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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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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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Superuser Contribution New Title Bar

It just isn't very nice. The menu now drops downwards, but is completely out of sync with the style of the rest of the Spotify app. Also why are the min/max/close buttons outlined in their own extra black box? Did the devs rollout a menu update befor...

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It just isn't very nice. The menu now drops downwards, but is completely out of sync with the style of the rest of the Spotify app. Also why are the min/max/close buttons outlined in their own extra ...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar.   Together, the individually customiz...

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Superuser Contribution spotify app doesn't connect to other devices and doesn't show discord status

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or Issuehello! my spotify app doesnt do connecting to other devices nor does it show discord status, its fine on web ver but app is broken for some reason. i've reinstalled the app, reconnected discord...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue hello! my spotify app doesnt do connecting to other devices nor does it show discord status, its fine on web ver but app is broken f...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Main Search Bar Issue: Windows 10

@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45 Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works

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@Joan, I'm using Windows 10 Pro 22H2 x64 Spotify version: 1.2.45   Edit: BTW, search bar doesn't work, but I can still search by pressing CTRL+K. That works  

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My volume is too low

Even though i make my volume max the music volume is too low and this only happens on my pc in my phone its perfectly fine

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Even though i make my volume max the music volume is too low and this only happens on my pc in my phone its perfectly fine

Virtajo

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Superuser Contribution Chrome Browser

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 10 laptop with Chrome browser My Question or IssueFor the past week or so, I get the error "Spotify can't play this right now" when listening through web player on Chrome, if I pick a song it will display that error ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10 laptop with Chrome browser   My Question or Issue For the past week or so, I get the error "Spotify can't play this right now" when listening th...

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Superuser Contribution Sound is alternating between speakers

I turned on the mono audio option on spotify but my speakers keep alternating sounds everytime I play a song. This is only an issue when listening to spotify, so I don't think it's an issue with my speakers.

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I turned on the mono audio option on spotify but my speakers keep alternating sounds everytime I play a song. This is only an issue when listening to spotify, so I don't think it's an issue with my s...

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Superuser Contribution A Huge Problem With Blurry Album Art After New Desktop Update

Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have noticed one striking issue that has been bothering me ever since the desktop redesign rolled out. The first big issue is that all the album a...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I have noticed one striking issue that has been both...

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Superuser Contribution 3 really weird issues with the PC app

I don't know what is going on but this app is perfect but I am getting these 3 minor issues that I wanted to address1. The app will not play anything I click on2. The app will tell me the application isn't responding when I open it after closing it3....

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I don't know what is going on but this app is perfect but I am getting these 3 minor issues that I wanted to address 1. The app will not play anything I click on 2. The app will tell me the applica...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop Win 11] Spotify keeps crashing after startup

PlanPremiumCountryGreece DeviceIntel Alder LakeOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open app , wait, app crashes with no error message.Have already contacted support and use...

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Plan Premium Country Greece   Device Intel Alder Lake Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps crashing after ~10-20 seconds after login - i.e. open a...

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs unliking themselves

PlanfreeCountryukDeviceVictus hp laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuewhen i like a song then click to another thing it un likes its self and when i like a song and check my liked songs its not there and still says the same amount and...

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Plan free Country uk Device Victus hp laptop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue when i  like a song then click to another thing it un likes its self and when i lik...

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Superuser Contribution When i change output device in windows, Spotify app does not switch

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use Headset and Monitor speakers to listen to music. When i work or just being unproductive i play Spotify through Monitor speakers. But when i want to game i switch output to Headset ( Razer Kraken ) ...

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  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use Headset and Monitor speakers to listen to music. When i work or just being unproductive i play Spotify through Monitor speake...

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Superuser Contribution DJ Livi not speaking or responding when changing the vibe (all devices)

PlanPremiumCountryColombia DeviceWindows PC (desktop)iPhone 12 (iOS app)Android (Android App)Web browser (Chrome/Edge) Operating System(iOS 26.2.1, Android 15, Windows 11 (25H2)) My Question or IssueWhen I use DJ Livi on Spotify, the DJ doesn’t speak...

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Plan Premium Country Colombia   Device Windows PC (desktop) iPhone 12 (iOS app) Android (Android App) Web browser (Chrome/Edge)   Operating System (iOS 26.2.1, Android 15, Windo...

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Superuser Contribution No longer automatically searches as I type in the search bar.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop (Microsoft Store)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I go to search using the search bar at the top of the window, it now just shows a scrollable list of combined results, where I have to press enter ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop (Microsoft Store) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I go to search using the search bar at the top of the window, it now ju...

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Superuser Contribution Possibility to organize albums in folders?

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDesktop / Android (mobile)Operating SystemWindows 10 proMy Question or Issue Is there a possibility to organize albums in folders, just like you can do with playlists? On my desktop, I cannot create a folder for albums....

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop / Android (mobile) Operating System Windows 10 pro My Question or Issue   Is there a possibility to organize albums in folders, just like yo...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Shuffle playing a couple songs (or more) from an artist too close together

Summary of the problem: shuffle tends to play two or more songs in a row by the same artist when it should be avoiding that. PlanPremiumCountryIcelandDevicePC & Samsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemWindows 7 & Android Pie My Question or IssueI have post...

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Summary of the problem: shuffle tends to play two or more songs in a row by the same artist when it should be avoiding that.   Plan Premium Country Iceland Device PC & Samsung Galaxy ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Autoplay is off but Spotify acts like it is still on

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAutoplay is turned off on both my desktop and phone, however, if I play a playlist on Spotify and the playlist ends, Spotify starts playing "related" songs. I hate i...

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  Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Autoplay is turned off on both my desktop and phone, however, if I play a playlis...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist cover art with transparent background color changes to black after restarting the app.

PlanPremium StudentCountryBrazilOperating System(Windows 10, iOS 17.0.3, macOS Sonoma 14.0)My Question or IssueI have customized several cover arts with transparent backgrounds in PNG format, however after applying them to a playlist the background c...

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Plan Premium Student Country Brazil Operating System (Windows 10, iOS 17.0.3, macOS Sonoma 14.0) My Question or Issue I have customized several cover arts with transparent backgrounds in PNG...

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Superuser Contribution I can't add anything to the queue

Plan PremiumCountry UK Device Acer laptopOperating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I can't add anything to the queue - it's as simple as that. There is no option to do that now.

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  Plan Premium Country UK   Device Acer laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue    I can't add anything to the queue - it's as simple as ...

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The notification on desktop telling you when your phone is playing music, breaks spotify on mobile

EDIT: This apparently was a problem caused by the Link to Windows app, Not spotify's fault There is now a notification on desktop telling you when your phone is playing music, I hate it so much. When I attempted to go turn it off in preferences on de...

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EDIT: This apparently was a problem caused by the Link to Windows app, Not spotify's fault     There is now a notification on desktop telling you when your phone is playing music, I hate...

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