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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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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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Song length is different in control bar than in playlist

Operating SystemWindows 10 For example this song: https://open.spotify.com/track/3YwOh5FSxwhRnvO1yGduEi?si=K5P3ueiISRKYJ_Tt71cX_Q is 2:26 long when viewed from a playlist and when you actually play it, it shows up as 2:25. Maybe the playlist view and...

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Operating System Windows 10   For example this song: https://open.spotify.com/track/3YwOh5FSxwhRnvO1yGduEi?si=K5P3ueiISRKYJ_Tt71cX_Q   is 2:26 long when viewed from a playlist and...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Pauses Music on Play

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAnytime I click on the play button the song doesn't start and Spotify attempts to play the next song in the playlist, then fails and pauses at 0:00 with an error messa...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Anytime I click on the play button the song doesn't start and Spotify attempts to play the ...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sliding forward is impossible

PlanFreeCountry DeviceDesktopOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueSlide forward button (">") slides back and slide back button ("<") slides back in any Artist's Image Gallery

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Plan Free Country   Device Desktop Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Slide forward button (">") slides back and slide back button ("<") slides back in any...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Problem with local files.. again... and again

PlanPremium (but not for long at this rate)CountryFranceDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 (version 20H2) My Question or IssueI've a problem with local files (again). So a few weeks ago local files couldn't be detected, now I update the app t...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium (but not for long at this rate) Country France Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 (version 20H2)   My Question or Issue I've a problem with local files (again)....

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution artist biography bug

PlanPremiumCountryNorway DeviceWorkstationOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen you are in the bio too the artist and clik on the pictures to open the gallery, the navigating arrow witch is suppose to send you to the next picture is link...

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Plan Premium Country Norway   Device Workstation Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When you are in the bio too the artist and clik on the pictures to open the gallery, t...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Keeps playing the last playlist instead of the selected album

PlanFreeCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOnce I start playing any playlist "P", that's all I can play. If I go to an album "A" and click Play, "P" continues. If I click on the first (or any) song in "A" and click Pla...

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Plan Free Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Once I start playing any playlist "P", that's all I can play. If I go to an album "A" and click Pla...

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Superuser Contribution Very slow to load

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DevicePC CPU I3 3.30GHz- 8 gbOperating SystemWindows 10 64 bits My Question or IssueHi, Spotify takes a long time to load (about 20mn) when I start windows, the other programs respond correctly. I have uninstalled spotify and ...

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Plan Premium Country Spain   Device PC CPU I3  3.30GHz- 8 gb Operating System Windows 10 64 bits   My Question or Issue Hi, Spotify takes a long time to load (about 20mn) wh...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Problems with Cyrillic

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIn Favorite songs I have some songs which have names in Cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian). For example, the song is called Облака. If I type in Filter exactly Облака, I can find it, but when I type ...

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Plan Free   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue In Favorite songs I have some songs which have names in Cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian). For example, the song is called ...

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Superuser Contribution How can I save playlists like My Top Songs 2020 to a file? Windows 10 laptop user.

How can I save playlists like My Top Songs 2020 etc to a readable file?I tried "request personal data" and read all the json files but these lists weren't there.I tried to select playlist of entries on it, control/A, copy/paste to word processor but ...

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How can I save playlists like My Top Songs 2020 etc to a readable file? I tried "request personal data" and read all the json files but these lists weren't there. I tried to select playlist of...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Missing Characters in Daily Mix Playlist Covers

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNow that daily mixes are named after artists and not just numbers, any playlist named after a japanese artist (maybe other languages too, not sure) has missing characters in...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Now that daily mixes are named after artists and not just numbers, any playlist named afte...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution No more shuffle play

PlanPremiumCountryBelguimDevicePCOperating SystemLatest version of Windows My Question or IssueSo I've been using spotify for some time now, and I've never really had issues with it, until now.For some reason, the big green shuffle play button is jus...

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Plan Premium Country Belguim Device PC Operating System Latest version of Windows   My Question or Issue So I've been using spotify for some time now, and I've never really had issues ...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Personalized playlist covers do not appear on other users

Hello Spotify Community, i have created covers for all my public playlists myself. Nevertheless, I regularly get screenshots sent to me by friends and other artists where the personalized cover does not show up, but only the first four album covers. ...

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Hello Spotify Community,   i have created covers for all my public playlists myself.  Nevertheless, I regularly get screenshots sent to me by friends and other artists where the pers...

Ver

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Solved!! Can't open Spotify App on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryHong KongDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn startup Spotify shows an error like this. I have tried reinstalling and it worked for 5 minutes. Then it went back to this error when i quit and reopened Spotify.

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Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On startup Spotify shows an error like this. I have tried reinstalling and it worked for 5 m...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to add local music files

Hello, Since a few days I can't add local music files to Spotify.I activated it in Spotify settings, but the local files playlist does not appear.Besides that the local files settings looks weird. I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling spotify...

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Hello,   Since a few days I can't add local music files to Spotify. I activated it in Spotify settings, but the local files playlist does not appear. Besides that the local files settings lo...

Ivan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] Songs not playing

Almost every time a song begins to play it stops playing within the first 10 seconds and a notification pops up that the song is unable to be played. This is only happening on my computer and doesn't happen on my phone or anything else. Some songs pl...

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Almost every time a song begins to play it stops playing within the first 10 seconds and a notification pops up that the song is unable to be played. This is only happening on my computer and doesn't...

Ivan

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1.1.47.684.g136419d9-a the -a is making my Spotify loose information - HELP ?

The update I have has a -a the end and I've lost the ability to see Top 5 Markets and other. Anyone know how to get the -a version off or how to make sure I can see on my laptop as I did before, feels like it's running the APP now, which is less deta...

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The update I have has a -a the end and I've lost the ability to see Top 5 Markets and other. Anyone know how to get the -a version off or how to make sure I can see on my laptop as I did before, feel...

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Superuser Contribution Embedded podcasts do not play

Hi, I’m having issues with embedding podcast episodes from Spotify to web pages using iframe today. Embedding seems to look okay, but the embedded content will not play. It seems effects both episodes I’ve embedded earlier (and used to work just fine...

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Hi,   I’m having issues with embedding podcast episodes from Spotify to web pages using iframe today. Embedding seems to look okay, but the embedded content will not play.   It seems ef...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify (Microsoft Store) works with connected standby ONLY if I let Windows go to sleep on its own

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceSurface Pro 4Operating SystemWindows 10 Autumn Creators Update [1803] My Question or Issue I'm aware there have been posts about this issue before where Spotify does not keep playing music while in Connected Standby ...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Surface Pro 4 Operating System Windows 10 Autumn Creators Update [1803]   My Question or Issue   I'm aware there have been posts about...

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Superuser Contribution I cant listen to any music or podcast

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDevicedell latitude 3460Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueSince yesterday i can´t listen to any song or podcast on my computer, i didrestart the computer, uninstalled and installed again my windows app and loging out...

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  Plan Premium Country Mexico Device dell latitude 3460 Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Since yesterday i can´t listen to any song or podcast on my computer, i di...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Escanear Spotify Codes QR en Windows

Plan PremiumCountry ArgentinaDeviceLenovo Legion Y520Operating SystemWindows 10 Problema:Existe alguna posibilidad de escanear los spotify codes qr en windows?

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Lenovo Legion Y520 Operating System Windows 10   Problema: Existe alguna posibilidad de escanear los spotify codes qr en windows?  

Ver

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