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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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Can't use music hotkeys to control Spotify

I'm running Windows 8.1 on an Asus N56VB. It has integrated the play, pause, next, previous buttons, as almost any other laptop. But they don't work with Spotify. I have nothing else opened, and still can't get them to work with it. How do I fix it? ...

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I'm running Windows 8.1 on an Asus N56VB.   It has integrated the play, pause, next, previous buttons, as almost any other laptop.   But they don't work with Spotify. I have nothing...

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CONTINUED PROBLEMS COPYING HTTP AND PASTING TO FACEBOOK

Well here we go again...I am having problems copying the http to my facebook music groups and to my FB wall!! I have never had the problem before!! I have reinstalled sptify several times this week and the problem is still there!! Does anyone know ho...

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Well here we go again...I am having problems copying the http to my facebook music groups and to my FB wall!! I have never had the problem before!! I have reinstalled sptify several times this week a...

Carina

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Solved!! Cant view band pages

Since the most recent update I have had issues viewing the spotify pages of various bands. Wether I search for them or click the artist name on a track I have saved it doesnt work. Also the 'Browse' wont load either.

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Since the most recent update I have had issues viewing the spotify pages of various bands. Wether I search for them or click the artist name on a track I have saved it doesnt work. Also the 'Browse' ...

medion345

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Synchonize an other newly created account with Facebook

Hello, people. I just created a new Spotify account, so I wouldn't have to go to the trouble of deleting my playlists one by one. Thing is, I also want to synchronize that new account with my Facebook profile, which in itself is still associated with...

Visitor

Hello, people.   I just created a new Spotify account, so I wouldn't have to go to the trouble of deleting my playlists one by one. Thing is, I also want to synchronize that new account with...

Rodrigo

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Profile recently played song?

Hi, I just wonder do the profiles on Spotify just show last played artis or is it possible ot make it show last played songs? And sorry if asked 1000times...

Newbie

Hi, I just wonder do the profiles on Spotify just show last played artis or is it possible ot make it show last played songs?   And sorry if asked 1000times...

hans-jürgen

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Help With Raising/Lowering Volume With Keyboard

I'm using a Logitech K360 keyboard currently that has buttons for play/pause, forward, backward, volume up, volume down, and mute. I usually play music with spotify while playing games, but the only hotkeys on my keyboard that work with spotify are t...

Newbie

I'm using a Logitech K360 keyboard currently that has buttons for play/pause, forward, backward, volume up, volume down, and mute. I usually play music with spotify while playing games, but the only ...

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Solved!! Can't Delete Playlists

Whenever I delete a playlist thru the Spotify Desktop app in Windows, within a minute or so the playlist reappears. I also can't rearrange my playlists. Same problem. After a minute or so they go back to the same order they were. Please help. would r...

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Whenever I delete a playlist thru the Spotify Desktop app in Windows, within a minute or so the playlist reappears. I also can't rearrange my playlists. Same problem. After a minute or so they go bac...

Carina

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Solved!! No sound for 2 months. I'm done.

This is a problem for many I've found but no help from Spotify itself other than "Make sure your volume is turrned up." I've uninstalled it. I'm amazed there is no answer for this issue that so many have. Mine just stopped while in the middle of play...

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This is a problem for many I've found but no help from Spotify itself other than "Make sure your volume is turrned up." I've uninstalled it.  I'm amazed there is no answer for this issue that so...

nanrector

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Help pleaese! Posted before but not fixed

I have reinstalled multiple times but nothing is working!! Got premium to see if it would make a difference somehow but nope nothing!! Please help its frustrating!

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I have reinstalled multiple times but nothing is working!! 😕 Got premium to see if it would make a difference somehow but nope nothing!! Please help its frustrating! 

Josh

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Solved!! Spotify doesn't show similar artist tab.

Hello everyone, Since this morning spotify doesn't show the similar artists tab for a lot of artists (see below -> Overzicht = Overview & Biografie = Biography). Does anyone know what the problem may be? Thanks, Wes

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Hello everyone,   Since this morning spotify doesn't show the similar artists tab for a lot of artists (see below -> Overzicht = Overview & Biografie = Biography).    ...

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QUESTION ABOUT OFFLINE SWITCH IN MY SONGS FOLDER

Hello, sorry for my english, it´s not my mother tongue. I am trying to put songs offline in the desktop version of spotify but I see there is no posible to switch to available offline in the My Music/Songs section, but in the playlist that is posible...

Visitor

Hello, sorry for my english, it´s not my mother tongue. I am trying to put songs offline in the desktop version of spotify but I see there is no posible to switch to available offline in the My Music...

Swanny

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Left side frame will not allow me to adjust it wide enough

Currently I am only able to drag the desktop's left side frame to a width which is not wide enough for me to read all of the text in my Playlists. I would like to be able to drag it further towards the right. I turned off the Activity frame on the ri...

Roadie

Currently I am only able to drag the desktop's left side frame to a width which is not wide enough for me to read all of the text in my Playlists. I would like to be able to drag it further towards t...

vbartoloma

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Discover Tab

I cannot find the discover tab that I used to have. I have searched the web and found that it is now located under browse but it is not showing up there for me. I only have the options of overview, top lists, genres&moods, news, new releases, and hig...

Newbie

I cannot find the discover tab that I used to have.  I have searched the web and found that it is now located under browse but it is not showing up there for me.  I only have the options of...

jmalibeeson

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Solved!! Follow button bug

Since a few days the embedded follow button doesn't display number of followers on website where it's activated.It has been always working good before. http://www.soundofus.com http://twitter.com/soundofus

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Since a few days the embedded follow button doesn't display number of followers on website where it's activated. It has been always working good before.   http://www.soundofus.com http://...

Soundofus

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Solved!! Playing a song plays my local files instead

I have created a playlist by right-clicking an album title and then choosing "Add to..." / "New Playlist". In my local files there are live versions of the tracks on the album. Playing this playlist plays the live version from my local files instead ...

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I have created a playlist by right-clicking an album title and then choosing "Add to..." / "New Playlist".   In my local files there are live versions of the tracks on the album.   ...

Tommycockles15

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Available offline for albums and songs

I understand that the available offline feature for Desktop is only enabled for playlists and not for albums / songs (which makes no sense). But on Android app, you can make anything available offline including albums and songs. Why the difference in...

Regular

I understand that the available offline feature for Desktop is only enabled for playlists and not for albums / songs (which makes no sense). But on Android app, you can make anything available offlin...

Josh

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Spotify freezes as soon as i try to input my password [Windows 8]

Hello, my spotify completely freezes as soon as i touch the password bar. It won't even let me attempt to log in.I've already looked around the forum for a solution and i've tried several of them already.The only thing so far that worked temporarily ...

Casual Listener

Hello, my spotify completely freezes as soon as i touch the password bar. It won't even let me attempt to log in. I've already looked around the forum for a solution and i've tried several of them a...

Arzanite

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how to stop streaming?

The streaming message keeps on annoying me and I want some answers to stop it.... Thanks root3287

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The streaming message keeps on annoying me and I want some answers to stop it.... Thanks root3287

Amarro

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Public playlist - strange behaviour

So it's like this ... I used to have one account for all the family but the playlists were getting clogged up with my sons crazy tunes. So I upgraded from premium to family with one extra account and gave that to the rest of the family for use on the...

Visitor

So it's like this ...   I used to have one account for all the family but the playlists were getting clogged up with my sons crazy tunes.  So I upgraded from premium to family with one ...

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My play history and play queue disappeared

So... I use the Windows deskptop app, and about a week ago I was reading a music blog, clicked on a "Listen" link, and it unexpectedly opened the app. While the desktop app loaded, the track didn't, so I decided to just listen to whatever was in my p...

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So... I use the Windows deskptop app, and about a week ago I was reading a music blog, clicked on a "Listen" link, and it unexpectedly opened the app.   While the desktop app loade...

Peter__

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