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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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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 Podcasts unplayable

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuepodcasts are unplayable. this problem has occurred in the past but is marked as resolved (which it currently is not) I am unable to play podcasts on mobile and deskt...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue podcasts are unplayable. this problem has occurred in the past but is marked as res...

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Superuser Contribution Re: [BUG] Spotify Home Page no loading

This issue is still apparent on 1.2.37.701.ge66eb7bc - my PC still wakes up from sleep randomly and it's caused by spotify.exe according to Windows Diagnostics power requests. Can someone please advise?

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This issue is still apparent on 1.2.37.701.ge66eb7bc - my PC still wakes up from sleep randomly and it's caused by spotify.exe according to Windows Diagnostics power requests. Can someone please advi...

MartinT

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Superuser Contribution No warning shown for duplicate songs

PlanFreeCountry DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 22H2 / Spotiy version: Windows (64 bit) Spotify1.2.37.701.ge66eb7bc My Question or IssueI reported this error about 2 years ago and the problem still persists. Spotify won't warn you if you ...

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Plan Free Country   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10 22H2 / Spotiy version: Windows (64 bit) Spotify 1.2.37.701.ge66eb7bc   My Question or Issue I reported this err...

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Superuser Contribution Windows volume up/down keys do not work when spotify has focus

On Win7 Pro 64-bit. They don't affect neither the Spotify volume nor the global Windows volume. (I'd prefer the latter, plz.)

Roadie

On Win7 Pro 64-bit.   They don't affect neither the Spotify volume nor the global Windows volume. (I'd prefer the latter, plz.)

locoandy394

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Solved!! No songs in any playlists (including public playlists)

PlanpremiumCountry UKDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I am unable to play any songs in any playlist as they are simply not there. I've reinstalled, logged in and out countless times. I cannot play any songs in public pla...

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Plan premium Country  UK Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  I am unable to play any songs in any playlist as they are simply not there. I've...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts are a nightmare (multiple issues).

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePC, browser / desktop My Question or IssueI'm having many, many problems with podcasts right now. Are there any settings I'm missing that can make the experience less of a nightmare? The problems are as follows:1. I cannot tur...

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Plan Free Country USA Device PC, browser / desktop   My Question or Issue I'm having many, many problems with podcasts right now. Are there any settings I'm missing that can make the exp...

Savanbgh

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Rare double click bug with playlist folders

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell XPS desktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI've discovered an interesting bug/quirk when dealing with playlists inside playlist folders. Let's say you have a playlist folder. Inside that folder you have ...

Roadie

Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell XPS desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I've discovered an interesting bug/quirk when dealing with playlists inside playlist...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Block Joe Rogan Podcast

PlanPremium CountryAll DeviceAll Operating SystemAll My Question or IssueJoe Rogan is not for me, and I can't get his podcasts Off of my recommendations. Not interested. Never will be. The fact that Spotify thinks "Oh This is PERFECT For YOU!" consta...

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Plan Premium   Country All   Device All   Operating System All   My Question or Issue Joe Rogan is not for me, and I can't get his podcasts Off of my recommendations....

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Spotify doesn't show as a status on discord

PlanPremium My Question or IssueHello, when I listen to music in spotify windows app it doesn't show as a status on discord, but when I use web player it does.I have tried reinstalling both programs completely, reconnecting spotify to discord, enable...

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  Plan Premium   My Question or Issue Hello, when I listen to music in spotify windows app it doesn't show as a status on discord, but when I use web player it does. I have tried rein...

ianiswuaw

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Superuser Contribution using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue

using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue. my friend was using mobile app, i was join with mobile app but adding song with desktop. so probably this is the reason but need to be fixed

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using listen together is lagging when adding song to the queue. my friend was using mobile app, i was join with mobile app but adding song with desktop. so probably this is the reason but need to be ...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Can't remove songs from daily mix playlists

For some reason, users are unable to remove songs from daily mixes, or from playlists created from them. As far as I can tell this is by design, and not a bug. I'm honestly not sure what the thought process was here - if the point of a daily mix is t...

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For some reason, users are unable to remove songs from daily mixes, or from playlists created from them. As far as I can tell this is by design, and not a bug. I'm honestly not sure what the thought ...

Jauntee

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Superuser Contribution Pinned to taskbar issue

Whenever the Desktop Windows app is pinned to the taskbar, opening creates another instance of it instead of opening as the pinned application.

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Whenever the Desktop Windows app is pinned to the taskbar, opening creates another instance of it instead of opening as the pinned application.

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] Some controls not visible with high-contrast black theme on Windows 10

Hello, With the new look/view of the Spotify app for Windows desktop (the one from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10), I've noticed that some controls are not visible while using the Windows 10 high-contrast black theme. Those controls include, but ...

Casual Listener

Hello,   With the new look/view of the Spotify app for Windows desktop (the one from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10), I've noticed that some controls are not visible while using the Window...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify restarts out as an another unpinned tab once the computer is boot up

Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThis isn't really a major issue, but recently I have encountered something. If the Spotify app is pinned on the taskbar and then the PC is restarted (shut down also counts), it just pops the unpinned one...

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Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue This isn't really a major issue, but recently I have encountered something. If the Spotify app is pinned on the taskbar and then the PC is ...

shoffman87

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Superuser Contribution Song won't play. Always shows "Spotify can't play this song right now"

PlanPremiumCountryPHDeviceHP DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueI can't play any song on Spotify. I tried install and reinstalling, downloading from the Microsoft Store, clearing cache, disabling Hardware acceleration, all shows the...

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Plan Premium Country PH Device HP Desktop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I can't play any song on Spotify. I tried install and reinstalling, downloading from the Microsoft ...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Re: Desktop: Jam now available

Well.. there was a new updated I think yesterday, where it shows "Start a Jam" next to your friends listening activity and now the Jam actually doesn't work. I tried and my friend tried to start one, but the other person doesn't hear the music... Not...

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Well.. there was a new updated I think yesterday, where it shows "Start a Jam" next to your friends listening activity and now the Jam actually doesn't work. I tried and my friend tried to start one,...

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Superuser Contribution Music doesnt play in my headset

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify wont play music in my headset.When i press play on spotify it will only play the sound on my tv screen which is not what i want.I have expereminted and ive fou...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   My spotify wont play music in my headset. When i press play on spotify it will only pl...

MrBlaza

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Customer Support number

Is there a customer support line for paid subscribers? I am unable to post my issue and the steps I've attempted to take to resolve it to this board for some reason, so I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment. I keep getting an error saying Can't play...

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Is there a customer support line for paid subscribers? I am unable to post my issue and the steps I've attempted to take to resolve it to this board for some reason, so I'm in a bit of a pickle ...

roller3e

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Settings menu hardly has any options

I have recently discovered that it is no longer showing my friend's activity in the sidebar. When I went to my Settings menu there were only two options (Language and Display) and nothing else. I remember before there were loads of options for all ki...

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I have recently discovered that it is no longer showing my friend's activity in the sidebar. When I went to my Settings menu there were only two options (Language and Display) and nothing else. I rem...

countryboy

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