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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Problema com as Capas dos Álbuns - Desktop Windows

A versão para Desktop está com problema ao mostrar as capas dos álbuns, está cortando as mesmas, conforme imagem em anexo. PlanPremium CountryBrasil DeviceNotebook Dell Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePreciso de suporte.

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A versão para Desktop está com problema ao mostrar as capas dos álbuns, está cortando as mesmas, conforme imagem em anexo.   Plan Premium   Country Brasil   Device Notebook De...

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Superuser Contribution After using Spotify app, the audio stops functioning on my laptop.

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: ASUS Zenbook 14 UX433FN-BP8201T Notebook (purchased in Hong Kong)Operating System: Windows 10My Question or Issue: I downloaded and installed the Spotify app for Windows. I like to play music through the app when I us...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: ASUS Zenbook 14 UX433FN-BP8201T Notebook (purchased in Hong Kong) Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I downloaded and installed the Spotify app ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't respond to commands after playing something, but doesn't crash

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueThe program works fine in every tab until you command it to play anything, then, it doesn't respond to any commands, the player either doesn't move out of 0:...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue The program works fine in every tab until you command it to play anything, then, ...

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Superuser Contribution Error on Windows 10, new install

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSee log file attached from when Spotify starts.I've recently updated to Windows 10 1909 and since the Windows update, and a fresh install of Spotify, its stopped working...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue See log file attached from when Spotify starts. I've recently updated to Windows 10 1909 a...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Offline

Plan PremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(Google Pixel 3a) My Question or IssueI am unable to play Spotify when Im not connected to the wifi. Im on a paid plan, and I've checked offline isn't ticked in settings.I've cleared the cache, turned my phone on and...

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Plan  Premium Country Australia Device (Google Pixel 3a)   My Question or Issue I am unable to play Spotify when Im not connected to the wifi.   Im on a paid plan, and I've c...

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Superuser Contribution Offline while online, errorcode -4

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayOperating System Windows 10My Question or Issue Spotify keeps telling me that I`m offline, while I`m online. I get the errorcode -4, and nothing seems to fix the issue. Issues are accouring on my office computer so there are v...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Operating System  Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Spotify keeps telling me that I`m offline, while I`m online. I get the errorcode -4, and nothing seem...

Petya

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Superuser Contribution Spotify going offline after a few minutes with full internet access (Error code 4)

It only happens with my laptop, I have my desktop app and everything is working fine. Even in my phone, never had a problem with online. I've tried updating the app's proxy, logging out and in, reinstalling the app and the solution in this topic: htt...

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It only happens with my laptop, I have my desktop app and everything is working fine. Even in my phone, never had a problem with online. I've tried updating the app's proxy, logging out and in, reins...

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Superuser Contribution Search filters with Umlaute

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 3a/Desktop PCOperating SystemAndroid, Win 10 My Question or IssueSearching with Umlaute has wrong equivalncy with standard English letters (ö = o, ë = e, ä = a). See below screenshot, this makes searching for an artis...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 3a/Desktop PC Operating System Android, Win 10   My Question or Issue Searching with Umlaute has wrong equivalncy with standard English letters (ö...

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Superuser Contribution Windows app doesn't respond to play/pause when controlling another device

Device is a surface book 2, running the latest microsoft store version of spotify. The app loads all my playlists when starting up, except for my liked songs. When playing songs on my phone or any google home speakers, the app recognises that it's pl...

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Device is a surface book 2, running the latest microsoft store version of spotify. The app loads all my playlists when starting up, except for my liked songs. When playing songs on my phone or any go...

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Superuser Contribution PC Connect

Hey,I have a Spotify account with my phone number and another with my email address. I would like to know whether I can use my phone number to connect with my PC Spotify without having to switch accounts all the time. The laptop has my email address ...

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Hey, I have a Spotify account with my phone number and another with my email address. I would like to know whether I can use my phone number to connect with my PC Spotify without having to switch ac...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Shuffle/repeat setting reset after update

Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10, version 1909 Spotify version 1.1.23.541.g47ebe46c My Question or Issue Whenever I update Spotify desktop application, the updated Spotify desktop will reset my account Shuffle...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10, version 1909 Spotify version 1.1.23.541.g47ebe46c   My Question or Issue Whenever I up...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error Code 4

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 1My Question or IssueSince Mid October my PC Spotify had refused to connect to the internet despite having both a connected Ethernet and wifi connection. I’ve tested it on both the Windows store ap...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 1 My Question or Issue Since Mid October my PC Spotify had refused to connect to the internet despite having both a connected Ethe...

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