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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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"Recently played" is not updating - seems to be frozen

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceDesktopOperating System Windows 10 "Recently played" is not updating - seems to be frozen.

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Desktop Operating System  Windows 10   "Recently played" is not updating - seems to be frozen.   

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Solved!! My PC Freze after 10 minutes of using spotify

Hello everyone, I have this problem with spotify: i open spotify and listen normaly to music but after ~ 5/10 minutes my pc freeze and i have to reboot... i readed this http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/My-Pc-Freeze-when-i-m-...

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Hello everyone, I have this problem with spotify: i open spotify and listen normaly to music but after ~ 5/10 minutes my pc freeze and i have to reboot...   i readed this http://...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Is Super Slow For Months

Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 My Question or IssueMy Spotify has been Super Slow for Months even after reinstalling, deactivating hardware acceleration and clearing the cache and everything else works fine like YouTube and Soundcloud.

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Operating System Windows 10 1909   My Question or Issue My Spotify has been Super Slow for Months even after reinstalling, deactivating hardware acceleration and clearing the cache and every...

Ivan

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Desktop App Skipping every song

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceTowerOperating SystemWin10 My IssueI cleaned my hardware, switched my motherboard, cpu and ram, and now the Spotify Desktop App is just skipping every single song i want to play.I already tried some Community Answers li...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Device Tower Operating System Win10   My Issue I cleaned my hardware, switched my motherboard, cpu and ram, and now the Spotify Desktop App is just skippin...

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Superuser Contribution Can log-in just for a few seconds

Hi there I've got a Spotify Premium Account. I use a several Devices- such as iphone ipad. Now the problem comes, when I want to use my account in the office via the desktop browser (chrome, win 10). I can log in as ususal- it works first-> it shows ...

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Hi there    I've got a Spotify Premium Account. I use a several Devices- such as iphone ipad.  Now the problem comes, when I want to use my account in the office via the desktop bro...

Ivan

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Very bizarre rendering issues

 PlanPremium (family)CountryUKDeviceAMD CPU and GraphicsOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssuePersisting rendering issue in the programme, screenshot attached. Tried disabling/enabling hardware acceleration, restarting the programme and PC, etc e...

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  Plan Premium (family) Country UK Device AMD CPU and Graphics Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue Persisting rendering issue in the programme, screenshot attached. Tried di...

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Superuser Contribution Sound on Podcasts is garbled

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceWindows desktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe sound for podcasts is garbled and too quiet to hear even with volume almost maxed. Music plays fine, only seems to happen with podcasts and the ads.

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Plan Free Country US Device Windows desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The sound for podcasts is garbled and too quiet to hear even with volume almost maxed. Mu...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Heart icon missing in premium account?

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceAndroid OnePlus 3TOperating SystemWindows 8.1 (64 bit) My Question or IssueI have been a longtime user of Spotify Free on desktop/ app and have been maintaining a consistent habit of "liking" songs by clicking the heart i...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Android OnePlus 3T Operating System Windows 8.1 (64 bit)   My Question or Issue I have been a longtime user of Spotify Free on desktop/ app and have b...

Ramakant

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No privileges for idea submission on free account

Hi,Is it so that there are no privileges for idea submission on free account.PlanFreeCountryUS DeviceMac

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Hi, Is it so that there are no privileges for idea submission on free account. Plan Free Country US   Device Mac

Katerina

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Play/Pause programmable function on Razer synapse not working

I was trying to find a solution for my Razer deathadder, I set one of the programmable buttons as play/pause, but it worked once, then stopper working. I tried scouring the forums for solutions, but didn't find anything useful. I knew it wasn't a pro...

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I was trying to find a solution for my Razer deathadder, I set one of the programmable buttons as play/pause, but it worked once, then stopper working. I tried scouring the forums for solutions, but ...

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Superuser Contribution Everytime an ad plays it just freezes

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have the Spotify app installed, and every single time an advert plays, it just freezes. I have already reinstalled Spotify. As far as I know, the only way to fix this ...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have the Spotify app installed, and every single time an advert plays, it just freezes. I h...

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Proxy Setting - Cosmetics Issue

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceAcer Swift 3 SF314-54GOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am usually using proxy type HTTP to play Spotify Desktop in office and have to change to Auto-Detect when at home. Every time I change to HTTP, th...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Acer Swift 3 SF314-54G Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am usually using proxy type HTTP to play Spotify Desktop in office...

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Song progress bar always in the wrong place

My Question or IssueFor the past few months, the song progress bar at the bottom of the screen is very often in the wrong place. This most frequently occurs when changing to a new track part way through another one; the bar sometimes just carries on ...

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My Question or Issue For the past few months, the song progress bar at the bottom of the screen is very often in the wrong place. This most frequently occurs when changing to a new track part way th...

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"Listening On Spotify" on discord doesn't show on my account just showing if i play on web player

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue"listening on spotify" status doesn't show on my account i already tried another account but if i play on handphone or web player its working and my spotify on handphone app do...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue "listening on spotify" status doesn't show on my account i already tried another account but if i play o...

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Adding a List of Songs to my playlist automatically?

So I got a big list (around 100 Funk songs) which I want to add to my Funk playlist. I don't want to add all those songs manually into my playlist. Is there a way I can do this automatically? I got a list with: Artist - Song Name in a notepad. It mig...

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So I got a big list (around 100 Funk songs) which I want to add to my Funk playlist.   I don't want to add all those songs manually into my playlist. Is there a way I can do this automatically...

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How to follow someone`s playlist or User if the user has multiple playlists?

Hello, I have the following problem. I`m a new user to Spotify. When I go into groups and follow other people and others follow me. I find that some people have multiple playlists and are upcoming artists. I can`t find the follow button when I go to ...

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Hello,   I have the following problem. I`m a new user to Spotify. When I go into groups and follow other people and others follow me. I find that some people have multiple playlists and are up...

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Superuser Contribution When I add an instrumental of a song to my playlist Spotify plays the non-instrumental version inste

I added the instrumental of Tiesto & Diplo - C'mon (Catch 'Em By Surprise) and I put my playlist on shuffle but when it came on it played the vocal version with Busta Rhymes instead. Spotify lists the name correctly but the song itself is the wrong o...

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I added the instrumental of Tiesto & Diplo - C'mon (Catch 'Em By Surprise) and I put my playlist on shuffle but when it came on it played the vocal version with Busta Rhymes instead. Spotify list...

Mario

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify plz unlock this to hear

PlanFreeCountryPorto Alegre-RS (Brazil)DevicePC/PS4/ LG K12+Operating SystemAndroid/ Windows 10 My Question or IssueI'm having trouble playing this album, it just doesn't play:(https here) open.spotify (dot) com /album/ 3lQAf3pq4qsdFKGpoByvIb#_=_BoA ...

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Plan Free Country Porto Alegre-RS (Brazil) Device PC/PS4/ LG K12+ Operating System Android/ Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm having trouble playing this album, it just doesn't pla...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Content limitations on Spotify Commuity

CountryBelgiumDeviceAsus DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOn the Spotify community page links to playlists or embedded audio are not shown which makes interaction pretty worthless. I tried this on Chrome, Edge and IE but the only...

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  Country Belgium Device Asus Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue On the Spotify community page links to playlists or embedded audio are not shown which make...

Petya

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Superuser Contribution Re: Windows app freezes after opening

Same problem since yesterday. Tried every install method: appstore, offline, from site. Cleaned everthing as described. Ran program as administrator. Added stuff to shortcut targets as described for problems with video card drivers. Nothing worked. P...

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Same problem since yesterday. Tried every install method: appstore, offline, from site. Cleaned everthing as described. Ran program as administrator. Added stuff to shortcut targets as described for ...

Petya

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