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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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Can't play any song

Can't play any song on spotify on my laptop, gives error "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." All the same songs work fine on my iphone and ipad, issue only occured on my laptop since today.Please hel...

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Can't play any song on spotify on my laptop, gives error "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." All the same songs work fine on my iphone and ipad, iss...

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Can't play songs
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Spotify Crash

Spotify crashes after logging on my Premium Account, it works on web version and phone. It just doesn't work on PC, and I created another account, after I logged into that account it was working fine. It just keeps crashing after I log in to my first...

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Spotify crashes after logging on my Premium Account, it works on web version and phone. It just doesn't work on PC, and I created another account, after I logged into that account it was working fine...

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Help with Spotify API - Search API

I want to use Search API to find songs in playlists whose artist is lets say Carlos Santana. Is this doable? For example, Santana, user A has 2 playlist, playlist A has "Crazon Espinado" and "Maria Maria", playlist B has "Smooth". After that user B o...

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I want to use Search API to find songs in playlists whose artist is lets say Carlos Santana. Is this doable?   For example, Santana, user A has 2 playlist, playlist A has "Crazon Esp...

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Odd behavior with friends activity

I follow 4 of my friends on spotify and it has worked fine until recently. Now, when I open spotify only one of those friends shows up in the activity feed, and it shows him having last listend to a song 2 days ago (even though I know he has used it ...

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I follow 4 of my friends on spotify and it has worked fine until recently. Now, when I open spotify only one of those friends shows up in the activity feed, and it shows him having last listend to a ...

Sebasty

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Keyboard media launch button

I am using win 10 with a regular keyboard with media buttons (Alienware default PC keyboard, but I'm using an Asus Rog so no Alienware local programs to check). All buttons work correctly when Spotify is running so no problem there. But no matter wha...

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I am using win 10 with a regular keyboard with media buttons (Alienware default PC keyboard, but I'm using an Asus Rog so no Alienware local programs to check). All buttons work correctly when Spotif...

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Solved!! can't play the current song - win 10

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...

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I don't have daily mix

I uses spotify about 2 months but i don't have my daily mix, android phone and windows in pc also don't have daily mix . When i search daily mix on pc, notification : "your daily mix not available offline" but i connected in my internet and can play ...

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I uses spotify about 2 months but i don't have my daily mix, android phone and windows in pc also don't have daily mix . When i search daily mix on pc, notification : "your daily mix not available of...

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Can't Sync Local Files Anymore

I recently added 2 songs to one of my playlist from my local files, and for some unknown reason, they were gryed out. The songs are in a mp3 file format and they play fine. I snooped around the forums and saw that a re-install of the app on my phone ...

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I recently added 2 songs to one of my playlist from my local files, and for some unknown reason, they were gryed out. The songs are in a mp3 file format and they play fine. I snooped around the forum...

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Windows Notifications Pause/Plays/Skips songs on Spotify windows app

Windows notifications that have a sound connected to them sometimes pauses, plays, or skips songs (rarely) when spotify is running. Spotify isn't the active window when this occurs and it occurs randomly when a notification pops up. At first I though...

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Windows notifications that have a sound connected to them sometimes pauses, plays, or skips songs (rarely) when spotify is running. Spotify isn't the active window when this occurs and it occurs rand...

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Spotify Desktop - Black Screen

Every time I open my Desktop Spotify app on Windows 7, all that appears is a black screen. I think this might have had to do with the most recent update. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling and running in compatiblity mode. I also tried turning ...

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Every time I open my Desktop Spotify app on Windows 7, all that appears is a black screen.  I think this might have had to do with the most recent update. I've tried uninstalling and reinstallin...

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Solved!! display problem for windows 8

The pict.1 is when i start my spotify. There are green shadows behind the fonts, the image has purple noise and stuffs. And the 2nd is when i go back after minimize it.... the whole font and inage turns black. what now? I use windows 8

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The pict.1 is when i start my spotify. There are green shadows behind the fonts, the image has purple noise and stuffs. And the 2nd is when i go back after minimize it.... the whole font and inage tu...

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Superuser Contribution Facebook friends are missing

I don't see my facebook friends when goto "Find Friends". Spotify says "none of your friends are on Spotify" but it's actully not true, I know some of my friends are on spotify.

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I don't see my facebook friends when goto "Find Friends". Spotify says "none of your friends are on Spotify" but it's actully not true, I know some of my friends are on spotify.  

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Spotify doesn't resume where I left, and recently played list is empty

Before, when I started spotify, I could see the song that I last played on the computer, paused exactly where I paused it, even though spotify or the computer had been completely shut down.But now, instead, what is shown is a song I played a week ago...

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Before, when I started spotify, I could see the song that I last played on the computer, paused exactly where I paused it, even though spotify or the computer had been completely shut down. But no...

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Solved!! Spotify-made playlist unable to load or be removed

Greetings. A while ago I followed a Spotify-made playlist called 'A Mellow Indie Odyssey'. A remember being unable to access it before today (and didn't think much of it at the time), but I realise now that something is wrong. The playlist cannot loa...

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Greetings. A while ago I followed a Spotify-made playlist called 'A Mellow Indie Odyssey'. A remember being unable to access it before today (and didn't think much of it at the time), but I real...

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Superuser Contribution Se añaden solas canciones a listas

Hola. En ocasiones se añaden automáticamente canciones a listas ya creadas o a la lista de favoritos en horas en las que no me he conectado. He cambiado la clave varias veces pero sigue pasando. ¿Esto es normal?

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Hola. En ocasiones se añaden automáticamente canciones a listas ya creadas o a la lista de favoritos en horas en las que no me he conectado. He cambiado la clave varias veces pero sigue pasando. ¿Est...

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Radio not remembering my like and dislike choices, and spotify launching with full volume

Hello ! So, my Spotify doesn't launch minimized, and always plays at full volumein addiiton to that, radio stopped remembering any of my like/dislike choices. Any ideas ?

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Hello !  So, my Spotify doesn't launch minimized, and always plays at full volume in addiiton to that, radio stopped remembering any of my like/dislike choices.   Any ideas ?

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Web player - can't play any song

Hi! I am having problem for the past 3 days. I can browse my list however i cant hit play, on both computers and my phone. Have You got any ideas what that could be? Many thanks in advance for yours suggestions. Kuba

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Hi!    I am having problem for the past 3 days. I can browse my list however i cant hit play, on both computers and my phone. Have You got any ideas what that could be?    Man...

Sebasty

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Daily Mix isn't daily

So I'm pretty sure I've had the exact same one Daily Mix ever since I started with Spotify . I want to listen to anything new that I'd actually like but Daily Mix brings me nothing either good or something I haven't already listened to before. I've a...

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So I'm pretty sure I've had the exact same one Daily Mix ever since I started with Spotify . I want to listen to anything new that I'd actually like but Daily Mix brings me nothing either good or som...

Sebasty

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Can't play an artist

Hello, I realised a couple of days back that I can't play any songs by the "Bourbon Boys". so I thought if I waited a week or so it would work again, but no.

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Hello, I realised a couple of days back that I can't play any songs by the "Bourbon Boys". so I thought if I waited a week or so it would work again, but no.

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history and last played songs = empty!?

Hello,first: I don't know if the description is correct, as I use a german version of Spotify.I use Spotify on Android Smartphone and PC.But since a few days it seems, that my history of last played songs ist completely empty on PC while on Smartphon...

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Hello, first: I don't know if the description is correct, as I use a german version of Spotify. I use Spotify on Android Smartphone and PC. But since a few days it seems, that my history of last p...

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