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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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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 Spotify should support hardware yubikes

HI I was wanting to now something does spotify support Hardware keys. I am on a free spotify plan. The reason I am asking is because I will have a hardware key through a legit company named:yubico.comWindows 11 home64 bit operating system Spotify sho...

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HI I was wanting to now something does spotify support Hardware keys.  I am on a free spotify plan.  The reason I am asking is because I will have a hardware key through a legit company nam...

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The "Lyrics" feature no longer has a "go back" button

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 (64 bits)Spotify version1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a My Question or IssueHi, When I click the "lyrics" button to see the lyrics of the song I'm listening to, there is no way of going back to the page I was visiting befo...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 (64 bits) Spotify version 1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a   My Question or Issue Hi,   When I click the "lyrics" button to see the lyrics of the son...

jeanbaptisteb

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Superuser Contribution So there's no Smart Shuffle option for My Liked Songs in pc, right?

I really enjoy this feature and it works well on my Android and IOS apps. I usually turn this on for My Liked Songs, but it seems disappear on PC. However it could be found in other list I created except My Liked Songs. So it's still not worked on th...

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I really enjoy this feature and it works well on my Android and IOS apps. I usually turn this on for My Liked Songs, but it seems disappear on PC. However it could be found in other list I created ex...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution I can't see related videos on the main page

on the main page, both from browser and from the app, I can't see "related videos" when I play a song. My friends, by opening the same song can also view the related music video. Why? I have a premium account

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on the main page, both from browser and from the app, I can't see "related videos" when I play a song. My friends, by opening the same song can also view the related music video. Why? I have a premiu...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Whenever I close Spotify, a bunch of random files appear in my downloads (including index.dat)?

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHow do I resolve the issue of all these random folders each containing a .FILE file from downloading in my downloads everytime I close Spotify (downloaded version)? They all seem to be con...

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  Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How do I resolve the issue of all these random folders each containing a .FILE file from downloading in my download...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Embeds stoped dissplaying themself

They link looks like this now: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/6EJDyT2T7pEeLLhNRR416r?si=6dbfd334681546c4 Before this, the link for a song was without the part that says "intel-de" and since the "intel-de" part is in the copied links I can't s...

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They link looks like this now:   https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/6EJDyT2T7pEeLLhNRR416r?si=6dbfd334681546c4   Before this, the link for a song was without the part that says "int...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on windows (10) malfnctions

Ongoing issues happen only on windows app. Reinstalled a few times, but got tired of it.Problems:1) Search doesn't work- sidebars appear and work fine, but where would be results is nothing, sometimes written that "no results were found", also unable...

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Ongoing issues happen only on windows app. Reinstalled a few times, but got tired of it. Problems:1) Search doesn't work- sidebars appear and work fine, but where would be results is nothing, someti...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Search does not work on my desktop app

It is an ongoing issue, not the only one and happens only on windows app (windows 10). After it happened the first time I reinstalled which worked for some time, but problems keep showing up.Problems:1) Search- sidebars appear and work fine, but wher...

Casual Listener

It is an ongoing issue, not the only one and happens only on windows app (windows 10). After it happened the first time I reinstalled which worked for some time, but problems keep showing up. Proble...

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Superuser Contribution my friends activity isn't showing

I click on the icon on the top right corner whhere its supposed to show the friends activity but when i click it nothing pops up when a week ago i was able to see and im going crzyyPlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceASUS LaptopOperating System(iOS 10, And...

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I click on the icon on the top right corner whhere its supposed to show the friends activity but when i click it nothing pops up when a week ago i was able to see and im going crzyy Plan Premium C...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Artist Page black line

There is a black line between the header and contest in the Artist profile/page

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There is a black line between the header and contest in the Artist profile/page

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution no funciona mi aplicacion de windows

no funciona mi aplicación de Windows y me informa que no estoy conectado a internet y que estoy modo offline y pues ya verifique y si estoy conectado no se si sea uin problema general y como dato adicional deberia de haber soporte en español

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no funciona mi aplicación de Windows y me informa que no estoy conectado a internet y que estoy modo offline y pues ya verifique y si estoy conectado no se si sea uin problema general y como dato adi...

Ivelina

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artist page goes black

PlanPremiumCountryEl SalvadorDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I access an Artist page it goes black after a few seconds.

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Plan Premium Country El Salvador Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I access an Artist page it goes black after a few seconds.  

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Superuser Contribution Major Spotify defect/bug in new Windows version - playlists can be permanently broken, UNUSABLE

In the new version of Windows Spotify app, there is a major playlist issue that makes playlists extremely broken if you care about organizing them. If you select two or more files and re-order them, it doesn't actually re-order those files and then p...

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In the new version of Windows Spotify app, there is a major playlist issue that makes playlists extremely broken if you care about organizing them. If you select two or more files and re-order them, ...

rockdad1

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Superuser Contribution spotify web working but desktop app not working

PlanFreeCountryitalyDeviceiPhone 8Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issueso im always using spotify desktop app because i find it more comfortable, but since yesterday it started to not work at all. the sound doesn't exist anymore even thou...

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Plan Free Country italy Device iPhone 8 Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue so im always using spotify desktop app because i find it more comfortable, but since yester...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Playlist radio does not show liked songs

Issue in Windows Desktop playerWhen right-clicking on one of my own playlists and selecting "Go to Playlist Radio", the playlist for the radio show a mix of tracks that I have liked and unmarked tracks. For the tracks that I have already liked ealier...

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Issue in Windows Desktop player When right-clicking on one of my own playlists and selecting "Go to Playlist Radio", the playlist for the radio show a mix of tracks that I have liked and unmarked tr...

Yordan

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Spotify wont go online when resuming from sleep with protonvpn

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DeviceRyzen 3600 desktop with Intel AX200 wifiOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use protonvpn which when waken from sleep will reconnect, while reconnecting there is no connection to the internet. After it has...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark   Device Ryzen 3600 desktop with Intel AX200 wifi Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use protonvpn which when waken from sleep will...

appistrash

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Desktop app on windows 11 and "most current version" window sizing issues

My spotify has the issue where the bottom part of the player is behind the task bar, preventing me from skipping through the song at all. Zooming in or out does not fix this at all, and this specific issue i have seen posts dating back to 2018 compla...

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My spotify has the issue where the bottom part of the player is behind the task bar, preventing me from skipping through the song at all. Zooming in or out does not fix this at all, and this specific...

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Solved!! Why is Spotify scanning my media library

Hello, I've noticed that while listening to music via the Spotify app - it scans my other hard drives contents. 1) Why is the application doing that?2) How and where is the application using/sending this data?

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Hello, I've noticed that while listening to music via the Spotify app - it scans my other hard drives contents.    1) Why is the application doing that? 2) How and where is the appli...

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Superuser Contribution I can´t play songs outside my playlists on Spotify V1.229.605.0 for Windows 11.

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada / MéxicoDevice: Laptop Dell Inspiron 15 3525Operating System: Windows 11My Question or Issue: I can´t play any song outside my playlists on Spotify V1.229.605.0 for Windows 11. I just clic "play button" and nothing happen...

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Plan: Premium Country: Canada / México Device: Laptop Dell Inspiron 15 3525 Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: I can´t play any song outside my playlists on Sp...

Joan

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