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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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Song Volume Fades to Nothing

The volume of my songs playing fades out until cannot be heard at all. This only happens at a low volume. So if I want to have songs playing in the background at a low volume I can't. It happens when Spotify volume is at about 20-30% Any help with th...

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The volume of my songs playing fades out until cannot be heard at all. This only happens at a low volume. So if I want to have songs playing in the background at a low volume I can't. It happens...

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Favorited songs list is losing songs

Hi,I've been suspecting a while that my songs list has been losing songs because there were songs that I know I loved from the daily mix that I favorited in order to come back to them later, and I can't find most of them. Yesterday I was playing musi...

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Hi, I've been suspecting a while that my songs list has been losing songs because there were songs that I know I loved from the daily mix that I favorited in order to come back to them later, and ...

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Scrobbling doesn't work after update

I've just updated Spotify to version 1.0.80 and noticed that scrobbling to last.fm doesn't work anymore. I can see the song currently played but it disappears from my list of recent played titles afterwards.

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I've just updated Spotify to version 1.0.80 and noticed that scrobbling to last.fm doesn't work anymore. I can see the song currently played but it disappears from my list of recent played titles aft...

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Music changes before song ends

Every song i play it never finishes. it changes to next song half way to 75% of the way through. I have premium, I have cleared cookies and cache, im using google chrome on my internet browser, i have restarted google chrome, restarted the computer a...

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Every song i play it never finishes. it changes to next song half way to 75% of the way through. I have premium, I have cleared cookies and cache, im using google chrome on my internet browser, i hav...

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song is not available

for about last 5-6 days, when i want to listen music from spotify, it always says "this song isn't available..." my internet works and i'm not trying to listen spotify on offline mode. how can i fix this problem?

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for about last 5-6 days, when i want to listen music from spotify, it always says "this song isn't available..." my internet works and i'm not trying to listen spotify on offline mode. how can i...

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Spotify application not responding!

Whenever i log on to Spotify it says "The Spotify application is not responding." I get it every time when i try to log on. Also i got some other errors. ever since the newest update spotify has been crazy wierd. when i click the x button to close sp...

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Whenever i log on to Spotify it says "The Spotify application is not responding." I get it every time when i try to log on. Also i got some other errors. ever since the newest update spotify has been...

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Solved!! Spotify crashes after login since Windows 10 April update

Steps to reproduceRegression bug: Since Windows 10 April update Spotify crashes immediately after login. System InfoApp: I reinstalled the Windows Store app and the standalone Windows application - without succes.OS: Windows 10, Version 1803, Build 1...

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Steps to reproduce Regression bug: Since Windows 10 April update Spotify crashes immediately after login.    System Info App: I reinstalled the Windows Store app and the standalone...

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Solved!! latest version of Spotify desktop?

Hi !I just would like to know what is the latest version of the Spotify app for Windows 8.1I'm running version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 for a long time now, is it the latest one?Thanks.

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Hi ! I just would like to know what is the latest version of the Spotify app for Windows 8.1 I'm running version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 for a long time now, is it the latest one? Thanks. 🙂

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One big local file can't be put into a playlist

I have spotify premium and have downloaded a 50 minute mp3 file which I would like to put into a playlist. It appears in my local files list but is denied entry into a playlist whereas, other songs in my local files list can be put into playlists. Is...

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I have spotify premium and have downloaded a 50 minute mp3 file which I would like to put into a playlist. It appears in my local files list but is denied entry into a playlist whereas, other songs i...

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Spotify local files problem

I have this problem since long time ago, at the begin it don't bother me but it start to anoying me.A few years ago I linked my local music files in an old pc but when I got a new one, the songs shows in my playlist but I can't played and neither rem...

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I have this problem since long time ago, at the begin it don't bother me but it start to anoying me. A few years ago I linked my local music files in an old pc but when I got a new one, the songs sh...

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Spotify lowers soundquality when switching windows

Hi! So i'll try and explain this as good as I can since the problem is quite weird. I have Spotify open on a second monitor, when the Spotify window is selected (changing songs, switching playlists or just having it marked) the sound is the way it sh...

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Hi!  So i'll try and explain this as good as I can since the problem is quite weird.    I have Spotify open on a second monitor, when the Spotify window is selected (changing song...

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Solved!! What's new?

What's new with Spotify version: 1.0.80.474? I really don't see the difference. If there is a "What's New" link for Spotify, please type it in (I know about how to check for viruses in links so don't even try, I am going to a computer networking trad...

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What's new with Spotify version: 1.0.80.474? I really don't see the difference. If there is a "What's New" link for Spotify, please type it in (I know about how to check for viruses in links so ...

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don't have daily mixes

hey, i have been using spotify for a week or two, at the first day i had the usual 3 daily mixes, a day later until now, i have none. even if i search daily mix it finds the mixes and nothing in them.i have premuim.. how to solve?!

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hey, i have been using spotify for a week or two, at the first day i had the usual 3 daily mixes, a day later until now, i have none. even if i search daily mix it finds the mixes and nothing in them...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify plugin update for Rainmeter skins broken

I spend most of my time on a PC; desktop, laptop or tablet. Seldom use Spotify on my phone. I have used the Rainmeter skins program to provide player control for years. Spotify has developed a plugin for Rainmeter that has finally allowed me to use S...

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I spend most of my time on a PC; desktop, laptop or tablet. Seldom use Spotify on my phone. I have used the Rainmeter skins program to provide player control for years. Spotify has developed a plugin...

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Lyrics, Rotating album art, music videos, really anything other then one album showing on 3 screens

Afternoon,Sorry if this has been answered I can't find an updated thread anywhere. I just setup Spotify premium service and I think I messed something up.My mobile app on galaxy s7 works fine. No issues I was able to get my own music playlist and all...

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Afternoon, Sorry if this has been answered I can't find an updated thread anywhere. I just setup Spotify premium service and I think I messed something up. My mobile app on galaxy s7 works fine. No...

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Echo Nest can't find playlists.

I can see them in spotify but everytime I log into sort my music no playlists found message. Help !

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 I can see them in spotify but everytime I log into sort my music no playlists found message. Help !

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"This song is not available if you have the file on your computer you can import it"

On my laptop no songs will play and everytime I try I get the above error message.Spotify works fine on my other devices and can it can play through say my phone on my laptop and visa versa but wont play from my laptop to my laptop, and I don't know ...

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On my laptop no songs will play and everytime I try I get the above error message. Spotify works fine on my other devices and can it can play through say my phone on my laptop and visa versa but won...

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W10 Store App is using 75% CPU when displaying banner

1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store Version) is taking over 75% of CPU just for displaying silly advert banner. Moving to other items reduces CPU usage to 0.3% !!!

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1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store Version) is taking over 75% of CPU just for displaying silly advert banner. Moving to other items reduces CPU usage to 0.3% !!!  

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Podcasts return to the same position after literally 5 seconds

Lately my podcasts have been returning to the same previous position. It happens if I pause them for longer than 3 seconds. I just watched my podcast jump from 57 minutes to 48 minutes after pausing it. I've reinstalled spotify, restarted computer, d...

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Lately my podcasts have been returning to the same previous position. It happens if I pause them for longer than 3 seconds. I just watched my podcast jump from 57 minutes to 48 minutes after pausing ...

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playlist not getting downloaded over pptp VPN connection

hey , i'm using vpn to get connected to spotify. when using services like stunnel and open vpn i can play songs and download playlists just fine. but now i'm limited to using pptp connection and i can't download my playlists and spotify app says "wai...

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hey , i'm using vpn to get connected to spotify. when using services like stunnel and open vpn i can play songs and download playlists just fine. but now i'm limited to using pptp connection and i ca...

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