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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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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...

eih5

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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...

Ivelina

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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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Superuser Contribution music won't play on my laptop

whenever I open the app on my desktop to play music, I get a notification that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I'm not playing music from local files, I'm playing official releases.

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whenever I open the app on my desktop to play music, I get a notification that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I'm not playing music...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Play OPUS files on desktop app

I recently sorted a bunch of OPUS files into newly created Spotify playlists on my phone.Now, I wanted to play them on my PC using the desktop app. So, I imported all the files from my phone to my PC, but they don't appear in the 'Local Files' sectio...

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I recently sorted a bunch of OPUS files into newly created Spotify playlists on my phone. Now, I wanted to play them on my PC using the desktop app. So, I imported all the files from my phone to my ...

crrodriguezr

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Play OPUS files on deskop app
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Soptify thinking normal music is a local file

PlanPremium Individual (Spark NZ)CountryNew ZealandDeviceDell Inspiron 2017Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen clicking play on songs it doesn't play instead it says Local File not found. I have reinstalled spotify multiple times howe...

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Plan Premium Individual (Spark NZ) Country New Zealand Device Dell Inspiron 2017 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When clicking play on songs it doesn't play instead ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution songs play only 10 seconds

songs play for a couple of seconds and then stop playing without pausing and the error “Cant play the current track” pops up. The error appeared after the last update, no problems in the Web Player, tried to log in from another account, there are no ...

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songs play for a couple of seconds and then stop playing without pausing and the error “Cant play the current track” pops up. The error appeared after the last update, no problems in the Web Player, ...

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Superuser Contribution Web player pausing songs

I've been experiencing issues with web player it keeps pausing the song on its own with no effective solution in sight. Anyone facing the same issue and know what to do? PlanFree and PremiumCountryBrazilOperating SystemWindows Google Chrome 64 bits v...

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I've been experiencing issues with web player it keeps pausing the song on its own with no effective solution in sight.  Anyone facing the same issue and know what to do?   Plan Free and...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App Stops Playing Until Force Closed – Multiple Background Processes Detected

Hi Spotify team,I've been experiencing a recurring issue on the Spotify Desktop App (Windows) for several years now, and it's persisted across multiple versions and Windows updates. I’m hoping this post can bring more visibility to the problem and po...

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Hi Spotify team, I've been experiencing a recurring issue on the Spotify Desktop App (Windows) for several years now, and it's persisted across multiple versions and Windows updates. I’m hoping this...

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Superuser Contribution [Bug] Single Song Gets Endlessly Added to Queue when Shuffle and Repeat are OFF

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 Spotify Version InfoSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.66.447.g4e37e896 My Question or IssueWhen listening to my Liked Songs without shuffle or repeat enabled, one of the songs in the queue wi...

Roadie

Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   Spotify Version Info Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.66.447.g4e37e896   My Question or Issue When listen...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution "Hide announcements" not working - I am getting banner ads as a premium user

Plan Premium Country UK Device Computer (windows) Operating System Windows 11 Pro My Question or Issue I am getting massive banner ads on my homepage disguised as "announcements" as a premium user, even though I have "announcements" disabled in my ap...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device Computer (windows) Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue I am getting massive banner ads on my homepage disguised as ...

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Superuser Contribution Can you make the repeat button work please?

No matter what I do, it never works. When I looked for advice online it recommended to log off and log in again, but that only served to reset the volume to 100% and nearly blow my eardrums out when I played the first tune. The repeat button still do...

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No matter what I do, it never works.   When I looked for advice online it recommended to log off and log in again, but that only served to reset the volume to 100% and nearly blow my eardrums ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Web Cannot Play Any Song

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceLenovo ThinkcentreOperating SystemWindows 10 64-bit My Question or IssueWhenever I try to play a song on Spotify web on Windows Firefox, the error message "Spotify can't play this right now" pops up and it does not play anyth...

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Plan Free Country USA   Device Lenovo Thinkcentre Operating System Windows 10 64-bit   My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play a song on Spotify web on Windows Firefox, the e...

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Superuser Contribution Music volume keeps lowering

I have had this issue for the past few days for seemingly no reason, however I'm experiencing it on the windows app AND web player. I've re-installed the app, turned off normalize audio, turned off the equalizer. It's not due to low power mode as I a...

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I have had this issue for the past few days for seemingly no reason, however I'm experiencing it on the windows app AND web player. I've re-installed the app, turned off normalize audio, turned off t...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Web interface & Application bugs :

Plan :PremiumCountry : France Device :either windows 11 for desktop app & linux chrome for web interface My Question or Issue On the web interface : right click doesn't work anymore, furthermore i can't see my folders which is how I order my playlist...

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Plan :Premium Country : France   Device : either windows 11 for desktop app & linux chrome for web interface   My Question or Issue   On the web interface : right click doe...

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Solved!! Spotify can´t play using NativeInstruments Interface

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNever had Problems with the App but since i´m using Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK3 as my Interface it stopped working. All other Apps/Programms with sound...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Never had Problems with the App but since i´m using Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 🥳 🖥️ 💻 Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in ...

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Superuser Contribution Screen goes black everytime i start spotfiy and play a song.

Plan PremiumCountry UK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince upgrading my GPU on my pc to a RTX 5070 everytime i start spotify and play a song my screen goes black for a second with no sound and then comes back. It happens ever...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since upgrading my GPU on my pc to a RTX 5070 everytime i start spotify and play a song my sc...

Joan

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