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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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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 Webplayer artist Songs list won't play next automatically

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice: Windows 11 My Question or IssueI want to look up an artist then play all their songs in whatever order Spotify happens to show them in (I don't see a shuffle button there but the songs already look mixed so I just click...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device: Windows 11     My Question or Issue I want to look up an artist then play all their songs in whatever order Spotify happens to show them in (I do...

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Can't play Spotify on my laptop using headphones; speakers work (as does a usb headset).

PlanPaidCountryUS DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify gives me this error message in the subject line *only when I plug in headphones*: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can i...

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Plan Paid Country US   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify gives me this error message in the subject line *only when I plug in headphones*: ...

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Superuser Contribution Artist names not showing up in local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have downloaded music on my computer that I listen to through Spotify. Some of the artist names show up in local files, but some of the artist names do no...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have downloaded music on my computer that I listen to through Spotify. Some of...

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Superuser Contribution Can't scroll through all podcast chapters

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't seem to scroll through all the chapters in a podcast. It only shows the first 10 and then I can't scroll further. This issue only seems to happen on my PC and not ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't seem to scroll through all the chapters in a podcast. It only shows the first 10 and th...

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Superuser Contribution my spotify wont work with my new headphones (pc)

my Spotify app wont work with my new headphones on pc, ive deleted and downloaded spotify over 6 times now on the microsoft store and on the spotify website. my headphones work every where else but spotify. there is a actual problem with the app and ...

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my Spotify app wont work with my new headphones on pc, ive deleted and downloaded spotify over 6 times now on the microsoft store and on the spotify website. my headphones work every where else but s...

Vasil

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Discord listen along premium

PlanPremium Family Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueEverything used to work fine, but lately when trying to listen to music with a friend via discord it gives this messageevery time it asks for premium even though i have it

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  Plan Premium Family   Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue Everything used to work fine, but lately when trying to listen to music with a friend via discord i...

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how do I turn off the queue?

I am trying to listen to an audio book but, instead of going to the next chapter the queue opens up and plays a chapter from a completely different book that I haven't even seen before.

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I am trying to listen to an audio book but, instead of going to the next chapter the queue opens up and plays a chapter from a completely different book that I haven't even seen before.

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution how to connect my air pod to Spotify .

I can get my air pods to connect to Spotify i tried connecting it to the Wi-Fi and via but nothing worked what can i do?

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I can get my air pods to connect to Spotify i tried connecting it to the Wi-Fi and via but nothing worked what can i do?

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Superuser Contribution Miniplayer Broken

Plan: PremiumCountry: United States Device: Dell InspironOperating System: Windows 11 My Question or IssueI have previously used the miniplayer feature on the spotify app on my computer. I opened it today and made it smaller. It blocked the action an...

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Plan: Premium Country: United States   Device: Dell Inspiron Operating System: Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have previously used the miniplayer feature on the spotify app...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Issues with playlists not deleting

I've been having a problem with getting a playlist to delete for months. I've tried clearing my cache and signing out then back in. I've tried deleting it multiple times, for months now. Both right click-delete and selecting delete from the three dot...

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I've been having a problem with getting a playlist to delete for months. I've tried clearing my cache and signing out then back in. I've tried deleting it multiple times, for months now. Both right c...

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Superuser Contribution Accessibility: Major issue, can't navigate playlist view with screen reader

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueA major accessibility issue appeared suddenly t...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Computer Operating System Windows 11 ...

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Superuser Contribution display on laptop

PlanPremiumCountryukDevicelenovo yogaOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or Issueeverytime i go on spotify whether its the app or from google, the display goes weird. the exposure gets really high and the whole screen looks fuzzy, the second i com...

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  Plan Premium Country uk Device lenovo yoga Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue everytime i go on spotify whether its the app or from google, the display goes wei...

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Superuser Contribution 19 icon for music video is bit too big (South Korea, Explicit)

PlanPremium IndividualCountrySouth KoreaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIn South Korea we have 19 icon instead of [E] icon for Explicit content.19 icon next to music video title is bit too big.. Much bigger than the tit...

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Plan Premium Individual Country South Korea Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue In South Korea we have 19 icon instead of [E] icon for Explicit...

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I am missing settings.

I am using Spotify on Windows 11 and when I try to open my settings, I am not getting nearly as many settings as I do on my iPhone. There is no equalizer, local files, etc. Please help me out. Thank you.

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I am using Spotify on Windows 11 and when I try to open my settings, I am not getting nearly as many settings as I do on my iPhone.  There is no equalizer, local files, etc. Please help me out. ...

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Superuser Contribution Slow playback speed on Windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSongs are playing noticeably slower. Tempo is off and sounds like the playback speed is just slightly off. Issue started today. PC is connected via WiFi and internet speed ha...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Songs are playing noticeably slower. Tempo is off and sounds like the playback speed is just sligh...

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I am experiencing issues deleting my account data due to persistence.

I authenticated my Spotify account on a friend's computer, and now my account is being cached in their browser. Despite not saving my login credentials in the browser, my account is still being displayed. What steps can I take to resolve this issue?

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    I authenticated my Spotify account on a friend's computer, and now my account is being cached in their browser. Despite not saving my login credentials in the browser, my account is s...

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Superuser Contribution songs cutting off early constantly

my songs on any option ie daylist, my playlists any choice cut off sometimes only halfway through. This happens almost every song I have tried reinstalling altering my settings as described in the other problem pages. The only time this does not seem...

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my songs on any option ie daylist, my playlists any choice cut off sometimes only halfway through. This happens almost every song I have tried reinstalling altering my settings as described in the o...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No option to dislike songs on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(LG V20, Windows 10 pc) My Question or IssueWhy is there no Dislike or equivolent button on the desktop platform.... I dont want to have to take my phone out everytime i want to dislike a song. This is very anoying and im th...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device (LG V20, Windows 10 pc)     My Question or Issue Why is there no Dislike or equivolent button on the desktop platform.... I dont want to have...

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