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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...

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  • ribezaz
  • Spotify Star
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  • 3 replies
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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
  • ddongnyangi
  • Newbie
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  • 982 replies
  • 112 likes
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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
  • Not applicable
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  • 119 replies
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  • Account
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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
  • Joan
  • Moderator
  • 122778 Views
  • 72 replies
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    Login
    Premium
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Superuser Contribution Music keeps pausing, think someone hacked...

PlanPremiumMac/ iPhoneMy Question or IssueMusic on both my Macbook and iPhone keeps pausing, I have deleted both apps, restarted both devices and wifi/bluetooth with no luck. I have also noticed music I don't recognize on my "recently played." I went...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Mac/ iPhone My Question or Issue Music on both my Macbook and iPhone keeps pausing, I have deleted both apps, restarted both devices and wifi/bluetooth with no luck. I have also noti...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
  • 1622 Views
  • 5 replies
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    Premium
    Security
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Superuser Contribution Premium for family - Wrong administrator name

Hello and thanks for taking time to respond my question. Situation: I just subscribed Premium4Familiy and maybe made a mistake in compiling first user info (me - the administrator - aka the one who pays) ... now admin name = my daughter's name. Reque...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello and thanks for taking time to respond my question.   Situation: I just subscribed Premium4Familiy and maybe made a mistake in compiling first user info (me - the administrator - aka the ...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
  • 1285 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 1 likes
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  • 12 replies
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[Android][Search] Songs not playing, greyed out.

I've noticed that a few songs are in a greyed out state, but I personally haven't touched them, nor have I blocked the artist or song in my library. I would like to listen to these songs, but it just simply doesn't give me the option to. Is there a c...

  • Visitor
  •         I've noticed that a few songs are in a greyed out state, but I personally haven't touched them, nor have I blocked the artist or song in my library. I would like to listen...
  • ambactusrex
  • Roadie
  • 1233 Views
  • 1 replies
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    Search
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Hacked

I’ve been trying to play music on my google home but it keeps disconnecting saying someone is connecting to my Spotify which it’s a device I’ve never seen before and it’s playing music I’ve never heard. All of my liked songs are different and there’s...

  • Visitor
  • I’ve been trying to play music on my google home but it keeps disconnecting saying someone is connecting to my Spotify which it’s a device I’ve never seen before and it’s playing music I’ve never hea...
  • Billy-J
  • Spotify Star
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  • 1 replies
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Play all songs

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 Under the new library I no longer have the option to just play all my songs. I have playlist...

  • Newbie
  • 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   ...
  • xdpugachevx
  • Casual Listener
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  • 17 replies
  • 14 likes
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Superuser Contribution Can't change my email

PlanpremiumCountryswedenDeviceiphone, macOperating Systemios, osx My Question or IssueMy spotify account is linked to an old email I don't use anymore.I cant change this email to my new one. I've tried to log in via facebook with my new email and wit...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan premium Country sweden Device iphone, mac Operating System ios, osx   My Question or Issue My spotify account is linked to an old email I don't use anymore. I cant change...
  • Mario
  • Spotify Legend
  • 596 Views
  • 2 replies
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Superuser Contribution Outdated application error when signing in via Facebook on popOS

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesia DeviceDesktopOperating SystemPop!_OS 20.04 LTS My Question or IssueTried installing the Spotify .deb from the Pop!_OS store and from the PPA and got the same error. When I try to login via Facebook I get told to update Spo...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia   Device Desktop Operating System Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS   My Question or Issue Tried installing the Spotify .deb from the Pop!_OS store and from the PP...
  • Mihail
  • Spotify Legend
  • 551 Views
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Superuser Contribution How can I transfer my data from an old Spotify account to a new one?

Hi, I created my Spotify account almost a decade ago through Facebook, which means that unfortunately my Spotify account is forever linked with Facebook. However, I would like to have a non-Facebook Spotify account. If I create a new Spotify account,...

  • Visitor
  • Hi,   I created my Spotify account almost a decade ago through Facebook, which means that unfortunately my Spotify account is forever linked with Facebook.   However, I would like to ha...
  • Mario
  • Spotify Legend
  • 744 Views
  • 1 replies
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Can I start Spotify in Korea?

Hello. I'm a Korean citizen, and I've been waiting for ages for Spotify to arrive here, but Spotify doesn't seem to have any plans to. I wonder if there is any way I can use Spotify here, even if I have to go premium. I really don't prefer proxies an...

  • Newbie
  • Hello. I'm a Korean citizen, and I've been waiting for ages for Spotify to arrive here, but Spotify doesn't seem to have any plans to. I wonder if there is any way I can use Spotify here, even if I...
  • h4ze
  • Songwriter
  • 14460 Views
  • 8 replies
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Can´t change my dyplay name or choose my gender!

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Device(Samsung j2 prime, Laptop Windows 10)Operating System(Android, Windows 10) My Question or Issue: My problem is similar to one related by the @frederikko44that is related in a post called Can´t change display name, no op...

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  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Brazil  Device (Samsung j2 prime, Laptop Windows 10) Operating System (Android, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue:   My problem is similar to ...
  • Emilia_8
  • Community Legend
  • 470 Views
  • 1 replies
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    Other
    Premium
  • 470 Views
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TELL US WHY non-binary option is DELETED in South Korea, and add it back.

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySouth Korea(kr-ko, kr-en on the site)DeviceAnyOperating SystemAny My Question or IssuePLEASE TELL US WHY non-binary option is NOT Avaliable only in South Korea, and ADD IT BACK.Also, this can be dupe of https://community.spotif...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free/Premium Country South Korea(kr-ko, kr-en on the site) Device Any Operating System Any   My Question or Issue PLEASE TELL US WHY non-binary option is NOT Avaliable only in Sou...
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  • 0 replies
  • 4 likes
  • Account
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Solved!! I want to use Spotify in Korea.

PlanFree: I wanted to buy Premium to use in Korea but It says Card Number is incorrect.Country South KoreaDeviceAll (S9+, MacBook Pro, iMacPRO, (self-built computer))Operating SystemAll (Mojave 10.14 + Windows 10 + Ubuntu) My Question or Issue Before...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free: I wanted to buy Premium to use in Korea but It says Card Number is incorrect. Country  South Korea Device All (S9+, MacBook Pro, iMacPRO, (self-built computer)) Operating System...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 32066 Views
  • 4 replies
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    Login
    Premium
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Solved!! Use Spotify in Korea

I have a premium account. I recently moved from Netherlands to South-Korea. Spotify still work great on my iMac and iPad. I also want to install Spotify for Android on my new Korean phone (Samsung Galaxy S2), however i'm not able to install it on thi...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a premium account.  I recently moved from Netherlands to South-Korea. Spotify still work great on my iMac and iPad. I also want to install Spotify for Android  on my new Korean...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 87295 Views
  • 17 replies
  • 4 likes
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Can't Change my country, wont let me log on

PlanFreeCountry South KoreaDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueRecently moved to south korea. Whenever I go to log on, it tells me I need to update my country to my current country. However, when I go to my settings to chan...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Country  South Korea Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently moved to south korea. Whenever I go to log on, it tells me I need to update m...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 678 Views
  • 3 replies
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    Login
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Solved!! Change Visitor Rank on Spotify Community Account

Does anybody can help how do i change the 'visitor' rank on spotify community account? and how those rank worked, Thanks in advance.

  • Casual Listener
  • Does anybody can help how do i change the 'visitor' rank on spotify community account? and how those rank worked, Thanks in advance.
  • Billy-J
  • Spotify Star
  • 538 Views
  • 3 replies
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    Other
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Change Spotify Username not the display name

Hi, I'm trying to change my username; however, I cannot find any way to change it. Can Spotify change it for me?

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  • Visitor
  • Hi, I'm trying to change my username; however, I cannot find any way to change it. Can Spotify change it for me?
  • Billy-J
  • Spotify Star
  • 378 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Account
  • 378 Views
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Solved!! [Mobile][Developer] unable to login and update profile

Hi,Unfortunately I am unable to log into my profile on the app, as it is saying I am abroad when I am not, I've tried to edit my profile as recommended but it still wont let me in. It's not premium but I have not had this problem before.What do I do?...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, Unfortunately I am unable to log into my profile on the app, as it is saying I am abroad when I am not, I've tried to edit my profile as recommended but it still wont let me in. It's not premium...
  • Billy-J
  • Spotify Star
  • 644 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Developer
    Mobile
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Superuser Contribution Spotify pausing the music

PlanPremium Family CountryBrazilDeviceXiaomi MI A1, Acer Aspire E1-572Operating SystemAndroid 9, Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to music, spotify simply pauses the music, so I need to click on play to continue, and after a few seco...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Family  Country Brazil Device Xiaomi MI A1, Acer Aspire E1-572 Operating System Android 9, Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I'm listening to music, spotify simp...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
  • 737 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Account
    Other
  • 737 Views
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Superuser Contribution Can't change area code

Hello, I tried to change my area code but spotify won't let me change. It say's the E-Mail adress is already in use. Thank you for taking time! Yours Phil

  • Newbie
  • Hello,  I tried to change my area code but spotify won't let me change. It say's the E-Mail adress is already in use.  Thank you for taking time!   Yours Phil 
  • DonnNola
  • Visitor
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  • 2 replies
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Superuser Contribution Changing Display Name

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy S8)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI use spotify on my android and laptop and recently saw that there's been something implemented to change your display name ( https://community.spotify.com/t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy S8) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I use spotify on my android and laptop and recently saw that there's been so...
  • Ver
  • Spotify Legend
  • 1453 Views
  • 8 replies
  • 2 likes
  • 1453 Views
  • 8 replies
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