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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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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 ...

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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...

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Smart shuffle will not turn off

No matter what I do, no matter what device I use, I cannot turn off smart shuffle. When I hit it, it says they were removed but then I look at the queue and it is the exact same, still with recommended songs. Not only that but no matter how many song...

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No matter what I do, no matter what device I use, I cannot turn off smart shuffle. When I hit it, it says they were removed but then I look at the queue and it is the exact same, still with recommend...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution Loging in with Google not functioning

PlanFreeCountryBelgiumDeviceHP LaoptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't seem to be able to log in via Google since a few days ago. I've tried resetting my pass word but the mail won't come through. Everytime I try to log in I sim...

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Plan Free Country Belgium Device HP Laoptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't seem to be able to log in via Google since a few days ago. I've tried resetting m...

Elena

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Spotify can't play this right now

My former phone service provider included Premium in my plan. I re-subscribed manually and since then, I've gotten the same message when I try and play literally anything through the web browser or the standalone app. Tried logging out and back in, r...

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My former phone service provider included Premium in my plan. I re-subscribed manually and since then, I've gotten the same message when I try and play literally anything through the web browser or t...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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all types of images are not loading

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceLaptop acerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI tried uninstalling it, but it only got worse and now it won't load any images anymore.

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  Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Laptop acer Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I tried uninstalling it, but it only got worse and now it won't load any image...

kaworu_bloodpaw

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Superuser Contribution spotify does not download my local songs (the files on my desktop) on my laptop despite same network

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDevicedesktop and lenovo laptopOperating Systemwindows 11 My Question or Issuei have some songs that I like that aren't on spotify so I placed them (the files are on my desktop) in a spotify playlist and set the playlist to d...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device desktop and lenovo laptop Operating System windows 11   My Question or Issue i have some songs that I like that aren't on spotify so I placed them (...

Elena

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Settings only show the language option

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11BrowserOpera My Question or IssueI wanted to search for the option "show local files" but the only thing in my settings is the language opiton

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  Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Browser Opera   My Question or Issue I wanted to search for the option "show local files" but the only thing in my settings ...

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Superuser Contribution Filter playlist by date added doenst work on PC.

Plan Free/Premium: PremiumCountry: The Netherlands Device: PC(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System: Windows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can't filter my playlist by date added (newest a...

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Plan  Free/Premium: Premium Country: The Netherlands   Device: PC (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System: Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows...

Maria

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recent update removed cut and paste??

A few days ago I opened sportify on my laptop to find a new update had been released. I am not a fan of this update (losing the artist column is annoying, and as a result of that songs now take up more space in the playlist, so you can see less songs...

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A few days ago I opened sportify on my laptop to find a new update had been released. I am not a fan of this update (losing the artist column is annoying, and as a result of that songs now take up mo...

lefiath

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Transferring Spotify library to another account...is it possible?

I've seen this post and everything, but I'm just in the dark about transferring my entire library to a new account, which I'm now considering since I never use my Facebook (plus Facebook is now the most lowest-common denominator piece of social media...

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I've seen this post and everything, but I'm just in the dark about transferring my entire library to a new account, which I'm now considering since I never use my Facebook (plus Facebook is now the m...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify steals focus from games

Hi! I use spotify on Windows 10 daily and have been doing for years. About 2 weeks ago I started having issues with random alt tabbing in games and after doing some testing to find the cause it seems to be the spotify app that is causing the issue, a...

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Hi! I use spotify on Windows 10 daily and have been doing for years. About 2 weeks ago I started having issues with random alt tabbing in games and after doing some testing to find the cause it seems...

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Superuser Contribution I can’t log in

Plan/PremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can’t log in to my Spotify on my laptop, everything I press the green log in button nothing happens and I do know I’m using the right email/username and passwor...

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Plan /Premium Country USA Device Lenovo laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can’t log in to my Spotify on my laptop, everything I press the green log in button ...

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Superuser Contribution Adding a song to my play queue removes all songs from my play queue, then plays one song only

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell Ultrabook Latitude E7470Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueAs I'm listening to a playlist, I will sometimes add one random song to my queue that is not on the playlist. Every time I do this, my entire q...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell Ultrabook Latitude E7470 Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue As I'm listening to a playlist, I will sometimes add one random son...

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