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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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Web player crashes PC and the app says "Spotify can't play this right now"

I'm a Windows 11 PC user and this has been going on since I got my new PC :Whenever I attempt to use the standard app, the "Spotify can't play this right now" notification pops up everytime, and I'm unable to do much about it.I try to use the web pla...

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I'm a Windows 11 PC user and this has been going on since I got my new PC : Whenever I attempt to use the standard app, the "Spotify can't play this right now" notification pops up everytime, and ...

Billy-J

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Solved!! My playlist is upside down

Some of my playlists have turned upside down, so the new songs are on top and the old ones are on the bottom. Is there a way to get the new ones at the bottom and the old ones on top?

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Some of my playlists have turned upside down, so the new songs are on top and the old ones are on the bottom. Is there a way to get the new ones at the bottom and the old ones on top?  

31t2zxenmcmxmyabneun

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Spotify I.T. Doesn't Review Analytics Revealing Patterns of User Frustrations, Anomalies

I went to save a song to a new playlist only to discover Spotify automatically created a Playlist the same name as the song, and didnt let me first choose the new playlist name. I then repeated the same process more cautiously only to get two or more...

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I went to save a song to a new playlist only to discover Spotify automatically created a Playlist the same name as the song, and didnt let me first choose the new playlist name. I then repeated the s...

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Superuser Contribution AI DJ Problems

premiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Windows 10, IOS(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHas there been a recent update to the BETA DJ? Recently, on both the Windows Desktop app and the iOS a...

Gig Goer

premium Country UK Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Windows 10, IOS (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Has there been a recent...

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Song Queue not Synching Between Devices

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC, iPhone 14, iPad Pro 4th Gen, and Tesla Model YOperating SystemWindows 11, iOS 18.5, Tesla OS My Question or IssueIf I'm playing Spotify through my iPhone, iPad, or Tesla, I can open the app in either portable ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC, iPhone 14, iPad Pro 4th Gen, and Tesla Model Y Operating System Windows 11, iOS 18.5, Tesla OS   My Question or Issue If I'm playing Spoti...

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CTRL + A does not work in the 'Queue' panel?

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10/11 My Question or IssueHi,according to a post here I should be able to use CTRL + A to select all items in the "Queue" panel, to add them to a playlist etc. but it does not work for me. I tried on...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10/11   My Question or Issue Hi, according to a post here I should be able to use CTRL + A to select all items i...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Web Player stops playing songs after 2 songs

I am on a DOD computer and am trying to play spotify web player in the background while I work. After like 2 songs, the web player stops playing music and I need to reload the page just to keep listening because everything becomes unusable. I cannot ...

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I am on a DOD computer and am trying to play spotify web player in the background while I work. After like 2 songs, the web player stops playing music and I need to reload the page just to keep liste...

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Superuser Contribution skipping songs

this issue > https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Issue-with-the-Web-Player-skipping-tracks-on-multiple-devices/idi-p/6504570 is still not fixed. still skipping 6 songs, playing the 7th for 9 seconds then stopping. mods closed the last iss...

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this issue > https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Issue-with-the-Web-Player-skipping-tracks-on-multiple-devices/idi-p/6504570 is still not fixed. still skipping 6 songs, playi...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Music won't play, button greyed out.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHP Envy x360Operating SystemWindows 11 App version: 1.1.94.870.gf994cb0b My Question or IssuePlay button is greyed out. Still allows me to play some playlist and podcasts (streamed and definitely not downloaded) ...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device HP Envy x360 Operating System Windows 11   App version: 1.1.94.870.gf994cb0b   My Question or Issue Play button is greyed out....

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Superuser Contribution web browser not working

PlanPremiumCountryusaDevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10, and linux os My Question or Issueevery time i open the spotify web browser i get a single error say spotify cant play this atm and then it skips 5 songs and plays exactly 10 seconds of a song t...

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Plan Premium Country usa Device PC Operating System windows 10, and linux os   My Question or Issue every time i open the spotify web browser i get a single error say spotify cant play...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly goes silent

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP Pavilion 15 NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I'm having a problem with Spotify desktop app randomly going silent during a song. It happened a few months back and again recently, and then again t...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device HP Pavilion 15 Notebook Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue   Hi. I'm having a problem with Spotify desktop app random...

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Superuser Contribution Volume Control Does not work

Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is to open spotify in my web browser and play it from ...

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Using the Spotify app for windows, when I try to adjust the volume the volume control does not change anything. I can either have it on full volume or muted. The only fix I currently have to this is ...

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Buggy UI on Spotify Win11 theater podcast

When I click the theater mode button next to the full-screen button and then pause the episode, if I unfocus the window and make it idle, the UI, particularly the comment and chapter sections, may slide up and down continuously for no apparent reason...

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When I click the theater mode button next to the full-screen button and then pause the episode, if I unfocus the window and make it idle, the UI, particularly the comment and chapter sections, may sl...

MauriceMV

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The reason why the desktop app is so slow after a week of usage

PlanFree/Premium Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe desktop app is so slow after a week of usage because it's using the react-query package. I just got tired of uninstalling the app and then installing it, so here I am posting this.Us...

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Plan Free/Premium   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The desktop app is so slow after a week of usage because it's using the react-query package. I just got tired o...

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trouble with device

i have a headphone and want to play it through the Spotify app in computer but cant by some reason its doesn't play and said if i have a file and import it?but when i play to other output its work like normal and when i went to other place using the ...

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i have a headphone and want to play it through the Spotify app in computer but cant by some reason its doesn't play and said if i have a file and import it? but when i play to other output its work ...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Persistent Gray Screen on External Monitor (Clamshell Mode) Despite Animation Setting Enabled

I am experiencing a persistent and recurring "gray screen" bug with the Spotify desktop application on Windows 11. This issue renders the application completely unusable. The common community-suggested workaround, which is to enable the "Animate cont...

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I am experiencing a persistent and recurring "gray screen" bug with the Spotify desktop application on Windows 11. This issue renders the application completely unusable. The common community-suggest...

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Superuser Contribution Web Player constantly freezes

Hello, PlanPremium IndividualCountryPoland DeviceDell Inspiron 15Operating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or IssueI have weird problem with Spotify Web Player and haven't found any solution here. The page doesn't always load on first try and I need...

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Hello,   Plan Premium Individual Country Poland   Device Dell Inspiron 15 Operating System Windows 10 x64   My Question or Issue I have weird problem with Spotify Web Play...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Admin account install error

Unable to install on an Admin account. Getting the "please install on a normal account" error. This is not and WILL NOT be an option. This is a ridiculous requirement. How do I install like EVERY OTHER APP on the planet? Win10

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Unable to install on an Admin account. Getting the "please install on a normal account" error. This is not and WILL NOT be an option. This is a ridiculous requirement. How do I install like EVERY OTH...

DonnyJames

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