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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 ...
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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 ...
Music Fan
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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...
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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...
everytime i open spotify on pc (win 10) it black screens even in the browser! i dont know what to do i have unistalled spotify a lot of times i even did a format on my pc thinking it would fix it it didnt... any ideas on a solutions?
everytime i open spotify on pc (win 10) it black screens even in the browser! i dont know what to do i have unistalled spotify a lot of times i even did a format on my pc thinking it would fix it&nbs...
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I have noticed high CPU usage when the "Now playing view" sidebar is visible, even when no music is actively playing. It is 100% reproducible. Closing the "Now playing view" makes CPU usage go down to 0% while idle.It uses 10% of my CPU (Intel i7-985...
I have noticed high CPU usage when the "Now playing view" sidebar is visible, even when no music is actively playing. It is 100% reproducible. Closing the "Now playing view" makes CPU usage go down t...
Newbie
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Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back twice, for example, it goes to the last album that I checked....
Free, Windows 10, Edge browser When I am in one of my playlists, I do a search from search function, than I go back to the previous page, instead of going back to my playlist, it goes back t...
Moderator
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Estou com um problema, quando uso o Chrome para ouvir o Spotfy, a barra de opções para passar a música fica cortada, o que me impede de avançar pelo botão. Por favor poderiam arrumar? Veja o print anexo. Não tenho como descer mais a barra de rolagem ...
Estou com um problema, quando uso o Chrome para ouvir o Spotfy, a barra de opções para passar a música fica cortada, o que me impede de avançar pelo botão. Por favor poderiam arrumar? Veja o print an...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.Device(Samsung Galaxy S22, Asus Vivobook)Operating System(Android 16, Windows 11) My Question or IssueI use Spotify primarily on these 2 devices. I use my phone for my commute (45 minutes) and my PC when I'm at the office. These...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device (Samsung Galaxy S22, Asus Vivobook) Operating System (Android 16, Windows 11) My Question or Issue I use Spotify primarily on these 2 devices. ...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceMSI cyborg 15 A12VOperating Systemwin 11My Question or IssueWhen I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn back on when I switch to another app, it does that since I got my accou...
Plan Premium Country France Device MSI cyborg 15 A12V Operating System win 11 My Question or Issue When I go on the Spotify app, the lights of my keyboard turns off, they immediately turn ba...
Casual Listener
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I’m having a very similar issue in 2026 on Windows 11. The Spotify desktop app randomly shows blank tracks and placeholders in artist pages and playlists. I have already reinstalled Spotify, removed cache, disabled hardware acceleration, and switched...
I’m having a very similar issue in 2026 on Windows 11. The Spotify desktop app randomly shows blank tracks and placeholders in artist pages and playlists. I have already reinstalled Spotify, removed ...
Moderator
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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 Issue
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
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PlanPremiumCountryswedenDeviceOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueDj x just dissapearing i have used it before
Plan Premium Country sweden Device Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Dj x just dissapearing i have used it before
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PlanPremium DuoCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop AppOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen using the windows desktop app, if i click the audiobook tab, nothing shows up. it started doing that about a month(ish) ago, but before that it was fine....
Plan Premium Duo Country Canada Device Desktop App Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When using the windows desktop app, if i click the audiobook tab, nothing ...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 20H2 My Question or IssueHello,On Spotify 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a, I have a problem with local files, now when ordering local files by album, the track order is not respected, so local...
Plan Premium Country France Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 20H2 My Question or Issue Hello, On Spotify 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7-a, I have a problem with local files, now ...
Casual Listener
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Operating System: Windows 10Spotify for Windows: 1.2.26.1187My Question or IssueSee https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Podcast-plays-previous-episode-instead-of-the-next/idc-p/5373918/highlight/true#M126133Just trying the app again after...
Operating System: Windows 10 Spotify for Windows: 1.2.26.1187 My Question or Issue See https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Podcast-plays-previous-episode-instead-of-the-next/...
Regular
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Plan: FreeCountry: Poland DeviceDesktop, web playerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to navigate through Spotify, it opens pages in new tabs, not in same one - it's really annoying and navigating is really hard.
Plan: Free Country: Poland Device Desktop, web player Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to navigate through Spotify, it opens pages in new tabs, ...
Casual Listener
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A couple of weeks ago, Spotify's Windows 11 desktop app was updated, and since then I haven't been able to use it at all. On launch, I get to see the player's UI for a second, then my PC's screen goes black. Completely. No error messages, nothing. I ...
A couple of weeks ago, Spotify's Windows 11 desktop app was updated, and since then I haven't been able to use it at all. On launch, I get to see the player's UI for a second, then my PC's screen goe...
Visitor
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My Question or IssueWhen I click the the Music Video link to play a video, the message "We'll play video when available, from now on." is displayed. However the next song reverts back to Audio Only. Is this simply not working or is there a setting to...
My Question or Issue When I click the the Music Video link to play a video, the message "We'll play video when available, from now on." is displayed. However the next song reverts back to Audi...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceVictus laptop by hpOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueMy internet connection is pristine, yet i cannot search anything on spotify. it always results in "no results found" no matter what i type in. i've re...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Victus laptop by hp Operating System Windows My Question or Issue My internet connection is pristine, yet i cannot search anything on spotif...
Moderator
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I have a 2560x1440 main screen and 2 1080x1920 portrait monitors (one each side) after the WIndows 10 creators update Spotify will no longer render a window on the side monitors that is greater in height that the centre monitor. I fyou maximise the s...
I have a 2560x1440 main screen and 2 1080x1920 portrait monitors (one each side) after the WIndows 10 creators update Spotify will no longer render a window on the side monitors that is greater in he...
Newbie
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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...
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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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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...
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