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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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DJ plays the same songs, issue for a year now, no response from Spotify. all platforms not resolved

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I, like many other people have written posts about how Spotify DJ plays the same songs every...

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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   ...

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Superuser Contribution Xbox Spotify App Stereo / 5.1 toggle

Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of the front speakers. I've played with every setting, b...

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Recently Spotify on my Xbox has stopped playing 5.1 surround audio. I've got an optical cable out of the console to my surround receiver. Before, Spotify would output 5.1. Now it only plays out of th...

Abraham_Arana

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Superuser Contribution Audio stuttering, lagging in Desktop App

Hello, For the past few days, my Spotify songs have been lagging and stuttering after a few minutes of listening. This only happens when I'm using the desktop app, with my phone and in the web browser, it just works fine. My internet connection is fi...

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Hello,   For the past few days, my Spotify songs have been lagging and stuttering after a few minutes of listening. This only happens when I'm using the desktop app, with my phone and in the w...

MihailY

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I can't find the Crossfade setting.

I've reviewed my settings and asked Google for help, but I still want my music to be cohesive across all my songs. Could an expert in the Spotify app please assist me with what I need to add to my Chromebook? Thank you!

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I've reviewed my settings and asked Google for help, but I still want my music to be cohesive across all my songs. Could an expert in the Spotify app please assist me with what I need to add to my Ch...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Song title disappearing

PlanFreeCountryUnited Arab EmiratesDeviceHP Pavilion x360 2-in-1 Laptop 14-ek0xxxOperating SystemWindows 11 Home 25H2 My Question or IssueThe song title disappearing in windowed mode and native full screen. Despite clearing cache, reinstalling multip...

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Plan Free Country United Arab Emirates Device HP Pavilion x360 2-in-1 Laptop 14-ek0xxx Operating System Windows 11 Home 25H2   My Question or Issue The song title disappearing in windo...

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Cannot upload a damn JPG for a Playlist cover

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySerbiaDeviceLenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3Operating SystemWindows 11 64-bitMy Question or IssueI have downloaded pictures from Beatport. I wanted to upload these pictures as Playlist covers. When I tried adding them, I got an error "F...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Serbia Device Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Operating System Windows 11 64-bit My Question or Issue I have downloaded pictures from Beatport. I wanted to upload these pic...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Changing the Cache location

PlanPremiumCountryUnited statesDeviceDesktop (pc)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently I've been looking through my D drive and I see a bunch of 2 digit folders some containing nothing others containing a file that is named gibberis...

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Plan Premium Country United states Device Desktop (pc) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently I've been looking through my D drive and I see a bunch of 2 digit fol...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Add whole playlists to “Liked Songs” at once

Found same issue from windows 11, solutions here did not work. no option to add playlist to liked songs, just other playlists

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Found same issue from windows 11, solutions here did not work. no option to add playlist to liked songs, just other playlists

KhamaniNani12

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Superuser Contribution How do I fix Spotify not letting me change songs and restarting the song?

Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when using Apple Carplay or the Desktop App. This makes the ...

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Sometimes when I am using Spotify, the app plays the first second of a bunch of random songs then once it starts playing, it will restart and not let me change the song. This is most common when usin...

Maria

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Can't play music

i have a problem with the app. I can't play the songs because the app give me a error message : Now SPotify can not play this content..... PlanFree/PremiumItalieCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHow risolve this prob...

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i have a problem with the app. I can't play the songs because the app give me a error message :  Now SPotify can not play this content.....   Plan Free/Premium ItalieCountry   D...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Music Stops Playing Randomly on Desktop

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe music randomly stops playing on my desktop. However, it seems the desktop still thinks it's playing music because the pause button is displayed, not the play butt...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Desktop   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The music randomly stops playing on my desktop. However, it seems the...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Option "Add to profile" not available on most playlists

Over the years i have created many playlists. But i noticed that the option "Add to profile" is only available on some of them. See screenshots below. The playlist "Klassiek" has the option. The playlist "Requiem" does not have the option. Any though...

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Over the years i have created many playlists. But i noticed that the option "Add to profile" is only available on some of them. See screenshots below. The playlist "Klassiek" has the option. ...

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Superuser Contribution Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWindows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find it annoying as I often use the sound mixer for all my applications...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Windows shows multiple audio output from Spotify, usually 2 to 3, only one of them actually outputs audio. I find i...

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Solved!! Add support for Vivaldi 2.5

It worked just fine with Vivaldi 2.4! Thank you.

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It worked just fine with Vivaldi 2.4!   Thank you.

VivaldiBrowser

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Preferences window doesn't open

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI use the Spotify desktop application both with direct Internet connection (no proxy needed), at home, and with HTTPS proxy, at work.When I open the application at wo...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I use the Spotify desktop application both with direct Internet connection (no proxy needed), at ...

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Superuser Contribution Why am I getting random podcasts instead of the next in the series?

PlanFreeCountryNew ZealandDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not downloaded an app). I'm listening to a single specific podcast. Whenever I ...

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Plan Free Country New Zealand Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have just started using Spotify, and am using the Chrome browser version (I have not...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Better Library Organization

The way the library organization works in the side bar is so unbelievably frustrating. Somethings can go in folders some can't. It moves things around and doesn't stay in any sensible order. Your UI desperately needs to be reworked so that we are abl...

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The way the library organization works in the side bar is so unbelievably frustrating.  Somethings can go in folders some can't.  It moves things around and doesn't stay in any sensible ord...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify sound so quiet all of a sudden (Win 11)

Plan: PremiumCountry: PHDevice: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.52.442.g01893f92Operating System: Win 11Speaker: Edifier r1380db Issue:All of the sudden my Spotify sound in my speaker is quiet. Normally my volume is only at 20% in the application, n...

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Plan: Premium Country: PH Device: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.52.442.g01893f92 Operating System: Win 11 Speaker: Edifier r1380db   Issue: All of the sudden my Spotify sound...

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Superuser Contribution Opening open.spotify links automatically plays the linked song

Previously, when opening an open.spotify link, it would show the album view, but not automatically play the song, allowing for any music experience to stay interrupted and to allow the song to be added to queue.A few days ago, this has changed to the...

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Previously, when opening an open.spotify link, it would show the album view, but not automatically play the song, allowing for any music experience to stay interrupted and to allow the song to be add...

maidpolice

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop Crashes, Then Deletes Downloaded Music

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 10 PC---On three separate occasions, I've launched Spotify, only for it to immediately crash and freeze my PC. On restart and relaunching Spotify, I find that I have been signed out of Spotify, and that after logging...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10 PC --- On three separate occasions, I've launched Spotify, only for it to immediately crash and freeze my PC. On restart and relaunching Spotify, I fi...

Dessi

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