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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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milkcrateman

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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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anime-kun32

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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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Spotify App can play 0.5% songs on IPv6. It seems to be App UI bug.

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceIntel NUCOperating SystemWindows 11 64bitMy Question or IssueWindows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918I'm using Spotify App on IPv6 only network. (IPv4 network is broken by me ) When I click song title I can alwa...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device Intel NUC Operating System Windows 11 64bit My Question or Issue Windows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918 I'm using Spotify App on IPv6 only netw...

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no sound on my computer

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceLaptop DellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere is no sound on Spotify on my computer. Everything is fine when I use my phone. The volume level is ok in my computer and in the app as well. The speakers ar...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Laptop Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There is no sound on Spotify on my computer. Everything is fine when I use my phone. T...

osornios

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Superuser Contribution lyrics not auto scrolling

PlanFreeCountryEngland DeviceHP Pavilion Laptop Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy spotify app or browser does not scroll down in sync with the lyrics it stays at the beginning. I have deleted and reinstalled the app, it is updated and ...

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  Plan Free Country England  Device HP Pavilion Laptop  Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify app or browser does not scroll down in sync with the lyric...

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Superuser Contribution Cant buy prem for students

Every time when i try to open a payment to students prem its said just 404 error

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Every time when i try to open a payment to students prem its said just 404 error

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App and my phone application aren't connecting

I believe this is an issue with my Desktop application. When I login into the web browser it connects to my phone application. However, whenever I login to my desktop app it isn't linked to my phone application. I've tried speaking to the live chat b...

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I believe this is an issue with my Desktop application. When I login into the web browser it connects to my phone application. However, whenever I login to my desktop app it isn't linked to my phone ...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Volume mixer bugs

When you go to the volume mixer, Spotify (only the Microsoft Store version) has a weird white background which looks off. Sometimes it also shows 2 Spotify apps, while there is only one running.

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When you go to the volume mixer, Spotify (only the Microsoft Store version) has a weird white background which looks off. Sometimes it also shows 2 Spotify apps, while there is only one running.

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Re: Certain ads stop playlist and won't continue

Three years later and this still happens. I had a paid account for awhile and am now back to the free account and some ads will not forward back to a playlist or album.

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Three years later and this still happens. I had a paid account for awhile and am now back to the free account and some ads will not forward back to a playlist or album. 

MartinT

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Superuser Contribution My music changes itself without me touching anything, why ?

Hi,When listening with webplayer, my music sometimes changes itself without me touching anythinf in the app, putting something totaly random. What can i do to stop it ?Thanks for your help.

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Hi, When listening with webplayer, my music sometimes changes itself without me touching anythinf in the app, putting something totaly random. What can i do to stop it ? Thanks for your help.

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't add whole album to Liked Songs on Windows

On the Windows app, the album context menu is missing "Save to your Liked Songs" and the new "Add to playlist" menu is missing Liked Songs. Typing liked songs into the "Find a playlist" input doesn't bring it up. Relatedly, on Windows the context men...

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On the Windows app, the album context menu is missing "Save to your Liked Songs" and the new "Add to playlist" menu is missing Liked Songs. Typing liked songs into the "Find a playlist" input doesn't...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution volume fluctuating

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueRecently when playing from the desktop app the volume will abruptly go up or down. Sometimes it will happen every few minutes and then stay stable for a long while, but in th...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Recently when playing from the desktop app the volume will abruptly go up or down.  Sometimes...

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Desktop App Not Playing

PlanpremuimCountryukDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918 My Question or IssueSpotify cannot play any tunes through desktop app. Reinstalled, tried the install through Microsoft Store and tried without VPN. I...

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Plan premuim Country uk Device PC Operating System Win10   Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.33.1039.g8ddb5918   My Question or Issue Spotify cannot play any tunes through deskt...

Mannie3

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Group Session From Pc

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue is: i use spotify but when i want to start a Group Session it doesn't show up the impo

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue is: i use spotify but when i want to start a Group Session it doesn't show up the impo &...

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding favorites in the windows desktop app doesn't work anymore.

I have a Premium account and have been using the Windows Desktop app for 2 years. For the past week, adding songs to the favorites list has not worked in any way. I have to use my cell phone or the site in Chrome browser. Is there anyone else experie...

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I have a Premium account and have been using the Windows Desktop app for 2 years. For the past week, adding songs to the favorites list has not worked in any way. I have to use my cell phone or the s...

jdesjardins1861

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop hanging/crashing when adding tracks from Smart Shuffle to playlist

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice / OS: PC, Win 11My Question or Issue: I have a large playlist (~2000 tracks); my preferred way to expand it is listening with SmartShuffle and then adding the tracks I like to the list. However, almost every time I add ...

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Plan: Premium Country: UK Device / OS: PC, Win 11 My Question or Issue: I have a large playlist (~2000 tracks); my preferred way to expand it is listening with SmartShuffle and then adding th...

Aconite

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Spotify web not working

I too am getting the same 429, too many request errors from the past two days1. tried after clearing all the cache2. Tried restarting the app3. tried after removing the extension4. tried in incognito5. tried in other browsers also

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I too am getting the same 429, too many request errors from the past two days 1. tried after clearing all the cache 2. Tried restarting the app 3. tried after removing the extension 4. tried in i...

MateusM

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Desktop client refuses to use default audio output device

Hey,since the last update my Spotify has been steadily refusing to use my default audio output device. First I put my default output as specific default for Spotify in the sound mixer, then I started disabling the devices Spotify was using instead of...

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Hey, since the last update my Spotify has been steadily refusing to use my default audio output device. First I put my default output as specific default for Spotify in the sound mixer, then I start...

Endunry

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I can't play a specific song

I'm on the website, I tried to play a song from a album that came out today, the first 5 songs worked, the 6th song somehow is not starting. I tried everything, skipping seconds inside the song to see if Spotify may starts in the middle, nope. Refres...

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I'm on the website, I tried to play a song from a album that came out today, the first 5 songs worked, the 6th song somehow is not starting. I tried everything, skipping seconds inside the song to se...

Amay

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