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Discuss Spotify for Mac
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...
Newbie
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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...
Casual Listener
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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.
Visitor
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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.
Moderator
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As I listen to Spotify through the native Mac app on my MacBook, playback will incorrectly and randomly switch back to my iPhone, completely unprompted by me. This will happen when the phone is locked sitting on my desk, including after I've even for...
As I listen to Spotify through the native Mac app on my MacBook, playback will incorrectly and randomly switch back to my iPhone, completely unprompted by me. This will happen when the phone is locke...
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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...
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...
Moderator
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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...
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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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.
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 ...
Spotify Star
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I use a Mac. I have a free account. I have 620 songs but it won’t let me load any more. Is this the limit for a free account?
I use a Mac. I have a free account. I have 620 songs but it won’t let me load any more. Is this the limit for a free account?
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiMac 2025Operating SystemSequoia (15.6.1)My Question or IssueWhen I try to pay a song, no matter what the song or by whom, it plays for a couple seconds and then begins playing "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift. Even if I play "F...
Plan Premium Country USA Device iMac 2025 Operating System Sequoia (15.6.1) My Question or Issue When I try to pay a song, no matter what the song or by whom, it plays for a couple seconds a...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremium (student)CountryEgyptDeviceMacBook pro 2021Operating SystemmacOS 15 My Question or IssueMy spotify desktop app is always gray (nothing else appears). I tried to delete and reinstall numerous times but nothing changes. I tried troubleshoot...
Plan Premium (student) Country Egypt Device MacBook pro 2021 Operating System macOS 15 My Question or Issue My spotify desktop app is always gray (nothing else appears). I tried to d...
Moderator
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I have premium plan until March 2026 but cannot open my library on my mac
I have premium plan until March 2026 but cannot open my library on my mac
Spotify Star
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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
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
Spotify Star
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Lots of people have complained that the cache defaults to the C drive, which may be a small SSD. The app provides an option to set it somewhere else, but apparently it only applies to downloaded music, not the main playing cache, which still goes bac...
Lots of people have complained that the cache defaults to the C drive, which may be a small SSD. The app provides an option to set it somewhere else, but apparently it only applies to downloaded musi...
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PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook Pro Retina Early 2015Operating SystemMacOS 11.7.10 Desktop App Version1.2.71.421 Hi All, According to today, Sept 26th, 2025 - the desktop app supports only MacOS 12 and up. I use 11.7.10. Alongside this - all of a sudden I'm...
Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro Retina Early 2015 Operating System MacOS 11.7.10 Desktop App Version 1.2.71.421 Hi All, According to today, Sept 26th, 2025 - the d...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro M1 ProOperating SystemMacOS 14.7.8 My Question or IssueWhere is the snooze button for songs that I don't want to have suggested for the next 30 days? You said it was available to premium users. https://newsroom....
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro M1 Pro Operating System MacOS 14.7.8 My Question or Issue Where is the snooze button for songs that I don't want to have suggested fo...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice2022 Mac Studio (Apple M1 Max)Operating SystemmacOS Tahoe 26.0Spotify VersionSpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon)1.2.72.438.g8c88c31c My Question or IssueI have a playlist playing on Smart Shuffle with Mix active and...
Plan Premium Country United States Device 2022 Mac Studio (Apple M1 Max) Operating System macOS Tahoe 26.0 Spotify Version Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.72.438.g8c88c31c My...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook Pro 2023Operating System15.6.1 My Question or IssueThe shuffle has a bug. You cannot turn on normal shuffle. Either shuffle is off or it is the shuffle that puts in random songs into the playlist.
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Macbook Pro 2023 Operating System 15.6.1 My Question or Issue The shuffle has a bug. You cannot turn on normal shuffle. Either shuffle is off or i...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(Macbook Air M2 2022)Operating System(macOS Sonoma 14.3)My Question or IssueFirst of all, I really loved the mix feature. When I listen on my Macbook, I cannot use this feature on the larger playlist but I can use it for...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (Macbook Air M2 2022) Operating System (macOS Sonoma 14.3) My Question or Issue First of all, I really loved the mix feature. When I listen on my Macbook, ...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro late 2020 (Intel chip)Operating SystemMacOS Tahoe 26.0 My Question or IssueAfter upgrading MacOS, certain Spotify app features are missing. So far I have noticed that the controls which used to be enab...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro late 2020 (Intel chip) Operating System MacOS Tahoe 26.0 My Question or Issue After upgrading MacOS, certain Spotify app feature...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacBook Air (2019) My Question or IssueThe friend activity tab sometimes stops updating (usually if I leave the desktop app open but unused for a while), and I have to close and reopen the app for it to update.
Plan Premium Country United States Device MacBook Air (2019) My Question or Issue The friend activity tab sometimes stops updating (usually if I leave the desktop app open but unused f...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceBrand new Macbook ProOperating SystemmacOS Sequoia My Question or IssueAs the subject states, I can't watch music videos on my desktop app - yesterday it was just freezing and taking me out of my current playlist...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Brand new Macbook Pro Operating System macOS Sequoia My Question or Issue As the subject states, I can't watch music videos on my desktop a...
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I'm on an M4 Mac Studio running the current MacOS, but I can not seem to find a desktop client to download in either the Mac App Store or on the Spotify website. I used to run the desktop client on my older Intel iMac. Has Spotify just dropped suppor...
I'm on an M4 Mac Studio running the current MacOS, but I can not seem to find a desktop client to download in either the Mac App Store or on the Spotify website. I used to run the desktop cl...
Spotify Star
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The Spotify logo on the daskbar turned into black-green in a update. Can you change it back (i.e. green)? It looks quite bad.
The Spotify logo on the daskbar turned into black-green in a update. Can you change it back (i.e. green)? It looks quite bad.
Newbie
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