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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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Spotify stops randomly when I open another Windows app in Windows 10

I have two problems that I think is linked. 1. Spotify is fiddeling with the voulme, not much but eough to drive me insane. I have tried everything, from reinstalling the driver to turn of all the audio enhancements.Still the same issue. If I use Win...

Gig Goer

I have two problems that I think is linked.   1. Spotify is fiddeling with the voulme, not much but eough to drive me insane. I have tried everything, from reinstalling the driver to turn of a...

RutgerManger

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Amount of songs in a playlist?

I know you can see how many total songs are in a playlist at the top. Is there a way to highlight a chunk of them and Spotify tell you how many are highlighted? Or, is there a way to see how many songs a single user has added to a colloborative playl...

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I know you can see how many total songs are in a playlist at the top. Is there a way to highlight a chunk of them and Spotify tell you how many are highlighted? Or, is there a way to see how many son...

rednblu

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Can't uninstall Spotify on Windows 7 PC

Hi! On my Windows 7 PC when I go into the Programs and Features to try to uninstall Spotify upon clicking it and pressing uninstall it shows a loading cursor and does nothing. I am not sure why it does this but it is really annoying as I am trying to...

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 Hi! On my Windows 7 PC when I go into the Programs and Features to try to uninstall Spotify upon clicking it and pressing uninstall it shows a loading cursor and does nothing. I am not sure why...

IguanaSetup

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Solved!! Public/Private Playlists & Playlist Cover Images/Descriptions

Only get prompted for cover/descriptions under New Playlist, once set the option is never seen again, not even to change or edit what was set.On my spotify (windows 10) desktop app I no longer have the option to make my playlists private or public wh...

Roadie

Only get prompted for cover/descriptions under New Playlist, once set the option is never seen again, not even to change or edit what was set.On my spotify (windows 10) desktop app I no longer have t...

mollyroxyy

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Solved!! "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

As you may guess by the subject, I'm getting the blue notification bar at the top of my program window reading, "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I recently built a new desktop PC running Windows 1...

Newbie

As you may guess by the subject, I'm getting the blue notification bar at the top of my program window reading, "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."&...

jr-mojo

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Spotify won't run or uninstall or do anything

I've tried to be patient with this, i've tried many different options posted here to resolve this issue and nothing has worked so far.Everytime I attempt to uninstall spotify from my control panel it tells me spotify has stopped workingI've tried it ...

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I've tried to be patient with this, i've tried many different options posted here to resolve this issue and nothing has worked so far. Everytime I attempt to uninstall spotify from my control panel ...

Sebasty

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Solved!! Spotiamb 0.2.1 Connected Device

I'm experiencing a connected device that is not a device that I own. Music plays at random after it being paused for a bit. I've already done the following: Logged out of all devices, and reset me password. This worked for a few moments it seemed, an...

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I'm experiencing a connected device that is not a device that I own. Music plays at random after it being paused for a bit.    I've already done the following:   Logged out of all ...

ironfuturist

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Does Discover Weekly "Don't Recommend" button also not recommend similar songs/artists?

Recently, Discover Weekly has added a "Don't recommend this song" and "Don't recommend this artist" feature. I am wondering if this also influences similar song/artist recommendations. The tooltip that pops up says that it "won't recommend songs like...

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Recently, Discover Weekly has added a "Don't recommend this song" and "Don't recommend this artist" feature. I am wondering if this also influences similar song/artist recommendations. The tooltip th...

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How does Discover Weekly's "Don't recommend this artist" work with songs with multiple artists?

When using Discover Weekly's "Don't recommend this artist" feature, the tooltip says it won't recommend whatever the first listed artist is anymore. Is this correct, or does this feature also block the rest of the listed artists on the song from appe...

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When using Discover Weekly's "Don't recommend this artist" feature, the tooltip says it won't recommend whatever the first listed artist is anymore. Is this correct, or does this feature also block t...

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A metà brano la riproduzione procede a scatti

Buonasera. Sono abbonata a Spotify Premiun ormai quasi da un anno, e da quasi un mese a questa parte, quando metto in riproduzione un brano su Spotify (da Windows), questo, arrivato circa a metà, comincia ad andare a scatti, si blocca e poi riprende,...

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Buonasera. Sono abbonata a Spotify Premiun ormai quasi da un anno, e da quasi un mese a questa parte, quando metto in riproduzione un brano su Spotify (da Windows), questo, arrivato circa a metà, com...

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Solved!! Friends are all grey'ed out - no status Premium User

Strange, I have seen this issue as far back as 2 years ago, but even with a chat to support still know KB or straight up a resolution. Yesterday, friends status all good, today all greyed out and no status on two windows 10 and windows 7 different ne...

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Strange, I have seen this issue as far back as 2 years ago, but even with a chat to support still know KB or straight up a resolution.    Yesterday, friends status all good, today all gre...

nyc-dave

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Solved!! How to enable crossfading?

Hi everybody, how do I activate crossfading for Spotify? I don't have any option in my Spotify settings. Thanks for your help. Uli

Newbie

Hi everybody,   how do I activate crossfading for Spotify? I don't have any option in my Spotify settings.   Thanks for your help.   Uli

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Ordner gelöscht - Wie stelle ich den Inhalt wieder her?

Hallo, Ich habe beim durchsortieren meiner Spotify-Bibliothek versehentlich einen Ordner (+ Unterordner) samt Inhalt gelöscht. Nun habe ich das Problem, dass ich nicht in der Lage bin die verlorenen Playlisten wiederherzustellen, keine der verlorenen...

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Hallo,   Ich habe beim durchsortieren meiner Spotify-Bibliothek versehentlich einen Ordner (+ Unterordner) samt Inhalt gelöscht. Nun habe ich das Problem, dass ich nicht in der Lage bin die ve...

jusephstulin

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Solved!! [Spotify Bug] Clicking scroll bar loses current song selection

There is currently a bug in Spotify that has appeared in the last two weeks. Imagine you have a playlist with 1000 songs, and you have listened to roughly a quarter. I want to find out how many songs are left, so I click on the current song, scroll t...

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There is currently a bug in Spotify that has appeared in the last two weeks. Imagine you have a playlist with 1000 songs, and you have listened to roughly a quarter. I want to find out how many songs...

snakespan

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Still no EQ for PC...

Hi guys. This discussion already happened last year on the forum and labelled as not right now. But honestly, please can we get and EQ here. This is a great app. To me, its the best music app. It just hurts without EQ, especially when I plug it into ...

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Hi guys. This discussion already happened last year on the forum and labelled as not right now. But honestly, please can we get and EQ here. This is a great app. To me, its the best music app. It jus...

DaFatNibbler

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Spotify works on PC but not wireless Samsung speaker

Hi there, first time poster. Anyway, I have spotify installed on my pc (windows 7 pro), works fine for the USB speakers connected to the docking station. BUT: I cannot get spotify from my PC to recognize my Samsung bluetooth wireless speaker. Itunes ...

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Hi there, first time poster.   Anyway, I have spotify installed on my pc (windows 7 pro), works fine for the USB speakers connected to the docking station.     BUT: I cannot ge...

williew2

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Spotify stops playing ramdomly

Spotify stops playing ramdomly, Windows 10 PC, Premium licence, I have not found any solutions for this after spending several tries either in FAQ or posts. Anyone can help, please?

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Spotify stops playing ramdomly, Windows 10 PC, Premium licence, I have not found any solutions for this after spending several tries either in FAQ or posts. Anyone can help, please?

zelopapa

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Follow button is not showing up on web player. How to add people?

Im using a chromebook and my iphone and both devices wont let me add someone or start following them. It doesnt even show it. When i view someones profile its bare minimum and only shows their playlists. Is this new?

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Im using a chromebook and my iphone and both devices wont let me add someone or start following them. It doesnt even show it. When i view someones profile its bare minimum and only shows their playli...

gballs

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CTRL+F - Why the HE** was it removed???

I mean, cmon, why they HE** would you ship a broken product? You're asking for flame and complaints... You removed a basic feature, from a MUSIC PLAYER! Let's say I have a playlist of more than a 100 songs... Now, if I know I have a song somewhere in...

Gig Goer

I mean, cmon, why they HE** would you ship a broken product? You're asking for flame and complaints...  You removed a basic feature, from a MUSIC PLAYER! Let's say I have a playlist of more than...

user-removed

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