topic Transition Issues in Desktop (Windows)

Transition Issues

bububip — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:30:26 GMT

Crossfade, Automix, and Gapless Playback don't do anything to some of Arctic Monkeys' songs. Tried reinstalling, still the same thing.

Amay — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:06:29 GMT

Hey @bububip, welcome to the Spotify Community! 🎵

Crossfade should work on the playlists that you create and Spotify editorials. This behaviour can vary if listening to an album. Could you confirm if you are listening to an album or a playlist created by you or a Spotify Editorial playlist?
If the above doesn't work, could you please share a screen recording to show when a crossfade is supposed to happen? Make sure to hide any personal info.
Automix only works on select playlists and not all of them. It also overrides crossfade on select editorial playlists.
Gapless playback toggle is available only in the mobile app version and is on by default on the desktop app. It only works when listening to an album in order.

For better transitions I'd recommend using Playlist Mixing. Check out the following articles for more info: Transition Between Tracks | Mixed Playlists | Mix Your Favorite Playlists Seamlessly by Adding Your Own Transitions

Let me know if you need anything else. 🙂

bububip — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:17:19 GMT

here

Joan — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:52:18 GMT

Thanks for the reply and the video.

Consider checking the following:

Does this only happen with the specific Arctic Monkeys tracks or with others as well?
If possible, could you test this on a different phone and let us know if the same happens there?
If you've only performed a regular reinstall on your own phone, try a clean reinstall as well, that's much more effective.

Let us know how it goes.