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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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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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Sonos - Need restart of Spotify app daily

Operating SystemWindows 10Sonos Ikea Symfonisk My Question or IssueWhen I select my Sonos speaker it should switch the audio to that speaker (Spotify connect); This works perfectly after I freshly started the Spotify software on windows. However, if ...

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Operating System Windows 10 Sonos Ikea Symfonisk   My Question or Issue When I select my Sonos speaker it should switch the audio to that speaker (Spotify connect); This works perfectly aft...

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Superuser Contribution Add similar songs to my Playlist removed from new update.

On Premium in the US before the latest Desktop version of Spotify, there used to be a feature that would recommend similar songs when scrolling at the very bottom of my playlists. This is no longer possible on the newest version. When scrolling down ...

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On Premium in the US before the latest Desktop version of Spotify, there used to be a feature that would recommend similar songs when scrolling at the very bottom of my playlists.   This is no...

p9op9o

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Playing from search results of a playlist

On windows while using spotify I was able to ctrl f, filter the playlist and play from the filtered one. But today whenever I try that it keeps playing from the original playlist. If more explanation about this function I was using it to play a speci...

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On windows while using spotify I was able to ctrl f, filter the playlist and play from the filtered one. But today whenever I try that it keeps playing from the original playlist. If more explanation...

djantje

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle takes 3 seconds to turn on

When you press CMD + S on Mac to toggle shuffle it takes upwards of 3 seconds to toggle. Why has this change been implemented?

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When you press CMD + S on Mac to toggle shuffle it takes upwards of 3 seconds to toggle.   Why has this change been implemented?

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Windows, Android

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50, HP Laptop Operating SystemAndroid 11, Windows 11My Question or IssueI am logged into the same account on my smartphone as on my laptop but none of my playlists or my liked songs are shown on my lapto...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy A50, HP Laptop  Operating System Android 11, Windows 11 My Question or Issue I am logged into the same account on my smartphone as on ...

AlejaR

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution While listening on desktop, Google Nest on a different account takes over on Connected Devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptop; Google Nest MiniOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy problem is as follows: I begin listening to Spotify on my laptop's Spotify app. This computer uses my own personal Premium account. My family has a G...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop; Google Nest Mini Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My problem is as follows: I begin listening to Spotify on my laptop's Spotif...

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HOWTO: Spotify "party-mode" with trippy visuals from iTunes, WinAmp, MilkDrop, etc

This is not a question, I just wanted to share how I got this working so that I can use Spotify to play music on my laptop, while the secondary monitor plays visuals based on the Spotify output. The key is looping the output of Spotify back to the in...

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This is not a question, I just wanted to share how I got this working so that I can use Spotify to play music on my laptop, while the secondary monitor plays visuals based on the Spotify output. Th...

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Superuser Contribution Enhance button

Hello.I have a question. I have read about new feature of My playlists, called enhanced button in Spotify for the recordings.I am sorry, where is this button? I would like to find It and find similar songs of My playlists.Thank You.Marco

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Hello. I have a question. I have read about new feature of My playlists, called enhanced button in Spotify for the recordings. I am sorry, where is this button? I would like to find It and find sim...

Maria

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playing 1 song at the time, then stops.

This is happening just to me (from 4 accounts I'm the only one with this problem). Every time I play and playlist, it will play just 1 song and stops. It happens in Desktop, my Ipad and Android version. In the Android version only it will go to somet...

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This is happening just to me (from 4 accounts I'm the only one with this problem). Every time I play and playlist, it will play just 1 song and stops. It happens in Desktop, my Ipad and Android versi...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution PC App is Essentially Unusable for Me

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Home My Question or IssueEssentially, no selections work when I try to use on PC. The next and restrt/previous track button don't do anything. Selecting a song usually doesn't play it. Doesn't ev...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Home   My Question or Issue Essentially, no selections work when I try to use on PC. The next and restrt/previous track bu...

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Superuser Contribution Music Pausing when I click somewhere on another monitor

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows 11 Gaming DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have two monitors and when I am playing music and I click on another monitor the music pauses, how do I stop this?

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows 11 Gaming Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have two monitors and when I am playing music and I click on another monit...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify lagging

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and helPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Que...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and hel Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late ...

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WHY DOES THE DOWNLOAD FACILITY TAKE SO LONG ON MY PC LAPTOP?

Why does the DOWNLOAD facility take so long when I sign onto Spotify on my Laptop. It downloads and downloads and never finishes.I thought that DOWNLOADS are stored locally so NO need to wait for a download?Please resolve this issue. SPOTIFY is rated...

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Why does the DOWNLOAD facility take so long when I sign onto Spotify on my Laptop. It downloads and downloads and never finishes. I thought that DOWNLOADS are stored locally so NO need to wait for a...

Amay

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Can't login on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDevice(Huawei laptop)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueI wanted to download the desktop app from Spotify, instead of using it in the browser. So I did that and all worked fine until the login. It asks to lo...

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Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device (Huawei laptop) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue I wanted to download the desktop app from Spotify, instead of using it in t...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Opening/closing subfolders makes playlist list scrolls up to top

PlanPAYING CUSTOMERCountrySWEOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue1. See first picture. I have scrolled down a bit in my list of playlists, and now I going to click on the arrow at Downland to open this subfolder inside the main list.2. Thi...

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Plan PAYING CUSTOMER Country SWE Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue 1. See first picture. I have scrolled down a bit in my list of playlists, and now I going to click on ...

MihailY

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App doesn't remember previous searches

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My desktop app doesn't remember any new searches anymore. I think the last ones are from 2-3 weeks ago. I tried again after today's update, but it doesn't work. Since no one has complained about...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My desktop app doesn't remember any new searches anymore. I think the last ones are from 2-3 weeks ago. I tried again after ...

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Remove all recommendation lists, daily mixes, etc

I am a premium member. For once in the entire time of using Spotify, I'd like to open it and get inundated with daily mix recommendations or "Your 2023 Wrapped" **bleep** all over my page. I want them deleted but can't find how to do it. I don't want...

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I am a premium member. For once in the entire time of using Spotify, I'd like to open it and get inundated with daily mix recommendations or "Your 2023 Wrapped" **bleep** all over my page. I want the...

Maxim

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Superuser Contribution Brief internet outages make my now playing + queue disappear

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, this is a problem that has only just started occurring and I have used Spotify on my PC for many years.Unfortunately the internet in my bedroom can be unreliable, ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, this is a problem that has only just started occurring and I have used Spotify on my PC...

Elena

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Queue not queuing

CountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo after the recent UI changes, i have been seeing weird behaviors of the queuing function. Primarily, i was trying to queue, a lot of songs by sabaton as i was wanting to listen though ...

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Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So after the recent UI changes, i have been seeing weird behaviors of the queuing function. Primarily, i was tryin...

Sebasty

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Superuser Contribution Spotify connect with VPN

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 laptops My Question or IssueFor reasons unrelated to spotify I need to use a VPN on my computer. I am US based on use TunnelBear which gives me a US IP. I also like to use the "Spotify Connect" feature...

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      Plan Premium Country USA     Operating System Windows 10 laptops   My Question or Issue For reasons unrelated to spotify I need to use a VPN on my com...

Lijet000

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