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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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Superuser Contribution My jam is not working.

PlanPremiumCountryNigeriaDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have been trying to have a jam with my friends, but the problem is that when I invite them, we don't have synced queues, what we're playing is different, ...

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  Plan Premium Country Nigeria Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been trying to have a jam with my friends, but the problem i...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Spotify takes ages to pause, skip, change song ect.

I am having this same issue right now. I have tried everything as many of you have. Has spotify ever found a fix? It's kind of ridiculous and spending money to have a broken app not working sucks.

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I am having this same issue right now. I have tried everything as many of you have. Has spotify ever found a fix? It's kind of ridiculous and spending money to have a broken app not working sucks.&nb...

DjAlexP

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Superuser Contribution Vertical REAL FULL screen for videos?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDevicePC/24.5 inch monitorOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or IssueI like to have music play on my vertical monitor, and I would love to be able to make it ACTUALLY full screen on the video. Does th...

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Plan Premium Country United States of America Device PC/24.5 inch monitor Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue I like to have music play on my vertical monitor, and I...

Dessi

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I forgot my email account for verification

Hello, I've been losing my email account to verify to my spotify account. Please I need to change email to this account : [information removed by Mod]. It was 2 month ago

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Hello, I've been losing my email account to verify to my spotify account. Please I need to change email to this account : [information removed by Mod]. It was 2 month ago

Hola20

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Superuser Contribution How to see album cover in full screen instead of band picture?

I used to be able to click on the "Full screen" button (two diagonal arrows on the bottom-right of the application window) and see the cover art of the album I was currently listening in full screen and in a high resolution. The full screen now most ...

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I used to be able to click on the "Full screen" button (two diagonal arrows on the bottom-right of the application window) and see the cover art of the album I was currently listening in full screen ...

Paula_Vi

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Superuser Contribution DMs

Hey is there any way to see dms on the pc app? ive looked all over it and i cant find it please let me know!

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Hey is there any way to see dms on the pc app? ive looked all over it and i cant find it please let me know!

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app on Windows 11 is very slow and laggy

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11, version 24H2 My Question or IssueI've been having an issue with the Spotify desktop app. After a while, it becomes incredibly slow and laggy and I have no idea what causes it or...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11, version 24H2    My Question or Issue I've been having an issue with the Spotify desktop app. After ...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Spotify no longer working on Windows 10 after latest update

Hi, Spotify stopped working right after installing the latest Windows 10 update (January 11, 2022—KB5009543 (OS Builds 19042.1466, 19043.1466, and 19044.1466)) "Cumulative update for Win10 V 20H2 " I've done multiple clean installs both from the Spot...

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Hi,   Spotify stopped working right after installing the latest Windows  10 update (January 11, 2022—KB5009543 (OS Builds 19042.1466, 19043.1466, and 19044.1466)) "Cumulative update for W...

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Superuser Contribution new type of phone. Need to update to receive sequity codes. Please and thank you.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceIphone 17 pro maxOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuewhere do I change phone info. It is new. I need it to get sequrity codes,

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Iphone 17 pro max Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue where do I change phone info. It is new. I n...

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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth speakers and spotify

Hi all, I wanted to just let you know about an error/bug when streaming Spotify to Bluetooth speakers from my laptop. Basically, when spotify is running and I then connect my bluetooth speakers Music wont play at all. The "play" button will indicate ...

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Hi all,   I wanted to just let you know about an error/bug when streaming Spotify to Bluetooth speakers from my laptop.    Basically, when spotify is running and I then connect...

aradhyavarma

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Superuser Contribution Why does my computer crash when I open the Spotify web player?

When I try to open the Spotify web player by running open.spotify.com, my computer just turns off immediately. Web browser is Google Chrome and my computer's OS is Windows 11.

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When I try to open the Spotify web player by running open.spotify.com, my computer just turns off immediately. Web browser is Google Chrome and my computer's OS is Windows 11.

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No add to queue button

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThere's no add to queue button when I right click a song anymore.

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Plan Free/Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue There's no add to queue button when I right click a song anymore.

Amay

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No add friends option?

Hi, I want to send a playlist to a friend without a facebook account. I found him fine, but I only get the option to follow him, there's no add button to put him in my "people list" or anything. ("People list" in quotes because I've heard people say ...

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Hi, I want to send a playlist to a friend without a facebook account. I found him fine, but I only get the option to follow him, there's no add button to put him in my "people list" or anything. &nb...

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Solved!! songs only showing up in the correct language sometimes

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or Issuemy spotify is set to korean but only certain song titles that are meant to be korean will be in korean unless i search for them specifically in korean, spotify is very pick and choose ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue my spotify is set to korean but only certain song titles that are meant to be korean will be in korean unless i search ...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Music stops, but Spotify shows it's still playing

Hello- I have been surfing all of these posts and following the instructions. Up until yesterday, I could launch my web browser version of Spotify and play music with my desktop speakers. Now I can start a song, but 4-10 seconds in, the music stops p...

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Hello- I have been surfing all of these posts and following the instructions. Up until yesterday, I could launch my web browser version of Spotify and play music with my desktop speakers. Now I can s...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Re: cannot access spotify.com from laptop - all other web sites are fine

Hi, I have this exact issue on my computer. Cannot access any websites under the domain spotify.com, and can't make the app work even after trying everything from these posts. I'm paying for this app, why does it feel like it banned my computer??

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Hi, I have this exact issue on my computer. Cannot access any websites under the domain spotify.com, and can't make the app work even after trying everything from these posts. I'm paying for this app...

Eni

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winget

PlanFreeCountryNLDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThere is an issue updating Spotify with the winget.exe CLI-app; it is always stated that Spotify cannot be updated this way, issuing the message that it is not possible to u...

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Plan Free Country NL Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11     My Question or Issue There is an issue updating Spotify with the winget.exe CLI-app; it is always stated that ...

foxtrottnb

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High ram usage

Why spotify app uses 700-800 MB of ram ? Is that ok? If thats ok may be I should buy a separate computer just for spotify so I can work comfortably

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Why spotify app uses 700-800 MB of ram ? Is that ok? If thats ok may be I should buy a separate computer just for spotify so I can work comfortably

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How to fix, "You Can't play this content on spotify" due to Realtek Drivers

I had a problem these days with spotify desktop App.For Window Users, this problem may appears when you try to play a song. Your speakes are working normally on other apps, but in Spotify Desktop app your Realtek drivers could not work correctly. You...

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I had a problem these days with spotify desktop App. For Window Users, this problem may appears when you try to play a song. Your speakes are working normally on other apps, but in Spotify Desktop...

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Lossless streaming in Vietnam

PlanPremiumCountryVietnamDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi Spotify team, I saw an article saying that lossless streaming is available in Vietnam but I can't find it on my app, both on Windows and iOS. Could you help with this?

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Plan Premium Country Vietnam Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi Spotify team,   I saw an article saying that lossless streaming is available in Viet...

MateusM

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