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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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Possible Bug
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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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hroski

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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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Superuser Contribution The default info on the desktop app is Title, Artist, Album, etc. How do I change that?

Plan: PremiumCountry: United states Device: Laptop Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueI want to edit the default display on the Desktop App. It shows Title, Artist, Album, when it was created and the length of the song. I want only Titl...

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Plan: Premium Country: United states   Device: Laptop   Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue I want to edit the default display on the Desktop App...

Ivan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution freezes when ad plays

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Spotify app freezes whenever ad for Killington tries to play. The only way to get it playing again is to close and restart the app. The app and my operating system are current to all u...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   Spotify app freezes whenever ad for Killington tries to play.  The only way to get it playing again is to...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Lost all my offline music

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceLenovo T540pOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueI am in an area where I have very limited internet access right now, so I downloaded ~3000k songs. This worked fine until now, when Spotify all of a sudden...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Lenovo T540p Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue I am in an area where I have very limited internet access right now, so ...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app will not launch

Premium - US - computer - windows 10 Spotify app on my computer will not launch. I have reinstalled and deleted several times. When I attempt to launch Spotify, I briefly see the spinning disc then nothing happens. I have downloaded the app file from...

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Premium - US - computer - windows 10   Spotify app on my computer will not launch. I have reinstalled and deleted several times. When I attempt to launch Spotify, I briefly see the spinning di...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to submit response to question. Get code of unusable symbols, none of which I'm using t

Unable to submit response to questions. I continuously get message to correct unusable symbols, none of which I'm using.PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop Dell Windows 10 My Question or Issue

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Unable to submit response to questions.  I continuously get message to correct  unusable symbols, none of which I'm using. Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Dell Windows 10 &nb...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Can you "Refresh" a playlist not showing latest entries?

I have Spotify premium for family. My question though is specific to the Windows Desktop app and I dont think the plan matters. Generally, every Friday when I wake up I like to go through the "New Music Friday" and "Release Radar" playlists. This is ...

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I have Spotify premium for family. My question though is specific to the Windows Desktop app and I dont think the plan matters.    Generally, every Friday when I wake up I like to go thro...

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Superuser Contribution Offline Sync

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIphone X and WindowsOperating SystemIOS 13.3.1 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueHow do I offline Sync on my desktop and phone to get local file songs on my phone? Instructions are not clear at all.

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Iphone X and Windows Operating System IOS 13.3.1 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue How do I offline Sync on my desktop and phone to get loca...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Will not-syncing playlists ever be fixed?

Averytime I come home, the songs I liked on my phone app are not visible in the Liked songs playlist on my computer. This issue is really annoying and as I see here, it is really common issue which is going on for years. I really don't want to reinst...

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Averytime I come home, the songs I liked on my phone app are not visible in the Liked songs playlist on my computer. This issue is really annoying and as I see here, it is really common issue which i...

Ivan

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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...

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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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