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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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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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Superuser Contribution Larger volume slider on desktop app (ONE topic please to combine all kudos)

On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger. The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 sound bar, to easily adjust/slide the volume. And I think mos...

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On the Windows desktop version, make the volume slider bigger.   The screen/UI is large enough and it would we quite handy as to adjust the volume in an easy way. More or like the Windows 10 s...

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moving to a new laptop

Have we ever got a solution to move all of our off-line music and settings to a new computer, I have over 50GB of songs

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Have we ever got a solution to move all of our off-line music and settings to a new computer, I have over 50GB of songs    

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution [BUG][HELP]How do I change the update json to update correctly?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy update.json reads:{"update_path":"C:\\Users\\Username\\AppData\\Local\\Spotify\\Update\\spotify_installer-1.2.74.477.g3be53afe-1297.exe","version_from":"1.2.73.474","ve...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My update.json reads: {"update_path":"C:\\Users\\Username\\AppData\\Local\\Spotify\\Updat...

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guys i need help

ok so i got dis **bleep** ah thing whenevr i try to login to ma acc on ma laptop n it says ''pair ur Spotify acc!!'' **bleep** naw **bleep** i dont wanna**bleep**...but even if i close n open/ log out n log in IT STILL DOESNT WORK n its like i didnt ...

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ok so i got dis **bleep** ah thing whenevr i try to login to ma acc on ma laptop n it says ''pair ur Spotify acc!!'' **bleep** naw **bleep** i dont wanna**bleep**...but even if i close n open/ log ou...

Billy-J

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why was the playlist manual ordering feature removed?!

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed.The only ordering options offered are:Recent (the playlists you played recently)Recently AddedAl...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Today 2023-03-24 I woke up to my spotify meticulously 300+ ordered playlists completely changed. The only ordering optio...

dermonaysy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify App will play no music on Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDELL Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy downloaded app will not play any music (streams) at all. I can play from the website with no issues. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, reloaded windows, checked for driv...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device DELL  Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My downloaded app will not play any music (streams) at all.  I can play from the we...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Downloading playlists in lossless never ending (BUG)

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI deleted all my downloads from the app settings and after I changed the streaming/download quality to lossless, I pressed download on one playlist. It started downloa...

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  Plan Premium Country Greece Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue I deleted all my downloads from the app settings and after I changed the streaming/...

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Spotify Lossless is broken - Evidence provided

PlanPremiumDevice(High-End Windows PC)Operating System(Windows 11 24H2) My Question or IssueI have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw the announcement. Which makes me sad to say that in its current state, i...

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Plan Premium Device (High-End Windows PC) Operating System (Windows 11 24H2)   My Question or Issue I have been holding out for Lossless support for years. I was really happy when I saw ...

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how to remove a device

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLaptopOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueI cannot find an option to remove a single device from the list of available devices. The list currentlx contains a device with chromecast, but isn't mine and I will ...

Roadie

Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue I cannot find an option to remove a single device from the list of available devices. The ...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Add noto font to font fallback list for CJK characters

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen set the Spotify App language to Japanese or English, CJK font will be using a fallback font list: --fallback-fonts: Helvetica Neue,helvetica,arial,Hiragino Sans,Hiragi...

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Plan Premium Country Japan Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When set the Spotify App language to Japanese or English, CJK font will be using a fallback font...

Joan

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Solved!! Add all songs from queue to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountry UK My Question or Issue I want to add all the songs from my current queue to a playlist.I know there are two ways to add songs to a playlist after selecting them (with 'Ctrl + a): 1) Select the song/s and right click to bring up a ...

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Plan Premium Country  UK     My Question or Issue I want to add all the songs from my current queue to a playlist. I know there are two ways to add songs to a playlist after s...

iknowtheend

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very limited search results?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issuewhen i input a search term, and specify that i want songs with that term, i get extremely limited results. like, only 27-32 songs. this happens with any search term i use, it's n...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue when i input a search term, and specify that i want songs with that term, i get extremely limited resu...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Local files does not detect .MP3 files, does detect .mp3 files

hmmm! my mp3 files are all lower case, spotify lists them all but will not play them, tells me I must upload them and seems to have no working options to do so!

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hmmm! my mp3 files are all lower case, spotify lists them all but will not play them, tells me I must upload them and seems to have no working options to do so!

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Desktop app will be unable to fulfill any network requests after hours of inactivity

Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1 About once a day I have to restart Spotify because I'm unable to search or select any album, artist, or playlist that isn't cached. The app will act like it's loading but every request always ends up ...

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Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.26.1187.g36b715a1   About once a day I have to restart Spotify because I'm unable to search or select any album, artist, or playlist that isn't cached. The ap...

Donfladen

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Superuser Contribution How to stop smart shuffle from randomly turning on

I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want it on shuffle never mind smart shuffle

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I have a Windows 10 Laptop and every time I minimise and then maximise my Spotify window smart shuffle turns back on, this is really annoying as I open and close Spotify a lot and I don't even want i...

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Fixing Windows client missing 'lossless' quality option, visible on Android

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2 26120.6690 My Question or IssueAndroid client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on my Windows desktop using the same premium account. Spotify for Windows (64 ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 24H2 26120.6690   My Question or Issue Android client gave me the 'lossless' quality option, but it is missing on...

tychushd

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Superuser Contribution Unable to dislike any song

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am a new user on my family plan. When songs are being played automatically and I don't like one, there is no way for me to say that I do not like the song and do not want to...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am a new user on my family plan.  When songs are being played automatically and I don't like...

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify on PC suck so bad?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI'm just here to complain about Spotify on PC in vain hopes that they might one day make it a...

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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 I'm jus...

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Superuser Contribution "can't play this right now" when clicking on tracks on an artist's discography page

Plan: PremiumCountry: NorwayOS: Windows 11 23H2 w/all updatesSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.63.394.g126b0d89 Sometimes for me this results in "Spotify can't play this right now" after a short while:1. Open the page of an artist2. Click on "Show all"...

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Plan: Premium Country: Norway OS: Windows 11 23H2 w/all updates Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.63.394.g126b0d89   Sometimes for me this results in "Spotify can't play this right now" aft...

Victoriana

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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly Constantly Bad

Every week, I make it a priority to listen to my discover weekly and mark the songs I don't like, but last year I made a playlist full of "meme songs" aka songs I wouldn't listen to normally, and I played it with my friends in the car as a joke once,...

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Every week, I make it a priority to listen to my discover weekly and mark the songs I don't like, but last year I made a playlist full of "meme songs" aka songs I wouldn't listen to normally, and I p...

Schneck

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