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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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[Windows 10] Playlist Cover/discription

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've recently started a weekly playlist and I create graphics for the playlist cover art weekly using Photoshop with my logo. For whatever reason, this week th...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've recently started a weekly playlist and I create graphics for the playlist cove...

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Solved!! Family Mix options for the Desktop Version

Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to see those different options for the "Family Mix" playlist in the desktop app? On my phone I can choose between "chill" and "upbeat" but I can't find it on my laptop for example.

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Hello,  I was wondering if there is a way to see those different options for the "Family Mix" playlist in the desktop app? On my phone I can choose between "chill" and "upbeat" but I can't find...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist stops after a few songs...

often in the middle of a song as well... i tried the sign everyone out "solution" but it didn't make the least bit of difference.... setup - pc (windows 10), spotify desktop, pc connected to avr... how do i fix this?

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often in the middle of a song as well... i tried the sign everyone out "solution" but it didn't make the least bit of difference....   setup - pc (windows 10), spotify desktop, pc connected to...

Ivan

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Clicking on like from spotify pc does not work when song is playing on LG webos TV

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was playing spotify on my LG WebOS TV (Model no: 43UJ75). At the same time, I was working on Windows laptop. So was trying to control spotify from my laptop. While ne...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was playing spotify on my LG WebOS TV (Model no: 43UJ75). At the same time, I was working ...

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[Windows] Spotify jump from one song to the next song

PlanPremium Family CountrySwitzerland Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueif i click on play, Spotify jump from one song to the next and to the next, till the playlist or Radio is finished, after a few seconds i reinstalled Spotify and cle...

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Plan Premium Family   Country Switzerland   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue if i click on play, Spotify jump from one song to the next and to the next, til...

Ulises2

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Friend Activity displaying wrong information

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I've noticed as of recently that the playlist/artist/album, the 3rd line below every friend in the Friend Activity is sometimes displaying just outright wrong informat...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I've noticed as of recently that the playlist/artist/album, the 3rd line below every friend...

Emryss

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New folder not adding to local files

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I have had no issue adding songs to local files in the past, and yesterday tried to add another album. Unfortunately, it just doesn't seem to want to go into local f...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So I have had no issue adding songs to local files in the past, and yesterday tried to add a...

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Superuser Contribution Developers really follow troubles here?

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceHP desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs it true that developers follow the issues presented here? I'm asking because after TWO MONTHS the same problem continues.A strange update took place in the app ...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country Brazil Device HP desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is it true that developers follow the issues presented here?   I'm asking beca...

ItzhakHotz

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alphabetical sorting
desktop update for windows
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search for songs inside a playlist
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Local Files show wrong Playtime

Whenever i place a Local File Song into a Playlist, it just shows a way longer Playtime than it should, for example a 4 Minute songs, tells me its 7 Minutes long How can i fix this? also, can only official Artists set a Playlist into an Album? Thank ...

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Whenever i place a Local File Song into a Playlist, it just shows a way longer Playtime than it should, for example a 4 Minute songs, tells me its 7 Minutes long   How can i fix this?   ...

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Cannot add songs from a OneDrive folder

Spotify cannot read files (local files) from OneDrive folder. It used to work and it's still working with other folders (e.g. DropBox) but not OneDrive. It has stopped working for a few weeks now. The songs imported earlier are still there but new fi...

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Spotify cannot read files (local files) from OneDrive folder. It used to work and it's still working with other folders (e.g. DropBox) but not OneDrive. It has stopped working for a few weeks now. Th...

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Superuser Contribution Ich kann keine Quellen hinzufügen.

LandÖsterreichGerätDesktop-PCBestehtWindows 10 Meine Frage lautet: Warum sind bei mir so viele Einstellungen weck?Ich habe meine Einstellungen auch mit einem Freund verglichen und wir haben gesehen, dass bei mir verlorenen Einstellungen bei ihm vorha...

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  Land Österreich Gerät Desktop-PC Besteht Windows 10    Meine Frage lautet: Warum sind bei mir so viele Einstellungen weck?Ich habe meine Einstellungen auch mit einem Freun...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to edit any of my own playlists

PlanPremium CountryIndia DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUnable to do the following: 1) Select all songs in a playlist for bulk actions via Edit --> Select All / Ctrl + A2) Change the order of the songs in any playlists of my ...

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Plan Premium   Country India   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Unable to do the following:  1) Select all songs in a playlist for...

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Superuser Contribution Songs wont show up in playlist/no songs play

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue No songs searched up will play and absolutely nothing shows up in my playlists. Ive have many songs in each of my playlists, theyre now all empty. I've tried reinstalli...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  No songs searched up will play and absolutely nothing shows up in my playlists.&nb...

Xenia

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[BROWSE] Browse menu doesn't load anything

PlanFamily PremiumCountryIndonesiaDevicePC (Desktop)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo it happened since 8 days ago. My Browse menu didn't load anything. I checked my internet connection and it was fine. I've tried to reinstall it a fe...

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  Plan Family Premium Country Indonesia Device PC (Desktop) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So it happened since 8 days ago. My Browse menu didn't load anythin...

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Solved!! What is wrong with the latest Spotify version?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAlright guys, the latest Spotify version seems like a bit of a late April Fool joke, it looks absolutely bad, most features are gone, can't even create collaborat...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Alright guys, the latest Spotify version seems like a bit of a late April Fool joke, i...

AeroZ

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Spotify desktop app stops playing when entering games

So I've been using Spotify for ages now, never had any problems with it. Since yesterday, whenever Spotify is playing and I enter a fullscreen game, the track stops and then proceeds to stutter-skip through songs until I pause it. The app works fine ...

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So I've been using Spotify for ages now, never had any problems with it. Since yesterday, whenever Spotify is playing and I enter a fullscreen game, the track stops and then proceeds to stutter-skip ...

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Artist removed from 'listers also like' similar artists

My artist 'Ben Potter' shares similar artists to a large number of artists in the same genre. So if you go here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MgoxvbWh0Svv2Yqt0V2iX?si=aVXNxKRZTFq1nYjM0_rkAg and click on 'fans also like' you'll see that my most re...

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My artist 'Ben Potter' shares similar artists to a large number of artists in the same genre. So if you go here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MgoxvbWh0Svv2Yqt0V2iX?si=aVXNxKRZTFq1nYjM0_rkAg&...

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Display name not showing in desktop app

a month or two ago, I noticed that on the Windows 10 desktop app, it was showing my given username instead of my chosen display name. It used to show my display name until recently so I don't know what's going on. It still shows my display name on my...

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a month or two ago, I noticed that on the Windows 10 desktop app, it was showing my given username instead of my chosen display name. It used to show my display name until recently so I don't know wh...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Win10 Desktop app missing features

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue The Desktop version of spotify is missing the ability to sort the songs in my playlist by anything (no option for alphabetical or by date added etc.), I can't ...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   The Desktop version of spotify is missing the ability to sort the songs in my playl...

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I just decided to use Spotify premium and my edit details tab is missing on my Desktop, help...

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 11, Acer Aspire 5)Operating System(iOS 13, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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