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How to Prevent Third-Party Apps from Misusing Your Spotify Account

I recently discovered that a third-party app was using some Spotify accounts to sell streams, and this led me to understand the importance of managing third-party apps' access to my account. Here is how you can prevent this from happening to you. Fir...

  • Rising Star 4
  • Rising Star 4
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  • Security
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Solved!! Spotify friends activity empty/not updating

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor several months (pretty much years at this point), my Spotify friends feed has not been updating, it only shows 1 friend I have, while it should have a dozen others. T...

  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! How can i change my my spotify username?

Hi! This is probably been asked a lot before, but I could not find exactly what I was looking for. I got my spotify account some years ago, and I made my account through facebook. My problem is that I really want to connect spotify to other devises e...

  • Newbie
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Solved!! Unknown people logging in

My Question or IssueI have got four emails over the past two days about people from other countries logging into my spotify account. I am from Australia and I have had people from the United States, Russia, Finland and Israel log in to my account. Af...

  • Casual Listener
  • Maria
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Moving songs offline

Device(Samsung Tab10) My Question or IssueDuring a flight, while I was offline, I moved several downloaded songs from a playlist to another (that I created during the flight, offline either).When I landed, all the songs were removed from the first pl...

  • Newbie
  • Device (Samsung Tab10)   My Question or Issue During a flight, while I was offline, I moved several downloaded songs from a playlist to another (that I created during the flight, offline eit...
  • Eni
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I was use two mails for Acc

I was use two mail , because my android make updates and conect diferent mail? can I conecet both or just continue with one .

  • Roadie
  • I was use two mail , because my android make updates and conect diferent mail? can I conecet both or just continue with one .
  • Hamikos
  • Roadie
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Lost account

familyPremiumusa iPhone 13ios yesterday I upgraded my phone from an iPhone XR to a 13 and amidst downloading my old apps I got logged out of Spotify. When I tried to log back in none of my emails or passwords worked and I fear the email I used to cre...

  • Newbie
  • family Premium usa    iPhone 13 ios   yesterday I upgraded my phone from an iPhone XR to a 13 and amidst downloading my old apps I got logged out of Spotify. When I tried to log...
  • Loxer
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Superuser Contribution Account being reset on 2nd computer

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceAndroid, PCOperating SystemWindows 11, Windows 10, Android 10 My Question or IssueEach time I'm using my work computer I got an email mentioning the connection and to do nothing if this is me. However a few hours after m...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country France Device Android, PC Operating System Windows 11, Windows 10, Android 10   My Question or Issue Each time I'm using my work computer I got an email mentioning...
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution Account not updating to DUO

PlanDUOCountryNorwayDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 15 My Question or IssueI have recently updated my plan to DUO. However, there is not possible to play from the two differente devices. We have tried to log off and on, but it doesn't help.

  • Newbie
  • Plan DUO Country Norway Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 15   My Question or Issue I have recently updated my plan to DUO. However, there is not possible to play from the two diff...
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution Abonnement à changer de duo à personnel tout seul

Bonjour, J'ai un compte duo depuis plusieurs mois, et ma compagne s'est rendu compte récemment qu'elle n'avait plus accès au premium. Je vérifie sur mon compte, et effectivement, mon abonnement est devenu personnel. Est-ce normal ? Pourquoi ? Et surt...

  • Newbie
  • Bonjour,   J'ai un compte duo depuis plusieurs mois, et ma compagne s'est rendu compte récemment qu'elle n'avait plus accès au premium. Je vérifie sur mon compte, et effectivement, mon abonnem...
  • MafeG
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Music in My Library Which I Haven’t Chosen to be There

I have a premium plan and recently noticed that songs that I’m completely unfamiliar with which have not been selected by me had been downloaded to my library. The vast majority, but not all, of these songs were by an artist named PNL- an artist that...

  • Newbie
  • I have a premium plan and recently noticed that songs that I’m completely unfamiliar with  which have not been selected by me had been downloaded to my library. The vast majority, but not all, o...
  • Straindich
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Superuser Contribution Is there any way to get access to listening history longer than the past year?

I recently found out you can request your listening history from the past year which I never knew you could do. But would it be possible to somehow get data from longer ago than a year?

  • Newbie
  • I recently found out you can request your listening history from the past year which I never knew you could do. But would it be possible to somehow get data from longer ago than a year?
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution I am experiencing bizarre login behavior

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePC (I think phones as well)Operating SystemWindows 10 (I think phone OS as well) My Question or IssueSpotify continually rejects my password. I save the password in a Password Manager so I know it is correct. And when I go to...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country   Device PC (I think phones as well) Operating System Windows 10 (I think phone OS as well)   My Question or Issue Spotify continually rejects my password. I ...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Criteria for Searching a Username/Display Name

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceI phone 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen searching a friend. Would I use their Username or the (now changeable) Display name? Also does linking a Facebook account to a Spotify account change how to search...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country US Device I phone 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When searching a friend. Would I use their Username or the (now changeable) Display name? Al...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Adding Artists says can't find artist?

I am trying to claim my new artist profile under my artist.spotify, and even though I can find it on the drop down menu it keeps telling me this when I try to continue on to setting up and managingis it cause the verification is failing? how can I ve...

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  • Regular
  •  I am trying to claim my new artist profile under my artist.spotify, and even though I can find it on the drop down menu   it keeps telling me this when I try to continue on to sett...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Can`t log in with Gmail

PlanFree/PremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWin10My Question or IssueHey . Got a problem - I cannot log in Spotify with Gmail, cause Spotify says Spotify account is not connected to Google, so I have to tape mail and password every time, tha...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue Hey . Got a problem - I cannot log in Spotify with Gmail, cause Spotify says Spotify account is not con...
  • MafeG
  • Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sync Licensing Spotify Account

Hi everyone! I work in creative sync for a small, indie sync licensing agency, and I want to make a Spotify account to showcase our artists. We are NOT a record label, so we don't own master rights, publishing, etc. I just generally want to create fu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi everyone! I work in creative sync for a small, indie sync licensing agency, and I want to make a Spotify account to showcase our artists. We are NOT a record label, so we don't own master rights, ...
  • Jeremy
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to be found with my profile name ?

PlanPremiumCountryFrance My Question or IssueI would like to be found with my DJ name:- my Spotify account name is not my DJ name one- I modified my profile name but it is not seen from Spotify search I would like to know the solution to be found fro...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country France   My Question or Issue I would like to be found with my DJ name: - my Spotify account name is not my DJ name one - I modified my profile name but it is not se...
  • Jeremy
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Can I make my playlist 'anonymous'?

Hi all, I once made a playlist and it accidentally became pretty popular. Of course, I don't mind people following the playlist because I want everyone to enjoy the collection of music, but I do mind composers sending me friend requests and messages ...

  • Newbie
  • ...ave become too frequent now.   So, my question is: can I make the playlist 'anonymous'? Don't get me wrong; I want the playlist to remain public, but I'd like to get my name off of it.  &n...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Transferring playlists

This is more of a suggestion. I really think spotify should allow users to trasnsfer playlists through accounts if both accounts accept. This would include its followers, album art, date added for each song and stuff like that. I have a really old pl...

  • Casual Listener
  • This is more of a suggestion.   I really think spotify should allow users to trasnsfer playlists through accounts if both accounts accept. This would include its followers,  album art, da...
  • MafeG
  • Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution I'm the only one with this problem with the friendslist.

PlanDuoCountryUS Operating System(Windows 11 Dev Channel) My Question or IssueI have been having a problem with my friendslist and it seems that I am the only one with this issue as I tried searching up online on all websites, I even tried restarting...

  • Regular
  •   Plan Duo Country US   Operating System (Windows 11 Dev Channel)   My Question or Issue I have been having a problem with my friendslist and it seems that I am the only one ...
  • Kiril
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Solved!! Company profile and verification

I would like to know whether there is an option to create a company account on Spotify and whether there are special conditions for brands / companies. I haven't found anything on the Spotify page, nor could Google help me. At the time it seems to me...

  • Newbie
  • I would like to know whether there is an option to create a company account on Spotify and whether there are special conditions for brands / companies. I haven't found anything on the Spotify page,...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
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    Security
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