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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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xanovich

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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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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 Autocomplete stops after typing a single letter

Plan PremiumCountryUSADeviceLatitude 5450Operating SystemWindows 11 Enterprise My Question or IssueAfter the most recent Spotify app update for Windows (desktop), the search bar seems to be broken. Whenever I try to type in the name of an artist, it ...

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Plan  Premium Country USA Device Latitude 5450 Operating System Windows 11 Enterprise   My Question or Issue After the most recent Spotify app update for Windows (desktop), the se...

MissKitty614

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Superuser Contribution add hide song option on spotify pc

This button is available in spotify android but I can't hide song in spotify windows

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This button is available in spotify android but I can't hide song in spotify windows

merula89

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Superuser Contribution Spotify loses connection after waking computer from sleep

Looks like there is a bug in version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78. Frequently, Spotify fails to reconnect with the internet after I wake my computer from sleep (Windows 10). Repro steps:Open Spotify and play musicShut or "lock" laptopOpen and/or log back int...

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Looks like there is a bug in version 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78. Frequently, Spotify fails to reconnect with the internet after I wake my computer from sleep (Windows 10).   Repro steps: Open...

ToscaEngels

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Superuser Contribution Don't have an equalizer

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 pro My Question or IssueWhy don't I have an equalizer in my desktop version of Spotify?I tried deleting the "prefs" folder and the "Users" subfolder - it didn't help!

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Plan Free/Premium Country India Device PC Operating System Windows 10 pro   My Question or Issue Why don't I have an equalizer in my desktop version of Spotify? I tried de...

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Superuser Contribution Error code: accesspoint:34

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceOMEN 25L DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I try to log in to Spotify, I get this error, "A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. Additionally you cou...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device OMEN 25L Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to log in to Spotify, I get this error, "A firewall may be blocking Spotif...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App so buggy

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Desktop App is so buggy. It installs everytime I have to open it (long term issue, never fixed). Today, I could not play a lot of song as apparently they were ...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Desktop App is so buggy. It installs everytime I have to open it (long te...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Why does the music fade in and out?

When music is playing it will "randomly" fade up and down in volume. At one point the music will sound just fine. Then it will fade to 25% volume and just as randomly slowly comes back to normal volume.

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When music is playing it will "randomly" fade up and down in volume. At one point the music will sound just fine. Then it will fade to 25% volume and just as randomly slowly comes back to normal volu...

Yordan

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Switches from podcast to random, unfamiliar music

Plan: FreeCountry: USAOS: Windows 10Every so often, my podcast will stop and a song I've never heard before will begin to play. I haven't used Spotify for music in ages, let alone the genre of the songs that begin to play. This has happened when the ...

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Plan: Free Country: USA OS: Windows 10 Every so often, my podcast will stop and a song I've never heard before will begin to play.  I haven't used Spotify for music in ages, let alone the g...

Sweetangiest

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Superuser Contribution How to fix Spotify when it keeps saying 'error-dialog.generic.body'?

Windows 10 Spotify appBasically, after I download Spotify and log in, it will say 'error-dialog.generic.header', with 'error-dialog.generic.body' under it. There is also a green box saying 'fatal-error.generic-label' which I can click, but when I do ...

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Windows 10 Spotify app Basically, after I download Spotify and log in, it will say 'error-dialog.generic.header', with 'error-dialog.generic.body' under it. There is also a green box saying 'fatal...

NightFlight73

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Multiple skipping

Multiple songs are skipping when I click "NEXT" button. It was happening once in 2 or 3 days, but it's happening daily.

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Multiple songs are skipping when I click "NEXT" button. It was happening once in 2 or 3 days, but it's happening daily. 

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Playback Problems

So for months now, despite doing multiple rounds of troubleshooting, my desktop app won't play/work. Either it doesn't respond or it says "Spotify cannot play this right now. And the browser app isn't any better, it either starts the song and just re...

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So for months now, despite doing multiple rounds of troubleshooting, my desktop app won't play/work. Either it doesn't respond or it says "Spotify cannot play this right now. And the browser app isn'...

saltydogg

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Superuser Contribution impossible to start listenning music both pc and web

Premium familyCountryFranceDevicepcOperating Systemwindows 11 / Firefox/brave/opera My Question or Issuesince 3 days, after an update of the app, my spotify is not working. I can connect in app (with google email) and web player. After is more compli...

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Premium family Country France Device pc Operating System windows 11 / Firefox/brave/opera   My Question or Issue since 3 days, after an update of the app, my spotify is not working. I c...

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Superuser Contribution Bring back the freaking noice aesthetic full-window "Now Playing View"

I swear that this this feature was removed in an update in the last 24 hours or close to it because I was just using it yesterday. I will call it the full-window "Now playing view". I just barely started using this feature a few weeks ago, and let me...

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I swear that this this feature was removed in an update in the last 24 hours or close to it because I was just using it yesterday. I will call it the full-window "Now playing view". I just barely sta...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Smart playlists repeating the same song multiple times in a Row

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11IssueWhen listening to a smart playlist (like a Daily Mix), I encountered a strange issue where a song is repeating multiple times (in my case, 29 times in a row) before the playlist returned ...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Issue When listening to a smart playlist (like a Daily Mix), I encountered a strange issue where a song is repeating multipl...

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recent Searches do not show songs anymore.

PlanFreeCountryIndia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue1 month ago I updated my Spotify on my pc and my android phone and recent searches do not show songs anymore. I can search and play the songs but it is not stored in the rece...

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Plan Free Country India   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue 1 month ago I updated my Spotify on my pc and my android phone and recent searches do not s...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song counter does not match playlist vs. add to a playlist view

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceWindows laptop and Android phoneOperating SystemAndroid 14 and Windows 11 My Question or IssueSong counter does not match in one of my playlists. All unavailable songs are shown. In a playlist view it says clearly 7738 ...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device Windows laptop and Android phone Operating System Android 14 and Windows 11   My Question or Issue Song counter does not match in one of my playlist...

vaajy

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Superuser Contribution Playlists and lyrics not displaying (it shows "couldn't find playlist")

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

Yordan

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