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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!! Log In with Facebook button not working

I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 times, it still does not work. The animation loads, it shows me that the button is being clicked on, but ...

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I run the Desktop app on windows 10. When I want to connect via the "Log in with Facebook" button nothing happens. Even if I click the button 10 times, it still does not work. The animation loads, it...

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Solved!! Music suddently skipping

I've been using spotify for a while now and without trouble, but last week the music being played started suddently skipping to either the song next to it in the playlist, or some random song from a "top 100 best new songs" kind of playlist that i ne...

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I've been using spotify for a while now and without trouble, but last week the music  being played started suddently skipping to either the song next to it in the playlist, or some random song f...

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Delete song preview while modifying volume level

PlanFreeCountryItaly DeviceHP ZBook G2uOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhile I modify the volume it shows the volume bar and also the songs playing or played. I don't want to see the song since it's unprofessional while I'm sharing my ...

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Plan Free Country Italy   Device HP ZBook G2u Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue While I modify the volume it shows the volume bar and also the songs playing or pla...

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Superuser Contribution Can't log in on Desktop (Windows 7)

Spotify UsernamedrrollerPlanFree/PremiumCountry HungaryDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue So. my problem is that I cannot log into the Spotify with Facebook login a neither with username/password combo. I'm not getting any er...

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Spotify Username drroller Plan Free/Premium Country  Hungary Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue   So. my problem is that I cannot log into th...

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Spotify Song Images no longer there

Free Plan - Spotify Free Desktop Just recently after an update the Spotify Song image is no longer there, is there any fix for that?

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Free Plan - Spotify Free Desktop  Just recently after an update the Spotify Song image is no longer there, is there any fix for that?

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No matter how many times I press the shuffle button, it always plays the few songs of this album...

No matter how many times I press the shuffle button, it always plays the few songs of this album... The playlist is huge, and I already unsaved an album a while ago because it was playing songs from that album too much. Not that that is connected, bu...

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No matter how many times I press the shuffle button, it always plays the few songs of this album... The playlist is huge, and I already unsaved an album a while ago because it was playing songs from ...

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update spotify then error now lost my download song

PlanPremiumCountry IndonesiaDevice(notebook)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue im just update my spotify, after that my notebook freeze after my spotify open when startup which is i disable it. and now, i lost my download song. how it ...

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Plan Premium Country  Indonesia Device (notebook) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  im just update my spotify, after that my notebook freeze after my spot...

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Error Windows 10 - Please HELP!

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device WINDOWS 10 Operating System WINDOWS 10   My Question or Issue  

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Suddenly can't find users

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can't launch spotify after moving spotify folder and linked it with symbolic link

PlanFreeCountry Czech republicDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 PRO 64bit My Question or Issue I moved spotify folder and linked it with symbolic link, now i can't launch spotify, because icon doesn't work anymore and there is no spotify.exe in spot...

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Plan Free Country  Czech republic Device PC Operating System Windows 10 PRO 64bit   My Question or Issue  I moved spotify folder and linked it with symbolic link, now i can't...

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After latest desktop update, play won't resume after pause, app updates slowly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo ThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 7 Pro (64-bit) My Question or IssueI updated to version 1.0.82.447.g975ad224 of the Spotify desktop controller today, and since then, the Play button doesn't work. This has happened tw...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo ThinkPad Operating System Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)   My Question or Issue I updated to version 1.0.82.447.g975ad224 of the Spotify desktop controll...

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Lack of new album under the New Releases from artists I follow

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10CountryPoland My Question or IssueHi,Please help me understand how New Releases works. For example, I follow John Williams (composer) and this year his profile has released two albums but last album I see under th...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Country Poland  My Question or Issue Hi, Please help me understand how New Releases works. For example, I follow John Williams (composer) and thi...

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Downloading new version fails

Plan:PremiumCountry: Denmark Device: DesktopOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue:While using my Spotify ver. 1.0.55.487 I was advised that a new ver. 1.0.80.474 was ready for download. After a little while I was told that Spotify now was...

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Plan:Premium Country: Denmark  Device: Desktop Operating System: Windows 10  My Question or Issue: While using my Spotify ver. 1.0.55.487 I was advised that a new ver. 1.0.80.474 was r...

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Sharing of facebook - Player

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceDesktopOperating SystemW10 My Question or IssueWhen I shared songs on Facebook, they used to have an associated player.Now when sharing songs, it displays a static image instead of the player.

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Plan Premium Country Chile Device Desktop Operating System W10   My Question or Issue When I shared songs on Facebook, they used to have an associated player. Now when sharing songs, ...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist error using older version of Spotify 0.8.5.133

I've been using an older version of Spotify (0.8.5.133) for several years now and up until a few weeks ago, everything was fine. Now it seems to be spinning (trying to connect) constantly. My playlists will play one song and then revert back to the m...

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  I've been using an older version of Spotify (0.8.5.133) for several years now and up until a few weeks ago, everything was fine.  Now it seems to be spinning (trying to connect) constant...

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playlist not playing all songs

I have a playlist with 800+ songs and I've noticed the same 20 or so songs are the only ones actually being played... it's a 52 hour playlist and I've probably listened to it for more than that. help?

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I have a playlist with 800+ songs and I've noticed the same 20 or so songs are the only ones actually being played... it's a 52 hour playlist and I've probably listened to it for more than that. help?

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Spotify web player won't work!

I am trying to listen to Spotify through the web player at open.spotify.com. I have an account, THAT I PAY FOR (student), and it refuses to work on the stupid desktop at my work. I can get it to work on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7). And every post I'...

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I am trying to listen to Spotify through the web player at open.spotify.com. I have an account, THAT I PAY FOR (student), and it refuses to work on the stupid desktop at my work. I can get it to work...

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Ads are too loud

Why are the ads so loud? Can't Spotify do something to correct the obvious difference in volume between streaming music?Everyone reading this has likely noticed that you can have your volume (either on your desktop or the app) set very low and the BA...

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Why are the ads so loud? Can't Spotify do something to correct the obvious difference in volume between streaming music? Everyone reading this has likely noticed that you can have your volume (eit...

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Windows 10 - Left corner song banner AGAIN

the annoying banner is back, even though the option is off win10, app version 1.0.82.447.g975ad224

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  the annoying banner is back, even though the option is off 😞 win10, app version 1.0.82.447.g975ad224

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