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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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Seanf17

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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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betterhalf

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Possible Bug
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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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earthbound

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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 Clicking album art to jump to song in playlist

PlanFamilyCountryIrelandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently (maybe 6 weeks) a feature I used a lot seems to have broken. I listen to music from a large playlist (~3,000 songs) which is sorted by Recently Added. I used to be able t...

Gig Goer

Plan Family Country Ireland Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently (maybe 6 weeks) a feature I used a lot seems to have broken. I listen to music from a large playli...

garyjpaterson

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Superuser Contribution Cant create folder and immediately disappear

PlanFamily PremiumCountrySingaporeDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIt's 2024 and the problem still hasn't resolved. Whenever I create a folder in my p...

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  Plan Family Premium Country Singapore Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or I...

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Superuser Contribution COMO PASAR MUSICA A UN AURICULAR PARA CUANDO NADO EN LA PISCINA

EL AURICULAR ES DE MARCA TAYOGO.Y NO VEO MANERA DE PASAR LA MUSICA QUE TENGOYO TENGO CON USTEDES PREMIUM INDIVIDUAL

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EL AURICULAR ES DE MARCA TAYOGO. Y NO VEO MANERA DE PASAR LA MUSICA QUE TENGO YO TENGO CON USTEDES PREMIUM INDIVIDUAL

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Fonts in other languages are not standardized

DeviceLenovo Ideapad 3Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue : The fonts for Chinese simplified and Japanese characters are not properly rendered, and only seems okay when I change the Application's language itself. This wasn't a problem bef...

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Device Lenovo Ideapad 3 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue :  The fonts for Chinese simplified and Japanese characters are not properly rendered, and only seems okay w...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Local File album title font size slightly larger than normal

My Question or IssueWhile not necessarily an important issue, it really irks me to see the font size difference in my playlists. It feels really out of place and although not very obvious at first, once you notice it, it really starts to get on your ...

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My Question or Issue While not necessarily an important issue, it really irks me to see the font size difference in my playlists. It feels really out of place and although not very obvious at first,...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify sound quality and volume goes down when I tab into a game.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 It doesn't seem to matter what game, nor does it matter whether the game is fullscreen/borderless/windowed. It doesn't happen with chrome or anything. I've already updated windows, restarted...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   It doesn't seem to matter what game, nor does it matter whether the game is fullscreen/borderless/windowed. It doe...

andreluizgrocha

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Superuser Contribution wrong audio keeps playing

i have been listening to the daylist. first song on that list was hoziers empire now. i listened to it, but then it started playing again even though spotify was showing a completly different song playing. had to listen to another list and then come ...

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i have been listening to the daylist. first song on that list was hoziers empire now. i listened to it, but then it started playing again even though spotify was showing a completly different song pl...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify application is completely black

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Spotify application is just a completely black screen, the only thing I can do to make it visible again is to re-install the entire program, and then it only works th...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The Spotify application is just a completely black screen, the only thing I can do to m...

Ixelaria

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Desktop Wallpaper

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceToshiba Portege Z20T-COperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, when I have been playing certain songs from Spotify on my laptop, my desktop background and my lockscreen background have been changing their...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device Toshiba Portege Z20T-C Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently, when I have been playing certain songs from Spotify on my laptop,...

prcop

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Spotify can't play this right now

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey there^^ Everytime i try to play anything on the spotify desktop app (Windows) it tells me the following: Spotify can't play this right now. If you ha...

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Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey there^^  Everytime i try to play anything on the spotify desktop ...

Bittencourt

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Superuser Contribution Device limit Reached but can't fix.

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceCustom Built PCOperating SystemWindows 10 22H2 My Question or IssueSo I have Spotify Premium and I just hit the Device Limit. There is a slight problem though, I am a guy who likes to keep his system clean, so I res...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Custom Built PC Operating System Windows 10 22H2     My Question or Issue So I have Spotify Premium and I just hit the Device Limit. There...

Remixxxl

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when adding a lot of songs to the queue at once only a limited ammount is added

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDevicelenovo legion pro 5Operating Systemwindows 11 My Question or Issuewhen adding a lot of songs (in this case 200) to the queue at once, only a limited ammount is added (70 in this case)

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device lenovo legion pro 5 Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue when adding a lot of songs (in this case 200) to the queue at once, only a li...

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Superuser Contribution PREMIUM NOT WORKING ON MY ACCOUNT

PlanFree/PremiumCountryINDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, MacBook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10, etc.) My Question or IssueI have purchased sportify premium, but it is not reflecting/showing in my account.

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Plan Free/Premium Country IN Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, MacBook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10, etc.)   My Question or Issue I have pur...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps scanning my local files even with local files turned off

PlanFree/PremiumCountry US Device Windows 10 computer(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Windows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have the "local files" option turned offEvery time I star...

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Plan Free/Premium Country US   Device  Windows 10 computer (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc....

itsHenry

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Trouble with accessing group sessions

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHeya, on my spotify app there doesnt appear to be a option to start a group session. I've only recently noticed that I've never actually had this feature before un...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device HP laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Heya, on my spotify app there doesnt appear to be a option to start a group session. I'...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Group session: desktop client can't control session, but does receive control

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My brother and I are testing out the Group Session feature. I've been hoping for this feature in a streaming service for like a decade, so I'm excited! However, using a deskt...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   My brother and I are testing out the Group Session feature. I've been hoping for this featu...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Songs stop after clicking spacebar

Even when I play a game the music stops after clicking spacebar. Logging out and logging in didn't work. Can someone help?

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Even when I play a game the music stops after clicking spacebar. Logging out and logging in didn't work. Can someone help?

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Accessability? What a joke

None of the below information is required. HowevePlaMy Question or IssuePlan: Premium Family OwnerCountry: United StatesDevice: DesktopOperating System: Windows 10 Pro Thiss app alleges to be accessable, but will only open if full screen, cannot be a...

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None of the below information is required. HowevePla My Question or Issue Plan: Premium Family Owner Country: United States Device: Desktop Operating System: Windows 10 Pro   Thiss app al...

Yordan

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