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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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My media keys dont work for spotify

So i have binds on my mouse to skip, revert track and play/pause. They work but not with spotify. for some reason it only works when i hold shift while pressing them. this is kinda annoying because i need 2 hands to skip a song or play/pause. Anyone ...

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So i have binds on my mouse to skip, revert track and play/pause. They work but not with spotify. for some reason it only works when i hold shift while pressing them. this is kinda annoying because i...

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Superuser Contribution Songs randomly skipping

So I've been using Spotify for a while (despite never using the community portion of it but I guess I'll have to now) and I've noticed a strange glitch on the web player. Certain songs are not working and are just skipped entirely, an example being: ...

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So I've been using Spotify for a while (despite never using the community portion of it but I guess I'll have to now) and I've noticed a strange glitch on the web player. Certain songs are not workin...

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Solved!! Help- Icon not showing

For some reason my icon for spotfiy shows up as just a blank piece of paper instead of the normal logo and I don't know how to get it back so that the spotify logo appears. I never had a problem before but I got a new computer and now no matter how m...

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For some reason my icon for spotfiy shows up as just a blank piece of paper  instead of the normal logo and I don't know how to get it back so that the spotify logo appears. I never had a proble...

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Your Daily Mix Not Available Offline

I'm having this problem starting today. Have always had the daily mix except today when I woke up, it was gone. I've restarted my computer multipal times, reinstalled the program, made sure i allowed it in my firewalls, when it didn't work I turned o...

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I'm having this problem starting today. Have always had the daily mix except today when I woke up, it was gone. I've restarted my computer multipal times, reinstalled the program, made sure i allowed...

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Solved!! Devices not showing up

None of my external devices will show up. Have 1 HP laptop that's hooked up to the stereo and another HP laptop and a Samsung andriod phone that I use as controllers and none of them are showing any of my other devices. Ever since a few days ago I ca...

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None of my external devices will show up.   Have 1 HP laptop that's hooked up to the stereo and another HP laptop and a Samsung andriod phone that I use as controllers and none of them are sho...

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Media keys do not open spotify, instead open itunes on win10.

Hi, when i press the media keys(start/stop) it only starts and stops the music in itunes but not in spotify even though my music in spotify is currently playing. It only works when i close itunes app.

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Hi, when i press the media keys(start/stop) it only starts and stops the music in itunes but not in spotify even though my music in spotify is currently playing. It only works when i close itunes app.

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spotify doesn't work correctly

Hi, Does anyone has the same problem. When I launch spotify and I want to play a song, spotify goes to the next song like really quick without even playing a song. I checked if it was my laptop. relaunched it, deleted and installed spotify again, che...

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Hi,   Does anyone has the same problem. When I launch spotify and I want to play a song, spotify goes to the next song like really quick without even playing a song. I checked if it was my lap...

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Songs grayed out in playlist but playable from search

I have some playlists that have most of the songs grayed out in the playlist but if I search for the song I am able to play it just fine.

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I have some playlists that have most of the songs grayed out in the playlist but if I search for the song I am able to play it just fine.  

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Windows player constantly lagging

Hey! Wondering if anyone experiences the same problem as me and knows a solution. Constantly regardless of either Window updates or Spotify updates my Spotify simply will just lag out. I'll be happily listening to an artist, then when I go to search ...

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Hey!   Wondering if anyone experiences the same problem as me and knows a solution.    Constantly regardless of either Window updates or Spotify updates my Spotify simply will just...

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Can't delete song from songs menu/library

When i select songs on the left side there are 3 songs that are greyed out and that i can't remove.The 3 songs are from a album called New Music. These songs are the first 3 i added in 2014. I think the album is an old playlist.When shuffle play is a...

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When i select songs on the left side there are 3 songs that are greyed out and that i can't remove. The 3 songs are from a album called New Music. These songs are the first 3 i added in 2014. I thin...

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Solved!! Logging in

At first, the desktop app kept saying it was offline, when my internet connection is fine, and so i gave it a couple days, but it still said i was offline. i decided to reinstall it but now everytime i try to login, the screen freezes. i can still ph...

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At first, the desktop app kept saying it was offline, when my internet connection is fine, and so i gave it a couple days, but it still said i was offline. i decided to reinstall it but now everytime...

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Web Remote Control to stream on my mobile at work (NO WIFI available)

Hi,Spotify web player is blocked at work, and can't install anything. I normally stream on my mobile. Control spotify on a small mobile screen is dificult at wok (IT company). It would be great if I can remote control all spotify functions from a web...

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 Hi, Spotify web player is blocked at work, and can't install anything. I normally stream on my mobile. Control spotify on a small mobile screen is dificult at wok (IT company). ...

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Application Hangs...

Just to let you guys know...... About every couple of months or so, Spotify seems to hang, or takes a really long time connecting to your servers. Sometimes I can't even logout. Twice I've been forced to have to reinstall on both my laptop and my des...

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Just to let you guys know...... About every couple of months or so, Spotify seems to hang, or takes a really long time connecting to your servers. Sometimes I can't even logout. Twice I've been force...

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Trying to download playlist, "waiting for connection" for weeks now

So my favorite playlist has been "waiting for connection" when I try to download it for weeks now, maybe even months at this point. It's the most frustrating thing because this is my go-to playlist. I have no idea why. My other playlist will download...

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So my favorite playlist has been "waiting for connection" when I try to download it for weeks now, maybe even months at this point. It's the most frustrating thing because this is my go-to playlist. ...

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Activity Feed...My activity can't be seen!

I have my account set so that my activity can be seen. Though for several days it's been strange. I signed into a friends account and I couldnt see my activity. I apparently handnt been on for hours to days. It's the same on my account when viewing m...

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I have my account set so that my activity can be seen. Though for several days it's been strange. I signed into a friends account and I couldnt see my activity. I apparently handnt been on for h...

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Songs disappearing from playlists and saved

I've noticed a few times that all of a sudden, all the songs by an artist dissappear from my saved songs and playlists, and I don't know what might be causing this or how to fix this. Help

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I've noticed a few times that all of a sudden, all the songs by an artist dissappear from my saved songs and playlists, and I don't know what might be causing this or how to fix this. Help 😞

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Friend Activity Stop

Hi. I been using the windows app in my computer. A few days ago I noticed that my friend actitivity stop and I can see what my friend listened 4 days ago. I ask them and they see the same trouble only with my profile. I already unistall the app, clos...

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Hi.  I been using the windows app in my computer. A few days ago I noticed that my friend actitivity stop and I can see what my friend listened 4 days ago. I ask them and they see the same tro...

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Solved!! Tracks supposedly running, but no sound

Hi all, I've got Spotify up and running, with no error messages. However, when I press play, no sound comes out The countdown/timer thing on the bottom is working fine, but I don't hear a thing. I'm thinking that re-installing it might solve the prob...

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Hi all,   I've got Spotify up and running, with no error messages.  However, when I press play, no sound comes out  The countdown/timer thing on the bottom is working fine, but I don'...

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Song removals from Spotify

I am getting really sick of songs on my playlists disappearing. I know this is probably happening because of licensing issues with song or recording copyright holders and is not Spotify's direct fault per se. But it is very frustrating and, if more e...

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I am getting really sick of songs on my playlists disappearing.  I know this is probably happening because of licensing issues with song or recording copyright holders and is not Spotify's direc...

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