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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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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 First second of song cut off

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceraider ge68hx 13vfOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometimes the first second is cut off entirely from the song. This started yesterday...

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Plan Premium Country US Device raider ge68hx 13vf Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When a song starts, it is quiet for the first second and seems to fade in. Sometime...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify lags ONLY Roblox

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePC144hz, 1080p MonitorOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever i play music while im playing Roblox, my Refresh Rate suddenly just goes down. I checked already and its not my FPS, it is what i first suspe...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC 144hz, 1080p Monitor Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever i play music while im playing Roblox, my Refresh Rate suddenly ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on Windows not Downloading Podcasts

My desktop app on Windows will not download any podcasts. It downloads music just fine, it is only podcasts that have a problem. My app is up to date, I've restarted the computer, I've even deleted and reinstalled the app, and it still is not working...

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My desktop app on Windows will not download any podcasts. It downloads music just fine, it is only podcasts that have a problem. My app is up to date, I've restarted the computer, I've even deleted a...

NCRahvin

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Superuser Contribution disabling keyboard shortcuts?

PlanPremiumCountryusDevicepcOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issueeverytime i hit control or shift, it skips the song im currently on to shuffle the playlist. is there a way to disable the keyboard shortvuts on desktop

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  Plan Premium Country us Device pc Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue everytime i hit control or shift, it skips the song im currently on to shuffle the playlist...

hallucinatinghack

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Superuser Contribution My Library won't load (Web)

My Library was showing.I went to sort it alphabetically, and it disappeared, saying 'Something went wrong, Try reloading your library'I've tried doing that for the past two weeks. I've cleared caches, I've deleted the saved tab, I've logged out. Noth...

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My Library was showing. I went to sort it alphabetically, and it disappeared, saying 'Something went wrong, Try reloading your library' I've tried doing that for the past two weeks. I've cleared c...

sword16

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Superuser Contribution Who can view private collaborative playlists on friend activity?

Hi, I made a collaborative playlist for me and a friend. Then I made the playlist private, I can see if they are listening to our playlist in the friend activity and I am wondering if other people can also see the playlist on their activity or is it ...

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Hi, I made a collaborative playlist for me and a friend. Then I made the playlist private, I can see if they are listening to our playlist in the friend activity and I am wondering if other people ca...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Unable to turn off smart shuffle. Server returns 502

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop PC, web app. Brave browser with shields and adblock turned offOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIm unable to turn of smart shuffle feature when im playing songs from my liked songs playlist. Looking through the n...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop PC, web app. Brave browser with shields and adblock turned off Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Im unable to turn of smart shuffle feature w...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Cover art and Artist being different then how it shows in the playlist..

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 11⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁My Question or IssueWhen I play a certain song, the song art and the artist is different on the now playing menu then where I click it to play. Is this supposed to be...

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Plan Free Country United States Operating System Windows 11 ⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁⌁ My Question or Issue When I play a certain song, the song art and the artist is different on...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution when I pick a song myself, I get "Spotify can't play this right now" error, then it skips 2-3 songs.

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevice-Operating SystemWindows 11•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•My Question or IssueIf you can't see the video (or are paranoid that it's going to download a virus to your device the very millisecond you clic...

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Plan Free Country United States Device - Operating System Windows 11 •°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• My Question or Issue If you can't see the video (or are paranoid t...

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Superuser Contribution Your Library size not remembered after window resize

When I have Spotify Desktop in vertical and expand the window to the right, the Now Playing view automatically appears. When I make the window smaller again, Your Library gets reduced and the Now Playing view stays visible – even if I had set Your Li...

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When I have Spotify Desktop in vertical and expand the window to the right, the Now Playing view automatically appears. When I make the window smaller again, Your Library gets reduced and the No...

Ivelina

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Libary wont load

Hey there spotify community, first time talking here, im currently having issues where my library wont show any of my playlists currently, ive logged in and out, hard refreshed spotify and anything else i could find online. all i got there is audio f...

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Hey there spotify community, first time talking here, im currently having issues where my library wont show any of my playlists currently, ive logged in and out, hard refreshed spotify and anything e...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Updated Spotify and now all art is gone.

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro Updated My Question or IssueHello, I updated my Spotify app and now all the art and artist thumbnails are missing. My other Spotify devices such as Android and Mac work. I have ...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 Pro Updated   My Question or Issue Hello,   I updated my Spotify app and now all the art and artist t...

alaricpc1

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Solved!! Black record symbol when trying to play songs

Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while. When I click play song all that happens is where the picture of cov...

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Many songs refuse to play for me over the past few weeks. It seems to be songs that I haven't added my my library and songs that I haven't played before or haven't played in a while.   When I ...

JustinLi

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Is Spotify streaming 44 or 48khz?

Hello there, I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound better on Spotify, and others in 48khz, there seems to be a clear aud...

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Hello there,   I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound bet...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify sync/connection problem

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceASUS G16 Gaming LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 Home V 24H2My Question or IssueI use spotify on my Android phone, desktop PC at home and a laptop. Whenever I'm not at home I'm using a mobile 5G router for internet on m...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device ASUS G16 Gaming Laptop Operating System Windows 11 Home V 24H2 My Question or Issue I use spotify on my Android phone, desktop PC at home and a lapto...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Jam link doesn't work - host has ended the Jam session error

Plan - Premium Country - USA Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Having trouble joining Jams. Both my friend and I have tried joining on separate accounts that we freshly made to test the issue, and both of ours say that the host has ended ...

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Plan - Premium Country - USA Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Having trouble joining Jams. Both my friend and I have tried joining on separate accounts that we fr...

lordfurion

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Superuser Contribution Daily mixes inconsistent on different devices

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePhone 8 PlusChromebook/Web connectionOperating SystemiOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser My Question or IssueDaily mixes are not showing the same songs on different devices.This has been reported before:https://community.spotif...

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  Plan Premium Country England Device Phone 8 Plus Chromebook/Web connection Operating System iOS/ChromeOS Chrome Browser   My Question or Issue Daily mixes are not showing the ...

ARG_ON

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Queue keeps changing - adding banned songs and generally being a fxcking menace

DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueAs stated - the queue keeps changing, so the next song played isn't the one in the queue. I can remove a song only to have it come back to the queue in a new place. I've done this 10 times stra...

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Device Windows Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue As stated - the queue keeps changing, so the next song played isn't the one in the queue. I can remove a song only to have it...

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Superuser Contribution Volume gets put to max randomly.

This happens whenever I open spotify, the first song always starts at max volume. It also happens randomly or whenever I play a song from my local files.

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This happens whenever I open spotify, the first song always starts at max volume. It also happens randomly or whenever I play a song from my local files. 

Dessi

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution no icon on task bar

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceGalaxyBook 4 pro 360Operating Systemwindows 11 My Question or IssueHiInstalled via microsoft store and Spotify icon just don't show up in task bar even when it is running. It's just blank. It has no problem in any other ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device GalaxyBook 4 pro 360 Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi Installed via microsoft store and Spotify icon just don't show up in...

jfa132

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