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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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hroski

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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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Desktop Volume Overlay Keeps Appearing Even When Its Disabled

PlanPremium DeviceDesktop PC Operating SystemWindows 10 (64 bit) Have been having this issue for a while now where whenever I change the volume, the desktop overlay using media keys keep coming back even though it's disabled. It usually comes back ev...

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Plan Premium   Device Desktop PC   Operating System Windows 10 (64 bit)   Have been having this issue for a while now where whenever I change the volume, the desktop overlay u...

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Solved!! Playlist doofed (cannot remove songs/these songs don't play)

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceWindows PC, iPhone 6+Operating SystemWindows 10/iOS My Question or Issue I have a playlist with a large amount of songs from the same artist/album that not only can I not remove from my playlist, but they do not play when I a...

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Plan Free Country USA  Device Windows PC, iPhone 6+ Operating System Windows 10/iOS   My Question or Issue  I have a playlist with a large amount of songs from the same artis...

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Desktop overlay is turned on automatically when starting Spotify

I don't know since when this is happening, but I have turned off the overlay option in the settings and the slider actually shows "off".When I start Spotify the overlay is there again until I go to the settings and turn the overlay option on and off ...

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I don't know since when this is happening, but I have turned off the overlay option in the settings and the slider actually shows "off". When I start Spotify the overlay is there again until I go to...

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Can't see profile + infinite "next" on multiple device + Language

PlanFreeCountryItaly Device(3xPCs + 1 Mobile)Operating System(Windows 10 (x2) & Ubuntu & Android 8.0) My Question or Issue I can't see my profile, in friends "follower" is just showed my ID.In the Windows application it says "The page doesn't exists ...

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Plan Free Country Italy   Device (3xPCs + 1 Mobile) Operating System (Windows 10 (x2) & Ubuntu & Android 8.0)   My Question or Issue  I can't see my profile, in frie...

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Spotify on Windows 10 - Music banner in left corner (currently playing song)

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, last 2 days in my windows 10 desktop app spotify will to display a banner with a currently playing song. How i can disable it ? I check settings it is her...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Hello, last 2 days in my windows 10 desktop app spotify will to disp...

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Certain songs don't play

Hi! I am having some problems with my spotify. I recently got premium but for some reason I can not play songs anymore that I had marked as do not play when I did not have premium. Is there a way to turn this back and make the songs paly again?Thanks...

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Hi! I am having some problems with my spotify. I recently got premium but for some reason I can not play songs anymore that I had marked as do not play when I did not have premium. Is there a way to ...

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Media keys popup box

Even when the option is disabled, if i restart my computer it still shows the pop up box. Have to disable it and re enable it again before it wont show it up any more. Very annoying and was wondering if anyone has a soultion.(Windows 10)

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Even when the option is disabled, if i restart my computer it still shows the pop up box. Have to disable it and re enable it again before it wont show it up any more. Very annoying and was wondering...

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Spotify showing desktop overlay after last update although I disabled the option in settings

Spotify showing desktop overlay after last update although I disabled the option in settings

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Spotify showing desktop overlay after last update although I disabled the option in settings

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Proxy not working on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceHPOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince version: 1.0.83.318.g6c07039dProxies which do not require authentication are not working. Proxies with authentication are working. I am for years only in this comm...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device HP Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since version: 1.0.83.318.g6c07039d Proxies which do not require authentication ...

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Superuser Contribution Family plan problems

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiphone 6s+ and iphone 7Operating Systemupdated ios My Question or IssueMy wife and I cannot use bluetooth access simultaneously to our playlists without getting "crosstalk" between our playlists. How do we run our own play...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iphone 6s+ and iphone 7 Operating System updated ios   My Question or Issue My wife and I cannot use bluetooth access simultaneously to our play...

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Volume overlay keeps coming back

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 The banner keeps popping out even though disabled it. Turn on and off the overlay will keep it off for a while, after that it'll popping up again. I even deleted the cache on %appdata% and still keep happening (the...

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Plan Free   Operating System Windows 10   The banner keeps popping out even though disabled it. Turn on and off the overlay will keep it off for a while, after that it'll popping up a...

Loxer

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Solved!! Cant get rid of spotify task. Wont restart because "spotify is already running"

Just as the title says i cant get the process to end so i can restart it or reinstall. Cant end the task in task manager because "access is denied" even though im the administrator. Cant delete the "Spotify" subfolder because " its currently being us...

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   Just as the title says i cant get the process to end so i can restart it or reinstall. Cant end the task in task manager because "access is denied" even though im the administrator. Can...

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Error Code 4

PlanFreeCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI keep getting error code 4 when I have wifi

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Plan Free Country UK   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I keep getting error code 4 when I have wifi 

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i cannot see my friends' activity

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines Deviceacer swift 3Operating System My Question or Issue i cannot see my friends activity even if i alreadyswitched the show right bar to green

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Plan Premium Country Philippines   Device acer swift 3 Operating System     My Question or Issue  i cannot see my friends activity even if i alreadyswitched the show ri...

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Spotify won't play anything

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one it says its unavailable.If I uninstall spotify, and the sound driver it works. But then it wont w...

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  Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one i...

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Spotify skips every song all the time

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one it says its unavailable.If I uninstall spotify, and the sound driver it works. But then it wont w...

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  Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Since 2 days ago, Spotify keeps skipping all the songs. If I select one i...

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Song image gone

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDeviceMM VisionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was playing some music and then I wanted to make the song image bigger, but it disappeared and I cant get it back. Please help.

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Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device MM Vision Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was playing some music and then I wanted to make the song image bigger, but it ...

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Proxy problem since late update

Hi everybody. My desktop Spotify (windows 10) doesn´t work since last update. I search in proxy configuration and doesn´t appears HTTPS, only HTTP. It may be the problem?Sorry for my english...it's not my stronge languagePlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaD...

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Hi everybody.  My desktop Spotify (windows 10) doesn´t work since last update. I search in proxy configuration and doesn´t appears HTTPS, only HTTP. It may be the problem? Sorry for my english...

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Superuser Contribution Some songs arent playing though i have a premium account

i have been trying to play a sound, i can find it on pc but vant play it and on my iphone it wont appear at all.

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i have been trying to play a sound, i can find it on pc but vant play it and on my iphone it wont appear at all.

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How do I share/send a song to another Spotify user?

Am I missing something here? I swear there used to be a way to send a song to a friend on Spotify who is also a Spotify user. In fact, I used to have an Inbox where these messages would appear, but I can no longer find my Inbox. I don't like having t...

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Am I missing something here? I swear there used to be a way to send a song to a friend on Spotify who is also a Spotify user. In fact, I used to have an Inbox where these messages would appear, but I...

Loxer

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