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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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szkill

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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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betterhalf

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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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Superuser Contribution Friend activity

Having a similar problem that I had a few weeks ago. The friend feed/ follower activity is glitching. One friend in particular has been on almost every day yet his activity doesn't even show up. We've talked and tried to figure it out, when he came t...

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Having a similar problem that I had a few weeks ago. The friend feed/ follower activity is glitching. One friend in particular has been on almost every day yet his activity doesn't even show up. We'v...

cerealgm

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What websites do I need to allow if I am blocking all other websites?

My 11 year old son loves to listen to Spotify, and he has it on his computer, but I use proxy settings to block access to all websites except those I specifically allow. I had added spotify.com to the list and it used to work. Now when he opens Spoti...

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  My 11 year old son loves to listen to Spotify, and he has it on his computer, but I use proxy settings to block access to all websites except those I specifically allow. I had added spotify.c...

Sebasty

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Music stopping, not restarting

Hi there, I have free Spotify, it plays a few songs from an album i choose, then stops & wont start again. I think what is happening is that when it is time for an add, the add dosent start, so the music dosent start again. Is my computer blockig the...

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   Hi there, I have free Spotify, it plays a few songs from an album i choose, then stops & wont start again. I think what is happening is that when it is time for an add, the add dose...

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Make a This Is: Billy Joel

Several great artists have received "This Is " Spotify albums/playlists. (Examples include This Is: Queen or This Is: Panic! At The Disco) I think that Billy Joel should have one of these. He is one of the most talented artists on Spotify and very de...

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  Several great artists have received "This Is " Spotify albums/playlists. (Examples include This Is: Queen or This Is: Panic! At The Disco) I think that Billy Joel should have one of these. He...

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Superuser Contribution Incorrect Connected Devices Listed

Previously when I used Spotify Connect I would see devices on my local network. If I'm home, I see devices on that network and if I'm at work, I see devices on that network. Recently, the only devices I see are devices from my home network and only a...

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Previously when I used Spotify Connect I would see devices on my local network. If I'm home, I see devices on that network and if I'm at work, I see devices on that network. Recently, the only device...

Alfredo

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Connect spotify to facebook Tab

PlanFreeCountry Philippines Operating System(Windows 7) My Question or Issue When even i click "connect to facebook" the tab doesnt show-up but i can see it whenever i alt+tab as you can see in the image how do i fix this?

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Plan Free Country  Philippines   Operating System (Windows 7)   My Question or Issue  When even i click "connect to facebook" the tab doesnt show-up but i can see it when...

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Friend Activity not live

Is anyone else having issues that the Friend activity isn't live?  

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Is anyone else having issues that the Friend activity isn't live?  

joolstunes

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Control Spotify's volume only, not windows global volume.

Spotify Usernamel337g0g0PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10. My Question or Issue:Hi all, So I want to have a bind for JUST spotify's volume control.I have a Black Widow, and I can use the media keys or binds to play/pause, next song p...

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Spotify Username l337g0g0 Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10.   My Question or Issue: Hi all, So I want to have a bind for JUST spotify's volume control. I have...

tomatounit

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Artwork and artist/track name freezing after an ad plays

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceWindow desktopOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Playback freezes after ad. I cannot skip to the next song or start another playlist. I have restarted machine and reinstalled the app with no improvement.

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Plan Free Country  USA Device Window desktop Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Playback freezes after ad. I cannot skip to the next song or start another pla...

tomatounit

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Spotify pulando as musicas.

Spotify UsernameAlberto GaloniPlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceDesktop DellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Meu spotify fica pulando musicas aleatoriamente quando eu saio da tela do app.Já vi que poderia ser uma problema por ter dois dri...

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Spotify Username Alberto Galoni Plan Premium Country Brazil  Device Desktop Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Meu spotify fica pulando musicas aleato...

Bittencourt

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Community Avatar

Is there a way to change my Spotify Community avatar to an uploaded picture of my own and not one already provided?

Gig Goer

Is there a way to change my Spotify Community avatar to an uploaded picture of my own and not one already provided?

meahtenoha

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Bugreport: Loudspeaker icon not moving to next/prev song

Clicking on next or previous playes the next song, but the loudspeaker icon (and green font) idicating the currently played song is not changing. Going to the next song then hitting pause hides the loudspeaker icon, hitting play again makes the icon ...

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Clicking on next or previous playes the next song, but the loudspeaker icon (and green font) idicating the currently played song is not changing. Going to the next song then hitting pause hides the l...

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Superuser Contribution Ads/Videos

PlanFreeCountry USA DeviceNextbook 11A tablet pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue This has been an issue for quite some time and I'm noticing it more and more as ads become videos instead of just audio. The ads and some music videos eve...

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Plan Free Country  USA   Device Nextbook 11A tablet pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  This has been an issue for quite some time and I'm noticing i...

meahtenoha

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How to set Shuffle as default on SPotify app (Android)

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceAndroid (OnePlus5)Operating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or IssueHi! Recently I noticed that Spotify turns shuffle off everytime I open a new playlist. I find this very irritating seeing as I almost always listen t...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Android (OnePlus5) Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Hi!   Recently I noticed that Spotify turns shuffle off everytime I ...

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LastFM scrobbling not working anymore after update

hi, even though lastFM is connected (no need to repeat this, I checked, it is connected), LastFM stopped scrobbling. I can see the Spotify track being played on LastFM, but when it gets to the end its not scrobbled.any chance you will fix this soon?

Roadie

hi,   even though lastFM is connected (no need to repeat this, I checked, it is connected), LastFM stopped scrobbling. I can see the Spotify track being played on LastFM, but when it gets to t...

ganomi

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General dissatisfaction about functionality of the spotify application

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop (Windows 10) & Samsung S5My Question or IssueOver the years I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the technical functionalities available in Spotify. Primarily, saving songs/album on either your deskt...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop (Windows 10) & Samsung S5 My Question or Issue Over the years I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the technical functionalities ava...

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can't play the current song - win 10 / part 2

I'm constantly getting this error message: "can't play the current song " and the Win10 app is not moving to the next song. I have to click on the "next song" button to continue listennig. This happens only on my Win 10 PC (with Spotify app installed...

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I'm constantly getting this error message: "can't play the current song " and the Win10 app is not moving to the next song.  I have to click on the "next song" button to continue listennig. This...

IanWillis

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Can't rate songs

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePCOperating SystemWin7 x64 My Question or IssueCan't rate the songs I like. Why do they have to be on radio=someone else's playlist to rate them? I'm an active user and seek out songs from ANY source. If they are good I...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device PC Operating System Win7 x64   My Question or Issue Can't rate the songs I like. Why do they have to be on radio=someone else's playlist to rat...

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Can't connect shazam to spotify

Hello, I cannot connect shazam to spotify, the option "Connect" on Shazam settings is doesn't appear.

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Hello, I cannot connect shazam to spotify, the option "Connect" on Shazam settings is doesn't appear.  

Loxer

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