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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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hroski

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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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Spotify never stops playing

I would like to have spotify stop playing music after my the album I selected is over. Instead it starts with the same playlist again, only repeats the last song, continues with an album I had as a playlist last week or fills the playlist with random...

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I would like to have spotify stop playing music after my the album I selected is over.    Instead it starts with the same playlist again, only repeats the last song, continues with an alb...

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Pumping Desktop Player (Win)

We adressed an issue with the Windows player: Audio is "pumping" - like a misconfigured limiter or compressor in a professional environment does. any idea, how to solve this?we are using the latest version of the win software.

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We adressed an issue with the Windows player: Audio is "pumping" - like a misconfigured limiter or compressor in a professional environment does.   any idea, how to solve this? we are using...

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Offline Withdrawn, Premium, 1 Device (PC)

Only have 1 device (pc), downloaded about 700 songs that we've been listening offline. But this morning we got a msg saying that our "offline was withdrawn". We're signed up with the Premium service.What can we do to get our offline service again? Wi...

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Only have 1 device (pc), downloaded about 700 songs that we've been listening offline. But this morning we got a msg saying that our "offline was withdrawn". We're signed up with the Premium service....

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all songs option

All songs option available on Android app but not on squeezebox touch with spotty

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All songs option available on Android app but not on squeezebox touch with spotty

Nico

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Windows Player Stuck offline

The latestest version just totally screwed my machine up. For some reason it would go offline after taking forever to load, and somehow would reset my connection to the internet on my machine. My remote desktop (work) would disconnect and then spotif...

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The latestest version just totally screwed my machine up. For some reason it would go offline after taking forever to load, and somehow would reset my connection to the internet on my machine. My rem...

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Ads for no premium

im listening to a playlist trying to focus and all of a sudden i hear this retarded ad for the movie insiduous, like **bleep**? btw its a stupid ad and just cringe. ive already handled with the cringey spotify ads and everything else for the past yea...

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im listening to a playlist trying to focus and all of a sudden i hear this retarded ad for the movie insiduous, like **bleep**? btw its a stupid ad and just cringe. ive already handled with the cring...

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Drag and drop playlist to library won’t work (to songs section)

I’m trying to drag and drop an iTunes imported playlist to the Spotify library. Within Spotify, I drag and drop the playlist onto the songs section and it won’t work.. there’s this little icone saying impossible to add? Anyone has any clue? Doing it ...

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I’m trying to drag and drop an iTunes imported playlist to the Spotify library. Within Spotify, I drag and drop the playlist onto the songs section and it won’t work.. there’s this little icone sayin...

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I'm sorry but the Windows 10 app's UX just sucks.

8/10 times I make a search, the app just refuses to show ANYTHING. It takes an average of 5 minutes to load on startup. It is so slow once it's loaded I might as well be using the web version on a 2G network. No, my pc isn't low tier. At all. My inte...

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8/10 times I make a search, the app just refuses to show ANYTHING.  It takes an average of 5 minutes to load on startup.  It is so slow once it's loaded I might as well be using the web v...

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slow search-not-showing bad-ux laggy buggy
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Solved!! Not receiving 'Your Top 100 songs 2017 Playlist'

At the end of 2016, I got an email from Spotify showing me from 100-1 what songs I played the most. This year of 2017, however, I got no email from spotify for that playlist. I was dissapointed as I wanted to review my top 100.Upon further investigat...

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At the end of 2016, I got an email from Spotify showing me from 100-1 what songs I played the most. This year of 2017, however, I got no email from spotify for that playlist. I was dissapointed as I ...

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Superuser Contribution Les touches multimédia du clavier ne fonctionne plus

Bonjour, Depuis la mise à jour 1.0.49.xxx de spotify j'ai remarqué que les touches multimédia du clavier ne fonctionnent plus ( pour mettre en pause ou passer à la musique suivante par exemple ). J'ai testé sur deux ordinateurs différents et le probl...

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Bonjour,   Depuis la mise à jour 1.0.49.xxx de spotify j'ai remarqué que les touches multimédia du clavier ne fonctionnent plus ( pour mettre en pause ou passer à la musique suivante par ...

Madiidii

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App not working after ALT-Tab out of a fullscreen Application

I was playing some video games and wanted to change music during this. I got the app open on a 2nd screen, but when I ALT-TAB out and try to click it, it doesn't work. It seems as if the window isn't there at all, because if I try to close it and the...

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I was playing some video games and wanted to change music during this. I got the app open on a 2nd screen, but when I ALT-TAB out and try to click it, it doesn't work. It seems as if the window isn't...

John9n

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Bug in adding suggested songs to playlist and playing next suggestion

When I am in a playlistand play a song from "Recommended Songs"and add the playing song to the list by pressing "Add"and I click play at the location where the just added song wasthen the play button is still for the playing (and added) song I would ...

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When I am in a playlist and play a song from "Recommended Songs" and add the playing song to the list by pressing "Add" and I click play at the location where the just added song was then th...

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"Repeat One" changes to "Repeat Playlist" on manual track change

A while ago the windows desktop player as well as the andoid player changed behaviour:Old: If "Repeat One" was selected it sayed even if a new track was manually selected. It was changed to "Repeat Playlist" if the "Next" button was clicked.New: "Rep...

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A while ago the windows desktop player as well as the andoid player changed behaviour: Old: If "Repeat One" was selected it sayed even if a new track was manually selected. It was changed to "Repeat...

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Same volume play songs (advanced) goes back to off

Hello, The setting in advanced "Same volume for all songs"..goes back to OFF after shutting down. Anyone knows why isnt this working?

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Hello,  The setting in advanced "Same volume for all songs"..goes back to OFF after shutting down. Anyone knows why isnt this working?

MattSuda

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Waiting for connection keeps appearing

It seems like I can't download the music, I can do it from my Android, but not for the desktop. I keep pressing download at all my list and just says "waiting for connection". I checked the firewall and the problem isnt there, also tried to reinstall...

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It seems like I can't download the music, I can do it from my Android, but not for the desktop. I keep pressing download at all my list and just says "waiting for connection". I checked the firewall ...

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Download

Bonjour, j'ai telecharge des musiques sur Spotify. J'ai reussi pour la plupart a mettre des couvertures d'albulm grace a iTunes mais ca bug pour quelques musiques. Savez-vous comment je peux enlever ca ? De plus, est-il possible que les gens qui ecou...

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Bonjour, j'ai telecharge des musiques sur Spotify. J'ai reussi pour la plupart a mettre des couvertures d'albulm grace a iTunes mais ca bug pour quelques musiques. Savez-vous comment je peux enlever ...

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Cant listen to local files or save the settings

Hi, I have a recent issue with local files, they are greyed out and cant be played, even the ones not being grayed out is playable. Right as of now i have no source for local files, but still somehow have 332 songs availible?? I have tried everything...

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Hi,   I have a recent issue with local files, they are greyed out and cant be played, even the ones not being grayed out is playable. Right as of now i have no source for local files, but stil...

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local files won't sync from pc to iphone

I've seen this type of problem posted on here and the solutions posted don't work for me, so I am asking. I want to transfer some local files to my spotify, and it has done so on my pc, they play and have downloaded. But when I go to play the songs o...

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I've seen this type of problem posted on here and the solutions posted don't work for me, so I am asking. I want to transfer some local files to my spotify, and it has done so on my pc, they play and...

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Solved!! Cannot change image of my public playlist

Hi guys On my Mac I uploaded a image to a public playlist that I created, but it doesn't show the image anywhere, except in the window where you can upload the image.. See image attached. I tried already:- Restart my Mac- Delete Spotify App and downl...

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Hi guys   On my Mac I uploaded a image to a public playlist that I created, but it doesn't show the image anywhere, except in the window where you can upload the image.. See image attached. &...

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Playlist Artwork Not Working?

Uploading new artwork for playlists is no longer working on Spotify Windows Desktop. I've checked that the artowkr is the right physical size and under 4mb, JPG format. Loads up succsefully, but then doesn't show up? Is anyone else having the same pr...

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Uploading new artwork for playlists is no longer working on Spotify Windows Desktop. I've checked that the artowkr is the right physical size and under 4mb, JPG format. Loads up succsefully, but then...

celineakin

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