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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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Solved!! Spotify is glitching

So I was on the top 50 songs of the world, then I started to skip ahead some songs that I already listened to, and when I stopped the songs kept going forward without me doing anything. I've reinsalled spotify, logged into my account 2 times to see i...

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So I was on the top 50 songs of the world, then I started to skip ahead some songs that I already listened to, and when I stopped the songs kept going forward without me doing anything. I've reinsall...

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How to make local files be recognized as regular spotify music?

Hi there everyone. I have bought an album on bandicamp - "Duet Duets" by Tim Shiel. Tim DOES have a spotify page, but this album doesn't show up in there. i want this album to be shown as regular Spotify music, in my library. How to do this?

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Hi there everyone. I have bought an album on bandicamp - "Duet Duets" by Tim Shiel. Tim DOES have a spotify page, but this album doesn't show up in there. i want this album to be shown as regular Spo...

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Random Playlists Start Playing Overnight

I was in search of new music and linked up with Last.fm and ever since then, I'll wake up and a random music, usually rap or hiphop will be playing. (not my kind of music) Not isolated, or on a radio, but a playlist. I just signed out of last.fm, I h...

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I was in search of new music and linked up with Last.fm and ever since then, I'll wake up and a random music, usually rap or hiphop will be playing. (not my kind of music)  Not isolated, or on a...

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Desktop Spotify doesn't show as connectable device until...

...I maximize the window and click on the Connect to a device-button. I listen to Spotify all day long and have the desktop version up and running 24/7 so when I come home I just hit connect on my android and continue listening on my desktop (win10 v...

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...I maximize the window and click on the Connect to a device-button.   I listen to Spotify all day long and have the desktop version up and running 24/7 so when I come home I just hit connect...

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I've got a ton of public playlists but they aren't showing up on my profile page?

For some reason, they all show up on the web player but they won't show up on the desktop player, even when I look from someone else's account. I'm not sure how to make them show up? I go to other people's profiles who have a lot of playlists too and...

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For some reason, they all show up on the web player but they won't show up on the desktop player, even when I look from someone else's account. I'm not sure how to make them show up? I go to other pe...

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Spotify technical issues, app is crashing

I liked spotify for a while, but the technical problems are too much to bear at this point. Both the Windows desktop app and the Android phone app have so many bugs, from song titles not matching up to the song that's playing, having to kill the proc...

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I liked spotify for a while, but the technical problems are too much to bear at this point. Both the Windows desktop app and the Android phone app have so many bugs, from song titles not matching up ...

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Spotify Volume Lowering When Playing PC Games

Hey all, I have Bought a Predator 17 and when ever I'm listening to music and then open any PC games the volume on spotify drops by about 40%. Didnt do it on previous PC.**Changing the Communications tab to 'do nothing' is not helping**

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Hey all, I have Bought a Predator 17 and when ever I'm listening to music and then open any PC games the volume on spotify drops by about 40%. Didnt do it on previous PC. **Changing the Communicat...

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Bad fit to screen on maximize on diferent display sizes.

I have 3 screens on my PC, Spotify starts on my lower resolution screen and maximize the application, then drag the application to the screen with greater resolution and maximize, the application is cut to the size of lower resolution and can not be ...

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I have 3 screens on my PC, Spotify starts on my lower resolution screen and  maximize the application, then drag the application to the screen with greater resolution and maximize, the applicati...

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How to order albums chronologically?

If I search for an artist then click it, it shows the artist's albums in Overview in reverse chronological order. If I decide I want to listen to their entire discography in chronological order (you know, the way they produced it), how do I order tha...

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If I search for an artist then click it, it shows the artist's albums in Overview in reverse chronological order. If I decide I want to listen to their entire discography in chronological order (you ...

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Streaming music through other devices

Hi everyone, im new to the community and i just subscribed to premium for students today!I have a question though, and i cant seem to find the solution, neither on google nor this forum.So, here's my issue.When i play games on my laptop, i use a VPN ...

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Hi everyone, im new to the community and i just subscribed to premium for students today! I have a question though, and i cant seem to find the solution, neither on google nor this forum. So, here'...

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More options for desktop client would be great...

Admittedly Spotify has taken over as my go to media and music storage solution, being able to use it anywhere between my platforms has proven to be super handy. The thing I wish for the most that it offered would be alternate desktop client/IU comple...

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Admittedly Spotify has taken over as my go to media and music storage solution, being able to use it anywhere between my platforms has proven to be super handy. The thing I wish for the mos...

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Musixmatch not working for private session

Is musixmatch not supposed to work during private sessions, or is it a problem on my end. When I have private session turned on, it appears as if spotify is not opened.

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Is musixmatch not supposed to work during private sessions, or is it a problem on my end. When I have private session turned on, it appears as if spotify is not opened.

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Any plans to support Chromecast Audio volume control from PC Desktop App?

Or should we give up and accept it will never be supported? Please note. I DO NOT want to discover new chromecast devices from the desktop app, I just want to control the volume from an active reproduction. I can control songs and playback but volume...

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Or should we give up and accept it will never be supported?   Please note. I DO NOT want to discover new chromecast devices from the desktop app, I just want to control the volume from an acti...

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Superuser Contribution Controlling volume on Chromecast from desktop application

Hi, I'm wondering if it's possible to control the music volume my desktop when the music is streamed from my android phone to my Chromecast. When I open the desktop app, it sees which song is playing and I can pause, resume and even switch to other s...

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Hi,   I'm wondering if it's possible to control the music volume my desktop when the music is streamed from my android phone to my Chromecast. When I open the desktop app, it sees wh...

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2nd desktop computer at a different office. Not on same wifi. does this mean can use Spotify on it?

I have a second desktop computer at second office which I work in two days per wk.I can't connect to spotify at second office is this because is a different wifi network?Any way to solve this? Thx,Craig

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I have a second desktop computer at second office which I work in two days per wk. I can't connect to spotify at second office is this because is a different wifi network? Any way to solve this? &...

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Is it possible to sort an artist by album in My Library?

What I am talking about was difficult to communicate in the title, but I wanted to sort an artists tracks in my library by album, just so it looks cleaner with the titles. I assumed it could be done the same way as in the playlists, where you just cl...

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What I am talking about was difficult to communicate in the title, but I wanted to sort an artists tracks in my library by album, just so it looks cleaner with the titles. I assumed it could be done ...

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Solved!! Spotify not responding/loading up.

Alright, so i'm on windows 10 and i've been using spotify for more than a year and i've had no problems with it until now. Whenever i try to load it, it takes a while, and eventually when it loads up it comes up with a message saying "The spotify app...

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Alright, so i'm on windows 10 and i've been using spotify for more than a year and i've had no problems with it until now. Whenever i try to load it, it takes a while, and eventually when it loads up...

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Solved!! Spotify does not load

my spotify gets carried forever and does not open. Do you have resolution?has an attached image

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my spotify gets carried forever and does not open. Do you have resolution? has an attached image

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Spotify Glitchy

For the past 2 days, I'll start playing spotify, it will play for about 2 minutes then stop. The play button still shows playing but the beginning and end time turns to 0:00 or it will show it's playing but there's no audio. Has this happened to anyo...

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For the past 2 days, I'll start playing spotify, it will play for about 2 minutes then stop.  The play button still shows playing but the beginning and end time turns to 0:00 or it will show it'...

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