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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 sync. on all devices

Hi,i need the "recently played" section on all devices syncronized.When i´m hearing a song on my smartphone it wouldn´t show up on my desktop app. The same issue is in the other direction.E.g. I want the Music that i heared in the morning on smartpho...

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Hi, i need the "recently played" section on all devices syncronized. When i´m hearing a song on my smartphone it wouldn´t show up on my desktop app. The same issue is in the other direction. E.g. ...

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Only queue up Songs according to your Filter in your playlist

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 Professional 64bit My Question or IssueI remember in the past whenever I filtered my Playlist with for example the singer or the band and then play a song filtered by that, spotify would then only que...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 7 Professional 64bit   My Question or Issue I remember in the past whenever I filtered my Playlist with for example the singer or the...

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Solved!! Crossfade on desktop app doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryEstonia DeviceLenovo thinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 So basically i've used the crossfade feature on my phone for months now and everything works perfectly but now i downloaded the spotify app for my computer and although i have ...

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Plan Premium Country Estonia   Device Lenovo thinkpad Operating System Windows 10   So basically i've used the crossfade feature on my phone for months now and everything works pe...

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google home

HelloPlanPremium - familyCountry Belgium Devicegoogle Home - WindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i try yo play a song on my google home, the App for windows don't detect the google Home. The application detect proprely my andro...

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Hello Plan Premium - family Country Belgium   Device google Home - Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i try yo play a song on my google home, the App...

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Liked songs disappeared from the past 1.5 years.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 2XL, Windows Desktop AppOperating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or IssueYesterday I was listening to my liked songs in chronological order.I realized I had 4k+ songs liked because one time I just liked...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 2XL, Windows Desktop App Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Yesterday I was listening to my liked songs in chrono...

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[Desktop][Other] Can't install, and can't uninstall to fix problem

Spotify would not open, so I tried to re-install the app on PC. Would not install because I already had the app. Tried to un-install, but was not showing up in my control panel/programs list. So tried to uninstall from start menu. That wouldn't work....

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Spotify would not open, so I tried to re-install the app on PC.  Would not install because I already had the app.  Tried to un-install, but was not showing up in my control panel/programs l...

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Why does Spotify suck so much with loading and start-up times?

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceSony Experia XZ1, HP Laptop, Ipad Air2Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 9) My Question or IssueOn all my devices Spotify is loading slow, sometimes it takes minutes to be able to start searching or even playing a...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Sony Experia XZ1, HP Laptop, Ipad Air2 Operating System Android, Windows 9)   My Question or Issue On all my devices Spotify is loading slow...

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I can’t find any songs in Spotify

PlanFreeCountryTaiwanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSpotify suddenly can‘t play and all of playlist are empty

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Plan Free Country Taiwan Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Spotify suddenly can‘t play and  all of playlist are empty

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I can´t access songs of a list if I not listen to the previous one

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify doesn´t allow me to listen to the songs I want on a list. I need to listen songs in order to see the next ones ¿wth?Version: 1.1.20.510.g7d28aaaa

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify doesn´t allow me to listen to the songs I want on a list. I need to listen songs in order to see...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify freezing with ADS

Everytime I approach an advertisement (one of the official spotify ones] it doesn't load and then I have to relaunch spotify to listen to my music

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Everytime I approach an advertisement (one of the official spotify ones] it doesn't load and then I have to relaunch spotify to listen to my music

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Superuser Contribution The Never Truly Fixed Spotify Crash Ads

Spotify: Windows 10 64 bit, Free version Spotify crashes and stops working when ads play. This problem has been happening to me for several years, since 2015, and it has finally gotten to the point where I'm willing to make an account on here and com...

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Spotify: Windows 10 64 bit, Free version   Spotify crashes and stops working when ads play. This problem has been happening to me for several years, since 2015, and it has finally gotten to th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes when ads are due

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSometimes when an ad is due, Spotify plays nothing, neither the ad nor the next song. It doesn't let me go back to the song but tells me the song will play after the ad...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Sometimes when an ad is due, Spotify plays nothing, neither the ad nor the next song. It doe...

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Solved!! Broken Fn+Play/Pause; Back/Skip/Vol works; NO CHROME

Plan PremiumCountry USDevice DesktopOperating System Windows 10My Question or IssueI've had the issue of Chrome & Windows Media hijacking my buttons.This time I can't find the source of my broken button. The Back/Skip & Volume still work properly. I'...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've had the issue of Chrome & Windows Media hijacking my buttons. This time I ca...

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Screen flicker

PlanFree/PremiumCountryDenmarkDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy issue is that the screen starts to flicker when i use spotify web browser and/or download spotify onto my computer. I need to use alt + F4 to exit the opened wind...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Denmark Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My issue is that the screen starts to flicker when i use spotify web browser and/or ...

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List of long term bugs

Regular Spotify program on Win10, not from the store. These following bugs have been present for months, and some even for years. Some of them have been fixed in the past but have regressed to a bugged state. Clicking on the album cover in the bottom...

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Regular Spotify program on Win10, not from the store.   These following bugs have been present for months, and some even for years. Some of them have been fixed in the past but have regressed ...

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Listen along on discord 45 seconds infront

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia/MelbourneOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen i listen along with my friends on spotify i'm always 45 seconds infront and then once my song ends i have to wait until it finishes on the owners end then once t...

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Plan Premium Country Australia/Melbourne Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When i listen along with my friends on spotify i'm always 45 seconds infront and then once my ...

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mirc and spotify

Hello, Does anyone know if there is a script I can use to announce what I hear on mIRC?

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Hello,   Does anyone know if there is a script I can use to announce what I hear on mIRC?

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Why doesn't Spotify have basic features every other music player has?

Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueYou're kidding me. No global hotkeys? No equalizer? No importing local music into your album library? No skins/customization? I just came from MusicBee which is free and open source and has all these f...

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Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue You're kidding me. No global hotkeys? No equalizer? No importing local music into your album library? No skins/customization? I just came...

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[Desktop] it automatically jumps back to Browse

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceolder PCOperating SystemWindows XP My Question or IssueThe problem is that after a while it automatically jumps back to Browse no matter which menu item I clicked.Could it be that Spotify is automatically updated after a c...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device older PC Operating System Windows XP   My Question or Issue The problem is that after a while it automatically jumps back to Browse no matter which men...

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CPU spike

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10i5-4690K (not overclocked as now) My Question or IssueIssue: Noticed by accident. CPU usage when idle 0%CPU usage when playing a song: 2-10% CPU usage, when the name of the song is so long, ...

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Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 i5-4690K (not overclocked as now)  My Question or Issue Issue:  Noticed by accident.  CPU usage when i...

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