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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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  • Meghanleegill
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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...

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  • g2_gdlm
  • 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...

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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...

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  • Joan
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Spotify keeps opening at log in on my mac. How can I stop this?

I am running MacOS CatalinaI have not set Spotify to open at log in. However, it always opens at log in. This is driving me mad. How can I stop this behaviour?

  • Casual Listener
  • I am running MacOS Catalina I have not set Spotify to open at log in. However, it always opens at log in. This is driving me mad. How can I stop this behaviour?
  • Billy-J
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Superuser Contribution Unknown favourites/playlists in my list

PlanFreeCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi,sorry if this is a repost, I can not find similar posts like this. Lately I found that my list of favourite songs includes countless ones that are completely unknown to me as wel...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, sorry if this is a repost, I can not find similar posts like this.   Lately I found that my list ...
  • Novy
  • Moderator
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  • 18 replies
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Spotify keeps pausing by itself

PlanPremium CountrySINGAPORE DeviceIPhone X, pixel 3 XL, windows 10 computer My Question or IssueAll the devices used have experienced pausing problems. Literally played a song for 20 seconds and it paused by itself. I’ve changed my password, restart...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country SINGAPORE   Device IPhone X, pixel 3 XL, windows 10 computer   My Question or Issue All the devices used have experienced pausing problems. Li...
  • MauriceMV
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  • 1 replies
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Solved!! [Desktop][help] I want to create a username

I've just signed up with my new email today, and I typed the username I thought I had in the search bar and nothing came up. I went to my account settings to fix the issue and saw that my username was randomly generated, As you can see I've clicked e...

  • Visitor
  • I've just signed up with my new email today, and I typed the username I thought I had in the search bar and nothing came up. I went to my account settings to fix the issue and saw that my username ...
  • EthanS1
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Superuser Contribution Account with a deleted Email

Hi, So I have just deleted an email address that is associated with my premium spotify account but why is my account still there? How do I close that account without email because it won't let me log in with my username. It says there is no active ac...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   So I have just deleted an email address that is associated with my premium spotify account but why is my account still there? How do I close that account without email because it won't...
  • reynahansz
  • Casual Listener
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Delete Plan Manger Remaing subscription?

Have just converted my sons singular account to a Family Premium and set the rest of the family (4 others) with individual accounts and successfully invited and set them up as family members.In effect, I (parent) have become Plan Manager and my son (...

  • Visitor
  • Have just converted my sons singular account to a Family Premium and set the rest of the family (4 others) with individual accounts and successfully invited and set them up as family members. In e...
  • STLBatman
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Superuser Contribution Getting rid of Dud account.

Hi there,I currently have my main Artist profile, but there is another with the same name but seems to be a dud. The dud account is linked to One Song that I am featured on though. How can I take that dud account and Merge it/Transfer it, to my Main?...

  • Visitor
  • Hi there, I currently have my main Artist profile, but there is another with the same name but seems to be a dud. The dud account is linked to One Song that I am featured on though.   How ca...
  • Jeremy
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to block Archewell Audio?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueHow do I block this offensive content from my family's account?https://open.spotify.com/show/7kz7cRLYAcPiWxqiKw1nlG?si=55imZCxnRje-dI119wkFgw

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue How do I block this offensive content from my family's account? https://open.spotify.com/show/7kz7cRLYA...
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Artist pages error

Bonjour, quand je cherche un artiste il m'est impossible de cliquer dessus un message d'erreur s'affiche "une erreur s'est produite nouvelle tentative?" Je clique dessus rien et ça pour tout les artistes ... j'ai essayé de désinstaller / réinstaller ...

  • Visitor
  • Bonjour, quand je cherche un artiste il m'est impossible de cliquer dessus un message d'erreur s'affiche "une erreur s'est produite nouvelle tentative?" Je clique dessus rien et ça pour tout les arti...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Premium Solo

Hello, community, I decided to use the premium function and have therefore initiated an immediate transaction via my bank. I also received the confirmation by email. Unfortunately, my account didn't receive an upgrade. I have already submitted a tick...

  • Newbie
  •   Hello, community, I decided to use the premium function and have therefore initiated an immediate transaction via my bank. I also received the confirmation by email. Unfortunately, my account...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify login weird survey?

Hello! I keep on getting this weird Spotify survey once in a while after starting my Spotify iOS app - the survey says: ‘Which of the following comes to mind first when you think about gaming?- Argos- Smyths- Currys- Game- None of the above’ This lit...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello!   I keep on getting this weird Spotify survey once in a while after starting my Spotify iOS app - the survey says:   ‘Which of the following comes to mind first when you think ab...
  • BlueLineMstr
  • Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Spotify.com/pair does not accept my correct password.

PlanPremiumPhoneSamsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI know my username & password are correct because I just reset my password. The page won’t accept them and says they are incorrect.

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Phone Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue I know my username & password are correct because I just reset my password. The page won’t a...
  • 010161996
  • Visitor
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Account wired behaviour

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issuehello guys i have a Spotify account created with my Facebook account, recently i deactivated the fb account and the Spotify account started to act weird for example some playlists dont eve...

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  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue hello guys i have a Spotify account created with my Facebook account, recently i deactivated the fb account and the Spotify...
  • EthanS1
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  • 4 replies
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IMPLEMENT BLOCKING FOLLOWERS

YES I am aware of the 96 page thread where countless users, paying and otherwise have been asking for the feature to block followers since 2013. The last update from Spotify was in 2018. Being able to control and block who follows your account is a s...

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  • YES I am aware of the 96 page thread where countless users, paying and otherwise have been asking for the feature to block followers since 2013. The last update from Spotify was in 2018. Being able t...
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Spotify Account got hijacked / hacked several times

I usually never complain about anything but there's a serious leak and a problem with Spotify account security and it doesn't seem that I'm the only one.Just to be clear, I've done everything I could to secure my account and hijacking is still happen...

  • Visitor
  • I usually never complain about anything but there's a serious leak and a problem with Spotify account security and it doesn't seem that I'm the only one. Just to be clear, I've done everything I cou...
  • EthanS1
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Ads on premium

PlanFamily PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceNote 10+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhile listening to a podcast i am getting ads in the middle of the episode. This podcaster has always had a plug at the beginning of their podcast for all of the...

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  •   Plan Family Premium Country Canada Device Note 10+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue While listening to a podcast i am getting ads in the middle of the episode. T...
  • EthanS1
  • Community Legend
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Superuser Contribution Problema de inicio de sesión reiterado

No abro spotify desde el 22/12/2020 y hoy intenté abrirlo. Al abrirlo me apareció el cartel de cuando te instalas spotify y te dice registrarte con Google o Facebook y abajo te decía iniciar sesión. Yo le Di a iniciar sesión y puse mi username y mi p...

  • Casual Listener
  • No abro spotify desde el 22/12/2020 y hoy intenté abrirlo. Al abrirlo me apareció el cartel de cuando te instalas spotify y te dice registrarte con Google o Facebook y abajo te decía iniciar sesión. ...
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Superuser Contribution Aucune connexion Internet détectée. (Erreur : 4)

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueBonjour,Je rencontre un problème de connexion très régulier depuis que je suis passé en Windows 10 il y a quelques mois.Le message est : "Aucune connexion Internet. Spotif...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Bonjour, Je rencontre un problème de connexion très régulier depuis que je suis passé en Windo...
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Unable to access Spotify account and email linked to account can't access it

I've been signed out of my Spotify account and it won't let me sign in. The problem is that the email linked to the account is one I no longer can access either and so resetting the password is of no help. I have tried a contact form with Spotify but...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been signed out of my Spotify account and it won't let me sign in. The problem is that the email linked to the account is one I no longer can access either and so resetting the password is of no...
  • Jose_M
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Gift card not working

I have tried to contact spotify 3 times now. A gift card that has been purchased for me on Christmas is not working. On the receipt from the shop (Big W) it says that the gift card has been approved. Given that it has been "approved" Big W refused to...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have tried to contact spotify 3 times now. A gift card that has been purchased for me on Christmas is not working. On the receipt from the shop (Big W) it says that the gift card has been approved....
  • Novy
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  • 35 replies
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