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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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hroski

Visitor

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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 Bad design of Desktop lyrics feature

PlanPremium FamilyCountrySerbiaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWe've recently gotten the lyrics feature and it was partially good. Of course, the idea is excellent and the functionality is decent, but the Desktop variation...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Family Country Serbia Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue We've recently gotten the lyrics feature and it was partially good. Of course, the ...

Veroneca

Newbie

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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Can't play album on web player

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have this bizarre issue. I can't play the album "Tramp" by the artist "Volor Flex" on the web player. I have no issue playing it on the desktop app or mobile app. Whenever I...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have this bizarre issue. I can't play the album "Tramp" by the artist "Volor Flex" on the web pla...

Jeremy

Spotify Legend

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Recently played not updating

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe recently played list on the Windows 10 app is not updating since my first Spotify use (more or less 3 weeks ago). This is very annoying. How can I solve this issue?

Visitor

Plan Premium Country Portugal Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The recently played list on the Windows 10 app is not updating since my first Spotify use (more or l...

WhitePine

Casual Listener

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Solved!! Windows 10 background/small window/close buttons change themes by itself

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceAcer Aspire E1-572GOperating SystemWindows 10 for workstations My Question or IssueWell, its hard to explain by words but, i had another problem with these buttons,after that problem solved, this started to occur.

Roadie

Plan Free Country Turkey Device Acer Aspire E1-572G Operating System Windows 10 for workstations    My Question or Issue Well, its hard to explain by words but, i had another prob...

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Roadie

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Song Information output for Visualizers

I've been using the Rainmeter Monstercat Visualizer pretty much since i got Spotify, mostly without a Problem. But since an Update maybe a month ago the Song and Artist Name and Cover don't get displayed anymore, and the cover is stuck to the last so...

Newbie

I've been using the Rainmeter Monstercat Visualizer pretty much since i got Spotify, mostly without a Problem. But since an Update maybe a month ago the Song and Artist Name and Cover don't get displ...

naviii

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Superuser Contribution [Other] Desktop app - Low volume on startup

When opening the desktop (Windows 10) Spotify application, the the volume is always turned almost all the way down - about 10-15% of max volume. Is this a bug with the application, or have I accidentally changed a setting in Windows? This does not oc...

Newbie

When opening the desktop (Windows 10) Spotify application, the the volume is always turned almost all the way down - about 10-15% of max volume.   Is this a bug with the application, or have I...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Songs are greyed out but are still able to play

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 11 So, for some reason, in playlists, some songs are grayed out in the web player, but you're still able to play them on albums, if you search them and if you have the desktop app installed

Music Fan

  Plan Free Country United States Operating System Windows 11   So, for some reason, in playlists, some songs are grayed out in the web player, but you're still able to play them on...

Eni

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Spotify Lyrics not syncing with the song

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines DevicePC, AndroidOperating SystemWindows 10, android 5.1 Is there any solution to manually sync lyrics inside spotify app?

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Plan Premium Country Philippines   Device PC, Android Operating System Windows 10, android 5.1   Is there any solution to manually sync lyrics inside spotify app?  

OwKoot

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Tracks unavailable in Desktop app that are available in Android

PlanFamilyCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSome tracks are unavailable in Desktop but available in Android. See the album "Back to the Mono Kero" by eX-Girl. On Desktop, all tracks are unavailable. On Android, they are ...

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Plan Family Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Some tracks are unavailable in Desktop but available in Android. See the album "Back to the Mono Kero" by e...

Loxer

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**bleep**

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been trying to listen to Take Me To Your Leader by King Geedorah on my PC, but when I go to his songs they are greyed out and trying to play them incurs the message "This...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been trying to listen to Take Me To Your Leader by King Geedorah on my PC, but when I go to hi...

Loxer

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Certain artists unavailable

PlanFreeCountryFranceOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.77.643.g3c4c6fc6 Certain artists are partially or completely unavailable, looking for a solution, I found a lot of threads around the same issue from 2017. Some of the examples they ga...

Newbie

Plan Free Country France Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.77.643.g3c4c6fc6   Certain artists are partially or completely unavailable, looking for a solution, I found a lo...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution I have Premium but hear adds?

PlanFamily PremiumCountryUSADevice Macbook Pro Running WIndows Operating System(iOS 10, My Question or IssueI have family premium, why do I hear adds when I listen to a podcast on Spotify?

Newbie

Plan Family Premium Country USA Device  Macbook Pro Running WIndows  Operating System (iOS 10,   My Question or Issue I have family premium, why do I hear adds when I listen ...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Mini Player missing and can't skip songs when Spotify is minimized

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: PC, Win 10 My Question or IssueMy mini player has been gone for weeks. This allowed me to skip songs with hot keys while Spotify was minimized. There's no option in settings to restore the mini player, and now I can o...

Casual Listener

Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: PC, Win 10   My Question or Issue My mini player has been gone for weeks. This allowed me to skip songs with hot keys while Spotify was minimized. The...

MafeG

Spotify Legend

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[Desktop][Playlists] Remove from Playlist Delay

The remove from playlist option is amazing. The problem is there is a delay. I'll explain. Start playing a song in a playlist.Hit the ... to the right of the song.Notice how all the menu options pop up right away, but "Remove from Playlist" takes an ...

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The remove from playlist option is amazing.  The problem is there is a delay.  I'll explain.   Start playing a song in a playlist. Hit the ... to the right of the song. Notice how ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Some items in the Browse menu are broken

PlanPremiumCountryBulgaria Why do these 3 items in the Browse menu appear like this and also do not work? They look and act the same way on the web player and the desktop app (Windows 7) As you see, they don't show a playlist cover in the box like th...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Bulgaria   Why do these 3 items in the Browse menu appear like this and also do not work?     They look and act the same way on the web player and the ...

Eni

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error "Spotify can’t play this right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it."

PlanPremium familyCountryDenmarkDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently had an issue on my win10 desktop.Every time i tried to play anything, any and all artists, playlists, songs and podcasts of many different sorts i ...

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Plan Premium family Country Denmark Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently had an issue on my win10 desktop. Every time i tried to play anything,...

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Spotify can’t play this right now if you have the file on your computer you can import it
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Superuser Contribution Sharing a playlist with one person

Is it possible to share a playlist with one person via a link or something, and let them follow it so that they are the only person who can listen to it?

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  Is it possible to share a playlist with one person via a link or something, and let them follow it so that they are the only person who can listen to it?

muchogringo

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Superuser Contribution Is it possible to check if Spotify has the license to display specific lyrics in my region?

PlanPremiumCountryNODeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey, I was wondering if it is possible to check somewhere if lyrics are prevented from being displayed on Spotify in my region due to lack of license to display it even th...

Roadie

  Plan Premium Country NO Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10       My Question or Issue Hey, I was wondering if it is possible to check somewhere if lyrics are...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] "Add to Playlist" issues based on window size

Operating SystemWindows 10When using "Add to playlist" to add a song to one of your playlists if the desktop app is a certain size it will not show the last playlist in the list of playlists.Steps to Recreate:Attempt to add a song to a playlist using...

Newbie

Operating System Windows 10 When using "Add to playlist" to add a song to one of your playlists if the desktop app is a certain size it will not show the last playlist in the list of playlists. ...

MafeG

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Superuser Contribution App becomes unresponsive, can't end task in task manager -- have to restart

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate SP1 My Question or Issue I have been using the app for years with zero issues (on the same build/install of W7) up until two weeks ago or so. The desktop app stops responding....

Newbie

Plan Premium Country United States   Device PC Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate SP1   My Question or Issue  I have been using the app for years with zero issues (on the s...

Novy

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