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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

Music Fan

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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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Superuser Contribution Desktop visual bug

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemW10 Hello,It's already been like several months since I've encountered this visual bug(or however you'd like to call it) but now I'm getting more more annoyed because of that. Basically the top right ic...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System W10   Hello, It's already been like several months since I've encountered this visual bug(or however you'd like to call it) but n...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Remove from recently played

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSince the recent update, it seems the option to remove items from the 'recently played' list ...

Newbie

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 Since t...

gklucas

Casual Listener

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[Desktop] Reinstate Artists Bio

Gone, ceased to be, expired and gone to see his maker like a dead parrot!!Seriously?If this IDEA SUBMISSION sounds like a rant is because, well, it is.I cannot start to think who and why would even consider doing that.Updates are often annoying, you ...

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Gone, ceased to be, expired and gone to see his maker like a dead parrot!! Seriously? If this IDEA SUBMISSION sounds like a rant is because, well, it is. I cannot start to think who and why would ...

rockstarcadavers

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloaded songs to pc are scrambled

Hello;I have a premium plan in the US. I'm using Windows 10.Problem: I downloaded 60 songs to my desktop. What was downloaded were meaningless numbers and letters. How can I download MP4 files to listen to them off line? Below is an example.

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Hello; I have a premium plan in the US. I'm using Windows 10. Problem: I downloaded 60 songs to my desktop. What was downloaded were meaningless numbers and letters. How can I download MP4 files to...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Developer] Improve the ads from your sponsors

I understand the need for Advertisements, and I have no problem with them, except when they don't work and interrupt the listening experience on Spotify. You are currently running ads for one of you sponsors, Big Lots. Each time the ad comes on, the ...

Visitor

I understand the need for Advertisements, and I have no problem with them, except when they don't work and interrupt the listening experience on Spotify. You are currently running ads for one of you ...

CarlosE

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Solved!! Super high CPU usage

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceCompaq LaptopOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueHello. For some reason since i last updated my spotify, the cpu usage has been way too high. Even when the app is minimised to my taskbar. Im not sure why this has...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country UK Device Compaq Laptop Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue Hello. For some reason since i last updated my spotify, the cpu usage has been way too ...

Daniel231294

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Solved!! Lyrics feature *still* unavailable

2 years, 3 months, 4 days ago, Rorey said, "the Lyrics feature on desktop is currently unavailable as we're 'making some big improvements' to the feature. We'll share more updates soon." Its been a really really long time since this was announced and...

Casual Listener

   2 years, 3 months, 4 days ago, Rorey said, "the Lyrics feature on desktop is currently unavailable as we're 'making some big improvements' to the feature. We'll share more upd...

MattSuda

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Lyrics Musixmatch on Desktop

My Question or IssueHelloI live in one of the countries where the lyrics system (Musixmatch) has been launchedI can access the lyrics in the iOS app, but not on the desktop. Does that feature exist on the desktop? If so, how do I access it? PlanPremi...

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My Question or Issue Hello I live in one of the countries where the lyrics system (Musixmatch) has been launched I can access the lyrics in the iOS app, but not on the desktop. Does that feature e...

MattSuda

Spotify Star

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Spotify is muted in sound mixer, and cant unmute.

PlanPremium DeviceLenovo Ideapad S340 Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe spotify app mutes after sometime. The song continues to play, but nothing is heard. Other apps can be heard with no issues. In the volume mixer, spotify is muted...

Newbie

Plan Premium   Device Lenovo Ideapad S340   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The spotify app mutes after sometime. The song continues to play, but nothing i...

Sebasty

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Solved!! Spotify keeps Crashing on Iphone

Hey, Spotify keeps crashing on my iPhone 12 for some unknown reason!? I've tried everything to fix it and nothing works! I've reset the app, update the app, reset my phone, and even reset settings but nothing works. I thought it was because I was con...

Newbie

Hey, Spotify keeps crashing on my iPhone 12 for some unknown reason!? I've tried everything to fix it and nothing works! I've reset the app, update the app, reset my phone, and even reset settings bu...

Douchiest_Cabin

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug: offline mode starts with black window

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen Spotify has not been used for about a day, and the player is started in offline mode, the window is black and will not show any information.It is possible to start the l...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When Spotify has not been used for about a day, and the player is started in offline mode, the window ...

goatpimp

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Superuser Contribution BROKEN: Cannot sync playlists across devices [Premium]

I have Spotify on several devices, including Windows 10 laptop and iOS iPhone.. both are on the latest updates. Sometime in the last few days, sync across these devices has broken: Playlists I update (add songs, rename, etc.) on one device don't alwa...

Roadie

I have Spotify on several devices, including Windows 10 laptop and iOS iPhone.. both are on the latest updates.   Sometime in the last few days, sync across these devices has broken:   ...

MafeG

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Songs will not sync across mobile and desktop

PlanPremiumCountry-Scotland, United Kingdom DeviceiPhone Xr (iOS 15.0.2) and Windows 10 x64 Home Edition (10.0.19043) My Question or IssueHello everyone, this is an issue i have been experiencing for about a week or so now. The subject itself sounds ...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country- Scotland, United Kingdom   Device iPhone Xr (iOS 15.0.2) and Windows 10 x64 Home Edition (10.0.19043)   My Question or Issue Hello everyone, this is an issue ...

MafeG

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Play [Song] tooltip appears when not hovering over song

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMultiple PCsOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.1.72.439 If I double-click a song to play it, the song begins to play, but the as long as that track is selected (even without my cursor over the track), a to...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country United States Device Multiple PCs Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.1.72.439   If I double-click a song to play it, the song begins to play, but the a...

MafeG

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Full screen

Full screen mode is great, and was working fine until this morning. Now, I have two windows with the full screen/exit toggle, and neither do anything. Not sure what happened ?

Music Fan

Full screen mode is great, and was working fine until this morning.  Now, I have two windows with the full screen/exit toggle, and neither do anything.  Not sure what happened ?

bmtrygar

Music Fan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play any song OR login after laptop resumes from sleep

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDell XPS 15 9510Operating SystemWin 11 Pro My Question or IssueI'm getting more and more frustrated with Spotify on my laptop, because the laptop goes to sleep after being idle x minutes. When it resumes, spotify is...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Dell XPS 15 9510 Operating System Win 11 Pro   My Question or Issue I'm getting more and more frustrated with Spotify on my laptop, because the ...

Jeremy

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Desktop local files not showing up on mobile playlists

I add songs from PC local files to a playlist that's downloaded on both platforms but it doesn't show up on mobile, I was told to go to settings > local files and turn on sync to desktop but there is no such option there.

Roadie

I add songs from PC local files to a playlist that's downloaded on both platforms but it doesn't show up on mobile, I was told to go to settings > local files and turn on sync to desktop but there...

Jeremy

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop will crash after logging in

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo when I open Spotify from either the website download or the Microsoft store version, it automatically crashes after logging in. If it's already logged in, i...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So when I open Spotify from either the website download or the Microsoft store vers...

Jeremy

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Discover] Album preview & album view should be consistent

Why are my album recommendations on the home screen different from the album screen? That makes no sense. Please make this consistent.

Regular

Why are my album recommendations on the home screen different from the album screen? That makes no sense. Please make this consistent.    

Eni

Moderator

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A firewall may be blocking spotify (Error Code:auth:3)

PlanFreeCountry USA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueTrying to solve my won't play any track past 5s problem so I uninstalled, cleaned, reinstalled (again) and now I can't even log in. Says there's a firewall problem, Error Code...

Casual Listener

  Plan Free Country USA   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Trying to solve my won't play any track past 5s problem so I uninstalled, cleaned, r...

Plomoparejo

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