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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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Unable to drag songs into Playlist, unable to resize Spotify window, unable to rearrange Playlists

Hi,I just updated my PC to latest Dell XPS 8920 and downloaded Spotify (same issues apply here as my old PC). Lately have had following issues: 1) Not been able to click and drag bottom, right side, or bottom right corner to resize Spotify window.2) ...

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Hi, I just updated my PC to latest Dell XPS 8920 and downloaded Spotify (same issues apply here as my old PC). Lately have had following issues:   1) Not been able to click and drag bottom, r...

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Songs on desktop app are longer than Web Player and replay the last few seconds

Hi there,I got Premium about a month ago and there's this really annoying issue that only happens on my desktop app where the songs end and then got back to playing the last seconds of the song again. Everything works fine on the web player, but I no...

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Hi there, I got Premium about a month ago and there's this really annoying issue that only happens on my desktop app where the songs end and then got back to playing the last seconds of the song aga...

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Can't play anything from Green Day

So the situation is that when I press "Shuffle play" for Green Day the only song that comes up is one that they did together with another band. I can't listen to any of their songs. If I double click on one of their song in one of my playlists it sim...

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So the situation is that when I press "Shuffle play" for Green Day the only song that comes up is one that they did together with another band. I can't listen to any of their songs. If I double click...

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Spotify family account ontvangt geen uitnodiging

Ik heb gister een familielid uitgenodigd voor het Spotify familie account. De uitnodiging is nog steeds niet binnen. Hoe lang duurt het ongeveer voordat de uitnodiging in de mailbox van de ander terecht komt? Spambox is ook al gecontroleerd.

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Ik heb gister een familielid uitgenodigd voor het Spotify familie account. De uitnodiging is nog steeds niet binnen. Hoe lang duurt het ongeveer voordat de uitnodiging in de mailbox van de ander tere...

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No smartphone

I have spotify on my laptop, I do not have a smartphone, and I want to play my music on my HiFi; (without using cables). Is this possible? If so, how? Regards

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I have spotify on my laptop, I do not have a smartphone, and I want to play my music on my HiFi; (without using cables). Is this possible? If so, how?   Regards        ...

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Latest update: Get Link/URI not working anymore

The new spotify client update made the copy artist/album/song/playlist link not working anymore. No message of copied link , and nothing in the clipboard after using the function.

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The new spotify client update made the copy artist/album/song/playlist link not working anymore.  No message of copied link , and nothing in the clipboard after using the function.

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[BUG] Playing album when not all tracks are available

If you play an album where the first tracks are not available, than in the album list the wrong track is shown as playing. In the lower pane the proper track is shown. See screen shot.

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If you play an album where the first tracks are not available, than in the album list the wrong track is shown as playing. In the lower pane the proper track is shown. See screen shot.

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Autostart Problem solved

I think many of you had the same Problem as me. Even if you've set the Autostart option to "off" Spotify would still start after a reboot of the device.After a quick chat with the support team they finally brought a solution. After you changed the se...

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I think many of you had the same Problem as me. Even if you've set the Autostart option to "off" Spotify would still start after a reboot of the device. After a quick chat with the support team they...

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Solved!! I can't play 3 songs in an album

On the Shawn Mendes album Handwritten there are three songs Bring it back, The weight, and Imagination and I can't listen to the songs they are grayed out and they are good songs just wondering why I can't listen to them because it is very annoying.

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On the Shawn Mendes album Handwritten there are three songs Bring it back, The weight, and Imagination and I can't listen to the songs they are grayed out and they are good songs just wondering why I...

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Desktop client plays songs very choppy/buffering

My tablet just updated Windows 10 Home to version 1709 build 16299.98, now the songs will start out ok on the first song but then gets choppy after that and is useless. I uninstalled the app, restarted and then installed the latest from Microsoft Sto...

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My tablet just updated Windows 10 Home to version 1709 build 16299.98, now the songs will start out ok on the first song but then gets choppy after that and is useless.   I uninstalled the app...

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Remake!!!

Hello Spotify!! Could you pleaasee do a remake of the interface? The current one is quite old and hasn't really changed since I got it (which was 2013). I am starting to get bored of the current interface and would like a change. Even if you moved a ...

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Hello Spotify!! Could you pleaasee do a remake of the interface? The current one is quite old and hasn't really changed since I got it (which was 2013). I am starting to get bored of the current...

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Solved!! How to force Spotify Windows App to fetch updated playlists from Windows Media Player

Hi guys, I am using spotify with wmp and I made changes to my playlist in wmp but those changes are not reflected in spotify. I re-arranged some songs and added a few new ones then closed spotify and wmp, then restarted spotify and still no changes. ...

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Hi guys, I am using spotify with wmp and I made changes to my playlist in wmp but those changes are not reflected in spotify. I re-arranged some songs and added a few new ones then closed spotify and...

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Your Top Songs (2017) not available in Desktop version?

On my Android App, I have the "Your Top Songs 2017" and "The Ones That Got Away" from the Home Screen under "Made For You". I can't find the equivalent in the Windows Desktop App?

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On my Android App, I have the "Your Top Songs 2017" and "The Ones That Got Away" from the Home Screen under "Made For You".   I can't find the equivalent in the Windows Desktop App?

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Error Code 13 - installer problem

I am getting error code 13:The installer is unable to install Spotify because the necessary files could not be created. This happened after an automatic update today which failed mid-way through installation. It got as far as un-installing the progra...

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I am getting error code 13: The installer is unable to install Spotify because the necessary files could not be created.   This happened after an automatic update today which failed mid-way t...

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import my own music

I´m not able to import my own music to Spotify anymore. I followed the instructions at their support website, but even reinstalling the app and the desktop version didn´t help me to fix this problem. Any suggestions?

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I´m not able to import my own music to Spotify anymore. I followed the instructions at their support website, but even reinstalling the app and the desktop version didn´t help me to fix this problem....

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The latest desktop version is a downgrade

This post is gonna continue to the bitter end, even if you change your posting system and there are no replies possible to this epic and one of the most commented and kudo-given posts ever in this board ....https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_...

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This post is gonna continue to the bitter end, even if you change your posting system and there are no replies possible to this epic and one of the most commented and kudo-given posts ever in th...

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Troubles in uploading local files from computer to cell-phone

Hi everybody ! I've looked around on internet and on this forum but so far I haven't found anything that helps me, so I'm posting here. I have to say before anything else that I already followed all the instructions founded here, so please help me ! ...

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Hi everybody !   I've looked around on internet and on this forum but so far I haven't found anything that helps me, so I'm posting here. I have to say before anything else that I already foll...

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Fix your help!

For the first time ever today I tried to access the Help menu on the Spotify player (1.0.68.407.g6864aaaf) on my laptop. Only to discover that the first three options listed (Help, Community and Your Account) don't actually do anything.when you click...

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For the first time ever today I tried to access the Help menu on the Spotify player (1.0.68.407.g6864aaaf) on my laptop. Only to discover that the first three options listed (Help, Community and...

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playlist

Mi playlist incluso en modo offline pone canciones que no estan incluidas y no se como hacer que solo se pongan las canciones que contenga solo ese playlist. Es una cuenta premium

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Mi playlist incluso en modo offline pone canciones que no estan incluidas y no se como hacer que solo se pongan las canciones que contenga solo ese playlist. Es una cuenta premium

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Syncing laptop with iPhone

I am a premium subscriber. I just got a new laptop. When I open Spotify, it opens as a free subscriber, but my account confirms premium service. None of my playlists appear. However, on my iPhone, it still has all my playlists and correctly lists me ...

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I am a premium subscriber.  I just got a new laptop.  When I open Spotify, it opens as a free subscriber, but my account confirms premium service.  None of my playlists appear.  H...

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