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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 ...
Visitor
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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 ...
Regular
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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...
Regular
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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...
I just migrated from Chrome to Opera and my Spotify (in the regular tab and in the side app of the browser) is completely crazy. All songs play for 9 seconds (more or less) and then suddenly stop, no more sound pops up. Then, to make matters worse, I...
I just migrated from Chrome to Opera and my Spotify (in the regular tab and in the side app of the browser) is completely crazy. All songs play for 9 seconds (more or less) and then suddenly stop, no...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I click on browse I then a genre I expected to view ablums within that genre. All I see is other people's playlists and recent alblems. I want to see a list of artists...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click on browse I then a genre I expected to view ablums within that genre. All I se...
Casual Listener
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5 replies
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Hello, I would like to report an issue. When playing music on another device on the same spotify account the spotify pc app still outputs a blank audio to the output of the pc even if it shall not play sound on it.This leads to issues with bluetooth ...
Hello, I would like to report an issue. When playing music on another device on the same spotify account the spotify pc app still outputs a blank audio to the output of the pc even if it sh...
Casual Listener
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Same issue except its on Windows. No song wants to play and it keeps asking me for local files, which of course there are none because all songs are from the app.
Same issue except its on Windows. No song wants to play and it keeps asking me for local files, which of course there are none because all songs are from the app.
Casual Listener
367 Views
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PlanPremium CountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away, it switches from normal shuffle over to smart shuffle and I have to turn it off again...
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I just want to use normal shuffle but every time I change tabs to something else or look away,...
Newbie
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22 replies
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Windows 11I've never had issues with spotify until recently, not even on Windows 11.Recently I pulled all my liked songs into a playlist, and also added my local songs to the playlist. After a lot of troubleshooting to get my local songs to work, thi...
Windows 11 I've never had issues with spotify until recently, not even on Windows 11. Recently I pulled all my liked songs into a playlist, and also added my local songs to the playlist. After a ...
Gig Goer
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62 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 - Spotify Desktop App My Question or IssueWhen the Spotify Desktop app is maximized on a screen on my multi-monitor setup, and it is currently in focus, a single row of pixels from the right or left ...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 - Spotify Desktop App My Question or Issue When the Spotify Desktop app is maximized on a screen on my multi-monitor setup, and ...
Newbie
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42 replies
30 likes
PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhenever I open spotify my monitor (MSI monitor) turns off. The issue has to do with the monitor having HD audio output speakers, because when i disabled them in devi...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Whenever I open spotify my monitor (MSI monitor) turns off. The issue has to do with the mon...
Moderator
315 Views
4 replies
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHave looked through posts and tried all suggestions but just can't get video to play? Windows...
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 Have lo...
Casual Listener
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Device(Desktop)Operating System(Windows, Chrome browser) My Question or Issue Problem: Lyrics are consistently delayed by approximately 0.3 to 1 second across ALL songs.Steps taken: I have checked multiple tracks and genres, and the delay is persiste...
Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows, Chrome browser) My Question or Issue Problem: Lyrics are consistently delayed by approximately 0.3 to 1 second across ALL songs. ...
Moderator
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PlanFreeCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue My issue is that I cannot log in to my Spotify, I tried everything to checking my country, delete Spotify, and all of Spotify's files (cache, etc...) Restart my computer and update my c...
Plan Free Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My issue is that I cannot log in to my Spotify, I tried everything to checking my country, delete Spotify, and all o...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueWhen playing a song from a playlist whose queue has finished, while shuffle is enabled and repeats are not, only that singular song will be added to the queue (no songs in "Next from: Pl...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Issue When playing a song from a playlist whose queue has finished, while shuffle is enabled and repeats are not, on...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra / PCsOperating SystemWindows 10 / ZorinOS I've added new songs to my favourites library while listening on my phone during travel and when I now open Spotify on other devices I do not see those songs in favou...
Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra / PCs Operating System Windows 10 / ZorinOS I've added new songs to my favourites library while listening on my phone during travel and when...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI used to always click on the "Search" button and go into the "New Releases" section and just scroll through to find cool new stuff. At some point in the past couple ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to always click on the "Search" button and go into the "New Releases" section and j...
Visitor
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I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want control over this. I should be able to prevent this f...
I do not want pressing "Play" on the Spotify Desktop app to ever start music playing on my phone. It's not even an intuitive best guess as to what should happen when I move between devices. I want co...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Installation Type: Tried both Microsoft Store and Direct DownloadThe Issue:I am experiencing severe UI stuttering and lag. This has been going on since October 2025. When I click the volume bar ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Installation Type: Tried both Microsoft Store and Direct Download The Issue: I am experiencing severe UI stuttering an...
Roadie
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I use Spotify on my Android Phone and on my Windows 11 laptop. For a long time now, I find that at random times of the day or night (even when I am sleeping) Spotify will start playing on my Windows 11 Laptop. Obviously this is not a major problem du...
I use Spotify on my Android Phone and on my Windows 11 laptop. For a long time now, I find that at random times of the day or night (even when I am sleeping) Spotify will start playing on my Windows ...
Moderator
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I had no issues with the desktop app for years, then suddenly about a month or so ago the issue started. When I launch Spotify, it lags the entire computer for several seconds, and the same thing can happen when tabbing back into the app after a whil...
I had no issues with the desktop app for years, then suddenly about a month or so ago the issue started. When I launch Spotify, it lags the entire computer for several seconds, and the same thing can...
Regular
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My 'clear queue' button has disappeared on desktop – I've updated to the latest version of Spotify. Autoplay is off and I've tried to restart the app. It's a bit frustrating to keep having to skip/change songs with the queue still going every time! A...
My 'clear queue' button has disappeared on desktop – I've updated to the latest version of Spotify. Autoplay is off and I've tried to restart the app. It's a bit frustrating to keep having to skip/ch...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceHP Laptop 15Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't play music on my Desktop Spotify app (version 1.1.5.152.gf0f488f1). Music starts playing and then stops after 5/6 seconds. Message of "Can't play the curr...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device HP Laptop 15 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play music on my Desktop Spotify app (version 1.1.5.152.gf0f488f1). Mu...
Casual Listener
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