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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 Lorsque je veux me connecter sur mon pc une erreur ce produit

le message d'erreur est:un pare-feu peut bloquer spotify. Mettre a jour votre pare-feu pour autoriser Spotify. Vous pouvez également modifier les parametres de proxy actuellement utilisés (code d'erreur : auth:15)

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le message d'erreur est: un pare-feu peut bloquer spotify. Mettre a jour votre pare-feu pour autoriser Spotify. Vous pouvez également modifier les parametres de proxy actuellement utilisés (code d'e...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution When using Discord listen along on Spotify, its lagging

3 things, (1) When using Discord listen along on Spotify, the host is either behind or in front of the person listening along. (2)I have premium and my friend doesn't so i cant host either because it makes him buy spotify when he clicks join.(3) Some...

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3 things, (1) When using Discord listen along on Spotify, the host is either behind or in front of the person listening along. (2)I have premium and my friend doesn't so i cant host either because it...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution My spotify is lagging at songs at the start

When I start to listen to a song it lags at first this is only at Spotfiy for clarification also a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kgsB7jEv-s (Pay attention only to the sound) please help

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When I start to listen to a song it lags at first this is only at Spotfiy for clarification also a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kgsB7jEv-s (Pay attention only to the sound) please help

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs are playing from different playlists

PlanFree Device(Lenovo: Legion ) Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I am playing my playlist ("P1"). After one song finishes from this playlist, it plays a song from a completely different playlist. I tried it with shuffle on and off, ...

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Plan Free   Device (Lenovo: Legion )   Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   I am playing my playlist ("P1").  After one song finishes from this p...

Kiril

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Superuser Contribution local files will not play

local files from my pc will o longer play on my iphone - they used to play. I get a message stating songs have not been downloaded and that I have to mark the playlist for offline use - I can't find the option to mark for offline use

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local files from my pc will o longer play on my iphone - they used to play. I get a message stating songs have not been downloaded and that I have to mark the playlist for offline use - I can't find ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution It doesn't show what I'm listening to right now

I wanted to be able to see what I'm listening to on the discord. But it doesn't even show that I'm online. All the necessary checkboxes are in both Discord and Spotify. The problem is something else. I selected allowing access in privacy settings, bu...

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I wanted to be able to see what I'm listening to on the discord. But it doesn't even show that I'm online. All the necessary checkboxes are in both Discord and Spotify. The problem is something else....

Alex

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Superuser Contribution liked song list wont play

I have 10,576 songs in my liked song list, I think which is what is responsible for this.

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I have 10,576 songs in my liked song list, I think which is what is responsible for this.

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution I can't see what my friends are listening to on desktop app.

I can only see the "let friends and followers see what you are listening to" with a redirect to settings. I've set this up for myself already. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app with no luck.

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I can only see the "let friends and followers see what you are listening to" with a redirect to settings. I've set this up for myself already. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app with no luck.

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution How do I fix "Post flooding detected"?

I am trying to make an idea request and it is impossible for me to make a report because I had some errors in my initial post. I fixed them but now I am getting "Post flooding detected" How exactly do I go about fixing this? I just wanted to make an ...

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I am trying to make an idea request and it is impossible for me to make a report because I had some errors in my initial post. I fixed them but now I am getting "Post flooding detected" How exactly d...

Kiril

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Superuser Contribution Certain music doesn't play

PremiumFinlandPremiumPCWin 10 HomeSpotify app.Certain songs won't play with the app.; e.g. none of the albums of the band "The Pretty Reckless". Quite random; most of the music will play, but there always are some albums not playing as they should. W...

Gig Goer

      Premium Finland Premium PC Win 10 Home Spotify app. Certain songs won't play with the app.; e.g. none of the albums of the band "The Pretty Reckless".  Quite random...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App Keeps Un-Downloading Songs Without My consent

I am using a premium account for the Spotify app for Windows 10 due to the need to download songs to be able to listen offline (long story, but I need to turn off the internet nightly). The problem is that Spotify will un-download songs without my co...

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I am using a premium account for the Spotify app for Windows 10 due to the need to download songs to be able to listen offline (long story, but I need to turn off the internet nightly). The problem i...

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Superuser Contribution Play/Pause, Skip, and Shuffle Controls Gone

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceHP Stream 14"Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, the bottom bar (that contains the play/pause, shuffle, skip, etc buttons) has disappeared. I figured out that zooming into the max allows it to...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device HP Stream 14" Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently, the bottom bar (that contains the play/pause, shuffle, skip, etc bu...

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Random Stopping with CloudFlare DNS (1.1.1.1)

CountryUKDeviceDevice AgnosticOperating SystemWindows, Linux My Question or IssueWhen using cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1) playback stops and starts randomly (about every 10-50 seconds) with the message "Can't play the current song."This issue only affects...

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Country UK Device Device Agnostic Operating System Windows, Linux   My Question or Issue When using cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1) playback stops and starts randomly (about every 10-50 seconds...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceLegion 5 ProOperating SystemWin 11 Home My Question or IssueToday, when i try any track I get the message: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."I've done many clean...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Legion 5 Pro Operating System Win 11 Home   My Question or Issue Today, when i try any track I get the message: "Spotify can't play this right now. I...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution spotify on pc stops my songs after 3 seconds and wont let me listen to them

Some songs in my playlist will play however recently I've run into a recurring problem where after between 0-6 seconds spotify will stop playing the song and will no longer let me listen to it on pc until i reset spotify and then it does it with othe...

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Some songs in my playlist will play however recently I've run into a recurring problem where after between 0-6 seconds spotify will stop playing the song and will no longer let me listen to it on pc ...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution "I don't like *ARTIST*" button doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC, iPhone 13 Pro Max, MacBook Pro 2020Operating SystemWindows 10, Windows 11, iOS 15.4.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5 My Question or IssueI've been clicking on "I don't like *artist name*" on the Release Radar playlist ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC, iPhone 13 Pro Max, MacBook Pro 2020 Operating System Windows 10, Windows 11, iOS 15.4.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5   My Question or Issue I've ...

Yordan

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Pornographic Podcast Episode/Song Art

I was searching for a song whose first two letters are "Se" and, upon putting in only these letters, the featured recommendation fed to me by the autosearch is here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xGk63rkzqVIa95kOqN7pQ?si=fe1f5726b5f34c7e and, it ...

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I was searching for a song whose first two letters are "Se" and, upon putting in only these letters, the featured recommendation fed to me by the autosearch is here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/...

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Superuser Contribution does installing windows 11 effect spotify i dont want to lose my playlists

right now i have windows 10 . I want to upgrade to windows 11 but iam concerned that i will lose all of my music when i make the change. one other thing i do not down load any music .

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right now i have windows 10 . I want to upgrade to windows 11 but iam concerned that i will lose all of my music when i make the change. one other thing i do not down load any music .

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