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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 premium on iPhone wants me sign in every time!

Hi <br>Getting really frustrated and bored at having to log in every single time I open the iphone app.<br>It always used to keep me logged in, but every time I re-open app it wants me to log in?<br>Any help much appreciated<br>

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Hi &lt;br&gt;Getting really frustrated and bored at having to log in every single time I open the iphone app.&lt;br&gt;It always used to keep me logged in, but every time I re-open ap...

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Spotify Desktop ui glitching out

On the spotify desktop app, the ui is all messed up. Various text seems to be "boxed in" and there are squares of black

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On the spotify desktop app, the ui is all messed up. Various text seems to be "boxed in" and there are squares of black

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A lot of songs in a playlist are gone

I have a playlist "Starred" that I had saved 3000+ songs to, everything from bands with names that start with numbers through ZZTop. I just found today that everything prior to Randy Newman (alphabetically) was missing. I have started transferring so...

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I have a playlist "Starred" that I had saved 3000+ songs to, everything from bands with names that start with numbers through ZZTop.  I just found today that everything prior to Randy Newman (al...

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Static In Background of Songs

Hello, I have been using spotify for years now (since 2012 I believe) and am a bit of a music junkie so I love it for being able to listen to endless new music without paying much for it. Unfortunately, lately I have been hearing static in the backgr...

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Hello,    I have been using spotify for years now (since 2012 I believe) and am a bit of a music junkie so I love it for being able to listen to endless new music without paying much fo...

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Auto Overlay?

Is there a way to have the overlay automatically pop up when the song changes? I notice it does this when I change songs myself, but it'd be great to have an option to have it show up everytime the song changes. Thanks.

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Is there a way to have the overlay automatically pop up when the song changes? I notice it does this when I change songs myself, but it'd be great to have an option to have it show up everytime the s...

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Installing or Starting Spotify (error 17 - group policy)

Hello, I just wanted to add a tip, I think no one has mentioned yet about this problem installing Spotify (error 17, blocked by group policy etc.) I had this problem and found out that it was CryptoPrevent policies blocking the installation, and it w...

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Hello, I just wanted to add a tip, I think no one has mentioned yet about this problem installing Spotify (error 17, blocked by group policy etc.)   I had this problem and found out that it wa...

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Trying to Play Music getting message saying "The Song is not available"

When I try to play any song on my Windows Desktop a message comes up saying "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." WHAT is this? & what should I do?

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When I try to play any song on my Windows Desktop a message comes up saying "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."   WHAT is this? & what sh...

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Sign in Problems

I have problems logging into Spotify from my iMac. It works fine (offline) on the phone though, so there's nothing wrong with my WiFi connection. When I try to log in it comes up a "firewall error 117" - however, I do not have the firewall active (tu...

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I have problems logging into Spotify from my iMac. It works fine (offline) on the phone though, so there's nothing wrong with my WiFi connection. When I try to log in it comes up a "firewall error 11...

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Shuffle Glitch

Hi! I have noticed two very strange glitches to do with shuffle on both the Windows and iOS version of spotify: Re-shuffling a list by pressing the shuffle button twice will retain the next song and not consider it when shuffling.Shuffling will shuff...

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Hi!   I have noticed two very strange glitches to do with shuffle on both the Windows and iOS version of spotify:   Re-shuffling a list by pressing the shuffle button twice will retain...

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A Firewall May be blocking Spotify... Error Code 15

Hi Everyone! I'm not able to login Spotify in my laptop as it says that a firewall may be blocking it, showing the error code 15. I have tried disabling Windows Defender on my Windows 10 laptop, but it still won't work. Logging in my other devices do...

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Hi Everyone!   I'm not able to login Spotify in my laptop as it says that a firewall may be blocking it, showing the error code 15. I have tried disabling Windows Defender on my Windows 10 lap...

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Solved!! Memory leak after Windows 10 Creators Update?

Brief description of the issue: After updating today from the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to the Creators Update, Spotify seems to be leaking memory when I start Spotify, to the point that it causes my computer to run completely out of memory withi...

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Brief description of the issue:  After updating today from the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to the Creators Update, Spotify seems to be leaking memory when I start Spotify, to the point that it...

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The Perfect Multi-room integrater

I work for a retailer that carries Sonos, SoundTouch, Heos, Etc. The list of companies and products continues to grow. Spotify is awesome and gives you access to devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network. How cool would it be if there was a plus si...

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I work for a retailer that carries Sonos, SoundTouch, Heos, Etc.  The list of companies and products continues to grow.  Spotify is awesome and gives you access to devices connected to the ...

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Desktop app (windows) takes forever to download playlists

Recently since the last update, the playlists are taking a long time to download, some of them with only a few musics take the entire day to download. I tested my internet and my connection is running normally at high speed. I thinked that reinstall ...

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Recently since the last update, the playlists are taking a long time to download, some of them with only a few musics take the entire day to download. I tested my internet and my connection is runnin...

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Premium - Downloaded Songs Not Playing and Grayed Out

So I've been having this problem since I've started to use my boyfriend's computer. Before, I've never had an issue. My boyfriend has quite a bit of music on his computer itself, but I still use Spotify because he doesn't have nearly enough music tha...

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So I've been having this problem since I've started to use my boyfriend's computer. Before, I've never had an issue.    My boyfriend has quite a bit of music on his computer itself, but I...

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Solved!! Can't play certain music by certain artists, can't play current song error

I have a problem with the desktop app from spotify, it doesn't play a few artist when I click to play the songs. I have the issue with the albums of Daft Punk and Kendrick Lamar and it is really annoying. I can play other artist's music but not those...

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I have a problem with the desktop app from spotify, it doesn't play a few artist when I click to play the songs. I have the issue with the albums of Daft Punk and Kendrick Lamar and it is really anno...

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"Can't play the current track" error when disconnecting headphones

Spotify Premium 1.0.41.375.g040056caWindows 10 x64 with all available updatesThe newest version of all drivers are installed 1. Start Spotify.2. Play music on the speakers.3. Connecting headphones.4. Sound moving to headphones.5. Disconnecting headph...

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Spotify Premium 1.0.41.375.g040056ca Windows 10 x64 with all available updates The newest version of all drivers are installed   1. Start Spotify. 2. Play music on the speakers. 3. Co...

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Solved!! Drag to playlist - now playing song

Hello after new update I am not able to drag & drop playing song, I can drag other songs tho. e5zoYMotQ6maFxmWaD8CsQ[1].png

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Hello after new update I am not able to drag & drop playing song, I can drag other songs tho.  e5zoYMotQ6maFxmWaD8CsQ[1].png

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Album songs order incorrect in win app

Hello,The songs order for 21 Savage's album Issa Album appear to be incorrect in the app (see screenshot below). I wouldn't have noticed it if it weren't for checking the lyrics on genius.com. So I searched for a 3rd source, found several links that ...

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Hello, The songs order for 21 Savage's album Issa Album appear to be incorrect in the app (see screenshot below). I wouldn't have noticed it if it weren't for checking the lyrics on genius.com. &...

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Unable to Remove PlayList

I have a playlist that I cannot seem to remove. I've tried several computers (windows, mac and linux), web browser, and mobile device. Has anyone experienced this issue? If so how did you get rid of it?

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I have a playlist that I cannot seem to remove. I've tried several computers (windows, mac and linux), web browser, and mobile device. Has anyone experienced this issue? If so how did you get rid of ...

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Force Link to open PC App

I have a database I use to track songs we perform. I put links directly to the songs in the database in case I need a reminder of how they go. I recently signed up for Spotify Premium so I want to replace the Youtube link with something that opens th...

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I have a database I use to track songs we perform.  I put links directly to the songs in the database in case I need a reminder of how they go.  I recently signed up for Spotify Premium so ...

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