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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 Paused Spotify plays when PC is next unlocked

On Windows 7 &10 I leave the Spotify web player open with my browser (Chrome) for days on end. I lock my PC at night and this morning for example, the music started playing when I unlocked the PC. Separetley, My Android app plays when I pause it then...

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On Windows 7 &10 I leave the Spotify web player open with my browser (Chrome) for days on end. I lock my PC at night and this morning for example, the music started playing when I unlocked the PC...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Sorry, couldn't find that

So I use Spotify on my phone (Android) and my pc (Windows) and out of nowhere my web player doesn't let me access it anymore. I click the login button, but it doesn't work anymore. It gives me a new firefox window that says "Sorry, couldn't find that...

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So I use Spotify on my phone (Android) and my pc (Windows) and out of nowhere my web player doesn't let me access it anymore. I click the login button, but it doesn't work anymore. It gives me a new ...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Why is my username a number?

PlanFreeCountrythe Netherlands DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince three weeks or so, my username is just a series of numbers. I do have Facebook and it's still connected to Spotify. Why is my normal username not visible anym...

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  Plan Free Country the Netherlands   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since three weeks or so, my username is just a series of numbers. I do ha...

Peter

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Solved!! Customization of playlists (cover and description box)

Hello everyone. Recently I tried to change my playlist descriptions but they don't change. Cover image changes, I can add new descriptions but I can't change the old ones. Can you help? PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceSamsung laptopOperating SystemWind...

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Hello everyone. Recently I tried to change my playlist descriptions but they don't change. Cover image changes, I can add new descriptions but I can't change the old ones. Can you help?   ...

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Friend feed glitches

PlanFreeCountry Belgium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, i've been experiencing an issue with my friend feed for quite a while now. Some of my friends just suddenly disappear of it and i have to unfollow them and then follow the...

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  Plan Free Country  Belgium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello, i've been experiencing an issue with my friend feed for quite a while now....

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Solved!! I just got new Spotify look

The whole app is now black instead of dark. Actually, there are 3 different shades of black visible and it looks absolutely terrible. Why change something that was not an issue.

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The whole app is now black instead of dark. Actually, there are 3 different shades of black visible and it looks absolutely terrible. Why change something that was not an issue.  

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you Have the file on your computer you can import it

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DevicePC and Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I am in the process of testing Spotify to see if I can start using it as my main music service. The only issue I'm wrestling with, is the random...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device PC and Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I am in the process of testing Spotify to see if I can s...

Sebasty

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Solved!! album art disappeared

PlanFreeOperating Systemlaptop My Question or Issuethe album art has disappeared on my laptop and i dont know what i did to make it go away or how to get it back. this obviously isnt very important but i want it back please. :))

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  Plan Free Operating System laptop    My Question or Issue the album art has disappeared on my laptop and i dont know what i did to make it go away or how to get it back. this ...

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"Spotify can't play this right now" error

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi - I've used spotify for a number of years now - as a premium user. I recently bought a new PC, downloaded the app and used it normally for a couple of weeks. But ...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi - I've used spotify for a number of years now - as a premium user. I recently bought ...

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Spotify doesn't properly shuffle my songs

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceLenovo T470Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I shuffle all songs from the Desktop app, I end up with the same 5 or 6 artists being played over and over. I have almost 6,500 songs saved, from ar...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Lenovo T470 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When I shuffle all songs from the Desktop app, I end up with the same 5 ...

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Meine Playlist läuft nicht weiter

Windows 10 My Question or Issue Ich habe Premium seit einem Monat alles lief bisher super, seit 3 Tagen kann ich aber gewisse Playlisten nicht weiter laufen lassen, ich starte den Song, dieser läuft auch aber danach wird die Playlist nicht weiter ges...

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  Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Ich habe Premium seit einem Monat alles lief bisher super, seit 3 Tagen kann ich aber gewisse Playlisten nicht weiter laufen lassen, ich starte...

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Strange problem. Will not play a full album

PlanPremiumCountryDK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueBefore in time, I could click an album and it would play the hole album. Now after lisning to one song from an album, it jumps to another album (allways the same).Strange, it...

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Plan Premium Country DK  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Before in time, I could click an album and it would play the hole album. Now after lisning to...

Sebasty

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O Spotfy não consegue tocar isso no momento

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDeviceazus zenphone 5 / windows 10 My Question or Issue Certas Musicas após eu ter comprado o plano premium simplesmente não tocam, nem no celular nem no desktop, isso está se tornando muito chato, pois boa parte do meu acervo...

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Plan Premium Country Brasil Device azus zenphone 5 / windows 10     My Question or Issue  Certas Musicas após eu ter comprado o plano premium simplesmente não tocam, nem no ce...

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Spotify connectivity doesn't survive non-proxy/http-proxy transitions

When moving my computer from the office back home, or vice versa, the connectivity is dropped and I need to restart spotify to re-connect to the services. Restarting spotify is not a satisfactory solution, spotify needs to be able to handle the trans...

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When moving my computer from the office back home, or vice versa, the connectivity is dropped and I need to restart spotify to re-connect to the services.   Restarting spotify is not a satisfa...

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Solved!! Offline Songs Storage

i changed the path of the Offline Songs Storage but i want it changed back to the default path.what is the default path of Offline Songs Storage?thanks in advance!

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i changed the path of the Offline Songs Storage but i want it changed back to the default path. what is the default path of Offline Songs Storage? thanks in advance!

DennyEMufc

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Solved!! Spotify Freezes my Whole Computer After 5-10 minutes of play when using S/PDIF Optical Out.

PlanPremiumCountry USAOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I just got some new speakers that use optical out. They work just fine with the Spotify web player and every other program. However, when I use the spotify desktop app, my whole co...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I just got some new speakers that use optical out. They work just fine with the Spotify we...

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Song searched listing cannot be played properly

PlanFreeCountryHong Kong DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Just happened since yesterday. After searching a song, a list come out, then I can sort the list by artist, length etc. Now, when I click a song, that song doesn't p...

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Plan Free Country Hong Kong   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Just happened since yesterday. After searching a song, a list come out, then ...

dimazavr

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Searching for new songs: Can't pick song after sorting columns

PlanPremium DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've noticed a pretty messed up thing today.I'm on desktop currently, and I'm looking up new songs now in any playlists I have, so I search and find results, just like usual.I ge...

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Plan Premium   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've noticed a pretty messed up thing today. I'm on desktop currently, and I'm looking up new song...

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Cannot listen to BBC podcasts

PlanFreeCountry UKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemOnline account My Question or Issue I cannot play any podcasts from the BBC yet in the past I could. In the last week I can see new podcasts being added, but I cannot listen to them or older ones. When I...

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Plan Free Country  UK Device Desktop Operating System Online account   My Question or Issue  I cannot play any podcasts from the BBC yet in the past I could. In the last week...

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Fix Bug: Adding Songs after Ordering by Artist

If one searches for certain Songs and then orders the result by the Artist [or other criteria maybe?], it just gets visually updated. When one tries to drag selected songs it into a playlist or just plays them, Spotify picks the wrong songs. I think ...

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If one searches for certain Songs and then orders the result by the Artist [or other criteria maybe?], it just gets visually updated. When one tries to drag selected songs it into a playlist or just ...

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