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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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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

john83318

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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...

kocho1984

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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...

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Can't install afte runinstall

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hi, I've been having that" Windows outdated/unable tu update spotify" issue for a long time, didn't care but today, looking for the setting 'HiFi streaming' I decided to u...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Hi, I've been having that" Windows outdated/unable tu update spotify" issue for a long time, di...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Using multiple accounts on the same PC

I'm using it in Firefox, Win 10. the app is for my wife's Duo, the browser is for mine. Can I install two different instances of the app?

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I'm using it in Firefox, Win 10. the app is for my wife's Duo, the browser is for mine. Can I install two different instances of the app?  

Bikkerbokker

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More Ads on PC than mobile? (+feedback)

I've used Spotify on my phone for the past half year or so. I like to listen to it when I go for my walks. I usually get a very reasonable number of ads- about one or two ad breaks per thirty minute block of songs or so. I didn't mind them, and I've ...

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I've used Spotify on my phone for the past half year or so. I like to listen to it when I go for my walks. I usually get a very reasonable number of ads- about one or two ad breaks per thirty minute ...

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Solved!! [Desktop][Playlists] Sort songs by date added on the top of the playlist

When you choose the sort option "date added" on the desktop app the songs show in order from the first song you added in the playlist. It should be an option to reverse that function so the songs last added to the playlist is at the top. It is really...

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When you choose the sort option "date added" on the desktop app the songs show in order from the first song you added in the playlist. It should be an option to reverse that function so the songs las...

Douchiest_Cabin

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No gapless playback?

When listening to an album on desktop, there's an annoying half second skip - this doesn't seem to affect mobile. This is really jarring on some albums that are designed for one song to lead into another. A quick google suggests that Spotify supports...

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When listening to an album on desktop, there's an annoying half second skip - this doesn't seem to affect mobile.   This is really jarring on some albums that are designed for one song to lead...

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Superuser Contribution Browser version play button greyed out

Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Spotify is working on my Phone perfectly fine (Iphoone 14 Pro Max) but on my Computer the Desktop app and the Browser version are both **bleep**ed up. In the Scre...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify is working on my Phone perfectly fine (Iphoone 14 Pro Max) but on my Compu...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Downloading

Hi there ! I'm trying to download playlists from my computer , but each time , I get the .exe but no downloading.Can someone help me please?

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Hi there ! I'm trying to download playlists from my computer  , but each time , I get the .exe but no downloading. Can someone help me please?

MihailY

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop app UI feedback about "Related music videos" in fullscreen mode

Hello, I've identified some layout issues with the "Related Videos" section in the full-screen player on the Windows desktop app: Persistent UI Remnant: After the player controls are hidden in full-screen mode, a graphic glitch from the "Related Vide...

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Hello, I've identified some layout issues with the "Related Videos" section in the full-screen player on the Windows desktop app: Persistent UI Remnant: After the player controls are hidden i...

Yordan

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