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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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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 Music randomly stops sound but still says its playing

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe music sound just stops playing but it says the musics is playing but there is no sound. It says its playing from broswer which is correct and don't have this issue with youtube when the sound...

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Plan Free Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The music sound just stops playing but it says the musics is playing but there is no sound. It says its playing from broswer wh...

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Superuser Contribution Notifications button missing after update

I just updated the desktop app and have been greeted with the old style UI - where the Search and Home buttons are back to the left panel. Also, the Notifications button is missing. I'm getting really fed up with what appears to be constant changes t...

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I just updated the desktop app and have been greeted with the old style UI - where the Search and Home buttons are back to the left panel. Also, the Notifications button is missing.   I'm gett...

Maria

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Can we get an equalizer for the desktop app?

PlanPremiumCountryPhobosDevice32 mb ram, 1 petabyte tape drive, Voodoo 3dfx, Gameboy Advanced TV tuner, etcOperating SystemWindows 10 Turbo My Question or IssueCan we get an equalizer for the desktop app? Can we sort by bitrate? Can we get Redbook au...

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Plan Premium Country Phobos Device 32 mb ram, 1 petabyte tape drive, Voodoo 3dfx, Gameboy Advanced TV tuner, etc Operating System Windows 10 Turbo   My Question or Issue Can we get an ...

malikjohn321

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Superuser Contribution My "Podcasts New Episodes" list is empty when I click

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceLenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueHello, I'm on on Windows Desktop app, and when I click on link for my podcasts "New Episodes" there is just a blank screen that comes up. This has been an is...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Hello,   I'm on on Windows Desktop app, and when I click on link for ...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Genre links in other genres pages doesn't work

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a strange issue. I can't press Ge...

Roadie

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...

Noguri

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Socks5 proxy does not work with default settings

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 21H2 19044.1645Spotify Version1.1.81.604.gccacfc8c with clean reinstall My Question or IssueWhen I set up the socks5 proxy through the client's built-in proxy function, it wouldn't work. I checked and fou...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 21H2 19044.1645 Spotify Version 1.1.81.604.gccacfc8c with clean reinstall   My Question or Issue When I set up the socks5 p...

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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle doesn't work

I've been using the smart shuffle option on mobile for a while and I've liked it a lot so it's pretty much on most of the time. But a problem surfaced when I tried turning it on on PC. Whenever I turn smart shuffle on, no recommendations appear on qu...

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I've been using the smart shuffle option on mobile for a while and I've liked it a lot so it's pretty much on most of the time. But a problem surfaced when I tried turning it on on PC. Whenever I tur...

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Probability

Spotify Shuffle is neither a shuffle nor a randomizer.Like carlcanyon explains in his post on the matter, a randomizer picks out of a set list, giving each item the same probability every time, and does not discriminate based on any facts/statistics....

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Spotify Shuffle is neither a shuffle nor a randomizer. Like carlcanyon explains in his post on the matter, a randomizer picks out of a set list, giving each item the same probability every time, and...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app closes after like 4 seconds of me doing something

Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify app closes after like 4 seconds of me doing somethingI've done a clean installation and i've restarted my computer??

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  Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify app closes after like 4 seconds of me doing something I've done a clean installation and i've restarted my computer??

Maria

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Superuser Contribution windows app plays only mono (web app play stereo in the same computer)

re-installed the appweb version plays stereo in te same computermono toggle is not ONit's been happening since a cuple of versions ago

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re-installed the app web version plays stereo in te same computer mono toggle is not ON it's been happening since a cuple of versions ago

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Superuser Contribution Problem Bluetooth and Spotify on Windows.

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHP laptopWindows 11 My Question or Issue).In the past I could select my VAGNER 940DAB stereo in Spotify (Bluetooth).Now VAGNER is not present in Spotify.Still I can play music on my VAGNER by selecting "This computer" an...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device HP laptop Windows 11   My Question or Issue). In the past I could select my VAGNER 940DAB stereo in Spotify (Bluetooth). Now VAGNER is not present in...

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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working

My Spotify autoplay is not working even after reinstalling it multiple times. It always ends up a the first song of playlist

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My Spotify autoplay is not working even after reinstalling it multiple times. It always ends up a the first song of playlist

Eni

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Pause Media Key pauses Youtube instead of Spotfy

I have owned my Dell XPS 15 for 2 years. Today when I turn my laptop on and launch spotfy whilst watching a youtube video, my pause media key starts pausing youtube instead of spotfy (I have never been able to pause youtube before with media keys so ...

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I have owned my Dell XPS 15 for 2 years. Today when I turn my laptop on and launch spotfy whilst watching a youtube video, my pause media key starts pausing youtube instead of spotfy (I have never be...

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Superuser Contribution Pausing Spotify Playback Mutes ALL Audio Playback On My Computer

PlanPremiumCountryLithuaniaDeviceDellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuehttps://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Pausing-spotify-mutes-audio-on-entire-computer-when-using/m-p/4535280#M533820https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Win...

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Plan Premium Country Lithuania Device Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Pausing-spotify-mutes-audio-on-entire-compute...

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Superuser Contribution Slow Windows 10 app.

Hello,My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t load either, nothing at all. This started from nowhere, real...

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Hello, My Spotify app has been extremely slow lately, songs won't play for seconds after I click them and music doesn't play/pause for long pauses after I click on the button, artists won' t lo...

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Superuser Contribution Playing/pausing a song laggy (10+ seconds), slow app load times, only works after a clean reinstall.

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen playing or pausing a song, it usually takes 10 seconds or more for the button to register no matter how many times I click on it. It's just plain unresponsive. Ne...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When playing or pausing a song, it usually takes 10 seconds or more for the button t...

jacobhanson1010

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I make the web version default behaviour be random order like the mobile app is?

First things first: this forum is confusing. It took me way too long to figure out how to create a new post... So, how can I make the playlist order be random by default in the web version? I like that it is like that by default on mobile, but on web...

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First things first: this forum is confusing. It took me way too long to figure out how to create a new post...   So, how can I make the playlist order be random by default in the web version? ...

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Windows 10 Spotify Grey/black screen

It's just recently started to happen but when my Spotify opens, nothing shows up just a grey/black screen. ( see attachment )I've looked on other support threads and nothing has helped and yes I have reinstalled multiple times.please help

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It's just recently started to happen but when my Spotify opens, nothing shows up just a grey/black screen. ( see attachment ) I've looked on other support threads and nothing has helped and yes...

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Superuser Contribution Song restarting when pausing during Jam

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceXPS 15 9510Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I invite to a jam and another user joins the songs restarts whenever something is done like pausing or jumping to a specific segment of the song, for the ot...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device XPS 15 9510 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I invite to a jam and another user joins the songs restarts whenever some...

Novy

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