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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify disappears from screen

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo laptop Operating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Spotify appears on the laptop screen for a split second--the 3 dots can be seen on the upper left for a moment--and t...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Lenovo laptop  Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Spotify appears on the l...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Missing "Your episodes" podcast playlist for Windows desktop app

Hi, I've been adding podcasts to the newly created "Your episodes" playlist in the spotify app on my iphone (see attached photo). However, I can not find the playlist on my desktop app, nor on the browser. Is this some sort of a bug? Will it be fixed...

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Hi, I've been adding podcasts to the newly created "Your episodes" playlist in the spotify app on my iphone (see attached photo). However, I can not find the playlist on my desktop app, nor on the br...

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Superuser Contribution When I go into Account Settings on desktop, it's in Swiss and not English?

My account's language on desktop and in the app are both set to English. When I go into Account Settings on desktop, everything is in Swiss (I assume) and there doesn't seem to be a way to change this to English. I can't navigate this. I need to upda...

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My account's language on desktop and in the app are both set to English. When I go into Account Settings on desktop, everything is in Swiss (I assume) and there doesn't seem to be a way to change t...

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What exactly does friend activity show?

I've heard that it only shows a song played after 30 seconds or halfway through of listening but I just wanted to know officially what is being shown

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I've heard that it only shows a song played after 30 seconds or halfway through of listening but I just wanted to know officially what is being shown

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Superuser Contribution Crossfade even when disabled

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceDELL XPS 9710Operating SystemWindows 11 (22H2) build 22621.1194Spotify VersionSpotify for Desktop (Windows) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0 My Question or IssueI have crossfade even if the toggle is off. I managed to remove it puttin...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device DELL XPS 9710 Operating System Windows 11 (22H2)  build 22621.1194 Spotify Version Spotify for Desktop (Windows) 1.2.4.912.g949d5fd0   My Q...

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Superuser Contribution Songs playing off sync with timer / songs starting in the middle of track

This problem only seems to be happening on the desktop Windows app. I've done a full reinstall of Spotify hoping that would fix the issue, and it doesn't. Essentially, the song timer and song seem to be out of sync. It's difficult to describe without...

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This problem only seems to be happening on the desktop Windows app. I've done a full reinstall of Spotify hoping that would fix the issue, and it doesn't. Essentially, the song timer and song seem ...

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Superuser Contribution Sound Cuts in and Out

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows, Sonos, TeslaOperating SystemWindows, Sonos TeslaMy Question or IssueSounds cuts out and in randomly. On all three "devices" since 5-6 Month. Mostly on Sonos and Windows App. Sound plays further, but its like mu...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows, Sonos, Tesla Operating System Windows, Sonos Tesla My Question or Issue Sounds cuts out and in randomly. On all three "devices" since 5-6 Month. ...

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Superuser Contribution i cant play a podcast on the windows app. can somebody help me

i want to play the podcast (dick & doof) and it doesnt work. i tried on my phone to play the podcast and it works. can someone help me please

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i want to play the podcast (dick & doof) and it doesnt work. i tried on my phone to play the podcast and it works. can someone help me please

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Superuser Contribution Why doesn't the video of my video podcast work on windows?

I regularly watch and listen to specific podcasts while I am working on my computer but over the last week, I can't get the video to work. The audio works perfectly but I just get the "Spotify can't play this right now" error.

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I regularly watch and listen to specific podcasts while I am working on my computer but over the last week, I can't get the video to work. The audio works perfectly but I just get the "Spotify can't ...

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Superuser Contribution "No podemos reproducir esto hasta que permitas a este artista en la app de Spotify de teléfono"

Con un artista en concreto me aparece el mensaje "No podemos reproducir esto hasta que permitas a este artista en la app de Spotify de teléfono". Y efectivament no lo puedo reproudcir. Me aparece por igual en mi ordenador personal (MacBook Pro) como ...

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Con un artista en concreto me aparece el mensaje "No podemos reproducir esto hasta que permitas a este artista en la app de Spotify de teléfono". Y efectivament no lo puedo reproudcir.   ...

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Some local mp3 files not listed after latest update

CountryUKDeviceWindows Desktop PC (Dell) and Laptop (Sony Vaio)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have 40,608 local (mp3) files on my windows 11 desktop PC.After the last Spotify update (1.2.3.1115.gd61a8f5c), Spotify now only lists 40,...

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Country UK Device Windows Desktop PC (Dell) and Laptop (Sony Vaio) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have 40,608 local (mp3) files on my windows 11 desktop PC. After ...

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Superuser Contribution Earn Money in Spotify

Hi. In Turkey, how much spotify pays to artists per listening ? None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook P...

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Hi. In Turkey, how much spotify pays to artists per listening ?         None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for u...

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Having Spotify on Microsoft laptop synced with same account as iPhone and ?

I have a premium membership and have access via iPhone and laptop but have some cd’s I want to create a playlist for so need to create on laptop.

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I have a premium membership and have access via iPhone and laptop but have some cd’s I want to create a playlist for so need to create on laptop.

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Local files covers are the same for all songs of an album

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHi, so I finally finished my "transition" from local library to Spotify. I found 5k songs on Spotify and 1,7k that I didn't, so I have to use those files as local files in ...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hi, so I finally finished my "transition" from local library to Spotify. I found 5k songs on Spo...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist folders operating strangely in Windows app

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 home My Question or IssueI have a lot of playlists as albums in folders and subfolders. This is a little hard to explain but I have 14 main folders and they're divided into subfolders by genre. I...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11 home   My Question or Issue I have a lot of playlists as albums in folders and subfolders. This is a little hard to explai...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Windows app crashes repeatedly

For over a week now the Spotify Windows desktop app (both Windows store and downloaded from the website) continue to crash. Sometimes it is on launch of the program, sometimes it is after a few songs. When it does not crash on launch it seems to cras...

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For over a week now the Spotify Windows desktop app (both Windows store and downloaded from the website) continue to crash. Sometimes it is on launch of the program, sometimes it is after a few songs...

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spotify listening activity not working or not shared to other websites

My desktop spotify listening activity just stopped working, basically not showing it's status to discord or last.fm anymore. When i try it on my phone or the web everything works just fine. The music player isn't broken or anything, i can still liste...

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My desktop spotify listening activity just stopped working, basically not showing it's status to discord or last.fm anymore. When i try it on my phone or the web everything works just fine. The music...

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