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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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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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i can't change my playlists

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceAsus x550vxOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy Desktop Version got updated all of a sudden and now i got a completely different look. I don't have the friend activity bar on the right side, i can't change my...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Asus x550vx Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Desktop Version got updated all of a sudden and now i got a completely different look. I do...

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Local files are grayed out and local files in settings gone

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLocal files are grayed out and local files in settings gone. I heard that this is updated version issue. Want to roll back to previous version to use this feature. I real...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Local files are grayed out and local files in settings gone. I heard that this is updated vers...

Ainoa

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs are sorted alphabetically when sorting by artist

PlanFreeOperating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueI have it sorted alphabetically by artists but it's now sorting the songs alphabetically too. This also happens on mobile.

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Plan Free Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I have it sorted alphabetically by artists but it's now sorting the songs alphabetically too. This also ha...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Play a specific song every X minute

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceAndroid Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there a way to set a specific song to be played at every X minute? When working from home it would have been great to have a "get up and move"-reminder. I underst...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Android  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there a way to set a specific song to be played at every X minute? When working f...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Queue keeps disappearing

PlanFreeCountryUSA Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter an ad plays, all the songs in queue keep getting erased. Very annoying bug

Roadie

Plan Free Country USA   Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After an ad plays, all the songs in queue keep getting erased. Very annoying bug

morcejo

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Music is not heard when changing user in Windows 10 Home

None of the information below is required. However, the more you provide, the easier it will be for us to try to help you.PlanPremiumcountrySpainDevicePCOperating system(Windows 10 Home) My question or problemI have a PC with Windows Home 10 and 3 di...

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None of the information below is required. However, the more you provide, the easier it will be for us to try to help you. Plan Premium country Spain Device PC Operating system (Windows 10 Ho...

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Superuser Contribution Bizarre Frustrating Audio Routing Error Made Worse by Zero Logging/Info from Spotify App

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 v1909 My Question or IssueI'm sure this will go nowhere and probably get deleted/locked as you guys don't seem to care much about user experience when it comes to the desktop app (perfec...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 v1909   My Question or Issue I'm sure this will go nowhere and probably get deleted/locked as you guys don't seem...

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Discord wont show songs that are playing in spotify

PlanFreeCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueHi so i have an issue the songs didn't show in Discord status but i checked everything literally everything but nothings worked please help thankyou

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  Plan Free Country Hungary Device PC Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi so i have an issue the songs didn't show in Discord status but i checked everyth...

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Albums under "Appears On" on Artist page are no longer sorted after realese date

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i go into an Artist page and go down to "Appears On" the VA-Albums are no longer sorted after realese date. The Albums seem to be "sorted" in a random order.This make...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i go into an Artist page and go down to "Appears On" the VA-Albums are no longer sorted af...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closes on it's own

PlanFreeCountryEgyptOperating SystemWindows 7 Spotify closes on it's own (windows app) and sometimes pauses music and plays it on my phone instead, this issue has going on for a while, there is nothing other than the Spotify app working, and i tried ...

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  Plan Free Country Egypt Operating System Windows 7     Spotify closes on it's own (windows app) and sometimes pauses music and plays it on my phone instead, this issue has g...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to edit playlist cover

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWithin the last week my Spotify changed it's look, I'm now unable to edit playlists. I've tried uninstalling, and even followed the steps for a thorough uninstall, b...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Within the last week my Spotify changed it's look, I'm now unable to edit playlists.&nbsp...

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Superuser Contribution Can't sort & filter songs in my playlist with the latest Update

Plan: Premiun Country: Germany DeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemMacOS Catalina My Question or IssueWith the new update, there are no options to sort & filter the songs in playlists, I have almost 3000 songs and I can't sort it to recently added first...

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Plan: Premiun   Country: Germany   Device Macbook Pro Operating System MacOS Catalina   My Question or Issue With the new update, there are no options to sort & filter th...

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Unable to customise playlist order

Version 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6 on Windows 10 PC, Premium plan I'm unable to re-order songs in a playlist. I do not have the column sort filters enabled - there's no green arrow next to any of the column headers. Drag and Drop does nothing and there are...

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Version 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6 on Windows 10 PC, Premium plan   I'm unable to re-order songs in a playlist. I do not have the column sort filters enabled - there's no green arrow next to an...

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Double click on playlists ignores sorting

Hi!In the past I used the double click on playlists to start the songs in each playlist. It started from the top like when I use the green play button in each playlist. I have sorted all playlists with the latest added song as first (chronologically)...

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Hi! In the past I used the double click on playlists to start the songs in each playlist. It started from the top like when I use the green play button in each playlist. I have sorted all playlists ...

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Superuser Contribution 7.1 surround sound bass disortion

PlanFree DeviceDekstop(gaming pc)Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSo I have gaming headphones that have a 7.1 surround sound function that can be toggled.When headphones are set to normal stereo,everything is fine,but when I turn 7.1 on ...

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  Plan Free   Device Dekstop(gaming pc) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I have gaming headphones that have a 7.1 surround sound function that can be toggled.Whe...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Unable to use basic features after update

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop (Version: 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere's been a new UI update on Spotify desktop (Windows 10) and I can no longer:Sort or Filter Playlists or Liked SongsEdit Playli...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop (Version: 1.1.32.618.gda5638a6) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There's been a new UI update on Spotify desktop (Window...

Mario

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The Mystical 1%

Does anybody else here think that the "1%" of users that Spotify spokespeople keep referencing is a flat-out lie? This "1%" is continually referenced as to why the devs refuse to consider features. Some features get hundreds of votes - even hundreds ...

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Does anybody else here think that the "1%" of users that Spotify spokespeople keep referencing is a flat-out lie?     This "1%" is continually referenced as to why the devs refuse to con...

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Spotify plays on my headphones but not on speakers

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey there. I have been looking over this issue that I have to no solution. Here is how my PC is set up: Headphones are connected through the front panel (so is the mic) and the...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey there. I have been looking over this issue that I have to no solution. Here is how ...

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Superuser Contribution No way to dislike / block a song on a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI wanted something to listen to this afternoon while doing some work, and started a suggested playlist the fit the bill - Canadian Weekend At one point it started playing a song t...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I wanted something to listen to this afternoon while doing some work, and started a suggested playlist the ...

Dreamspirals

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