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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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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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Superuser Contribution Settings not saving

PlanpremiumCountryUKDeviceLaptopWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince downloading and using version 1.2.92.148.g882cc571 when changing settings such as library settings, none are saved after logging out. I have tried everything. Reinstalling, doing a ...

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Plan premium Country UK Device Laptop Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since downloading and using version 1.2.92.148.g882cc571 when changing settings such as library settings, none ar...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Entire main UI shifts to the left after clicking a lyric when the Now Playing panel is hidden

DescriptionWhen the Now Playing panel is hidden by default, clicking any lyric line to seek causes the entire main Spotify interface to shift to the left.This is not limited to the Lyrics view—the whole main content area appears to become horizontall...

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Description When the Now Playing panel is hidden by default, clicking any lyric line to seek causes the entire main Spotify interface to shift to the left. This is not limited to the Lyrics view—th...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Error message when logging in Windows 11 Pro

I've already tried every step of every solution and it won't work... Windows 11 Pro - 26200.8655 Spotify version - just downloaded and installed: For me, it also started happening near june 15th. Also, my Antivirus, Firewall, etc have exactly the sam...

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I've already tried every step of every solution and it won't work...   Windows 11 Pro - 26200.8655 Spotify version - just downloaded and installed:   For me, it also sta...

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Superuser Contribution S rewinds my song

PlanFree/PremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePressing s on my keyboard reverses my song. I've checked if it was an outside software and it doesn't seem to be, I've also checked if pressing s activates another key and once ag...

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Plan Free/Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Pressing s on my keyboard reverses my song. I've checked if it was an outside software and it doesn't seem ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Crossfade doesn't work no matter what I try

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceSony notebookOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueCrossfade doesn't work. This has been an ongoing issue for me for YEARS. Sometimes it stops working and it takes months to work again. I already tried EVERYTHING....

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Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Sony notebook Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Crossfade doesn't work. This has been an ongoing issue for me for YEARS. Someti...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Web Player keeps playing silent ads, then gets stuck on ads.

I will be listening to a song as normal and then when an ad plays, the ad will be silent, and the 30 full seconds will play, but at the end, it doesn't switch to another ad. It just freezes, and neither another ad , nor music, will play next. Refresh...

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I will be listening to a song as normal and then when an ad plays, the ad will be silent, and the 30 full seconds will play, but at the end, it doesn't switch to another ad. It just freezes, and neit...

yxni

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Superuser Contribution Can I search for a song in my Likes list?

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceWindows & Android Mobile My Question or IssueIs there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand songs and I really don't want to scroll for a particular song/artist if I want just th...

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  Plan Premium Country Us Device Windows & Android Mobile   My Question or Issue Is there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand so...

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Spotify IP marked as Abuse and Blocked by firewalls.

Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11 (Multiple devices), Ubuntu All Versions, RedHat (All versions) My Question or Issue Myself and other Spotify customers (Co-Workers) are unable to access Spotify services from many locatio...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11 (Multiple devices), Ubuntu All Versions, RedHat (All versions)   My Question or Issue Myself and other Spotify ...

Khyta

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Superuser Contribution Buttons in miniplayer displaying even after mouse over

The miniplayer annoyingly displays the play, forward, and backward buttons even after the mouse has moved outside the frame. Duo subscription, Desktop version, Windows 11 Home

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The miniplayer annoyingly displays the play, forward, and backward buttons even after the mouse has moved outside the frame.   Duo subscription, Desktop version, Windows 11 Home

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was add...

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Superuser Contribution Connect to a device

Premium Plan, USA, hp pavillion laptop, windows 10I noticed this problem after the last update. I did a search in the help section and checked in the Ongoing Issues section and could not find a similar situation. I have Spotify on my laptop and I con...

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Premium Plan, USA, hp pavillion laptop, windows 10 I noticed this problem after the last update. I did a search in the help section and checked in the Ongoing Issues section and could not find a sim...

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Superuser Contribution FLAC's Causing Spotify to Freeze and Crash

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just downloaded a bunch of FLACs and pointed spotify to their location on my HDD. Tracks all play, skip, etc. without an issue. However if I skip forward within ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I just downloaded a bunch of FLACs and pointed spotify to their location on my H...

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Superuser Contribution Full screen lyrics issue

Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 11 Spotify Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.84.476.ga1ff6607 My Question or Issue Hello, I’ve always used Spotify with the lyrics displayed in full screen on my second monitor. However, toda...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 11 Spotify Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.84.476.ga1ff6607 My Question or Issue Hello, I’ve always used Spotify wit...

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Superuser Contribution App on Windows not starting

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(Computer)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueFor the past couple of months, Spotify has stopped working on my PC (Windows). The app simply won’t open.I’ve tried completely uninstalling Spotify — including d...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (Computer) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue For the past couple of months, Spotify has stopped working on my PC (Windows). The ap...

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Why did you remove the ability to move the cache?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhy was the ability to move the cache removed from Spotify for the Win 11 Desktop? I need for this to be reimplemented so I can conserve SSD space.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Why was the ability to move the cache removed from Spotify for the Win 11 De...

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Superuser Contribution "Wired connection" is playing, but nothing is playing anywhere

PlanPremiumCountryusaOperating Systemwindows11My Question or IssueWhen I select 'this computer' from speaker list, it then shows current device as 'wired connection' .. track time is increasing but nothing is playing on any of my devices. There are n...

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Plan Premium Country usa Operating System windows11 My Question or Issue When I select 'this computer' from speaker list, it then shows current device as 'wired connection' .. track time is in...

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Superuser Contribution No podcasts will play with "Sorry, we're not able to play this content." message

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceOMEN 35L Gaming Desktop GT16-0xxxOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueBefore this issue, the Spotify app on my PC would load super slowly, and not actually play anything when it did eventually load. I fixed that issu...

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Plan Free Country USA Device OMEN 35L Gaming Desktop GT16-0xxx Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Before this issue, the Spotify app on my PC would load super slowly, a...

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Superuser Contribution how can i find a spotify version available for windows 8.1?

i want to find a version of spotify available for windows 8.1. i dont even know what is the latest version available for windows 8.1, can yall help me out?

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i want to find a version of spotify available for windows 8.1. i dont even know what is the latest version available for windows 8.1, can yall help me out?

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Removed songs no longer hidden and play in Albums

PlanPremium Why have you removed the ability to remove tracks from albums?!!!This was a great simple feature to remove tracks you dont want to listen to.You should not now be forcing everyone to make playlists for every single album!It was great the ...

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Plan Premium   Why have you removed the ability to remove tracks from albums?!!! This was a great simple feature to remove tracks you dont want to listen to. You should not now be forcing e...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows App does not play any song nor shows my liked songs / playlist content

PlanPremium (Family)CountryGermany DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My IssueThe Spotify App does not play any song. If I click play on a song, nothing happens. It does not show in the play bar at the bottom of the app and does not start playing...

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Plan Premium (Family) Country Germany   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Issue The Spotify App does not play any song. If I click play on a song, nothing happens. I...

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