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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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szkill

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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Queue changing to the start of the playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceCustom Built Windows 10 PC (Have also experienced problem on iPhone and Mac)Operating SystemWindows 10 (Have also experienced problem on iOS 11 and 12, and Mac High Sierra and Mojave) My Question or IssueSo it seems that t...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Custom Built Windows 10 PC (Have also experienced problem on iPhone and Mac) Operating System Windows 10 (Have also experienced problem on iOS 11 and 12...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution can't play downloaded songs offline

i am frustrated and angry. I'm using Spotify app on my desktop computer. I often download my songs for offline use. yet I cannot play them when offline.the songs play only when I'm online even for downloaded songs.I took my time to select desired alb...

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i am frustrated and angry. I'm using Spotify app on my desktop computer. I often download my songs for offline use. yet I cannot play them when offline. the songs play only when I'm online even for ...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Only playing playlisted songs - non-playlist songs not playing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicewindows 10 PC My Question or Issue My windows desktop app won't play most/all music I try to play that isn't in a playlist. It's inconsistent but most time if I try to play the top songs for an artist, it doesn't give an er...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device windows 10 PC   My Question or Issue   My windows desktop app won't play most/all music I try to play that isn't in a playlist. It's inconsi...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect ne fonctionne pas sur l'application desktop windows !

Je suis sous l'application windows, et depuis quelques temps, spotify Connect ne détecte plus aucun appareils, et aucun appareil ne détecte mon ordinateur. J'ai lu des forums sur lesquels il y avait marqué que ce serai résolu dans la version 1.1.94.8...

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Je suis sous l'application windows, et depuis quelques temps, spotify Connect ne détecte plus aucun appareils, et aucun appareil ne détecte mon ordinateur. J'ai lu des forums sur lesquels il y avait ...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Can't play Bruce Springsteens latest, Only the strong survive, on windows?

It works fine on the web, but not on the windows app!Some songs may work but not the album!It has happend before om some Bob Dyland tunes

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It works fine on the web, but not on the windows app! Some songs may work but not the album! It has happend before om some Bob Dyland tunes

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now"

I am getting this error on my work pc. It was working before and it still works fine on my personal pc or phone.I tried everything under here and a bunch of othershttps://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/How-do-I-fix-the-quot-Can-t-play-the-current-trac...

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I am getting this error on my work pc. It was working before and it still works fine on my personal pc or phone. I tried everything under here and a bunch of others https://community.spotify.com/...

MihailY

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最後の1秒が切れます

プレイリストを再生しているとき、現在の曲が1秒切れます。秒数のカウントを見ていると、曲の2秒前(9:14の曲なら9:12)でカウントが0:00になり、その状態で約1秒だけ聞こえてきます。しかし、最後の1秒が聞こえません。 設定では「曲をクロスフェードする」はオフにしています。念のため、この設定をオンにして0秒にしてみました。しかし、結果は同じでした。 一度ログアウトして再ログインをしましたが同じ問題が起きています。全ての曲で常に1秒間消えるて困っています。 どうすれば解決できますか? Premi...

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プレイリストを再生しているとき、現在の曲が1秒切れます。 秒数のカウントを見ていると、曲の2秒前(9:14の曲なら9:12)でカウントが0:00になり、その状態で約1秒だけ聞こえてきます。しかし、最後の1秒が聞こえません。   設定では「曲をクロスフェードする」はオフにしています。念のため、この設定をオンにして0秒にしてみました。しかし、結果は同じでした。   一度...

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connot find my downloads

do not which folder they are sent to.

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do not which folder they are sent to.

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Why can't I share a song with a friend within Spotify?

I do enjoy using Spotify except for one thing… In the good old days, one would hear a song and tell a friend about it. That person liked it too and told someone else, who told someone else… Now, you'd think a music streaming platform would be the per...

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I do enjoy using Spotify except for one thing…   In the good old days, one would hear a song and tell a friend about it. That person liked it too and told someone else, who told someone else… ...

beachkaloz

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Pixel Gap on Windows 11

As other posts on this forum have stated there exists a pixel wide gap, while using the Spotify app on Windows 11. It appears in fullscreen mode or if the app is next to the taskbar. I know you acknowledged this issue but about 5 months have passed s...

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As other posts on this forum have stated there exists a pixel wide gap, while using the Spotify app on Windows 11. It appears in fullscreen mode or if the app is next to the taskbar. I know you ackno...

nikowuesti

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Superuser Contribution My Spotify app on PC is stuttering every one to three seconds.

Music stutters constantly. I have tested on other speakers, audio from my gpu and motherboard and also on my bluetooth headset, and the stutter still happens. It only happens from the app. I've tried windows media player and the web player and those ...

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Music stutters constantly. I have tested on other speakers, audio from my gpu and motherboard and also on my bluetooth headset, and the stutter still happens. It only happens from the app. I've tri...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution artist info

Is there a way either on the PC Desktop app or the iPhone app to see more information about an artist?

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Is there a way either on the PC Desktop app or the iPhone app to see more information about an artist?

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Desktop client jumping focus view after clicking on a track in a playlist

Sometimes when clicking on a track in a playlist, the view will jump into focus on that track and change the scrolling position. This also means the track under the mouse cursor changes.This is a problem because double-clicking would then start the w...

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Sometimes when clicking on a track in a playlist, the view will jump into focus on that track and change the scrolling position. This also means the track under the mouse cursor changes. This is a...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stop the music and crash when i launch Chrome or Opera

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello , when i play a track and i launch Chrome after the sound stop 5 sec after and i can't push play or pause the time continue but not with the sound sometimes my Spoti...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello , when i play a track and i launch Chrome after the sound stop 5 sec after and i can't pu...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to open Spotify.

A pop-up just says "Unable to Open Spotify." When I tried to delete and restart Spotify, it just does it to me again.

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A pop-up just says "Unable to Open Spotify." When I tried to delete and restart Spotify, it just does it to me again.

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution [Windows] Local Files won't refresh/load

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Like the title says, after last update the Local Files will not update or even show up anymore. I have tried deleting "index.dat", "local-files.bnk" and clearing cache....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Like the title says, after last update the Local Files will not update or even show u...

denxyz

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Superuser Contribution Change Titel Bar Buttons UI

When the UI for watching what friends is minimized, and all you see is their picture, the Title Bar Buttons Overlap with your drop-down Profile button. The idea is to make a change to the UI-layout in this specific case.

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When the UI for watching what friends is minimized, and all you see is their picture, the Title Bar Buttons Overlap with your drop-down Profile button. The idea is to make a change to the UI-layout i...

Lyubka

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