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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I am on Spotify Premium on a laptop - where would I find the crossfade?

I am using a laptop. I go into my account but can't seee ay DJ funtions or Playback in the menu? \What have I missed?Thanks

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I am using a laptop. I go into my account but can't seee ay DJ funtions or Playback in the menu? \What have I missed? Thanks

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cant listen to podcasts.

PlanPremiumCountryBelarusDevicePC; nokia 5.1 plusOperating SystemWindows 10; Android OreoMy Question or IssueWhen i try to select a podcast i see just an empty window with nothing.

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Plan Premium Country Belarus Device PC; nokia 5.1 plus Operating System Windows 10; Android Oreo My Question or Issue When i try to select a podcast i see just an empty window with noth...

nemtsov

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Superuser Contribution Playback from web player in Firefox goes jerky

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 / Firefox / Vpn connection My Question or IssueAt times the audio jerks into the web palyer in Firefox and I can't listen anymore. I tried to increase the cache in Firefox but the problem is n...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 11 / Firefox / Vpn connection   My Question or Issue At times the audio jerks into the web palyer in Firefox and I can't...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Wont let me log in

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify won’t let me log into this specific PC, keep getting a message saying “ Oops! Something went wrong, please try again or check out our help area” tried other forms of l...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won’t let me log into this specific PC, keep getting a message saying “ Oops! Something we...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Music doesn't continue after ads

PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am a free user, so I accept that there are sometimes ads between the songs.But at least half of the times after an ad-break, the music doesn't resume.Sometimes th...

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Plan Free Country Netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am a free user, so I accept that there are sometimes ads between the songs. But at le...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Desktop: Search not working after energy savings mode

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicei7-12700k307064GB DDR4 3600Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen going into energy savings mode on Windows 11-while Spotify is opened-and then waking up the PC, the Spotify app can't successfully complete ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device i7-12700k 3070 64GB DDR4 3600 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When going into energy savings mode on Windows 11-while Spotify i...

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Superuser Contribution Sleeping Window wipes out Queue

When I put Windows 10 to sleep, my Play Queue is wiped out upon waking Windows. This has been happening on and off since December. There was a thread in Ongoing issues to get it fixed, but after it was fixed, the next update broke it and now all mode...

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When I put Windows 10 to sleep, my Play Queue is wiped out upon waking Windows. This has been happening on and off since December. There was a thread in Ongoing issues to get it fixed, but after it w...

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Superuser Contribution Demora en arrancar

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceDell Notebook, Intel Corei5Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHola! Tengo plan Premium, resido en Buenos Aires (Argentina) y la App de Windows 10 demora mucho en arrancar. No me pasa con otras Apps.He estad...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Dell Notebook, Intel Corei5 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hola! Tengo plan Premium, resido en Buenos Aires (Argentina) y la App de Wi...

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Superuser Contribution Any attempt results in "Spotify can't play this now" alert

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceApp & webOperating SystemWindows 11 ver 10.0.22631 build 22631 My Question or IssueWindows is updated, app reinstalled, PC is rebooted. Works fine on android device. EDIT: The cache is also cleared, and Spotify is in the...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device App & web Operating System Windows 11 ver 10.0.22631 build 22631   My Question or Issue Windows is updated, app reinstalled, PC is rebooted....

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Superuser Contribution song lyrics only scroll when i'm not on the spotify tab

When I click lyrics for a song the lyrics don't scroll with the song (it's synced). This only happens when I open the tab but if i switch to another tab before returning to the spotify tab (without closing it) the lyrics seemed to have been scrolling...

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When I click lyrics for a song the lyrics don't scroll with the song (it's synced). This only happens when I open the tab but if i switch to another tab before returning to the spotify tab (without c...

Heroicjordan

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Superuser Contribution Equalizer Problems

PlanPremiumDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueRecently I noticed lots of crackling, almost sounding like audio clipping. I listened to the same song from youtube, and found that it was not my headphones. I tried a bunch of...

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Plan Premium Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Recently I noticed lots of crackling, almost sounding like audio clipping. I listened to the same song f...

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Superuser Contribution How to drag playlist over to excel and get [playlist name + playlist creator name] as output?

PlanPremiumCountryNODeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePreviously, when I dragged a playlist over to a cell in excel, it would result in the the following text: "[Playlist Name] - [playlist creator]" with a hyperlink to the pl...

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Plan Premium Country NO Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Previously, when I dragged a playlist over to a cell in excel, it would result in the the follo...

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Superuser Contribution Dekstop App Will Play a Couple Podcasts and Nothing Else

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify will play JRE and Club Random with Bill Maher and nothing else. I've tried other podcasts. I've tried music. They don't work. I get the attached error mes...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify will play JRE and Club Random with Bill Maher and nothing else. I've tried oth...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Now Playing view doesn't work without direct Internet access behind a proxy

PlanPremiumCountryUkraine, Estonia, SwedenDeviceLaptops with MS Windows. Vendor independent. Operating System(Windows 10, Windows 11) My Question or IssueI noticed that the Now Playing view doesn't show the current song/active device when a Windows d...

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Plan Premium Country Ukraine, Estonia, Sweden Device Laptops with MS Windows. Vendor independent.  Operating System (Windows 10, Windows 11)   My Question or Issue I noticed that ...

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Superuser Contribution Following Artist, but not showing up

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDesktop/PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueI follow a lot of artists (it says 1300+), but despite it saying I'm following on the artists individual page, some do not show up in my list of artists ...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Desktop/Phone Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue I follow a lot of artists (it says 1300+), but despite it saying I'm f...

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spotify on laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local files being enabled

Planfamily PremiumCountryBelgiumDevicelenovo legion pro 5Operating Systemwindows 11 spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local files being enabled and set to the correct foldersit's been happening for d...

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Plan family Premium Country Belgium Device lenovo legion pro 5 Operating System windows 11   spotify on windows 11 laptop does not show the local files playlist anymore, despite local f...

Amay

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Solved!! Playlists Not Showing Up // Faulty App

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLenovo Ideapad LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app had not been working properly for the last few days, where it would randomly list songs across all playlists and albums as "unavai...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Lenovo Ideapad Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My Spotify app had not been working properly for the last few days, w...

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Ads That Do Not Interest Me

PlanFree/Premium CountryUnited States of America DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI would like for Spotify to stop showing a particular ad that I do not find amusing or appealing in any way, shape or form. That would be the Sta...

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Plan Free/Premium   Country United States of America   Device PC   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I would like for Spotify to stop showing a parti...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect - App showing wrong song or not showing anything

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicesOnePlus 8 Pro & Desktop PCOperating SystemAndroid 11 (latest Update on March 1st) & Windows 10 2004 My Question or IssueWhen Playing songs on my Desktop PC via Spotify, my phone either shows the wrong song playing and ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Devices OnePlus 8 Pro & Desktop PC Operating System Android 11 (latest Update on March 1st) & Windows 10 2004   My Question or Issue When Playing...

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