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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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szkill

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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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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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I don't see browse all section on my desktop app

When I click search normally there used to be a browse all section under the recent searches section. But for 2 weeks mine browse all section just dissappeared. When I log into the web app I can see the browse all section but I cannot see it in the d...

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When I click search normally there used to be a browse all section under the recent searches section. But for 2 weeks mine browse all section just dissappeared. When I log into the web app I can see ...

jenwebb

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Something went wrong while loading the artist'"

PlanPremium FamilyCountryNorwayDevice(Windows Desktop)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueTrying to load any artist profile times out after a while with the "Something went wrong" message. I have no idea what went wrong. The same can hap...

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Plan Premium Family Country Norway Device (Windows Desktop) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue Trying to load any artist profile times out after a while with the "Som...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Mark all as played - status synchronisation between mobile and dekstop

Hi everyone, I seem to be facing a peculiar problem. I marked most old episodes on a podcast as 'played' on the movile app. But the status does not sync with Desktop client. Its frustrating because that would seems like a logical thing that should ha...

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Hi everyone, I seem to be facing a peculiar problem. I marked most old episodes on a podcast as 'played' on the movile app. But the status does not sync with Desktop client. Its frustrating because...

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Superuser Contribution Can't get spotify to stop opening a bad playlist that I never followed/searched for. How to fix?

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceTwo different Windows 10 PCs and a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as well.Operating SystemWindows 10 and Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue Random times that I open spotify on any device it keeps defaulting me to this specific ...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Two different Windows 10 PCs and a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as well. Operating System Windows 10 and Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  R...

xxTrickster01xx

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Solved!! Delete/Remove a song from a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceLenovo ThinkCentreOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue How do I delete/remove a song from Local Files playlist?

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device Lenovo ThinkCentre Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  How do I delete/remove a song from Local Files playlist?

nashvillerocks

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Superuser Contribution The desktop app lies to you when hiding a song on the release radar

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor over a year now my release radar has been including unknown artists that I never listen to. So I use the included "hide" feature which displays the following mess...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For over a year now my release radar has been including unknown artists that I never liste...

Forbidden-Orc

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle play adds playlist twice or worse

Whenever I click to shuffle play a playlist, it adds the playlist twice in the queue if it's a shorter playlist (less than 40 songs) or will add songs from the start of the playlist randomly in the middle of the queue order if it's a longer playlist....

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Whenever I click to shuffle play a playlist, it adds the playlist twice in the queue if it's a shorter playlist (less than 40 songs) or will add songs from the start of the playlist randomly in the m...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Пауза при прослушивании песен. В Discord Высвечивается "Пауза".

Ставиться пауза при прослушивании треков.Ни у кого нет доступа к моему акку, я уже нажимал "Выйти ото всюду".Пауза связана с Дискордом, то есть высвечивается сообщение "Your mic has been transmitting for 30 seconds. SpotyFy playback paused". Ни в дис...

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Ставиться пауза при прослушивании треков. Ни у кого нет доступа к моему акку, я уже нажимал "Выйти ото всюду". Пауза связана с Дискордом, то есть высвечивается сообщение "Your mic has been transmit...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution premium works except for Joe Rogan podcast

I'm getting several of the premium features (e.g., unlimited skips), but I still can't listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, which is the only reason I signed up for premium.

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I'm getting several of the premium features (e.g., unlimited skips), but I still can't listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, which is the only reason I signed up for premium.

mgiraud

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Superuser Contribution my spotify keeps pausing every few seconds and i cant fix it

my spotify pauses every few seconds like every 30 or so seconds and ive tried deleting and reinstalling, clearing cache, logging in and out and it still wont work

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my spotify pauses every few seconds like every 30 or so seconds and ive tried deleting and reinstalling, clearing cache, logging in and out and it still wont work

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution First song or most recent song added to "Liked Songs" playlist won't play

Adding a new song to the "Liked Songs" playlist results in Spotify app not being able to play the song - error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". However, if I add another song to the playlis...

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Adding a new song to the "Liked Songs" playlist results in Spotify app not being able to play the song - error "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import...

dsfsdfsdfsdfsdg

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Superuser Contribution Cannot open Spotify from any shortcuts if minimized to system tray

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceCustom built desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.2.28.581.gd0e8a92cMy Question or IssueIf I enable "Close button should minimize the Spotify window", then close it, I cannot reopen it from any shortcut (either...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Custom built desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.2.28.581.gd0e8a92c My Question or Issue If I enable "Close button should minimize the Spo...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Keyboard shortcut ctrl+alt+F (Search in Your Library) not working with colemak layout

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 EnterpriseSpotify App VersionSpotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a My IssueThe keyboard shortcut for "Search in Your Library" ctrl-alt-F is not working. I figured that some keyboard layout/lan...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise Spotify App Version Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.30.1135.g02fef27a   My Issue The keyboard shortcut for "Search in Yo...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app not filling screen / small gap on Windows 11

Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When I maximize Spotify there's a thin gap left over at the bottom which is slightly annoying. You can see it just slightly above the Windows taskbar.

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Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I maximize Spotify there's a thin gap left over at the bottom which is slightly annoying. You can see it just s...

Abhishek2609

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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...

Susan_GP

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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...

Newbie

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...

NOL1MITS

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