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Pop-up for xpui appears on app startup

Every time my desktop app starts up another window appears for https://xpui.app.spotify.com/index.html with the error:DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN The app works fine but it's incredibly annoying to have this random window appear every single time. Mac...

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Solved!! Cant download Spotify on Mac OS 10.15.7

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Of AmericaDeviceMacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueWhen I try to install Spotify the installer says "Unsupported PlatformSorry, this version of Spotify is for mac...

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Solved!! Clear recently played on home screen?

How do I clear the recently played items that appear on the home screen upon launching the desktop app? If I go into the Recently Played section and remove them there, they still show up on the home screen.

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Solved!! Upstream request timeout?

The web player link brings me to a white page that says upstream request timeout. The website said it was fixed in October but it is a new issue for me.

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Superuser Contribution Loss of audio quality on macbook

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacbook Air M2 2023Operating SystemMacOS Sequoia 15.5 My Question or IssueThe audio quality is worse than on my iphone 14 pro with the same lossless setting and connection to wifi, it gets better when i turn the pla...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Macbook Air M2 2023 Operating System MacOS Sequoia 15.5   My Question or Issue The audio quality is worse than on my iphone 14 pro with the same...

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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Overlapping Audio Plays Automatically When Returning to Home Page

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceMacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)Operating SystemmacOS 26.1My Question or IssueWhen you click "Home" to return to the home page on the Spotify Web Player on Safari, it automatically starts to play many overlapping songs without an...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023) Operating System macOS 26.1 My Question or Issue When you click "Home" to return to the home page on the Spotify Web Player on Safa...

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Superuser Contribution Automix not working on macbook sequia 15.6

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbook Air M4Operating SystemSequia 15.6 My Question or IssueMy mac used to work perfectly for automixes. Today, upon checking my playlist I realized my automixes were all broken and the previous mix "pattern" (still access...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Air M4 Operating System Sequia 15.6   My Question or Issue My mac used to work perfectly for automixes. Today, upon checking my playlist I realiz...

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"Date Added" column in playlists displays incorrect date after a month. Why?

Note: only applicable in Desktop. See bottom for setup details.The "Date added" column in my playlist is displaying the day off-by-one for at least two songs that I can confirm. I just stumbled upon this issue today. I know for a fact that in the las...

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Note: only applicable in Desktop. See bottom for setup details. The "Date added" column in my playlist is displaying the day off-by-one for at least two songs that I can confirm.  I just s...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot play audio-track that has "Music video" tag.

DeviceSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.77.358.g4339a634 My Question or IssueAny title that has the "Music video" tag (as per screenshot) cannot be played.Error "Sorry, we're not able to play this content".*Yes, same song plays file on iOS.

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Device Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.77.358.g4339a634   My Question or Issue Any title that has the "Music video" tag (as per screenshot) cannot be played. Error "Sorry, we're not ...

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Spotify causing iCloud sync to hang

On MacBook Air M2, latest OS 26.1, Spotify desktop app is causing iCloud sync to hang ("uploading one item, 0 of 87kb"). As soon as I quit Spotify, the iCloud sync completes. As soon as I re-open Spotify the issue re-appears. I've already disabled lo...

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On MacBook Air M2, latest OS 26.1, Spotify desktop app is causing iCloud sync to hang ("uploading one item, 0 of 87kb"). As soon as I quit Spotify, the iCloud sync completes. As soon as I r...

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How to delete a playlist

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 I can't delete playlists I made accidentally. How do you delete a playlist and not just a so...

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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  I...

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Superuser Contribution Keyboard play/pause button doesn't work on video podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceMacBook Pro M4 ProOperating SystemMacOS 26.1 My Question or IssueI have two external monitors. While watching a podcast video on Spotify on my Mac, and I'm using my browser/any other app on an external monitor an...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device MacBook Pro M4 Pro Operating System MacOS 26.1   My Question or Issue I have two external monitors. While watching a podcast video on Spotify...

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Solved!! Get error Cant Play Current Song on every song i try

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro M3 ProOperating SystemIOS 15.6.1 My Question or IssueEvery song I try to play it says Cant Play this Song, that's the only info I get

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro M3 Pro Operating System IOS 15.6.1   My Question or Issue Every song I  try to play it says Cant Play this Song, that's the only info I...

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Superuser Contribution Re: Cant download Spotify on Mac OS 10.15.7

Hi, my MacBook air is the version of15.7.2, just redownloaded due to can not turn on the app anymore as well, but all shows up a black page and shutdown...why???? i've been listing on my laptop for years....

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Hi, my MacBook air is the version of15.7.2, just redownloaded due to can not turn on the app anymore as well, but all shows up a black page and shutdown...why???? i've been listing on my laptop for y...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after asking to reopen

Spotify crashes after asking to reopen PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemIOS Sequoia 15.6 My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify, a popup displays stating "the last time you opened Spotify it was force quite while reopenin...

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Spotify crashes after asking to reopen  Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Macbook Air Operating System IOS Sequoia 15.6   My Question or Issue When I open Spotify, a po...

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Superuser Contribution download a playlist

I am no longer able to download a playlist that I have created on my Apple McBook Air?

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I am no longer able to download a playlist that I have created on my Apple McBook Air?

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Superuser Contribution USB connection to Amplifier does not show anymore on iMac

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiMac late 2016Operating System Monterey, 12.7.6 My Question or IssueSince this week Spotify does not show my USB connection to my amplifier anymore, I can only see devices elsewhere in the house (TV, BlueOS). I do n...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device iMac late 2016 Operating System   Monterey, 12.7.6   My Question or Issue Since this week Spotify does not show my USB connection to my am...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music won't play and I've tried refreshing

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceMac desktop My Question or IssueMy music won't play and I've refreshed, I've re-installed the app, and it keeps bugging out when i try to play music.

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Plan Free Country US Device Mac desktop   My Question or Issue My music won't play and I've refreshed, I've re-installed the app, and it keeps bugging out when i try to play music.

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Superuser Contribution Friend Activity not working

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Pro 2024Operating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueMy friend activity has been working fine, with no issues for years. A few days ago, my friend activity tab displayed a message telling me to go to settings...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Pro 2024 Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue My friend activity has been working fine, with no issues for years. A few days ...

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Automatic bookmark for Audio books is not working

PlanPremium IndividualCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 15 Pro, Macbook Air)Operating System IOS 18.6.2, Mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1 My Question or IssueAutomatic bookmark for Audio books is not working. If I want to stop listening to an audio book switching to li...

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Plan Premium Individual Country Germany Device (iPhone 15 Pro, Macbook Air) Operating System   IOS  18.6.2, Mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1   My Question or Issue Automatic bookmark for...

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Superuser Contribution How do I remove "Import your music from other apps" button?

PlanPremiumCountrySlovenia DeviceMacOsSOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI want to remove "Import your music from other apps" button. I don't have any other music apps. It's taking up space in already clutter...

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Plan Premium Country Slovenia   Device MacOsS Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I want to remove "Import your music from other ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot open desktop player

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Air 13"Operating SystemmacOS 15.4.1 My Question or IssueMy Spotify player always opens at login, never had any issues and now I cannot get it to open. Every time I click on the icon, it just tries to open and then cl...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Air 13" Operating System macOS 15.4.1   My Question or Issue My Spotify player always opens at login, never had any issues and now I cannot get i...

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Superuser Contribution Top >20 Artists & Albums / Expanded Spotify Wrapped

PlanDUO/PremiumCountry Mexico Device(iPhone 12 Pro, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemiOS 18.6.2 / Monterrey 12.7.6 My Question or IssueI've tried inquiring by Google AI and also Brave browsers, as well as several recommended YouTube videos for h...

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Plan DUO/Premium Country Mexico   Device (iPhone 12 Pro, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System iOS 18.6.2 / Monterrey 12.7.6   My Question or Issue I've tried inquiring by Googl...

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The picture in picture (PiP)/miniplayer does not go smaller

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceMacbook Air 2020Operating SystemmacOS 15 My Question or IssueMy miniplayer/PiP keeps saying it's a premium feature when i want to make it smaller but i have Spotify Premium.

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Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Macbook Air 2020 Operating System macOS 15   My Question or Issue My miniplayer/PiP keeps saying it's a premium feature when i want to make it ...

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