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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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Artist Picture Arrows Broken!

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 desktop1080p monitorSpotify Version1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version)My Question or IssueGood evening, I noticed the when I was in the About page of an artist and tried to view their pictures, the lef...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 desktop 1080p monitor Spotify Version 1.1.44.538.g8057de92 (Microsoft Store version) My Question or Issue Good evening, I noticed the when I was i...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop not syncing properly with current activity on Android Devices

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop App, (current version), Android App on multiple devices (also current version) - Samsung Galaxy S10 and Vankyo Matrixpad S7 Operating SystemWindows 10, various Android OSMy Question or IssueI've been experiencing pro...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop App, (current version), Android App on multiple devices (also current version) - Samsung Galaxy S10 and Vankyo Matrixpad S7  Operating System Window...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen closes when song changes

PlanFreeCountryFinlandDeviceWindows pcOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen I start Spotify It allows me to go fullscreen mode, but when the song changes it goes away.

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Plan Free Country Finland Device Windows pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I start Spotify It allows me to go fullscreen mode, but when the song changes it goes away.

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Search in playlists

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue1. Go to some playlist2. Search in playlist (ctrl+f)3. Play one result4. [ISSUE] When song ends (or cliecked "next"), next song is next stong of playlist, not from search...

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Plan Premium Country Poland   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue 1. Go to some playlist 2. Search in playlist (ctrl+f) 3. Play one result 4. [ISSUE] ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Every attempt to open Spotify web URL from browser to app causes screen to blink or turn off

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLenovo T480Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (2004). OS build: 19041.58 My Question or IssueClicking on the Spotify icon on an embedded Spotify album found on web page to transfer to the desktop app always causes my screen to b...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country US Device Lenovo T480 Operating System Windows 10 Pro (2004). OS build: 19041.58   My Question or Issue Clicking on the Spotify icon on an embedded Spotify album f...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Overlay not appearing when playing games

i dont know what happened but i was able to see the overlay and what song was playing and everything and now all of a sudden the overlay just dissappeared, the button to toggle the overlay on and off is on and i dont understand why it isnt showing, i...

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i dont know what happened but i was able to see the overlay and what song was playing and everything and now all of a sudden the overlay just dissappeared, the button to toggle the overlay on and off...

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Superuser Contribution Search returns wrong results

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10,etc My Question or IssueI'm using the latest desktop version of Spotify, 1.1.43.700.g20acee0f. I just had a most annoying session of trying to search for songs to create a playlist. About 1 in 1...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10,etc   My Question or Issue I'm using the latest desktop version of Spotify, 1.1.43.700.g20acee0f.  I just had a most...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Windows crashes after a few seconds.

Whenever I open Spotify on my Windows device, it crashes after a few seconds. I have tried restarting my computer and deleting/redownloading the app. Help would be much appreciated.

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Whenever I open Spotify on my Windows device, it crashes after a few seconds. I have tried restarting my computer and deleting/redownloading the app. Help would be much appreciated.

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Superuser Contribution The app keeps crushing

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My IssueThe app crushes after couple seconds it starts running. It never goes beyond couple seconds. I tried clean reinstall but nothing changed, my system and all the drivers are up-to-date.

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Issue The app crushes after couple seconds it starts running. It never goes beyond couple seconds. I tried clean reinstall but nothing...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify hides the Windows volume icon from the tray?

Why does the Windows volume icon immediately disappears from the tray while Spotify is running?This happens even with the desktop overlay option disabled. What is the point of that?The volume icon is an easy way to adjust the volume with the mouse.

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Why does the Windows volume icon immediately disappears from the tray while Spotify is running? This happens even with the desktop overlay option disabled. What is the point of that? The volume ico...

Ver

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Connection error 04

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PC with LAN connectionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDear Spotify Support and Community,since a few days my Spotify got some connection issues. It shows the errorcode 04 and states "No connection...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC with LAN connection Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Dear Spotify Support and Community, since a few days my Spotify g...

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windows offline bug - do something or I will go to competition / easy fix

Spotify is not checking internet connection but rely on windows internal and bugged mechanism. It causes error code: 4 even if there is connection, and it is even more annoying when there is specific virtual switches configuration, making spotify unu...

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Spotify is not checking internet connection but rely on windows internal and bugged mechanism. It causes error code: 4 even if there is connection, and it is even more annoying when there is specific...

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Superuser Contribution Favourite songs are playing in reverse order

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop (Windows)Operating SystemWindows 10 home My Question or IssueSince a few days I am experiencing an issue while playing my favourite songs.I sorted the playlist by DATE I added the songs.The oldest added first, the ne...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop (Windows) Operating System Windows 10 home   My Question or Issue Since a few days I am experiencing an issue while playing my favourite songs. ...

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Superuser Contribution reconnect issue

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueafter losing internet connection, spotify displays an information about going offline and that the application will try to connect automatically when an internet conn...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue after losing internet connection, spotify displays an information about going offline and ...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Connect] My Songs Are Auto Skipping, Which Means I can't enjoy my Subscription.

This is not an idea, but Spotify sucks and I can't post as an issue so... can someone help with playback? Video

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This is not an idea, but Spotify sucks and I can't post as an issue so... can someone help with playback?   Video

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Superuser Contribution Search Results Limited

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe most recent Spotify Desktop update (1.1.43.700) seems to have severely limited the amount of search results that appear. When choosing "see all" while searc...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The most recent Spotify Desktop update (1.1.43.700) seems to have severely limited t...

Alex

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Solved!! A different song is played than what I expect

PlanPremiumCountryAustria DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI would like to play a song from "Gentleman" called "Staubsauger", I hit the play button but it then plays from "Coldplay" a song called "Everthings's Not Lost"....

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Plan Premium Country Austria   Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I would like to play a song from "Gentleman" called "Staubsauger", I hit the p...

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Playlist Not Showing in Spotify Artist App / Desktop

Hi there, I have a playlist which includes several of my own tracks. It has generated several hundred streams to date and has so far always been showing up in the "Playlists" tab of the Spotify Artist App / Desktop. As of two days ago, it is no longe...

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Hi there,   I have a playlist which includes several of my own tracks. It has generated several hundred streams to date and has so far always been showing up in the "Playlists" tab of the Spot...

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Can´t hear anythign when palying at Spotify App

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC Lenovo W530 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhile I can hear when using the Spotify web, I can't when using the app.I am palying it at my phone and can select my PC as device but as soon as I select my PC ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Lenovo W530   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue While I can hear when using the Spotify web, I can't when using the app. I am...

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Superuser Contribution All Playlists Wiped and Nothing is Playing

PlanFreeCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have reinstalled Spotify multiple times, and cleanly reinstalled as well. Everytime, however, all my music is missing from my playlists a...

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Plan Free Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I have reinstalled Spotify multiple times, and cleanly r...

Elena

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