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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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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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I do not want the programm starts automatically on my desktop.How can I change this?PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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I do not want the programm starts automatically on my desktop. How can I change this? Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating Sys...

Prague

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How I can activate the new design in beta ?

I would like to see again the design, I've got a 'preview' at the end of 2022. He is very nice ! But now, I've got the actual design (2021)

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I would like to see again the design, I've got a 'preview' at the end of 2022. He is very nice ! But now, I've got the actual design (2021)

thomasbnt

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Black bar obscuring app player, occuring on spotify app

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11(use the spotify app) My Question or IssueHii A black bar obscures the bottom part of the Spotify app it so annoying and it's not showing the songs column fully also the lyrics shows not fully as the older version th...

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Plan Free Operating System Windows 11(use the spotify app)  My Question or Issue Hii A black bar obscures the bottom part of the Spotify app it so annoying and it's not showing th...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify cannot load anything or play any songs

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i can't open playlists, i can't check my profile and i cannot even see my playl...

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Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i c...

adam1136912

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Liked songs sorted by genre

Hello!If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the "Liked" songs can be sorted into genres. I would prefe...

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Hello! If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the...

howaboutno

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing on startup without an error message (Windows 10).

I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC. There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it. I've tried clearing my temporary files in Windows 10's settings, but t...

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I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC.  There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it.  I've tr...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add to Queue button Missing now

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile still but I do not know how to add them to queue any more. The button is not in the ri...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile st...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution how to add friends to spotify without facebook and username

I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do that by adding them to my friends list. i have done it...

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I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do tha...

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Desktop app and web player

My dear friends at Spotify, I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service available. However, I'd like to share some (hopefully) constr...

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My dear friends at Spotify,   I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service a...

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Superuser Contribution Audio cutting out midplay

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell Laptop / ASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 / Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio for Spotify just seems to cut-out. No warning, no indication, no specific time-laps...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Laptop / ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 7 / Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution move songs from iphone to PC

I have songs in an iPhone downloaded library. I want them to appear in my PC library, too. How do I accomplish this?Thanks

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I have songs in an iPhone downloaded library. I want them to appear in my PC library, too. How do I accomplish this? Thanks  

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Back button on an album needs two clicks to work

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop, Web UIOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back" button won't work on the first time (it does nothing). It only works when presse...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop, Web UI Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back"...

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Superuser Contribution Pressing the Shift, Control, or Alt Keys Restarts the Song/Plays the Previous Song

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing song or plays the previous song if it's already at the beginning. This...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing s...

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Superuser Contribution Search changes next from queue

as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the queue is no longer my playlist, only the search result...

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as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the que...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New Releases / What's New not shown on Windows app

Dear folks,for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app. I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the Android app (where I can find that bell) because I am a more comput...

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Dear folks, for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app.    I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the...

Bryneth

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Impossible to connect to server

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceWeb browser (Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge)Operating SystemWindows 10, 64 bitMy Question or IssueHi,first I apologize for my english.I haven't been able to use the web player on PC for a few days, I get the following er...

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Plan Free Country Italy Device Web browser (Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge) Operating System Windows 10, 64 bit My Question or Issue Hi, first I apologize for my english. I haven't bee...

Velikov

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Loging in to spotify on my laptop

I bought a new battery for my laptop and now I can't login to spotify on my laptop. It keeps saying my information is in correct and I even reset my password.

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I bought a new battery for my laptop and now I can't login to spotify on my laptop. It keeps saying my information is in correct and I even reset my password.

Maxim

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Superuser Contribution Podcast Episodes list Outdated

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssuePodcast episode lists remain "stuck" in early January. This happens i.e. for:Bill Simmons Podcast (last available episode January 9th 2023)Song Exploder (December 2022)Smartless (Janua...

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Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Podcast episode lists remain "stuck" in early January. This happens i.e. for: Bill Simmons Podcast (last availa...

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Superuser Contribution Can't repeat one song anymore

Whenever I try to repeat one song, it just swaps back and forth between repeat playlist and no repeat. It used to have three options with one being repeat one.

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Whenever I try to repeat one song, it just swaps back and forth between repeat playlist and no repeat. It used to have three options with one being repeat one.  

Joan

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