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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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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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Search is broken

It should be possible to search for querys that are not perfectly correct but, in a sense, still are. Example (in swedish): Search: "inatt jag drömde" -> top hit: "Partiet - Inatt jag drömde" (well ofc, this is a perfect match but with less than 100k...

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It should be possible to search for querys that are not perfectly correct but, in a sense, still are. Example (in swedish):   Search: "inatt jag drömde"   -> top hit: "Par...

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Solved!! Radio based on playlist

I've built up playlists according to genres, and when I click on 'start radio' I expect Spotify to play music from that genre but it doesn't; what it does instead is play music from random genres. Is this a bug?

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I've built up playlists according to genres, and when I click on 'start radio' I expect Spotify to play music from that genre but it doesn't; what it does instead is play music from random genres. Is...

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Solved!! Where is Discover tab?

Hello, Today, when I've typed premium code, I've seen that "Discover" option disappeared. Why?

Newbie

Hello,    Today, when I've typed premium code, I've seen that "Discover" option disappeared.   Why?

dinomight

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Solved!! list by topic is greyed out on this forum

What it says: If I log out each topic is listed as it should be, but if I log in I get every individual post listed without the option of changing to anything more digestible.

Gig Goer

What it says:   If I log out each topic is listed as it should be, but if I log in I get every individual post listed without the option of changing to anything more digestible.   &...

StevenR

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update 0.9.12.10 - embedded button half repaired

Just got the update 0.9.12.10 - the embedded button is working back BUT if it plays endividual track, it doesn't open in the desktop the album or the playlist where the track comes from. http://www.soundofus.com

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Just got the update 0.9.12.10 - the embedded button is working back BUT if it plays endividual track, it doesn't open in the desktop the album or the playlist where the track comes from.   h...

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Solved!! Missing Activity Bar

For several months now I have been unable to see what any of the people I am following are listening to. I have tried a number of things - reinstalling, looking through the forums, looking through settings, waiting for update after update in blind fa...

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For several months now I have been unable to see what any of the people I am following are listening to. I have tried a number of things - reinstalling, looking through the forums, looking through se...

dinomight

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Problem with an ad (sorry if I spammed this message.. something went wrong with my PC)

Sooo... I opened my spotify and the ad for Ariana Grande's new album was obstructing half of my screen.. I know that there are this kind of ads that are like "over spotify" floating... (the ones that darken the background). It wasn't one of them. It ...

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Sooo... I opened my spotify and the ad for Ariana Grande's new album was obstructing half of my screen.. I know that there are this kind of ads that are like "over spotify" floating... (the ones that...

gerginius

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The profile page is MINE and not yours, Spotify

Well, as you know Spotify introduced the terrible idea of taking control of our profile pages. Before the intrusion: 1. Your playlists were listed on your profile page in the order you listed them in the playlist left hand navigation. 2. All your pub...

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Well, as you know Spotify introduced the terrible idea of taking control of our profile pages.   Before the intrusion: 1. Your playlists were listed on your profile page in the order you l...

Soundofus

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My Friends Spotify is attached to my facebook? My Playlists are gone!

Whenever I log into my spotify, my playlists do not show up, but a friend of mine's who had logged onto the device after I did. It shows up under my name, and my profile picture associated with facebook. However, if I log onto this site, my name show...

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Whenever I log into my spotify, my playlists do not show up, but a friend of mine's who had logged onto the device after I did.    It shows up under my name, and my profile picture asso...

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How to avoid Welcome Screen from popping up

Hi! I am a Spotify Unlimited user on Windows. I would like to permanently disable the annoying Welcome Screen from popping up every time you log in. Is this possible? Cant find any settings for it in Edit > Preferences in Spotify. Your help would be ...

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Hi! I am a Spotify Unlimited user on Windows.   I would like to permanently disable the annoying Welcome Screen from popping up every time you log in.   Is this possible?  ...

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Desktop player crashes every time I try to play any song

I am running Win7 Pro with service pack 1 and just reinstalled Spotify, which according the the about screen, is version 0.9.12.10.g89b2a4fc. Prior to reinstalling Spotify, every time I would try to play any song the program would crash. I uninstalle...

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I am running Win7 Pro with service pack 1 and just reinstalled Spotify, which according the the about screen, is version 0.9.12.10.g89b2a4fc. Prior to reinstalling Spotify, every time I would try to ...

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Solved!! Soptify doesn't play local files

Hi everyone, i have a problem with spotify: everything works great but when I try to play any local file trough Spotify i get an error message: "There is a problem with the sound decoder. Spotify can't play music." Every file is mp3 and they work wit...

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Hi everyone, i have a problem with spotify: everything works great but when I try to play any local file trough Spotify i get an error message:   "There is a problem with the sound de...

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I am reaching the end of my limit

I have a spotify account that I signed up with through Facebook. I was ready to go Premium but it wouldnt let me dissconnect it from my Facebook. So I made a new one via my email address. The account signed up via Facebook has a user name of 12152603...

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I have a spotify account that I signed up with through Facebook. I was ready to go Premium but it wouldnt let me dissconnect it from my Facebook. So I made a new one via my email address.   ...

Peter__

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Public playlist not showing an image in search

Is there a reason why my playlists are not showing the usual image (first 4 tracks) when searched?

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Is there a reason why my playlists are not showing the usual image (first 4 tracks) when searched? 

Mathaus

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help me!

I accidently deleted my playlist 'its a very very mad world' can someone please help me?

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I accidently deleted my playlist 'its a very very mad world' can someone please help me?

Peter__

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Spotify won't play in offline mode

I can't play any offline songs. I thought they were supposed to be saved in the hard drive, but when I'm offline, I get a message saying that it's not possible in offline mode. Help?

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I can't play any offline songs. I thought they were supposed to be saved in the hard drive, but when I'm offline, I get a message saying that it's not possible in offline mode. Help?

Peter__

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deleting track changes scroll position

Did anyone else notice that in the latest version of Spotify deleting a track from a playlist completely changes the scroll position? Spotify 0.9.12.10.g89b2a4fc

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Did anyone else notice that in the latest version of Spotify deleting a track from a playlist completely changes the scroll position?   Spotify 0.9.12.10.g89b2a4fc

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repeat the same options

it appears the same option twice of followers

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it appears the same option twice of followers

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NUS Discount Not working

I tried setting up an NUS card on my premium account, however when i put my Date of Birth in, it said "Invalid Date of Birth"? How do I fix this?? The card number worked fine yet whenever I try I can never get it to work because it thinks I've put a ...

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I tried setting up an NUS card on my premium account, however when i put my Date of Birth in, it said "Invalid Date of Birth"? How do I fix this?? The card number worked fine yet whenever I try I can...

Peter__

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X amount of notifications, only a limited number showing when scrolling down

Hello, all. This has been happening for a while now and I'd like to see it worked out. Today, I logged onto Spotify and found out I had 56 notifications of new releases. Thing is, when I scroll down, it stops at about 20 and the thing doesn't scroll ...

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Hello, all.   This has been happening for a while now and I'd like to see it worked out. Today, I logged onto Spotify and found out I had 56 notifications of new releases. Thing is, when I s...

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