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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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bluehallon

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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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Enhanced mode not visible anymore in desktop app for Windows

PlanPremium CountryBelgium Operating SystemSpotify voor Windows (64-bits)1.2.22.982.g794acc0a My Question or IssueYesterday the enhanced button was there, but today it is no longer there. This has now been replaced by the smart shuffle mode button.Ac...

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Plan Premium   Country Belgium   Operating System Spotify voor Windows (64-bits) 1.2.22.982.g794acc0a   My Question or Issue Yesterday the enhanced button was there, but tod...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts won't play. Why???

I'm using the desktop version of Spotify on my Mac (OS 12.6). Usually I can play podcasts with no trouble at all, but occasionally I'll hit play and the app doesn't do anything. Nothing starts up and the timeline remains neutral. In the past it has f...

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I'm using the desktop version of Spotify on my Mac (OS 12.6). Usually I can play podcasts with no trouble at all, but occasionally I'll hit play and the app doesn't do anything. Nothing starts up and...

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Solved!! Enhanced playlist reloads when clicking "play" on song

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceDesktop and laptop (Windows)Operating SystemWindows 10 & Windows 11 My IssueWhen the Enhance feature is enabled for a playlist and I click play on a any song, it will reload the playlist twice. On the first reload the pl...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Desktop and laptop (Windows) Operating System Windows 10 & Windows 11   My Issue When the Enhance feature is enabled for a playlist and I click p...

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Superuser Contribution Home page doesn't load/unable to use search

 PlanPremium StudentCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past week my Spotify desktop app home page has not been loading.It constantly pops up with an error message saying "something went wrong. search for so...

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  Plan Premium Student Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the past week my Spotify desktop app home page has not been loading. It ...

iGrOdA

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I can't find my "Top track this month" in Desktop Profile.

It's been more than a month since I subscribed to the premium account, and I have listened to the song in a public session, not private session.But, I can't find my TOP TRACK THIS MONTH even if I press the profile menu on my PC Desktop screen. Help m...

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It's been more than a month since I subscribed to the premium account, and I have listened to the song in a public session, not private session. But, I can't find my TOP TRACK THIS MONTH even if I p...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify forcing PC sign out

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSince about a week or so I've been facing an extremely perplexing issue with my Spotify. I use the spotify desktop version, not the online browser version, for clarif...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Since about a week or so I've been facing an extremely perplexing issue with my Spotify. I...

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Superuser Contribution Daylist won't clear out of queue

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a 3 song playlist i want to play on loop repeat. I cannot get the Daylist I was listening to before that to clear my queue no matter how many times I sel...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a 3 song playlist i want to play on loop repeat. I cannot get the Daylist I w...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Playlist randomly sorted itself

The browser version of the site randomly decided to sort my playlists by "recently added". I can't click on "title" or "artist" or anything to resort the playlist. I tried Chrome, Opera, I tried removing adblock. Nothing. I'm on Windows 10.

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The browser version of the site randomly decided to sort my playlists by "recently added". I can't click on "title" or "artist" or anything to resort the playlist. I tried Chrome, Opera, I tried remo...

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Solved!! Cant play any songs i haven't listened to before

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm always looking for new music to listen to but recently i have come across an extremely annoying problem on my laptop just after buying spotify premium. I can listen to songs that are alre...

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  Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm always looking for new music to listen to but recently i have come across an extremely annoying problem ...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop App] Empty Gray Bar at the bottom on Spotify Free

PlanFreeCountryTunisiaDeviceAsus X541UV LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueEmpty Gray Bar at the bottom on Spotify Free in playlists, search, and settings. Only disappears in the Home tab.

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Plan Free Country Tunisia Device Asus X541UV Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Empty Gray Bar at the bottom on Spotify Free in playlists, search, and settings. Only dis...

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Superuser Contribution Vertical spacing issues after the update

PlanPremiumCountryGeorgiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter the update today, I encountered some spacing bugs on the right sidebar and an artist's page. See the screenshots below.

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Plan Premium Country Georgia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After the update today, I encountered some spacing bugs on the right sidebar and an artist's page. See the...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Can't search anymore within my playlists on Browser app

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceLatpopOperating SystemWindows 11, Chrome Browser My Question or IssueFor some reason the "Find in Playlist" option is gone. The mobile app still has the feature but it seems that for the web player is gone. It's a criti...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device Latpop Operating System Windows 11, Chrome Browser   My Question or Issue For some reason the "Find in Playlist" option is gone. The mobile a...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution "What's new" on Spotify for PC

Recently Spotify added my favorite feature of all time on spotify for android and iphone(?). The "What's new" section, where you can see daily releases of your favorite artists. However, I frequently use Spotify on Windows as well and I can not find ...

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Recently Spotify added my favorite feature of all time on spotify for android and iphone(?). The "What's new" section, where you can see daily releases of your favorite artists. However, I frequently...

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Superuser Contribution I cant play any song or podcasts

PlanFreeCountryINDIADeviceAcer Extensa LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhenever i am opening spotify and clicking on a song to play it says content not available and whenver i am clicking on the play button of any podcasts my cur...

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Plan Free Country INDIA Device Acer Extensa Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue whenever i am opening spotify and clicking on a song to play it says content not a...

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Superuser Contribution When I play a local song, any songs after it have no album art.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I play a local file song with no album cover, every song after will have no album cover until I restart spotify in both the bottom right and "Now Play...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I play a local file song with no album cover, every song after wil...

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Listening On Sync Issues between devices, Random Play, or Playlists

PlanPremium/FamilyCountryUSADeviceSamsung S20Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'll often switch from my desktop to laptop. If I start a session on my Desktop, when I got to my laptop, it will correctly show listening on (desktop). Howev...

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Plan Premium/Family Country USA Device Samsung S20 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'll often switch from my desktop to laptop.  If I start a session on my Desk...

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Superuser Contribution Appreciation post

God knows how much I can criticize Spotify sometimes, but I just gotta say how much I really love the new UI, with the big Library on the left, our current Playlist in the middle and the Now Playing on the right, with the big album cover art and a li...

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God knows how much I can criticize Spotify sometimes, but I just gotta say how much I really love the new UI, with the big Library on the left, our current Playlist in the middle and the Now Playing ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify web player controls are greyed out and my phone is not a "device"

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSuddenly, when I went into my Spotify web player today, the controls were all greyed out. So I went to my app on my Samsung Galaxy S8 and it doesn't show Web Player being a d...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Suddenly, when I went into my Spotify web player today, the controls were all greyed out. So ...

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Superuser Contribution songs playing but no sound on airpods pro

Planfamily PremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceLenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I've been having issues with the spotify desktop app. When I want to play a song on my airpods, it doesnt play any sound, but when I disc...

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  Plan family Premium Country The Netherlands Device Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello,  I've been having issues with the spotify deskt...

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Game bar spotify forces install the microsfot store version

I have spotify installed, but when I go to install the game bar widget for spotify, it forces me to install the microsoft store version which I didn't want.

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I have spotify installed, but when I go to install the game bar widget for spotify, it forces me to install the microsoft store version which I didn't want.

Prague

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