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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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earthbound

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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 Playlists disappear from profile if in folders

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceiPhone XR My Question or IssueHi all,I've noticed the playlists I've created inside folders (by clicking on the folder and then the + sign) are not showing when me or someone else goes to my profile, even if they're publ...

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Plan Premium Country France Device iPhone XR   My Question or Issue Hi all, I've noticed the playlists I've created inside folders (by clicking on the folder and then the + sign) are no...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Keeps Pausing Every 30 Seconds

PlanPremium Family PlanCountryUnited StatesDeviceAndroid, PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been having my Spotify paused every 30 seconds, randomly. Here's the catch though.. IT IS NOT ATTACHED TO MY DISCORD. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE...

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Plan Premium Family Plan Country United States Device Android, PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been having my Spotify paused every 30 seconds, randomly.&...

MihailY

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song skipping

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueEvery time I try to change the tempo of the song in the player it skips to the next track

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Every time I try to change the tempo of the song in the player it skips to the next track

Eni

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Why does the song close or skip to another song when I rewind or fast forward a song?

PlanFreeCountryAzerbaijanDeviceHuawei Matebook 14Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhy does the song close or skip to another song when I rewind or fast forward a song?

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Plan Free Country Azerbaijan Device Huawei Matebook 14 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Why does the song close or skip to another song when I rewind or fast forward ...

Mazen_Walid

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Superuser Contribution Sound plays for 0.1 seconds after hitting play then cuts out completely

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceRyzen 7 5800x RTX 3080 32GB DDR4 RAM Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAfter hitting play on the spotify program, I hear sound for 0.1 second then it completely cuts out. I've tried a CLEAN install,...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Ryzen 7 5800x RTX 3080 32GB DDR4 RAM  Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue After hitting play on the spotify program, I h...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution "Recently played" feature still missing in sections Album and Artists in "Your Library" for Desktop

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBulgariaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, The latest update for the Desktop version brought back the Recently Played in "Home". However it is still missing in Albums and Artists in "Your Library" as o...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Bulgaria Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello,   The latest update for the Desktop version brought back the Recently ...

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Superuser Contribution My local files can't play/sync on my phone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can't play any local files from my laptop on my phone and I've tried everything. The local ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I can't...

OldSurferGuy

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connection failure

PlanPremiumCountrySwissOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan't reach Spotify. Opera/Edge/WebPlayer. I've got this message: upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure, transport failure rea...

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Plan Premium Country Swiss Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Can't reach Spotify. Opera/Edge/WebPlayer. I've got this message:   upstream connect error or disconn...

jb205

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now

Hi, Whenever I try to play music in the Windows desktop app (Store) I get the message "Spotify can't play this right now". I have a Premium Family account in the UK. Im on a Dell Alienwarere A13 with Windows 11 and trying to play locally.

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Hi,    Whenever I try to play music in the Windows desktop app (Store) I get the message "Spotify can't play this right now". I have a Premium Family account in the UK.   Im o...

Eni

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Foreign language ads driving me nuts!!

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceDell laptopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueFor about two or more months now I've been getting indonesian ads on my spotify account and it's driving me nuts. I've unintsalled and reintalled the app. Used d...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device Dell laptop Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue For about two or more months now I've been getting indonesian ads on my spotify ...

Ziggy79

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Solved!! Can't go forward or back while playing a song

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDell G15 5520Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't go back or forward while playing a song in my Windows device. I already tried to do a fresh reinstall of Spotify, i rebooted my device and still doesn't...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Dell G15 5520 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't go back or forward while playing a song in my Windows device. I already trie...

danilomadsee

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Superuser Contribution Weird message pops up and playlist changes!!

My Question or IssueI have been having some issues lately. I am listening to a song, it comes to an end. Song changes to some playlist I don't even have and message pops up saying "spotify can't play this right now. if you have the file on your compu...

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My Question or Issue I have been having some issues lately. I am listening to a song, it comes to an end. Song changes to some playlist I don't even have and message pops up saying "spotify can't pl...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Help! web player greyed out

On the web player all the playback controls are greyed out.No song plays from my recents either.It's the same on edge, firefox and chromeI've tried log out from all devices as wellMy app on phone works fine and the mobile web player also works fine. 

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On the web player all the playback controls are greyed out. No song plays from my recents either. It's the same on edge, firefox and chrome I've tried log out from all devices as well My app on p...

OscarDC

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Issue with desktop app, it doesn't fit to the screen when i re-open it.

PlanPremium CountryArgentina DeviceDesktop PC on 1920x1080 screenVideo-card: GTX 1050 Ti Operating SystemWindows 10 (x64) My Question or IssueAlways, when i re-open the windows desktop spotify app, the app loses the screen fit, doesn't fit the screen...

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Plan Premium   Country Argentina   Device Desktop PC on 1920x1080 screen Video-card: GTX 1050 Ti   Operating System Windows 10 (x64)   My Question or Issue Always, w...

Lampakusz

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now. Windows 11.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI just got a PC a couple days ago and the first thing I downloaded was Spotify. Went to their website and downloaded the most recent version for Windows. When I tried ...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I just got a PC a couple days ago and the first thing I downloaded was Spotify. Wen...

Dian

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution PC and Android Phone won't sync properly

My Question or IssueI was trying to play music on my PC recently, and I decided to try to control the music with my phone, when I saw that my phone didn't think I was playing any music on any device. This wouldn't really be a problem, until I had tri...

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My Question or Issue I was trying to play music on my PC recently, and I decided to try to control the music with my phone, when I saw that my phone didn't think I was playing any music on any devic...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution remove recently played list from spotify desktop application

i dont see any option for removing recently played songs from spotify desktop application. there are no three little dots and when i right click, the menu does not have remove from recently played option anywhere.please help.

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i dont see any option for removing recently played songs from spotify desktop application. there are no three little dots and when i right click, the menu does not have remove from recently played op...

TwistedD85

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Superuser Contribution All tracks fail when app is started with System default audio set to 32bit 384khz

PremiumCountryUSDevicePC - SMSL Sanskrit MKII DAC, XMOS USB audio driver v5.50.0Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When the spotify desktop app is started, and system Default sound format is set higher than 32bit 192khz, all tracks fail ...

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  Premium Country US Device PC - SMSL Sanskrit MKII DAC, XMOS USB audio driver v5.50.0 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   When the spotify desktop app is s...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle sucks, avoiding a certain artist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLenovo Thinkpad, Iphone 6, Roku TVOperating SystemIOS 13, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have a playlist that consists of all of my favorite artists, I recently added a new bands songs to the playlist. However w...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Lenovo Thinkpad, Iphone 6, Roku TV Operating System IOS 13, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a playlist that consists of all of my fav...

Viirock

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Raspberry Pi with Moode Audio

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice Operating System Android 12, Windows 11 My Question or IssueI play Spotify on my Raspberry Pi 4 using Moode Audio. I have Spotify Connect integrated in Moode Audio, so I can click "Play on other device" on the bott...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device   Operating System  Android 12, Windows 11   My Question or Issue I play Spotify on my Raspberry Pi 4 using Moode Audio. I have S...

Double_Dutch

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