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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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Superuser Contribution New episodes are not viewed in My library

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceDell InspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIt is a long issues. Both on Spotify's w...

Roadie

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Dell Inspiron Operating System Wind...

MihailY

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No sound going to usb digital analog converter, all of a sudden.

For years I've been using an Audioengine USB DAC. Suddenly, Spotify sound only comes out of my bad laptop speakers. Windows Media Player, JRiver Media Center, etc all can be heard through the DAC. There is no "Spotify" showing in my Volume Mixer. If ...

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For years I've been using an Audioengine USB DAC. Suddenly, Spotify sound only comes out of my bad laptop speakers. Windows Media Player, JRiver Media Center, etc all can be heard through the DAC. ...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Version not showing updates available

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceDesktopOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10, etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country New Zealand Device Desktop Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10, etc.)   My Question or Issue  

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Issue with Spotify and Mouse Scroll Wheel

Plan: PremiumCountry: USAOperating System: Windows 10 Home, 64-bit My Question or Issue: Starting today (7/1/2021), when using the scroll wheel on my mouse, instead of it either scrolling a page up/down or - in my weather app - it zooms the radar map...

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Plan:  Premium Country:  USA Operating System:  Windows 10 Home, 64-bit   My Question or Issue:  Starting today (7/1/2021), when using the scroll wheel on my mo...

NicoC7

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Superuser Contribution Fix the desktop app

When you click on an artists bio, the monthly listeners doesnt have an s on the end and reads monthly listtener.

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When you click on an artists bio, the monthly listeners doesnt have an s on the end and reads monthly listtener.  

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Other] Show time remaining in the currently playing track by clicking or tapping

On the Now Playing screen or the bottom of the desktop app, on the left you see how far into a song you are, then a song progress bar, then the total time for the track being played. In the past, you could click or tap on that right-hand number (whic...

Gig Goer

On the Now Playing screen or the bottom of the desktop app, on the left you see how far into a song you are, then a song progress bar, then the total time for the track being played.   In the ...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Bug: "What's New" does not remember the choice "Music"

PlanI am a paying customer.CountrySwedenDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueClick on what's new (the bell up/right)Click on "Music".Click on an album in the listBackupThe choice "Music" is now wrongly restored to music and podc...

Roadie

  Plan I am a paying customer. Country Sweden Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Click on what's new (the bell up/right) Click on "Music". Click ...

Galgertz

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Stops Playing Immediately [Desktop]

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince earlier today, Spotify has begun refusing to play songs. I hit play, and it immediately stops playing.I have tried the standard troubleshooting steps in t...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since earlier today, Spotify has begun refusing to play songs. I hit play, and it im...

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Superuser Contribution White bar when full screen - windows - bug

I use downloaded Spotify Premium, not the pre-installed Spotify with Windows 10. I have Spotify on a portrait mode 1080p monitor and sometimes when it is full-screen a white bar appears on my main 1440p landscape monitor. If I unmaximize the window a...

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I use downloaded Spotify Premium, not the pre-installed Spotify with Windows 10. I have Spotify on a portrait mode 1080p monitor and sometimes when it is full-screen a white bar appears on my main 14...

Joan

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Solved!! Spotify Sound Won't Transfer Through HDMI Cable

So I'm connecting my laptop to my TV, and I cannot get the sound from Spotify to play through the TV and just comes out of my laptop speakers as though the HDMI cable isn't plugged in at all. Youtube, DVD's, everything else plays the sound through th...

Casual Listener

So I'm connecting my laptop to my TV, and I cannot get the sound from Spotify to play through the TV and just comes out of my laptop speakers as though the HDMI cable isn't plugged in at all. Youtube...

LunaWolf99

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Superuser Contribution Can my friend in my private collaborative playlist as a collaborator see that playlist on their....

Can my friend in my private collaborative playlist as a collaborator see that playlist on their library as you can see on the screenshot?

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Can my friend in my private collaborative playlist as a collaborator see that playlist on their library as you can see on the screenshot?

Yordan

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Can't share/send track to firends

In the past I was able to send tracks/playlist to a specifc friend/follower. In the curent Windows Desktop version, I'm only be able to share songs/tracks/playlists throug thrid party messangers like Facebook Messanger, Telegramm... or at last but no...

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In the past I was able to send tracks/playlist to a specifc friend/follower. In the curent Windows Desktop version, I'm only be able to share songs/tracks/playlists throug thrid party messangers like...

Scotty2Hotty9

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Superuser Contribution First song of Liked Songs unplayable with shuffle engaged

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen shuffle is engaged, attempting to play the first song in the Liked Songs playlist will return the error: "Spotify can't play this right now. etc..."Bug ReductionIs...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When shuffle is engaged, attempting to play the first song in the Liked Songs playlist will return ...

Ivelina

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Listening Activity

Hi - my friend's listening activity is not showing on any of my devices. Meaning, I cannot see what my friends are listening to. It is not an issue of updating updates or logging in and logging out. On the right side it says to share listening activi...

Newbie

Hi - my friend's listening activity is not showing on any of my devices. Meaning, I cannot see what my friends are listening to. It is not an issue of updating updates or logging in and logging out. ...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Ridiculously slow start-up.

The screen stays like this for half an hour! Worst of all, it slows down my HDD reading speed to a crawl. Windows 10. Everything updated. Local files disabled. Hardware acceleration on and off, it doesn't make a difference. I'm going to uninstall**bl...

Casual Listener

The screen stays like this for half an hour! Worst of all, it slows down my HDD reading speed to a crawl.   Windows 10. Everything updated. Local files disabled. Hardware acceleration on and o...

johangrimm

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scrollbar can't be dragged in search songs view when searching keyword

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceIntel NUCOperating SystemWindows 11 64bitMy Question or IssueWindows(64비트)용 Spotify 1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb App scrollbar in search result view work well with mouse wheel. But this scrollbar does not drag with left mou...

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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 1.2.29.605.g66a43ceb App scrollbar in search result view work ...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't retrieve song info and Home page

PlanPremiumCountryChile DeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago I have been experiencing strange behavior with the Windows application. And it does not obtain information about the current song (artist profile, lyr...

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Plan Premium Country Chile   Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A few days ago I have been experiencing strange behavior with the Windows applicat...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Functional App Design

Yeah crazy idea here, how about when i click an album for the artist TOOL in the desktop app. What if it loaded like every other artist on the platform instead of forcing me to restart the app? Why only one artist, I can click like 500 other names an...

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Yeah crazy idea here, how about when i click an album for the artist TOOL in the desktop app. What if it loaded like every other artist on the platform instead of forcing me to restart the app? ...

MihailY

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