI've been using Spotify for at least 2 years and for 3 weeks now My Daily Mix has been missing from Spotify ...

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Spotify Version 1.0.83.318.g6c07039d Plan Free  Country Italy Device Dell Notebook, Iphone 6  Operating System Windows 10, Ios 9.3   My Question or Issue I've been using Sp...

SaeedAmmaneh

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Spotify wont play songs through 3.5mm aux

PlanPremiumCountry SWEDENDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I've a problem with spotify that's really anoying.A few weeks ago Spotify stopped to play songs when I connect a 3.5mm cable to my laptop, this worked before but aft...

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  Plan Premium Country  SWEDEN Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hi,   I've a problem with spotify that's really anoying. A few week...

Loxer

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