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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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Superuser Contribution Entire main UI shifts to the left after clicking a lyric when the Now Playing panel is hidden

DescriptionWhen the Now Playing panel is hidden by default, clicking any lyric line to seek causes the entire main Spotify interface to shift to the left.This is not limited to the Lyrics view—the whole main content area appears to become horizontall...

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Description When the Now Playing panel is hidden by default, clicking any lyric line to seek causes the entire main Spotify interface to shift to the left. This is not limited to the Lyrics view—th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops whenever Windows plays a notification sound

G'Day from Australia, I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyone else come across this problem and found a fix for it? I ha...

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G'Day from Australia,   I use Spotify on my Windows laptop and it stops playing whenever Windows gives a notification (e.g. it plays a ping and gives a message when I receive email). Has anyon...

THANATITOS

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Superuser Contribution Serious Audio Stuttering/Glitching

Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023) Hi all, I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days.My audio is stuttering/glitching/making strange sounds while listening to music or podcasts, however ...

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Windows 11 PC, latest update (as of 21/01/2023)     Hi all,   I've been having quite a significant issue with the Spotify desktop app in the last few days. My audio is stuttering...

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Superuser Contribution 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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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 pr...

MIKAAAAEL

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Re-arranging "Liked" playlist

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMobile, DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueIs there a way to manually re-organize the Liked playlist? I attempted drag-n-drop via the desktop app but despite the cursor changing when I click and...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Mobile, Desktop Operating System Windows 10 64-bit   My Question or Issue Is there a way to manually re-organize the Liked playlist? I attempted drag...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode playing the same songs all the time

I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist 24/7 but because the shuffle mode seems to not pic...

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I have a playlist with 10,000 songs and use shuffle to listen to them. What I realized the past weeks is that the same songs are played over and over again - and not because I listen to this playlist...

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App not loading nor login

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy spotify app is stuck on the "somethings not working, reload now" page and i cannot log back in. The login screen is different than normal and keeps reloading. Is there somet...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My spotify app is stuck on the "somethings not working, reload now" page and i cannot log back ...

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Superuser Contribution "Can't play this content, Exclusive mode is on"

Every time I try to play a song, I get a pop-up saying "Can't play this content. Exclusive mode is on, so this content won't play. Turn it off in settings to keep listening" but when I check in the settings, exclusive mode isn't enabled. I've tried s...

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Every time I try to play a song, I get a pop-up saying "Can't play this content. Exclusive mode is on, so this content won't play. Turn it off in settings to keep listening" but when I check in the s...

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Superuser Contribution One Second Black Screen usually When First Entering Spotify

CountryTaiwan (R.O.C.)DeviceCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700RAM: DDR5 6000MT/s 16GBx2GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090Monitor: ROG XG349C (3440x1440, 144Hz, G-Sync Compatible)Operating SystemWindows 11 25H2 (latest) My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify first time...

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Country Taiwan (R.O.C.) Device CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 RAM: DDR5 6000MT/s 16GBx2 GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090 Monitor: ROG XG349C (3440x1440, 144Hz, G-Sync Compatible) Operating System Windows ...

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics too fast due to crossfade not being accounted for

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 10 DesktopOperating Systemabove My Question or IssueI have noticed this on the desktop app, as the title says, but it's happening on ios as well. As the song changes, the lyrics are going too fast, I believe this is ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 10 Desktop Operating System above   My Question or Issue I have noticed this on the desktop app, as the title says, but it's happening on ios as ...

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Superuser Contribution Intermittent playback on high speed connection

Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time this has happened. I have the Spotify app on my Sa...

Gig Goer

Greetings, I'm on the premium individual plan in Denver, CO. USA. I have a high speed broadband 200mbps connection through Comcast/Xfinity which is working fine, verified with a speed test every time...

Vasil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Top tracks this month" removed

Is it just me or did the feature for looking at your Top Songs/Tracks this Month disappeared? It vanished and I am so annoyed that it is gone. Is this happening to you?

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Is it just me or did the feature for looking at your Top Songs/Tracks this Month disappeared? It vanished and I am so annoyed that it is gone. Is this happening to you? 

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Superuser Contribution Prevent Spotify playing on another device than the one I am using

I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want control over this. I should be able to prevent this f...

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I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want co...

EvHaus

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Superuser Contribution Web player won't stay logged in

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows PC (web browser)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify isn't staying logged in on my browser like it did before the recent "Can't play this right now" issue started a few days ago. I have the browser...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC (web browser) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify isn't staying logged in on my browser like it did before the recent ...

Vasil

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Concert film not shown on PC

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'd like to watch the Billions Club concert of Olivia Rodrigo, but I get only the audio version. Why?

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'd like to watch the Billions Club concert of Olivia Rodrigo, but I get only the audio versio...

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Superuser Contribution AI DJ text and voice requests missing on Windows 11 Desktop App

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueHi everyone,On the mobile app, you can give specific prompts or voice requests to the AI DJ to choose what you want to listen to. However, on the Windows 11 deskto...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, On the mobile app, you can give specific prompts or voice requests to the AI DJ ...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Spotify loads images (album covers) slowly, with a delay

So, sometimes images don't load properly. It's not a constant issue, but rather an intermittent one - they might load fine for a while, and then the problem will occur. A new song starts playing, but the image showing what's currently playing remains...

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So, sometimes images don't load properly. It's not a constant issue, but rather an intermittent one - they might load fine for a while, and then the problem will occur. A new song starts playing, but...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sandbox setup fails on Polish Windows – “Group Administrators was not found

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating System(Windows 11) During the setup of Studio by Spotify Labs, the sandbox configuration fails when the installer attempts to locate the local Windows group named “Administrators”.I am using a Polish-language version...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System (Windows 11)   During the setup of Studio by Spotify Labs, the sandbox configuration fails when the installer attempts to locate the local Win...

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Superuser Contribution Friends activity

Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue In this week, I can't see more than 20 friends on friends activity, which i follow at least 39 friends (it would be showing all of them recently), only show people that list...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue In this week, I can't see more than 20 friends on friends activity, which i follow at least 39 fr...

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missing songs in my playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUK Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueOn the website - songs 10000.Same playlist on the desktop app 7530 wth Spotify

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Plan Premium Country UK   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue On the website - songs 10000. Same playlist on the desktop app 7530   wth Spotify

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