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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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Spotify crashing frequently!

Hi!I'm using HP 430 with Intel Core i3 and Windows 8.My spotify keep crashing! I don't know whyBut when I play the music from preferences, it doesn't crash!Any help?

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Hi! I'm using HP 430 with Intel Core i3 and Windows 8. My spotify keep crashing! I don't know why But when I play the music from preferences, it doesn't crash! Any help?

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Disney's Moana chance to win premium

Yesterday I saw a add on the jome page saying I could have a chance to win premium, when i clicked it It roled and I lost but i said come back tomorrow now I cannot find it. I connected with my account.

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Yesterday I saw a add on the jome page saying I could have a chance to win premium, when i clicked it It roled and I lost but i said come back tomorrow now I cannot find it. I connected with my ...

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Automatically Updating while Listening

I am on Windows 7, desktop version. I have had the "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" issue for about half a year now. I was using the bandaid fix of downloading an older client every day, as it Spot...

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I am on Windows 7, desktop version. I have had the "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" issue for about half a year now. I was using the bandaid fix o...

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how do i get flash on my hp laptop-windows 7

i dont know how to get flash on my hp laptop-windows 7! can anyone help me?

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i dont know how to get flash on my hp laptop-windows 7! can anyone help me? 😕

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Two different UI after latest update.

After the recent update to version 10.42.151.g19de0aa6 I get two different versions of the start side when I logged in. One is when the play knob is on the left under the album being played. If I log out and then log in again they are in the middle o...

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After the recent update to version 10.42.151.g19de0aa6 I get two different versions of the start side when I logged in. One is when the play knob is on the left under the album being played. If I log...

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Spotify doesen't connect

Spotify says that I'm offline even though my wifi icon shows wifi and chrome works, I tried restarting both Spotify and my computer but it doesn't help. It just seems that Spotify does not want to connect.

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Spotify says that I'm offline even though my wifi icon shows wifi and chrome works, I tried restarting both Spotify and my computer but it doesn't help.  It just seems that Spotify does not wan...

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Whys does Shuffle turns on by itself with next song button ?

When I play a album and hit the next song button. The freaking Shuffle turns itself on and the next song will be from a totaly different album. Why? This is freaking anoying!If want to shuffle songs i will hit the shuffle button myself. Every time a ...

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When I play a album and hit the next song button. The freaking Shuffle turns itself on and the next song will be from a totaly different album. Why? This is freaking anoying! If want to shuffle song...

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Where are the Playlists?

I have the version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 and Windows 7 Prof.It is only my own playlists, when I search for a play list I get only albums and songs displayed.

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I have the version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 and Windows 7 Prof. It is only my own playlists, when I search for a play list I get only albums and songs displayed.

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Playback

Spotify will not play an entire track! The sound cuts out, sometimes after 10 seconds sometimes after 2 minutes but it always cuts out. The song continues playing but then "cannot play current track" appears in a blue bar at the top of the screen. I ...

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Spotify will not play an entire track! The sound cuts out, sometimes after 10 seconds sometimes after 2 minutes but it always cuts out. The song continues playing but then "cannot play current track"...

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Concerts without the city of the locations!

Hey,since the new update is on the bandpage of any band with concerts the city where the concert is gone.Can anybody fix it?

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Hey, since the new update is on the bandpage of any band with concerts the city where the concert is gone. Can anybody fix it?

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Desktop overlay

Hi, I would suggest making the desktop overlay optional.It's really intrusive, especially when I play games. As it is fairly new, I sometimes forget it will pop up when I change songs with my keys, which has killed me several times while playing vide...

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 Hi, I would suggest making the desktop overlay optional. It's really intrusive, especially when I play games. As it is fairly new, I sometimes forget it will pop up when I change songs with ...

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Strange shuffle issues

This problem occurs when I am playing music off of my Android phone and controlling it from my Windows laptop, or vice versa. If I hit shuffle play on one device, while the other is playing, Spotify only shuffles the nearest 40 or so songs, and only ...

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This problem occurs when I am playing music off of my Android phone and controlling it from my  Windows laptop, or vice versa.   If I hit shuffle play on one device, while the other is pl...

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Extreme data consumption of data in Windows 10 ?

I had an extreme data consumption in the beginning of August. In only 24 hours my computer downstreamed 120 GB of data. I didn't do any downloads of my own, and neither my data provider nor Microsoft can say what happened exept that a program must ha...

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I had an extreme data consumption in the beginning of August. In only 24 hours my computer downstreamed 120 GB of data. I didn't do any downloads of my own, and neither my data provider nor Microsoft...

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Problema com foto na busca

a foto que aparece na playlist da descoberta da semana que não sigo é do meu perfil antigo do facebook, com meu ex, preciso trocar essa foto e nao consigo como fazer?

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a foto que aparece na playlist da descoberta da semana que não sigo é do meu perfil antigo do facebook, com meu ex, preciso trocar essa foto e nao consigo como fazer?

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Solved!! Widget?! :D

Hello! Since idk, the last update? I'm not that observant of these things, I have seen a widget appearing in the top left corner of my computer as soon as I change song on my keyboard shortcuts.Is there a way to disable it or even make it always visi...

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Hello!   Since idk, the last update? I'm not that observant of these things, I have seen a widget appearing in the top left corner of my computer as soon as I change song on my keyboard shortc...

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Nothing to look at

Is there anything equivalent to the "humming is fun" animation? I mean, yeah, the lyrics are gone, but you guys already had the visual stuff going on. I'd love to see some kind of animation, even if it's not synced with the music. Remember tuning int...

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Is there anything equivalent to the "humming is fun" animation? I mean, yeah, the lyrics are gone, but you guys already had the visual stuff going on. I'd love to see some kind of animation, even if ...

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How to Reduce spotify CPU consumption

I have seen a few different ways people suggest like disconnecting facebook or unfollowing friends, but neither of those methods worked for me so I went around the app trying to figure out why it would be cause such a drain on my cpu. I found that an...

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I have seen a few different ways people suggest like disconnecting facebook or unfollowing friends, but neither of those methods worked for me so I went around the app trying to figure out why it wou...

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Playlist Folder Icons / Arrows on Right

Hi, believe I am supposed to report bugs here, and they will get raised by a superuser? I have recently arranged all my playlists in folders, and up until this weekend, the arrows which represent the state of the folder (collapsed / expanded) have be...

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Hi,  believe I am supposed to report bugs here, and they will get raised by a superuser?   I have recently arranged all my playlists in folders, and up until this weekend, the arrows whic...

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Spotify stops responding when I open it

Every time I open spotify (dekstop app) it stops responding, so I close it, re open it and it still isn't responding, this happens for a bit until it works, is there a fix for this?

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Every time I open spotify (dekstop app) it stops responding, so I close it, re open it and it still isn't responding, this happens for a bit until it works, is there a fix for this?

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Friend Activity feed is not showing my friends' recently played songs

As I said in the title, my Friend Activity feed isn't showing my friends' recently played songs. I have a Windows OS and have my Spotify up to date. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this? I've already tried uninstalling and reinstalling...

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As I said in the title, my Friend Activity feed isn't showing my friends' recently played songs. I have a Windows OS and have my Spotify up to date. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix thi...

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