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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

Music Fan

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Possible Bug
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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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hroski

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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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Did they remove track duration/progress bar? Is there a way to restore?

Plan - FamilyCountry - USDevice - Windows PCOperating System - Windows 10Spotify Build Number - Spotify for Windows 1.1.80.699.gc3dac750My Question or Issue - In main album view, I can no longer see where I am when playing a song re duration, when pl...

Casual Listener

Plan - Family Country - US Device - Windows PC Operating System - Windows 10 Spotify Build Number - Spotify for Windows 1.1.80.699.gc3dac750 My Question or Issue - In main album view, I can...

JEnglishSmith

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Superuser Contribution Manually Playing Song Does Not Play Song, Skips to Next Song in Queue

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have noticed recently an issue whereby manually clicking on a song to play it does not play the song, instead the current song is skipped and the next song in the queue is p...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue I have noticed recently an issue whereby manually clicking on a song to play it does not play...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Aplicación no carga completamente

Buenos días, mi problema es que cuando abro la aaplicacion en w10 de escritorio no carga todo lo demas, solo lo que se ve en pantalla, en los 3 puntos de opciones me di cuenta que debo cerrar sesion y volver a iniciarpara que cargue todo pero es inco...

Newbie

Buenos días, mi problema es que cuando abro la aaplicacion en w10 de escritorio no carga todo lo demas, solo lo que se ve en pantalla, en los 3 puntos de opciones me di cuenta que debo cerrar sesion ...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution New Music Friday: Can't sort by Title or Artist

Noticed the change about two weeks ago. Ordinarily, I click on the "Title" heading and sort the NMF list by alphabetical order, a to z. But now, no amount of clicking produces the familiar green "up" or "down" arrow, and the list won't sort. All othe...

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Noticed the change about two weeks ago.   Ordinarily, I click on the "Title" heading and sort the NMF list by alphabetical order, a to z. But now, no amount of clicking produces the familiar g...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Android volume control on pc

HiHow can I change the volume of the music that are playing on my andorid phone (premium spotify app), via the spotify PC app?Thanks a lot Plan: PremiumOperating System: Android 11, Windows 11

Newbie

Hi How can I change the volume of the music that are playing on my andorid phone (premium spotify app), via the spotify PC app? Thanks a lot 🙂    Plan:  Premium Operating System...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Blue screen causé par Spotify

Bonjour a tous, J'ai besoin d'aide j'ai un pc très récent (1mois) sous Windows 11 qui depuis seulement 1jour (depuis l'attaque subis par spotify discord etc.. qui a causé pendant un temps une panne des serveurs) que mon pc fais des blue screen qui so...

Newbie

Bonjour a tous,  J'ai besoin d'aide j'ai un pc très récent (1mois) sous Windows 11 qui depuis seulement 1jour (depuis l'attaque subis par spotify discord etc.. qui a causé pendant un temps un...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Problem with categorisation of podcasts

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have the following problem with Spotif...

Roadie

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...

Noguri

Roadie

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Superuser Contribution Sign Up Button redirects to website

PlanFree/PremiumCountryDoesnt MatterDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello folks, Today i wanted to sign up in the desktop app using a proxy. Ive logged into the proxy and restarted the app, but then, after clicking the si...

Newbie

Plan Free/Premium Country Doesnt Matter Device Computer Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello folks,   Today i wanted to sign up in the desktop app using a pr...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution PC Crossfade Bug

The PC version of Spotify presently has a bug in the crossfade slider. Unlike the phone app, the slider on the PC does not snap to 1-second increments properly. When first enabling crossfade, the slider does snap to the nearest 1-second increment, bu...

Casual Listener

The PC version of Spotify presently has a bug in the crossfade slider. Unlike the phone app, the slider on the PC does not snap to 1-second increments properly.   When first enabling crossfade...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app doesn't scroll up when moving song to the top

While reported as fixed here, it's still not possible to drag tracks upwards in a playlist on the desktop app if you want to manually rearrange them. When reaching the edge of the current view, the playlist does not scroll up to allow the rearrangeme...

Regular

While reported as fixed here, it's still not possible to drag tracks upwards in a playlist on the desktop app if you want to manually rearrange them.   When reaching the edge of the curre...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Display Settings not working

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDektop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.80.699.gc3dac750IssueWith the new update my settings are different and i can't edit the Display settings anymore.Also I compared my setting with those of my roommate...

Newbie

  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dektop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.80.699.gc3dac750 Issue With the new update my settings are different and i can't edit ...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Re: The New Desktop App

I have an issue. On the Windows version of Spotify Desktop, I have Alphabetically all my playlists. .. but on my iPhone Spotify app, my playlists won't change. I have log out and log back in. I have Google all the trick. My playlists will not change ...

Casual Listener

I have an issue.    On the Windows version  of Spotify Desktop, I have Alphabetically all my playlists.  .. but on my iPhone Spotify app,  my playlists won't change. ...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Music Stopping After 5 Seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceWindows 10 Desktop My Question or IssueThis happened to me before on my phone and now it's affecting my PC. When I try to listen to music, after about 5 seconds the song will stop and Spotify will say "sorry, we can't play t...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country US Device Windows 10 Desktop   My Question or Issue This happened to me before on my phone and now it's affecting my PC. When I try to listen to music, after about 5...

Alex

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Help pls

How to enable such a mode in which the track is displayed in the middle of the screen, all other interface except the track being played disappears

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How to enable such a mode in which the track is displayed in the middle of the screen, all other interface except the track being played disappears

Iksitet

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution On album track transition only: "Spotify can’t play this right now if you have the file on your ..."

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDell XPS DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 21H1 My Question or IssueWhile playing an album, between track transitions, I will receive the message "Spotify can’t play this right now if you have the file on your comput...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Canada Device Dell XPS Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro 21H1   My Question or Issue While playing an album, between track transitions, I will receive the me...

Ver

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Solved!! Lyrics Windows Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have just updated to the latest version and the lyrics option has disappeared. Also the options have changed. Advanced options ...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I have just updated to the latest version and ...

Rigsby1

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Clearing Spotify storage space

I am sure this is a regular post but looking for tips - I have a pretty small SSD disk in my laptop and for some reason Spotify is using more than 7Gb+ of data even though I have nothing at all downloaded locally. Is there any way of clearing this do...

Roadie

I am sure this is a regular post but looking for tips -    I have a pretty small SSD disk in my laptop and for some reason Spotify is using more than 7Gb+ of data even though I have nothi...

NakulDev

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Superuser Contribution Aplicación de escritorio - Bugs

PlanPremiumCountryMaxicoOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueAl abrir el baner para amigos de Facebook no hay forma de regresar a la vista de amigos, incluso no se muestran los amigos que sigues ni lo que están escuchando.

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Plan Premium Country Maxico Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Al abrir el baner para amigos de Facebook no hay forma de regresar a la vista de amigos, incluso no se muestra...

OscarDC

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[Windows][Desktop] Spotify-created playlists playing in random order

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro 21H2My Question or IssueSpotify-created playlists are playing songs in a random order. (No, shuffle is not turned on. I checked several times.)If I turn shuffle on, I can see the s...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro 21H2 My Question or Issue Spotify-created playlists are playing songs in a random order. (No, shuffle is not...

Amay

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New computer with Windows 11.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA Device Lenovo PC(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 11(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen playing albums Spotify shuffles songs without the shuffle being a...

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Plan Free/Premium CountryUSA   Device  Lenovo PC (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating SystemWindows 11 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   ...

OscarDC

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