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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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betterhalf

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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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earthbound

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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 can't play first song in saved songs, it pauses playback instead

So, this issue is simple. I can't select first song in "saved songs". Spotify, instead of starting to play first song, pauses playback. I can select with "play" button all songs but first one.

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So, this issue is simple. I can't select first song in "saved songs". Spotify, instead of starting to play first song, pauses playback. I can select with "play" button all songs but first one.

Derfmerfall

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laptop help

i im trying to figure out why i cant download to my laptop for offline listening,,but i can on my phone,,,,help

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i im trying to figure out why i cant download to my laptop for offline listening,,but i can on my phone,,,,help

labelscollected

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Spotify In-App Chat Missing

So, I noticed recently that I couldn't seem to find a way to access my old Spotify messages. How can I do this? Is it still possible? I had a lot of songs registered through my message log, and it would be a real shame to lose them.

Newbie

So, I noticed recently that I couldn't seem to find a way to access my old Spotify messages. How can I do this? Is it still possible? I had a lot of songs registered through my message log, and it wo...

renee228

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Spotify STILL slow

Spotify team. Your desktop app SUCKS. I've read possibly all of the posts in the forms about why is it so slow and how to make it better, but they do not work, and if they do, then only for a short time. And it is not my laptop's fault, I have a very...

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Spotify team. Your desktop app SUCKS. I've read possibly all of the posts in the forms about why is it so slow and how to make it better, but they do not work, and if they do, then only for a short t...

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Sharing music

Sharing a song (with the SpoFi app) on twitter has changed. I only see a link (to the song) and #nowplaying. Before you could also see the artist and name of song. Please fix this

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Sharing a song (with the SpoFi app) on twitter has changed.   I only see a link (to the song) and #nowplaying. Before you could also see the artist and name of song. Please fix this 🙂

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Volume Fluctuates while facebook scrolling

I have spotify playing (premium) most times I'm online and while I am scrolling through Facebook the volume of the music I am listening to will drop drastically sporadically. I can find no setting that controls this. Anyone else having this issue or ...

Newbie

I have spotify playing (premium) most times I'm online and while I am scrolling through Facebook the volume of the music I am listening to will drop drastically sporadically. I can find no setting th...

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Message "This song is not available"

Hi,I'm on a Premium account and I cannot play any song on my PC.I get this message for every song "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" any one can help on this? much appreciated

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Hi, I'm on a Premium account and I cannot play any song on my PC. I get this message for every song "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"   an...

Nico

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Solved!! Discovery weekly not updating

Hey!My spotify weekly havent updated in 9 days now what is wrong?

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Hey! My spotify weekly havent updated in 9 days now what is wrong?

mirt40

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What's up with local files management?

I've setup a cloud account so I can sync my local files accross my home and computer pc's, everything's working fine until from nowhere spotify started removing my local files without any criteria despite they were on the same exact place as before a...

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I've setup a cloud account so I can sync my local files accross my home and computer pc's, everything's working fine until from nowhere spotify started removing my local files without any criteria de...

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Solved!! Songs not playing after I downladed latest Spotify version

HELP! Spotify desktop on my laptop using windows seems to not work properly after I downloaded the latest version. I'm a Premium member paying £9.99 a month for a product that now doesn't work.I've re-installed Spotify etc and it still doesn't work w...

Casual Listener

HELP! Spotify desktop on my laptop using windows seems to not work properly after I downloaded the latest version. I'm a Premium member paying £9.99 a month for a product that now doesn't work. I've...

GWILROBERTS

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[WINDOWS] Don't have an option for autoplay

Hi all,after one update Spotify client asked me if I want autoplay (that blue notification at the top). I didn't want it at that time so I selected no. Problem is... that now I want to have it back but simple don't have that option. I checked the sol...

Casual Listener

Hi all, after one update Spotify client asked me if I want autoplay (that blue notification at the top). I didn't want it at that time so I selected no. Problem is... that now I want to have it back...

kbaaa

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I cannot edit playlist cover art

Hi all,I keep trying to edit my playlist cover art, however whenever I select an image spotify always say "failed to upload image please try again".I have attempted this several times, even uninstalling and reinstalling but nothing ever changes and i...

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Hi all, I keep trying to edit my playlist cover art, however whenever I select an image spotify always say "failed to upload image please try again". I have attempted this several times, even unins...

MartinStoichkov

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error Code -7

I cannot get my internet to connect with Spotify. When I open the program it presents a loading screen and then goes to black with the message: Spotify failed to load application content (error code -7). Please verify that you have an internet connec...

Newbie

I cannot get my internet to connect with Spotify. When I open the program it presents a loading screen and then goes to black with the message:    Spotify failed to load application conte...

mlledvlle

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My Songs Are Not Synced on My Desktop

I have spotify premium for the years. But the first time i have this problem. I can not sync my songs on my laptop. There are no "download" button under the "songs" section. I can't listen my songs while I'm at offline mode. How can I fix it?Note: I ...

Casual Listener

I have spotify premium for the years. But the first time i have this problem. I can not sync my songs on my laptop. There are no "download" button under the "songs" section. I can't listen my songs w...

MauriceMV

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Solved!! Impossible to start the app on windows

Somebody can help me? I'm using spotify premium. For a few days, I've been unable to start my desktop app on windows. When I click on the app, for five seconds the app icon and the pointer look like the app will open, and then back to normal, nothing...

Casual Listener

Somebody can help me? I'm using spotify premium. For a few days, I've been unable to start my desktop app on windows. When I click on the app, for five seconds the app icon and the pointer look like ...

MartinStoichkov

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It does not show anything on OBSERVE and FIND FRIENDS.

It starts loading and just freezes. I installed full package for windows, still does not work. Yesterday it suggested some update, i agreed and then it started showing it for couple hours and then it just shut totally and stopped shooting at all. Bec...

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 It starts loading and just freezes. I installed full package for windows, still does not work. Yesterday it suggested some update, i agreed and then it started showing it for couple hours and t...

Maxim

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Wrong time with connected device

I use Spotify desktop app on Windows 7 and connect it to Spotiamb. Spotify shows correct time and progressbar only for the first song. Time does not reset to 0:00 at end of song. It continues to increase when next song starts. Then the position stays...

Casual Listener

I use Spotify desktop app on Windows 7 and connect it to Spotiamb. Spotify shows correct time and progressbar only for the first song. Time does not reset to 0:00 at end of song. It continues to incr...

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problems updating the client for windows 10

Hi. I have problems updating the client for windows 10. Since ever. When a new update arrives, I download it, then it tells me to restart the application to finish the update, and when it re-starts the version is still the previous one and not the on...

Casual Listener

Hi. I have problems updating the client for windows 10. Since ever. When a new update arrives, I download it, then it tells me to restart the application to finish the update, and when it re-starts t...

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Local Files not being found by desktop client

Local files not being found. Info:- I have my Preferences set to look for music files in the correct directory.- I have moved the files/changed Preferences from the default /Downloads directory.- I have tried putting the files in subdirectories.- I h...

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Local files not being found.  Info: - I have my Preferences set to look for music files in the correct directory. - I have moved the files/changed Preferences from the default /Downloads direc...

ChristianRomeni

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Solved!! Discover Weekly Not Updated

My Discover Weekly has not been updated for this week, and this is the first time it's ever happened to me. Is it me or is it Spotify? What do I do now?

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My Discover Weekly has not been updated for this week, and this is the first time it's ever happened to me. Is it me or is it Spotify? What do I do now? 

jdsthinker

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