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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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MIKAAAAEL

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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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bluehallon

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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 stops short, then skips to songs that aren't even on my playlist

Running Spotify on Windows 10, never had a problem before just now. It is completely updated, latest version, etc. I am not a premium member, if that matters. I start playing my playlist, random. Song will play for anywhere from 15 seconds to two min...

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Running Spotify on Windows 10, never had a problem before just now. It is completely updated, latest version, etc. I am not a premium member, if that matters.   I start playing my playlist, ra...

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Same song, but is different in windows app and android app

Hello,I've found an issue:for this song (and maybe other) :100eme etageByVegastarDuration3:36 The song is "correct" on the windows app but when I switch to Android (in my car) the song is different, it's an alternate version (it's should be the same ...

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Hello, I've found an issue: for this song (and maybe other) : 100eme etage By Vegastar Duration 3:36   The song is "correct" on the windows app but when I switch to Android (in my car) ...

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Spotify constantly says songs not available

I have a spotify premium account and the player routinely cannot play ANY songs. I will restart the application a number of times, but it will just do the same thing over and over and it happens almost every day. This is unacceptable when I am paying...

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I have a spotify premium account and the player routinely cannot play ANY songs.  I will restart the application a number of times, but it will just do the same thing over and over and it happen...

Haaksr

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Cant play certain songs on album

Hi, Why is it that when I search an ablum and click into it, that I can only play certain songs off the album? See example below

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Hi,   Why is it that when I search an ablum and click into it, that I can only play certain songs off the album? See example below    

Jackieimani

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This radio station cannot be started

Looking in the forum, it appears this was an issue back in 2014 as well... no matter what artist, song, or playlist I choose to start a radio station, I always get the "This radio station cannot be started. Please try with something else" error. Seem...

Music Fan

Looking in the forum, it appears this was an issue back in 2014 as well... no matter what artist, song, or playlist I choose to start a radio station, I always get the "This radio station cannot be s...

Valderei

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Spotify not casting through Web Application (ChromeCast)

Hi All!I am trying to ChromeCast my Spotify VIA ChromeCast from my computer through web application and the cast does not work. When I press the cast option - Spotify opens on the TV but says the connection times out. This only happens on my Web Appl...

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Hi All! I am trying to ChromeCast my Spotify VIA ChromeCast from my computer through web application and the cast does not work.  When I press the cast option - Spotify opens on the TV but...

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Solved!! Windows 10 Taskbar/Start button not working due to Spotify - multiple users affected

Since a few weeks I have a problem with Windows10: The taskbar and the start button stopped working and after research and debugging the issue I found out that Spoitfy is the issue of that. As soon as you uninstall or deactivate Spoitfy autostart and...

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Since a few weeks I have a problem with Windows10: The taskbar and the start button stopped working and after research and debugging the issue I found out that Spoitfy is the issue of that.   ...

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Superuser Contribution Low quality on desktop even when High quality streaming is enabled(windows 10)

Ever since the last update of the spotify app(3/12/18) I notice a significant drop in the quality of the stream so much so that you can't continue to listen. Every time I launch the app it seems to start in high quality mode and then seems to switch ...

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Ever since the last update of the spotify app(3/12/18) I notice a significant drop in the quality of the stream so much so that you can't continue to listen. Every time I launch the app it seems to s...

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Muffled Audio

Recently, the artists vocals for any song are extremely muffled. The words are barely able to be heard over the music which doesnt sound any louder than usual. I uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify to no avail. Is this a common problem? Is there a wa...

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Recently, the artists vocals for any song are extremely muffled. The words are barely able to be heard over the music which doesnt sound any louder than usual. I uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify t...

moondrgns

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Spotify app for Windows 10 - ordinateur

Depuis maintenant quelques semaines, spotify ne fonctionne plus sur mon ordinateur.Je l'ai redemarre, j'ai deseinstaller l'appli mais rien a faire. Lorsque je suis sur l'appli, je met me connecter et je m'identifis ; deja la le bouton "se connecter a...

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Depuis maintenant quelques semaines, spotify ne fonctionne plus sur mon ordinateur. Je l'ai redemarre, j'ai deseinstaller l'appli mais rien a faire. Lorsque je suis sur l'appli, je met me connecter ...

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Playlist menu item inaccessible

The menu item isn't availabe, I can't download any playlist due to the missing menu item. please help, thanks.

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The menu item isn't availabe, I can't download any playlist due to the missing menu item. please help, thanks.

Sebasty

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new releases missing some tracks

hi everyone.spotify new releases part always misses some new songs,alongside it is not updated as soon as a music is released.is it only for me or everyone?if it's for all , why should it be?:/I really can't find a place on web that just lists new mu...

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hi everyone. spotify new releases part always misses some new songs,alongside it is not updated as soon as a music is released.is it only for me or everyone? if it's for all , why should it be?:/ ...

Sebasty

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Inicio lento

Buenos diasTengo la version premmium hace mucho tiempo. Y desde hace unos meses tarda muchisimo tiempo en iniciarse. A veces 10 minutos. Tengo Win10. Memoria mas que suficiente. Por lo que deberia funcionar bien.

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Buenos dias Tengo la version premmium hace mucho tiempo. Y desde hace unos meses tarda muchisimo tiempo en iniciarse. A veces 10 minutos. Tengo Win10. Memoria mas que suficiente. Por lo que deberia ...

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Another Error Code 4

I have been listening to spotify at work for a while. Just this week I got the error message "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to reconnect when it detects an internet connection (error code:4)." This issue is specific ...

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I have been listening to spotify at work for a while. Just this week I got the error message  "No internet connection detected. Spotify will automatically try to reconnect when it detects an in...

JordanCW

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Playlists stuck in "Loading..."

Sometimes it works when you click on the playlist to update the title. 

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Sometimes it works when you click on the playlist to update the title.  

Sebasty

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Solved!! Using Spotify Logo In Playlist Artwork

Can I use the Spotify logo on my personal playlists? I am not promoting anything. I am just creating my playlist artworks. It looks nice. So is it possible?

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Can I use the Spotify logo on my personal playlists? I am not promoting anything. I am just creating my playlist artworks. It looks nice. So is it possible?

Sebasty

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Sidebar not working

All of a sudden the ones I follow dissapeared in the sidebar. I've tried to re-install Spotify several times, but still not visible??

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All of a sudden the ones I follow dissapeared in the sidebar. I've tried to re-install Spotify several times, but still not visible??

AC2017

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Can't add songs from "Local Files" to the playlist "Songs" if Spotify doesn't contain them already

Hello, everyone, I'm trying to add songs from my "Local Files" playlist dragging and dropping to the "Songs" playlist in "Your Library". However, this only works if Spotify contains the selected song in its database. I only wanted to know why the app...

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Hello, everyone,  I'm trying to add songs from my "Local Files" playlist dragging and dropping to the "Songs" playlist in "Your Library". However, this only works if Spotify contains the sele...

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Spotify app for Windows 10 - Windows phones, Tablets, PC and Xbox One

Hi, Im stuck without login on the Windows App using Windows 10.I also tried to install using the .exe installer but the problems is the same. If i try to login with facebook the pop-u opens ok telling:Spotify Facebook AuthenticationYou may now close ...

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Hi,   Im stuck without login on the Windows App using Windows 10. I also tried to install using the .exe installer but the problems is the same.   If i try to login with facebook the p...

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"Set the same volume level for all songs" doesn't work

So, now the setting is finally saved again after two months, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't do anything. Here are two song loudness measurements: Meteor - DjynthAverage LAF: 80.0 dBA Perturbator, Arcade High - DevianceAverage LAF: 88.0 dBA The ...

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So, now the setting is finally saved again after two months, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't do anything. Here are two song loudness measurements:   Meteor - Djynth Average LAF: 80.0 dBA...

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