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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 Offline playback issue on Windows

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen trying to play tracks manually offline (after all playlists downloaded properly) not all tracks play. This seems rando...

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  Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When trying to play tracks manua...

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Solved!! Volume on desktop app has suddenly become softer. How can I fix?

The volume has been quieter and flatter on the desktop app for a couple of days as of 10/14/2024. I've tested the web app with the same volume level as usual and the sound is not soft like it is on the desktop app. I've already tried a ton of fixes. ...

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The volume has been quieter and flatter on the desktop app for a couple of days as of 10/14/2024. I've tested the web app with the same volume level as usual and the sound is not soft like it is on t...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App and Web player don't work

Device(Desktop PC)Operating System(Windows 10 Pro) My Question or IssueHey, my problem with Spotify is that the desktop app and the webplayer don't work. The desktop app start very slowly and after time spotify is started but don't play the songs. Th...

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  Device (Desktop PC) Operating System (Windows 10 Pro)   My Question or Issue Hey, my problem with Spotify is that the desktop app and the webplayer don't work. The desktop app star...

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Superuser Contribution Song Beginnings Start Quiet

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've noticed that since the most recent Spotify update, for some reason, whenever a new song starts, it always start off quiet for the first second or so, and the...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've noticed that since the most recent Spotify update, for some reason, whenever a ne...

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Superuser Contribution Why are my recent searches only showing up in a drop down on desktop?

I used to be able to look at and browse the searches I made in a grid view on the desktop version of spotify. I now only get a scrolling drop down box after a recent update 1/4/2025. Is there a way to get the grid view back on the desktop ui?

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I used to be able to look at and browse the searches I made in a grid view on the desktop version of spotify. I now only get a scrolling drop down box after a recent update 1/4/2025. Is there a way t...

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Superuser Contribution "Please turn off offline mode and try again" error message

Plan Free/Premium Country England Device Sony Xperia 1 II and PC Operating System Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have hit a problem where Spotify says I must turn off offline mode before playing a song. However I can't find where to turn ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country England Device Sony Xperia 1 II and PC Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have hit a problem where Spotify says I must tu...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify freezing my pc.

The spotify app(even in the browser) keeps freezing my pc for approximately 0.5 seconds when I boot it up. I tried reinstalling it, deleting all left over files(there were none) and ofc restarting. Nothing worked, hence why I'm asking for a solution ...

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The spotify app(even in the browser) keeps freezing my pc for approximately 0.5 seconds when I boot it up. I tried reinstalling it, deleting all left over files(there were none) and ofc restarting. N...

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Superuser Contribution spotify beendet wiedergabe bei deaktiviertem bildschirm

Ich habe einen ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition und jedes mal, wenn ich den bildschirm deaktiviere beendet sich spotify

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Ich habe einen ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition und jedes mal, wenn ich den bildschirm deaktiviere beendet sich spotify

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Superuser Contribution desktop app won't play. No problem with phone or browser.

For some reason my app on my laptop has decided not to work. My phone app works and if I use the browser it works but not the app on my computer. I have uninstalled and reinstalled but still no go.

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For some reason my app on my laptop has decided not to work. My phone app works and if I use the browser it works but not the app on my computer. I have uninstalled and reinstalled but still no go.

Lucas129

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Superuser Contribution Spotify restarting songs, skipping songs, playing random songs

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10Client Version1.1.86.857.g3751ee08 My Question or Issue Spotify keeps restarting, skipping and playing random songs. I've done the following: signed out on all devicesreinstalledMy internet i...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Client Version 1.1.86.857.g3751ee08   My Question or Issue   Spotify keeps restarting, skipping and playing r...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app, issue removing song from playlist

When using the app on PC (Windows 10 & 11), if you try to remove a song from a playlist, the pop-up is small and you do not see the green check unless you scroll. But there is no scroll bar to show that is what is needed. Only on the app, works via t...

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When using the app on PC (Windows 10 & 11), if you try to remove a song from a playlist, the pop-up is small and you do not see the green check unless you scroll. But there is no scroll bar to sh...

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Superuser Contribution App icon is blinking for no particular reason

Plan: FreeCountry: FranceDevice: Lenovo Ideapad S340Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue:When Spotify tab is hidden, app icon in open apps bar randomly starts blinking like there's some notification. But there's nothing. The blinking wil...

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Plan: Free Country: France Device: Lenovo Ideapad S340 Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue: When Spotify tab is hidden, app icon in open apps bar randomly starts blinking l...

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Superuser Contribution Queue not working even after reinstall and restart of Windows (desktop).

Premium family subscription. I do not get "add to queue" as an option on songs, and cannot drag a song to the queue. I have restarted the computer and uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify, but no change in the queue issue. Add to queue is working when...

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Premium family subscription. I do not get "add to queue" as an option on songs, and cannot drag a song to the queue. I have restarted the computer and uninstalled and reinstalled Spotify, but no chan...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Currently am unable to play what song I want to on my spotify desktop

PlanFreeCountryJamaicaDevice Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAS of today when I went on my playlist to play a song I noticed that the play button for most of my songs were gone, some were there but the majority of them gone, the queue ...

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Plan Free Country Jamaica Device   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue AS of today when I went on my playlist to play a song I noticed that the play button for most...

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Superuser Contribution Songs not playing on PC

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueYesterday i wanted to test my headset that apperantly broke too,and i couldnt play any songs on my PC,i checked on my phone and everything was fine,but appeares a blue cloud when i pr...

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  Plan Premium   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Yesterday i wanted to test my headset that apperantly broke too,and i couldnt play any songs on ...

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Superuser Contribution Playlists on web browser not loading but playing

I use Spotify web browser on my Chromebook, recently the playlists haven’t been loading. They load on my phone and other people chromebooks but not mine. The playlist can be played but it won’t show it/load it, preventing me from seeing the songs and...

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I use Spotify web browser on my Chromebook, recently the playlists haven’t been loading. They load on my phone and other people chromebooks but not mine. The playlist can be played but it won’t show...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution playlists contain a note symbol instead of the track number

PlanI am a paying customer.CountrySweden.DeviceMSI laptop.Operating SystemWindows 10.My Question or IssueSome of my playlists contain a note symbol instead of the track number that normally is displayed. I think it happens when I copy songs from anot...

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Plan I am a paying customer. Country Sweden. Device MSI laptop. Operating System Windows 10. My Question or Issue Some of my playlists contain a note symbol instead of the track number that ...

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Poor video quality on PC (360p or 480p)

I've seen several threads with similar complaints. But most of the time it comes down to “don't limit bandwidth”, “video will be in poor quality at first, but after a couple seconds it will get better”, “speed on wi-fi connection is insufficient, try...

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I've seen several threads with similar complaints. But most of the time it comes down to “don't limit bandwidth”, “video will be in poor quality at first, but after a couple seconds it will get bette...

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Superuser Contribution Mis canciones favoritas han desaparecido

PlanFreeCountrySpain Operating SystemWindows 10, My Question or IssueEn los últimos tiempos Spotify me estaba dando errores. Había muchas canciones que por algún motivo no reproducía. Cuando dabas al play para escucharla el programa se quedaba parali...

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Plan Free Country Spain   Operating System Windows 10,   My Question or Issue En los últimos tiempos Spotify me estaba dando errores. Había muchas canciones que por algún...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify installs every time I open the app.

I want to start this off with the fact that I did read this post and attempted to use the fix that was stated there. However, I ran into an issue with it. My Issue:Every time I open the Spotify app, it "re-installs" and then loads up with no problem....

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I want to start this off with the fact that I did read this post and attempted to use the fix that was stated there. However, I ran into an issue with it.   My Issue: Every time I open the Sp...

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